Thursday, April 21, 2022

Bad movies


I haven't seen many legendarily bad movies. The bad movies I've seen are mostly throwaway kids movies when I was a kid. I've seen some bad movies as an adult, but not "worst films of all time" or "so bad it's good" territory. I'm not sure I really believe in that anyway -- I mean I'm sure it could be interesting and ironic, but I doubt I could really enjoy that fare. I do believe some people enjoy it. But I think usually when I've seen bad movies it has felt soul-crushing. Either way, I doubt I'd prioritize it.

As a side note, here was one of my worst film experiences as an adult, of a film whose critical reviews are not even that bad: Review: Razor's Edge. I still don't understand that experience.

I think the only movies I've seen on Wikipedia's List of films considered the worst are the Friedberg/Seltzer parodies and Batman & Robin (which I didn't mind as a kid).

I might add more thoughts when I get a chance.
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  1. billApril 21, 2022 at 9:01 PM

    A lot of movies on these lists are just a brand of low-brow comedy that critics consider uncivilized. So you could see things like Freddy Got Fingered and That's My Boy and learn about the cultural panic of that moment. There also ends up being stuff like Showgirls and Heaven's Gate that did poorly at the box office but otherwise has no business in this category.

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