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Terrible title... but I can't think of a better one


So I avoided seening the thing in theatres based on the title alone. I'm a casual viewer of American Idol, and I effing hate hearing the judges/contestants refer to anybody as a 'rocker.' The term just doesn't make sense. Anyways, I saw it on DVD last night and was kinda floored by how good the movie actually is.

The writing was really good - forcing me to laugh out loud on more than one occassions ("you're gonna need two dicks!"). And the cast was really well put-together.

Hell, I even liked the music.

The thing that sticks out like a sore thumb, though, is the worthless title. "The Rocker" oversimplifies EVERYTHING. It marginalizes the cleverness and quality of the film.

But, for the life of me, I can't think of a better title. Maybe if the band had a better name than "A.D.D." you could just name the movie after them. Or maybe if one of their songs had a catchier title like "That Thing You Do," but "I'm Not Bitter" doesn't really make a good movie title, ya know?

Any ideas?

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