# Some movies are so bad, they are fun **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [January 11, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978 "2024-01-11T22:06:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/61 "2024-01-12T19:27:11Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > **Joe Dirt** is not a good movie. It knows it’s not a good movie. Somehow that makes it even more endearing. Joe Dirt is a terrible movie but I not only watched it once, I watched it twice. I could see myself watching it a third time if I were trapped in a rental mountain cabin and it was in the stack of DVDs. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/62 "2024-01-12T19:41:03Z")
**Lisztomania** , by Ken Russell, who had made a series of biopics of great composers, each one campier than the last. He got Roger Daltrey to play Franz Liszt as a sort of 19th Century rock star. It has a giant penis that Roger straddles, as rock stars do. ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/63 "2024-01-12T19:43:42Z")
I’ve only watched [Samurai Cop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Cop) as part of Rifftrax (which is hilarious) but I’m confident it would be just as wonderfully outrageous to watch just as it is! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/64 "2024-01-12T19:59:47Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > **Joe Dirt** is not a good movie. It knows it’s not a good movie. Somehow that makes it even more endearing. **Joe Dirt** would be unwatchable if Joe himself was not so likeable. You start to feel sorry for him as he bumbles from one mishap to the next—the septic tank “bomb,” the meteor that isn’t, the tooth balloon—but he remains optimistic, and you can’t help but like him. Well, I can’t, anyway. Plus Dennis Miller as a condescending radio host and Christopher Walken as a mob boss in the witness protection program. What’s not to like? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/65 "2024-01-12T20:02:10Z")
Then there’s **Battle Beyond The Stars** , a cheesey sf remake of _The Magnificent Seven_, with Robert Culp playing the same type part he played in TMS, down to the dialogue. And George Peppard, regretting having quit _Banacek_ because it wasn’t classy enough, appears as Space Cowboy. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/66 "2024-01-12T20:04:38Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > [The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307109/) is “bad” on purpose, and it’s a hoot. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/67 "2024-01-12T20:05:00Z")
I love the **Puppet Master** series. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/68 "2024-01-12T20:09:40Z")
> [@Dropo](#): > > _Reptilicus_ (1961) Since you’re willing to go that far, I’ll take one for the team and suggest… **The Giant Claw**. Even a theater full of 50’s children laughed out loud at it. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/69 "2024-01-12T20:23:01Z")
The first in the series was legitimately good. Full Moon has a habit of buying rights to good indy horror films and then making awful sequels. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/70 "2024-01-12T20:26:12Z")
Robert Vaughn, not Culp. But otherwise an accurate summation. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/71 "2024-01-12T20:30:18Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Svengoolie has fun and silly movies every Saturday on MeTV. They’re always bad. And you get, as a plus🤔, a bunch of crap from the Svengoolie shtick and movie comments. Rich Koz (Svengoolie, formerly Son of Svengoolie) started that schtick in Chicago in the 70s, when every local UHF station seemed to have their own horror movie host. Why, yes, I do have SEVERAL Svengoolie shirts. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/72 "2024-01-12T20:35:40Z")
I prefer to think of it as a cheezy SF remake of The Seven Samurai. While indisputably cheezy, the actors could act, the writers could write, and the special effects were not terrible for the time. Of course, there’s a spaceship with boobs. But still, not IMO a terrible movie. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/73 "2024-01-12T20:40:16Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > I’d LOVE to see a more serious remake- is there really a supernatural monster killing the old folks or is the real horror the fact they’ve been forgotten and packed out of sight til they die? I’ve actually read the source material, and, yes, it’s a supernatural monster, not a metaphor. Another movie mentioned in the “Forgotten Movies” thread that fits this one is Joes Apartment. What’s not to love about singing cockroaches? I’ve got that one on VHS! ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/74 "2024-01-12T20:51:41Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > [The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307109/) is “bad” on purpose, and it’s a hoot. I laughed so hard at this movie. The look was so perfectly done. If you weren’t paying attention, you could think it was an actual 1950-60s “sci-fi” movie. My nomination is _The Gathering._ It’s kind of dumb, but Christina Ricci salvaged it for me. I really cared about her character. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/75 "2024-01-12T21:00:22Z")
_ **Flesh Gordon** _. Usually, I laugh at porn flicks because of the stupid plots, awful dialogue, and horrible acting. While _ **FG** _ is not exactly a cinematic gem, I laughed at it because it is genuinely clever and fun to watch. The segment with the monster is my favorite part! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/76 "2024-01-12T21:04:27Z")
Re: Flesh Gordon From Wiki: > The film was nominated for the **1975** Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (the only indie production nominated that year), but lost to Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/77 "2024-01-12T21:06:13Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > _ **Flesh Gordon** _. Yes, saw that at a drive-in. I thought it as pretty funny at the time. It had been edited somewhat and re-rated R. I’ve always wanted to yell “After them you dildos!” but the appropriate opportunity has never arisen. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/78 "2024-01-12T21:12:43Z")
Earth is being bombarded with sex-rays, but the design of the spaceship “was not influenced in any way!” [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRpAAXHTU7B-DAb1ncM7_m7YBmh_DZp9EC-dfepyO_2QfNgvRLjmR_p_9YL4f4d6A9YH0o&usqp=CAU) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRpAAXHTU7B-DAb1ncM7_m7YBmh_DZp9EC-dfepyO_2QfNgvRLjmR_p_9YL4f4d6A9YH0o&usqp=CAU) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/79 "2024-01-12T21:37:26Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > **Joe Dirt** is not a good movie. It knows it’s not a good movie. Somehow that makes it even more endearing. But if you own a copy on DVD, you are RIGHT OUT! 🤪 > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Then there’s **Battle Beyond The Stars** , a cheesey sf remake of _The Magnificent Seven_, We liked that film. Cheesy fun. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978/80 "2024-01-12T22:06:54Z")
Garrrhh! Thanks for triggering my PTSD! I saw _Damnation Alley_ when I was nine, and the only scene I remember - but vividly - was Paul Winfield getting into the wrecked car with the mutant flesh-eating cockroaches. The hell were my parents thinking, letting me see that movie? Just read that part of the reason _Damnation Alley_ looked so bad was that Fox, the studio, took a quarter of its budget to finish their other sci-fi movie of 1977 - _Star Wars._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978.md?page=5)