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Top 5 Movies So Bad, They're Good


Depending on where you live, this past weekend you might have been able to see The Disaster Artist, director-star James Franco’s take on the making of the infamous The Room, the movie that taught us all that no matter how upset you are, you can always cheer right up by saying hai to your friend Mark, and that nothing helps a cancer diagnosis like promptly forgetting it.

With an excuse like that, how could we possibly pass up the chance to celebrate our all-time favorite bad movies? Whether they involve John Travolta in dreadlocks or gorillas in diving helmets, we’re celebrating our favorite examples of movies so bad in every respect that they couldn’t be more precious, pleasurable entertainment.

In Worth Mentioning, we review Broken Flowers, thank to our patron Tristan Frayling, along with Lady Bird and The Star.

Rob

Battlefield Earth (2000)
The Last Dragon (1985)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Anaconda (1997)
House of the Dead

Carrie

The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009)
Tusk (2014)
She’s All That (1999)
Poison Ivy (1992)
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)

Tim

Robot Monster (1953)
Zombie Lake (1981)
The Apple (1980)
The Giant Claw (1957)
Deep Blue Sea (1999)