laura_white99•4d agoMost Upvoted

Pro tip: stop ranking 80s horror as "so bad it's good" when it's just bad

I keep seeing people call movies like The Vindicator or The Toxic Avenger part of Bad Movie Night material, but those are genuinely entertaining on purpose. The real gems are the ones where the director thought they were making a masterpiece. Stuff like The Room or Birdemic where the creator absolutely believed in their vision. Has anyone else noticed this mix-up in the community lately?

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charles_knight4d ago

Wait isn't this the same thing that happens with music and food too lol. Like how people hype up "so bad it's good" 80s synthpop but really it's just catchy on purpose. The real magic is when someone pours their heart into something they think is genius and it just completely misses the mark. That's why I think The Room works so much better than something like Sharknado which knew exactly what it was doing from the start. It's like the difference between a kid drawing a monster and thinking it's scary versus someone drawing a funny looking monster on purpose.

jasons634d ago

Gotta disagree with you there @charles_knight, Sharknado is way more fun because it knows exactly what it is.