# Movies you refuse to see because of its stupid title **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 19, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819 "2013-02-19T18:17:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/61 "2013-02-20T16:01:29Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > my contribution: > > To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar That’s the first title I thought of. Maybe it’s a super-awesome movie, but the twee title doesn’t give me much hope. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/62 "2013-02-20T17:34:52Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > I would seriously refuse to see a film that was nominated for nine Academy Awards because I tend to hate that sort of “oscar-bait” type of crap. Now I’m confused. Assuming that a large proportion of movies that are nominated for lots of AA’s are, in fact, good, doesn’t this mean you are refusing to see an entire category of good movies, essentially because their goodness happened to be recognized by the Academy? ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/63 "2013-02-20T17:59:30Z")
> [@cjepson](#): > > Now I’m confused. Assuming that a large proportion of movies that are nominated for lots of AA’s are, in fact, good, doesn’t this mean you are refusing to see an entire category of good movies, essentially because their goodness happened to be recognized by the Academy? There seems to be a contingent of people who reject ‘them thar highfalutin so-called quality movies’. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/64 "2013-02-20T18:07:37Z")
> [@cjepson](#): > > Now I’m confused. Assuming that a large proportion of movies that are nominated for lots of AA’s are, in fact, good, doesn’t this mean you are refusing to see an entire category of good movies, essentially because their goodness happened to be recognized by the Academy? “Good” according to _them_. I long ago determined that the Academy’s taste in movies is, in my personal opinion, total shit. You couldn’t pay me to watch _Shakespeare in Love_, _Titanic_, _Chicago_, or _Driving Miss Daisy_. _Braveheart_ and _Gladiator_ were watchable and entertaining, but they were not even close to the best movies made that year. _Dances with Wolves_ is not a good movie by any criteria I can think of. On the rare occasion they happen to pick an actual good movie, that can be accounted for with pure dumb luck. ---
**Author:** ![Mavic\_Chen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mavic\_Chen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mavic_Chen)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/65 "2013-02-20T18:08:00Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Maybe not refuse, but the titles are highly discouraging: > > The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies > > Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? Sounds like you have also read “The World’s Worst Movies” 🙂 I nominate “I am curious (yellow)” and it’s imaginatively titled sequel “I am curious (blue)”. Of course, the title of “Dude, where’s my car?” was the reason I actually went to see that movie 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/66 "2013-02-20T18:09:33Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Yes. Yes I would. That dumber than any title listed so far. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/67 "2013-02-20T19:11:11Z")
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Ok, I’ve seen it, decent movie, great TV show.) John Carter C.H.U.D. ---
**Author:** ![Sterling\_Archer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/68 "2013-02-20T20:05:24Z")
There is only one movie I have refused to even consider seeing based on the title. I saw the trailer for it and was fairly interested right up until the title flashed up on the screen. Jack the Ripper, authentic-looking period piece, starring Johnny Depp, hey this looks good. Title: “From Hell”. What the everliving…? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/69 "2013-02-20T20:07:16Z")
> [@Sterling\_Archer](#): > > There is only one movie I have refused to even consider seeing based on the title. I saw the trailer for it and was fairly interested right up until the title flashed up on the screen. Jack the Ripper, authentic-looking period piece, starring Johnny Depp, hey this looks good. Title: “From Hell”. What the everliving…? That’s how the Ripper signed his famous letter taunting the authorities. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/70 "2013-02-20T20:42:11Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > “Good” according to _them_. I long ago determined that the Academy’s taste in movies is, in my personal opinion, total shit. > > You couldn’t pay me to watch _Shakespeare in Love_, _Titanic_, _Chicago_, or _Driving Miss Daisy_. _Braveheart_ and _Gladiator_ were watchable and entertaining, but they were not even close to the best movies made that year. _Dances with Wolves_ is not a good movie by any criteria I can think of. On the rare occasion they happen to pick an actual good movie, that can be accounted for with pure dumb luck. Fair enough. I feel somewhat the same about the Grammys. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/71 "2013-02-20T20:49:42Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > That’s how the Ripper signed his famous letter taunting the authorities. Also the title of the graphic novel the movie adapted IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/72 "2013-02-21T00:21:15Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Because _Being John Malkovich_ just sounds so awful. I love this title. > [@DCnDC](#): > > “Good” according to _them_. I long ago determined that the Academy’s taste in movies is, in my personal opinion, total shit. > > You couldn’t pay me to watch _Shakespeare in Love_, _Titanic_, _Chicago_, or _Driving Miss Daisy_. _Braveheart_ and _Gladiator_ were watchable and entertaining, but they were not even close to the best movies made that year. Your rejecting all Best Picture nominees based on this list? You wouldn’t watch: The Descendents True Grit Hugo Winter’s Bone Toy Story 3 District 9 Up in the Air Milk There Will Be Blood No Country For Old Men Finding Neverland Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ?? And you reject movies based on their title? I think I may have had this attitude as a teenager, but thank god I grew out of that. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/73 "2013-02-21T00:28:07Z")
Lucky Number Slevin ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/74 "2013-02-21T00:34:04Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > I love this title. Yeah, same here. (As to “Being John Malkovich.”) I honestly don’t think there is a single movie I’ve ever refused to see because of its title. They’ve all been (in my experience) a pretty accurate representation of the type of movie I’m going to see. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/75 "2013-02-21T00:51:14Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > Your rejecting all Best Picture nominees based on this list? I’m not seeing where I said anything like that. The Descendents - this was just okay. I don’t get the love for this movie at all. It’s not even close to Scorsese’s best work. I especially don’t understand the praise for Mark Walberg’s performance. True Grit - a good movie, but the original film was superior. The hillbilly Shakespeare talk was …interesting. Hugo - not interested. Winter’s Bone - not interested. Toy Story 3 - this was a very good movie. District 9 - this was just okay. Frankly I didn’t really give a shit what happened to the main guy. Up in the Air - this was a good movie. Milk - not interested. There Will Be Blood - this was a very good movie. No Country For Old Men - this was a very good movie. Personally I feel There Will Be Blood is the superior film, but both films were deserving choices. Finding Neverland - not interested. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - a very good kung fu flick …but still a kung fu flick. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/76 "2013-02-21T00:55:32Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > The Descendents - this was just okay. I don’t get the love for this movie at all. It’s not even close to Scorsese’s best work. You’re thinking of **The Departed**. **The Descendants** is the one where Honolulu lawyer George Clooney deals with a bunch of family problems. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/77 "2013-02-21T01:02:54Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > You’re thinking of **The Departed**. **The Descendants** is the one where Honolulu lawyer George Clooney deals with a bunch of family problems. Ah, you are correct. :smack: Well, as far as The Descendants goes, not interested. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/78 "2013-02-21T01:07:19Z")
I held out for a long time against My Big Fat Greek Wedding, sounded way too dumb. Turns out though I was the dumb one for not giving it a try, was a pretty darn good movie. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/79 "2013-02-21T01:12:33Z")
Also, forgot to add I saw on the tv guide menu a recent movie avail on one of the premium movie channels, “How To Eat Fried Worms”. No thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819/80 "2013-02-21T02:17:05Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > Also, forgot to add I saw on the tv guide menu a recent movie avail on one of the premium movie channels, “How To Eat Fried Worms”. No thanks! That is an awesome kids’ book. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-refuse-to-see-because-of-its-stupid-title/650819.md?page=5)