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floop
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Mexico
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 Posted - 11/17/2003 : 10:01:10
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lately, i get more enjoyment watching a movie that's really bad (and unintentionally funny) than watching something that's trying to be good, but is bad (like, say, almost every movie that's come out this year)..
a guy i work with is a pretty hardcore movie collector and he's been lending me some excellent DVD's...
watched THE BEACH GIRLS AND THE MONSTER last night.. quite a gem. anyone seen it? i'd recommend renting it if you can find it. very funny..
also, I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF.. which is actually a pretty good film, but so dated and over the top.. another one you can't go wrong with.
long live 50's teen horror movies. |
Edited by - floop on 11/17/2003 10:39:13 |
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glacial906
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1738 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 10:28:04
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How about "Brewster's Millions?" It was originally intended to be funny, but a few years back me and my buddy watched it while tripping on mushrooms, and I'll be damned if it wasn't the funniest movie I'd ever seen. We sat there the whole movie through, laughing, and never once took our eyes off of it.
Or, how about "Flowers in the Attic" the movie based on the V.C. Andrews novel series? Some pretty over-the-top acting, especially from the woman who played the mother.
"The Karate Kid" seemed like the pinnacle of theatrical achievement when I was six or so. I watched it the other day. Quite a different story.
If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.
Carl Sagan
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
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Posted - 11/17/2003 : 10:31:04
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wax on......
Remember Tron?
Hey this is a little off topic but has anyone seen a movie called the River's Edge with Crispin Glover (he is too good)? I can't seem to find it anywhere. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 10:32:57
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| watching otherwise unnotable material while under the influence of drugs is an entirely different topic. but i suppose along the same lines.. the unintentional pleasures that come from really bad material and/or drug-induced movie watching. |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 10:35:28
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Cool, glacial, I've always wanted to try shrooms...for my future reference, do you think they and/or the movie were unfairly enhanced by one another? ;)
hhmmm, I know there are many movies I've seen that would fit your bill, floop - can't think of em right off the bat though. I guess it would be cheating to list all the ones MST3K did, wouldn't it? ;) Why do they have to make their DVDs so darned expensive, anyway? All our VHS tapes of MST are overplayed and just about shot now. :(
Now that I think of it, "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" is just damn funny, and "The Kentucky Fried Movie", and "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka" and "The Brother From Another Planet" (all camp, but bad, but funny all over again) |
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 10:35:41
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The Omega Code!
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
I still think the Karate Kid is great.
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the swimmer
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1602 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 10:39:24
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You know, I watched Kung Pow Enter the Fist.
It's so dumb.
It's really kinda funny though. |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 10:40:50
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| Night of the Living Dead, too, where they blow up my home town. :) I love that movie |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 10:42:21
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Originally posted by apl4eris
Cool, glacial, I've always wanted to try shrooms...for my future reference, do you think they and/or the movie were unfairly enhanced by one another? ;)
hhmmm, I know there are many movies I've seen that would fit your bill, floop - can't think of em right off the bat though. I guess it would be cheating to list all the ones MST3K did, wouldn't it? ;) Why do they have to make their DVDs so darned expensive, anyway? All our VHS tapes of MST are overplayed and just about shot now. :(
Now that I think of it, "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" is just damn funny, and "The Kentucky Fried Movie", and "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka" and "The Brother From Another Planet" (all camp, but bad, but funny all over again)
see, i wouldn't count I'M GONNA GET YOU SUCKA or BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET because those are both good-good. as in, they're both very good comedies, and intended to be so..
the key ingredient i'm looking for is unintentional humor, derived from sheer badness, or weirdness, or datedness..
you can't go wrong with almost anything from the 50's.. drive-in horror movies. |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 10:43:26
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| or something like Conan the Barbarian |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 10:45:31
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exactly. CONAN THE BARBARIAN is hilarious.. especially considering recent events. ..
by the way, RIVER'S EDGE is a great film. i would think they'd have it at your video store. i guess it's kind of cult status, but i would think most places would have it |
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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 11/17/2003 : 11:09:44
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| NAIL GUN MASSACRE is easily one of the most entertaining unintentionally bad films. The killer has this classic getup on. A biker helmet with duct tape over the visor so you can't see his face, and a huge nail gun pack with a big yellow cord. He has horrible punch lines when killing people, and the nails are made of rubber and the people bleed chocolate syrup, and still breathe after being killed. A nail to the arm can kill them. Oh, you've got to see it to beleive it, but be warned, the scenes that attempt to develop the characters are very boring and go on for way too long. But it's worth watching for the killings, cuz they're ridiculous. |
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floop
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Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 11:13:52
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that sounds promising.. thanks for the recommendation.
that reminds me of COMMANDO, a movie that i thought was the shit when it came out (as a young lad) and happened to see it on cable a while back. so funny.. embarassingly, i knew like every line.
it's actually a decent action film, i guess, for that time.. but the dialogue is so hilariously bad. and most of the situations are so over the top and ridiculous. it's great. |
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BrendanT
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
907 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 12:23:01
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Plan Nine From Outerspace. It is funny in a strange a kind of creepy way.
Strummer-man
I had me a vision!
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Steak n Sabre
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Uzbekistan
1013 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 12:54:11
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Manos: The Hands Of Fate- Quite possibly the worst movie ever shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000, therefore, one of the worst anywhere. So bad I had to get a copy, VHS of course. Highly Recommended!
For Floop...
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Little Black Francis
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3648 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 12:59:48
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 13:13:07
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| Yeah, but I'm thinkin that one was actually meant to be good, like floop said about my choices up thar ^. Duck before you get the "floop-slap"!! ;) Not to be confused with the "floop-horn", BTW... |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 13:14:47
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yeah, Ed Wood movies are the quintessential example of this kind of film. classicly so.
for Steak n Sabre: "i eat green beret's for breakfast, and right now, i'm very hungry!" |
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Little Black Francis
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Posted - 11/17/2003 : 13:18:13
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apl4eris
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USA
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Posted - 11/17/2003 : 13:13:07
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Yeah, but I'm thinkin that one was actually meant to be good, like floop said about my choices up thar ^. Duck before you get the "floop-slap"!! ;) Not to be confused with the "floop-horn", BTW...
haha, I got the Floop seal of approval. |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 13:20:33
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 14:23:09
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I know now that Fargo was supposed to be a comedy but when we rented it it was labled drama. We all thought it was supposed to be serious and so had a laugh riot. I'm probably stating the obvious but as I haven't done any research on it I can't be sure - I think Fargo was meant to be marketed as a drama just so people would make fun of it.
It reminds me of a comedian I saw once. His act was so bad that people were in hysterics laughing at how horrible he was. I thought that was brilliant - it doesn't matter why you're laughing so long as you're laughing.
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miguel
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USA
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Posted - 11/17/2003 : 15:11:19
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Manos: The Hands Of Fate- OOOH YEEAH!
Oh god I loved that movie. Torgo with the weird knees...
A friend of mine used some Manos samples in a song called Mexican Wrestling Mask of a Purse. You can hear it here: http://www.garageband.com/artist/pelon
Any Russ Meyer movie is good.
Orgy of the Golden Nudes is another classic off the top of my head.
"... it's a pill, that gives worms... to exgirlfriends.. you just don't get it"
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 15:18:44
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Johnny Yen
= Cult of Ray =
USA
408 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 15:18:45
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Omega Man with Heston. It's truly terrible, with counter-culture zombies.
Oh, also "The Crippled Masters," a kung-fu film about a guy w/ no arms (well, there's a thumb sticking out of his shoulder) and a guy w/ legs that have no muscles (just bone & skin). THey team up and fight people. Its awesome |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 15:23:05
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TREMORS!!!
Never take tacos from Satan... |
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Doog
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1220 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 15:30:56
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'They Live', starring the wrestler known as Rowdy Rowdy Piper.
It has a like 10 minute fight scene between 2 guys! Seriously, TEN ACTUALLY MINUTES! It's hilarious, GET IT!
Part political message, all cheese.
 "I joined the Cult of Frank / Because I thought it would straighten out my life, SIR!"
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Malax
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1340 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 16:10:01
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| Space Truckers. The acting and dialogue is just a disgrace. The person who plays the women, I forget her name is so awful I laugh everytime I see the words Space and/or Truckers. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 11/17/2003 : 16:11:29
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Originally posted by Coldheartofstone
TREMORS!!!
Never take tacos from Satan...
That film absolutely rules! Kevin Bacon has never been better, not even in Hollow Man!
"I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid"
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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 11/17/2003 : 16:14:12
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| Haha. That 10 minute fight scene between those two guys in THEY LIVE is classic. I happened to catch that part on television once, and rented the film on the promise of that scene. I was very disappointed because nothing else in the film comes close to being as entertaining as that scene. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 16:20:12
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believe it or not, i took a film theory class that was loosly structured around THEY LIVE. my professor was really into John Carpenter.. and he worked in all this film and psychoanalytic theory..
he would probalby argue that that scene was meant to be a parody of fight scenes.. but either way, that is a classic scene. it's so funny. |
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mun chien andalusia
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Italy
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Posted - 11/17/2003 : 16:25:05
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all troma films.some of them are intentionally trashy and ironic but others are actually trying to look serious.
i would suggest "surf nazis must die".
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mun chien andalusia
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Italy
2139 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 16:35:39
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i just remembered "the storm riders" a sci-fi kung fu movie.they gave the dvd with a magazine and it was reviewed as "the hong kong response to matrix.a film that in asia was seen more than titanic".hilarious.i will just say that a character disappears in the middle of a fight without explanation.the camera zooms on his opponent,the scene changes and that's it.it goes on with something else.i haven't had a good laugh for a while before watching this.
join the cult of errol\and you can have a beer\without having to quit smoking
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Little Black Francis
> Teenager of the Year <
3648 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 16:55:17
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the Lost Boys
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interloper
= Cult of Ray =
440 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 17:18:49
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| Titanic, Steel Magnolias, and SUPERFUZZ |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 17:47:42
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that part in titanic when the dude hits the giant motor on the side of the boat when its tipping over is HALARIOUS!...i burst out laughing....eveyone though i had no feeling....*sniff*
Never take tacos from Satan... |
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
2002 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2003 : 18:59:08
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DISCLOSURE
terrible terrible terrible
"She's in the system!"
"ANGEL I thought you were supposed to protect the file!"
"I don't know...I was too busy listening to the sound of my panties being ripped off."
Catchin' blue in his eyes that were brown
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