What's the most entertaining "bad" movie ever made?
What movie is genuinely bad or most people consider bad, but is entertaining anyway?
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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
I love this movie. The premise is so silly, but the pacing is perfect and we get some surprisingly great performances. It's also full of all the mid-2000s tech and military tropes. So much fun.
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.
The series is called "The Neighbors" and its an absolute fever dream.
I don't like his material after "The Room", it feels way too unauthentic and forced self-parody to me, even if he manages to make it funny bad again (but not really same tone as the movie).
In "The Room" he's definitely being his authentic self trying to make what his idea of "good" movie was, you can read about it in Greg Sestero's (Mark in the movie) and Tom Bissell book "The Disaster Artist" if you doubt with what intention he made the movie. Or even listen to it in audiobok form, Greg does amazing impression of Tommy and sheds lots of background info on their history and how the movie came to be
House
Army of Darkness, assuming self-parodies are allowed.
Better Off Dead (1985)
there are so. many. montages.
Where's my two dolllllllllarrrrrrrrs?
Lane Meyers. Truly a sight to behold. A man beaten. The once great champ, now, a study in mopishness. No longer the victory hungry stallion we've raced so many times before, but a pathetic, washed up, aged ex-champion.
Edit: also, this isn’t a good “bad movie” but an excellent great movie.
Love this movie.
"Man, that's a real shame when folks be throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that"
Mars Attacks
I don’t know if this counts as bad. It was an excellent movie, intentionally camp. And it worked
Idiocracy 😀
Becoming less "movie" and more "documentary" daily
I think with current president, reality is worse than the movie...
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.
Evil Dead.
Any evil dead movie, though army of darkness is my favourite. "Youre going down" followed by "going up *goes up stairs*"
Sexdrive (uncut version)
Snakes on a Plane
Reanimator
Phil The Alien
I'm just impressed that Im not the only one who's seen this movie. I own one of the (probably) few remaining DVDs.
Top secret
The biggest surprise like that for me was Talladega Nights. I almost refused to see what looked like such a bad movie but I never laughed so hard
You can pick only one? There's so many!
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
Yogahoders is just bad anf kunh fury is just great imo
Does Velocipastor count? They knew exactly what they were doing and made a masterpiece, but it is undoubtedly a bad movie.
The Sharknado movies.
My favourite scene is when there was a flood but the streets were only about 10cm under water and then the sharks were swimming in the streets eating people.
Or the one were a one of the tornado sharks came flying to eat the main character and the dude chainsawed the shark in half.
Street fighter (1994)
"For you it was the greatest day of your life. For me it was a Tuesday" god dammit the actor nailed it.
And basically anything the Russian said like "you're getting paid?"
Cocaine Bear.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DuWEEKeJLMI
I think this might just be a straight up good movie.
Battlefield Earth.
Rubber
Oh god yes haha
How could one not like a tyre killing people
Ice Pirates
Nooooo, this has been on my to-watch-list for 40 years.
Ruined. 😂
Volcano or Dante's Peak. Both are fun and bad in their own way
Dante’s peak is a childhood classic of mine. It is not a bad movie and I will die on that hill!
It’s just so comfortable.
Star Wars prequels.
Dancin': It's On
Directed and produced by I've if the choreographers of Westside Story. He also put himself on this movie.
It is cringe.
But I have more info if anyone wants. I was living in Panama City when it was filmed. Lol
From the top of my head:
"I kick ass for the Lord!"
I see you're a man of culture as well.
Moonfall. There are some dull parts, but it's even more fun rewatching with someone who has no idea about the "plot".
Holy shit, I saw this on a plane. Didn't know of I should laugh or cry. I love bad movies, and just.... Whew. Took my breath away.
It was a 'cult revival' a few years ago. The only movie I ever walked out of. My buddy stayed and says he enjoyed it:
Kull the Conqueror: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kull_the_Conqueror
Anything done by mystery science theater 3000!! Especially the final sacrifice!
Independence Day.
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.
Mac and Me has a legacy thanks to Paul Rudd
Funny that, I just started a collection of entertainingly bad movies. We're at 100+ already. Highlights thus far include
Zardoz - Sci-fi Sean Connery in a future diaper.
Magic Magic - Horror movie Michael Cera.
Troll 2 - A Troll movie entirely bereft of trolls.
Showgirls - Stripper Nicholas Cage as played by Jesse from Saved by the Bell.
Critters 3 - Leonardo DiCaprio's film debut.
Breakin', Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, AND Rappin' - no explanation needed.
Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack
Some people say terminator 3 is bad. They're wrong. It's incredible
the newer ones are worst than 3.
Troll 2
The movie with nary a troll in it.
You mean to tell me that Nilbog isn't "troll" spelled backwards?
leprechaun movies.
Miami Connection.
Sad I had to scroll down this far to find this.
"Ugh, ninjas" is a perennial line among my friends.
Zardoz
Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter
I still love that atheist scene. Im upset they didnt have more in the car. Just one more loop.
Y'all are missing some gems.
UHF
Frankenhooker
Spice World
The Star Wars Holiday Special is genuine torture
They Live
The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonsai
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Jaws: the Revenge
Orca
Manos: Hands of Fate shouldn't even be considered a movie. AI can make better
Mac and Me
Start with that, see how it goes.
Plan 9 From Outer Space is the classic worst movie ever made, and that's why it's entertaining.
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.
Anything by Neil Breen.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes 🍅
Birdemic
Turkish spiderman.
"So bad that it becomes good" territory. Spiderman doesn't even have webs in this movie, he just stabs people.
"Samurai Cop" is so great to watch - hilariously bad, but actually has two charismatic leads and all the good vibes of a buddy cop film down. Pretty enjoyable every time.
I think the key to a good bad movie is "I want to make a movie but I haven't got any money" or "I want to make a movie but I don't know what I'm doing" rather than "I want to make a movie but I can't really be bothered to put any effort in".
Take Plan 9 From Outer Space. There's a certain amount of charm from seeing a guy hide his face the entire movie to hide the fact that he's clearly not Bela Lugosi, the UFOs being hubcaps on fishing lines, or the fact that all the cockpit scenes appear to be in somebody's shed.
Hercules Returns https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107103/
I genuinely enjoyed The Sand... it is an objectively bad film, but I was never bored. There's more than a couple other horror films that I could probably list.
Disaster zone: volcano in new york
Machete and Machete 2 are great.