Even in an age where iconic imagery and hi def trailers are easilly accessible, what your project is called is still important. Sometimes the difference between "they click on it" or "they pass on it" is just whether the name they just read catches their attention or not.
People sometimes spend a big deal of mental energy coming up with just the right title that will just vibe with the audience. However, sometimes the conclusions upon which they arrive just make me angry. Those would be...
Unnecessary subtitle
Hey, congratulations! You just got the rights to this weird little fiction, and now you get to make a movie about it. You know, they haven't ever made an American movie about this, and it's got a pretty good fanbase. However, the name, it's a little strange. Fans that know will know, but other people, they might be confused about it. That's when you put in a subtitle. If you're good at it, it'll describe the plot somewhat. If not, it'll make no sense.
Key Examples:
Dragonball Evolution
You know, just because you put a generic non-descriptor doesn't mean that people who don't know Dragonball won't be confused. Evolution might have been a nice name, you know, for a sequel in which someone or something actually evolved, whether in a symbolic way or in a literal way, not for the beginning where the story was just starting. In truth, if DB: E hadn't been a total failure, it might have been set with names for the future sequels. At least when people want to refer to it as a pox on their franchise, they won't have to come up with creative naming.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Okay...The Fallen is one of the least impressive, least important robots in all of the Transformers movie-verse and rather obscure in the comics. If you really think people where lining up to see what his revenge was gonna be like(or about) then you sorely misunderstand. Goddamit, whatever happened to numbered sequels?
Overly Flowery subtitle
Hey, good news! You get to make a remake(or otherwise readapt) a movie! You know, we're taking a different approach from last time. We should probably kind of put a different title in there, just to differentiate the two. Sure, it's unlikely people will confuse a movie from 1993 with a movie from 20XX, but who knows? Make it exciting!
Key Examples:
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li.
You know, not every story can be a legend. And if I where going to call adaptations of games Legends, I sure wouldn't start with the most minimalist approach possible to the franchise that has a caveman from Brazil fighting a fire breathing Indian. Sure, you WANT people to know this is a movie about Chun Li, just in case it's a hit and you get to make other, not Chun Li centric movies. Personally, I think Chun Li: Street Fighter would have been fine.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
If you know anything about G.I.Joe, one of the key elements everyone knows is that they pretty much have one key enemy: Cobra. Advertising that G.I.Joe will be fighting Cobra is like advertising Superman will be wearing a cape in the next movie. However, this movie is about the RISE of Cobra, which is funny, because Cobra is essentially not really in this movie. I mean, it becomes Cobra just in time for most of it's operatives to be aprehended or killed. Sure, one of them is very well set, but it's not exactly Cobra’s rise to notiriety. Plus...did nobody thing of the sexual connotations of "The Rise of Cobra"?
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The FUCK? Are you fucking kidding me? Are we gonna pretend this movies are too good for numbers? Transformer 3. There, that's your title. But no, no. The Dark of the Moon. Ooooh, that's deeep. This isn't a fucking poetry book, people. At least, I haven't heard of any poetry books where Asians pull dual pistols on robot dinosaurs.
The Mash
In attempting to put several naming conventions into this name, you made a mockery of a title. Sorry.
Legend of the Guardians: Owls of G'a Hoole.
At some point, someone that cared accidentally put the most generic fantasy title on this Owl centric medieval fantasy movie. Later, execs probably stepped in, and realized they didn't want the movie to sound like one of them floundering online games that aren't selling as good as World of Warcraft. Plus, you want people to know this is about Owls. So, they subtitled it Owls of G'a Hoole. This isn't you father's owls. No, this Owls is straight outta G'a Hoole, motherfucker!
In the mind, it reads like this: (Kind of adventurey thing): (with owls?) (From Vomit sound)
Seeker: The Dark is Rising
Who, me? Oh, no, I'm not a seeker. However, it is good to know the dark is rising. I'm gonna try to get Harry Potter on the phone, maybe he can put a damper on it. No, please: If the dark is really rising, we need to have the real article.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes:
Executive cold feet at it's best. This movie used to be called Rise of the Apes. It didn't need to tell you what franchise it was the (dubious, presumed) start of. But I guess they got real scared. "We need to put "Planet" in there" must have yelled one. "Apes are in the public domain!" and so they stuck the term planet in there. Not only are there now two "of the"s, but the title seems to imply it is the planet that will rise.
Final Fantasy
I'm sorry, but...this is getting kind of stupid. First you got the Roman Numeral thing going on. That's cool. Then you start doing Arabic numeral spinoffs of games in the series. OKAY. Then you add Online Games to the Roman Numeral Adaptations because you can't be bothered to make a simple spinoff series like with Tactics. By the time Final Fantasy Versus IIIX existed I realized you where just fucking with people.
Hey, I think I could make a generator now! It’s easy. Just paste the following into the writing software of your choice:
(x) character (y) secondary character (Z) element (l)location (G) gender (fr): Franchise (
(fr): (g) of action
(fr): A (g) and his (Z)
(fr): Flight of (z)
(fr): The Secret (z)
(fr): Revolutionary (G) (X)
(fr): (G) of (l)
(fr): Adventures in (l)
(fr): Adventures of (x)
(fr): (z) Syndrome
(fr): The (z) Protocol
(fr): (Z) Fury
(fr): (Z) Dream
(fr): Rise of (x)
(fr): (l) Rising
(fr): Revenge of (x)
(fr): Return of (x)
(fr): Escape from (l)
(fr): (x) Returns
(fr): (x) Begins
(fr): (X)'s (Z)
(fr): (X) vs (Y)
(fr): (Z) of (l)
(fr): The (z) King
(fr): Tales of (l)
(fr): (x)'s World
(fr): (z) World
(fr): Attack of the (Z)
(fr): Back to (l)
(fr): Return to (l)
(fr): Evolution
(fr): Rise of (x)
(fr): Legend of (x)
(fr): Death of (x)
(fr): The Fall of (Z)
(fr): (Z) Falls
(fr): (x) Forever
(fr): Death and Return of (x)
(fr): (x) Goes to (l)
(fr): The Treasure of (l)
(fr): Apocalypse
(fr): Resurrection
(fr): 3D
(fr): (x) Rises
(fr): Codename (Z)
(fr): Lost in (l)
(fr): All Stars
(fr): (x) Strikes Back
(fr): The Movie
(fr): & (Y)
(fr): (Z) Of Blood
(fr): (Z) of Fear
(fr): (x)'s Odyssey
(fr): Shadow of (Z)
(fr): (x) and his (Z)
(fr): The Battle of (l)
(fr): Roar of (x)
(fr): Conquest of (l)
(fr): (x) Lives!
(fr): (Z) Rage
(fr): The (Z) Wars
(fr): War of (Z)
(fr): (Z) Soldier
(fr): (x) in (z) (l)
(fr): Revolution
(fr): 2: Electric Boogaloo
(fr): Homologation Special
(fr): (x)'s Lair
(fr): Destruction of (l)
(fr): Misadventures of (x)
(fr): (Z) of Dreams
(fr): The Return
(fr): Reloaded
(fr): Defender of (l)
(fr): Hunt for (Y)'s Gold
(fr): (Z) Hunter
(fr): (Z) Hunter (Y)
(fr): Hunt for (Z)
(fr): The First (Z)
(fr): (x) does (location)
(fr): The Last (Z)
(fr): (z) Force
(fr): The New (Z)
(fr): The Revenge
(fr): The Sacred (Z)
(fr): The Golden (Z)
(fr): The (l) Heist
(fr): (Z) Strike
(fr): Medicine Woman
(fr): (X) The Adventurer
(fr): (Z) Quest
(fr): (x)'s Quest
(fr): (x)'s Curse
(fr): Curse of (x)
(fr): (Z) of Blood
(fr): The Next Generation
(fr): Generation
(fr): Mystery of (Z)
(fr): Story of (X)
(fr): Bloodlines
(fr): Die, (x) Die!
(fr): (G) under Fire
(fr): (Z) Patrol
(fr): (Z) Star
(fr): (x)'s Day Out
(fr): (x) Jr.
(fr): Brothers in (Z)
(fr): (Z) Apocalypse
(fr): (x)'s Caper
(fr): (x)'s Revenge
(fr): Land of (Z)
(fr): (X)'s Rage
(fr): (X) meets (Y)
(fr): King of (Z)
(fr): The Motion Picture
(fr): Ghost of (x)
(fr): (Z) Crusade
(fr): The (Z) Master
(fr): (g) Against the World
(fr): (x) and the (z)
(fr): (x)'s (z) Adventure
(fr): Mythologies
(fr): (z) Alliance
(fr): Deception
(fr): Armageddon
(fr): (x) Origins
(fr): Bride of (x)
(fr): Project (Z)
(fr): (x) Hero
(fr): Age of (Z)
(fr): Nightmare on (l)
(fr): Siege of (l)
(fr): Dead (Z)
(fr): (Z) in Time
(fr): (Z) Attack
(fr): Princess (x) in (l)
(fr): Princess (x) in (Z) Kingdom
(fr): Journey to (l)
(fr): Raid on (l)
(fr): Raid of (l)
(fr): (x) 2014
(fr): (x) 2050
(fr): (x) 2099
(fr): Revelations
(fr): Road to (l)
(fr): The (Z) that Eats People
(fr): Journey to (l)
(fr): Year 1
(fr): Challenge of (x)
(fr): Wrath of (X)
(fr): (z) Of Death
(fr): Starring (X)
(fr): Day of Reckoning
(fr): (z) Evolved
(fr): (z) Master
(fr): (x) is Missing
(fr): (z) Nights
(fr): (z) United
(fr): The Search for (x)
(fr): The (x) Warriors
(fr): The Path of (x)
(fr): Clash of (z)
(fr): Deadly (z)
(fr): Extreme (z)
(fr): Xtreme(z)
(fr): (X) Beyond
(fr): (x) Legends
(fr): (z ) Rescue
(fr): Seeds of (X)
(fr): The (x) Factor
(fr): The Lost (X)
(fr): (Z) Adventures
(fr): Chronicles
(fr): Chronicles of (X)
(fr): Chronicles of (z)
(fr): King of (l)
(fr): Unleashed
(fr): Perchance to (z)
(fr): The (l) of the (Z)
(fr): (z) Chaos
(fr): The (z) is Rising
(fr): (Z) Impact
(fr): (z) of Doom
(fr): Mark of (z)
(fr): Mark of (x)
(fr): The (Z) Within
(fr): (x) (G)
(fr): (x) of War
(fr): Ultimate (z)
(fr): Lethal (z)
Then, using the replace all options replace fr): for the Franchise of choice(put a colon in there as well) (x) for the lead character (y) for a secondary character (Z) for an element of the franchise (l) for a location (G) for gender(Man, Boy, Girl Woman).
For example, let’s try Dead or Alive. Replace all fr): for Dead or Alive as such:
Using the same method replace (x) for Kasumi, (y) for Ayane, (Z) for boobs (l) for Ass Mountain and (G) for Girl. It should look like this.
Dead or Alive: Girl of action
Dead or Alive: A Girl and his Boobs
Dead or Alive: Flight of Boobs
Dead or Alive: The Secret Boobs
Dead or Alive: Revolutionary Girl Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Girl of Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Adventures in Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Adventures of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Boobs Syndrome
Dead or Alive: The Boobs Protocol
Dead or Alive: Boobs Fury
Dead or Alive: Boobs Dream
Dead or Alive: Rise of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Ass Mountain Rising
Dead or Alive: Revenge of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Return of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Escape from Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Kasumi Returns
Dead or Alive: Kasumi Begins
Dead or Alive: Kasumi's Boobs
Dead or Alive: Kasumi vs Ayane
Dead or Alive: Boobs of Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: The Boobs King
Dead or Alive: Tales of Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Kasumi's World
Dead or Alive: Boobs World
Dead or Alive: Attack of the Boobs
Dead or Alive: Back to Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Return to Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Evolution
Dead or Alive: Rise of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Legend of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Death of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: The Fall of Boobs
Dead or Alive: Boobs Falls
Dead or Alive: Kasumi Forever
Dead or Alive: Death and Return of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Kasumi Goes to Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: The Treasure of Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Apocalypse
Dead or Alive: Resurrection
Dead or Alive: 3D
Dead or Alive: Kasumi Rises
Dead or Alive: Codename Boobs
Dead or Alive: Lost in Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: All Stars
Dead or Alive: Kasumi Strikes Back
Dead or Alive: The Movie
Dead or Alive: & Ayane
Dead or Alive: Boobs Of Blood
Dead or Alive: Boobs of Fear
Dead or Alive: Kasumi's Odyssey
Dead or Alive: Shadow of Boobs
Dead or Alive: Kasumi and his Boobs
Dead or Alive: The Battle of Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Roar of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Conquest of Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Kasumi Lives!
Dead or Alive: Boobs Rage
Dead or Alive: The Boobs Wars
Dead or Alive: War of Boobs
Dead or Alive: Boobs Soldier
Dead or Alive: Kasumi in Boobs Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Revolution
Dead or Alive: 2: Electric Boogaloo
Dead or Alive: Homologation Special
Dead or Alive: Kasumi's Lair
Dead or Alive: Destruction of Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Misadventures of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Boobs of Dreams
Dead or Alive: The Return
Dead or Alive: Reloaded
Dead or Alive: Defender of Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Hunt for Ayane's Gold
Dead or Alive: Boobs Hunter
Dead or Alive: Boobs Hunter Ayane
Dead or Alive: Hunt for Boobs
Dead or Alive: The First Boobs
Dead or Alive: Kasumi does (location)
Dead or Alive: The Last Boobs
Dead or Alive: Boobs Force
Dead or Alive: The New Boobs
Dead or Alive: The Revenge
Dead or Alive: The Sacred Boobs
Dead or Alive: The Golden Boobs
Dead or Alive: The Ass Mountain Heist
Dead or Alive: Boobs Strike
Dead or Alive: Medicine Woman
Dead or Alive: Kasumi The Adventurer
Dead or Alive: Boobs Quest
Dead or Alive: Kasumi's Quest
Dead or Alive: Kasumi's Curse
Dead or Alive: Curse of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Boobs of Blood
Dead or Alive: The Next Generation
Dead or Alive: Generation
Dead or Alive: Mystery of Boobs
Dead or Alive: Story of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Bloodlines
Dead or Alive: Die, Kasumi Die!
Dead or Alive: Girl under Fire
Dead or Alive: Boobs Patrol
Dead or Alive: Boobs Star
Dead or Alive: Kasumi's Day Out
Dead or Alive: Kasumi Jr.
Dead or Alive: Brothers in Boobs
Dead or Alive: Boobs Apocalypse
Dead or Alive: Kasumi's Caper
Dead or Alive: Kasumi's Revenge
Dead or Alive: Land of Boobs
Dead or Alive: Kasumi's Rage
Dead or Alive: Kasumi meets Ayane
Dead or Alive: King of Boobs
Dead or Alive: The Motion Picture
Dead or Alive: Ghost of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Boobs Crusade
Dead or Alive: The Boobs Master
Dead or Alive: Girl Against the World
Dead or Alive: Kasumi and the Boobs
Dead or Alive: Kasumi's Boobs Adventure
Dead or Alive: Mythologies
Dead or Alive: Boobs Alliance
Dead or Alive: Deception
Dead or Alive: Armageddon
Dead or Alive: Kasumi Origins
Dead or Alive: Bride of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Project Boobs
Dead or Alive: Kasumi Hero
Dead or Alive: Age of Boobs
Dead or Alive: Nightmare on Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Siege of Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Dead Boobs
Dead or Alive: Boobs in Time
Dead or Alive: Boobs Attack
Dead or Alive: Princess Kasumi in Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Princess Kasumi in Boobs Kingdom
Dead or Alive: Journey to Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Raid on Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Raid of Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Kasumi 2014
Dead or Alive: Kasumi 2050
Dead or Alive: Kasumi 2099
Dead or Alive: Revelations
Dead or Alive: Road to Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: The Boobs that Eats People
Dead or Alive: Journey to Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Year 1
Dead or Alive: Challenge of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Wrath of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Boobs Of Death
Dead or Alive: Starring Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Day of Reckoning
Dead or Alive: Boobs Evolved
Dead or Alive: Boobs Master
Dead or Alive: Kasumi is Missing
Dead or Alive: Boobs Nights
Dead or Alive: Boobs United
Dead or Alive: The Search for Kasumi
Dead or Alive: The Kasumi Warriors
Dead or Alive: The Path of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Clash of Boobs
Dead or Alive: Deadly Boobs
Dead or Alive: Extreme Boobs
Dead or Alive: XtremeBoobs
Dead or Alive: Kasumi Beyond
Dead or Alive: Kasumi Legends
Dead or Alive: (z ) Rescue
Dead or Alive: Seeds of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: The Kasumi Factor
Dead or Alive: The Lost Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Boobs Adventures
Dead or Alive: Chronicles
Dead or Alive: Chronicles of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: Chronicles of Boobs
Dead or Alive: King of Ass Mountain
Dead or Alive: Unleashed
Dead or Alive: Perchance to Boobs
Dead or Alive: The Ass Mountain of the Boobs
Dead or Alive: Boobs Chaos
Dead or Alive: The Boobs is Rising
Dead or Alive: Boobs Impact
Dead or Alive: Boobs of Doom
Dead or Alive: Mark of Boobs
Dead or Alive: Mark of Kasumi
Dead or Alive: The Boobs Within
Dead or Alive: Kasumi Girl
Dead or Alive: Kasumi of War
Dead or Alive: Ultimate Boobs
Dead or Alive: Lethal Boobs
See, now you don’t Have to make an uninspired name. You can just FIND one We’re done!
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