I re watched "Army of darkness" last night, and was struck with a thought. What other movies are out there that are so bad, they are actually good in some way. So what other movies do you think are so bad they come back around to being good/ enjoyable.
Danger Diabolik That movie is so perfect. It's absurd spy stuff and sometimes you wonder if it's supposed to be funny or taken seriously. It's hard to tell. I've watched the original, the MST3K version, and the reboot from recent years. I usually hate reboots. The whole idea sickens me, but this one was really quite good. It's a more serious take, I'd say. Here's the Beastie Boys making a video with the footage of the show. They liked it too.
Face/Off will forever get my vote for the best worst movie ever made. It's so preposterous on every level, not just the swapping faces part. And the acting is deliciously over the top and cheesy they should create a new Oscar category.
Commando, it's absurd truthfully, but I love it. It's got some of the best and cheesiest lines that still make me laugh. 1995's Mortal Kombat. I love it. Warcraft, I play WOW and am one of those rare few who enjoyed seeing the world live action, but, I'll agree that it's pretty silly, especially some of the dialogue, but I secretly loved it.
I think the one I've seen recently that made me feel like it was so bad it was good is probably Dungeons and Dragons. It's a hot mess, but Chris Pine and Rege Jean-Page killed their performances and it just looked like everyone had fun filming it. Fall Guy is another one, I think. I love movies that highlight the work of the usually unseen people like stunt people. Like, yes, they're seen, but we don't really think about it past a certain point.
That Dungeons and Dragons movie was excellent. I couldn't believe it, because I was expecting a common sense outcome. I was totally wrong. It was joyous. Hugh Grant was my favorite character.
The live-action version of Devilman (2004). It has NO redeeming features. It's not even so bad that it's good, it's just bad. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devilman_(film) And Army of Darkness was awesome.
Anything in the Lucas universe after Return of the Jedi is complete tripe imo. The acolyte was 100% bunk.
My grandson talked me into this one and I thought at the time it exhibited the qualities of a wonderfully terrible movie, but I've never been able to watch it again to make sure. It's good to have my basic instincts confirmed.
Bill Duke: "Fuck you, asshole." Arnold: "[no] Fuck you, asshole." The best one has to be when Arnold grabs a picture of the plane they're about to steal, hands it to the woman, and while the camera is zoomed in on the picture of the plane, he tells her (and us), "Here's a picture of the plane." Thanks, Arnold. I was wondering where we going with this scene before you explained it to me.
The one scene I remember well from that movie, was Arnold holding one of the bad guys over a cliff while questioning him. Then in the next scene the female lead asks him what happened to the bad guy. To which Arnold responded, "I let him go." That scene stuck with me after seeing the movie back in the 90s.
While he's holding him off the cliff by his foot, he says, "Remember when I told you I would kill you last? I lied." "Let off some steam, Bennet," is a good one too after he kills the villain by impaling him with a still steaming pipe. "Stick around," after he throws a knife into another guys chest isn't bad, but that might have been in Predator. Then there's the guy in the opening who asks him a question that ends in an interrogatory "right?" Arnold (declaratory) shoots him with a shotgun and says, "Wrong." I just found this, and among Arnold movies, Commando ranks first with 81 kills!
Those are all good ones, but for me the fave, is, "Don't disturb my friend, hes dead tired." All terribly good quotes. I am not surprised he/Commando tops the list. I sure do miss the 80s early 90s films. Dialogue especially seemed much more entertaining. Another bad but good film I recalled, not an Arnold film, but on par with absurd witty puns and repartee, imo, is 1990's Men At Work. It taught me the golf clap, which I do on occasion still.
Yes! Forgot that one. I don't believe he has a one liner after he takes the top of the guys head off with a thrown circular saw blade. Gimme a few and I'll think of one.
Voyage 1993. It doesn't get many stars on IMDB and it's a pretty predictable psycho at sea movie. But it starred Rutger Hauer and Eric Roberts and it was one of my favorite terrible movies mainly because I liked the character of Morgan (Hauer) and the dialogue had great moments. It's a shame it was constrained by the machinations of typical thriller as the dynamic between Hauer & Roberts would've been more interesting had the story continued - how do you shake a sleazy, charismatic guy who has infiltrated your life when at the same time you love showing him up?
I am so excited for the Red One movie, because it looks like an absolute piece of comedy trash and I am SO happy to have a film come out that's that level of stupid fun.
Yes. Every 90s movie based on a video game is seriously bad. And here's exhibit B: Street Fighter (1994). Created 3 years after the release of Street Fighter II (hadouken! ), this movie tried to cash in on the "Street Fighter" craze. It failed miserably. One of the worst films I'd ever seen was Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983). This thing tries to simultaneously rips off Conan, Flash Gordon, and Star Wars. Some highlights: a barbarian in the past is called Yor. (Yor? My what?) He challenges the entire army of the Empire to a fight. And then he whips out laser weaponry and waxes the mothers, because he is a hero and has the right to do silly things. Along the way, he beats up obvious dinosaur puppets and finds his true love. When this movie is bad, it's almost insultingly stupid. When it's good, it's fantastically stupid. Oh, and I have to mention the fantastic theme song ... which blatantly lies to you. It boldly proclaims that Yor "never sees the sun! He's always on the run!" and then you see Yor jogging through an incredibly sunny desert. Then again, this movie was made on a low budget, and never tries to be anything other than Saturday afternoon entertainment. Don't expect anything here to make sense. I just gave you some of the highlights/lowlights. Other really bad movies: Gor (1987, which looks as stupid as it sounds). Plot: American professor Tarl Cabot is transported via a magical ring to planet Gor, where he must help an oppressed country overthrow its evil king and his barbarian henchmen. (Somehow, they got Jack Palance to be in this one, albeit for only 2 minutes). It's a piece of sh*t. Barb Wire (1996, with Pamela Anderson as the aforementioned Miss Wire ... what?). Plot: During the Second American Civil War in 2017, Barb Wire owns a nightclub called the Hammerhead. Things become complicated when her ex-lover Axel Hood, who is married to the fugitive Corrina Devonshire, re-enters her life. Let that sink in. Barbara Wire, Axel Hood and Corrina Devonshire ... could these names get any stupider? This thing is ... not good. In the first minute or two, Pamela performs a strip dance, with her breasts hanging out of a rubber dress, while being sprayed with water. This is never explained. (Apparently, it was one of her nightmares. It should've stayed there). Unfortunately, this bit makes the most sense in the whole movie. There's violence, explosions, really bad costumes, and no story to speak of. The only reason to watch this piece of sh*t is to get some ideas about what not to dress up as for Halloween. And finally ... Samurai Cop (1991), which is called that despite the fact that the protagonist is neither a samurai nor a cop. Sadly, that is the thing that makes the most sense about this schlock-mobile. Turn off your brain and try to enjoy this so-called "detective" debate about whether to arrest someone while he's having sex or after he's finished ... ... and when he finally makes up his mind, he is stopped by a sliding door, so the bad guy can escape. I only have one question to this "cop": WTF kind of dumb-ass defective-detective are you? Not to mention that the plot revolves around this "detective" pairing up with a rookie cop (I mean, why?!) in Los Angeles to stop a Japanese prostitution/drug/gambling gang (they forgot to mention terrorism) from taking over LA. And the gang's name is ... drumroll ... Katana. Of course it is. And it's apparently an offshoot from the Yakuza ... because of course it is. Bizarrely, this piece of crap spawned a sequel, Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance (2015) ... which is, if anything, even stupider. The only way to watch either of these movies is if you're completely drunk, sozzled, wasted out of your mind. Better still, don't watch them at all. You won't miss much.
Watched the Roadhouse remake on Prime and I was irritated with how much I enjoyed it. Jake Gyllenhaal is ridiculously talented. In my opinion, of course. And he wears his shirts well. Connor McGregor or whatever the heck his name is? Scary mofo. Legit would go back in my house if I saw him coming down the street in real life. Disturbing dude. We also watched Twisters, which was horrendous but in a fun way. It's awful, and I still watched the whole thing.
