Movies that still hold up but only God knows why

Superman II

The insane tone, the massive plot holes and forced script writing. But it still works cause…Terrence Stamp? I dunno.

Plan 9 from Outer Space

The Day After Tomorrow. Cliched plot and characters, terrible science, yet it’s very entertaining.

I think thats the only movie I deliberately went to see just for the spectacle.

‘Crazy Larry, Dirty Mary’. It’s campy, silly and fun. Possibly the best line in any movie at one point. Anyone know it?:wink:

I’ll vote for “Goldfinger”. A bizarre plot, a deadly hat/frisbee, a villain who lets Bond escape several times, and a main character with an amazingly crass name. But I still like it better than any Daniel Craig folderol.

Okay, you know those movies that your kids want to watch over and over and over? Well, in the late 80s/early 90s it was “Dad, can we stop at Uncle Al’s Video Emporium on the way home?” And I knew we’d be getting Rat Race, The Rocketeer, or the animal-infested Robin Hood for the 50th time.

And yet, even though I’ve seen each of those dozens of times, they’re still great movies.
Cites? I gotcher cites right here…

The Barbie Museum!

Alan Arkin finds a jet pack

Robin Hood and Little John /Runnin’ through the forest,
Jumpin’ fences, dodgin’ trees /And tryin’ to get away…

Blazing Saddles has a deranged, nearly non-existent plot. It revels in it’s own excess while taking us on a pointless journey of hilarious vulgarity.

2012. And I’ve seen it more than once.

I’m a fan of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and I have absolutely no idea how or why it’s remained such an enduring phenomenon.

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

I can’t tell you why, but if it’s on, my butt’s in the seat for the duration.

I still love watching Strange Brew. I saw it like 46 times in the theatre back in 1983/84/85 and have seen it at least 100 times on home video since then. It’s got cheap production values, a ridiculous re-telling of Hamlet for a plot and is basically just an SCTV sketch that is way overblown… but I love it.

Ernest Goes To Jail always does it for me too.

If a buddy of mine and I walk into a watering hole where we’re not known, he will often ask for an Elsinore beer. Some bartenders get it, but I’m always surprised at the number who don’t.

It still works because Christopher Reeve played both Clark Kent and Superman with total sincerity.

I want every eight-year old girl to watch *A League of Their Own.
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That totally fucking rocks!

Flash Gordon from 1980. The effects are either badly dated or just bad, the acting ranges from nonexistent to completely over the top, with no middle ground, and it’s just generally silly. Oh, yeah, and the soundtrack is…unique.

I love it! I don’t know if it holds up for others, but it certainly does for me.

(dundundundun FLASH! AH-AH!)

Very nice soundtrack, total sincerity from the cast.

Flesh Gordon (1974). I like Emperor Wang of Planet Porno. And the monster, too. :cool:

No, but I own Dirty Mary Crazy Larry.

Talk about a surprise ending.

I’ll watch it start-to-finish every time, and I think it’s unbelievably bad. Brightly colored and well-scored, but otherwise unbelievably bad casting, acting, cinematography, script, directing, etc. It’s also one of the most gleefully fun movies I own.

I own this too and agree that it’s a lot of fun.