# Rewrite the movie title to be more "honest" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 12, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650 "2007-01-12T02:34:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/21 "2007-01-12T16:02:44Z")
_Motion Sickness: the movie_ (Blair Witch Project) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/22 "2007-01-12T16:31:04Z")
[QUOTE=MacTech] “WORMS in your BRAIN” (Slither and Night of the Creeps) [/QUOTE] And Star Trek II. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/23 "2007-01-12T17:08:59Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] And Star Trek II. [/QUOTE] Uniforms by LL Bean. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/24 "2007-01-12T17:19:22Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] ABANDONED BUILDINGS FULL OF WHINING ENTITLED SUBURB KIDS AND PRETTY HEROIN ADDICTS (shortened to RENT for the play/movie) [/QUOTE] Personally, I’d title **Rent** as _Don’t Get AIDS_, but that’s me. That’s ALL I learned from that movie. In a similar vein, **Requiem for a Dream** = _Don’t Do Drugs_. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/25 "2007-01-12T17:21:46Z")
Ignore the pretentious crap 'till the girl gets naked = Most Continental European films. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/26 "2007-01-12T17:27:49Z")
“Couragous White Educator Who Helps a Bunch of Sassy Street-wise Minorities Realize Their True Potential, Part I to Infinity” = **Conrack** , **The Principal** , **Dangerous Minds** , **Freedom Writers** …I’m sure there are a slew of others that I’ve left off “A Pack of Big Named Actors Trying Too Hard to Be Cool at the Expense of Entertainment” = **Ocean’s 12** “Purple Rain, Except with a White Guy and Rap” = **8 Mile** ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/27 "2007-01-12T17:45:54Z")
Another Remake of The Shadow (Batman Begins) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/28 "2007-01-12T18:17:14Z")
**Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson** (LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring) ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/29 "2007-01-12T21:21:20Z")
“Limbs on a Field” - Braveheart. “Angels In the Outfield” - …okay this one was pretty good. “Old Boy” - She’s His Daughter ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/30 "2007-01-12T21:26:02Z")
“It Was His Sled” ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/31 "2007-01-12T22:28:04Z")
[QUOTE=nashiitashii] In a similar vein, **Requiem for a Dream** = _Don’t Do Drugs_. [/QUOTE] “This movie is no where near the greatness of ‘Pi’, or ‘Requiem for a Dream’” : “The Fountain”. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/32 "2007-01-12T22:33:19Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] **Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson** (LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring) [/QUOTE] Remember, Remember the 5th of November, Elrond :: V for Vendetta ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/33 "2007-01-12T22:37:02Z")
[QUOTE=pravnik] “It Was His Sled” [/QUOTE] _It’s Really Earth_ ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/34 "2007-01-12T22:40:33Z")
**Be Peaceful Or We Will Destroy You** — _The Day the Earth Stood Still_ ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/35 "2007-01-13T00:02:21Z")
_Pack the fucking penicillin next time, dumbass tripod aliens_ ---
**Author:** ![According\_to\_Pliny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/36 "2007-01-13T00:10:02Z")
Rocky Tries To Beat A Dead Horse Penguins Are Boring ---
**Author:** ![merrily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@merrily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/merrily)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/37 "2007-01-13T00:34:49Z")
Illicit Hot Love and Murder (The Postman Always Rings Twice) Utter Delight (The Philadelphia Story) okay, how about The Ex is Better Screw Ball with a Leopard (Bringing up Baby) Harlot and Clergy (Rain) ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/38 "2007-01-13T04:46:45Z")
He Doesn’t Find His Kid Broken Flowers Some People Fight Over A Disk You Never Learn The Contents Of When Strangers Appear They’re Bored. You Will Be Too (Lost In Translation) Pretentious Actors Irritate You (Full Frontal) The Old Owner Stalks The New Ones (Cold Creek Manor) Selfish Woman Blows People Up, Doesn’t Repent (Heaven) Some Asshole Becomes Diseased (The Libertine) Unlikable Family Visits Ditz For Thanksgiving (Pieces of April) ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/39 "2007-01-13T05:56:27Z")
Hey, stupid, she’s a prostitute, you’re a multimillionaire. Of COURSE she “loves” you. (Pretty Woman). ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650/40 "2007-01-13T08:17:42Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] _It’s Really Earth_ [/QUOTE] or “Hey! It wasn’t just a coincidence the apes were all speaking and writing 20th century English!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-movie-title-to-be-more-honest/387650.md?page=3)