# Bad Movies I Keep Watching **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2001, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506 "2001-10-05T03:12:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mudpupper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@mudpupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mudpupper)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/1 "2001-10-05T03:12:36Z")
I seen some similar threads that made me think of this. What are movies that you can’t stand but for some weird reason you keep watching them again and again? The big one that gets me is Batman And Robin. The acting makes me cring; the corny one liners almost made me cry in horror in the theater. But whenever it is on TV or a friend has rented it, it pulls me in and I can’t turn away despite my knowledge of the coming onslaught of a big budget film gone wrong. Mudpupper ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/2 "2001-10-05T11:51:14Z")
**Clash of the Titans** Cheesy SFX (by today’s standards - admittedly by a FX legend), really odd big name stars (Olivier?), so-called “acting” by Harry Hamlin. I love it. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/3 "2001-10-05T11:57:16Z")
> [@](#): > > Clash of the Titans > > Cheesy SFX (by today’s standards - admittedly by a FX legend), really odd big name stars (Olivier?), so-called “acting” by Harry Hamlin. “Cheesy”!!?!! Them’s fightin’ words. (Young spoiled punks…rassafrassa…grumble) I have a vast collection of bad old films that I love. **Plan 9 from Outer Space** and **Robot Monster** are probably the best of the worst, but I have a special place in my heart for the Brendan Fraser **The Mummy**. I still haven’t seen **The Mummy Returns** , but I’m looking forward to renting it – it looks inspiringly awful, with all that cheesy CGI. ---
**Author:** ![NutMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/4 "2001-10-05T12:07:05Z")
There used to be a Saturday morning extremely bad movie starring an established actor before they were established. One of my favorites starred Jon Voight as Fearless Frank. Has anyone ever seen this? It’s a rip. I would love to see it again. ---
**Author:** ![cw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@cw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cw)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2001, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/5 "2001-10-06T00:26:33Z")
Red Sonja and Xena, I know Xena isn’t a movie but despite the cheesy lines I am somewhat drawn to it. I don’t really find her attractive, because she could kick my ass, but I guess I’m just drawn towards anything having to do with ancient fantasy plots. ---
**Author:** ![that\_darn\_cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@that\_darn\_cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/that_darn_cat)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2001, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/6 "2001-10-06T08:09:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pcubed \* > \*\ ***Clash of the Titans** > > Cheesy SFX (by today’s standards - admittedly by a FX legend), really odd big name stars (Olivier?), so-called “acting” by Harry Hamlin. > > I love it. \*\* What the heck can you do when it’s 4 a.m. and you suddenly want to watch Clash of the Titans. AAAHGGG! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2001, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/7 "2001-10-06T11:29:01Z")
I absolutely LOVE Lake Placid and Deep Blue Sea (the one with the biologically engineered super intelligent sharks in the underwater complex). If you haven’t seen either of these films, you are definitely missing out on some funtime. Also, for pure punishment, Greg Araki’s Doom Generation. It’s Rose McGowan’s first movie, and it is UTTER CRAP!!! The writing is terrible, the acting is worse, and PLOT!!! Who needs it when you have Rose getting knocked up every other scene? What gets me is it’s got some rather famous actors in it who I guess were told to act like the worst actors in the world, because there isn’t a decent performance in the entire film. Talk about wantin to jab a fork in your eye. Good times. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2001, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/8 "2001-10-06T17:15:58Z")
I love **Batman Forever**. Although, it’s more of a nostalgic thing because I was obsessed with the movie back when it came out (I loved Jim Carrey back then). The same reason goes for **Jurassic Park**. Oh, and a point for **Dumb and Dumber**. ---
**Author:** ![Limerick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a87d85/32.png) [@Limerick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limerick)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2001, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/9 "2001-10-06T23:33:53Z")
**The Big Easy**. Dennis Quaid. Soooooo bad, I love it. Favorite terrible line? Picture this, delivered with complete gravity and a terrible New Orleans accent: “Aw, man, now they’re killin retards.” Oh god. Oh yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/10 "2001-10-06T23:51:34Z")
**Son in Law** I admit, I watch it. Occasionally. It’s becoming a Thanksgiving classic. But it’s so bad! But then, isn’t anything with Pauly Shore? ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/11 "2001-10-07T00:04:06Z")
Killer Klowns From Outer Space. Truly a bad, bad, bad movie. Horrible. Bad acting, bad writing, stupid concept. I just watched the DVD with commentary by the Chiodo brothers (the producer-director-writers). I can’t keep myself away from this steaming pile. ---
**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/12 "2001-10-07T00:05:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pcubed \* > \*\ ***Clash of the Titans** > > Cheesy SFX (by today’s standards - admittedly by a FX legend), really odd big name stars (Olivier?), so-called “acting” by Harry Hamlin. > > I love it. \*\* Actually, when I saw this thread, I had just finished watching _Clash of the Titans_ on the Sci-Fi channel. It was the first movie that popped into my head. As technically awful as it is, it’s a classic from my youth, and I therefore am obliged to watch it whenever it comes on. ---
**Author:** ![Limerick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a87d85/32.png) [@Limerick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limerick)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/13 "2001-10-07T00:49:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by blessedwolf \* > As technically awful as it is, it’s a classic from my youth, and I therefore am obliged to watch it whenever it comes on. \*\* Man, so true. That really applies to so very many horrible films, now that I think about it. ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/14 "2001-10-07T01:39:13Z")
**Reform School Girls** , featuring Wendy O. Williams as an inmate, and Divine as the one of the cruelest wardens ever. An otherwise ordinary girls-in-prison movie, it has one of the coolest end credits song ever. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/15 "2001-10-07T03:33:15Z")
Someone help me here with a title. It seems there is this bad King Arthur movie. I can’t remember anything about it, except that one of the knights … ahem, rapes a woman while still partially dressed in armour. Ouch! To answer the question, I simply must watch is Top Gun. Oh, I was deep in TommyLust in 1986. Everything about the plot is implausible and Kelly McGillis is totally miscast as his love interest (we always howl, “she’s too big for him!”) at the screen. As an aside, we holler this at Charlie Sheen and Daryl Hanna in Wall Street, too. But I love it. It’s fun to see Meg Ryan and Anthony Edwards, too; they weren’t so famous back when it was released. ---
**Author:** ![whistlepig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/73ab20/32.png) [@whistlepig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whistlepig)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/16 "2001-10-07T05:00:18Z")
“Mother May I Sleep With Danger?” It’s a Wifetime made for TV movie AND it has Tori Spelling in it. I have this weird thing about Tori Spelling. I don’t find her at all attractive, and yet I find myself strangely compelled to watch her. It’s like she’s not quite human and if I watch closely enough I’ll spot the clue. This used to drive my ex-girlfriend nuts - “CHANGE THE CHANNEL! YOU HATE HER AND YOU’VE MADE ME SIT THROUGH THIS MOVIE 5 TIMES ALREADY!” ---
**Author:** ![Daowajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/17 "2001-10-07T05:17:55Z")
I love **Maximum Overdrive**. I own the soundtrack. I am a sick sick individual. ---
**Author:** ![frock75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@frock75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frock75)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/18 "2001-10-07T07:11:54Z")
Chinese Super Ninjas- A tale of a young lad who learns the art on ninja, so he can exact revenge on his master’s murderer. With three brothers at his side he must get through the various elements of the ninja, in order to get to his target. Each element presents a new obstacle, but his super ninja training and a James Bond-like ninja axe thingy allow him to perservere. Ahhhh…kung-fu theatre. Just gets me all choked up. ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/19 "2001-10-07T07:50:12Z")
The David Lynch version of **Dune**. Looks great on the screen. But it is just about incomprehensible, even for those who have read the book. Not only do I keep watching this terribly flawed movie, I even _own the freaking thing on DVD_. But it was on sale for $9.99, so I couldn’t resist. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506/20 "2001-10-07T08:12:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ellen \* > **Someone help me here with a title. It seems there is this bad King Arthur movie. I can’t remember anything about it, except that one of the knights … ahem, rapes a woman while still partially dressed in armour. Ouch!** [Excalibur](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0082348). How’s that for service? 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-i-keep-watching/85506.md?page=2)