I’ll add to the love for Capn Ron and “Your Highness” which I have watched many times on cable. Irreverence really helps when you’re dealing with medieval crap, though the king of that will always be “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
To repeat a few from others in the thread, I really liked Last Action Hero, Mystery Men, and John Carter. I also liked Daredevil better than either of the first two Spider-Man movies (which came out in the years before and after it), though with a gun to my head, I’d probably say the second Spidey was objectively better.
Don’t know if they’re poorly reviewed but two silly faves:
Mr. Mom
License to Drive
Vertical Limit. Throw it on a mountain and I’ll watch it. Add some great photography and I’ll probably buy it and watch it a bunch of times.
[nitpick]Alec Baldwin[/nitpick]
I like a lot of the parody films such as:
**Loaded Weapon I **
Not Another Teen Movie.
Loved, loved Last Action Hero especially since it introduced Bridget Wilson. Rowr!!
Also like a lot of the others mentioned.
I’ve got another one:
Johnny Dangerously
“You lousy cork-soakers. You have violated my farging rights. Dis somanumbatching country was founded so that the liberties of common patriotic citizens like me could not be taken away by a bunch of fargin iceholes… like yourselves”
I love his over the top [and floating] luggage.
Oh yeah!
“Pain don’t hurt.” Another Patrick Swaye contender (along with “No-one puts baby in a corner”) for worst movie line in history. Ben Gazzara as the evil businessman, Sam Elliot as the old-school bouncer, and the Jeff Healey Band bluesing up the place. Classic!
I’ve seen Roadhouse at least ten times.
I liked it too.
Cannibal Women in the Avacado Jungle of Death, with Bill Maher. It hits my funny bone in all the right places.
I like the Matrix sequels. The first one established such a great universe of diverse motivations and philosophies, and the sequels turned into sci-fi kung fu movies. But the thing is, I LOVE kung fu movies. The best part of Reloaded was the Neo vs. Smiths fight, that was awesome. I don’t care if there was no philosophy anymore, no darkness, or pushing the edge. I like wire kung fu with a super human
You shouldn’t post that to me, Kimaballkid. My father did that to me once. Once!
I love all of M. Night Shyamalan’s movies. I can forgive him his faults and adore him for his strengths.
Also, he has a kick-ass house and I want to live there.
You shouldn’t kick me in the balls, Monkey With a Gun. My sister kicked me in the balls once…
I thought Loaded Weapon was very funny as was Hot Shots and Hot Shots Part Deux. I actually think Part Deux is one of those rare sequels that is as good as or better than its predecessor.
Wing Commander. Good cheesy space action. With Jurgen Prochnow!
Sword of the Valiant, with Miles O’Keefe as Sir Gawaine, and Sean Connery as the Green Night.
As a Work of Cinematic Art, it is atrocious. However, as a film version of a medieval romance, it’s not bad.
It is the sort of story written to entertain pampered aristocrats who never had to work a day in their lives. Peasants are either non-existant, or comic relief.
Plot and characterization are tissue-thin, but then again, they tended to be pretty thin in the medieval sources. Improbable coincidences and deus ex machina abound.
Why does the Black Knight kill anyone who tries to enter Lyonesse? Well, because he’s a black knight, and that’s what black knights do. No explanation asked or offered.
Why does Morgan le Fay help the hero? Because he’s pretty. Why does the damsel help the hero? Because he’s pretty.
The screenwriters took some liberties with the source material. Then again, the sources weren’t consistent with each other.
The soundtrack is a wretched example of early 1980s synthesizer. But it’s not as annoying as the Ladyhawk soundtrack. I can only imagine the producers discussing the matter:
“I want a grand orchestra, scored by John Williams or Basil Poledouris.”
“We don’t have the money for that.”
“What can we afford?”
“Well, my nephew has a synthesizer in his parent’s basement.”
“He’s hired.”
I found both Ishtar and Pluto Nash to be cheesy fun.
ETA: was Joe Vs the Volcano really considered a stinker? I loved it but didn’t know it did badly with critics.
Most importantly, Jack Burton didn’t know that. That’s one of the things that makes it a great, fun movie.
Another vote for Constantine. Really enjoyed it, and I thought Peter Stormare’s Devil was one of the best put to film.
Another one that I really enjoyed was Executive Decision. “I take back every rust-picking, squid-eating thing I’ve ever said about Squabbies!”
But my all-time terrible movie that I loved was the Chevy Chase vehicle Modern Problems. I think my brothers and I are the only people who even remember this movie, let alone quote it.