Topic: favorite B-movies (Read 15052 times)

Aurjay · « **on:** 20 Feb 2010, 08:22 »

Just got done watching this little gem of a movie. Very b-movie and campy, I half expected Bruce Campbell to make an appearance. Its basically the story of a guy who summons a demon to track down his girlfriend who was kidnapped by demons. It's very tongue and cheek all the way to the very end. Best part is the stage play like filming and acting. If you have Netflix i suggest giving this movie a try if anything else just for something different.

Lo

**edit** i changed the title even though i still standby my original post and suggest everyone check out Lo.

Surgoshan · « **Reply #1 on:** 20 Feb 2010, 15:27 »

Tongue in cheek.

And if anyone is interested*, it's "coming down the pike" and "irregardless" doesn't mean the same thing as "regardless".

And "begging the question" does not work that way!

And I'll look into the movie.

FIXDIX · « **Reply #2 on:** 20 Feb 2010, 16:08 »

Yeah, I actually wanna check this movie out.

Aurjay · « **Reply #3 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 09:55 »

this thread is going nowhere so lets change the topic to favorite B-movies. Some of my favorites are the Troma films like Tromeo and Juliet and Nuke-em High. Some others that are less cheesy are Holy Mountain and El Topo both of those might be classed as art films but still B-movies in my book. Horror films that were great b-movies is the Coffin Joe series.

pilsner · « **Reply #4 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 10:25 »

Like I mentioned in another thread, I loved Toxic Avenger. I haven't seen any of the sequels, I need more bad movie friends in Toronto to share the pain with. Also recently loved: the first hour of Faster Pussycat, Kill!... Kill! It's hard to believe how influential that piece of crap is. Also watched MST3k the Movie last night at 2am while drunk. So good.

I found this movie rental place that specializes in B movies, exploitation movies, awesome classics by good directors, "Fantasia", and obscure and disturbing porn (NSFW). It is difficult to express how much better my life has become since I found that place.

Also, Aurjay, you can edit the title of the thread by editing your first post. Hint, hint.

Aurjay · « **Reply #5 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 10:53 »

Ya forgot to mention Toxic Avenger. Think its the most popular or mainstream Troma Film out there. Ive seen Faster Pussycat but it was a very long time ago so dont remember too much about it. I never actually sat down to watch MST3K just cuz i loved the show so much i was afraid the movie might suck. Thanks for the tip and website im gonna ck out that site since its soo hard to find anyone with good b-movies. I use to get my fix growing up by watching USA's "Up All Night'. Where else good you see such gems as Killer klowns from Outer Space or Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

pilsner · « **Reply #6 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 11:00 »

Eyesore is a bricks and mortar movie rental shop in Toronto. It's awesome and everything, but I can't guarantee it would be worth the flight from Florida.

It is the kind of place where the employees are all obsessed movie geeks with encyclopedic knowledge of every crap movie ever made, and the guy who started it organizes monthly or bi monthly B movie screenings that go most of the night. I keep wanting to hug the employees but that would be inappropriate.

JD · « **Reply #7 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 11:33 »

Godzilla counts as a B-Movie right?

Sox · « **Reply #8 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 11:54 »

Quote from: pilsner on 21 Feb 2010, 10:25

porn (NSFW).

ohmygodIhavetoseethis.
Get the popcorn ready and invite everybody over, we're having a movie night.

Emaline · « **Reply #9 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 12:07 »

I currently own Zombie Hunter Rika, Sexy Battle Girls, and Attack Girls Swimteam Vs The Undead.

ALL OF THESE I'D SAID ARE NSFW (They've got boobs)

Kugai · « **Reply #10 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 13:09 »

Them!

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #11 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 14:40 »

Anything with Vincent Price in it, of course, especially all the films made from E.A.Poe stories. Lovely old and weird and wonderful movies.

Aurjay · « **Reply #12 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 14:47 »

I've always wanted to see the last man on earth. I heard its one of Vincent Price's best

scarred · « **Reply #13 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 15:03 »

Army of Darkness!

SilentJ · « **Reply #14 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 15:48 »

Night of the Blood Beast is pretty horrendous. I love it.

Aurjay · « **Reply #15 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 15:53 »

Army of Darkness was good but I still really liked Evil Dead 1. Bubbahotep was another very funny Bruce Campbell movie.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #16 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 21:21 »

Has anyone here seen Poultrygeist? Just saw it.

What the fuck.

Aurjay · « **Reply #17 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 22:04 »

my gf loves that movie but i havent seen it yet. So is that a good wtf or a bad wtf?

David_Dovey · « **Reply #18 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 22:22 »

Does Army of Darkness count as a B-movie? I mean it's kind of lo-fi I guess but I always figured that had more to do with the age of it- or possibly a deliberate choice on Raimi's part- than anything. I mean the first Evil Dead probably count but by the time Army of Darkness rolled around it was a genuine franchise, nahmsayin?

JD · « **Reply #19 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 23:02 »

RoboGeisha!

also Big Man Japan

Kugai · « **Reply #20 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 23:14 »

Black Sheep

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAA *CHOMP*

Emaline · « **Reply #21 on:** 21 Feb 2010, 23:19 »

Also, Sleepaway Camp

Easily one of my favorite cheesy horror movies ever.

KvP · « **Reply #22 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 00:14 »

Quote from: David_Dovey on 21 Feb 2010, 22:22

Does Army of Darkness count as a B-movie? I mean it's kind of lo-fi I guess but I always figured that had more to do with the age of it- or possibly a deliberate choice on Raimi's part- than anything. I mean the first Evil Dead probably count but by the time Army of Darkness rolled around it was a genuine franchise, nahmsayin?

Yeah, I mean it's gotten to the point now where (would-be or actual) "cult film" and "b-movie" are virtually synonymous. And while there is quite a bit of overlap they ought to be defined separately. I'd say a B-movie is a film that may be kind of bad (not necessarily though) and patently cheap. It can have comedic elements but the point of the film shouldn't be "this film sux lol". That rules out pretty much anything Troma-related. Evil Dead had a lot of silliness but Sam Raimi wasn't out to make a shitty movie. Steven Seagal films are B. Roger Corman pictures are the very definition of B (the term comes from the second film in a double feature, which was the standard viewing experience once upon a time. Corman churned them out on a shoestring budget).

So if you want to actually see B-movies these days, you're invariably going to end up looking for either TV movies (the 84-year old Corman is directing "Sharktopus" for Syfy, due this year) or films on DVD that never got a theatrical run. There are tons of them at Blockbuster.

scarred · « **Reply #23 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 00:56 »

Steven Seagal movies don't deserve to be called B-movies

Dollface · « **Reply #24 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 02:14 »

Final mission
its so bad its good.

Aurjay · « **Reply #25 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 04:44 »

wait...so your saying Troma films aren't B-movies? If so then i would disagree with you, sir. Troma films are all done on a very low budget and pile on the camp. Yes they are of the genre "wow that sucked, lol" but still think would classify as B material. Favorite Corman movie btw is Suburbia. It was directed by penelope spheeris but is a corman production so guess that counts.

Caleb · « **Reply #26 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 07:27 »

Quote from: Aurjay on 21 Feb 2010, 14:47

I've always wanted to see the last man on earth. I heard its one of Vincent Price's best

http://www.archive.org/details/the-last-man-on-earth

knives · « **Reply #27 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 10:30 »

Price's real best, to me at least, is a little ditty known as Witchfinder General. Scary as all hell with Price's best performance. Worth at the very least checking out.

Quote from: KvP on 22 Feb 2010, 00:14

Roger Corman pictures are the very definition of B (the term comes from the second film in a double feature, which was the standard viewing experience once upon a time. Corman churned them out on a shoestring budget).

Corman actually came around just a the A-B structure was falling out of popularity, so few if any of his films would have been a B on a double bill. Still by modern definition I agree with that sentiment, if just not for the AIP films.

Aurjay · « **Reply #28 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 10:45 »

Quote from: Caleb on 22 Feb 2010, 07:27

Quote from: Aurjay on 21 Feb 2010, 14:47
I've always wanted to see the last man on earth. I heard its one of Vincent Price's best

http://www.archive.org/details/the-last-man-on-earth

Awesome, gonna watch it now.

Emaline · « **Reply #29 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 11:07 »

Quote from: KvP on 22 Feb 2010, 00:14

Yeah, I mean it's gotten to the point now where (would-be or actual) "cult film" and "b-movie" are virtually synonymous. And while there is quite a bit of overlap they ought to be defined separately. I'd say a B-movie is a film that may be kind of bad (not necessarily though) and patently cheap. It can have comedic elements but the point of the film shouldn't be "this film sux lol". That rules out pretty much anything Troma-related. Evil Dead had a lot of silliness but Sam Raimi wasn't out to make a shitty movie. Steven Seagal films are B. Roger Corman pictures are the very definition of B (the term comes from the second film in a double feature, which was the standard viewing experience once upon a time. Corman churned them out on a shoestring budget).

So if you want to actually see B-movies these days, you're invariably going to end up looking for either TV movies (the 84-year old Corman is directing "Sharktopus" for Syfy, due this year) or films on DVD that never got a theatrical run. There are tons of them at Blockbuster.

I actually totally agree with this. I think any film that is "We are purposefully making this film bad so it'll be funny" cannot be classified as a b movie.

To me, a b movie should be something cheap, and unintentionally funny.

Aurjay · « **Reply #30 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 11:22 »

I usually just classify a B-movie to be cheap production with either horrible acting or amateur actors. I dont consider whether their intentions were to be funny or is it so bad its unintentionally funny. Mostly cuz i think its hard to tell the true intention of the director. Cult Films to me run the gambit of being big production films or low budget films whereas B-movies have to be low budget.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #31 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 11:55 »

So, stuff like the Feast series? What about low-budget movies with famous actors, like Billy Zane or Chris Kattan?

ImRonBurgundy? · « **Reply #32 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 12:53 »

Quote from: Zombiedude on 21 Feb 2010, 23:02

RoboGeisha!

That narrator's voice is absurd. It sounds like they're recording him as the five Ambiens he took kick in.

This movie's coming to the New Beverly next month. I'm excited: HOUUSE!

EDIT: And it's on tour! http://www.janusfilms.com/house/dates.html

Aurjay · « **Reply #33 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 14:40 »

Feast was semi-lowbudget and the best known actors were Henry Rollins who died quickly and Jason Mewes. Rollins is a decent at best actor and Mewes is well Mewes. It was part of project greenlight and too be honest wasn't bad. Also, just because your a well known actor doesn't mean your a good actor...Steven Seagal.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #34 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 17:08 »

Just sayin', cuz I've seen a few zombie movies with people who could be considered decent actors. And famous actors who are bad. They were all pretty good movies that I would consider to be B-movies. I didn't even see Feast 1, just Feast 2, I was kind of referring to the ridiculous amount of gore and bare-bones plot.

Aurjay · « **Reply #35 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 18:11 »

wait...there was a feast 2? I was ok after the 1st one not sure id care to see anymore. I have a loose definition of what a B-movie is though, especially compared to some people here. I think more than anything they need to be cheaply made. Cult movies on the other hand can be either.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #36 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 19:19 »

On the other hand, Starship Troopers is the most expensively made B-Movie ever made!

Aurjay · « **Reply #37 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 19:22 »

guess it would fall into the unintentionally funny category.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #38 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 19:46 »

Unintentional? Na, I'm pretty sure every funny thing in that movie was very intentional.

SilentJ · « **Reply #39 on:** 22 Feb 2010, 19:58 »

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Starship Troopers was completely tongue-in-cheek.

And, if Syfy originals are B-movies, then that just opens up a tap of solid gold. Becca and I found 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea the other day, that was pretty hilarious. And I hear fantastic things about Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus.

scarred · « **Reply #40 on:** 23 Feb 2010, 03:10 »

MANSQUITO

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #41 on:** 23 Feb 2010, 07:53 »

Quote from: SilentJ on 22 Feb 2010, 19:58

And I hear fantastic things about Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus.

Sadly, it's highly overrated. Lorenzo Lamas is fun, but the pacing's too slow and one guy you'll be really hoping got squished doesn't. Worth a watch, but don't go in expecting a trash classic.

pilsner · « **Reply #42 on:** 23 Feb 2010, 11:57 »

I can't believe this wasn't posted already. Sometimes it's like I don't even know you people.

Kugai · « **Reply #43 on:** 23 Feb 2010, 14:56 »

There is no such thing as the Star Wars Holiday Special

George Lucas can prove that.

Emaline · « **Reply #44 on:** 23 Feb 2010, 22:27 »

Rocky Horror is not bad at all. I wouldn't even come close to calling that a B-Movie. It's definitely a cult classic though. Plus it's had such a profound impact on so many people's lives.

Alex C · « **Reply #45 on:** 24 Feb 2010, 00:34 »

What do you mean by B-movie? Rocky Horror is most certainly a B-movie by all but the strictest definition. Limited release, low budget and a staple of midnight showings. That's got B-movie all over it.

KvP · « **Reply #46 on:** 24 Feb 2010, 01:23 »

There are lots of B-Movies that aren't midnight movie staples. Those are cult films. See above.

Alex C · « **Reply #47 on:** 24 Feb 2010, 01:41 »

I've never considered cult film status to exempt a film from being a b-movie.

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #48 on:** 24 Feb 2010, 03:43 »

Quote from: Alex C on 24 Feb 2010, 00:34

What do you mean by B-movie? Rocky Horror is most certainly a B-movie by all but the strictest definition. Limited release, low budget and a staple of midnight showings. That's got B-movie all over it.

It wasn't low budget, just a smaller budget than a mainstream American film. I doubt there were many other British films made in the mid-'70s that cost more. And I think the limited release and it being shifted to midnight screenings after a while was because it was drawing small audiences in the markets it was originally introduced to rather than it simply never being intended for widespread distribution.

scarred · « **Reply #49 on:** 24 Feb 2010, 03:46 »

Low budget doesn't automatically incur B-movie status, but cult status doesn't prohibit a film from being classified as a B-movie. Donnie Darko was extremely low budget, had a limited release, didn't break even, and has a huge cult following, and yet I would never in a million years call it a B-movie.

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