What’s your favorite “bad” movie? (lemmy.world)

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I get hella stoned and watch Foodfight! at least once a year. It’s my “favorite” movie.

Everything about it, from the implied beastiality between Charlie Sheen and Hillary Duff, to the weird gay bat, to the shitweasel is a masterclass in what not to do in a movie. It transcends badness and becomes something sublime. The entire plot is about how store brands/generics are Nazis, and one of the Nazis absolutely chews the scenery in a way that makes Brian Blessed look reserved.

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[-] cattywampas@lemmy.world 47 points 3 weeks ago

By all accounts The Boondock Saints is a "bad" movie but we all watched it when we were 12 and thought it was fucking awesome and still do.

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Oh no. I haven't watched it since I was a teenager, please don't ruin my memories.

[-] AskewLord@piefed.social 11 points 3 weeks ago

it's legitimately awful

[-] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

Can’t be, it has Willem Dafoe chewing the scenery

[-] gothic_lemons@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

There was a FIREFIGHT!!!

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[-] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago

Bad? By whom? I fucking love that film.

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[-] scytale@piefed.zip 40 points 3 weeks ago

Equilibrium (2002) wasn’t well received when it came out. I think it’s still “bad” on RT but imdb has it at 7.3 now. I don’t care if gun-kata is silly and dumb, it looks cool as fuck.

[-] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

The end fight where he slides the clips for future use is chef kiss good

[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 6 points 3 weeks ago

"Sense offender!"

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[-] Asafum@lemmy.world 39 points 3 weeks ago

Velocipastor is an amazing bad movie that intended to be bad. There's even a scene where a car explodes and it's just some text that says "VFX of car exploding"

It's about a pastor that can turn into a velociraptor... When there's gore it's like obviously fake, like a head rolls off and it's clear as day that it's a mannequin head. It's so bad it's amazing.

Oh yeah, and there are ninjas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_VelociPastor

[-] EditsHisComments@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

And the fact every flashback of the pastor was in a church of a different denomination lol

[-] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zip 29 points 3 weeks ago

Kung pow enter the fist. Steve oedekerk, not Bob, intentionally made a bad movie by over dubbing rewriting bad 70s martial arts films. It's absurd and stupid. I love it.

https://youtu.be/qBjKXk9QULQ

[-] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 18 points 3 weeks ago

They said bad movie. This is a masterpiece.

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

So many good quotes from that film.

[-] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 weeks ago

THAT'S A LOTTA NUTS!

[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 weeks ago

We trained him wrong, on purpose, as a joke!

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[-] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago

The Riddick Chronicles. Bad acting, bad CGI, Simple stupid inconsistent plot, one dimensional characters. perfect bad sci-fi.

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 9 points 3 weeks ago

I have a real soft spot for how absurdly bad/good those films are.

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[-] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 weeks ago

That Speed Racer movie that the Wachowskis made. I’m not gonna pretend it’s underrated, and I’m not gonna try to convince you to like it. They made it for me and me alone.

[-] duckythescientist@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

They just released a remastered Blu-ray of it! I bought the disc, but I didn't actually have a Blu-ray player, so idk if they did a good job with the remaster yet.

[-] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

A remaster??? I hope they made it more colorful.

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[-] one_old_coder@piefed.social 19 points 3 weeks ago

Another one: Orgazmo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgazmo

By the guys of South Park.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

Sucker Punch

The internet loves to shit on it. I've always enjoyed it. It's a visual/audio treat.

[-] abigscaryhobo@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

See I never got that either. There is some kind of story about escapism and dealing with trauma in there, but it's definitely second fiddle to the fact that you get to see badass ladies with samurai swords running a bunny mech through ww1 trenches and fighting giant samurai with a gatling gun. Sure it's dumb, but so is Fast and Furious

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[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 weeks ago

Probably Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, but honorable mention to Chopping Mall and Primo Baby for being so terrible they're amusing.

[-] Sarothazrom@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

Super Mario Bros. 1993. It is by far the movie that puts the biggest "fun" smile on my face, especially when watching it stoned. It's so goofy in the best way and comes across as funny in a way that makes me have fun with it every time.

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[-] chunes@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Bulletproof Monk. It's corny but it puts a smile on my face every time.

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[-] lemmyng@piefed.ca 15 points 3 weeks ago

Six String Samurai.

"Nice tuxedo... nice tuxedo TO DIE IN!"

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[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 14 points 3 weeks ago

The Mummy (1999) I believe was panned by critics at release, but I think it's an absolutely fantastic and humorous adventure film.

[-] hansolo@lemmy.today 12 points 2 weeks ago

It's a solid 10. Brendan Fraser's finest work.

[-] Zedd00@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 weeks ago

Ice pirates is way up there. Amazing cast, great sets, the absolute dumbest plot.

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[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Stuff I haven't seen mentioned yet:

1984 Dune. It's one of my favorite movies period.

Return of the Killer Tomatoes is on my top 10 favorite bad movies I'd say. Top 20 at least.

The Tune (Bill Plympton movie).

Clue (and very similar Murder By Death)

Empire Records

Cool as Ice (Rifftrax edition)

Actually, on that front - The Room + Birdemic (Rifftrax edition)

Zardoz

Original Little Shop of Horrors

[-] Mr_Wobble 7 points 2 weeks ago

How is Clue bad?!

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[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago

Raw Force (1982)

Martial arts students visit an island with ghosts of dishonored fighters. They encounter a Hitler lookalike running a female slavery operation, leading to encounters with cannibals, piranhas, zombies, and chaos.

Absolutely stupid low budget insanity.

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[-] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Bubba Ho-Tep. Bruce Campbell is a still-alive Elvis forgotten in a nursing home. He’s got to fight a mummy that’s sucking the souls out of old people’s assholes. Also Black JFK assists. It really shouldn’t work, but it somehow manages to.

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[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago

Shoot 'Em Up.

It's kinda like John Wick but also kinda like Bugs Bunny.

[-] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

That movie absolutely rocks. That is not a bad movie...it's a classic.

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[-] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Hocus Pocus - "Dance! Dance! Dance until you die!"

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[-] hansolo@lemmy.today 10 points 2 weeks ago

Not yet seen mentioned:

UHF - Weird Al's good-bad classic

Spice World - The Spice Girls knew what they were doing.

Shaolin Soccer - Yes, Ninjas would be good at sports.

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[-] TipRing@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It's a tie between: The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

See John Lithgow chew the scenery as the villain, plus Jamaicans are the good guy aliens. Classic bad movie, but fun to watch.

and

Remo Williams

It's terrible, it's racist and sexist in a 1980s way. But it has Kate Mulgrew and she's awesome in it.

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[-] Skyline969@piefed.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago

Either Master of Disguise (1/100 on RT) or Joe Dirt (9/100 on RT)

[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Turtle! Turtle!

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[-] c64z86@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Explorers 1985! I love this movie to bits and never knew it was considered a flop until recently.

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[-] BreadOven@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

No ones said "The Room" yet, so I'll go with that. Saw it once with Tommy and Greg in the audience, and another with just Greg (and a bunch more without either). But the ones with the cast there, you couldn't take a step in the theater without stepping on a plastic spoon.

Either that or anything by Neil Breen.

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[-] one_old_coder@piefed.social 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Getting any? by Takeshi Kitano, the greatest filmmaker ever. https://boxd.it/13h6

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7nCJdwf0ww

While pursuing his dream of having car sex, a goofy middle-aged man makes all the wrong moves and ends up enrolling in a number of crazy escapades.

It's so bad it's good.

[-] kinkles@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The Cat in the Hat (2004) is my pick. I loved it as a kid and I still love it as an adult. Lots of humor for all ages and all the practical props and sets are so neat.

[-] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 6 points 3 weeks ago

Encino Man

[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Kung pow! Enter the fist.

[-] cheat700000007@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

They said bad movies.

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[-] ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Take off, eh! The answer here has to be Strange Brew. Only movie I ever watched that taught me how to get free beers.

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