Whenever there is a sequel movie title with that construction, Mr. Amanita and I will substitute various subtitles…
Lord of the Rings 2: Electric Boogaloo
Legally Blonde 2: Beyond Thunderdome
Hey, it amuses us. 
Every time I see a movie title with a colon, it reminds me of the typical style of academic dissertation title that is all the rage amongst the serious set…
“Cutesy quote that has a tendentious tie to the subject”: Underwater basketweaving and textual and contextual space in northcentral West Virginia
You are wrong, and I correct you. By the time Jedi came out, fans were already discussing the planned prequels and sequels. We knew the original “Star Wars” was actually titled episode IV (some revisionists were already claiming it had ALWAYS been episode IV). Not knowing what the story lines would be, we referred to the unmade films as episodes I, II, III, VII, VIII and IX. Well, we didn’t actually speak in Roman numerals, but you get the idea. Of course, we had no idea the wait would be so long nor the payoff so lame.
If you meant the movies weren’t generally referred to by number, OK. But the numbers definitely entered the discussion.
My nomination for worst-named series:
First Blood
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo III
My favorite play on this was
Airplane 2: The Sequel
Sorry to hijack, but this reminded me of a video I stumbled across the other day (I work in a video store):
Trois 2
Yes, and some of us came into this thread to specifically point that out.
I hate you, Zenster.
TWDuke: ho, I am slain. And even the IMDb calls it “Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back” now.
Um, well, for my NEXT gripe: movies with illogical and or annoying numbering! Such as Blues Brothers 2000! (The Naked Gun films receive exceptions).
I’m still pissed that I never saw Leonard: Parts I-VI.
The Lord of the Rings movies provide an interesting case study. When the first one came out, everyone referred to the movie in conversation as “Lord of the Rings”, without modifiers or subtitles. But then, when the second one came out last December, it was referred to as “The Two Towers”, and I’m starting to hear references to the third one as “Return of the King”, without the pretitle. I’m not sure, though, if this indicates a more general pattern, or if it’s specific to Tolkien’s masterpiece. It might simply be because “Fellowship of the Ring” is both cumbersome, and similar to the overall title.
By contrast, come to think of it, I’ve seen/heard both Harry Potter films so far called simply “Harry Potter”, with context dictating which one is meant.
Surely you’ve seen Part 6 if you’re complaining about missing the first five?
You forgot that, in those days, they’d show TWO films, one of which was an “A”-list film, and the other being a “B”-list film. Quite often, these “B”-list films were part of a series:
** Governor Quinn
The Return of Governor Quinn **
Often, the series would enter cliche:
** Governor Quinn Goes To Rio
Governor Quinn At The Races
Governor Quinn In Love **
After a while, the series entrys would get REALLY bad:
** Governor Quinn Talks About Bulgarian Politics
Governor Quinn Paints His House
Governor Quinn Gets The S*** Beaten Out Of Him By Dave Skurnick
Governor Quinn Doesn’t Know What To Do, So He’ll Just Stare At The Camera For 90 Minutes **
Until, finally, the audience started to wonder:
** Why Can’t Someone Kill Governor Quinn And Take Us Out Of Our Misery? **
Don’t be silly. Nobody saw Leonard: Part 6.
I dare not speak the name!
…but I must!!
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
AIEEE!!!
Except Munch, it would seem.
Anyhoo, Leonard Part 6 has no colon in it and so really isn’t relevant.
Yeah, but ElwoodCuse mentioned movies with illogical numbering (i.e. Blues Brothers 2000) annoyed him.
Munch - off to rent Malcolm I-IX
You rule. I mean come on, isn’t the whole point of the movie how they have to team up? I’m pretty sure even the commercials said so.
**Blazing Saddles: The Notorious Colon Speaks
Dune: The Notorious Colon Gets Packed With Sand
Starfish Wars: The Notorious Colon Fights Back**
and some of us, upon seeing Zenster’s post, thought we could at least recoup some self-esteem by posting the first “me too!”
I hate you, Munch.
Yeah, I always wondered why it wasn’t Rambo II: First Blood Part III 