What is your favorite "so bad, it's good" movie? / LJWorld.com

Asked at Massachusetts Street on March 30, 2010

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“‘Dude, Where’s My Car,’ mostly because every time I see Ashton Kutcher I can’t help but laugh.”

— Zach Duhaime, neuroscience major, Providence, R.I.

“‘Dumb and Dumber,’ it’s the stupidest comedy out there, but it’s good.”

— Lauren Marcucci, civil engineering major, Olathe

“‘Strange Brew,’ it’s stupid, stupid, stupid humor.”

— Lisa Roush, music director, Lawrence

“The original ‘Revenge of the Nerds.’ It’s terribly funny.”

— Chad Broome, production manager, Lawrence

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RoeDapple 3 years, 2 months ago

Tremors

Easy_Does_It 3 years, 2 months ago

Road House. It is a cinematic train wreck - you just got to watch.

snap_pop_no_crackle 3 years, 2 months ago

Flesh Gordon

sandycove 3 years, 2 months ago

"The Last Starfighter," in which a young Earthling video game wizard and a cackling reptile save the Star League and thus, the universe. Sublime...

shicks44 3 years, 2 months ago

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians!

Jimbecile 3 years, 2 months ago

Starship Troopers

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 2 months ago

Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter.

oldvet 3 years, 2 months ago

An Inconvenient Truth... weird-o science fiction at its finest!

feetup 3 years, 2 months ago

roadhouse, definitely -why is it on all the time???

Slowponder 3 years, 2 months ago

The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 2 months ago

space, Netflix has it, Don't do the Red Box thing. It's the whole principle thingy. Don't go to McDonalds or Walmart. ewww... Plus REDBOX sounds so communistic and somehow degrading.

snap_pop_no_crackle 3 years, 2 months ago

Army of Darkness

Liberty275 3 years, 2 months ago

Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies.

Liberty275 3 years, 2 months ago

Honorable Mention

Carnival of Souls The Day After

One free internet to whoever knows what those movies have in common.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 2 months ago

Dang autie, Next thing you know, you will be joining The John Birch Society.

snap_pop_no_crackle 3 years, 2 months ago

Sword of the Barbarian (they couldn't afford a full sized sword so they used a machete)

Liberty275 3 years, 2 months ago

"Both filmed in Lawrence, both sucked. May I have a porn site, please?"

You win a whole free internet. That gives you millions of porn sites! You might want to stay away from any featuring lesbian bondage though, as there is currently a theory circulating that you will become a bad parent if you enjoy that fetish.

consumer1 3 years, 2 months ago

Man how about that sunrise this mornig? Was that awesome? uhh Linda Lovelace for President

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 2 months ago

Have not watched Zombie Strippers yet, so the jury is still out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVkQCD...

Speaking of juries, "I, the Jury" was a much better book than the movie, but Peggie Castle put a face to Charlotte Manning.

I_Bejewel 3 years, 2 months ago

"Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" It's so stupid, but I will sit and watch it whenever it comes on.

meggers 3 years, 2 months ago

Dawn of the Dead...it was THE midnight movie back in the day.

jaywalker 3 years, 2 months ago

Streets of Fire. Diane Lane is just plain hot, Willem Dafoe couldn't look spookier, soundtrack was awesome. Cheesy hammy guilty pleasure.

vince_bonner 3 years, 2 months ago

Spacehog,

How can you hate America's pastime? I just love the numbers of the game. You just have to go and keep score at a game some time.

And about "The Gods Must Be Crazy", that does not belong on this list. It was actually pretty good.

I think I would have to say "Porky's" was hecka funny but dumb at the same time.

Joe Hyde 3 years, 2 months ago

"BubbaHotep". It's so bad that for somebody, somewhere, one day it'll be good.

radiohawk 3 years, 2 months ago

"Seed of Chucky". Pretty much anything by John Waters.

labmonkey 3 years, 2 months ago

The Replacements.

What about old Dukes of Hazzard and Knight Rider episodes? Do these count?

Aiko 3 years, 2 months ago

Copper Mountain w/ Jim Carrey and Alan Thicke......

Sagecasey 3 years, 2 months ago

Shakes the Clown

mom_of_three 3 years, 2 months ago

"Twister" - its just so inaccurate at times that you have to watch it. And Helen Hunt and Phillip Seymour Hoffman before they won their oscars.

whats_going_on 3 years, 2 months ago

Mars Attacks!!

whats_going_on 3 years, 2 months ago

Liberty275 (anonymous) says… Honorable Mention

Carnival of Souls The Day After

One free internet to whoever knows what those movies have in common.

Both have scenes in Lawrence! I win.

jonas_opines 3 years, 2 months ago

R-I: Jesus Christ vampire hunter started out wonderfully, then failed miserably. The reason: they had Jesus cut his hair and put on black leather clothing!! He should have stayed as Jesus! Once he cut his hair he was just a dude named Jesus who hunted down vampires.

My choice is probably Python (not to be confused with Anaconda, this is the ultimate B-Movie version). I have a theorum that states that you can predict the awesome badness of a movie by how early they put in the first nude/sex scene. Well this one's second scene is a nude/sex scene, within the first 3 minutes. And it's a lesbian scene! Phreeow, you know you're in for something!

Also, Jenny McCarthy gets beheaded! Wil Wheaton gets speared through the chest! Casper Van Dien has a mustache! Robert Englund is a mad scientist!! Python, best bad movie ever.

Either that or Deathrace 2000, with Stallone and David Carradine. Hard to pick.

jonas_opines 3 years, 2 months ago

mom-of-three: Look up "the nostolgia critic." He has a great review of Twister.

"Joooonnnaaaasssss!!"

beatrice 3 years, 2 months ago

Earth Girls Are Easy

whats_going_on 3 years, 2 months ago

shame on whoever said Dumb & Dumber. That movie is is genius.

puzzler 3 years, 2 months ago

Weekend at Bernies

Liberty275 3 years, 2 months ago

"I need to kill this gene pool pronto, doncha think?"

A true American hero! Every time you get a good parking space, think of Spacehog.

(Yes, that was a ripoff of a Doug Stanhope joke)

amrose42683 3 years, 2 months ago

There are too many too list:

all the Phantasm movies Killer Klowns from Outer Space I agree with Bubbahotep, which was mentioned previously Reanimator House The Gate

I have a whole lot more. I love cheezy B movies:)

Liberty275 3 years, 2 months ago

whats_going_on...

http://www.mopo.ca/uploaded_images/one-free-794609.jpg

a_flock_of_jayhawks 3 years, 2 months ago

"Kung Pow! Enter the Fist"

Soooooo bad, but yet, soooooo good!

Dejacrew423 3 years, 2 months ago

Killer Klowns from Outer Space.... they wrap you up in cotton candy cocoons!! Or what about the Beatles movie, Help.

a_flock_of_jayhawks 3 years, 2 months ago

TOB, every time barry, Tom, etc. says Chosen One, I think of Kung Pow. Three funny!

somedude20 3 years, 2 months ago

buckaroo banzai cat people ice pirates amazon women on the moon i'm going to get you suka

Dejacrew423 3 years, 2 months ago

What about Dr. Giggles or The Ice Cream Man!! I loved those!! Man, all of you are making me want to spend the day watching these movies!!

sloppyscience 3 years, 2 months ago

Teen Wolf

somedude20 3 years, 2 months ago

night of the creeps Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone trancers

lindsaydoyle 3 years, 2 months ago

Don't know exactly what we're going for here. "Pink Flamingos" billed as "the ultimate in poor taste" and doesn't try to be anything else. "They Live!" is actually an excellent allegory for our times and "Killer Klowns" is really horrifying. I would say that anything from the past 20 years that takes itself seriously but is really nothing but political correctness, including the stuff from that kid who is now a KU prof. Just awful.

meggers 3 years, 2 months ago

I can't believe no one has mentioned Napolean Dynamite. Dumb, dumb, dumb....but yet hilarious. You're not quite sure WHAT is so funny, just that it is.

meggers 3 years, 2 months ago

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes deserves a mention, as well.

townie79 3 years, 2 months ago

Mommie Dearest, Showgirls or Valley of the Dolls :)

Pywacket 3 years, 2 months ago

I'm with Slowponder in voting for Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. Awesome. Tied for first would have to be King Kong vs Godzilla. Hysterically funny--especially the "native" dancing, the little "native" kid who talks the American out of a couple of smokes (so wrong!!), the overall atrocious acting and, of course, the low-budget special effects.

Just watch some Mystery Science Theatre 3000 for lots of other "so bad they're good" flicks, complete with hilarious commentary. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (with Pia Zadora, no less) is a classic, as is Manos: the Hands of Fate.

fleeba 3 years, 2 months ago

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

jehovah_bob 3 years, 2 months ago

Anything on Netflix instant view.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 2 months ago

I want one of these... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-KczC...

cnorwoodus 3 years, 2 months ago

The Brady Bunch movie

gerald_bostock 3 years, 2 months ago

POOTIE TANG

CreatureComforts 3 years, 2 months ago

Another vote for Kung Pow!

LoveThsLife 3 years, 2 months ago

Napoleon Dynamite..that movie is dumb, but I think it is hilarious...

trinity 3 years, 2 months ago

any of the "final destination" movies.

cthulhu_4_president 3 years, 2 months ago

"Return of the Killer Tomatoes" : George Clooney's finest acting.

"Bad Taste": Peter Jackson (yes, THAT Peter Jackson) plays 5 roles in the 2nd goriest horror-comedy ever made, and has a fight scene where he plays both actors!!

"Species": Forrest Whitaker's breakout role, and some nudie time for the stripper on CSI. I see nothing wrong with this.

"The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra": There are no words......

"The Call of Cthulhu": H.P. Lovecraft historical society puts their endorsement on a new silent movie based on the story using only technology available in the silent film era! Only a "bad" movie in the sense of technology used.

"Transformers": a.k.a "THINGS GO BOOOOOM!!!"

somedude20 3 years, 2 months ago

Frankenhooker

"if you see one movie this year, it should be Frankenhooker." Bill Murray

fanaddict 3 years, 2 months ago

Dr. Horrible's Sing a Long Blog...

oh NPH....you're amazing.

It's in 3 acts...you can find it on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apEZpYnN_1g

Ricky_Vaughn 3 years, 2 months ago

Road House is horrible, but awesome. I have seen the Ice Cream Man and it's worth it! I think there are many "Walker: Texas Ranger" episodes that qualify here! They're all an hour long, so they're like half crappy movies.

I'd add Commando to this list.

scopi_guy 3 years, 2 months ago

I love Valley of the Dolls, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Mommie Dearest, Pink Flamingos, and all of the 70s Disaster Movies (Stella Stevens stating "just panties, what else do I need?") and even the Airport series of movies (the first one was actually pretty good) but would have to say #1 for me is Female Trouble.

beatrice 3 years, 2 months ago

Andy Warhol's Frankenstein

Dr. Frankenstein: "You don't know life until you've (had relations with) Death in the gall bladder."

Return from the Planet of the Apes

Battlefield Earth

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 2 months ago

Space, It would be the coolest, freshest thing, like a supercharged summers eve!

peinkc 3 years, 2 months ago

Better than Frankenhooker is Frankenweenie directed by Tim Burnton

Catzilla 3 years, 2 months ago

Hands down: Showgirls!

BorderRuffian 3 years, 2 months ago

Here are the top three:

Strange Brew starring the MacKenzie brothers Wayne's World Porkies

runners up: Barbarella Tremors Elf

hedgehog007 3 years, 2 months ago

Corky Romano

lounger 3 years, 2 months ago

At the moment 2012. J.C. and co. should have died two dozen times over in this movie. Very bad at times yet somehow draws you in. Amazing destruction and pretty lame acting. I dont even subscribe to the whole 2012 thing but this movie is pretty accurate I believe of how the governments of the world would react to such an event. Every man, woman and child for him/ herself!!! Now lets go drive a limo through a collapsing building....