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Weird Translations... English to English

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1. Gigli (2003)

C'mon... The most logical thing to do was using the original title: Gigli is the main character's last name and most of all is an Italian word! (It means "lilies"). But they weren't happy with this, so changed with:

Tough Love - Amore estremo

669

3.2

2.7

2. Date Movie (2006)

Hot Movie - Un film con il lubrificante (a film with lubricants)

288

5.4

3. I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)

They even dare to use a kind of "internet slang". I'm speechless...

2 Young 4 Me - Un fidanzato per mamma (a boyfriend for mom)

703

6.8

7.2

4. Let Me In (2010)

Blood Story

3.5

5. Nightmare City 2035 (2008)

???

2035 - The mind jumper

333

6.1

5.8

6. What's Your Number? (2011)

S(EX) List

6.1

6.3

7. Watching the Detectives (2007)

I love movies

168

4.8

8. Home Fries (1998)

Fast Food

5.7

6.1

9. Doomsday Gun (1994)

Big Gun

1354

5.5

5.6

10. She's All That (1999)

Kiss me

4.9

11. Hush (1998)

Obsession

Aira's rating:

2403

5.9

12. The Princess Diaries (2001)

Pretty Princess

6.6

6.7

13. Partition (2007)

This "translation" is not even easy to remember for an Italian. So why? Why???

Destiny's Bride

972

7.4

14. The Boat That Rocked (2009)

I love Radio Rock

408

5.7

6.5

15. Joy Ride (2001)

Radio Killer

5.5

4.3

16. You Got Served: Beat the World (2011)

This is Beat

595

7.1

7.3

17. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

Mr. Hula Hoop

306

5.9

18. Deception (2008)

Sex List - Omicidio a tre (threesome murder)

235

5.1

5.4

19. Virtuosity (1995)

Virtuality

Aira's rating:

5.8

20. Drive, He Said (1971)

Yellow 33

5.7

5.6

21. It's Alive (1974)

Baby Killer

1262

6.5

6.7

22. Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)

The weird thing is they could use the Italian "Cenerentola" but prefered the English "Cinderella". I still don't understand why...

Cinderella - La leggenda di un amore (Legend of a love)

4.4

3.4

23. Clementine (2004)

The Enemy

3.3

24. Against the Dark (2009)

Last Night - Morte nella notte (Death in the night)

440

5.8

6.6

25. Sex Drive (2008)

Sex Movie in 4D

1135

6.4

7.1

26. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)

American Trip

603

5.7

6.3

27. Van Wilder (2002)

Maial College

Note: "Maial" is an anglicized version of the Italian word "maiale", that means "pig". It has a meaning like Piggy College

138

4.8

4.4

28. Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006)

A sequel has always the (horrible) tile of the first film

Maial College 2

4.8

3.9

29. The Marksman (2005)

Nuclear Target

6.2

30. Love, Honor and Obey (2000)

The Funeral

821

6.9

7.3

31. Death at a Funeral (2007)

Funeral Party

Aira's rating:

6.8

6.7

32. Crossroads (1986)

It has been suggested by Andygo. As he said, the original title refers to the song "Crossroads" of Robert Johnson. But in Italy it became

Mississipi Adventure

7.1

5.2

33. Rough Magic (1995)

Miss Magic

Aira's rating:

Title translations may be necessary in some cases, but sometimes I wonder what the hell went on translator's mind making such horrible and ridiculos choices.
These are Italian titles.
Note: some translations in English are literal, so they could make no much sense.

This is about the bizzare habit of translating English titles with other English titles.