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Best Worst Movies
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So the other day I was watching John Carpenter's masterwork of auteurism entitled "Big Trouble in Little China" and it got to thinking: What is it that I'm enjoying so much about watching this ludicrous film?
Perhaps the fact that I can turn my brain completely off, consuming the McDonald's of visual media. Equally possible is my desire to massage my own ego, making fun of the campy, bad (whether intentional or not) writing and acting. Maybe I was reliving a childhood fantasy, where bad guys didn't need proper reasons for existing and the good guy always won.
Whatever the reason, it was a very satisfying experience.
So, D&D, what are some of your favorite bad films or B movies? What attracts you to them? Do you find yourself watching them often? And finally, is there an art to them? I know I've often found that Sci-fi's attempt at creating B movie greatness every weekend fails miserably.
My initial list includes the following in addition to Big Trouble in Little China:
Army of Darkness
Starship Troopers
David Lynch's (or Alan Smithee's
) DUNE
There are probably more, but I can't think of them off the top of my head.
Perhaps the fact that I can turn my brain completely off, consuming the McDonald's of visual media. Equally possible is my desire to massage my own ego, making fun of the campy, bad (whether intentional or not) writing and acting. Maybe I was reliving a childhood fantasy, where bad guys didn't need proper reasons for existing and the good guy always won.
Whatever the reason, it was a very satisfying experience.
So, D&D, what are some of your favorite bad films or B movies? What attracts you to them? Do you find yourself watching them often? And finally, is there an art to them? I know I've often found that Sci-fi's attempt at creating B movie greatness every weekend fails miserably.
My initial list includes the following in addition to Big Trouble in Little China:
Army of Darkness
Starship Troopers
David Lynch's (or Alan Smithee's
) DUNEThere are probably more, but I can't think of them off the top of my head.
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So bad, yet so awesome. Watching it a group of my best friends, many of whom played the game with me, or at least watched it being played helped a lot. So did beer and turning off the brain.
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Similarly, Takashi Miike made a movie called Dead or Alive. It's basically a standard yakuza drama about a cop hunting down some notorious criminal.
That is, until the end.
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And yes, The Rock was my absolute first thought upon reading the thread title. It's horrible, yet fantastic at the same time. You've got a fantastic actor in Sean Connery, maybe in Cage as well (definitely debatable), doing an utterly atrocious over-the-top action wankfest...and it works. One-liners, bullets, explosions, car chases that had to be shoehorned in but dammit, they're there, everything.
Awesome.
Same goes for Con-Air, only replace Connery with Malkovich (and Buscemi).
Hell, you can even go for the Nicholas Cage "what the fuck why are these movies on Starz 24 hours a day" trifecta, and throw in Gone in 60 Seconds. But that one's probably pretty controversial....I think a lot of people hated it, and not in a good "love to hate it" way.
Bloodsport is a great one too, though really both Van Damme and Steven Seagal put out some pretty good bad movies back in the day.
School Dance...on bikes!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7EvEV4jtmY
And no hating on Tank Girl. Seriously, that movie is awesome.
I'd also say, 'Best Guy,' but I'm the only one on this board who's seen it.
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All I remember from that movie is the dude with the goldfish in his platform shoes.
And I submit one (1) The Toxic Avenger.
David Hasselhoff in a Star Wars ripoff? Yes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC-dwjrinK0
Also, Demolition Man.
First: Fuck you.
Second: That movie is a classic, it launched Kianu Reeve's career and won like 10 Oscars.
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The Rock actually has made some entertaining movies. The Rundown was by no means a good movie, but it definately had its moments, especially Walken's monologues..."Do you understand the CONCEPT of the tooth fairy?"
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I think I should watch this movie.
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Reminds me of Ice Pirates
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-YZ8WOU1-w
That is so not a bad awesome movie. It's fucking awesome awesome.
Now, if you'd have said Piper's film Hell Comes to Frogtown, then I would have kissed you.
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First of all, it's "Walking Tall," it's a remake, and it was decent.
The Rundown is by my means a good movie. I love everything about it.
Penis amputation jokes, sean william scott getting punched in the face, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson going giant-jackie-chan on thugs and then sniping with a shotgun, followed by a jumping over an alley to deliver a flying punch that knocks out a support column.
Oh, and a cameo by the Ahnold, plus Keno (pizza delivery boy from TMNT II: SOTO) as a rebel fighter.
"Ged owda 'ere, monkey" is fantastic, also.
And just to share a movie I think actually belongs in this thread: Pootie Tang is wad-a-tay, my biddies.
Yes, yes you should. Krull is a damn fine movie.
Anyway, back on topic.
Deep Rising. Pure B-movie greatness. The hero is square-jawed, the woman is Famke Janssen, the monster is suitably horrible, the science obligatorily makes no sense, and everyone is having a great time making it. They even wind up on Monster Island at the end. Classic fun.
Reminded me of Street Trash.
It also had that guy who played Sagat in the Street Fighter movie (speaking of which, add that to the list).
He also played Magua in the Last of the Mohicans... Ha.
You know those Hulu commercials, where they talk about how television softens your brain into a delicious mush?
I think this video actually did that.
I watched the Japanese release of Snakes on a Plane, except that it was called Snake Flight. I think that made the experience better.
Oh, it's not just the train scene.
Wes Studi? Total badass. You know you're in good hands when he's in the movie.
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