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Brad Russ · 10-19-2011, 09:43 AM

i'm sure i'm not the only one who has thought this. You ever watch a movie, and after seeing it you think, "Man, this name would have fit the movie so much better??" Some movie titles are perfect, but others i often say to myself that they could have done so much better. If you have any examples, please share. Thanks! Looking forward to hearing them!

Torgo · 10-24-2011, 06:54 PM

I always wondered why Blue Monkey was called Blue Monkey...it's about a giant killer insect living below a hospital...I think I even read the original title was going to be Green Monkey.

JamesG · 10-24-2011, 06:57 PM

Again with this movie... Troll 2 should have been called the original title that it went under which was Goblins.

You can't call a movie Troll 2 and have it not include trolls.

Torgo · 10-24-2011, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesG

Again with this movie... Troll 2 should have been called the original title that it went under which was Goblins.

You can't call a movie Troll 2 and have it not include trolls.

Goblins just doesn't have the same ring.

Torgo · 10-24-2011, 07:15 PM

I still don't get the title of Troma's Terror Firmer, great film, awful title...they more than made up for it with Poultrygeist: Night Of The Chicken Dead...now that's a brilliant title.

Torgo · 10-24-2011, 07:17 PM

The Nostril Picker...yes the lead does some nose digging, but enough to warrant the title? I guess "Dirty Pervert Who Gains The Power To Turn Himself Into A Teenage Girl" was too long.

UMFaninMD · 10-26-2011, 06:54 PM

When Intruder went to DVD, they should have stuck with its original title, Night Crew: The Final Checkout. Intruder is too generic.

Torgo · 10-26-2011, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by UMFaninMD

When Intruder went to DVD, they should have stuck with its original title, Night Crew: The Final Checkout. Intruder is too generic.

I prefer Night Crew too, but I've always known Intruder as Intruder way back to its VHS days.

Brad Russ · 10-26-2011, 07:13 PM

"Dude Where's My Car" should have been called "Dude i Want My Eight bucks Back", or for those who waited for it to come to basic cable, (Everyone), "Dude Where's My Remote?"

mystery_daisy · 10-27-2011, 06:08 AM

Monster Ball i always thought was an odd name to call a movie, & didn't have anything to do with the movie but i guess it was an attention getter.
Love is Blind might have been more fitting.

Torgo · 10-28-2011, 10:49 AM

Woodchipper Massacre- very misleading title. I know I wasn't the only one who thought it was going to be about people getting fed into a woodchipper. And having seen the director's previous film Cannibal Campout which was a gore-fest, I kinda assumed(which you should never do) that he would one-up it.

Turns out it was a comedy, that had a similar plot to Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter Is Dead years before that movie even came out. There is a woodchipper...just no massacre.

Brad Russ · 10-28-2011, 12:25 PM

"A Few Good Men", "You Can't Handle The Truth!" A few good men's a great title too though, so i ain't complaining much. Just saying, either would have been perfect.

Torgo · 10-28-2011, 01:54 PM

I would have retitled Titanic- "Cure For Insomnia"

Brad Russ · 10-29-2011, 07:41 PM

i hear they are making a new Ghostbuster movie. In it, they are going to melt the marshmallow man, and it's tentively going to be called "The World's Biggest Smore." lol

10-19-2011, 09:43 AM	#1
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	What Would You Have Named That Movie? i'm sure i'm not the only one who has thought this. You ever watch a movie, and after seeing it you think, "Man, this name would have fit the movie so much better??" Some movie titles are perfect, but others i often say to myself that they could have done so much better. If you have any examples, please share. Thanks! Looking forward to hearing them!
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10-24-2011, 06:54 PM	#2
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,034	I always wondered why Blue Monkey was called Blue Monkey...it's about a giant killer insect living below a hospital...I think I even read the original title was going to be Green Monkey.
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10-28-2011, 10:49 AM	#11
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,034	Woodchipper Massacre- very misleading title. I know I wasn't the only one who thought it was going to be about people getting fed into a woodchipper. And having seen the director's previous film Cannibal Campout which was a gore-fest, I kinda assumed(which you should never do) that he would one-up it. Turns out it was a comedy, that had a similar plot to Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter Is Dead years before that movie even came out. There is a woodchipper...just no massacre. Attached Images

10-24-2011, 06:57 PM	#3
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,121	Again with this movie... Troll 2 should have been called the original title that it went under which was Goblins. You can't call a movie Troll 2 and have it not include trolls.

10-24-2011, 07:15 PM	#5
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,034	I still don't get the title of Troma's Terror Firmer, great film, awful title...they more than made up for it with Poultrygeist: Night Of The Chicken Dead...now that's a brilliant title.

10-24-2011, 07:17 PM	#6
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,034	The Nostril Picker...yes the lead does some nose digging, but enough to warrant the title? I guess "Dirty Pervert Who Gains The Power To Turn Himself Into A Teenage Girl" was too long.

10-26-2011, 06:54 PM	#7
UMFaninMD I love a mystery Senior Member Join Date: Apr 19, 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,287	When Intruder went to DVD, they should have stuck with its original title, Night Crew: The Final Checkout. Intruder is too generic.

10-26-2011, 07:13 PM	#9
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	"Dude Where's My Car" should have been called "Dude i Want My Eight bucks Back", or for those who waited for it to come to basic cable, (Everyone), "Dude Where's My Remote?"

10-27-2011, 06:08 AM	#10
mystery_daisy True Crime Buff Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2006 Location: Galveston Bay Posts: 3,118	Monster Ball i always thought was an odd name to call a movie, & didn't have anything to do with the movie but i guess it was an attention getter. Love is Blind might have been more fitting.

10-28-2011, 12:25 PM	#12
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	"A Few Good Men", "You Can't Handle The Truth!" A few good men's a great title too though, so i ain't complaining much. Just saying, either would have been perfect.

10-28-2011, 01:54 PM	#13
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,034	I would have retitled Titanic- "Cure For Insomnia"

10-29-2011, 07:41 PM	#14
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	i hear they are making a new Ghostbuster movie. In it, they are going to melt the marshmallow man, and it's tentively going to be called "The World's Biggest Smore." lol