At a recent event, I got into a conversation about movies that are frankly, so bad they become good. Not movies that are (necessarily) cult classics or that *know* they are bad, but movies that take themselves completely serious, intend to be good... and are just god-awful.
And we love them for it. Why? Because we feel smarter seeing how dumb they are? Because we love to MST3K them? Who knows. We just love.
So, I'm planning a get-together in a couple weeks for the gloriously bad movie. If it's a good event, it might become something more regular. I'll pop some fresh popcorn, we'll order some pizzas (I'll order them so they arrive by the time the movies start, and will get enough to feed the total RSVPs- just toss in a five-spot to cover food/drink, and it's all good), and that'll be that. Cool?
Here's how it'll work- I'll post some movies that fall into the category of "movies that are so bad, they lap themselves and become good". I will take suggestions for these movies, as well- just email me what you think is something that should be added to the list. I'll post the list I've compiled, and accept votes on which movies we ought to watch (just message me, I don't mind). I'll take the top two movies (if it's a tie, I get to pick. My house, my rules), and if I don't already have them, I'll rent or Netflix 'em.
So far, here's the list of gloriously bad movies, compiled from my list and emails/notes people have sent:
(click the links if you don't recognize 'em)
Bad Taste (0 votes)
Battlefield Earth (0 votes)
Beastmaster (0 votes)
Big Trouble in Little China (1 vote)
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (0 votes)
CB4 (1 vote)
Cocktail (1 vote)
Gotcha (1 vote)
He-Man (2 votes)
Howard the Duck (2 votes)
Hudson Hawk (0 votes)
Krull (0 votes)
Labyrinth (1 vote)
Men at Work (0 votes)
Orca (1 vote)
Road House (2 votes)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1 vote)
Showgirls (1 vote)
Side Out (0 votes)
Spiceworld (1 vote)
Summer School (0 votes)
Tango & Cash (0 votes)
The Last Dragon (1 vote)
The Wraith (1 vote)
Toxic Avenger (0 votes)
Zardoz (1 vote)
I'm sure there's a ton more. Please feel free to add to the list, and I'll post them, with the number of votes, and will post the winner the Wednesday before the event. Yay. The event starts at 7:30, and we'll start the movies at 8:00 sharp. Pizza should be there by then, and there will be lots o' popcorn. I'll have some drinks, but please feel free to grab a two-liter if you feel the urge.
Please note, since this is at a private home, I will not be posting the address on meetup. I'll email it to everyone who RSVP's yes or maybe. After I've sent out the email (Friday around noon), I'll *close* the RSVP's. If you see the RSVP's are closed and haven't received the address, double-check your spam filters and make sure it accepts email from meetup, double-check your meetup profile to make sure you're allowing emails, and drop me a line. Sorry to ramble on about this, but I've had a number of people with issues about not getting emails when I send out my address/phone info.
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