As Director Fights to Call Movie Untitled 3-D Shark Thriller, Here Are Literal Title Ideas for 11 More Movies
Apparently director David Ellis' victory with the Snakes on a Plane title just wasn't enough. Now the director has hit the internet with a campaign to title his upcoming 3-D shark thriller...Untitled 3-D Shark Thriller. As the director tells it, "The title says everything you need to know: 'We've got sharks.' 'It's in 3D.' and, 'It's a thriller.'" Fair enough! In honor of what will surely become a hot Hollywood trend, let's see how some other upcoming movies fare with literal, reductive titles.
As always, feel free to chime in with your own submissions.
Real Title: Cars 2
Alternate Title: Untitled Summer Pixar Movie, Merchandise Available
Real Title: Melancholia
Alternate Title: Untitled Lars Von Trier Film That Will Piss Most People off
Real Title: Auschwitz
Alternate Title: Untitled Uwe Boll Holocaust Film That Will Piss Everyone off
Real Title: Cowboys & Aliens
Alternate Title: Untitled Very Serious Blockbuster About Cowboys Fighting Aliens
Real Title: Super 8
Alternate Title: Untitled J.J. Abrams Homage to ET/The Goonies
Real Title: Red State
Alternate Title: Untitled > KEVIN SMITH!!!! < Horror Film
Real Title: Piranha 3DD
Alternate Title: Untitled 3-D Girls Gone Wild Film with Gore
Real Title: Battle: Los Angeles
Alternate Title: Untitled Sci-fi Version of Black Hawk Down
Real Title: Snow White and the Huntsman
Alternate Title: Untitled Adult Fairy Tale #3
Real Title: Transformers: The Dark of the Moon
Alternate Title: Untitled 3-D Sequel You will See Even though You Swore You Wouldn't: Highway Revisited
Real Title: Dark Knight Rising
Alternate Title: Untitled Highest Grossing Film Ever
Right. Hopefully this sort of title doesn't actually become a Hollywood trend.
Comments
Admittedly, I look at what's playing at the local theatre and think, what was that supposed to be about again. Some titles just are not that helpful these days. So why not.
RT: Inception
AT: Untitled more sophisticated version of dreamscape
RT: Shrek
AT Untitled politically correct version of beauty and the beast
RT: Last action hero
AT: Arnold Schwarzeneggerr parodies himself in a way that alienates his fans.
RT: Twilight
AT Untitled overly romanticized teen fantasy with vampires
RT: Justin Beiber Never say never
AT: Untitled movie you will never hear for all the screaming girls
*Real Title*: _Sanctum_
*Alternate Title*: _Untitled James Cameron Shill_
*REAL TITLE:* Avatar 2
*ALTERNATE TITLE:* Untitled James Cameron Summer Home
Die Hard: Untitled Action Thriller Destined to be Imitated for the Next Twenty Years If Not Longer
Die Hard 2: Untitled Action Thriller Sequel to an Original Action Thriller That Everyone Else Simply Ripped Off
Die Hard With a Vengeance: Untitled Last Boy Scout Sequel
Live Free or Die Hard: Untitled Twelve-Years-Since-the-Last-Installment Sequel That's Not Quite as Sad as Terminator 3 But Still Pretty Sad