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?

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

[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]

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.