A few weeks ago we learned that the folks at Focus Features would be re-editing Richard Curtis’s “The Boat That Rocked” for U.S. shores in an effort to whip the project, which didn’t fare well with critics across the pond, into more profitable shape. Now I’m hearing the title is also getting a change, to the more fetching (if you’re asking me, though I know no one is) “Pirate Radio.”
Thoughts?
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8 responses to “Focus’s ‘Boat’ gets a new title: ‘Pirate Radio’”
much better title, but give up on this movie already
A desperate plea for US audiences to see a crappy movie.
I prefer the original title.
Two things I didn’t like about the film – the title, and the scenes of people dancing while listening to the radio.
Not sure if Pirate Radio is the way to go, but it’s an improvement.
I guess I have to see it on a poster or a trailer, but I think “The Boat That Rocked” works better than “Pirate Radio.”
The original title seems far more in spirit with the movie.
But then maybe they’ve edited out so much of the original that the title is no longer apt.
I’m surprised that, of all films, this is the one they’re cutting and changing. Like… really? THIS?
What’s next, reshoots featuring Johnny Depp?
That would be awesome, actually.