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What are your favourite "So bad, they're good" films.

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PineappleSeahorse · 15/07/2019 20:39

I'm ill and I'm in the mood for a bad but enjoyable film. I'd appreciate any suggestions. TIA

OP posts:
ilovesooty · 16/07/2019 00:21

Theatre of Blood. Gloriously OTT and hammed up.

McShakey · 16/07/2019 00:25

I second The Room, absolutely hilarious. That and Face Off. Two of mine and DH’s favourites

CalamBalam · 16/07/2019 00:27

Is The Room not the film about the mother and child held hostage in a basement Fritzl style?

VetOnCall · 16/07/2019 00:29

YY to Lake Placid
Also:
Sharknado
Snakes on a Plane
Piranha
Deep Blue Sea
The Meg
Frozen (the stuck ski lift/ravening wolves one, not the Disney one)

If you want a next-level shit-but-brilliant movie experience check out Zombeavers and Two-Headed Shark Attack.

Not shit per se but easy watching:
Any Jurassic Park/World
Twister
Dante's Peak
2012
Independence Day
What Happens in Vegas
The Break-Up
You've Got Mail
The Proposal
Pitch Perfect

Deianira · 16/07/2019 00:47

Troy (the Brad Pitt film) - it is COMPLETE RUBBISH but such good fun. Particular bonus points for 'cool/serious' Brad Pitt face all the time, shouty Brian Cox SHOUTING all his lines, and mostly pointless conversations in which everyone overacts shockingly in an effort to create drama.

It should be a classic. But it isn't because it is terrible.

WooMaWang · 16/07/2019 00:49

I agree on starship troopers and van helsing. Particularly van helsing (that is definitely so bad it’s amazing).

And all the natural disaster movies too. The core is a particular masterpiece of WTF science.

WooMaWang · 16/07/2019 00:49

You should watch Flash Gordon OP. I think you’ll find it ticks all the requisite boxes.

36degrees · 16/07/2019 04:37

@CalamBalam The Room (mentioned by PPs and absolutely so bad it's good) is very, very different to Room, which is the one you're thinking of. I went to see a midnight showing of The Room where audience participation was encouraged and it was one of my best nights out ever.

Here to add Monster in Law and Wedding Crashers to this fine list. J. Lo, early McConnaughey and the non- Wes Anderson Butterscotch Stallion are great contributors to the bad movie genre. The mention of Ange in Gone in 60 Seconds reminded me of The Bone Collector, too.

donutrehomer · 16/07/2019 04:50

The Amy Adams film where she's in Ireland.

The Kate Hudson film where her best friends and bf are secretly in love with each other.

3luckystars · 16/07/2019 04:56

Grease 2 is absolutely brilliant.

NEtoN10 · 16/07/2019 04:59

Overboard is brilliant!! Always makes me smile

orangeblosssom · 16/07/2019 05:13

To all the boys I've loved

Kissing booth

Both on Netflix

Graphista · 16/07/2019 06:09

Omg most of my favourites fall into this category!

Cocktail
Passenger 57 (particularly awful is liz hurleys "acting" seconded by a truly DREADFUL cheesy cliché ridden script!)
Under siege
Long kiss goodnight
The Rock
Roadhouse
Commando (notable for a very young Alyssa Milano too)
The glimmer man
Face/off
Con air
Next 2007 (also Nicholas cage - he picks some seriously dodgy scripts!)
Burlesque
Last action hero
Last Boy Scout
Broken arrow
Adventures in babysitting
Monster in law

Basically you'll likely not go wrong with any of the cheesy action stars - Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Steven Seagal, Nick cage at a push

"Critters is hilariously bad but I love it!" I don't know ANYBODY else who's seen these - basically more adult piss take of gremlins - which I also love!

"I can’t think of the name of it (it has Alan Rickman in it) and they are actors in a Star Trek type programme who get mistaken for real space explorers by aliens who get them to help them from being attacked by other aliens. It’s better than it sounds!" - galaxy quest! Yes it's a cracker

"I’m going old school: Police Academy, Caddyshack, National Lampoons, Uncle Buck, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Brewsters Millions." Totally excellent suggestions. Can I add bill & Ted movies to this (anyone else so excited they're doing a new one?!)

I've recently "discovered" a "new" one (new to me at least)

Morning glory - Harrison ford as a curmudgeonly, offensive formerly highly respected hardcore journalist stuck presenting a "fluffy" morning "news" show with Diane Keaton with Rachel macadams as a naive, optimistic, hard done by producer - it's utter nonsense but fun!

And to anyone who's seen it I need only say "frittata" Grin

Unsureofthescore113 · 16/07/2019 06:23

White chicks

Pinkarsedfly · 16/07/2019 06:32

Hotel Chihuahua Blush

I’ve seen it twice BlushBlush

wanderings · 16/07/2019 06:38

Spiceworld the Movie. I loved it as a teenager!

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking. I watched it to see why the Radio Times gave it only one star.

Cats and Dogs. "At what point did you forget that we intend to TAKE OVER THE WORLD?!"

Needcoffeecoffeecoffee · 16/07/2019 06:48

The Andy sandberg 'popstar' film. (its on netflix)
Bring it on
Clueless
Sweet home alabama
Mannequin
Happy gilmore
Dantes peak - my friend and I giggled in the Cinema to that one
Sleepy hollow

Needcoffeecoffeecoffee · 16/07/2019 06:48

Hope you feel better soon op

Bubblysqueak · 16/07/2019 06:48

Dead and loving it.

Needcoffeecoffeecoffee · 16/07/2019 06:51

Deep blue sea

LadyOfTheCanyon · 16/07/2019 06:54

Never been Kissed where Drew Barrymore goes back to high school as an undercover journalist and falls for her English teacher. (Creepy subtext!)

Also YY to Con Air, Face Off and Snake Eyes. I used to have quite the crush on Nic Cage before his face went all David Gest.

Disfordarkchocolate · 16/07/2019 07:00

!!!!! @HotSauceCommittee Uncle Buck and Planes, Trains and Automobiles are not 'so bad it's good', they are 'so good it makes me really sad John Candy is dead'.

Socksontheradiator · 16/07/2019 07:07

Chuck and Larry. And the boat that rocked. Easy to watch. Not in a so bad they're good way though.

florriepeck · 16/07/2019 09:12

Not RTFT, but has anyone mentioned Sharknado?
If so, another vote for it!

crankysaurus · 16/07/2019 09:15

Dude, Where's My Car. I've never laughed so much at something so truly awful.

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