Enough with the cutesy titled edition

Geez. We know what a Special Edition is. Why must suddenly every title
have a cute title like the "Tommy Boy: Holy Schniekies Edition" or
"Ferris Beuller's Day Off: Beuller... Beuller Edition"

I know what these movies are. I don't need a "Back to the Future: 1.21
Gigawatts Edition"

And there's my rant.

Bill: Annoyed Edition

Bill Binder

Bill Binder wrote:

> Geez. We know what a Special Edition is.

(Well, DO we?...I mean, the accepted definition is, "Anything that
bothered to stick on a commentary and/or featurette, especially if
there's an earlier version that didn't"--Ain't no shame in that.)

> Why must suddenly every title
> have a cute title like the "Tommy Boy: Holy Schniekies Edition" or
> "Ferris Beuller's Day Off: Beuller... Beuller Edition"
>
> I know what these movies are. I don't need a "Back to the Future: 1.21
> Gigawatts Edition"

(Although, so far, most of the more annoying examples--Airplane, Tommy,
Ferris--all seem to be from Paramount, who wouldn't know a Special
Edition if it bit them in the patoot anyway...
There, now we have someone to blame, until good ol' "Movie-Ticket"
Universal tries picking up the stunt.)

> And there's my rant.

I put it in the same categories as food companies that use a cutesy
made-up "Lite" or "Ultra" on the label instead of legally FDA-regulated
terms like "Lowfat" or "Sugar-free":

Ie., whenever I see a "Cutesy Self-Franchising Pop-Quote Edition", my
FIRST thought is:
"<dingding!>...<alarm!>...<warning siren!>...Okay, spill the catch--So
just *what* exactly the hell kept the Legal Department from calling it a
'Director's Cut', 'Extended Edition', or other similar term with
specific recognizable definition?"

Derek Janssen: Sheesh! Edition

Don't go to the video store on Tuesday. Your head will explode when you
see "Office Space: The More Flair Edition". :^)

- Jordan

Jordan wrote:
> Don't go to the video store on Tuesday. Your head will explode when you
> see "Office Space: The More Flair Edition". :^)

And that one's Fox...Egads, the contagion IS spreading. 0_0''

Derek Janssen

"Bill Binder" <> wrote in message
news:CrC9f.42596$fE5.16506@fed1read06...
> Geez. We know what a Special Edition is. Why must suddenly every title
> have a cute title like the "Tommy Boy: Holy Schniekies Edition" or "Ferris
> Beuller's Day Off: Beuller... Beuller Edition"
>
> I know what these movies are. I don't need a "Back to the Future: 1.21
> Gigawatts Edition"
>
> And there's my rant.
>
> Bill: Annoyed Edition

You're too easily annoyed.

In article <CrC9f.42596$fE5.16506@fed1read06>,
says...

> Geez. We know what a Special Edition is. Why must suddenly every title
> have a cute title like the "Tommy Boy: Holy Schniekies Edition" or
> "Ferris Beuller's Day Off: Beuller... Beuller Edition"
>
> I know what these movies are. I don't need a "Back to the Future: 1.21
> Gigawatts Edition"

I'm eagerly awaiting the "Triple-Dipping, Lipstick-On-A-Pig Edition".

Dave "truth in advertising"

Derek Janssen <> wrote:

> (Although, so far, most of the more annoying examples--Airplane, Tommy,
> Ferris--all seem to be from Paramount, who wouldn't know a Special
> Edition if it bit them in the patoot anyway...
> There, now we have someone to blame, until good ol' "Movie-Ticket"
> Universal tries picking up the stunt.)

They already did. In fact, one might argue that their NATIONAL LAMPOON'S
ANIMAL HOUSE: DOUBLE SECRET PROBATION EDITION started it all.

Along with the cutesy titles on some of their Franchise Collection releases,
such as THE FLINTSTONES YABBA DABBA TWO-PACK.

-- jayembee

jayembee wrote:
>
>>(Although, so far, most of the more annoying examples--Airplane, Tommy,
>>Ferris--all seem to be from Paramount, who wouldn't know a Special
>>Edition if it bit them in the patoot anyway...
>>There, now we have someone to blame, until good ol' "Movie-Ticket"
>>Universal tries picking up the stunt.)
>
> They already did. In fact, one might argue that their NATIONAL LAMPOON'S
> ANIMAL HOUSE: DOUBLE SECRET PROBATION EDITION started it all.

Specifically, because the first AH "Special Edition" was a serviceably
weenie 1-disk, that by the time the more respectable fully-loaded
anniversary 2-disk came out, they couldn't well call it "the
Specialer-Specialer Edition"--
And plain ol' "25th Anniversary Edition" gets lost in the shuffle of
normal disks using the same banner.

Point being, at least AH had a separate-release *excuse* to grab a
cutesy-nym, but Paramount abused the privilege with their do-overs.

Derek Janssen (I mean, you don't see the Warner "Oz" do-over calling
itself the "Some People Without Brains Do An Awful Lot of Talking Edition")

Derek Janssen <> wrote:

> jayembee wrote:
>>
>>> (Although, so far, most of the more annoying examples--Airplane, Tommy,
>>> Ferris--all seem to be from Paramount, who wouldn't know a Special
>>> Edition if it bit them in the patoot anyway...
>>> There, now we have someone to blame, until good ol' "Movie-Ticket"
>>> Universal tries picking up the stunt.)
>>
>> They already did. In fact, one might argue that their NATIONAL LAMPOON'S
>> ANIMAL HOUSE: DOUBLE SECRET PROBATION EDITION started it all.
>
> Specifically, because the first AH "Special Edition" was a serviceably
> weenie 1-disk, that by the time the more respectable fully-loaded
> anniversary 2-disk came out, they couldn't well call it "the
> Specialer-Specialer Edition"--
> And plain ol' "25th Anniversary Edition" gets lost in the shuffle of
> normal disks using the same banner.

But I thought that's what the "Ultimate Edition" moniker was: to use
when they already used "Special Edition".

> Point being, at least AH had a separate-release *excuse* to grab a
> cutesy-nym, but Paramount abused the privilege with their do-overs.
>
> Derek Janssen (I mean, you don't see the Warner "Oz" do-over calling
> itself the "Some People Without Brains Do An Awful Lot of Talking Edition")

No, though I have to admit that I like Warner's titling the forthcoming
mondo-box of the complete FRIENDS series as "The One With All the
Episodes".

-- jayembee

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:47:53 -0700, Bill Binder
<> wrote:

>Geez. We know what a Special Edition is. Why must suddenly every title
>have a cute title like the "Tommy Boy: Holy Schniekies Edition" or
>"Ferris Beuller's Day Off: Beuller... Beuller Edition"

I'm waiting for the Star Trek II: The Wrath of
KHHHHHHHAAAAAAAANNNNN!!!!!!!! edition.