I have to admit to finding some Pauly Shore movies just a bit not very much though…funny.
There it’s out!
Gawd…I feel so much better.
I love Kentucky Fried Movie! My brother introduced me to it-- also to the joys of Full Moon Entertainment. Hamadryad, I know whereof you speak. I met the guy who plays Jack Deth at a small science fiction convention once; I got his autograph for my brother and I believe he threatened to kick said brother’s ass for me if I so desired.
I’m also an ID 4 fan… and you know what? I liked The Grinch! Yes, the one with Jim Carey. I have yet to meet anyone who admits to liking that one. How can you beat lines like, “Santa, what’s the real meaning of Christmas?” “VENGEANCE!”
In a thread like this, some mention must be made of the great Roger Corman. His movies are almost always as entertaining as they are putridly bad. In memory of Joey Ramone, I just rewatched “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School”. Wow! What a horrible movie … but the Ramones rock, and hey, they blow up the school at the end. You’ve got to love that.
Another great one was “The Raven” starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and unbelievably as the romantic lead, a barely post-pubescent Jack Nicholson. It takes a couple of looks though to recognize Jack under his “Robin Hood” cap.
I’ve heard it mentioned on a simiar thread, and here as well . . .ROADHOUSE. This might end up in Danny Perry’s next “Cult Movies” book!
I cannot explain why I love this movie. It is totally retarded. Patrick Swayze is a skinny pretty boy midget, and his hair never goes out of place during the entire film, no matter how many times he fights.
I guess what it comes down to is:
-great fight scenes (really)
-male fantasy. Face it guys, we all want to be the good looking guy who comes in and cleans up a biker bar and walks away with the hot girl.
-Good heels. Mr Wesley (Robert Loggia?) and Jimmy are two truly scary guys
Other than that . . I cannot explain the “Roadhouse” phenomenon.
Other that I’ve seen it 7 times on TBS!
I agree! I haven’t laughed so hard at a movie since Arsenic and Old Lace. My favorite: “Take me down to Paradise City…” And you know what? I actually cared about what happened to E.E. Will he win the girl’s heart? Will Jennifer Love Hewitt say “There is no…US!” to somebody? Will the ghetto-wannabee burn his drawers? Watch it and see.
Agreed. I really loved this film (and Amazon Women on the Moon, which is a similar film). This is NOT a bad movie, and I can’t help but wonder about how humor impaired some people are.
OK, add me to the fans of Roadhouse. The plot and the acting is terrible, but there is just something about the movie I like.
And just last night, I watched Little Nicky, and laughed my ass off. I mean, again, the movie sucked, but there were just some funny damn lines in it. Any movie that has Ozzy cannot be all bad.
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training…some critics panned it but I enjoyed it a lot…but I draw the line at The Bad News Bears Go to Japan, which was truly one of the all-time stinkers.
I also liked Bloodsport, even though I muttered to myself throughout about how silly the dialogue was…I think there’s something where a movie can be so bad that it’s good, like when you’re watching a Jean Claude Van Damme character try to be serious about how he’s “defending the honor of the Tanaka clan” or where he yammers some nonsense about how the fighting tournament is some sacred, solemn event or whatever. The bad acting and the wacky fight scenes make for lots of laughs.
I love the Rocky Horror Picture Show, but you gotta admit that as an actual movie, it sucks. I mean, it suck a LOT. But watched in the right atmosphere, it’s just great fun.
Err… that’s “suckS a lot”, I mean. Geez, you skip previewing ONE time…
Recently saw ‘Little Nicky’ - I’m not a fan of Adam Sandler (though I don’t hate him like many people do) but I was surprised at how funny this one was, my favorite Sandler flick so far.
Showgirls was so bad, I laughed all the way through it. In the end, I enjoyed it in an odd kind of way.
Name your generic teen flick and I probably did or would enjoy it. It’s embarrassing, but true. I don’t get to watch many, though. My SO and my sister (my usual movie watching partners) refuse to rent them.
I’m sure I’ve seen Flashdance at least twenty times. It may not be a cinematic masterpiece, but something about it catches me.
I also agree with Real Genius, They Live, Prince of Darkness, Earth Girls are Easy, and probably a bunch more I’m not thinking of right now.
A couple of movies I like that star Nicholson in his earliest roles are The Terror (also starring his first and, so far, his only wife) and Little Shop of Horrors (the first one, which I hear is coming to DVD). Both Corman, I think. I also know Francis Ford Coppola worked on The Terror.
One movie that I like (I loooved it as a little kid, but now I’m sort of indifferent) is Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. I think I just like it, now, because it takes place in Las Vegas, where I grew up and had to move away from five years ago.
I think I’m the only person in the whole country who actually liked Maximum Overdrive, the Stephen King film with the trucks that kill people. Hey, Shakespeare it ain’t, but it’s good mindless summer fun.
(plus I’ve got a soft spot for “animals/robots/machines turn on their masters” stories. 
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Sheesh, after reading this thread I guess I like a lot of bad movies. Kentucky Fried Movie and Amazon Women on the Moon are two of my favorites. I liked Big Trouble in Little China and will always watch it when it comes on cable. Xanadu gives me a warm glowy feeling. I mean, disco and '40’s Big Band music combined? What could be better?
But I haven’t seen this one mentioned, and I loved it so much I got a (very lightly) used copy at a video store for like $5 and almost peed my pants I was so happy:
Hudson Hawk.
Another vote for Starship Troopers. The dialogue is painful, but I just gotta watch. It’s the first DVD I ever purchased.
And Streets of Fire. Willem DaFoe in the apron is weirdly fascinating to watch, and Rick Moranis as a hard-talking semi-toughguy is just plain bizarre.
Can’t get enough of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. It’s the movie Keanu was made for.
I’ve also got an occasional hankering for Bobcat Goldthwait’s Shakes the Clown. Don’t ask. Even I don’t know why.
How can anyone not like Kentucky Fried Movie?
My pick is ConAir. A bunch of good or decent actors get together to make an awful movie. One of my favorite parts is where that dude, whose name I forget, needs to get to Lerner Airfield really quickly, and he sees that asshole’s car. Next thing you know, he’s driving it. What, did he leave the keys in it? I like how they cut instantly from him seeing it, to him driving it, as if just making the switch will keep us from wondering how the hell he started it.
First, I want to challenge the inclusion of Kentucky Fried Movie, Real Genius, and Big Trouble in Little China in this thread, as they are all really good movies. Goofy, but good. Real Genius in particular is one of my favorite all time movies. Because of this film, Val Kilmer is one of my favorite actors despite the fact that I can’t think of a single other movie he’s been in that I liked. Oh, wait. Top Secret.
As for movies which which have absolutely no redeeming value except for the fact that I enjoy them so much… Any movie featuring a volcano, tidal wave, hurricane, inferno (towering or otherwise), earthquake, or other dramatically violent disaster as the major villain. Gladiator, Shakes the Clown, David Lynch’s Dune, almost anything with an offspring of Martin Sheen. Heck, almost anything with Martin Sheen, too.
“I was just thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said…I drank what?” -Real Genius
“Assault on Precinct 13” was a real low budget affair that I thought carried off a good story.
“Motel Hell” deserves an honorable mention for casting Wolfman Jack as a preacher.
Another vote for Roadhouse, Starship Troopers, Big Trouble In Little China, and ID4, even though it was silly, and not on purpose.
Also Flash Gordon (“Oh Flash, I LOVE you! But we only have 14 hours to save the earth!”), The Last Dragon (“Who’s the master? Sho Nuff!”), and…total brainfart. I KNOW there’s hundreds of bad movies that I genuinly love, and I’m drawing a total blank. Oh well, maybe I’ll come up with some more tomorrow.