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What's the most entertaining "bad" movie ever made?
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Thumbtanic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYZdeh-x1F0
The Room is probably the correct answer but since that’s been said already I’ll go with Gymkata.
Disaster zone: volcano in new york
Army of Darkness, assuming self-parodies are allowed.
Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack
Machete and Machete 2 are great.
Twilight. If nothing more than to count the red flags and use it as a teaching tool for young teens on what not to do in romantic relationships.
Mom and Dad Save the World [1992] even as an 8 year old I understood this was a bad movie by so many standards but enjoyed it anyway. The injection. The muscly bird people. The fish people. Probably the first thing I ever saw Jon Lovitz in and I will forever see Spengo in any other character he ever plays.
You can pick only one? There's so many!
- Yogahosers
- Llamagedon
- Velocipastor
- Holyman Undercover
- Kung Fury
- Empire Queen: Golden age of magic
Like choosing a top five is hard (yes I know that's six).
It also depends on who you're watching with. Any "bad" movie is the worst, or the best, depending on group ability to vibe with it
The core
That's so funny I was going to post the exact same! Aaron Eckhart. Stanley Tucci. Unobtainium. It's a classic!
IT'S THE WHALES
Street fighter (1994)
Troll 2
Snakes on a Plane
Phil The Alien
"Phil is an extraterrestrial with shape-shifting ability and telekinetic powers. After crash-landing in Northern Ontario, Phil befriends a red neck child, his father, and a talking beaver as he wanders the Canadian wilderness. Phil is soon introduced to the trappings of small town northern Ontario and adopts the persona and mannerisms of a stereotypical Canadian small town alcoholic while hiding from the ineffectual and mentally traumatized military general who is trying to capture him."
The Room?
I still can't figure out if Tommy is being laughed at or with regarding that movie. It's so entertainingly bad, but he made a series (whose name escapes me) after that that managed to also be entertainingly bad. I can't tell if his taste is accidentally hilarious or if he figured out how to bottle lightning and can just make hilariously bad media on a whim.
It's hard to walk that line without drifting into satire territory, becomming a self-parody, or going too far the other way from hilariously bad to just bad.
I lean more towards him doing it deliberately from the start because he pivoted so easily to the comedy series. I suspect he would have had a meltdown about the public reception if his personality was really like the Tommy Wiseau character he plays.
Though I am pretty sure that a significant part of his motivation was to have sex with (or at least a sex scene with, no idea if they actually did it like in a porno or just simulated it like on most movies) Gabrielle from Xena.
Anaconda, closely followed by the first three movies in the Breenaverse, but probably Fateful Findings is the crown jewel.
From a vintage perspective, you can't do wrong with Space Mutiny, Werewolf or The Mole People.
But I always have a special place in my heart for Pumaman, the crapiest of heroes.
From the top of my head:
"I kick ass for the Lord!"
I see you're a man of culture as well.
Battlefield Earth.
Mac and Me has a legacy thanks to Paul Rudd
Cocaine Bear.
Rubber
Miami Connection.
Birdemic
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