I have never seen this movie, but it’s very existence has been gnawing at my soul.
Dr. T and the Women, Lazy or Incompetent?
In this case, your answer may refer to either to the title or the movie itself. For my money, this has to be the worst, most hideous movie name in the history of time.
No worse than Superman, Batman Fantastic 4 et al. Holy cow this movie called superman is actually about an uber mensch, I wonder which one he is, maybe the dude with a huge S on his chest. Because you know Superman does start with S.
ReplyDeleteOther nominations in the same vein:
3 Men and a...
Lost (no see they're physically and metaphysically lost so it's like an onion man)
Girls Gone Wild
I also hate overworked over-branded titles:
Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
or
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Motion Picture
I would say that Dr. T and the women is a horrible title because it's so vague. It tells you just about nothing about the movie. My revulsion probably came from the preview itself once I found out what it was about. I've never seen a movie advertised that made me want to claw my eyes out more. The capper for me was that title. It just strikes me as so goddamn lazy. It's not a title, it's a short, unhelpful summation of the plot. You would get flunked in high-school english for a title like that. At least the superhero name titles are iconic. Now if they named it "Batman and some villains" I would have a problem with that too. Although, I admit by that same token things like "X-men 2" are actually probably far lazier.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your other nominations as well.