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Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned

A place to talk about movies--Old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.

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Nutty - Jan 20, 2005 8:02:26 am PST #8073 of 10001

"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

While I can enjoy that kind of audience-winking, too, it can't beat sincerity for enjoyment of the form. "So bad it's good" shouldn't be on purpose, it spoils the fun.

I don't know. I find that unintentional badness is often less entertaining than its reputation leads me to expect. I saw The Evil Dead with a bunch of friends, and although I laughed, I laughed because of the friends, not really because of the movie. Whereas, The Evil Dead 2 had me in that laugh-so-hard-you-become-inaudible kind of place. The former was unintentionally bad, but the latter intentional.

Most of the time, if I find myself in vast cognitive dissonance with the director's intentions, I cannot enjoy the film, even to mock. I have to be won over in good faith before I can enjoy a bad movie.

Dana - Jan 20, 2005 8:02:31 am PST #8074 of 10001

I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

What about that movie with Rowdy Roddy Piper and the aliens? That's fun and not very good.

Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 20, 2005 8:02:58 am PST #8075 of 10001

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Ooh, has anyone else seen Oblivion? Now THAT'S a fantastic bad movie. Evil space aliens and bad bingo puns.

Not to mention George Takei.

JohnSweden - Jan 20, 2005 8:04:06 am PST #8076 of 10001

I can't even.

What about that movie with Rowdy Roddy Piper and the aliens? That's fun and not very good.

They Live?

Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 20, 2005 8:05:08 am PST #8077 of 10001

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I don't know about everyone else, but They Live kind of falls down in the enjoyable department for me.

Steph L. - Jan 20, 2005 8:05:09 am PST #8078 of 10001

I look more rad than Lutheranism

the movie that occurred to me was one I flipped on to recently: FLASH GORDON.

Dude. Totally. As well as Clash of the Titans.

And.... Darby O'Gill and the Little People.

Frankenbuddha - Jan 20, 2005 8:05:50 am PST #8079 of 10001

"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

What about that movie with Rowdy Roddy Piper and the aliens? That's fun and not very good.

THEY LIVE. That's John Carpenter and definitely in the "knowing" category, although he's definitely enthusiastic in his knowingness.

Speaking of Carpenter, I got my sister two DVDs for Xmas that she was totally floored that I'd dug up. One was HARDWARE WARS (not Carpenter, but funny), and the other was DARK STAR (which is, and also funny). Best. Alien. Evah!

juliana - Jan 20, 2005 8:06:32 am PST #8080 of 10001

I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Star Trek IV. I don't even like Star Trek, but I can't not watch the damn thing.

Oh, and Jessica? You will be happy to know that The Apple is on our Netflix queue. I fear it, but it is there.....

Steph L. - Jan 20, 2005 8:07:40 am PST #8081 of 10001

I look more rad than Lutheranism

Star Trek IV. I don't even like Star Trek, but I can't not watch the damn thing.

I always have to stop and watch The Search for Spock, whichever number that one is.

(And juliana, did you get my e-mail last night?)

Dana - Jan 20, 2005 8:07:53 am PST #8082 of 10001

I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Hey, Star Trek IV is a great movie. It has whales and Cursing!Spock.

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