So im hitting Netflix pretty hard since I can't do much. Figured I'd start a theead of the crappy but enjoyable movies ive been watching. Feel free to add or discuss.
300 rise of an empire: eh. It was ok. Not as good as the original.
Bad ass 1&2: great. Absolutely fantastic films. Don't watch with your kids.
Sharknado: quality entertainment. Especially on narcotic pain meds.
Eyebot: eh.
World war z: not too bad for a high budget zombie flick.
One name: Kevin Costner.
I can't help but love all the horrific movies he's a part of.
Hot Rod. I laughed so much harder at this movie than I should have.
Super: it's the same idea as Kickass, but a little darker in tone. Great fun.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil: actually not a crappy movie at all, just hilarious.
You're Next: finally, a horror movie with one person in it who isn't useless.
+1 for "Tucker and Dale". It gets kind of drawn out, but well worth a watch.
I think "Rubber" might still be on Netflix, and if you haven't seen it "Hit and Run" was a great movie (but I don't really think it falls in the "crappy" bin.
Iron Sky. So bad it's actually good.
I loved iron sky. Watched last time I had the flu.
Please keep the suggestion coming. Ivr got 4 more days of couch time to kill.
Oh, and completely skip kill zombie. Only 30 minutes in, and so far its total crap.
The Wraith, Hobo With A Shotgun, Toxic Avenger, Dead Snow
Tucker & Dale is awesome! Love that movie. "He just threw himself into the wood chipper!" (or something to that effect)
"John Dies at the End" - another horror-comedy worth watching. Not epic funny, but it has a few interesting scenes. Pretty good effects.
Along the same vein - "Cabin in the Woods" - probably my favorite pseudo-horror movie to come out in a while.
Now for something totally different - "Only God Forgives". This one is usually pretty polarizing. You either love it or hate it. It's basically Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling doing another movie in the style of Drive. Only this time it's about drug smugglers vs. a completely badass Bangkok police detective. Warning: there is very little character definition, a lot of blank staring intended to convey some sort of powerful-but-unknown emotions, and some morally reprehensible things that happen. That said, it is as visually stunning as it is starkly brutal. If you don't like "artsy" stuff, skip it.
King Solomon's Mines
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Yes, that is Richard Chamberlain. So awful they are awesome.
Dark Star. If only for the song Benson, Arizona.
Just finished from dusk til dawn. Eh. Had so much potential. .
On to y'alls suggestion. As soon as I figure out search. ..
Machete and Machete Kills
Machete Kills especially should satisfy your inner 8 year old who knows he shouldn't be allowed to watch it.
And for more Robert Rodrigez, I'd also recommend Planet Terror from the Grindhouse double feature.
Some oldies but goodies:
More recent fare:
I haven't watched it yet, but Grabbers is one I'm looking forward to. That, and Cockneys vs. Zombies.
Stroker Ace
Kentucky Fried Movie
No one's mentioned Tremors? Seriously? Anything with Arnold from the 80's, Galaxy Quest, Starship Troopers, Jingle All The Way, anything with Bruce Campbell
I had seen the machete movies. Im pretty sure ive loved every thing I've seen with trejo in it.
Watching Tucker and Dale right now.
Hungary Bill wrote: I think "Rubber" might still be on Netflix
It is however I suspect 75% of GRM will hate this movie. It's very different and it's also a foreign film.
Me? I liked this movie.
We just watched "Rubber" this past weekend. Even though it was shot in California, yes, it's very French. As my wife put it, it's no Sharknado.
Rapture-palooza. It's on netflix right now. My wife loves it, after I forced her to watch it with me. Aaaaah Zombies! was good as well. Tokyo Zombie if you can find it.
In reply to David S. Wallens:
But did you like it or not?
Tucker and Dale is berkeleying fantastic!
Grabbers is one of my favorite movies. I've watched it multiple times. "Feck off, you" has become part of our standard household rebuttal.
Tucker and Dale was great
Bounty Killers was awesome, and that lead actress, wow.
Bunraku is great if it's still on there.
Iron Sky - I watched it twice, still son't get it, and I love crap sci fi movies.
It's not on Netflix, but if you have a chance to watch the last Need for Speed, do so. It was fun. Plus a lot of the chase stuff was shot in my hometown.
If you like dark, atmospheric crime series, watch the The Killing. It is a reboot of a Scandinavian series and it has that dark, slow, elegant movement that is their norm. Very good, well written, and powerful. I've only watched the first season so far, had to stop and let some sunshine in afterwards.
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