tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post8954248850758602111..comments2024-02-05T03:04:14.407+01:00Comments on A Film A Day: Thursday Movie Picks: So-Bad-It's-GoodSonia Cercahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-77286258361689878652016-04-14T11:40:14.463+02:002016-04-14T11:40:14.463+02:00Haven't seen the first two.
The original Wick...Haven't seen the first two.<br /><br />The original Wicker Man was really good. I hope you see it. The remake was just awful. I don't even find it like hilariously bad; I think because I've seen the original and just being able compare it make the remake just bad bad.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-29775973185019785872016-04-07T17:40:34.091+02:002016-04-07T17:40:34.091+02:00Terrific picks! I've only seen Staying Alive, ...Terrific picks! I've only seen Staying Alive, that sucker's a piece of overbaked ridiculousness. I've seen the first Fri 13th but I'm not a slasher flick fan so I'll never see that pick. I recently saw the original Wicker Man, it was odd but interesting, but have heard the remake is a disaster which apparently is right.<br /><br />I've been looking forward to this week and ended up with a couple of bonuses.<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 the notorious best seller. A roman a clef about the messy backstage lives of three career girls looking to make it in showbiz 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 everything else is a shambles. The worst offender and therefore the most fun is Patty Duke (RIP Patty) 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-667410643073985006.post-92096492351120917192016-04-07T16:59:01.122+02:002016-04-07T16:59:01.122+02:00Oh I have heard the Wicker Man remake is horrible ...Oh I have heard the Wicker Man remake is horrible but hilariously so. I think many films with Nicholas Cage will be on people's lists today. Staying Alive is a very bad filmBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-59434166484619721382016-04-07T15:40:32.962+02:002016-04-07T15:40:32.962+02:00I've seen clips of The Wicker Man and... yikes...I've seen clips of The Wicker Man and... yikes, does it look awful. I've likewise heard of the awfulness of Staying Alive but haven't had the "pleasure" of watching it. I've seen the first Friday the 13th but horror isn't my thing (and slashers even less so), so I haven't felt the need to deal with the others.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-86200107923813205462016-04-07T13:43:30.259+02:002016-04-07T13:43:30.259+02:00Yaasss The Wicker Man. That movie was hilarious wh...Yaasss The Wicker Man. That movie was hilarious when it absolutely shouldn't have been.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-2501882645887975152016-04-07T12:42:07.356+02:002016-04-07T12:42:07.356+02:00My only problem with Staying Alive is that it crap...My only problem with Staying Alive is that it crapped all over SNF. Other than it's an unintentional laugh riot.<br /><br />I love F13 flicks, mostly for their ridiculousness. This one is no exception.<br /><br />Classic Cage going Cage. Like Staying Alive, this also took a dump on its predecessor. I do recommend the original, but be prepared that that's an odd film, on its own.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.com