I saw something on the Horror Channel the other day called The Dreaded. The people who made it must have had a sense of irony, because it was truly dreadful. As is Plan 9 from Outer Space.
But the thing is, you expect these to be awful - you don't watch these films expecting to be blown away. Much in the same way you don't watch something like Showgirls or Emmanuelle because you've heard the cinematography is top drawer. If you get my drift.
That's why the real worst films are one's that shouldn't be bad. Films like Pearl Harbour, The Avengers etc. that have the benefit of A-list actors and directors, and multi million pound studio backing. The one's that you pay to go and see, and at the end stand up and think, "That has robbed me of 100 minutes of my life".
I don't know about you, but I had much more fun laughing at the sheer absurdity of Plan 9 from Outer Space than I did watching Batman & Robin.
But the thing is, you expect these to be awful - you don't watch these films expecting to be blown away. Much in the same way you don't watch something like Showgirls or Emmanuelle because you've heard the cinematography is top drawer. If you get my drift.
That's why the real worst films are one's that shouldn't be bad. Films like Pearl Harbour, The Avengers etc. that have the benefit of A-list actors and directors, and multi million pound studio backing. The one's that you pay to go and see, and at the end stand up and think, "That has robbed me of 100 minutes of my life".
I don't know about you, but I had much more fun laughing at the sheer absurdity of Plan 9 from Outer Space than I did watching Batman & Robin.