====== : The Movie ======
**Film titles ending with ": The Movie"** became an interest of [[gregg]]'s during [[season16|season 16]] of //[[ocatc]]//.

In [[s16e01|S16E01]], while reviewing //Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie//, Gregg noted that he appreciated the revival of the trend of having ": The Movie" in the title, as other films like //Superman// (2025) lacked ": The Movie" (unlike 1978's //Superman: The Movie//), potentially confusing consumers into believing the film was actually a comic book or TV show. Gregg also noted that while some recent films have told consumers in the title that it is "The Movie", they do it by putting the name in between the words "The" and "Movie", like //The Garfield Movie// and //The Emoji Movie//. Gregg then states that he prefers ": The Movie".

In [[s16e03|S16E03]], Gregg and the [[vfa]] started offering ": THE MOVIE" stickers that movie buffs could apply onto the covers of VHS tapes and other materials, as the VFA realized that most movies should include the suffix. Gregg demonstrated this with his "[[popcornclassics]]" pick for the week, //Ghetto Dawg//, applying the sticker on it and converting the film's title to //Ghetto Dawg: The Movie//. The VFA intends to sell the stickers, though has also released a PDF for free for buffs to print out themselves [[https://vfa.expert/files/the-movie-sticker-sheet.pdf|on their website]]. [[tim]], going by New Heidecker, was critical of the idea, asking why "anybody would want that".

Gregg's analysis of ": The Movie" being rarely used these days is accurate, as //Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie// is the first time //On Cinema// has ever reviewed a movie that ended with that suffix. Meanwhile, films featuring words between "The" and "Movie" have been reviewed three times, and a single pick for "[[popcornclassics]]" has ended in ": The Movie". Of course, //On Cinema//'s sporadic release schedule has resulted in Tim and Gregg failing to review several recent releases that have ended with ": The Movie", such as //Plankton: The Movie//, //Paw Patrol: The Movie//, and //<nowiki>LOL</nowiki> Surprise: The Movie//.

===== List of reviewed films ending in ": The Movie" =====
  * //Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie// ([[s16e01|S16E01]])

===== List of reviewed films featuring "The Movie" in the middle of the title =====
  * //Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc// ([[s16e05|S16E05]])

===== List of Popcorn Classics ending in ": The Movie" =====
<wrap todo>Potentially missing any Popcorn Classics mentioned from season 12 - 15</wrap>
  * //Twilight Zone: The Movie// ([[s01e04|S01E04]])

===== List of reviewed films featuring words in-between "The" and "Movie" =====
  * //The Lego Movie// ([[s04e05|S04E05]])
  * //The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water// ([[s06e01|S06E01]])
  * //The Peanuts Movie// ([[s07e09|S07E09]])

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