The Most Poorly Titled Movies of All Time

[deathshead2]

I think A Shot in the Dark would sound like a great film noir flick, but yeah, it's weird that it's the second Pink Panther movie and the only one that doesn't have 'Pink Panther' in its title.

Well, it wasn't supposed to be a pink panther movie if I remember right.

 

[Octoberist]

i had no idea!

 

[deathshead2]

i had no idea!

Sarcasm?

 

[Octoberist]

no i'm being serious. look at you being all paranoid!

 

[Manic]

I think A Shot in the Dark would sound like a great film noir flick, but yeah, it's weird that it's the second Pink Panther movie and the only one that doesn't have 'Pink Panther' in its title.

Well it was still a detective movie. It just happened to be satirical.

I can see how it ended up being the only movie in the series without Pink Panther in the title. They were supposed to be the only two movies in the series. They were filmed back to back and came out only a few months apart from one another. A Shot In The Dark didn't even use the classic Pink Panther theme song (if you ever watched the old Pink Panther cartoons, A Shot In The Dark's theme song was used in the old "The Inspector" cartoons). They were supposed to be two entirely different movies with distinct titles about the same detective. There was no Pink Panther Diamond, so there was no point in the second movie having it in the title.

Then about 11 years later, out of effing nowhere, Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers decided to make a third movie titled The Return of the Pink Panther (which worked, because it was once again about the Pink Panther Diamond being stolen). Then the rest of the movies used Pink Panther in the title exclusively for branding reasons.

The result is 6 movies in the original series with its first sequel being the only one without Pink Panther in the title.

Of course, that's why I said it was only poorly titled in hindsight. There's no way they knew at the time they'd end up making a third movie and beyond.

 

[deathshead2]

no i'm being serious. look at you being all paranoid!

Well, Lee Marvin makes me think your using sarcasm.


Yeah. Shot in the dark was supposed to be its own movie it was even made first. Based on a play too.

 

[That-Guy]

Mr Magorium magical emporium, or something.

Mr. Magorium's Masterbatorium.


Oh, on that the 2 Fast 2 Furious and Cradle 2 the Grave note... I agree, that has to stop. I remember this movie critic saying that, someday, a new "hip" director is take a cue from those stupid titles and remake Hamlet, calling it 2 Be or Not 2 Be.


Oh, thought of another one that makes my skin crawl:

I Know Who Killed Me

 

[Doctor Jones]

Wall Street 2

 

[Obi-Ron]

C.h.u.d.

 

[gwynplaine]

Mr. Magorium's Masterbatorium.


Oh, on that the 2 Fast 2 Furious and Cradle 2 the Grave note... I agree, that has to stop. I remember this movie critic saying that, someday, a new "hip" director is take a cue from those stupid titles and remake Hamlet, calling it 2 Be or Not 2 Be.


Oh, thought of another one that makes my skin crawl:

I Know Who Killed Me

Lolt:.

 

[That-Guy]

Dr. T & the Women (the only thing worst than this title is the premise of the movie itself... seriously, who the hell wants to watch Richard Gere play a gynecologist?!)

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death

Free Willy (just because it sounds like a porno)

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine

The Gingerdead Man

Assault of the Killer Bimbos

Doctor of Doom and The Wrestling Women vs The Aztec Mummy

The Clones Of Bruce Lee

Johnny Skidmarks

Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid

Phffft!

The Cars that Ate Paris


...and last but not least...

 

[<(o_o)>]

C.h.u.d.

It stands for Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers & that is exactly what they were.

 

[That-Guy]

Phat Girls

Phat Beach

She's All That

Herbie: Fully Loaded

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Momma&#8217;s Hung You in the Closet and I&#8217;m Feeling So Sad

Thir13en Ghosts

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?


And finally, Cloverfield. Don't get me wrong, I loved the movie. But if you had never heard of it before and a bunch of your buds came up to you and were like, "Hey man, let's go see that new kickass-looking movie 'Cloverfield!'" You'd probably be confused as hell because that title makes it sound like a sappy indie romance.

I understand the reasoning for the title... they were trying to do the "Manhattan Project" thing... but seriously, they couldn't come up with something better than Cloverfield?

 

[That-Guy]

Phat Girls

Phat Beach

She's All That

Herbie: Fully Loaded

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Momma’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feeling So Sad

Thir13en Ghosts

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?


And finally, Cloverfield. Don't get me wrong, I loved the movie. But if you had never heard of it before and a bunch of your buds came up to you and were like, "Hey man, let's go see that new kickass-looking movie 'Cloverfield!'" You'd probably be confused as hell because that title makes it sound like a sappy indie romance.

I understand the reasoning for the title... they were trying to do the "Manhattan Project" thing... but seriously, they couldn't come up with something better than Cloverfield?

 

[Manic]

Cloverfield sounds like one of those working titles that the producer would use when he didn't want anyone to know which movie he was working on, but then he switches to the movie's real title when it's time to promote it. You know, like Blue Harvest and Star Wars.

 

[Etienne]

Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?

Now you're getting into Lifetime movie territory here.

 

[Octoberist]

I love the title "Mother, May I Sleep with Danger". Just awesomely melodramatic!

 

[BestGirl]

Mother May I Sleep with Danger

The Midnight Meat Train. I don't know what that movie is about but the title doesn't make me want to see it.

 

[[A]]

The Midnight Meat Train. I don't know what that movie is about but the title doesn't make me want to see it.

Good. Never never ever watch it.

 

[That-Guy]

Yeah, I second that. Midnight Meat Train was awful.

 

[bullets]

Midnight Mean Train sounds like a disgusting porno

 

[BestGirl]

Midnight Mean Train sounds like a disgusting porno

Yeah, I've heard people say that before. It's why the title sounds so stupid to me.

 

[gwynplaine]

good. Never never ever watch it.

ok.

 

[8wid]

Hercules v. the Moon People

 

[Ipodman]

Avatar... lol.... doesnt mr "king of movies" camerony know thats a children's show?