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Mano said:
To piggyback off of Nelson’s suggestion of Pompeii, you can pretty much throw in any disaster movie in his thread. Volcano, Dante’s Peak, Pompeii, Joe vs. the Volcano, San Andreas, Deep Impact, Armageddon, 2012, Geostorm, The Core, Into the Storm, Poseidon, and any others you can think of. Cheap thrills, if even that.
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You're calling "Joe Vs. the Volcano" a disaster flick?

Everybody knows it was an ad for luggage.

 
storrsroars said:
You're calling "Joe Vs. the Volcano" a disaster flick?

Everybody knows it was an ad for luggage.

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Well, no, not really. I know it was just a farce, just threw it in there when thinking of volcano movies.
 
A bad movie that is kinda fun to watch? Like a guilty pleasure.

There are some John Candy movies that could fall under that umbrella.
 
Draft Day.

A movie about the NFL draft with Costner as GM and Dennis Leary as coach? Sounds like a SNL skit. Turns out...good movie.
 
G0UCONN said:
Draft Day.

A movie about the NFL draft with Costner as GM and Dennis Leary as coach? Sounds like a SNL skit. Turns out...good movie.
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That movie has some major plot and dialogue issues, but holds it together just enough to be watchable.

The whole bit about the QB's birthday party was really stupid.
 
Rush Hour 1 & 2

Blue Streak

Some people detest them but I could watch them over and over
 
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How about "Never Back Down," I think that might fit. A bit of an update/repackaging of Karate Kid, or Fight Club for rich suburban high schoolers in Florida. Or something like that. Cheesy, good fight scenes, fairly entertaining. I think the lead disappeared off the face of the earth after this movie, but it featured several young actors that have been working steadily since and if not exactly famous are at least recognizable--Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet and Evan Peters. Plus Djimon Hounsou, who all by himself makes this film better than it should've been.
 
Got another one. "Premium Rush." Joseph Gordon-Levitt vs. Michael Shannon, total cheese fest, but again better than it should've been (largely because of those two). A gung ho bike messenger in NYC constantly in death defying chase scenes weaving in and out of traffic while matching wits w/ a corrupt cop.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
The whole bit about the QB's birthday party was really stupid.
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As was the idea on the morning of draft day a GM would actually trade three first round picks for a guy he is going to draft and then ask his team to look into the guy's background to make sure he didn't screw up....

Stupidity like that aside, liked it.
 
Bloodsport. It might be the all-timer in this group. It's absolutely terrible, and a must-watch every time it's on.
 
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Bump. This is more interesting than a simple "Bad Movie" thread.
 
I looked back through the thread. Did nobody mention The Rocky Horror Picture Show?

The Boondock Saints. Has grown from trash to a cult classic.
Barbarella. worth it for Ms. Fonda in her prime.
Death Race 2000. Who even thought of this? But you can't look away.
The Gumball Rally. This is an epic classic for me. Ford vs. Ferrari of a different era.
Labyrinth might qualify.

If I can depart from "movies", Netflix's Teenage Bounty Hunters series (now cancelled) absolutely fits this category.
 
Mr. Wonderful said:
Better Off Dead was genius. The memorable quotes alone...

"Go that way...fast. If something gets in your way...turn!"

"I've been going to this high school for seven and a half years, I'm no dummy. I know high school girls."

"Now that's a real shame, people throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that."

"I figured if we had nothing in common he would get bored, but instead he uses it as an excuse to put his testicles all over me!"

It should be posted on the great comedies thread.
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I WANT MY TWO DOLLARS.... AAAaahh, I CAN'T SWIM....
 
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I could have sworn I already waded into this topic, but... alas, I hadn't. Already seen a couple on my list here - Big Trouble in Little China, Better Off Dead, and Roadhouse.

A couple of my absolute favorite cult classics - Ford Fairlane and Buckaroo Bonzai. Bonzai is particularly interesting - huge cast - Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, Clancy Brown, Jonathon Banks. Nutty movie, campy sci-fi effects, but super fun, especially on subsequent rewatches. Also very quotable

"Declaration of War - The short form"

"Laugh-a while you can, monkey-boy"

Even pulled it out of mothballs for an SNL skit with Lithgow playing John Whorfin years later
 
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When Mars Attacks should qualify, though it's more "bad" than "best"
 
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Deadrody said:
I could have sworn I already waded into this topic, but... alas, I hadn't. Already seen a couple on my list here - Big Trouble in Little China, Better Off Dead, and Roadhouse.

A couple of my absolute favorite cult classics - Ford Fairlane and Buckaroo Bonzai. Bonzai is particularly interesting - huge cast - Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, Clancy Brown, Jonathon Banks. Nutty movie, campy sci-fi effects, but super fun, especially on subsequent rewatches. Also very quotable

"Declaration of War - The short form"

"Laugh-a while you can, monkey-boy"

Even pulled it out of mothballs for an SNL skit with Lithgow playing John Whorfin years later
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When a movie leaves those memorable quotes, you know it's one for this category. Army of Darkness is one of the classics in that regard.

"Alright you Primitive Screwheads, listen up! You see this? This... is my boomstick! The twelve-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That's right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about a hundred and nine, ninety five. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that?"
"Hail to the king, baby."
"Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun."

And best of all this

 
I love Mars Attacks! Might be best sci fi comedy ever. Neck and neck w/ Galaxy Quest.
 
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