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Awesome Movie, But World's Suckiest Movie Title

posted 17 years ago by Alien_Latino
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Can someone tell me why this movie hired 100 consultants for everything, lighting, dressage, stunts, drug information, but they didn't hired someone to give the movie a catchy name like "Diablo's Labyrinth" or "Tijuana Warzone" or "Henchmen Hell"......... why "A Man Apart"? It sounds like some lame drama. I didn't see this movie in the cinemas because of the title alone even though I'm a fan of Vin Diesel (and Stallone but he let me down with that snorefast trash called "Copland"). Only till I saw my friend watching it on DVD 5 years later did I found out the jewel I missed watching in the big screen.

Does anyone else here also thinks the title for this movie sucked?

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[–] Tcb83 17 years ago

I almost didn't see this underrated gem in the cinemas 5 years ago, but when I saw it playing at my local discount cinema (which has since closed).

I figured I had nothing to lose paying the $2.25 to see "A Man Apart", and I'm really glad I saw it when I did.

I like the title "A Man Apart" because it's a reflection of the turmoil Vin Diesel's character faces in the movie. However, that title doesn't sound very marketable though. I think lack of advertising and bad initial buzz hurt the movie more than anything else though.

[–] yesboss40 17 years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bande_%C3%A0_part

Bande à part is a 1964 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It is released as Band of Outsiders in North America; its French title derives from the phrase faire bande à part, which means "to do something apart from the group."

(Homage perhaps? I'm sure Vin Diesel is a bigtime Godard fan:)

[–] thefamily1 17 years ago

It's also called "El Diablo", Vin always referres to it as Diablo in interviews not A Man Apart.

[–] Alien_Latino 17 years ago

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Hey, "El Diablo" would had been a bad-ass title and would have trippled the amount of people in the cinemas!