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The Greatest Movie With The Worst Title


I really think this film's title does it a severe injustice. It misrepresents the film, and made me think it would be a cheap comedy, like the "Carry On" films.

It is a masterpiece, one of the greatest films I have ever seen.

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well...thx... i guess.



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It is a great title. The OP is a moron.

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The OP makes a valid point. I, too, thought from the title that this film must be a farce or a cheap comedy.

You, from your recent posts seem like the moron. Obsessed much with "I Love Lucy", Judy Garland, Streisand, etc?

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I agree. I can see how "odd man out" would fit Johnny as that does literally describe him, but there definitely could've been a more eloquent title for so eloquent a film.

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I think it's a fine title, but I keep associating it with baseball because of the Sayle's movie "Eight Men out."


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The title is taken from the book it's based on. Also, the author of the book was credited with writing the movie script. Did you not know this?

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Yes. Both the book and the film have lousy, misleading titles.













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Why "misleading"? Why "lousy"? Please explain.

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saw this movie just now for the first time and it couldn't hold my attention, and by the time the movie was over i'd already forgotten about it, there was nothing memorable or "new" in it, i guess i've seen too many movies

5/10


so many movies, so little time

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Miriam Webster defines "odd man out" as: a person who differs from the other members of a group

Seems to fit this story.

Saying the filmmakers picked a bad title because it reminds you of movies that came later does not make much sense.

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Miriam Webster defines "odd man out" as: a person who differs from the other members of a group

Seems to fit this story.

Saying the filmmakers picked a bad title because it reminds you of movies that came later does not make much sense.


Awesome response.

Watta ya lookn here for?

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Odd Man Out as a title is just fine. OP is way off base. Carol Reed directed The Third Man a couple years later (his masterwork). It was written by the great Graham Greene. David O. Selznick was a producer on the film (he had Valli and Joseph Cotten under contract). Selznick insisted to Reed that the movie should be called 'Night in Vienna.' Can you imagine?

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"Night In Vienna" sounds no worse than "Odd Man Out", which conjures up a 2nd rate "Carry On" film. Yes, I know it was the name of the original source, but it sucks, and only an idiot would think otherwise.










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I don't see anything wrong with the title

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The title is fine. It's the 'masterpiece' label that I would disagree with!

I found this a thoroughly gripping thriller while the superb Mason was centre-stage, but it lost me in the later stages when Robert Newton became the focus. He was an often entertaining, sometimes very good actor, but also a considerable ham, and he seemed to me to be out of place here.

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Great first hour. Goes downhill after that.

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Funny, I thought that the first third was the weakest part. The last 85 minutes are a pure masterpiece.

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