I have the same issue with Raiders of the Lost Ark
Now that I ALWAYS call Raiders of the Lost Ark. Anyone can tell by the logo that it’s got something to do with Indiana Jones!
I always call all of them by their title sans Indiana Jones at the beginning. Saying “Indiana Jones And The ________” is pointless. There’s no reason to double the length of a movie’s title just to clarify who the protagonist is.
I saw billboard ads for Raiders, (for a live orchestra presentation) while I was away last weekend, and they’re still calling it that. : /
http://www.sanjose.org/events/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-live/They’re probably stuck with the publicity materials Lucasfilm gives them though.
I have a t-shirt with the original poster on it and it has the original RAIDERS of the Lost Ark title, with no “Indiana Jones and the”. That being said it doesn’t bother me because they have left the original title in the film intact. When the opening credits come up as Indy is traversing the jungle it still just says “Raiders of the Lost Ark”.