I know Hollywood thinks we're all stupid and we won't recognize a sequel unless it's the same title with a 2 or 3 after it or some colon-subtitle combo, but can't they come up with a title that has more to do with the actual plot of the movie? Or am I giving moviegoers too much credit?
shareIt's the same reason that the Twilight and Hunger Game franchises use the first books name in their title, even though the sequels don't have that first title in the name. It's familiarity. It's just a title, however, so I'm not really sure why it matters so much. It's just marketing.
shareI just think they can be more creative. Do they do this with books?
Here's a good example. The 1950 movie Father of the Bride has a sequel called Father's Little Dividend. The title made sense because he's no longer the father of the bride, he's about to become a grandfather. But when they remade them in the nineties, they called the sequel Father of the Bride Part II. They already had the sequel title and still used Part II. I'm just saying, if they could depend on people to figure it out 60 years ago, before we could watch movie trailers on our phones, then they can be more creative now.
Or maybe they really do think we're morons.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ViewersAreMorons
I don't believe they generally do this with books, at least the ones I've read. I get what you're saying, but movie titles are just that, titles. I don't think they need to be creative or innovative. From a marketing standpoint it is smart. I don't just go around watching trailers, but if I happen to see the title "Movie-I-liked Part II" I'll go watch it. The point is to get as many people as possible to see your trailer, so if you had a successful first film the smart marketing tool would to keep a familiarity to the people. It guarantees that people are going to see it, verses naming it something entirely different and possibly missing out on potential movie-goers.
shareYeah, Judd Apatow definitely now wishes he had called "This is Forty" by its sequel name "Knocked Up II", even though the latter film only had a peripheral relation to the former. He probably could have added fifty million dollars to the worldwide box office.
It's called show "business" for a reason, folks. Without the dough there is no show.
^ This.
As Metallica always says "You know it's sad but true".
They're the bosses this time, and they're horrible people. Hence, Horrible Bosses…2.
You are now spoiled.
My problem with the first movie is I loved the actors and their characters, I just hated the setting and story. Hence my curiosity in a sequel. I'm here trying to figure out if they served up something new worth my dollar or if it's just a retread sequel. I hope there's no bosses.
"I said no camels, that's five camels, can't you count?"
I think it has a double meaning to it.
They Are getting screwed by their "Boss"(Investor)in the sense that the Man with the Money Is the Man in Charge(Waltz)
And they're getting screwed Because they Themselves wanted to Be the Bosses....
and they're all terrible bosses - which Harken(Spacey) harshly points out to them.
How they were plain stupid for taking a business man on his word, leaving all their employees hanging.
Not to mention Kurt hiring hot women without any qualification with the sole intent of banging them, only to wanting to fire them straight away when he's Told he cannot do that - truly Horrible. Dale hiring the felon out of fear, Horrible as well.
So I think the title is a little more clever this time around than most would give it credit for.
But if that's not enough - by the End of the film they're all technically working for Harken - who still remain - a Horrible Boss.
Oh, how I wish you could see the look on your face...as I rip it from your skull
Yes, they are dealing with bosses this time. Rex works for his jerk of a father and gets revenge. Rex is a horrible boss to his housekeeper and she gets revenge on him. Dale was still being harassed by Julia. Nick and Kurt and Dale are all working for horrible Harken at the end...
Mag, Darling, you're being a bore.
They were more investors than bosses, I think we can exclude the house keeper because that scene was to just show how much of a jerk rex really is. Julia was no longer dales boss and them working for Harkin again is setup for a third film.
"Some of the worst things imaginable have been done with the best intentions"
that scene was to just show how much of a jerk rex really is.
Julia was no longer dales boss