And ComingSoon.net thought they had the day’s big scoop.
Look, no one believed that the mouthful that was Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins ever stood a chance of cluttering a megaplex marquee, so the fact that it’s been scrapped before the completion of principal photography is hardly a surprise. But rather than go with the obvious solution (numeral and stupid subtitle), Warner Brothers is apparently spitballing fancy replacements (in honor of devouring New Line, the studio should work Pacific Air 121* in there). That’s a lot of unnecessary work for a franchise moniker, but, hell, where would this business be without unnecessary work? And what better way to burn an afternoon than a lazy brainstorming session?
I’m not saying I have sources on WB’s Burbank lot, but I do hear things. And while there’s a lot of intentional disinformation leaking out of this production (sorry, but no Terminator Babies), I am 100% certain that the title below is the approved-by-McG replacement. Dig it:
Simple. Fucking. Perfection. Just remember where you heard it first.
Terminator: The Return of the Terminator hits theaters May 22, 2009.
*A kiboshed alternative title for both Final Destination and Snakes on a Plane. And The Last Mimzy for all we know.
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Please let this be true. Please don't let it be April 1st or "Jeremy's Feeling Like Fuck!ng With Us" Day. Let this be true and let marquees across the land be filled with the most stupid movie title since Die Harder.
No.
That title if hardly less of a mouthful. Also, how does it go from a beginning to a return? The film change what it wants to be?
I sooo want this to be good. Not sure they'll even get the title right tho.
That is a tremendously brilliant title.
That's still a shitty title, sure it's better then the verbal abortion that is Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins but not by much.
Wow. All those times I wished they'd change that stupid title have come back to bite me in the ass big time.
"Terminator: The Return of the Terminator hits theaters May 22, 2009." where it will be destroyed by Indiana Jones. Seriously, why are these opening on the same day?
Can you use the main title in the subtitle as well?
Tieman, check the year. 2009. They're opening a year apart.
As long as it's approved by me, I'm happy with whatever it is. I'm fucking McG, for chrissakes!
Wouldn't it be easier if they kept the first film as "The Future Begins" and the third film "Salvation"?
Why not just call it TERMINATOR?
Heard it 1st at Aintitcool, but I still love you.
How about,
Terminator: The Return of the Terminator: The Return of the Terminator: The Return of the Terminator: The Return of the Terminator: The Return of the Terminator: The Return of the Terminator: The Return of the Terminator: The Return of the…
Apparently it was a toss-up between that and "Terminator: The Terminator Returns to Totally Terminate Some Stuff".
A Terminator is a Terminator is a Terminator…
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I vote for "A Terminator," considering there will be more than one.
Uh, why isn't it just called "The Return of the Terminator?"
They think we're idiots; but maybe we are, if market research tells them we'd lose interest in that title before reading that glorious fifth word.
That's the only reasoning for such a terrible, redundant name…
You guys sure love your asteriks don't you?
Why not use the new Bond movie title random generator for this on too…I'm saying the title will be "Terminator: Indeterminancy of Assuagement".
I like how the subtitle clears up the mystery as to whether or not the Terminator will return in a Terminator film.
Re:Terminator? or Tarded.
I got it, how about:
Terminator: McG's Abortion
How are any of you saying this is an improvement? My god, it's awful. Why not just "Terminator: Salvation", or "Terminator: He's Back", or if they really insist on redundancy, "Terminator: He's Back, Like He Promised He'd Be, Back in The Terminator". Simplicity, though, implies "Terminator: Terminators" should be sufficiently redundant.
I liked Terminator Salvation better.
"Terminator: The Return of the Terminator" sounds almost as good as "Indiana Jones: The Aventures of Indiana Jones" or "Rocky: Rocky Balboa". I'm still waiting for "Star Trek: Trek Among the Stars" myself.
The title only makes sense when you think in terms of how the DVDs will sit on the shelf at Blockbuster.
I'd go with Terminator 4: Fuck the Future.
Terminator: Get to da Choppa!
The actual title of the first film is "The Terminator". Just call the new one "Terminator" and be done with it.
That said, "Terminator 4: Fuck the Future" is genius.
As opposed to something far more on point, like, say… TERMINATOR: FUTURE WAR. Ding dang dumb.
"The Returninator of the Terminator."
Stupid title. It would have worked for either of the last two, which were actually about the Terminator returning. It doesn't really click with a movie about the future war after Judgment Day.
Cobane's almost there:
"The Reterminator" – simple, stupid, fucked – suits the director – suits the obviously intended audience.
Me, I'd go for "Terminator Future: Metal Skeleton Overdrive" (Parts One, Two and Three – y'know, to keep it classy).
We have some real marketing geniuses up in here. Fuck the title. I demand a return to T2 form. I want a new classic.
This really is terrible…every single English teacher I ever had in grade school would take points off if I wrote that title.
They should have just cribbed from the Dark Horse titles, a la The Burning Earth, which is hands-down my favorite Terminator story (artwork included).
If there is ever a final Terminator movie, my vote is for:
Terminator: Endgame
Just like the DH comic!
WTF kinda title is that "The Return of the Terminator" bullshit. this movie better not be a new rehash on a old classic. i don't wanna see this movie following the footsteps of other fucked up movies like Superman Returns and Batman Begins. Fuck titles with 'returns, begins,' or the like. Terminator: Salvation should just be it if they run out of ideas.
What a stupid fucking title. You all sound like Mike Logan. No wonder Wheeler had to leave the country–she needed to get away from mouth breathers like the lot of you.
Terminator 4: The War of the Machines
why hasn't anyone suggested it?
this guys are so stupid. in their bid 2 spill out mis information and unnecessary hype they are dragging a classic thru d mud. jus fuckin make d movie
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