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[–] MamboGator@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I thought Strange Wilderness was hilarious, mostly because of the shark scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCpKp73kJtI

[–] MacedWindow@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Jesus that fucking laugh haha

Yeah that one confuses me. I mean, I get it's a style of comedy not everyone will like, but is is really one of the worst films ever made?

[–] florganism@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

So glad to see im not the only one, its has so many laughs. Especially when they fake Bigfoot suicide holy fuck my lungs were hurting.

[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 11 months ago

There was a fan-produced episode of MST3k for Highlander 2 years ago. I'm sure lots of copies exist out there in the world, but this is the only little bit online that I could find:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0hZJyXPn8g

[–] Plibbert@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Master of disguise?! Battlefield earth?!?!? Fucking Mc'hales Navy?!?!?!

What the fuck man.

[–] minnix@lemux.minnix.dev 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Battlefield Earth is still on my list to watch. All I hear is how bad it is and this intrigues me.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

I watched it and noped out after about ten minutes. Travolta doing the exact same smarmy bad guy he always plays is the high point.

[–] Plibbert@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Battlefield earth is John Travolta's best movie and a god damn American treasure. It's sooooooo bad.

[–] minnix@lemux.minnix.dev 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

For me from the list:

Problem Child

Cabin Fever

Highlander 2

The Toy

[–] topinambour_rex@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The toy is a remake of a french movie, Le jouet.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

It's on AV Club's list of the 15 worst American remakes of foreign movies.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Sorry but Ridiculous 6 doesnt belong on there.

If you go onto netflix and pick the Adam Sandler parody western titled "Ridiculous 6" and expect a tour de force of cinema thats on you. Its what it says on the tin.

[–] dpkonofa@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That doesn’t suddenly make it a good film, though. This is a list of the worst movies of all time not the list of movies that lived up to their expectations. It belongs there.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Maybe I'm remembering it more fondly than it deserves, but I remember it being crap but funny in a very juvenile way.

IMO If you set out to make a thriller, it doesnt matter how well the movie is made if it isnt thrilling, if you set out to make a comedy it has to be funny. Theres tons of movies out there that absolutely fucked up on setting the tone and just wasted film.

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

I tried to watch it, and it deserves to be on this list.

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 2 points 4 months ago

I had The Toy on VHS as a young kid and I watched it many times. I loved Richard Pryors zany performance in this and his movies with Gene Wilder.

[–] 1hitsong@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Straight click bate. Blood Theater isn't even on the list, and it is trash!

[–] minnix@lemux.minnix.dev 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I actually liked Blood Theater. Got to see it screened at the Texas Theatre here in Dallas a few years ago. Blood Lake on the other hand was unwatchable.

[–] 1hitsong@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Nice! I'm a big believer in to each their own, but I'm also shocked! Blood Theater is so inept on all levels that I can't imagine enjoying it even on a so bad it's good level. 🤷‍♂️

[–] Stuka@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Damn. Ioved Getting Even With Dad as a kid. Had no idea it was so disliked.

[–] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I had the odd “What’s wrong with that one” only to then see it was a crappy remake of the original.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Yes!! You are a mind reader.

[–] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 2 points 11 months ago

I was genuinely hoping to see a favourite film they're but sadly not. There are films I've seen but I didn't realise they were rated so highly at being bad.

I only saw Speed 2 for the first time a while back, that was a big disappointment!