I’m asking because an IMDb rating cutoff above 6.5±5 seems to generally do a good job making sure I don’t regret watching something. But what am I missing among the sub-6? I know they exist, but it is hard to select among seas of…bad movies.
The Lobster.
The mix of dry and absurd comedy is amazing.
Titan AE
Absolutely agree. Love the movie so much and in a world that loves incredible scales for sci-fi tech I haven’t ever seen anything else like the Titans function in anything else.
The David lynch version of Dune. I find it much more enjoyable than the recent version(s). The art direction and casting are amazing.
The only clunky part is in the TV cut where they use storyboards and voiceovers to give some back history about the Mentats. Pretty sure this was not in the theatrical release though it’s been a while since I’ve rewatched it. Oh and the human close ups of riding the worms is showing its age in the special effects department.
stupid sexy Sting
I would kill to be that limber.
Check out the extended director’s cut sometime, you’d probably like it
Hudson Hawk - 5.7 - It’s so dumb, but I love it. Richard E. Grant and Sandra Bernhard chewing the scenery with abandon steal every scene they’re in.
Agreed!
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The Long Kiss Goodnight - retcon it as a prequel to the Bourne trilogy and it’s 10 times better. It’s already top quality late 90’s action cheese.
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Spice World is madcap mania. Recent Flop House episode about it. It’s the only movie I ever watched, rewound, and watched again.
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VHF, staring Weird Al Yankovick. It’s a genuine shame no one else said this. Are people OK?
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Josie and the Pussycats. Replace “sell CDs” with “Spotify” and literally nothing changes.
UHF was a goddamned cinematic masterpiece.
Three O’Clock High is the quintessential 80s movie. Seriously, it’s like someone said, hey, let’s make an 80s movie. It’s also got surprisingly good cinematography.
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Paul (2011) IMHO Frost and Pegg’s best movie. Not sure why it’s not rated higher, it is simply brilliant.
The Last Starfighter (1984) Epic sci fi flick that was the first to use 3D rendered computer animation. The effects do NOT hold up, but the story sure does.
Chronicles of Riddick (2004) Sequel to Pitch Black and I personally like it much better. Admittedly, that’s due to I like that Riddick aims more to sci fi and Pitch Black toward horror. If you like horror more, then you’d probably like Pitch Black better.
I didn’t dislike Paul but better than Shaun and Hot Fuzz? Idk man that’s really saying something. Agreed on your other movies tho :)
Yes and I will stand by that statement.
Yes, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are also brilliant movies. Both movies are also in Frost and Pegg’s exact wheelhouse, Britain.
Paul is another step above, because they so perfectly encapsulated the stupidity of a completely different country and culture. That’s why I like it a bit better. Name US writers/ actors that could do the same thing for Britain? I certainly cannot.
That’s fair, the UK to US tourist bewilderment is undeniably amusing. Probably resonated with me even more being a UK/US dualie lol.
But there are quotes/references from Hot Fuzz that my American and British friends still say to this day, I can’t even recall any one liner funnies from Paul but maybe I just need to give it a rewatch
Wouldn’t say I love it but I really liked Not Another Teen Movie when I first saw it. Not sure how it holds up but the parody it makes of those high school romcoms was good.
In a similar vein, Scary Movie 2 and 3 were also really funny to me as a kid.
That is unironically one of my favorite movies of all time and I think it’s hilarious.
That movie was great. I love Marilyn Manson’s Tainted Love music video he made with the cast of that movie.
Didn’t know he did that; pretty funny that Jaime turned goth though the constant zoom onto his grills made me laugh. So glad that fad is no longer a thing
Space Truckers (1996)
This one flew under the radar because it apparently never got a proper US marketing campaign or something, but it’s an easy contender for cult classic. It’s campy, it’s colourful, it’s got some truly great practical fx work, it’s got Charles fucking Dance in it for some reason… it’s like a budget Fifth Element, but they pay attention to space physics, sorta. There’s also pigs in the shape of cubes, for easier stacking. Anyway, kinda blew me away when I stumbled upon it. YMMV, but I highly recommend.
Hell yeah thanks for the tip, sounds awesome
Anaconda has like a 4. Shits at least a 6. Opened doors for a lot of actors and was pretty damn decent.
The Dark Backward (1991) - Judd Nelson and Bill Paxton play garbage men buddies in a trash-infested, dystopian city where everything pretty much sucks.
The sparkly vampire movies. I watched them with my daughter and loved them. She made fun of them and critiqued everything.i it at wanted to find out what happened next.
Imprinted on a child and now life long lovers? I’m in, where does this wild ride end?
I really liked the 2022 sci-fi movie ‘Deus’, 4.4/10 on IMDB.
I really really like the The Last Airbender movie, the M. Night Shymalan one. It’s one of my favorites, unironically, and I think it has a far worst reputation than it deserves.
I also think objectively the visuals are incredible even if you think the story and characters are trash.
Idiocracy. Has stood the test of time surprisingly well for a movie containing so many fart and sex jokes.
It’s the greatest movie ever made and people who don’t think so are inferior to me
My wife and teenage step son had never seen this before, so we all tried watching it last year. Every single one of us fell asleep. It wasn’t nearly as funny and entertaining as I remembered.
But that won’t stop me from saying “IT’S GOT WHAT PLANTS CRAVE!” at least once a month.
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Why do you keep saying that?
I wouldn’t say it was prophetic, because most of it was already there in 2000, but less virulent. But yeah, Mike Judge had to push against the industry to get it out, so at least some corpos were aware of what he was saying too. That is why it wasn’t higher, because Fox tried to neglect-kill it.
Fox. Imagine that.
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
This is definitely one of those movies you either hate or love. And I was just the right age /immaturity to love it. Showed it to some 12 year old cousins and only like 2 of 4 liked it.
Mate, I was fully prepared to create alt accounts and review boost it past 6, but it’s already 6.2. Crisis averted.
Now the RT score though, critics got it so SO wrong.
Only 1 of 2 movies I have ever walked out of in the theatres. It’s so bad.
What was the other movie?
Everything everywhere all at once
E: and I nearly walked out of the first LOTR in theatres but pushed through.
Holy shit, that has got to be the most disappointing answer you could have given.
To couldn’t get into this either. Kung pow was good though, but I saw it as a kid.
I was in high school when Kung Pow was in theatres and I went with my friends. Half way through I just got up and waited outside for them. It just wasn’t for me.
Philistine.
I’ve always been sad that the sequel fell through.
I don’t think they ever were planning a sequel. Pretty sure that was just a meta joke in the movie and all of the “preview” scenes were just deleted scenes.
Oh I had forgotten about that one. A gem
