Bad Movies We Love

[Edwardina]

How about this:

Which movies are our guilty pleasures? Movies that we are embarrassed to admit we enjoyed.

I guess my big one would be Hudson Hawk. Everyone hated that one, but I thought it was a hoot.

So many movies are called bad, when they have in fact achieved their aim. Some were meant to be cheesy. I think you can really only call a movie bad if it's meant to be scary (really) and only makes you laugh, or if it completely misses the mark in some other fundamental way. A movie is not bad just because you don't care for it, if it in fact achieved it's aim. Otherwise, I would call Seven bad, and that was really a very good film, but it was just not my cup of tea.

What movies are your guilty pleasures, the ones that aren't bad, they're just drawn that way?

[Mr. Cynical]

Up The Creek. I will watch it each and every time it comes on TV. It kills me to this day, and I have NO IDEA WHY.

[CalMeacham]

There are lots of them. If we restrict ourselves to movies that were not intended to be bad, then my picks are:

Plan 9 from Outer sace (the immortal)
Robot Monster


The Bruce Kimmel masterpieces:
The First Nudie Musical
The Creature that wasn't Nice (aka Starship)

(This last one is a musical version of Alien. I kid you not. Cindy williams stars in both of Kimmel's movies, Patrick MacNee in the second, and Ron Howard has a cameo in Nudie Musical)

Godzilla movies

[Mr. Cynical]

How awful of me NOT to include Ice Pirates.

The robots made the movie for me. Especially the Pimp robot. No doubt, that's where the inspiration for Pimpbot 5000 came from!

[Eve]

Just saw one of my faves the other night on TV: "The Best of Everything" (1959).

One of the all-time great soap operas about Innocent Working Girls in The Big City. Hope Lange, Diane Baker and Suzy Parker work in a Park Avenue publishing house and are set upon by mean bosses (Joan Crawford at her Joanniest), slimey men, and wear great clothes (by Jean Louis, of course!).

It's a treat of a film, and you HAVE to eat Pepperidge Farm cookies while youm watch it, in your Baby Doll nightie.

[Ozone]

I'll have to agree with Mr. Cynical. Up The Creek is one funny show. I laugh 'til I have tears in my eyes every time I watch that one.

One of my all-time favs: Rocky Horror Picture Show. Used to go to that movie once a month. Dressed up like Dr. Frankenfurter, threw rice, toast, hot-dogs, cards, toilet paper, etc.. LOVED that movie, but have you ever tried to watch it by yourself, without all the audience participation?? BAAAAAD movie!!

[Edwardina]

Ozone - I have to agree: Rocky Horror without audience participation? Awful!

[shhh zzzz]

I don't know if it was actually considered 'bad,' but "Raising Arizona" w/ Nicholas Cage & Holly Hunter is about the only movie I have ever watched 3-4 times - and Loved It every time.

[Danielinthewolvesden]

"Doc Savage, Man of Bronze"

[ThisYearsGirl]

I love "Rock and Roll High School." It's so terrible, but I have it on tape and watch it all the time. I also like "Officer and a Gentleman" and "Shock Treatment," the terrible follow-up to RHPS.

[Tally-Ho]

I definitely get some guilty pleasure from watching "Earth Girls Are Easy" with Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, and Jim Carrey. Bad movie but I love it anyway.

Oh and my dad got me hooked on those cheesy, hormonal, bikini movies. You know the ones where some store, monoment, etc. is in trouble and the kids all decide to raise the money to save it by wandering around in bikinis for the rest of the movie. They were often the fodder of USA's "UP all night" show. Not your usual Father/Daughter bonding activity. :)

Chrisbar

[Me!! Joe!!!]

Two of the most truly awful movies of all time that I just have to watch when they come on late-night t.v. are "Logan's Run" and "Saturn 3." By pure coincidence(?) both these dogs feature Farrah Fawcett in skimpy mid-70s "futuristic" (i.e. glittery disco) outfits. These movies are the epitome of horrible sci-fi dreck, but I'm hypnotically enthralled by them whenever I see them.

[JBENZ]

I guess my big one would be Hudson Hawk. Everyone hated that one, but I thought it was a hoot.



Nah...there are two people in the world that don't think "Hudson Hawk" sucks...I'm the other one. If you loved "Robin Hood Men in Tights" there are two of us on that too.

But for sheer badmoviesyouloveitiveness you can't beat "Porky's". Kim Catrell with sweat sox and without the wrinkles. "Why do they call her Lassie?"


JB
OWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Mr. Cynical]

JBENZ, I love the whole porky's series.

Incidentally, I once dated a gal who was remarkably similar in volume to that same character.

We didn't date long, it was embarassing!

Another one of my Faves: The Frighteners. Well, everyone ELSE thought it was bad.

[Pizzle Boy]

Evil Dead Trilogy

[Ellen Cherry]

Logan's Run is a bad movie? :confused:

Yuk yuk. However, I do date my love of sci fi to it, because it was the first futuristic movie I'd ever seen. I'd say I was about 7.

I've seen Beeteljuice so many times that I can see all the plot flaws. Maybe others think it's a bad movie but I love it. Raising Arizona, too. It's definately NOT a bad movie. ("Son, you've got a panty on your head.")

[ruadh]

Wild Things ... with Matt Dillon and Neve Campbell.

Oh, my God, it was so bad. There were about 15 of us in the cinema and we were screaming in hysterics. Afterward it was all my flatmate and I could talk about for days. Definitely the most unintentionally hilarious movie I've ever seen.

[randomlyblanks]

It has become a rite of passage in my high school to watch the blatently horrible "The Goonies"

[randomlyblanks]

Wild Things ... with Matt Dillon and Neve Campbell.
Isn't that the movie that Denise Richards makes out with Neve Campbell--both topless?

[ruadh]

Neve wasn't topless, but yes, there was a 3 way sex scene with the two girls and Matt. It wasn't nearly as interesting as the hype made it out to be.

[Edwardina]

The Evil Dead movies don't count, they knew exactly what they were doing. Those movies are parodies, and they are wonderful!

I also secretly liked Earth Girls Are Easy. Another guilty pleasure: Weird Science. I know, they accomplished exactly what they were trying to with that one, but it was still so hokey in parts, how could you not call it bad? The big scary bikers at the end, oh god!

[Demo]

Wow, some of the movies mentioned here are faves! Logan's Run, Raising Arizona? Hell yes!

How about Stealing Beauty? Everyone else hated that movie. I dig it.


My favorite lame movie is called The Chase with Charlie Sheen. This movie rocks! He kidnaps this girl, somewhat unintentionally, and the whole movie is about them running from the cops. Henry Rollins plays this funny-as-hell cop who is reminiscent of the show Cops. Anthony Keidis and Flea are these two wild vigilantes who chase after Sheen in their monster truck. The acting sucks, the plot sucks, everything sucks, but I laugh my ass off every time!

[yojimbo]

Glen or Glenda by the King of Turkey's Ed. Wood .

Hhhmmmmm angora .

Logans Run rocked . Well it did when I was 10.

[Pizzle Boy]

The Evil Dead movies don't count, they knew exactly what they were doing. Those movies are parodies, and they are wonderful!

They were terrible (on purpose of not) thus they count :p

[Pizzle Boy]

...But

If you want to use that excuse, then I have to pick The Road Worrior.

Man, some of that stuff was just lame...but I still love it.

[vandal]

Pizzle Boy? Evil Dead Trilogy? Are you INSANE? This is, by no means, bad. It rules.

Now a bad movie that really is good, is, of course, Robot Jox.

[Gr8Kat]

Amazon Women on the Moon is one of my favorites. I used to be amazed at the celebrities they roped into doing that thing.

I've never been to a midnight showing of RHPS and haven't been able to do the audience participation thing, but I actually enjoy the movie on its own merits. I love the music!

Electric Dreams about a man whose computer becomes self-aware and falls for the neighbor lady by accompanying her cello playing. Goofy as hell, but I always get misty when the computer self-destructs in the end.

Blade Runner: The critics say it's a bad movie, but I've always enjoyed it. I particularly enjoy the Director's Version where they cut out Harrison Ford's awkward narration.

[vanilla]

Rock & Roll High School! Yes! the Ramones!
Starhops
Dr.Detroit
Frankenhooker
Hairspray

[PunditLisa]

"Grease" - the acting and plot are pretty bad, not to mention the horrible message it sends to young people (He doesn't like you? CHANGE!) but I just love it anyway. And I always thought Olivia Newton-John (WHO said she is gay? I want names!) looked better before the perm...

And I really love Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, with Leslie Warren and the dude who plays that Alan Quartermaine on General Hospital.

I'm a sucker for bad musicals, I guess...

[Pizzle Boy]

Pizzle Boy? Evil Dead Trilogy? Are you INSANE? This is, by no means, bad. It rules.

Now a bad movie that really is good, is, of course, Robot Jox.


I absolutely love these movies. I own them all( directors cut of the first one). But I can also appreciate that certian people would find it stupid(not me though).

clatu...feratu...n-hem-hehehea-hmmmm....

[divemaster]

Caveman: Atook zug-zug Lahna!
The Last Action Hero: I liked it! Ah-nuld with cartoon characters!
Ditto on the Porky's
I also liked BASEketball
Does Death Race 2000 count as a "bad" movie? It rocked!

[Wendell Wagner]

Gr8Kat writes:

> Blade Runner: The critics say it's a bad movie

The hell they do. _Blade Runner_ has a very good critical reputation.

[SPOOFE]

Everyone says it was horrid, but I loved it... Escape From L.A. I don't know why... it just snagged me with some funky lookin' tweezers.

[Pizzle Boy]

Last actions hero!! I forgot about that one...I love the part where he rips the plus from the light, jams it into the dead, who proceeds to shoot all the bad guys...HA!!

good one Dive

[dpr]

Hudson Hawk was NOT a bad movie!! It was great. Obviously the frivolity and deeply-rooted satire just went over most people's heads.

And the Pirate Movie was a bit bad but I loved it anyway...

[dpr]

Don't you hate when you post something and the millisecond AFTER you do so, you want to add something?

*sigh*

Have to agree with The Last Action Hero - I enjoyed it and didn't think it was as bad as everyone made out.

/rant on

And Luc Besson's Joan of Arc which I thought was a wonderful look at whether the maid of new orleans was delusionary or indeed blessed. I thought the deliberate ambiguity made i incredibly powerful and only added to Dustin Hoffman's character (excellent performance btw). And for those criticising Jovavich's performance I have nothing but scorn for. While I agree she isn't the world's best actor, here she did very well. SHe was playing a peasant girl with no education but unshakable conviction for godsake!! Which I thought she did very well.

Joan of Arc: A so-called bad movie which I loved.
/rant off

[Nacho4Sara]

Democritis:How about Stealing Beauty? Everyone else hated that movie. I dig it.

I really loved this movie too. I watch it alone, in the dark, with a canlde lit and a window open. Sets the scene, ya know?

I like every cheesy 80's movie: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, the Goonies, Dirty Dancing, Teen Witch, Twins, Joe Vs. the Volcano, BIG...And my most shameful, OVERBOARD, which I watch every time it's on. :)

Also, I loved the cop movies, all thought I've forgotten most of them - always if their was a dog sidekick.

[radspam]

My dad loved Paint Your Wagon (Clint Eastwood sings - badly!) For some reason, I like it too - maybe it brings up good childhood memories or maybe it's just a genetic defect. One my own volition, I think Clue (all three endings) is hilarious, and Real Genius is great!

[Flutterby]

One of my all-time favs: Rocky Horror Picture Show. Used to go to that movie once a month. Dressed up like Dr. Frankenfurter, threw rice, toast, hot-dogs, cards, toilet paper, etc.. LOVED that movie, but have you ever tried to watch it by yourself, without all the audience participation?? BAAAAAD movie!! RHPS is bad without the audience participation? I've NEVER been to a showing of it (The first time I saw it I was at my cousins and she was watching it) and I LOVE it! Its hilarious and wonderful.

Nah...there are two people in the world that don't think "Hudson Hawk" sucks...I'm the other one. If you loved "Robin Hood Men in Tights" there are two of us on that too. Make that 3!

And I really love Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, with Leslie Warren and the dude who plays that Alan Quartermaine on General Hospital. That was bad? I loved that movie!

I've not seen Last Action Hero yet or Earth Girls Are Easy I'll have to see about getting them. Maybe soon I have a couple of free movie rental things.

What about Army of Darkness? I really enjoy that one but I think most would consider that a bad movie.

[red_dragon60]

The MST3K movie. It was This Island Earth. Pure crap

[winky99]

Nah...there are two people in the world that don't think "Hudson Hawk" sucks...I'm the other one. If you loved "Robin Hood Men in Tights" there are two of us on that too. Make that 3!

Four. Bruce Willis and Danny Aiello singing "Swinging on a Star" is an all time classic scene. You just can't go wrong.

"Bunnie! Ball ball."


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"Please Keep your eyes above the line."

[Ellen Cherry]

Speaking of Rogers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella": Have any of you seen the remake with "Brandy" and Whitney Houston? My 5-year-old daughter loves it and I've endured it many times. The reason it's basically a bad movie is that it's got way too many songs and it's too, too, long. (Both versions.)

In this remake, Whitney adds another song at the end that's pure torture to watch. She produced the movie and it's an ego trip for her. She plays the fairy godmother. The whole thing is a multi-ethnic extravaganza. Whoopie Goldberg plays the prince's mother and she actually sings a few lines.

Speaking of actors painfully singing, remember Marlon Brando singing in "Guys and Dolls?" Yipes.

[Indiana Jones]

For Hudson Hawk make it 5.

I've always loved Logan's Run even though it was kind of bad.

For some reason I've always liked Tremors. Giant worms attacking!

Spaced Invaders -- the earth is invaded by 5 incompetent Martians.

Paint Your Wagon -- Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin singing. What were they thinking?

[Edwardina]

Okay . . .

I can second the votes for Overboard, Dirty Dancing, Tremors (God, *so* funny), and Paint Your Wagon. All were great and I would watch them again.

More confessions:

Hard Target, with Jean-Claude Van Damme. When you watch him slide his coat back from his hip right before kicking someone in the head, just like the cowboys do in Westerns right before they draw their guns, that is some classic cheese.

Starship Troopers, which is gaining cult status, but it is still hard to admit that you like it.

Strictly Ballroom, another movie (Aussie import) that was "bad" on purpose, but I just love it!!!

[Spoke]

My big guilty pleasure is Red Dawn. You know, the one where the Commies invade Colorado. Of course, the Red Army is no match for Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen.

Sure, it's right-wing paranoid propaganda! Sure the premise is utterly goofy! But damn it's fun to watch a bunch of high school kids fightin' off the Russkies!

[Triangleman41]

Viva los Biodome!

[ThisYearsGirl]

Hairspray and Crybaby

[divemaster]

Red Dawn: Good call!

And in the same vein, how about Death Before Dishonor with Brian Keith and the guy that played Hunter(?) on TV. U.S. Marines kick ass in Lebanon. Even a right-winger like me could see the propaganda machine rolling along in this one.

Army of Darkness is (loosely) part of the Evil Dead series. Thus, it automatically receives "good" movie status.

[pepperlandgirl]

I will watch Ghostbusters and Beetlejuice everytime they are on. I don't know, I'm just not tired of them yet. I mean, how many time can you see a movie in ten years?
Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Teen Wolf, The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, Dirty Dancing, and Red Dawn, Big...I love these movies too.
But for the first time ever, I will reveal my deepest, darkest guilty pleasure.
Revenge of the Nerds
Oh, but it gets worse. I like ALL of them. There are 4. I know I know, I don't think it can be worse. The movies make me laugh, and laugh, and laugh :)

[Greyson3]

Ah! The Goonies! I remember that movie. It's a nostalgia trip for a lot of people who are around 25 years old. I've found that a surprisingly large amount of people that age secretly liked it. I have to see Joe vs The Volcano again, too. Red Dawn sounds hilarious.

One of my personal favorites is Killer Klowns From Outer Space. I mean, the balloon animal bloodhounds, the human dummy, the evil popcorn, and of course the shadow puppet... that is one of the best works of art the human race has produced. Plus, it has a nifty title song by the Dickies.

Another recent candidate is Anaconda. Yeah, yeah, I know- but come on, didn't you spot the backwards waterfall? That was awesome. And it was quite a surprise at the end when the heroes discovered that lighting a snake on fire only makes it even more dangerous. I loved that part.

On the MST3K front, I really liked Puma Man, Overdrawn At The Memory Bank, and Manos: The Hands of Fate.

[tiggeril]

I would have to cast my votes for Escape from L.A. and Surf Ninjas. Every time that one comes on TBS, I just have to sit down and watch... and I don't know why!

[Tally-Ho]

I have to add another Jean-Claude Van Damme movie Universal Soldier. I admit it. I watch the whole thing purely to see his naked backside. Wowsa!

I second Strictly Ballroom!

Screw the "no deliberately bad movies" rule!
I vote for Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!!

Chrisbar

[Pizzle Boy]

how bout escape from new york?

[Edwardina]

I second Universal Soldier.

And I'm just dying that I did not come up with Killer Clowns. Oh, the schlock. That movie is a rite of passage.

[Athena]

I can't believe I'm the first person to mention Better Off Dead. John Cusack plays a lovesick teenage skier dude with a weird family. I actually found a copy at Target for $6.99 not too long ago, to the disgust of my SO. We've only watched it 3 or 4 times since then...

[tracer]

Indiana Jones wrote:

For Hudson Hawk make it 5.

6. I bought the DVD.

I've always loved Logan's Run even though it was kind of bad.

I've gone so far as to write a Logan's Run FAQ, at http://www.netcom.com/~rogermw/LogansRun.html.


P.S. I also wrote humorous lyrics to the main theme music from Raiders of the Lost Ark once, Mr. Jones.

[tracer]

P.P.S. There is now a remake of Logan's Run officially in pre-production at Warner Bros..


P.P.P.S. And Joe vs. the Volcano makes my heart swell every time I see it. *sigh*

[Monster104]

I second "Better Off Dead"....TWO DOLLARS! YOU OWE ME TWO DOLLARS! :D
I also have to say "UHF"...it's dumb but hilarious nonetheless.

[teela brown]

I'd have to say that "Under the Cherry Moon" was the worst tripe I ever saw. Still, I'm a Prince fan, and if it's on, I'll watch some of it just to see a man who can wear tighter pants than Tom Jones. With high heels, yet.

[Edwardina]

Maybe this is admitting too much, but I also liked Exit to Eden. *blushes in shame*

[Edwardina]

And Summer School with Mark Harmon. I sin yet again: Major League.

And The Shadow, starring Alec Baldwin.

[Proudest Monkey]

I'll weigh in with another vote for Better Off Dead (fronch fries, fronch dressing) and admit a guilty pleasure fondness for anything with John Cusack. Another bad movie I haven't seen mentioned, but which I secretly enjoy is Spaceballs. My daughter watched it daily when she was a kid and I can recite the lines as well as she can.

[Edwardina]

I think I just trumped my own thread with this one:

Clue.

And nobody like Oscar, with Sylvester Stallone, either, but Tim Curry's part in that movie makes me roll.

[vanilla]

I Loved Drop Dead Fred.
Does that count as a bad movie?

[TVeblen]

I have dreadful taste in movies. No modesty; honest fact.

Favorite "baddies":
* Beetlejuice: cracks me up every time.
* Escape from NY: the whole over-the-top atmosphere, but especially that great car w/ the candleabra on the fenders.
* The Fog: has it all; ghosts, lepers, shipwrecks, Adrienne Barbeau...
* The Thing: James Arness as a vegetable (who knew?), plucky WWII dialogue, mad scientists, the works.
* The immortal Plan 9 From Outer Space: the classic, the ultimate.
* Paint Your Wagon: or Seven Brides For Seven Brothers On Crack. Clint sings! Lee Marvin sings! The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band look uncomfortable!

Enough revealing myself as a low-brow dolt,
Veb

[Dumbguy]

Hmmm, I think I've just been insulted. TVeblen I like all those movies except Paint Your Wagon (which I've never seen), and I'm no dolt. Oh wait, that wasn't me.

Carry on.

[xenophon41]

Nobody's mentioned The Warriors, one of the best high-testosterone "rumble" flicks ever made.

As far as MST3K, it's hard to top Outlaw, except maybe with Ator, the Fighting Blade ("...miles and Miles O'Keefe...")

[SoapBoxMessiah]

I'll watch anything with Tim Curry in it, and his filmography has almost a hundred entries. All bad.

(HIJACK)

* The Fog: has it all; ghosts, lepers, shipwrecks, Adrienne Barbeau...

Eeew! That woman just creeps the hell out of me! Same thing with Kirstie Alley. There's something about them that just make my skin crawl.

Oh, and the same thing goes for that actress who has really really light blue eyes. Can't remember her name though, she should be in her 50's now... This is going to torture me all day.

(/HIJACK)

[SoapBoxMessiah]

I'll watch anything with Tim Curry in it, and his filmography has almost a hundred entries. All bad.

(HIJACK)

* The Fog: has it all; ghosts, lepers, shipwrecks, Adrienne Barbeau...

Eeew! That woman just creeps the hell out of me! Same thing with Kirstie Alley. There's something about them that just make my skin crawl.

Oh, and the same thing goes for that actress who has really really light blue eyes. Can't remember her name though, she should be in her 50's now... This is going to torture me all day.

(/HIJACK)

[vanilla]

I liked the Warriors.

[DRY]

As far as MST3K, it's hard to top Outlaw, except maybe with Ator, the Fighting Blade ("...miles and Miles O'Keefe...")


I may be the only person who will admit this, but I actually loved the short subjects they would sometimes show before the movies more than the movies themselves--some great stuff about sex education, cheating (in school--many of these were school films), General Hospital, drivers education (You haven't lived until you've seen "Last Clear Chance"). Great stuff!

Then there was the strangely androgenous "Mr. B. Natural"
:confused:

[Koffing]

DRY wrote:


As far as MST3K, it's hard to top Outlaw, except maybe with Ator, the Fighting Blade ("...miles and Miles O'Keefe...")


I may be the only person who will admit this, but I actually loved the short subjects they would sometimes show before the movies more than the movies themselves--some great stuff about sex education, cheating (in school--many of these were school films), General Hospital, drivers education (You haven't lived until you've seen "Last Clear Chance"). Great stuff!

Yes! The shorts were great! Remember the one for the phone company that was talking about the future of telephones? It was set at a World's Fair or somesuch. That's my favorite thing on any MST3K! Well, my favorite thing besides the time when Crow and Tom Servo dressed up as the little Japanese twin girls and summoned Mothra. That kills me....

[Lux Fiat]

These, as far as I am concerned, do not count as bad movies:
Raising Arizona
Beetlejuice
The Evil Dead Trilogy
Tremors
Better Off Dead
Ghostbusters

I'm glad I could set the record straight on that.

An actual bad movie that someone might enjoy the hell out of might be, strictly by way of example, oh, say, something like Ski School. But not Ski School 2, 'cause let's face it, that one just sucked.

[Biotop]

*The Prey

*Pumpkinhead

*Basket Case

*Basket Case 2

*Chopping Mall

*Mother's Day

*Carnosaur

*Frankenhooker (Wow!! Two votes for this classic!)

*Satan's School for Girls

*I Spit on Your Grave

[Wendell Wagner]

SoapBoxMessiah writes:

> Oh, and the same thing goes for that actress who has
> really really light blue eyes. Can't remember her name
> though, she should be in her 50's now... This is going to
> torture me all day.

You probably mean Meg Foster.

Several people have mentioned _Joe Versus the Volcano_. That's not a bad film. That's a good film that got some inexplicable bad reviews when it came out. It's now acquired a small cult reputation.

[Saint Zero]

I liked The Shadow. :)

Does Mortal Kombat count?

I haven't unpacked my tape collection yet, so I can't really fill this out. I've seen about 50% of what appears on your average B-movie review website, tho.The Thing (50's), Ator, Both Conan movies, Charles Bronson as the vigilante, whatever that movie was. *shudder*

I've seen these, I won't do that again. The Shadow, Rocks however :)

[August West]

One more for Hudson Hawk! My God, I thought I was the only one. Now I know I'm not a freak!

MST3K: Nothing was better than The Sidehackers
Guys racin' motorcycles (with some sort of platform w/ another guy on it) and the girls who love them.

[sweetcan]

Raising Arizona, being a Coen Brothers movie...was critically acclaimed, IIRC...whatever, I love it, memorized it, yada yada

Whenever I think of bad movies that I can't get enough of, one invariably comes to mind: "Valley Girl". I was a pre-teen when it came out, and I guess it appeals to my masochistic tendencies by reminding me of all the cool middle school girls that wouldn't talk to me. Bitches.

[DRY]

Yes! The shorts were great! Remember the one for the phone company that was talking about the future of telephones? It was set at a World's Fair or somesuch. That's my favorite thing on any MST3K! Well, my favorite thing besides the time when Crow and Tom Servo dressed up as the little Japanese twin girls and summoned Mothra. That kills me....


I haven't seen the phone company one--damn, now I'm going to be haunted by trying to catch that one (I really do love these shorts even more than the movies). You don't happen to remember which movie this one was with, do you? Again, which movie?

I'm also surprised I haven't seen the "Mothra Girl" skit, as I thought I've seen all the Godzilla movies that were on MST3K. (I'm definitely a Godzilla fan)

But speaking of MST3K skits, my favorite ones were:

3) When the SOL Crew is hawking some Gamera action figure set, complete with all sorts of army figures and Barbie dolls.

2) The tribute to the Star Trek "Mirror, Mirror" episode, with the parallel universe.

But the very best one was:

1) The Orville Redenbacher skit! (I believe this one was one of the Godzilla or Gamera movies) Apparently, they were really worried about being sued over this. It's absolutely, positively hilarious! :D

[Saint Zero]

Super Mario Brothers. Dennis Hopper is wonderful, Fiona Shaw fills the dress nicely and role as villaness, Bob Hoskins and John Legumaninzo (whatshisname) have fun too. I liked it.

[Sealemon88]

The Beastmaster.

Flash Gordon.

The Last Dragon.

Buck Rogers In The Twenty-Forth Century.

And, the ultimate cheese movie: Raw Force: Invaders Of The Jade Tombs. This martial arts movie features (I kid you not) Cannibal monks and their evil zombie samuri minions. There's one scene when the hapless maiden is on a giant spit, and a cannibal monk is using a giant brush to spead BBQ sauce on her.

The henchmen who are dressed as the Village People are a hoot, too.

[Koffing]

DRY wrote:


Yes! The shorts were great! Remember the one for the phone company that was talking about the future of telephones? It was set at a World's Fair or somesuch. That's my favorite thing on any MST3K! Well, my favorite thing besides the time when Crow and Tom Servo dressed up as the little Japanese twin girls and summoned Mothra. That kills me....


I haven't seen the phone company one--damn, now I'm going to be haunted by trying to catch that one (I really do love these shorts even more than the movies). You don't happen to remember which movie this one was with, do you? Again, which movie?

Okay, I think that this short was in Episode #608: Code Name: Diamond Head. The short with that episode is A Day At the Fair, which sounds right.

I'm also surprised I haven't seen the "Mothra Girl" skit, as I thought I've seen all the Godzilla movies that were on MST3K. (I'm definitely a Godzilla fan)

This was in Episode 213: Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster. Godzilla fought a giant lobster.

1) The Orville Redenbacher skit! (I believe this one was one of the Godzilla or Gamera movies) Apparently, they were really worried about being sued over this. It's absolutely, positively hilarious! :D

I think I remember that one. This (http://www.sloegincircus.com) site says that it's in Episode 212: Godzilla vs. Megalon, and I vaguely remember it.

I should watch some more MST3K soon.

[kasuo]

running man is definitely one of the cheesiest movies out there but damn i can never get enough of it. i think it inspired the video game smash tv. also, starship troopers was pretty funny with all its military propaganda it used.. damn, those people who made starship troopers, robocop movies and total recall all have that sort of ridiculous propaganda that i have come to know and love.

[pepperlandgirl]

Wow, I guess I'm the only loser who thinks Revenge of the Nerds is a classic ;)

[Wendell Wagner]

I like _Revenge of the Nerds_ and _The Last Dragon_. I don't think of them as bad movies I like as much as reasonably good movies that haven't got the respect they deserve.

[Indiana Jones]

tracer


P.S. I also wrote humorous lyrics to the main theme music from Raiders of the Lost Ark once, Mr. Jones.


If you would be so kind, could you send me a copy of those lyrics? Raiders is my favorite movie, but hey funny lyrics are funny lyrics.

[divemaster]

Wow, I guess I'm the only loser who thinks Revenge of the Nerds is a classic

Nah, pepperlandgirl, I've got it on my shelf also.

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"That's not your pie, that's my pie."

[DRY]

I haven't seen the phone company one--damn, now I'm going to be haunted by trying to catch that one (I really do love these shorts even more than the movies). You don't happen to remember which movie this one was with, do you? Again, which movie?


Okay, I think that this short was in Episode #608: Code Name: Diamond Head. The short with that episode is A Day At the Fair, which sounds right.

Oh, yes--I DID see this one. With Joe Louis, two forgettable comedians, and an ice skater. I just didn't remember the phone company angle.

I'm also surprised I haven't seen the "Mothra Girl" skit, as I thought I've seen all the Godzilla movies that were on MST3K. (I'm definitely a Godzilla fan)


This was in Episode 213: Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster. Godzilla fought a giant lobster.

I must have taken the wrong time to answer the call of nature, because I've seen this MST3K episode.

I missed a lot of MST3K when they changed from Comedy Central to--I think it's Sci-Fi now? I didn't get Sci-Fi for a long time thanks to my stupid cable provider.

[Nacho4Sara]

How about Howard the Duck?

What were those two movies about the little robot guy who fought crime? He was like ET, only metal...I remember at the end of the second movie he got gold-plated.

I can't remember the name of those two but I loved them both.

I also loved Spaceballs and Revenge of the Nerds.

[pepperlandgirl]

Nah, pepperlandgirl, I've got it on my shelf also.

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"That's not your pie, that's my pie."
*sighs in relief* Whooo, then I'm not the only one.

What were those two movies about the little robot guy who fought crime? He was like ET, only
metal...I remember at the end of the second movie he got gold-plated.
Was it _Short Circuit_?

[Edwardina]

*Batteries not included ?

[Brunetter]

I love Summer School AND Exit to Eden! Those guys in Summer School who are all obsessed with horror movies crack me up! And everytime I see whatsherface on Ally McBeal I remember her humble beginnings as the surfer chick who hit on the teacher. I'll watch those movies anytime!

Other faves, I think many of these have been mentioned:
Dr. Detroit (oh yeah baby!)
Hairspray (the REAL Ricki Lake!)
Crybaby (this one warped me for years)
The Pirate Movie (Gee, I'd hate to be PILLAGED)

I'm sure I'll think of more!

Also, for those born around the year 1975, there was quite a debate going in my group of friends over which movie "defined" our generation ... Ferris Bueller's Day Off, or The Breakfast Club? Cast your vote!!

[Kyla]

Hairspray is not a bad movie! It's a great movie!

BTW, I'll second, or third, or whatever, the people who mentioned Goonies. I saw that at my first slumber party.

[JimmyNipples]

...But

If you want to use that excuse, then I have to pick The Road Worrior.

Man, some of that stuff was just lame...but I still love it.


Bad???? No way Jose. The prequel "Mad Max" is crap in a box, but Road Warrior? Wez was my favorite character in that flick.

Now, as a former owner of a video store, I think I'm an authority on bad movies. Any Troma flick is just terrible.
Of course they are meant to be....do they qualify?

Tromeo and Juliet

The Monster in My Closet

There are about 90 of them.......go rent them today!!

[Brunetter]

FAME.


(I'm gonna live forever ....)

[Edwardina]

Also, for those born around the year 1975, there was quite a debate going in my group of friends over which movie "defined" our generation ... Ferris Bueller's Day Off, or The Breakfast Club? Cast your vote!!



I would have to vote for The Breakfast Club. Great song, great cast, (Judd Nelson back when he was sexy), it's just a classic. My opinion is influenced by the fact that I didn't see Ferris Bueller until I was older, and I didn't really care for it.

[Spolvy]

Ferris Rules! (although I did know the Breakfst Club word for word.)

Anybody else ever see (or remember) "Private Eyes" with Tim Conway and Don Knotts? Those two slay me every time..

What can I say, I'm easily amused!

[tracer]

Indiana Jones wrote:

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P.S. I also wrote humorous lyrics to the main theme music from Raiders of the Lost Ark once, Mr. Jones.


If you would be so kind, could you send me a copy of those lyrics? Raiders is my favorite movie, but hey funny lyrics are funny lyrics.

I can't. Your profile contains neither an e-mail address nor a homepage for you, so I haven't the slightest idea where to send my immortal instant-classic lyrics known as "You're a fighter, you're a man."

[tracer]

divemaster wrote:

Wow, I guess I'm the only loser who thinks Revenge of the Nerds is a classic

Nah, pepperlandgirl, I've got it on my shelf also.

"All those jocks ever think about is sports. All we [nerds] ever think about is ... sex."

[PTVroman]

In the (late 80s? early 90s?) Rowdy Roddy Piper did a sci-fi movie called "They Live". It actually had some pretty good production values, and contained the greates two-man brawl over sunglasses ever seen in a movie.

This, of course, can not hold a candle to his true coup-de-gras, "Hell Comes to Frog Town". You have to love that movie just from the title. Horrible horrible horrible movie. Bad plot. Terrible acting. Definate guilty pleasure. Ya gotta see it to believe it.

[dpr]

How could I forget Howard The Duck?!?!?! I own a copy and have watched it a gazillion times.

And as for the vote... I tend to think Ferris just beats out St Elmo's Fire and The Breakfast Club.

[Lux Fiat]

Crap! I forgot Frankenhooker. Fantastic freakin' movie. Summer School is also good.

Conan the Barbarian doesn't count as a bad movie. Conan the Destroyer does.

[sewalk]

Starship Troopers, which is gaining cult status, but it is still hard to admit that you like it.


I would love to say that I liked that movie, but I can't. ST is by far my favorite work of fiction (I read it for the first time while in Army basic training, hiding it in my laundry bag to avoid confiscation). Verhoven's movie treatment of it makes me feel like crying.

*** End of Heinlein advocacy soapbox mode

[sewalk]

No one has mentioned my personal fav yet:

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

I know, serious film buffs tend to like it, but it was pretty much a bomb with the general public. My roommate thinks it is stupid, but then he is collecting all of the Pierce Brosnan 007 movies on DVD. Plebeian.


There is one I always used to turn off whenever anyone came in the room and caught me watching it: The Neverending Story. It's a great movie, but when you're 19 or 20, living in an Army barracks with 100 or so other men, any movie with a body count of less than 75 is seen as less than manly. Now that I have a six-year-old, I can watch it without fear of embarassment as long as I can get him to stay in the room.

[Floompy]

Well, I am guilty too: Short Circuit with Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenburg. I get all warm and mushy everytime I see that cute little machine!!!

And then there's "The Stuff", which was a 'B' horror movie about some deadly Yogurt-Monster that grows inside you after eating this ice-cream like food. And "Troll" with Sonny Bono. These movies are GREAT!!! If you can find them (Blockbuster probably won't have these two), they are VERY amusing.

Let me know if they get added to anyone else's list of BAD movies to love...

[Edwardina]

There is one I always used to turn off whenever anyone came in the room and caught me watching it: The Neverending Story. It's a great movie, but when you're 19 or 20, living in an Army barracks with 100 or so other men, any movie with a body count of less than 75 is seen as less than manly. Now that I have a six-year-old, I can watch it without fear of embarassment as long as I can get him to stay in the room.


I tend to think of Labyrinth (swoonfully fantastic), Legend, and the Neverending Story as fantasy film staples, not movies one would be embarrassed to be caught watching, but hey, I guess it depends on who you are . . . In the barracks, huh? You've got more guts than me!

[Nacho4Sara]

Oh yeah...Short Circuit. What a movie! I loved that one!

I also adored The Neverending Story.

Also...All Dogs Go To Heaven. I used to watch that movie all the time.

Does anyone remember Teen Witch? It had this girl who was a fork and then found out she was a witch, so she cast a spell to be popular, and she is! Of course, it has all the elements of a cheesy 80's movie, including a Tiffany-esque pop star.

[Floompy]

Nacho4Sara:

I do remember Teen Witch. I remember I really liked it when I was younger. Do you remember The Peanut Butter Solution?

[Edwardina]

Medicine Man with Sean Connery and Lorraine Bracco. I love that movie. I've watched it so many times. Second to James Bond, it's probably my favorite Sean Connery movie.

[Crown Prince of Irony]

I've lost all respect for you people.

<<<<mumbles under his breath>>>> I've seen the BeeGees' Sgt. Pepper movie three times. It's like a bad car crash, you don't want to watch, but you can't help it. What's really sad is that my cousin actually thought the BeeGees wrote all the songs!!!

[Czarcasm]

And here comes vote #8 for Hudson Hawk! :)

[jubei2k]

Hey, I thought Neverending Story was a pretty damn good movie!! Ok, now thinking back, I guess it was a tad cheesy.

Anways.. here's one vote for Beastmaster.

[CrankyAsAnOldMan]

Flash Gordon. I've seen it more than any other movie every made.

I also really enjoyed--and would rent again in a heartbeat--The Cutting Edge, this stupid movie about a injured hockey player who comes back as a pairs figure skating, his partner being a raging bitch. Would it ruin the ending if I told you guys they fall in love? I didn't think so.

[CrankyAsAnOldMan]

Shit, how could I forget to include "Tommy Boy?" When they defer over changing the radio station when the Carpenters song comes on? My husband the Led Zeppelin worshipper is a closet Carpenters fan so that scene is deeply meaningful....

[Edwardina]

Flash Gordon. I've seen it more than any other movie every made.

I also really enjoyed--and would rent again in a heartbeat--The Cutting Edge, this stupid movie about a injured hockey player who comes back as a pairs figure skating, his partner being a raging bitch. Would it ruin the ending if I told you guys they fall in love? I didn't think so.


We're soul mates. I loved both movies.

I also nominate "Mannequin" (talk about a guilty pleasure!), and "Quigley Down Under" (the best Western ever made, except it's not a Western, it's an Australian!)

[Sealemon88]

< pokes head back in >

Count me in for Revenge of The Nerds and Hudson Hawk, too.

They Live is a classic. "Just put on the damn glasses!"