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Added by Aira on 20 May 2012 11:54
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Weird Translations... English to English

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People who added this item 334 Average listal rating (240 ratings) 2.8 IMDB Rating 2.6
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 they changed it with:

Tough Love - Amore estremo

People who added this item 790 Average listal rating (532 ratings) 3.1 IMDB Rating 2.8
Date Movie (2006)

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

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)

People who added this item 964 Average listal rating (589 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 7.1

Blood Story

People who added this item 4 Average listal rating (3 ratings) 3.7 IMDB Rating 3.7
???

2035 - The mind jumper

People who added this item 183 Average listal rating (115 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.2

We want sex

People who added this item 516 Average listal rating (296 ratings) 5.9 IMDB Rating 6.1

S(EX) List

I love movies

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People who added this item 186 Average listal rating (108 ratings) 4.9 IMDB Rating 5.1
Home Fries (1998)

Fast Food

People who added this item 11 Average listal rating (5 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 6.1

Big Gun

People who added this item 1562 Average listal rating (917 ratings) 5.5 IMDB Rating 5.9

Kiss me

People who added this item 100 Average listal rating (74 ratings) 5.1 IMDB Rating 5.5
Hush (1998)

Obsession

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People who added this item 2873 Average listal rating (1729 ratings) 5.9 IMDB Rating 6.3

Pretty Princess

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

Destiny's Bride

People who added this item 1141 Average listal rating (751 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.4

I love Radio Rock

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People who added this item 553 Average listal rating (370 ratings) 5.9 IMDB Rating 6.6
Joy Ride (2001)

Radio Killer

People who added this item 13 Average listal rating (10 ratings) 6.2 IMDB Rating 4.6

This is Beat

People who added this item 743 Average listal rating (470 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.2

Mr. Hula Hoop

People who added this item 375 Average listal rating (221 ratings) 5.7 IMDB Rating 6.1

Sex List - Omicidio a tre (threesome murder)

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People who added this item 303 Average listal rating (211 ratings) 5.3 IMDB Rating 5.5

Virtuality

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People who added this item 23 Average listal rating (10 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 5.7

Yellow 33

People who added this item 135 Average listal rating (82 ratings) 5.9 IMDB Rating 5.8
It's Alive (1974)

Baby Killer

People who added this item 1441 Average listal rating (878 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 7
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)

People who added this item 18 Average listal rating (12 ratings) 4.7 IMDB Rating 3.1
Clementine (2004)

The Enemy

People who added this item 75 Average listal rating (56 ratings) 3.6 IMDB Rating 3.2

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

People who added this item 549 Average listal rating (405 ratings) 5.6 IMDB Rating 6.5
Sex Drive (2008)

Sex Movie in 4D

People who added this item 1357 Average listal rating (909 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 7.1

American Trip

People who added this item 734 Average listal rating (480 ratings) 5.8 IMDB Rating 6.4
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
People who added this item 163 Average listal rating (108 ratings) 4.7 IMDB Rating 4.9
A sequel has always the (horrible) tile of the first film

Maial College 2

People who added this item 56 Average listal rating (37 ratings) 4.7 IMDB Rating 4.1
The Marksman (2005)

Nuclear Target

People who added this item 60 Average listal rating (30 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 6.5

The Funeral

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People who added this item 1014 Average listal rating (663 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.4

Funeral Party

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People who added this item 154 Average listal rating (100 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.1
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

People who added this item 28 Average listal rating (18 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 5.5

Miss Magic

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People who added this item 483 Average listal rating (264 ratings) 5.8 IMDB Rating 6.3

Love & Secrets

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People who added this item 573 Average listal rating (357 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 7
Away We Go (2009)

American Life

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People who added this item 523 Average listal rating (358 ratings) 5.5 IMDB Rating 5.8
Haywire (2012)

Knockout - Resa dei conti (Reckoning)

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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.


WEIRD TRANSLATIONS... MISCELLANEOUS
WEIRD TRANSLATIONS...
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You'll find other translations in:
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