Favorite Bad Movies

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

I have to agree with all of this I turned the third Mummy movie off. I just couldn't stand it, but all the Tremors movies are fabulous fun. I also have to add Jaws, Godzilla, and Killer Clowns From Outer Space.

I'm sorry, but Jaws is in no way a bad movie. It's quite the opposite. I'd even argue it's one of the best movies ever made. To put it in the same category as Godzilla and Killer Clowns From Outer Space is just wrong.

Does Terminator 2 count as a bad movie? It actually has an insanely high rating on rotten tomatoes. Anyway. Love that movie. Another one I relish is Point Break with Keanu Reeves. The one with the bank robbing surfers.

I don't count it as a bad movie. Actually, I think it's probably one of the best action movies there is. It's got a good story, good acting (from a kid, no less), and wonderful, wonderful music.

Fast times at Ridgemont High.

Again, I don't think this is a bad movie, it isn't a great movie, but it isn't bad, if only for it's influence on all teenage comedies to come after it.

[Varenne Rodin]

I agree with everything Mutatis said.

My next favorite bad movie: Roadhouse. The name is Dalton.

[iamnobody]

Has anyone mentioned The Toxic Avenger? That movie was so bad it was awesome!

[qimissung]

You all mentioned some great movies, like Terminator 2, Jaws, Fast Times, Deep Blue Sea. I also have a special place in my heart for Tremors which was a particular favorite of my kids when they were young.

I recommend Buffy the Vampire Slayer for genuine good badness.

But my all-time favorite "bad" movie is Invaders from Mars, the 1953 version, which is both intriguing and campy at the same time. I saw it on tv after school one day, and it stayed with me. It's told from the viewpoint of a kid, which always got my interest at the time. I searched for it for years and finally found it on youtube a year or so ago. It was much as I remembered.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP74A_4FVJg

Two other genuinely terrifying movies, although they probably aren't bad in the sense that we're defining it, are The Bad Seed and Village of the Dammed, the black and white version. Very scary, and slightly pulpy, so I guess they fit.

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

That someone actually considers Jaws a bad movie still baffles me. It just doesn't compute in my mind. It's like looking at that picture by M.C. Escher of the stairs that are simultaneously going up and down.

[Calidore]

That someone actually considers Jaws a bad movie still baffles me. It just doesn't compute in my mind. It's like looking at that picture by M.C. Escher of the stairs that are simultaneously going up and down.

Different strokes. I love SF, but I've never understood what everyone sees in 2001. Dull, dull, dull.

[Hawkman]

Earth Girls are Easy was pretty bad. Still, I guess it didn't do Jeff Goldbloom's career any harm...

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Different strokes. I love SF, but I've never understood what everyone sees in 2001. Dull, dull, dull.

I actually agree, though what really makes that movie something special is the visuals, which are just amazing considering the time it was made.

[qimissung]

I haven't seen 2001 in a long time, but I seem to remember enjoying it, especially the parts about Hal. I think it does move kind of slow, though.

Just to clarify, Mutatis, I did refer to Jaws as good. It's a classic in my book.

Hey, here's a great "bad" movie I'm surprised no one's mentioned: Army of Darkness! I love it! "Klaatu barada nikto!"

Also, Thirteen Ghosts.

[OrphanPip]

What about Peter Jackson's old splatter films.

Braindead/Dead Alive:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbOmCUWm25w

And Bad Taste:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtPYTfS8Kuw

Edit: Ha, Qimi, love the Evil Dead movies in general.

[qimissung]

They are awesome! lol, Pip, those do look pretty "bad!"

[Desolation]

The Room.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

The Amazing Transparent Man is pretty bad by most other's standards.
This is right up my alley.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jc0P9AgqC0

[qimissung]

Mars Attacks!

[Emil Miller]

The Amazing Transparent Man is pretty bad by most other's standards.
This is right up my alley.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jc0P9AgqC0

There's nothing amazing about the transparent man. I saw through him straight away.