My friend suggested SORCEROR, which he said had nothing to do with the movie. I haven't seen it and can't say. But I can see how Sorceror can be a metaphor for almost anything. A lot of bad Bond titles, yes.
SORCEROR, as you probably know, is a remake of THE WAGES OF FEAR...I haven't seen the later film yet, but I doubt the remake could match the brilliant beginning and long slide to the forced, pseudo-profound ending of WAGES.
You missed an S in that title, Todd. Someone I knew once told me when he was a kid watching that movie on TV the announcer repeatedly said, "We now return to The Seven Esses.
BTW, this is a repeat topic. I had a strong sense of déjà vu about this and I was right. Here's the post from last year.
I thought when my pal suggested it to me it seemed familiar. Well, after 7 years of this blog, I bet I have done it at least twice. And will probably do it again. Those romance titles are impossible to remember. They might as well call them the Jennifer Aniston and Whoever film.
I'm with Bill on Quigley and Todd on Sssssss. How many S's was that anyway? And I would like to add Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D.
Well, I remembered this was a repeat as well, but was too lazy, unlike John, to go look. I think I cited new responses.
Some of these bad titles are bad titles to a point, though...I suppose RAIDERS was, too, but not sufficiently.
BALLISTIC: ECKS VERSUS SEVER was perhaps one of the most typo-prone titles ever (for a trivial film that coasted on the charm of the principals)(I still liked it better than many explosion films), after SSSSSSS (though I suspect that announcer has kept the number memory fresh for John and others for quite a few years now).
I think we did good titles at about the same time, before...
THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT is a bit cute (a Shane Black trademark), but as a tribute to THE LONG GOODBYE as well as revisionist explosion movie I like, I'll take it. (Charly Baltimore has been sleeping, doncha know.)
Great one Patti - sorry to be late to the party. "Sorcerer" is actually the name of the truck but it's not exactly made clear ... my favourite dumb title would have to include that 1967 Rosalind Russell epic, "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad"
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. STAR WARS. Yes, really. Albeit the sequels/prequels have managed to outdo them.
ReplyDeleteAnd that one was "dollars"...$
ReplyDeleteAs opposed to SSSSSS, the snake-monster film...
I think Quigley Down Under was a terrible title for a good movie.
ReplyDeleteQUANTUM OF SOLACE and the very banal I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER.
ReplyDeleteA VIEW TO A KILL might still be the most awkward Bond title by me. Though THUNDERBALL is the most ineptly salacious.
ReplyDeleteMy friend suggested SORCEROR, which he said had nothing to do with the movie. I haven't seen it and can't say. But I can see how Sorceror can be a metaphor for almost anything.
ReplyDeleteA lot of bad Bond titles, yes.
SORCEROR, as you probably know, is a remake of THE WAGES OF FEAR...I haven't seen the later film yet, but I doubt the remake could match the brilliant beginning and long slide to the forced, pseudo-profound ending of WAGES.
ReplyDeleteYou missed an S in that title, Todd. Someone I knew once told me when he was a kid watching that movie on TV the announcer repeatedly said, "We now return to The Seven Esses.
ReplyDeleteBTW, this is a repeat topic. I had a strong sense of déjà vu about this and I was right. Here's the post from last year.
xXx was a pretty stupid name for something that was an action movie and not a porn flick.
ReplyDeleteThe Long Kiss Goodnight (Geena Davis & Samuel L. Jackson)
ReplyDeleteI can never remember the name of it and have to keep looking it up. It can't have helped find an audience.
Otherwise, all those romantic comedies with Jennifer/Kate/Katherine/whoever have titles as forgettable as the movies themselves.
Also, two awful titles (though one of the movies was not awful) of Diane Keaton movies: Something's Gotta Give and Because I Said So.
Oh yeah, wasn't there a Warren Beatty-Dustin Hoffman movie, Bill?
Jeff M.
I thought when my pal suggested it to me it seemed familiar. Well, after 7 years of this blog, I bet I have done it at least twice. And will probably do it again.
ReplyDeleteThose romance titles are impossible to remember. They might as well call them the Jennifer Aniston and Whoever film.
SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE, definitely. Also, I LOVE YOU TO DEATH, a hilarious comedy with a great cast and a horrible title.
ReplyDeleteIt seems very hard to pick a good title when you think about it. Maybe good titles would be a more fun topic. Next week
ReplyDeleteI'm with Bill on Quigley and Todd on Sssssss. How many S's was that anyway? And I would like to add Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D.
ReplyDeleteWow. Never heard of that one.
ReplyDeleteSNAKES ON A PLANE
ReplyDeleteWell, I remembered this was a repeat as well, but was too lazy, unlike John, to go look. I think I cited new responses.
ReplyDeleteSome of these bad titles are bad titles to a point, though...I suppose RAIDERS was, too, but not sufficiently.
BALLISTIC: ECKS VERSUS SEVER was perhaps one of the most typo-prone titles ever (for a trivial film that coasted on the charm of the principals)(I still liked it better than many explosion films), after SSSSSSS (though I suspect that announcer has kept the number memory fresh for John and others for quite a few years now).
xXx is pretty impressively inane as a title, too.
ReplyDeleteI think we did good titles at about the same time, before...
THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT is a bit cute (a Shane Black trademark), but as a tribute to THE LONG GOODBYE as well as revisionist explosion movie I like, I'll take it. (Charly Baltimore has been sleeping, doncha know.)
Leonard Part 6. Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.
ReplyDeleteGreat one Patti - sorry to be late to the party. "Sorcerer" is actually the name of the truck but it's not exactly made clear ... my favourite dumb title would have to include that 1967 Rosalind Russell epic, "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad"
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