Cradle Will Rock has an unfortunate title because people confuse it with the completely unrelated Hand That Rocks the Cradle.
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I always thought All About My Mother (Todo Sobre mi Madre) was a stupid title. I like it better in Spanish.
I think it makes sense since the plot of All About Eve echoes all through the story.
Nurse Betty gets my vote for a good movie with a pitiful title. Maybe it worked though, because I was expecting much lighter fare and was caught off-guard.
Haven’t seen it, so I don’t know if it’s a good movie, but the title Swordfish does so little for my SO that he can never remember what the movie is called. He keeps calling the movie Silverfish.
I suppose you’d prefer Lee Marvin: Tough War Guy? 
btw, 500 posts and I have my first SDMB nickname!
Signing off,
Arc 
I would have preferred them using the original title of the book (a really great book). However, a “manhunt” is a pretty common term for a search for an escaped fugitive. So I never really questioned the title; kinda made sense.
Though I haven’t seen the movie. The book focussed quite a lot on the detective searching and on how he searched for the killer. If the movie doesn’t do that, then the title might not make sense.
My contribution: The Lawnmower Man. Now, I haven’t seen it in years. However, I recall enjoying it when it first came out (I think I did, anyway). But the title…it just never sat right. I can’t think of a title that’s better, right now, but there has to be something.
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Yeah, but I never liked that title much either.
And I thought Almost Famous was such a stupid title. Yes, I know it was the name of the tour, but it’s still dumb as hell.
I didn’t think it was a particularly good film, though, but alot of people do, so I guess I can use it for this thread.
Plus, it gave entertainment journalists the idea to start using that phrase to describe people. Almost clever there, folks.
Isn’t it neat how things work out? I just read Red Dragon over the weekend, though I’d long ago devoured (ahem) Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. Cool to see it being discussed, even though it’s a 22-year-old book. I haven’t seen Manhunter though.
Congrats on your nickname, Arc!
I always thought The Big Red One sounded awfully phallic, which I suppose is appropriate for a war movie.
What about Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? For months I was calling it Sniping Tiger, Springing Dragon and variations thereof. Wonderful movie, of course. And hey, where was the dragon in THAT flick?? 
Back in June, the Vic Theatre in Chicgao (A great second-run theatre) had the following marquee:
Blow
Tomcat
Snatch
I had to take a picture…
My Chinese-speaking sister tells me that the title is in reference to a line of dialog in the film that does not appear in the English subtitles/dubbing because it is a play on words that only makes sense in Chinese.
I can’t stand “[Adjective] [Animal]” titles.
For example:
Albino Alligator
Reservior Dogs
Clay Pigeons
I’m sure there are more. The moves may be ok. But damn, get a new title.
All year people were saying “What kind of a title is Shawshank Redemption?” To which I would say “What kind of a title is Forrest Gump?”
Not everyone’s idea of a “good” film, but I remember the first time I saw an ad for Dirty Dancing, I thought, “How will anyone, with a straight face, ask for a ticket for that?”
Also, I remember being at the Pittsburgh Playhouse in, I think, '92, or maybe '91. A trailer was shown for a French epic called My Father’s Glory. Immediately followed by a trailer for its sequel, My Mother’s Castle. Snickers and giggles broke out around the theater, and a voice behind and to the right of me said, “My brother’s dirty socks”.
How about “Adventures in Babysitting”?
It’s a great very funny little teenage movie starring Elisabeth Shue (with bit parts by Vincent D’Onofrio and Clark Johnson).
And that’s a horrible wretched title for it.
Originally the title was to be “The Secret Value of Babysitting”.
When I first saw a commercial for a movie called “Dirty Dancing”, I thought, “They have got to be kidding. Are they putting Skinemax movies in the theaters now?”
Duh! It was hidden!
Doh! Can’t believe I repeated myself!
I can’t believe I repeated myself!