Comments on: Movie Quality vs Movie Enjoyability

By: David Lopan

David Lopan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:50:05 +0000

Oddly enough, two of them are with Dolph Lundgren

So bad it’s good movies:

- Showdown in Little Tokyo
- Masters of the Universe
- Deathbed: The Bed that Eats
- Burial Ground: Nights of Terror
- Quick Change

By: jimf

jimf — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:05:56 +0000

Attack of the Mushroom People – Matanga, the Fungus of Terror.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:59:16 +0000

What about Last Action Hero? Was it so bad that it overshot the “it’s so bad, it’s good” mark? That movie still stands out to as one of the worst ever.

By: Lu Galasso

Lu Galasso — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:21:34 +0000

You’re all going to think that i’m insane but I’ve always loved the movie Bio Dome even though I know it’s such a horrible film.

By: nbakid2000

nbakid2000 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:57:27 +0000

Since we’re on the topic of sports movies, how about “Thrashin’” with Josh Brolin and a cameo by early Red Hot Chili Peppers?

By: Kyr

Kyr — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:20:54 +0000

Under the category, “it’s so bad that it’s fun to heckle with friends” would have to be
Deathstalker 2.

The first movie (a sword/sorcery flick) is bad, but the second one set out to be intentially bad — horrible acting, same 5-6 guys as the goons just dressed up in different ways for different fights, very low production values, and no-talent playboy centerfold playing both the heroine and the heroine’s evil twin.

Best part? Outtakes at the end. Including outtakes of the sex scene.

And now that its on DVD? They’ve even got a commentary mocking themselves.

By: Shane Hero

Shane Hero — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:57:46 +0000

The phrase “so bad it’s good” does not literally mean that. It basically sums up when someone finds they enjoy something despite the fact that by all rational analysis, it really does lack what they would normally categorize themselves as liking.

Often film buffs like ourselves who visit sites like this and give a lot of thought to films can give a really good explanation of the type of movie we like. We can describe the technical aspects of what makes a quality film. But from time to time there will be a film we still enjoy, despite the fact that on paper, we really wouldn’t expect to.

You’re saying that if a film is technically bad, yet still enjoyable, we should describe it as “meh”. No, that’s when a movie is mediocre. If we really enjoyed it, then we really enjoyed it. The “so bad it’s good” part comes into describing why we liked it, when you really can’t justify it by any rational means like ‘good script’, ‘great acting’ or ‘fantastic effects’.

By: Ty

Ty — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:01:08 +0000

Idk….Evil Dead?

Planet Terror?

By: James (Haz)

James (Haz) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:19:45 +0000

I liked it as well xD

By: John

John — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:13:43 +0000

Because the science was just ridiculous, and the plot and dialogue were predictable to the word. In short, great fun! Watched it with my flatmates and we were quoting it for the rest of the year…