# Recommend a terrible yet thoroughly watchable movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 15, 2005, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816 "2005-09-15T17:24:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/141 "2005-09-20T00:47:40Z")
**Erik the Viking** - I spend each moment watching this flick trying to figure out why in the holy fuck anyone would even think to make it. It’s a satire of old Viking flicks that virtually no one has seen, and hence nobody gets the jokes. The funniest part of the whole goddamn movie is a conversation about puke. And yet…somehow…magnetic. Doog of the highest order. ---
**Author:** ![docandjean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7993a0/32.png) [@docandjean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/docandjean)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/142 "2005-09-20T01:29:43Z")
Wow. All the posts and no mention of my most favorite bad movie, Volcano? I’m convinced if you took the time to list them all out, Volcano would have every single movie clique ever thought of. You can’t list them all, however, because your brain shuts down before the openning credit sequence ends. And, I don’t know whether to be proud or ashamed at how many of these films we own. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/143 "2005-09-20T01:33:59Z")
> [@docandjean](#): > > Wow. All the posts and no mention of my most favorite bad movie, Volcano? > I’m convinced if you took the time to list them all out, Volcano would have every single movie clique ever thought of. You can’t list them all, however, because your brain shuts down before the openning credit sequence ends. > > And, I don’t know whether to be proud or ashamed at how many of these films we own. who said anything about _owning_ them? I wouldn’t shell out good money for these, nor would I waste valuable tape or DVR space on them 😃 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![priapus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@priapus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/priapus)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/144 "2005-09-20T01:38:21Z")
He man and the Guardians of the Universe Any Abel Salazar movie (a Mexican Horror star) .In one movie,he is burned as a warlock in the 17th century and comes back as a brain sucking alien in the 20th. Also,anyone know the name of the Marin Short movie where he plays a 8 year old kid? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/145 "2005-09-20T01:49:55Z")
> [@priapus](#): > > He man and the Guardians of the Universe > Any Abel Salazar movie (a Mexican Horror star) .In one movie,he is burned as a warlock in the 17th century and comes back as a brain sucking alien in the 20th. > Also,anyone know the name of the Marin Short movie where he plays a 8 year old kid? Clifford > **[Clifford (1994) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109447/)** > > Clifford: Directed by Paul Flaherty. With Martin Short, Charles Grodin, Mary Steenburgen, Dabney Coleman. A bratty 10-year-old boy is obsessed with visiting a dinosaur-themed amusement park. His uptight uncle takes the wily tyke in for a week, and... ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/146 "2005-09-20T01:52:44Z")
> [@](#): > > And one can’t forget The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. Hush your mouf. This movie is not just doog. It’s Damn Doog. **Flesh & Blood** is also one of those hypnotic culty films. And since no one will admit to liking this film, I shall cough up one of my guilty pleasures \*\* Black Knight\*\*. It is so stupid, yet more entertaining than a trainwreck full of clowns. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/147 "2005-09-20T01:58:14Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > Hush your mouf. > > This movie is not just doog. It’s Damn Doog. > > **Flesh & Blood** is also one of those hypnotic culty films. > And since no one will admit to liking this film, I shall cough up one of my guilty pleasures \*\* Black Knight\*\*. It is so stupid, yet more entertaining than a trainwreck full of clowns. sure - if you like Martin Lawrence - but it was a cheesy rip off of Connecticut Yankee ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/148 "2005-09-20T01:58:23Z")
> [@docandjean](#): > > Wow. All the posts and no mention of my most favorite bad movie, Volcano? > I’m convinced if you took the time to list them all out, Volcano would have every single movie clique ever thought of. You can’t list them all, however, because your brain shuts down before the openning credit sequence ends. > > And, I don’t know whether to be proud or ashamed at how many of these films we own. You beat me to it, **docandjean**. I was surfing this weekend, and found it _again_ on cable…almost watched it, but Himself loathes it so I was good. I hate to admit I like that movie…really. ---
**Author:** ![Tenar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@Tenar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenar)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/149 "2005-09-20T02:09:57Z")
**Uncle Buck** is uber doog, as is \*\*The Silver Streak \*\* and any number of comedies that fell just short of being truly funny. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/150 "2005-09-20T03:13:48Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > And since no one will admit to liking this film, I shall cough up one of my guilty pleasures \*\* Black Knight\*\*. It is so stupid, yet more entertaining than a trainwreck full of clowns. I was gonna say just that movie. Really funny. **A Knight’s Tale** is one of my all-time favorite movies , I know it almost word-for-word by heart, but I am the first to admit it is not high art. **To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar** … how can you not love Patrick Swayze and Wesly Snipes in drag ? 😃 **City Of Angels** … yeah , it’s sappy and contrived. And I bawl like a baby every time. Wanna make something of it? **Death Becomes Her** … just… snarky doog fun. **Best In Show** …Since I have been showing dogs for 23 years , I swear I have met every one of the people in it. ---
**Author:** ![priapus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@priapus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/priapus)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/151 "2005-09-20T05:40:34Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Clifford > [http://imdb.com/title/tt0109447/](http://imdb.com/title/tt0109447/) I still feel Charles Grodin’s pain. I also love any Carl Weathers’ flicks ,like “Action Jackson”.Vanity is a junkie cured by the end of the movie by loving that action man ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/152 "2005-09-20T12:55:55Z")
> [@docandjean](#): > > Wow. All the posts and no mention of my most favorite bad movie, Volcano? My favorite part of _Volcano_ was always the trailer. “There are 1,500 active volcanoes in the world … that we know about. And a least one … that we don’t. Welcome to L.A.” I knew it would be bad, but I still love it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/153 "2005-09-20T13:18:40Z")
I haven’t seen it in years, but **Streets of Fire** was one of those amazing films that never got the attention it deserved. And it has Willem Dafoe as the bad guy. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/154 "2005-09-20T13:40:41Z")
> [@Carnick](#): > > The Wizard. > > “I love the power glove, it’s so bad!” > > It’s a movie about Nintendo! Rad! It also stars Jenny Lewis, who grew up to be the beautiful and talented singer of indie-rock/alt-country band Rilo Kiley. ---
**Author:** ![priapus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@priapus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/priapus)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/155 "2005-09-20T14:10:20Z")
mysterymen.I still can’t figure why it stinks so bad ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816/156 "2005-09-22T15:33:05Z")
> [@priapus](#): > > mysterymen.I still can’t figure why it stinks so bad Dunno. I didn’t like it when I first saw it, but I decided to try watching it again about a month ago. I was right the first time. It’s no **The Specials**. I thought of another movie - **Prayer of the Rollerboys**. It’s strange and compelling, but not strangely compelling. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816.md?page=7)