Some of the best of a few of the worst!
I absolutely LOVE cheesy movies, especially when it comes to horror. I'd rather watch some cheap flick that looks like it cost a couple grand to produce than movies like "Saw" and "Hostel" any day. I decided to round up a few of my all-time favorites and post them
1. "Rock-n-Roll Nightmare. "
This movie ranks up there as one of the funniest/most pathetic things I have ever seen. It's so bad that I've probably seen it ten times at least. Every time I meet someone who has never experienced its greatness, I have to arrange a viewing ASAP! It's basically about a rock band who finds an abandoned house in the country in order to get some quality recording time. What they don't know is there are evil spirits lying in wait to kill them off one by one.
The band, it turns out, is the real life rock band THOR, led by their namesake, Jon-Mikl Thor. The movie is just one shameless plug for their music (as they do the entire soundtrack.) There is way too much too explain, so I'll list some of the highlights
1. Nearly ten minute intro shot of a van driving down the road with the band's opening song in the background.
2. Gratuitous topless shots. (Including way more of Jon-Mikl than anyone should ever have to see.)
3. Probably the best (worst) shower sex scene ever produced.
4. A little boy ghost whose appearance is marked by goofy music
5. The most epic battle between good and evil for a finale
Check out the battle!
(Check out the face he makes at 1:22 after saying "I am Triton, the archangel.")
As a postscript, there was a sequel made to this movie which was aptly titled, "Intercessor: Another Rock-n-Roll Nightmare". I haven't seen this yet, but I used to email the director when the movie was in production and he actually emailed me back personally. That's how low-budget it was!
2. "The Stuff".
"The Stuff" was some sort of white Cool-Whip-like substance that was found gushing out of a hole in the ground. The guy who found it thought it'd be a good idea to taste it, and to his surprise it tasted WONDERFUL! An immense marketing campaign is launched and the Stuff is sent all across the nation. As with every product, though, there were some side effects. In the case of the Stuff, the drawback was zombification then internal organ liquification and then deathification. Most people died after their mouths opened really really REALLY wide for some reason. Anyway some little kid knows that the Stuff is evil and plans to stop it at its source.
Highlights:
1. Danny Aiello
2. Patrick Dempsey is in this movie for a bit!
3. The trailer.
I remember that I watched this movie for the first time with my grandma, who laughed maniacally throughout the entire thing. It scared my poor sister and there was a scene where a dog eats the Stuff which I think may still haunt her to this day.
3. "The Acid House".
This movie isn't all that horrible, but it's pretty bad. "The Acid House" pulls three short stories from the book of the same name by author Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting).
The first story, "The Granton Star Cause" is about a man, Boab, who loses his spot on his football team, gets fired from his job, gets kicked out of his house so his parents can work on their sex life, and gets dumped all in the same day. He stumbles into a pub to drown his sorrows and he meets God. God is pissed and turns the guy into a fly. Boab then flies around to seek his revenge on those who wronged him.
The second story, "The Soft Touch" is about a dude named Johnny (played by Kevin Mckidd, or Tommy from Trainspotting) who is stuck raising his kid with his unloving girlfriend and bully neighbor. It's probably the best of all three stories because you seem to feel at least a bit of empathy for the poor guy. Plus it has the Belle and Sebastian song "Slow Graffiti" which makes it especially heart-wrenching.
The third story, "The Acid House" stars Coco, played by Ewen Bremner (Spud from Trainspotting) as a footballer with a taste for acid. His mind gets switched with a newborn baby's due to a freak lightning strike and the rest of the short has Coco's body with the mind of an infant and a horribly ugly fake baby that can talk and is vile and crass.
I've read a lot of Welsh's work and you can tell his signature style is there throughout the movie, but the directing seems to fall short. It's a good little novelty film, but probably won't make many people's short lists.
Highlights
1. Bright color schemes and dizzying camera work for a few scenes
2. The entire second piece is worth the watch.
3. Ewen Bremner is the MAN!
I first watched "The Acid House" in a little indie film theater in Hillcrest, CA. I later got the DVD, but I've since lost it. Oh well :(
4. "Howard the Duck".
Oh my GOD, I had almost forgot about this movie, then something just popped in my brain! George Lucas was the executive producer of this massive flub! It may be the most well-known of the movies I have listed, but that doesn't stop it from being horrible.
A human-sized duck is transported to earth through this beam where he meets Beverly, the lead singer of a Cleveland, OH band. They become friends, but another alien is fast on Howard's tail. Together with some kids, they must stop the evil alien. Not much else to say here.
Biggest highlight? 80's hottie Lea Thompson! Holy hell did I ever have a crush on her.
It's 4 AM and I'm actually starting to get tired, so I may have to postpone the rest of these for a later date. I've got some more dandies lined up. Some obscure, some fairly mainstream. But now..sleep. Or at least an attempt at it.
1. "Rock-n-Roll Nightmare. "
This movie ranks up there as one of the funniest/most pathetic things I have ever seen. It's so bad that I've probably seen it ten times at least. Every time I meet someone who has never experienced its greatness, I have to arrange a viewing ASAP! It's basically about a rock band who finds an abandoned house in the country in order to get some quality recording time. What they don't know is there are evil spirits lying in wait to kill them off one by one.
The band, it turns out, is the real life rock band THOR, led by their namesake, Jon-Mikl Thor. The movie is just one shameless plug for their music (as they do the entire soundtrack.) There is way too much too explain, so I'll list some of the highlights
1. Nearly ten minute intro shot of a van driving down the road with the band's opening song in the background.
2. Gratuitous topless shots. (Including way more of Jon-Mikl than anyone should ever have to see.)
3. Probably the best (worst) shower sex scene ever produced.
4. A little boy ghost whose appearance is marked by goofy music
5. The most epic battle between good and evil for a finale
Check out the battle!
Click to view(Check out the face he makes at 1:22 after saying "I am Triton, the archangel.")
As a postscript, there was a sequel made to this movie which was aptly titled, "Intercessor: Another Rock-n-Roll Nightmare". I haven't seen this yet, but I used to email the director when the movie was in production and he actually emailed me back personally. That's how low-budget it was!
2. "The Stuff".
"The Stuff" was some sort of white Cool-Whip-like substance that was found gushing out of a hole in the ground. The guy who found it thought it'd be a good idea to taste it, and to his surprise it tasted WONDERFUL! An immense marketing campaign is launched and the Stuff is sent all across the nation. As with every product, though, there were some side effects. In the case of the Stuff, the drawback was zombification then internal organ liquification and then deathification. Most people died after their mouths opened really really REALLY wide for some reason. Anyway some little kid knows that the Stuff is evil and plans to stop it at its source.
Highlights:
1. Danny Aiello
2. Patrick Dempsey is in this movie for a bit!
3. The trailer.
I remember that I watched this movie for the first time with my grandma, who laughed maniacally throughout the entire thing. It scared my poor sister and there was a scene where a dog eats the Stuff which I think may still haunt her to this day.
3. "The Acid House".
This movie isn't all that horrible, but it's pretty bad. "The Acid House" pulls three short stories from the book of the same name by author Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting).
The first story, "The Granton Star Cause" is about a man, Boab, who loses his spot on his football team, gets fired from his job, gets kicked out of his house so his parents can work on their sex life, and gets dumped all in the same day. He stumbles into a pub to drown his sorrows and he meets God. God is pissed and turns the guy into a fly. Boab then flies around to seek his revenge on those who wronged him.
The second story, "The Soft Touch" is about a dude named Johnny (played by Kevin Mckidd, or Tommy from Trainspotting) who is stuck raising his kid with his unloving girlfriend and bully neighbor. It's probably the best of all three stories because you seem to feel at least a bit of empathy for the poor guy. Plus it has the Belle and Sebastian song "Slow Graffiti" which makes it especially heart-wrenching.
The third story, "The Acid House" stars Coco, played by Ewen Bremner (Spud from Trainspotting) as a footballer with a taste for acid. His mind gets switched with a newborn baby's due to a freak lightning strike and the rest of the short has Coco's body with the mind of an infant and a horribly ugly fake baby that can talk and is vile and crass.
I've read a lot of Welsh's work and you can tell his signature style is there throughout the movie, but the directing seems to fall short. It's a good little novelty film, but probably won't make many people's short lists.
Highlights
1. Bright color schemes and dizzying camera work for a few scenes
2. The entire second piece is worth the watch.
3. Ewen Bremner is the MAN!
I first watched "The Acid House" in a little indie film theater in Hillcrest, CA. I later got the DVD, but I've since lost it. Oh well :(
4. "Howard the Duck".
Oh my GOD, I had almost forgot about this movie, then something just popped in my brain! George Lucas was the executive producer of this massive flub! It may be the most well-known of the movies I have listed, but that doesn't stop it from being horrible.
A human-sized duck is transported to earth through this beam where he meets Beverly, the lead singer of a Cleveland, OH band. They become friends, but another alien is fast on Howard's tail. Together with some kids, they must stop the evil alien. Not much else to say here.
Biggest highlight? 80's hottie Lea Thompson! Holy hell did I ever have a crush on her.
It's 4 AM and I'm actually starting to get tired, so I may have to postpone the rest of these for a later date. I've got some more dandies lined up. Some obscure, some fairly mainstream. But now..sleep. Or at least an attempt at it.