Worst german titles for english language movies often it happens that for a release in german speaking countries, an english language movie doesnt keep its original title. The 100 worst movie titles ever staff 11072012 there are some great movie titles in the annals of film history. Jun 25, 20 the worst movie sequel titles of all time eyerollworthy titles like the last exorcism part ii and ill always know what you did last summer. This list doesnt include names that intentionally dumb, like any of the sharknado sequels. Which of these sequel titles has the most interestingfunniest way of deriving itself from the original movie name. Carpenters halloween is one of the greatest horror films of all time. The film was so bad, it received a golden raspberry award aka razzie in the worst remake or sequel category that year. List of film sequels by boxoffice improvement wikipedia. The flintstones in viva rock vegas top 11 worst movie.
Other justasaccurate titles oliver stone could have considered for the sequel to his 1988 business drama. This flick doesnt just rebel against, or even disregard, standards of taste and art. When you go and make arguably the greatest sequel of all time, its likely a studio is going to throw money at you until you finally make a third. A few years ago, the internet crowned a new film with the coveted, unofficial title of worst movie of all time. The title of a film is the first in a long process of marketing it.
While its true that a name identifies but doesnt define, with the fickle nature of the general movie going public, one doesnt often get a second chance to make a first impression. Sep 26, 2011 its been announced that the sequel to xmen origins. New line opted to name it the final destination, an astoundingly lazy title that at least sold the movie s apparent finality. All we can presume is that director darren the wrestler aronofsky must have had a team of chimps working around the clock to devise that one. This list of worst movie titles will not include madefortv movies or straight to video sorry marykate and ashley olsen, but that means.
The worst sequel titles of all time show list info. You feel ashamed using them out loud or paying money for a ticket with the name written down. Sep 16, 2008 are these the 20 worst sequel titles of all time. For every eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, theres a deuce bigalow. Teen wolf too with jason bateman taking over for michael j. It soon gained a cult status enough so that warner archive released the extended version on bluray. Since the first time a production company realized it could capitalize on the success of a movie by making a second, worse movie, sequels have been given te. These films, be they awful horror sequels or surprisingly decent action followups, all have a giant albatross hanging around their necks. Jun 06, 2011 through the 80s and 90s, it became increasingly common to see a weird collection of words after a films original title. Top 9 worst movie sequel titles top 9 worst movie sequel titles. Time takes a look at some of the worst sequel names in film history. The worst sequel titles of all time list challenges.
This is my list of what i feel to be the worst movie sequels or prequels of alltime. Here are the most insufferable, pieceoftrash followups to good movies. Jan 18, 2017 theres so many bad ones, but which sequels are hands down the worst of the worst. The worst titles of all are, perhaps, not the ludicrous, paragraphlong epics, but the banal commonplace phrases that refuse to lodge in the brain. Oct 10, 2017 sometimes, movie sequels arent all theyre cracked up to be. But its on this list because it dares to be so different. Mar 19, 2019 some horror movie titles are ridiculous the incredibly strange creatures who stopped living and became mixedup zombies, and others are awesome the texas chainsaw massacre, but a select few are ridiculously awesome. Aug 30, 2019 whether followed by roman or greek numerals or by its very own subtitle, the sequel comes in for a lot of stick. Reentrysome films get renamed for their porn movie equivalent. Through the 80s and 90s, it became increasingly common to see a weird collection of words after a films original title. Worst german titles for english language movies thetoptens.
Whether followed by roman or greek numerals or by its very own subtitle, the sequel comes in for a lot of stick. List of the worst most stupid movie titles of all time. Nostalgia critic gives you his picks for top 11 worst movie sequels. Up to the 70s, it was obligatory for a movie to get a german title due to not many german people understanding english. It begins at the script stage you need something that grabs the attention of the script reader, who is usually just a page boy. Money never sleeps proves once again that bad titles also get little rest. Mar 03, 2020 godfather iii was nominated for best picture, so no dice there. The worst and best movie sequels in the past 20 years. Sep, 2012 watchmojo counts down our picks for the top 10 worst movie sequels. As our article on worst sequel titles pointed out a. By charles stockdale, evan comen and steven peters may 3, 2018 9. Nov 02, 2019 list of the worst movie sequel titles ever greenlighted by studios, ranked from greatest to dumbest.
Bearing little in common with its fairly terrible predecessor except for giant snakes, this sees a group of soapopera scientists heading to. Eyerollworthy titles like the last exorcism part ii and ill always know what you did last summer. He writes about television and whatever else seems interesting. If youre making a sequel to a hit film, you want a name thats going to stand out. But not every sequel can reproduce the magic of a successful first film. New line opted to name it the final destination, an astoundingly lazy title that at least sold the movies apparent finality.
Then its fast and furious 6, furious 7, and the fate of the furious. Reentrysome films get renamed for their porn movie. The most disappointing movie sequels of the 2000s vox. However, in the attempt to come up with a title that distinguishes their films, hollywood has come up with this little lot basic instinct 2. Ive seen this movie and i still dont know what the title means. The rock critic lester bangs wrote an appreciative 1973 essay about incredibly strange creatures in which he tries to explain and justif y the mo vies value. Dec 24, 2017 here are 12 of the worst christmas movies of all time. Making a successful movie is only so much about talent and quality hollywood is an industry propelled by image and branding, after all. The swarm is included in several worst movie books, including the medved brothers the golden turkey awards, and john wilsons book the official razzie movie guide, as one of the 100 most enjoyably bad movies ever made.
The worst 2nd movies in a franchise that i have seen there might be worse ones than the ones im listing but i havent seen them so thats a no go, so no jaws 3d or police academy 6 on this list and no dumb and dumberer thats a prequel. Jurassic park the sequel to the original jurassic park played more like a king kong remake. The worst movie sequel titles of all time eyerollworthy titles like the last exorcism part ii and ill always know what you did last summer. Name a franchise with confusing and weird sequel titles.
The 20 absolute worst movie titles of all time therichest. These are the dumbest, most obnoxious, or poorly thoughtout sequel titles out there. Even with potentially hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, these embarrassingly bad titles still made it. From john carter to santa with muscles to dude, wheres my car. Its just a bunch of f words and numbers at this point. As our article on worst sequel titles pointed out a few years back, the. A great movie title is generally either simple or clever, and in the case of sequels, it also has to nod to what came before in some way. List of the worst movie sequel titles ever greenlighted by studios, ranked from greatest to dumbest. The most ridiculous sequel names in movie history vh1 news. Finding the right title for a film can be a difficult task, but theres no excuses for these titular atrocities.
Since the first time a production company realized it could capitalize on the success of a movie by making a second, worse movie, sequels have been given terrible names. The most unnecessarily long game title is peter jacksons king kong. There are some great movie titles in the annals of film history. Fox, the movie is nothing more than a cheesy 1980s comedy. Back to the minors, and any of the transformers sequels for third place behind no. Full of attitude, bad puns, icky imagery, and sheer lunacy, a goodbad horror title is a work of art and is often better. The 2004 dvd the 50 worst movi es ever made listed this film as the wo r st film of all time. Here are 45 of the worst movie sequels of all time, ranked from bad to worse, according to critics.