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Movies That Use Greek Names to Make it Sound More Exciting

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  1. hotballa

    hotballa Contributing Member

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    Anyone else get annoyed by this? Promotheus, Elysium, Mount Olympus Has Fallen, etc. I see the names and I'm thinking "hell yeah, titans vs zeus and his boys, epiiiiiiiiiiiic" and...I get some stupid political thriller. :mad:
     
    #1 hotballa, Apr 16, 2013
  2. SwoLy-D

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    Remember the Titans? :confused:
     
    #2 SwoLy-D, Apr 16, 2013
  3. Haymitch

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    No, I don't think anyone else is annoyed by that. I don't think anyone else wants there to be multiple movies like Clash of the Titans.
     
    #3 Haymitch, Apr 16, 2013
  4. ROXRAN

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    Yogurt is more exciting when it's Greek. That's all they have it seems
     
    #4 ROXRAN, Apr 16, 2013
  5. DFWRocket

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    science fiction in general has always borrowed from other languages and ancient cultures to sound futuristic yet familiar.

    James Tiberius Kirk
    Romulans are from Romulus
    Demetrius - Ship in Battlestar Gallactica
    Pegasus - Ship in Battlestar Gallactica
    Apollo - character in Battlestar Gallactica
    The Gods in the 2000's Battlestar Gallactica
    Paul and the Sandworm in Dune was taken from the story of Apollo and the Monstrous Python
    The writer of The Hunger games stated that the book was based on Greek mythology and Roman Gladiator games
     
    #5 DFWRocket, Apr 16, 2013
  6. Yonkers

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    It is slightly annoying but that's more with Hollywood's lack of imagination. It worked for someone so they will continue doing it.
     
    #6 Yonkers, Apr 16, 2013
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    Prometheus actually annoyed me. I geniuinely thought it would be a nice film focusing on man's first interaction with fire and the Greek god's interaction, but it turned out a tiny bit different.....
     
    #7 brantonli24, Apr 16, 2013
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    Should just keep remaking asian horror flicks which we suck at too
     
    #8 joesr, Apr 16, 2013
  9. pippendagimp

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    Greece is the word it's got groove it's got meaning
     
    #9 pippendagimp, Apr 16, 2013
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    [​IMG]
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    #10 BamBam, Apr 16, 2013
  11. rimrocker

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    Considering that many of our governmental/political words are from Greek origin, no, I don't get annoyed. Here's a partial list:

    Academy, anarchy, aristocracy, catholic, democracy, economy, hegemony, history, hubris, idiot, metropolis, monarch, oligarchy, politics, thespian, tyrant.
     
    #11 rimrocker, Apr 16, 2013
  12. Cowboy_Bebop

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    Why would I be annoyed? You find a great title you use it and most Greek name there are great meaning and symbolic behind them and they also sound cool.
     
    #12 Cowboy_Bebop, Apr 16, 2013
  13. Yonkers

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    Because you get annoyed at everything?
     
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  14. LosPollosHermanos

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    I actually have a Greek name it's weird how many people don't pick up on it.
     
    #14 LosPollosHermanos, Apr 16, 2013
  15. heypartner

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    does pr0n "movies" count?
     
    #15 heypartner, Apr 16, 2013
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    Poseidon Adventure
     
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  17. Cowboy_Bebop

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    No, I only get annoyed with idiot like you?
     
    #17 Cowboy_Bebop, Apr 16, 2013
  18. Cold Hard

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    This is a silly thing for people to get all worked up about. Sure, some of those names are a bit lame, but so what? If it really bothers you, then don't see the movie.
     
    #18 Cold Hard, Apr 16, 2013
  19. CometsWin

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    Further proof that hotballa needs a blog.
     
    #19 CometsWin, Apr 16, 2013
  20. DFWRocket

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    repped for truth
     
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