Oh yeah. I agree - Kung Pow. Classic.
I’ve never seen that SP episode, sounds hilarious, I’ll have to dig it up on the web
[quote]BabyBuster wrote:
Sonny S wrote:
If by B movie, you mean lo-budget, not distributed by a major studio, my favorite is They Live.
If you want a movie that flopped at the box office but was not lo-budget, its
The 13th Warrior
AlphaDragon wrote:
So, what are some of T-Nations favorite “lesser known” movies?
A few of mine:
Initial D
Shaolin Soccer
Excalibur
Do you prefer the original fight between Rowdy Roddy and Keith David, or the parody from South Park between Timmy and Jimmy - the handicapped kids?
I personally think both are super.[/quote]
[quote]Sonny S wrote:
I’ve never seen that SP episode, sounds hilarious, I’ll have to dig it up on the web[/quote]
They Live/Cripple Fight Comparison
Yeah, I guess Strangelove isn’t B movie material either. I put it up there though b/c it has all the characteristics of b-movie style humor, ridiculousness, and bizarreness. The style of humor is what prompted me to put it up.
[quote]BabyBuster wrote:
iscariot wrote:
[5]The Highlander
I’m assuming you meant Highlander 3, with Mario Van Peebles.[/quote]
Hush your mouth…
There’s ‘B’ movies, like the original Highlander
and then there’s diabolical crap like Highlander 3…
Let’s face it, H1 was a mess, but a truly fun mess with great ideas and an excellent soundtrack…
H2 was bad - with the exception of the in-flight safety movie
H3 - Shudder
H4 - tried to merge things with the TV show and was more coherent that H2-3 bu still had all the life of a three day old fish…
All in my humble opinion…
Office Space
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Clerks
Eye of the Tiger w/ Gary Busey
Remo Williams
second Army of Darkness…flippn classic
Inner Space (martin short is the shit)
Can’t believe no one has mentioned The Reanimator yet…
I can’t believe I forgot about The Reanimator. Good job!
[quote]Uncle Fester wrote:
Army of Darkness
Bruce Campbell is the king of modern day B movies.[/quote]
Im glad someone mentioned this.
Side Out
Some great ones not already mentioned:
Avenging Disco Godfather (Rudy Ray Moore)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet)
I Come in Peace (Rutger Hauer)
Dagon (nobody I ever heard of)
16 Candles (Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall)
All I can think of right now.
EDIT: Grunt: The Wrestling Movie
[quote]The Monarch wrote:
BabyBuster wrote:
Big Trouble in Little China!
I won’t dilute the magnificence of that movie by adding any other titles to my list.
Kurt Russell puts in quite possibley the greatest performance in the history of cinema. No hyperbole intended.
There are other people who have seen this Gem? Lo Pan may be the greatest villan ever, and his aspirations, to rule the universe from beyond the grave, are quite lofty.[/quote]
Dude, you have to tell us. Dr. Girlfriend: Does she or doesn’t she? Enquiring minds want to know…
Just saw Smokin’ Aces yesterday. What a great, violent, shootem-up, quirky movie that was! It may have an A-movie budget, but it was independent/B-movie style and weirdness all the way.
There’s this hyperactive kid in the movie that had me rollin’. And that scene with Ben Affleck and the other dude and the Sergio Leone western music playing in the background… well any more on that one would be a spoiler.
Check it out.
[quote]Norwell Bob wrote:
I agree with many of these…
But nobody’s mentioned Repo Man yet?
What the hell is wrong with you people?[/quote]
Good call. There was a few years in the 80s, when some really good, surreal shit came out:
Repo Man (“All good repo-men do crank”)
Blue Velvet (“Why are there people like Frank? Why is there so much trouble in this world?”)
Barfly (“Don’t like prisons — they got the wrong kinda bars in there…”)
Barton Fink (“Honay!!! Where’s ma honay?!”)
Bad Influence (OK, that was 1990, but close enough. This timing of this movie was crucial — I believe it was actually shot right before Rob Lowe’s underage sex romp)
Let me take this moment to pointout a great, unsung classic: Day of the Dead
Why is it a great B-movie?
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The obviously gay actor is the only guy in the movie who has a girlfriend.
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Dr. “Frankenstein”. One of the best latter-day mad scientists. Probably third behind Herbert West and the other guy in Re-Animator
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Bub, the loveable zombie.
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Rhodes, one the great weasel-dicks of all time. A small man thrust into a important position.
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The fruition of Romero’s overall theme of man’s inhumanity to man. Who are the REAL monsters of this movie?
Watch Day and then watch 28 Days Later, so you can see how much stuff that overrated POS lifted pad & parcel from Romero’s wonderful low-budget masterpiece.
Rant over.
P.S. A far as #2, has anyone mentioned Re-Animator? Also, don’t forget From Beyond by the same crew.
[quote]Aragorn wrote:
Colucci wrote:
And how about the first Swamp Thing (with Adrienne Barbeau).
forgot abotu that! Great flick…[/quote]
How about anything with Adrienne Barbeau?
What was that movie with Johnny Depp, where he is in Vegas all strung out on drugs.
Really weird movie…
Awesome list here and many of these are on my top list, but my all time favorite B movie has to be:
Swingers
Complete Cast:
* Jon Favreau - Mike
* Vince Vaughn - Trent
* Ron Livingston - Rob
* Patrick Van Horn - Sue
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Full Synopsis:
A knowing examination of the psyche of the modern American male, Doug Liman’s debut comedy Swingers stars screenwriter Jon Favreau as the sensitive Mike, a struggling actor and stand-up comic looking for romance in the wake of the dissolution of a six-year relationship. Against his better judgment, he hits the town with his pal Trent (Vince Vaughn, in a star-making performance), a retro-hip smooth-talker who calls women “babies” and feels compelled to illustrate to Mike the error of his gentlemanly ways. First in Las Vegas and later in a series of hip L.A. nightspots, the duo and their other pals, including a guy named Sue (Patrick Van Horn), prowl for women, looking for kicks and cheap thrills. The difference is that while Trent wants sex, Mike wants love and romance. Only when he learns to simply be himself does he find what he’s looking for. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide"