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Who doesn't love lists? And who doesn't love to hate things? (In a good-natured way, of course). With Awards Season at a close, now is the time for something totally fluffy and pointless: Du's list of the stupidest movie titles ever. (Note: I am leaving out porn titles because we'd be here all day. And thanks to my Facebook peeps for offering some suggestions).
10. Brought to my attention by LL (and I agree completely): anything ______: THE MOVIE. This covers a wide variety, such as GARFIELD: THE MOVIE, JACKASS: THE MOVIE, TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 
Not a bad movie, but a stupid title indeed. |
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3000: THE MOVIE, and out in 2009: HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE. The problem isn't really with the word "movie," nor is it the way any of these sound individually. Rather, the problem is the pomposity (or, conversely, an exaggeratedly self-aware anti-pomposity) of the mere construction of a colon and the words "The Movie." We're talking obnoxious at best.
9. VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (2008)
Seriously, Woody? Three nouns, in a row, no punctuation, no verbs? We're pals and all, but I gotta tell ya, that's a stupid way to craft a movie title.
8. CRAZY/BEAUTIFUL (2001)
7. SHE WOKE 
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UP PREGNANT (1996)
Whoop-de-doo. I've known tons of people who've woken up pregnant multiple times, sometimes several times a day for months straight.
6. FREDDY GOT FINGERED (2001)
5. SHE'S TOO TALL (1998)
I had no idea what this was until I went to IMDb. Corey Feldman and Brigitte Nielsen in 1998. Sweet, Tuc, thanks!
4. WHO'S YOUR CADDY? (2007)
3. HIDEOUS KINKY (1998)
2. STOP OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT (1992)
1. THE ASTRONAUT FARMER (2006)
WTF? A farmer raises crops of astronauts? Dumb, dumb, dumb.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The following are lamO movie titles, but 
It looks like a good movie, mind you, but I'm not sure of that title. |
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they have redeeming quality in that they were spoofed by The Simpsons:
THEY SAVED HITLER'S BRAIN (1963)
FASTER, PUSSYCAT KILL! KILL! (1965)
THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOES (1969)
You'll notice I did not include BREAKIN' 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO (1984), because I like it. It's great! It's cute and fun to use; I pop in it during casual conversation. When I'm on my way to a meeting, and a coworker asks what I'm up to, instead of saying "another meeting," I'll say "Meeting 2: Electric Boogaloo." It puts pep in my step and feels must less pompous than saying "meeting redux."
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 | BillyJean
Mar 1, 2009 8:54 PM
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Well, Darling -
How's this one for a worst-ever movie title?
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