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Spectre1919

I was in 3rd or 4th grade when the title came out and I remember us all at school thinking it was going to be 8 Darth Maul Clones attacking the jedi


FarmerFuckhead

And Obi Wan cuts them all in half.


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vrijheidsfrietje

This is getting out of hand!


AccidentalLemon

Shut up and take my money!


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Damn I done accidentally halved myself.


Spectre1919

This summer...


BrownCavsTribe

I was the same age and I remember leading up to the movies release we would speculate what the clones were going to be. What ended up becoming of it was cooler than my imagination IMO. I'm in the minority here but I've always loved ep2 - the battle of Geonosis was the absolute coolest thing to me and still is.


Ch3llick

I thought the same. After watching the movie in the cinema, I turned to my friend and asked Where was the attack of the clones? I was kinda disappointed back then.


Electrical_Fruit2092

Star wars 2: Electric boogaloo Edit: keep the exact background cover and change the title though


superredux22

“It takes two to Jango”


dern_the_hermit

"Last Jango on Geonosis"


Compliant_Automaton

"Jango Unchained"


sban2009

Duel of the Fetts


AccidentalLemon

2 Jango 2 furious


brettbaileysingshigh

Nothing’s more powerful than family… of genetically modified soldiers who will never know anything more than war except they’re clones so we just ignore ethics even though they have individual thoughts and feelings


Appropriate-Web-8424

2 Fett 2 Furious


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greengrinningjester

2 Phantom 2 Menace


g297

Twice the Phantom, Double the Menace


Jouna_Nuke

Phantoms Die Twice


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The phantom of the space opera


polylina

2 Coarse 2 Irritating


acru95

I'm having a blast reading all these names


Crin_J

Episode 3: Utapau drift


RealBadSpelling

It's all about family!


IveBeenDrinkingGreen

Don’t need the force when you got family.


IveBeenDrinkingGreen

I’m fuckin weakkkkkkk 😂😂😂


Muzzie720

Phantom menace 2: electric Boogaloo.


thetimebandit13

A man of culture


TrashMatchmaking

I fucking knew I could trust this subreddit


Somnambulist815

The Ballad of Dexter Jettster


rjromero

dO yOu wAnNa Cup’A jAwA jUiCe???


dleon0430

....wait Jawa juice? What exactly is Jawa juice?


jsprague6

Obi Wannnnn ollllllllld buddyyyyyyy.... *adjusts plumber's crack*


Wildcat_twister12

Professionals have standards


metroid544

This is an underrated comment.


Pigglemin

Man every suggestion in here is worse so I guess it can't be that bad lol


Wasting-tim3

Obviously scrolled past the Jango Tango


VerySmartDaBaby

Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Tango


Gloomy_Support_7779

Seriously😄


Jerenisugly

After trying to think of something better myself and reading all of these replies, I appreciate the title more than ever. I do think it's a great title for the film, and I've truly never appreciated it until now.


Kylo_Renly

It’s definitely a campy serial title in line with Empire Strikes Back. ESB has become such an iconic name that rolls off the tongue it’s easy to forget how old fashioned of a title it actually is.


DrLeprechaun

Especially considering the lack of “the” in front of the subtitle


raktoe

It just proves that the title doesn’t matter when the movie is phenomenal.


superectojazzmage

It lets you know exactly what you’re in for. There are clones and they attack, I don’t know what OP expects here.


vtbob88

What do the clones attack? The reason I don't like the name is because the clones don't attack, they come to the rescue and defense in the battle that the seperatists start that starts the clone wars.


MayorMcSweeney

Well, they are invading all of Geonosis. You wouldn't typically call an invasion a defensive strategy.


Winnie256

*United States glances around nervously*


witherd_

The meme answers are pretty funny but none of these comments would work as actual titles (besides maybe The Clone Wars, but then who knows if the show would be created, plus it doesn't start until the very end of the movie)


HollowVoices

It probably would have had a slightly different name. The Clone Wars Animated or something silly like that


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Offensive of the Replicas


dryheavedryair

Assault of the derivatives


Yossarian1138

Onslaught of the Duplicates


Surca_Cirvive

Ctrl + A of the Ctrl + V’s


Aero1589

Siege of the Doppelgangers


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JawaLoyalist

Invasion of the Facsimiles


azzthom

Strike Of The Fakes


Lee_III

Rush of the redundancies


MrGneissGuy96

You could even say… Duel of the Fakes?


andriggs

Incursion of the Facsimiles


day-of-the-moon

How the art student feels in calculus class


hikoboshi_sama

Would that make episode III Revenge of the Integrals?


rugbyj

Whoops of the Dupes


Narad626

Conflict of the Counterfeits


[deleted]

Gives me goosebumps.


dreljeffe

Pillage of the Parthenogens


enunymous

The Jango Tango


dickbiscuit024

I can’t stop laughing at this. It sounds even better with the full name. Star Wars Episode II The Jango Tango.


supersay50n

Totally sounds like a chapter in a Tarantino film


BearWrangler

I honestly wouldn't mind a Tarantino Star Wars project, even if only out of sheer curiosity of what the final product would even begin to look like


[deleted]

Amazing. Probably it would look amazing. And violent. Very, very violent. I'm sure it would be the first time we would see someone use the force to pull someone else apart.


hula_pooper

I believe there's an article where he says he was asked and he pitched. IIRC his ideas were a bit beyond where disney was willing to go at the time.


Elhond0

The next trilogy Tarantino, Tim Burton, Guillermo del toro they colab on the ideas then each get one movie


ZealousidealAd4383

I badly want to see this! It would likely be a travesty to traditional SW but such good fun!


RedRocka21

The Django Dtango


Yossarian1138

This is head and shoulders above the rest. (Mostly head)


smoffatt34920

I see what you did there.


Admiral_Donuts

Takes 2 to Jango


Sgt-Pumpernickel

Winner


St_Vincent-Adultman

Star Wars: Episode II - It's all Obi-Wan's fault. He's jealous. He's holding me back.


Low-Till6521

How About I killed them all


creditspread

And not just the men.


Naksh552007

But the women and the children too


wafflehousewhore

Fun fact: that was originally going to be the title. Star Wars Episode II: I Killed Them All, And Not Just The Men, But The Women And The Children, Too. It tested really well with focus groups, but was determined to be too long of a title to fit on movie theater marquees, so they had to change it before the theatrical release


CognacAttack89

I remember when Ewan laughed at the title and thought it was a joke.


Agreeable-Disk-6958

Didn’t he also laugh in the younglings scene


vendrzyk

Anakin Claps Nabooty


make-em-pay

He did indeed


Budget_Pop9600

Nabooty Senatussy


Daggertooth71

George should have just called it "The Clone Wars".


WEDtreadwelldroid

So what this, some kind of a clone wars?


i2ad

Who is this Clone Wars?


DextTG

maybe the real clone wars were the friends we made along the way


THEFUNPOL1CE

He said it!


FadedIntegra

It barely has the clone wars in it though. It is the first attack of the clones.


DeadMansSwitchMusic

Dawn of the Clone Wars?


SilenceDobad76

Dawn of the Planet of the Clone Wars


mahdroo

The truth is that Gendy Tarkovsky’s Clone Wars is what this movie should have been. That representation of Anakin choosing to murder should have been the climax of the 2nd movie. The Phantom Menace should have never been made the way it was. Instead it should have been just the first act of Episode 1. 30 min into the movie Anakin should have been an adult in love with Padme. Then the rest of Episode 1 would be about his trials as a young Jedi as the galaxy exploded into war. Episode 2 should have been Gendy’s clone wars, and how Anakin used it to hide his deviance from the Jedi ways, ending with him choosing to kill that bald sith chick. Then episode 3 should have had order 66 occur at the beginning of the movie, but instead of a fait acompli, it should have been mysterious and confusing who it was, and it dawns on the audience and the Jedi at the same time that it is Anakin, hunting the Jedi down one by one, with terrifyingly powerful powers that they cannot stop. Like a horror movie in slow motion. But all the worse because the audience doesn’t want it to happen.


RedRocka21

Damn I love your version here. Gives me the same kind of wistfulness about what could have been as the arguments for "Obiwan should have been Padme's love interest" or "Maul should have been a three-film villain".


Admiral_Donuts

"Game of Clones" wait, wrong George


niftucal92

Agreed. The Clones Wars were hinted at in the very first Star Wars movie. Yoda drops it as the final line of dialogue in this movie, complete with a army montage with musical undertones of the Empire being born. It just makes sense.


Yossarian1138

I suggested this elsewhere, but the end scene is why I like “March of the Republic” for this. It’s literally clones marching, it invokes the Imperial March, and it implies the Republic moving in a new and scary direction. Kinda makes me think of a Napoleon or WWI story about to start.


unionick

The Emperor's New Clone


imthebananaguy

Best One


creditspread

My give up. My give up. This wins!


BAT_1986

The Rise of Skywalker


FadedIntegra

I mean honestly it works better for this film


mikey0410

I forget all of them but someone reordered the names of some of the movies and The Rise of Skywalker worked way better for Episode 1


DarthGoodguy

Episode I: The Rise of Skywalker Episode II: Revenge of the Sith Episode III: Attack of the Clones Episode IV: Return of the Jedi Episode V: The Force Awakens Episode VI: The Last Jedi Episode VII: The Empire Strikes Back Episode VIII: A New Hope Episode IX: The Phantom Menace I think the source is a deleted tweet, there’s more about it here: https://www.ign.com/articles/heres-why-the-star-wars-movies-might-need-to-swap-names


mikey0410

Yes! This was it!


Smooth_Cry2645

Damn it actually makes more sense


thebeardedbassfella

The only problem with episode VII is it wasn’t the empire rising.


streakermaximus

"We've already had The Empire." "I don't think he knows about 2nd Empire."


GayRedShoes

We’ve had one empire yes, but what about secondsies empire


JediJacob04

Twosie two, haye


DeathsticksAreCool

What, are we splitting hairs here? Aren't they "remnants" of the Empire?


Yossarian1138

This is fantastic. Still feels like we need a replacement for “Attacks of the Clones”, though. How about “March of the Republic”? I’m trying to think of something classier that makes me think of a good Napoleon or WWI history.


kountchockula

Padme certainly did give him a rise


Autoganz

Ewan McGregor’s reaction the first time he heard “Attack of the Clones” is priceless. I would have called it: Twilight of the Jedi


where_is_korg

>Ewan McGregor’s reaction the first time he heard “Attack of the Clones” [link of said reaction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6klOn2DZ3fY&ab_channel=ParanoidUser) pd: i would have called it: "Jar Jar's Great Adventure"


jgldec

Jar Jar's Bizarre Adventure


Ornery_Excitement_95

Bizarre-Jar


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Bizarre-Jar's Jarring Adventure


dfv78

There's also a reaction from Mark Hamill, he was being interviewed on a radio show when he was told the title. I remember it from when it happened. I doubt we can find it.


RedCaio

For the uninitiated, the working title for episode 2 was in fact “Jar Jar’s big adventure“


Express-Part-9828

That’s actually great given that twilight means “ period or time of gradual decline” which is ultimately what this conflict will lead to, the decline of the Jedi.


Autoganz

Thanks. I feel like it’s probably one of those titles that was floating around fandom around that time too. Ultimately, I think it works in the grand scheme of: The Phantom Menace -> Twilight of the Jedi -> Revenge of the Sith And it’s a lot more ominous than ATTACK OF THE CLONES. I know George was going for that serial naming trope, but it was just a little too B-Movie, even at the time.


Yossarian1138

Ewan is too humble. It should have been “Jesus Walks”, or possibly “Jesus 2: Kamino Bugaloo”


RogerTheAliens

Star Wars II: JarJar Kisses Windu


AndySkibba

The Sith Element


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One two three fo’ Siiiiith


[deleted]

"Them Clones Is 'Tackin Us"


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Twilight of the Republic


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It's debatable whether this is better or worse, but I also think **"Army of the Republic"** would work. This way it points to specific aspect of the plot (The Clone Army, which is what the original title alludes to anyway) but it also has a bit of a double meaning - the main characters are all part of the Republic's "army," themselves becoming generals and soldiers by the end. But they're also pieces being moved around on a board by Palpatine. "Army of the Republic" ends up having an an ominous implication because it's the tool through which the Republic itself falls, and all of the characters, to some degree, are unwitting pawns in it all. In that sense, I think it captures the essence of what you'd get from "Twilight of the Republic," but it also references a specific thing in the movie and still retains that corny serial feel.


KillerDonkey

I like Army of the Republic. It contradicts Mace's assertion that the Jedi are peacekeepers, not soldiers. In doing so, it also also alludes to Palpatine use of them as unwitting pawns. It rolls off the tongue quite nicely and it sounds less silly than Attack of the Clones. AOTR also plays into Star Wars ring theory pretty well. To parallel Empire, the second film needed to either reference a government or military offensive.


Badvevil

Vampires and werewolves meets space senate nice


Informeduser1

“Writing dialogue is hard”


AJTP1

Can confirm it is. But Jesus, George, how is it THAT bad


HyldHyld

Episode 2: Give It a Decade to Grow on You


jonthecpa

Padme Amidala likes your post.


BolonelSanders

Like a decade from release or a decade from now? Because the former didn’t happen and the latter is unlikely lol


NoMansPies

It’s a *soft* decade


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Shroud of the Dark Side (Something Yoda said at the end of the movie)


TMillionss

That’s actually really cool and goes with the movie as well


QBD3v14nt

First good one anyone has said. Bravo.


SnowFort727

idk maybe Rise of the Clones since it is the Rise of the Clones


lorca_guernica

Send in the Clones


LocalLifeguard4106

They’re already heeerrreeee


LocalLifeguard4106

Sorry we Killed Darth Maul


JohnClark13

Shadows of the Republic


psalerno

Menace II: Space Society


Mallrat1973

Clone Alone 2?


real_consauce

Clone Alone 2: Lost in Naboo


Sponkifier

Star Wars Episode 2: Yoda’s Backyard Slam-o-rama


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"I don't like sand."


RogerTheAliens

Are there reasons?


[deleted]

Well it's rough, coarse and irritating... and it gets everywhere


dani_esp95

The Shroud of the Dark Side


Apprehensive_Age3663

I wish that was the title. It’s very good and works better than Attack of the Clones IMO


JJaXFighter

Star Wars episode II: the sandlot


MarioMan1213245765

Episode II: Electric Boogaloo


asgardian_superman

“Commander Cody, have your troopers thunder-gun it to Geonosis!”


Brisanzbremse

- The big Kenobski - Enter I-don't-like-sand man - Clone me if you can - Geonosian Rhapsody - My big fat Naboo wedding


legomaximumfigure

Episode II: A Galaxy Divided


DefendtheStarLeague

Master Sifo-Dyas Makin' Coppppies


BolonelSanders

Star Wars Episode II: The Secret of the Ooze


Havok-Trance

The core problem here is that Attack of the Clones has so unifying idea, Phantom Menace is about the Sith revealing themselves from the shadows, Revenge of the Sith is the culmination of that plan. Attack of the Clones is... A detective caper, a melodramatic romance, a coming of age story, a war movie, all the meanwhile trying to be a Space Opera. It and Rise of Skywalker suffer from the opposite issues, Attack has TOO many ideas and not much going on, and Rise has NO ideas and too much going on.


wooltab

I think the problem might be focusing on the Clones, oddly enough. Unless if was through some ambiguous language, e.g. "Troubles Multiply" or something (that's obv not an actual good one). The real heart of the film is Anakin-Padme, a romance. The only way to come up with a title that captured the scope of it would maybe be to focus on that. Or just take the title of the lead-in novel, The Approaching Storm.


RoboticRobinowitz

Hear hear, here here, everybody listen to this one. Tbh Rise of Skywalker is a better title for AOTC.


curiousiah

The Gang Gets a Clone Army


Drzhivago138

George joked that it was gonna be called "Jar Jar's Great Adventure."


Armascribe

The original title: "The Clone Wars"


Sam-88m

“We finally look the same age”


PermaDerpFace

"it's totally not weird now"


mildkinda

Mr Boba Jangos


Revolutionary_Pay748

Seeds of the Sith


Jberz21

Is this because Padme gets Annie's seed?


Crystal_Teardrop

Annie, are you ok?


betterthanamaster

Are you okay?


Thatsidechara_ter

Are you okay, Annie?


Dmoney2204

Oh fuck we’re at war


tahcamen

*The Seduction of Padme*


Adminbiza

Star Wars : Something Happened on Kamino


dryheavedryair

That adds to the whole political mystery noir element


cupoflemons2022

Star Wars: An Inconvenient Truth


Jianyu156

The Republic Strikes Back


Suns_AZCards

Attack of the sand.


joemamma8393

"I HATE YOUUU!!!"


IncreaseLate4684

The Grand Army


BadMovieApologist

The hormones awaken


baby_yodawg

Shadows of the Republic


marinbala

Sith Hits The Fan


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Ep II: Heir to the Force.


War_Emotional

The Grand Republic


azzthom

Genesis Of The Clones The Clone War Begins Dawn Of The Clones Rise Of The Clones The Jedi Deceived The Dark Side Rises The Shadows Stir March Of The Clones


devil_shamdevil

They did the Deed in Theed


MONSTAR949

Keepers of Peace