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Inspired by the latest Bond film I bring you the worst movie titles of all time


WORST MOVIE TITLES

With the recent announcement that the title for the next James Bond film will be Quantum of Solace I couldn't help but begin to think of some of the worst titles in film history, and there are a lot them. As I continued to make my list I realized there was a top ten in here somewhere, but which ones were actually the absolute worst was a little tricky.

Of course we have terrible titles such as The Constant Gardener, Brokeback Mountain, The Shawshank Redemption and Reservoir Dogs, but once you see those films the titles stop being bad, or in some cases confusing, and become classic. Another such title in that realm is Snakes on a Plane, a title that may be one of the greatest titles in film history despite how absolutely stupid it is. You can't help but love it.

Then there are titles such as To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. Like Snakes on a Plane those titles are ridiculous, but they aren't exactly meant to be anything more than ridiculous. I mean, when you are talking about a break-dancing movie and you throw "Electric Boogaloo" at the end of the title I think you have surpassed bad title realm and ventured into classic territory.

There are other bad ones that also fell shy of my list including the likes of Free Willy, The Postman, Powder, K-PAX, Phat Girlz, Cloverfield, Million Dollar Baby, 2 Fast 2 Furious and the first runner up Herbie: Fully Loaded.

So, you may be wondering what could actually be left. Then again you may be wondering how I could only have ten left. Well, here comes the complete list, if you have one or more to share please be sure to add them in the comments below.

The list begins on the next page.

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Post #1
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Man that Indian Jones one is bugging me ... I am getting really anoyyed at how long some titles are getting I always try to find a way to short for it like instead of saying Indian Jones and the Kindom of the Crystal Skull id say Indiana Jones. Then there are "those people" that have to come up with stupid abbreveations for every single movie. MAKE TITLES EASIER TO REMEMBER i believe that way it'll stick in our head and well go see it...Kinda like cloverfield, ever scince i saw the title of the movie i wanted to go see it.
- ranman14 [Posts: 70]
(Feb. 11, 2008 - 1:43:43 PM)
Post #2
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I'm so sick of hearing people complain about the title of the new James Bond flick. To call it the worst title in the history of film is absolutely ridiculous.
- exposed film [Posts: 13]
(Feb. 12, 2008 - 2:09:21 AM)
Post #3
007, the worst? Not even close!
Yeah the 007 title is not that bad, I don't care for it, but calling it the worst ever is just plain silly... and dumb.

By the way, it is widely known that the worst movie title ever is BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER
- cdubya1971 [Posts: 14]
(Feb. 12, 2008 - 12:29:18 PM)
Post #4
Come on, how can you say it is not the worst title? I have not seen a single discussion of the film that did not have to resort to the definitions for "quantum" and "solace" to explain it. This leads me to believe that no one knows what the title means without looking the words up. That alone is reason enough to call it a terrible title, let alone the fact that it sounds more like it is describing a Stephen Hawking speech rather than a British spy flick.

Quantum of Solace: A night at MIT with Mr. Hawking as the key note speaker.

I also like the comment "it is widely known that the worst movie title ever is BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER". Really? At least with that title I know what I am getting.

- bradbrevet [Posts: 614]
(Feb. 12, 2008 - 1:55:20 PM)
Post #5
I kind of have to agree about Ballistic, it is pretty bad, and while I don't think Quantum of Solace is the greatest title in the world it doesn't throw me into backflipping spasms of pain like it appears to be doing to you.

As for other truly heinous titles, what about last year's The Last Mimzy? That was pretty horrific. Or 1980's The Nude Bomb? Or 1982's The Call Me Bruce? Or Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone in 1983? Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling in 1986. Or how about Rambo: First Blood Part II? At least the next entry had the good sense to call itself Rambo III while the latest one just went with Rambo.

Other catchy sequels? Police Academy II: Their First Assignment, Breakin' II: Electric Boogaloo, Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter (followed immediately by Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning), Poltergeist II: The Other Side (of which an "other side" wasn't seen let alone journeyed to), Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, and that's just the '80's. The 1990's were full of even more of them.

Besides, I still haven't even gotten to Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, On Deadly Ground, While You Were Sleeping, Happy, Texas, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, The Ghost and the Darkness, What Dreams May Come, Romeo Must Die, An Alan Smithee Movie, Mixed Nuts, What's the Worst that Could Happen?, Someone Like You, Riding in Cars with Boys, The Advenures of Pluto Nash, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, 40 Days and 40 Nights, K-19: The Widowmaker, The Banger Sisters, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Mona Lisa Smile, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Loyd, The Day After Tomorrow, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D, Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium or Perfect Stranger yet.

And this isn't even including some of the best (i.e. worst) titles of all time before the 1980's. Go back even further and you will really find some amazing ones.
- SaraMichelle [Posts: 71]
(Feb. 12, 2008 - 4:03:33 PM)
Post #6
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I, for one think the james bond title is horrible, the worst ever? i dunno. but for the time being, yes...it is.
- kima [Posts: 2]
(Feb. 14, 2008 - 12:26:20 AM)
Post #7
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the movie isn't even out yet.
QofS will be as big as the last one.
- hughdreamz [Posts: 5]
(Mar. 5, 2008 - 10:51:25 AM)
Post #8
The amount of money a film makes and its quality has nothing to with its title. The quality of its title has nothing to do with its release date.
- bradbrevet [Posts: 614]
(Mar. 5, 2008 - 11:02:46 AM)
Post #9
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Operation Dumbo Drop
Octopussy (arrghh!)
Gigli
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Freddy Got Fingered
Big Top Pee Wee
- Romin2003 [Posts: 22]
(Apr. 6, 2008 - 5:37:03 AM)
 
 
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