Certain movies have earned global fame for being awful.
Flicks likeThe Room,Battlefield Earth, andBirdemichave become iconicprecisely because they’re so bad.
However, they barely scratch the surface of the fathomless ocean that is atrocious cinema.
They’re a reminder of how easily projects can veer wildly off course.
Welcome to New Atlantis."
The special effects are also amateurish to the core and unashamedly cheap.
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For example, the shot of a spacecraft landing is achieved by simply playing the launch footage in reverse.
The problems extend to the themes as well.
“The Creeping Terroris anothersteaming pile of sci-fi slop.
This isPlan 9 from Outer Spacelevels of awfulness, but without the quirky charm.
Instead, director/starVic Sagaserves up a cliched plot and endless camp.
The movie is marred further by technical problems.
McKenzie GrimmetandMichael Bolestar in the direct-to-video fantasy horror romance about an ancient vampire romancing a teen girl.
I come in peace.”
As a result,Nukiegoes beyond simply bad to being outright painful to watch.
Still, this atrociousness has wonNukiea small, ironic cult following.
A rare VHS tape of the film was evensoldon Ebay in 2023 for a whopping $80, 600.
It was reportedly made on the equivalent of about $25, 000.
It’s arguably the worst Irish movie ever made.
He sets out, Beatrix Kiddo-style, with a gun and bucket list of targets.
While intended as a black comedy, the uneven tone and poorly written script makeParting Shotsmore baffling than entertaining.
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It’s like ifTommy Wiseauhad directedFalling Down.
Critics eviscerated the movie, with many slamming it for glorifying vigilante justice and violent retribution.
None of them is particularly charming here, however.
The performers are not bad, but the script gives them shockingly little to work with.
As a result,Sex Lives of the Potato Menjust winds up being a little… depressing?
The humor is tasteless, the acting is atrocious, and the storyline is frustratingly convoluted.
The cinematography is barely on the level of a canceled sitcom pilot.
For all these reasons,Run For Your Wifeholds a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
2’Guardians' (2017)
Directed by Sarik Andreasyan
“Were not heroes.
Unsurprisingly,Guardianswas widely panned, even in Russia, and went on to become a box office bomb.
It makesMorbiuslook likeThe Dark Knight.
1’Get Even' (1993)
Directed by John De Hart
“Justice always wins…
The film oscillates between absurdity and tedium,riddled with self-indulgence thats hard to ignore.
Yet, this very lack of self-awareness is precisely what makes it ‘so bad it’s good’.
De Hart’s self-absorption and clumsy attempts to portray himself as a tough, confident hero become oddly fascinating.
They provide an unintentional glimpse into his psyche if nothing else.
Consequently, for aficionados of gloriously bad cinema,Get Evenis not to be missed.
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