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I've heard that a lot of people never sampled BATTLESTAR GALACTICA because the title turned them off so much. To me that's madness, it's like the coolest title anything ever had, but it takes all kinds I guess. My dad used to call it Battleship Galactus. He wasn't joking, he just read it that way. I miss my dad.
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Studs Lonigan The Manitou The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing Elmer Gantry Taras Bulba I just hate these titles. I can't imagine wasting 90 minutes of my life on any of them. This is a wind-up, yes? Ignoring the content of the films, why on earth are these names offputting? Since 'Manitou' is a well-known Native American term, you're on dodgy territory with that one, the 'quality' of the film apart. It's a term for what it is. Only the definite article is questionable. 'Elmer Gantry' is a wonderful tale of the rise of a fake evangelist, and is an evocative (even symbolic) name with a hint of satire in it. 'Taras Bulba' was a Cossack chief well represented in Russian literature and art. What's the deal? Is this some joke about Russian 'b' and 'v' and a girl called Tara? The problem seems to be a narrowness of reference points or a misreading of ironic titles. In terms of political correctness, this is all weirdly dubious territory. Let's laugh at the Russian names we haven't heard of. HAS to be windup. Drumming the fingers, tapping the foot, waiting for the phone call etc.. What about 'thread titles that make you want to avoid the thread'?
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Freddy Got Fingered.
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Lesbian Vampire Killers might put off some, but the score by Debbie Wiseman is excellent. As for me, I think the title is pretty damn hot! The problem with that one is the ambiguousness - is it about people who kill lesbian vampires (as indeed it is) or about lesbians who kill vampires (which I'd have preferred!)
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Forget about my ever seeing or wanting to hear.... "Billion Dollar Brain". Knowing your political views eric, you dont want to see it ! bruce ps it a really good flic, natch
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To Wong Foo - Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar. yeah, one meelion dollars couldn't get me to see that! brm
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anything with a really long title WHO IS HARRY KELLERMAN AND WHY IS HE SAYING ......
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Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? t! 'NOTHER ggood example!!!!!
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Like "Mercy Humppe" mentioned above, I have an aversion to most long titles. Despite the good ones like "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and "Those Magnificent Men In their Flying Machines," for better or worse I've avoided films like: The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Crazy Mixed-Up Zombies (1964) The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World (1965) The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (1967) Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1967) Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? (1968) Gas-s-s-s ... or It May Become Necessary To Destroy the World in Order To Save It! (1970) Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me (1971) Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971) You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It Or You'll Lose That Beat (1971) Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972) From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973) more baby, more! give it to me! LOL!
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I avoided THE SECRET LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES for a long time 'cause of the title. Terrible title, excellent film and score brm
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I avoided THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES for a long time 'cause of the title. Terrible title, excellent film and score brm
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I avoided THE SECRET LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES for a long time 'cause of the title. Terrible title, excellent film and score brm "Private Life," but I get your point. You should also avoid "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" (1975) .
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