Sometimes you watch a film that you’ll think about for
years, some of the time it’ll be because it was a thought provoking masterpiece
that will haunt you for the foreseeable future. And the rest of the time? It’s
because it was such a shambles that it just makes you giggle every time a scene
pops into your head.
These films nearly always fall into two categories, there
are the films that are designed to be so bad that you can only watch in awe,
and then there are the train wrecks that took themselves way too seriously and
were met with constant ridicule.
1. Planet Terror (2007)
Planet Terror
falls into our first category – a film so bad it had to be on purpose. The plot
leads us on an interesting adventure, an age-old tale, of survivors attempting
to navigate a zombie apocalypse. It’s punctuated with stereotypical conflicts
between survivors and the military forces, and adds an extra dash of
ridiculousness. You’ll get the pleasure of watching a woman use a table leg as
a prosthetic leg, which is later replaced with a machine gun. Keep an eye out
for Quentin Tarantino being stabbed with her table leg (leg)!
2. Mega Shark vs.
Giant Octopus (2009)
Mega Shark Vs. Giant
Octopus is one of many awful monster films, but unlike some horrors in the
past, it doesn’t take itself too seriously. Instead we get to enjoy an endless
sea of awful CGI and even worse acting. The overcomplicating of the plot and
the beauty of the giant octopus and shark-fighting scene makes for a hell of a
film.
3. Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012)
Another shark film that definitely deserves to be on the
list, it balances the parody and awful CGI so well it’s hilarious from start to
finish. The combined hilarity of the stupidity of the main characters and the
ludicrous plot put it up there with some of the best bad films of all time.
Look out for Joey Fatone from ‘N Sync as well!
4. Shark in Venice
(2008)
Last shark film I swear! I just had to put this masterpiece
on the list; particularly as the sharks in the film have such a small part the
title alone is hilariously stupid. The sharks only serve as convenient moments
of action throughout the film, and instead it focuses on a completely
unbelievable kidnapping plot. However, the film is pure comedy gold due the
presence of Stephen Baldwin and because of one scene where we see his leg get
bitten off and he wakes up with it miraculously untouched!
5. The Legend of
Hercules (2014)
One of the most recent Hercules adaptions is probably just
what you expect it to be – absolutely awful, but laughably so. Instead of
embracing the cheesiness the film ends up taking itself far too seriously and
in the end we are left with a film that is painful, but a good source of
amusement.
6. Spiderman 3 (2007)
The original Spiderman trilogy was never fantastically made,
but it supplied easy entertainment and cheap laughs. But, all of this was
thrown out the window when they got to Spiderman
3. By ruining one Spiderman’s best villains, Venom, and piling on the
cheese we were left with nothing more than endless cringey moments. But, if you
can get through these scenes then you can enjoy it as a source of comic relief.
7. Drive Angry (2011)
One of many treasures that Nicolas Cage has delivered over
the years and one of the many reasons I am glad he’ll say yes to any film
nowadays! The film follows the absurd idea of Cage’s character coming back from
the undead to hunt down the man who has kidnapped his granddaughter. Fast cars,
unbelievable fight scenes and Nicolas Cage – what’s not to love to hate?
8. National Treasure
(2004)
Another Nicolas Cage film to be cherished is National Treasure, and it’s sequel. These films combine family friendly
adventures with incredibly over exaggerated connections to American History,
and the result is endless hilarity at the expense of Nicolas Cage’s career.
9. Escape From L.A.
(1996)
Kurt Russell is the epitome of the cheesy anti-hero in this
film, and from start to finish the ridiculous plots never ceases to amuse. In
an America where everything from swearing to pre-marital sex has been made
illegal the island of Los Angeles has been made into a giant prison for those
who choose imprisonment over death by electrocution. The plot follows Snake Plissken
as he is sent to the island to retrieve the Presidents daughter and the result
is cheese central.
10. Piranha 3D (2010)
The remake of the 1978 horror classic is comedy horror at
its best, it’s so badly made and the acting is so awful that you will be in
constant disbelief that a film this bad ever made it past the planning stages.
The opening scene of Richard Dreyfuss being eaten alive is not to be missed,
and the sequel is even better with the Hoff’s cameo. The entirety of both films
is comedy gold and the gore is a perfect mix between ludicrous and realistic.
11. Cursed (2005)
This werewolf horror comedy perfectly encapsulates the ‘bad
but great’ genre. Jesse Eisenberg stars in one of his earlier roles as one half
of the brother and sister protagonist team, and he doesn’t disappoint in this
cheese fest. You’ll laugh your head off at the ludicrous werewolf costumes and
even more ridiculous gore.
12. Jeepers Creepers (2001)
The Jeepers Creepers
films have been a guilty pleasure of mine for years and the original is the
best of the lot. The Creeper, who rises every 23rd spring for 23
days, haunts the steps of the protagonists of the film. The comedic gore is
effective throughout, and you won’t be able to stop laughing all the way
through at the attempts at serious horror.
13. Dracula 2000 (2000)
Gerard Butler’s first main role is absolutely priceless, it
abuses the legend of Dracula ceaselessly throughout and the result is
absolutely hilarious. Just sit back and enjoy its pathetic attempts at tension
building and Butler’s laughable attempt at portraying the subtle evil of
Dracula.
14. Paranormal
Activity (2 onwards)
The first Paranormal
Activity was suitably scary, with expert tension building, but every sequel
since has been a massive disappointment. But, they do have comedic value. The
prequel (3), in particular, is hilarious with endless supernatural tit bits
popping up throughout. Instead of following the style of the first film with
its slow tension building every sequel has tried to shove as many paranormal
‘happenings’ into 90 minutes as possible. But, at least these disasters result
in a source of comedic nonsense for us to enjoy.
15. Crank (2006)
I could easily fill up this list with Jason Statham films if
I wanted to, his films are always priceless and Crank is amongst the best. The story revolves around an assassin
who has to maintain a constant adrenalin rush in order to stay alive, and the
events get more and more outlandish as the film goes on. If you bear with it
and embrace all the weirdness you’ll be laughing from beginning to end.
16. The Happening (2008)
The Happening is
widely regarded as on of M. Night Shyamalan’s worst films, and you wouldn’t be
wrong in thinking so. But, what is often forgotten is how hilarious the film
actually is. If you enjoy the tragically bad acting and the stupid conclusion
you can sit back and enjoy the incredulous looks on your friends faces when the
final twist is revealed.
17. Wrong Turn (2003)
The Wrong Turn
films are another series of horrors that are hilariously terrible, and will
provide an endless source of entertainment for you. It’s a classically stupid
horror so sit back and enjoy this mess of a film in all its cannibalistic
glory.
18. Feast (2005)
Feast revolves
around the typical character stereotypes of horror films, with characters being
named after what their first impression indicates their role will be, including
‘Hero’, ‘Honey Pie’ and ‘Bozo’. It completely reverts and ends up twisting all
of our expectations and the result is a train wreck of a film that remains
hilarious from the first death to the last. Think Cabin in the Woods but with a much smaller budget.
19. Batman & Robin
(1997)
This film successfully killed Chris O’Donnell’s career in
one fell swoop and came close to ruining George Clooney’s reputation, but it
still remains one of my favourite films. The terrible film is a treasure trove
of comedy, and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s performance as Mr Freeze is absolutely
priceless. If you haven’t seen this never-ending disaster of a film then you
should watch it as soon as possible, even if it is just for Batman’s nipples.
20. Smokin’ Aces (2006)
Smokin’ Aces is a trigger-happy action fest that embraces
its stupidity at every turn. It details the adventures of multiple assassins as
they all seek the same man, and it never slows down as it follows the gun happy
maniacs on their quest for the bounty.
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