tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post8894599285295203175..comments2024-03-22T14:48:09.697-04:00Comments on Dell on Movies: Thursday Movie Picks: So Bad It's Awesome!!!Dellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-70739524113855421652016-04-14T18:38:38.608-04:002016-04-14T18:38:38.608-04:00Yup, I had a blast with this topic. You know the o...Yup, I had a blast with this topic. You know the old saying, B-movies are the spice of life...or something like that.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-6621268557919159562016-04-14T06:03:44.005-04:002016-04-14T06:03:44.005-04:00I knew you'd enjoy this theme. It was harder f...I knew you'd enjoy this theme. It was harder for me of course, I don't watch a lot of B-movies, and that's what most of the so bad it's good movies are.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-70611119726955221172016-04-12T18:55:41.069-04:002016-04-12T18:55:41.069-04:00Cool. Should be a fun night. Hell, watch For Your ...Cool. Should be a fun night. Hell, watch For Your Height Only and make a drinking game out of how many times our hero punches or kicks someone in the crotch.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-89637404143539279702016-04-12T16:54:10.385-04:002016-04-12T16:54:10.385-04:00Oh my gad Frankenhooker looks hilarious!! Whenever...Oh my gad Frankenhooker looks hilarious!! Whenever my friends have movie night we always seek out bad movies or one we can all quote. This has got to be added!Katie Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176992567322682222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-57460203943867604872016-04-07T22:51:57.520-04:002016-04-07T22:51:57.520-04:00Hopefully, I didn't disappoint. And man, do th...Hopefully, I didn't disappoint. And man, do they fit!Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-57418663287624885642016-04-07T21:08:20.749-04:002016-04-07T21:08:20.749-04:00I have to say that I was looking forward for your ...I have to say that I was looking forward for your entry this week! I haven't heard about all of these but they do sound like they fit the category!Big Screen Small Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-59335867815330787842016-04-07T18:11:27.704-04:002016-04-07T18:11:27.704-04:00Mad? Not at all. Thanks for giving me the impetus ...Mad? Not at all. Thanks for giving me the impetus to cut up a bit.<br /><br />Check back later. I am definitely adding the link to For Your Height Only. That particular moment the gif came from is magical. I just imagine some dude throwing him from the top of the next flight.<br /><br />Hope you have fun with those other reviews. Thanks for the kind words.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-27090363319974571472016-04-07T15:38:26.035-04:002016-04-07T15:38:26.035-04:00Oh, Dell. I wish I could say I suggested this them...Oh, Dell. I wish I could say I suggested this theme with you in mind, but I really didn't. Honestly, I thought you'd still be mad at me because how could you POSSIBLY pick from the multitudes of such films that you've seen and want to share? I'm so glad you took the theme and ran with it.<br /><br />Of course, I've not seen even a single one of these, but OH. MY. GOD. For Your Height Only looks absolutely fucking incrediculous (a word I just made up for something that is both incredible and ridiculous). That gif almost looks like it was all done with (really fucking good) CGI. It's easy to see that Takin' It All Off is Skin-amax exploitation trash. I've actually heard of Frankenhooker, and if that isn't a perfect premise for a movie then I don't know what is.<br /><br />Your other three I cannot WAIT to read your reviews of. Thank YOU, Dell, for educating us all in what "So Bad It's Good" REALLY means!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-74321131878601965912016-04-07T12:48:55.540-04:002016-04-07T12:48:55.540-04:0000 is the man in all the best-worst ways possible....00 is the man in all the best-worst ways possible. Glad I could give you a chuckle.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-4436060207673537312016-04-07T12:46:51.324-04:002016-04-07T12:46:51.324-04:00I am shocked anyone has seen Takin' It All Off...I am shocked anyone has seen Takin' It All Off and Malibu High. Hold your head high, Joel!<br /><br />Haven't seen any of your picks, but I am familiar with Valley of the Dolls and Can't Stop the Music. I know the former because of it's relationship with a movie I almost picked myself - Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. The other I've heard about a number of times over the years. I need to see it. All of these sound amazingly awful. Thanks for the recommendations.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-82410972101855432062016-04-07T11:27:41.450-04:002016-04-07T11:27:41.450-04:00Oh my-I have not seen one of these and they all lo...Oh my-I have not seen one of these and they all look gold to me especially double 0. these are great and you made me laughBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-75411488979512120602016-04-07T10:22:23.535-04:002016-04-07T10:22:23.535-04:00As I said I had no end of difficulty choosing titl...As I said I had no end of difficulty choosing titles for this and my list could be endless!! I got down to five and still had to leave off many. So with apologies to Angel, Angel Down We Go, The Big Cube and many other pieces of cinematic detritus here's what I came up with.<br /><br />*The Best of the Worst*<br />Valley of the Dolls (1967)-“You've got to climb Mount Everest to reach the Valley of the Dolls.” And when you do you face plant right into this hooty mess based on Jaqueline Susann’s notorious best seller. A roman a clef about the messy backstage lives of three career girls looking to make it in showbiz in NY and Hollywood is scuttled by leaden direction and absurdly overdone or somnambulant performances. Susan Hayward is terrific as vicious stage star Helen Lawson, based on Ethel Merman and Sharon Tate touching as the doomed Jennifer but everyone and everything else is a shambles. The worst offender and therefore the most fun is Patty Duke (RIP Patty, you’ll be missed!) as Neely O’Hara, an amalgam of the tortured souls of Judy Garland, Betty Hutton and Frances Farmer, there is no scenery left unchewed when she’s done with it. The hairspray and makeup costs alone must have taken up half the budget! <br /><br />*Getting In Touch With Your Inner Bad Movie*<br />Skidoo (1968)-Crime boss “God” (Groucho Marx) forces retired mobster Tony Banks (Jackie Gleason) to perform a hit on an incarcerated prisoner by kidnapping Tony’s daughter and holding her on his yacht. But the plan goes awry when Tony unknowingly drops acid and goes on a mind-blowing trip. Things go downhill from there! What begins as a silly but not dreadful generation gap comedy devolves into an incoherent mess capped by the horrifying sight of Carol Channing, playing Gleason’s wife Flo Banks (no, really), in long platinum wig, admiral's hat and red hot pants singing the title tune. Just when you think it can't get any worse Frankie Avalon sings the credits! ALL OF THEM! It's as ghastly as it sounds and yet hilarious at the same time. A great many respected actors, Peter Lawford, George Raft and Mickey Rooney among them, shred their reputations for a paycheck.<br /><br />*The Frightfully Atrocious Big Star Debacle*<br />The Conqueror (1956)-John Wayne is GENGHIS KHAN!!...battling the Tartar armies where he takes redheaded (?) Tartar princess Susan Hayward and her servant, an equally Caucasian Agnes Moorehead prisoner. I repeat John Wayne is Genghis Khan! Yeesh. As absurd and ridiculous as the film is it has a somber aftermath. It was filmed in Utah near a nuclear testing site and about half the company, including all the principal players, died from cancer linked to fallout exposure. <br /><br />*Screamingly Awful Runner-Up*<br />Scorchy (1976)-This tacky turkey is bargain-basement claptrap starring Connie Stevens as Seattle narc Jackie Parker aka Scorchy, with a voice one octave below Minnie Mouse, a frosted wing hairdo that is both a marvel and a testament to the bad taste of the 70’s and a wardrobe straight out of Frederick’s of Hollywood. She’s about to blow the lid off an international heroin ring but when she’s not chasing bad guys down in a high speed-dune buggy or chopper she finds time for a long steamy shower or a nooner with a lover who is harpooned on top of her as she screams like Fay Wray! AIP exploitation flick is cheesy beyond belief all the way up to its self-important finale…but don’t worry “Scorchy” is on the case!!! <br /><br />*The Abominably Infamous Bonus*<br />Can’t Stop the Music (1980)-This musical purporting to tell the story of how The Village People formed starts with Steve Guttenberg getting his boogie on by roller-skating under the credits down a New York street in ultra-short shorts and only gets wackier from there. Includes a performance of Danny Boy in full cop drag, a production number devoted entirely to milk and other jaw dropping items including a rendering of Y.M.C.A., part of which takes place in a packed men’s shower! Ya gotta see it to believe it!!<br />joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-3181337653493935192016-04-07T10:16:35.228-04:002016-04-07T10:16:35.228-04:00I know the last few weeks have been rough for you ...I know the last few weeks have been rough for you so welcome back to form!<br /><br />Great synopses of a world of crappy cinema! I have to shamefacedly admit that I've seen two of these: Takin' It All Off, courtesy of long ago late night cable (I was however unaware of Kitten before watching), and Malibu High which is full of delirious awfulness. I've passed up many chances to see Frankenhooker but remember being horrified when I discovered that Louise Lasser, Mary Hartman herself, had been reduced to appearing in such low budget drivel. <br /><br />As for the others I think I'm going to have to make a point to partake of For Your Height Only. To say it looks unique is an understatement. <br /><br />I too have been anxiously anticipating this week's theme being as fond of bad cinema as I am of good and also couldn't restrict myself to three so I'm going to have to break this up into two comments. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-20116151217751630422016-04-07T09:20:49.257-04:002016-04-07T09:20:49.257-04:00Please see it. It's just so ridiculous. It'...Please see it. It's just so ridiculous. It's on YouTube. I think I'll add the link to the post when I get to a computer tonight.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-84322312503385681722016-04-07T08:23:42.376-04:002016-04-07T08:23:42.376-04:00Must. See. Your Height Only. Immediately. I loved ...Must. See. Your Height Only. Immediately. I loved your opening paragraph, I live for campy so bad it's good movies sometimes. I haven't seen any of the ones you picked, but now I want to. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-52879138574460214482016-04-07T06:27:30.824-04:002016-04-07T06:27:30.824-04:00I suspect lots of folks haven't heard of the m...I suspect lots of folks haven't heard of the majority of these. Btw, For Your Height Only is on YouTube.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-91110017319520567792016-04-07T06:26:07.336-04:002016-04-07T06:26:07.336-04:00Best. Story. Ever.
And that's what makes it g...Best. Story. Ever.<br /><br />And that's what makes it great.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-22212722863377472016-04-07T06:24:47.184-04:002016-04-07T06:24:47.184-04:00I totally agree. You can find For Your Height Only...I totally agree. You can find For Your Height Only on YouTube.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-31540825046013755692016-04-07T02:29:52.149-04:002016-04-07T02:29:52.149-04:00Okay, I haven't seen any of these films - and ...Okay, I haven't seen any of these films - and I haven't heard about most of them -, but I kinda wanna see them now. Especially For Your Height Only. I can't miss the Filipino version of James Bond.Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-59832571457929448572016-04-07T00:48:35.630-04:002016-04-07T00:48:35.630-04:00Okay, I did know the name Kitten Natividad before ...Okay, I did know the name Kitten Natividad before I got here. A former co-worker of mine was propositioned by her at a trade show once, and yes, we got <i>hours</i> of entertainment from that asking him if he knew what kitten tasted like (he didn't--he was terrified at the thought).<br /><br />Frankenhooker, though, is completely the cat's ass. It's like Re-Animator on nitrous oxide. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-47785796456033513592016-04-07T00:22:10.167-04:002016-04-07T00:22:10.167-04:00OK, I think I want to see all of these films. Esp...OK, I think I want to see all of these films. Especially <i>For Your Height Only</i>. That shit looks hilarious. I have a soft spot for these films where they don't try to take themselves so seriously. That is what great films do. Even if they're so fucking bad. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com