# Most Descriptive Movie Title?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-descriptive-movie-title/427202>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 20, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-descriptive-movie-title/427202 "2007-11-20T17:34:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-descriptive-movie-title/427202/21 "2007-11-20T21:17:04Z")

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_The Care Bears Movie_ is an admirably no nonsense title.

Oh, and I can’t believe we’ve gone this far without anybody mentioning _Snakes on a Plane_.

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**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-descriptive-movie-title/427202/22 "2007-11-20T21:18:38Z")

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[QUOTE=Chingon]  
**Star Wars**

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But most of it takes place on planets and there’s only one war making the use of the plural deceptive.

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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-descriptive-movie-title/427202/23 "2007-11-20T21:20:50Z")

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[The Bus That Couldn’t Slow Down](http://www.snpp.com/episodes/3G01.html)

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-descriptive-movie-title/427202/24 "2007-11-20T21:37:26Z")

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“Rio” by Duran Duran

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**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-descriptive-movie-title/427202/25 "2007-11-20T21:46:13Z")

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[QUOTE=Gangster Octopus]  
[The Bus That Couldn’t Slow Down](http://www.snpp.com/episodes/3G01.html)  
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I remember that one. Wasn’t there bus in it that couldn’t slow down?

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-descriptive-movie-title/427202/26 "2007-11-20T21:51:49Z")

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It could slow down. Once. For 20 minutes.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-descriptive-movie-title/427202/27 "2007-11-20T21:55:49Z")

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I’ve got the winner! Has anyone mentioned [this](http://imdb.com/title/tt0417148/) movie yet?

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