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What's your favorite bad-movie genre?  Here's some types and subtypes I thought up for you to vote on; you can vote up to 5 times.

I picked:
BARBARIAN/SWORD & SANDAL - I still have a soft spot for these from my teen years
HORROR (SUEPRNATURAL) - my favorite b-movie genre, whether the film is good or bad
HORROR-COMEDY - who doesn't like THE EVIL DEAD II or RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD?
SEXPLOITATION - Russ Meyer & Doris Wishman!
WOMEN-IN-PRISON - mostly because in college I once consider writing a guide to the genre called "The Biog Book of Women's Prison Movies," and watched a ton of them

You can vote for up to 5 genres.  Of course, you can also vote "other" and add a genre of your own I forgot.

i picked (4 categories and) 'other' to articulate my love of pretentious art-house cinema: i love anything that attempts to explore the misty continents of the human soul, especially when combined with minimal budget, fake blood and/or some tits. jodorowsky, ken russell, arrabal, greenaway, boorman: awesome.

My favorites are:

Animation: I am huge fan of any thing animation like and I do like the intereting B-movie animation films, like Raggedy Ann.
Big Budget Flops/Misfires: I do enjoy films that you know people tried their to make, but it just turned out badly, like Monkeybone and Cool World.
Giant Animal/Insect Running Amock:  This is my all time favorite genre because it always fasinates me to see what kind of animal or insect could possibly terroize the world or a certian area in the most unconvincing way, like Eight Legged Freaks, Squirm, and Night of the Lepus.
Horror (supernatural): I like this genre as well, but it do prefer regular horror more.
Sci-Fi (general): I just love anything sci-fi or futuristic that just looks amusingly cheap and cheesy or looks great.  Examples of this are Mars Attacks.

Ok....
. I picked Blaxpliotation-Pam Grier and Fred Williamson in particular.
.Horror-My favorite genre as well.
.Sci-fi-Cheezy Ed Wood and 50's and 70's stuff.
.Space opera-I dunno....cool rockets and space suits...the geek in me.
.Giant bugs/animals-Tarantula,Them!,the Deadly Mantis....all too cool.

I'll watch any of them.

I picked:

Horror/supernatural: It covers the widest range of craptastic films

Gore: I've always been on a quest for a film that is so gory as to make me vomit, but that hasn't happened yet

Spaghetti western:  These are just too much fun not to have on your list, in my opinion

Zombie: See gore above, plus there is a serious video game quality to being able to slaughter "people" without having to pay any price for your actions

Other: there are so many misfires and just plain awful movies out there that aren't listed in this list, like awful kids movies or awful TV movies or awful Lifetime movies...ah, I'll never get all the crap ever made watched in my life time!

Action & Horror.

Usually full of explosions, sweat, guts, girls and awesome 80's synth anthems. Anyone with a mullet or a sport jacket going up against commies or zombies gets me off.  :teddyr:

Wow, that was tough. I'm impressed at all the genres you came up with.

I love spoofs done well, but for me that's an easy one to miss on. I think SCARY MOVIE was good, but most of the slasher spoofs are just dumb. Comedy + bad movie is also great when it works, but again easy to screw up.  I'd hold up IDLE HANDS and SHAUN OF THE DEAD as the marks to shoot for if you're going to try to combine horror and comedy.

And then BUBBA-HOTEP is in a genre all by itself.

Anyway, I ended up choosing Barbarian, Horror (supernatural), Kung Fu, Post-apocalyptic, and Western.

You're definitely a man after my own heart.  I considered adding some sort of avant-garde category, and probably should have; I just thought too many people might consider them "good" movies rather than "bad" ones.  Andrew's recent review of SINS OF THE FLESHAPOIDS suggests that "artsploitation" (I just made that up!) is a recognized bad movie category.  I should have added it.

Wow Rev, I had to force my eyes back into their sockets when I saw Mexican Wrestlers on the list! I still don't understand why SANTO AND BLUE DEMON vs THE MONSTERS isn't as beloved as it should be, to me it sets the standard for laughably bad, endearing, action packed,scary cinema!

yes, artsploitation is a good label. the way they get so close to being films of insightful genius ... but just, you know, fall short in a puddle of bad taste. but hey, who decides what's good and bad taste anyway? and who else finds something lovable in common between zardoz and possession? bring on the fleshapoids!

Too many to choose from...mental meltdown...
REBOOT
Okay...I chose horror, horror/comedy, giallo, zombie, and gore.
But then I also love sci-fi, blaxploitation, slashers, swords and sandals, WIP filcks, kaiju, sexploitation, alien invasion and, and....
(system overheated)

I really can't decide for bad movies, I like stuff that's unintentionally hilarious and weird, with awkward dialog, bad effects and props, forgets it's plot or a plot that doesn't make any sense. These movies can be any genre, and sometimes big budget. For me it seems that  non-animated childrens/ family movies, when they're knock offs of Hollywood blockbusters or made for a quick buck always seem to end up bad.

Yeah, this list is definitely a toughie! As I've made it clear before, horror takes my top spots: Horror-comedy can be inspired, and I love stuff with a supernatural element... Slashers can also be good, but I'm not sure if they're "good enough"... SciFi comes up pretty close, stuff that is low-budget but takes itself seriously is usually better than most everything Hollywood puts out, which brings me to my next point. I also love big-budget flops, the ones that Hollywood does put out, that are so badly-received it is clear they're not "Hollywood movies", but appeal to me (Us?) anyhow...

I don't know what comes next... Mebbe I should say "slasher" after all, but then I do think Michael Bay style action can be brilliant brainlessness, and then comes the fact that poorly written animation can be amazingly entertaining... Which all makes it very hard to decide! :buggedout:

Slasher - hot babes, some of the better ones even have a bit of atmosphere. 

Horror (supernatural) - some of these can even be good!  Some are deliciously bad  :teddyr:

Post apocalyptic - oh, the '80s.  Babes in tattered bikini's, the planet is in ruins, yet their big hair is perfectly intact! 

Sci-Fi (general) - the cheesier the better.  Yes, I am a FAN of Sci-Fi originals.  Well, unless Stephen Baldwin is in them.  Even I have some standards.

Giant animal / insect.  There are just so many of these awesome movies.  Even giant killer piñatas are fine by me.

I also like space opera and sword and sorcery, but I could only choose five  :bluesad:

OK - I picked

Barbarian/Giant Animal/Slasher/zombie flicks . . .

but how could you possibly, possibly leave out the greatest genre films of all -

CANNIBAL MUTANT HILLIBILLY FLICKS!

(The Hills Have Eyes, Wrong Turn, The Blood Shed, Bloodlines)

I picked the following:

Giant Monsters - still have a soft spot for all the Godzilla and Gamera movies I watched as a kid.

Horror/Comedy - really good genre if done right.

Horror - I likes the scary things!

Slasher - just because I watched so many in the 80's as a teen.  Still like a good one.

Zombies - fave of all the genres.  Something really scary about being overwhelmed by dead people.

I picked:

* BIKER - Leather vests, beards, trashy chicks . . . oh, yeah!

* BLAXPLOITATION - First, last, and always.  Give me afros, platform shoes, and wacka-wacka guitar music and I'm a happy man.

* GIALLO - Especially if the dubbing is really bad.

* GORE - Decapitations and disembowelments rule!

* SEXPLOITATION - Box Office International is king!

Big Budget Flops
Sword and Sorcery
Horror
Sci-Fi (general)
Zombies

For me I love Horror-Comedy, but the people involved know they are amateurs; are on a budget, or that they are trying something experiemental and so they add a humor element to it. Which is smart, but they aren't bad movies unless the gags really suck.
Evil Dead was genius, and man they showed what they could do with a small budget and a cabin. I love how they managed to go way over the top, thats saying alot considering they were on a small budget.

Zombie movies can go either way bad or good. I'd say Rami followed Romero with using old haunted houses, filling an atmosphere full of suspense. If both movies didn't have the suspense and paranoia they couldn't have pulled it off. As for bad there's "Zombie Lake", just perverted Nazi Zombies out to cop a feel and drink some blood, crappy make-up; bad matching of footage (lake to the swimming pool); there's sleaze instead of suspense, and were all just supposed to take the story line as is-- hey it's a zombie movie. Then there's "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things", they dialogue is awkward, the feel of it is very camp, and the grave yaerd looks fake-- but later the zombie attack dissolves the camp element and the movie is scary. Great playing dead by the actor who played Orville! I'll never forget the scene where Alan just lets the Zombies have Anya-- what a bast*rd!

Being a Sci-Fi fan, these shouldn't be too surprising:

Giant Monsters (Godzilla, Gamera, King Kong, Daimajin, The ants of Them!, the Ymir and more)
Space Opera (Rocketship X-M, Flight To Mars, Battle Beyond the Stars, Missile to the Moon, Journey to the Seventh Planet, etc.)
Sci-Fi General (Brain From Planet Arous, Brain That Wouldn't Die, Robot Monster, Target Earth, etc.)
Post Apocalyptic (Planet of the Apes, The Apes sequels, The Omega Man, Soylent Green, etc.)

and perhaps a little more unexpected:

Kung Fu Films (Love these chopsocky flicks, even the cheap Bruce Lee knockoffs and those you might find in a dollar store bin not to mention the real Bruce Lee naturally).

 :thumbup: Boy...this is really hard to pick just 5....I love'em ALL!!!

I agree on chop-sockys....Stuff like NIJA TERMINATOR....anything with Cyntia Rothrock....and cheezy Bruce Lee ripoffs (as you mentioned! :smile:)...stuff like...

The CLONES OF BRUCE LEE.....this movie features Dragon Lee,Bruce Le,and Bruce Lai!!!  :buggedout: zoinks! You KNOW it's quality entertainment!  :cheers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkZ1jAXpOhk

 what really sucks.?...the speakers for my computer took a s**t about 5:30 tonite...and the true joy is ,according to Master Poo,the cool "AAAAYYYYYYIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeee!!" and "WHO-WaaaaahhhH!

Alien invasion/infiltration - From Independence Day to The Blob, it's all good.

Big budget flops/misfires - Love Striptease !!!

Horror/comedy - Love Frankenhooker

Sexploitation  - Love The Lost Empire !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3xFBCwqFMQ
 


Zombie - I just love zombies !!!!!

I voted Sci-Fi general just becasue it seemed to fit the best. 

I picked:

Barbarians, etc. - I haven't seen one I didn't thoroughly enjoy
 
Giallo - Ahhh those underdramatic Italian actresses and their barely-there wardrobe
 
Horror (supernatural) - Yay!

Slasher - Chop Chop!

Zombies - Yum Yum!

That doesn't mean I dislike the others!  With the exception of Women in Prison movies - It was women in prison night on HBO like every night when I was younger!  Nothing steers a girl clear from a life of crime like women in prison movies!  I think there should be a requirement to watch them in high school.  They still give me nightmares!

I chose:

Alien invasion/infiltration - A perfect blend of the sci-fi, war and espionage genres.
Giant animal/insect running amok -  I've always had a soft spot for films like "Tarantula" and "The Killer Shrews".
Giant monsters - Japanese variety - I love the outlandish quality of these flicks with their basic but bizarre special effects.
Sci-fi (general) - Offers enormous scope for oddity and surrealism.
Western/spaghetti western - Probably my favourite type of action films. I like spaghetti westerns but I'm also very fond of American 'B' westerns from the Thirties through to the Sixties.

I actually enjoy most types of 'Bad' movies (especially horror/zombie) but tend to largely gravitate towards these particular genres.

Well, I don't think REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE is a "bad" movie... and though I might give you THE BLOB, I don't think INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS is bad, in fact think both versions are great...

I'm a bit late with my entries, but went with Blaxploitation, Extreme, Giallo, Sexploitation and Zombie. 

I been wishy wasy...I love them all..but sci fi would be the best, I think I said blaxpo cuz at the time I hadda big hard on for Pam Grier,

Sci Fi-

Planeta Burg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e71Ub111wA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yudsyp6G3FA

I agree... when I selected the example films I went with stuff that defined the genre I was trying to describe rather than stuff that was necessarily "bad." 

Giant monsters

Ginat monsters-Japanese

Horror/comedy

Giallo

Post Apocolyptic

Not an easy task, my choices could easily vary on any given day.

Why don't you have Racing as a choice? I liked fast and furious, but at times, it was all cgi :bluesad:

Carsploitation ?

Didn't think of it, and there aren't that many examples I can think of even now.  It is a subgenre but it's pretty small compared to horror/comedy, action, etc.

Instead of REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, think HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL. 

You did a good job with the genres, in any case. 

I did consider HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL, but I didn't think people would be familiar with it.  I consider it a classic of the genre, but I don't hear it discussed much in these parts. 

MAMIE VAN DOREN the lecherous Aunt ("He's practically a grown man who wants to get a bang outta life just like your or me...")
and JACKIE COOGAN the dope pusher plus RUSS TAMBLYN "tough guy"  :bouncegiggle: don't forget the Killer just hit play and you'll hear him: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpb5OvJc_Fk

"Don't tell me you never road a hot rod... or had a late date in the second balcony"  :bouncegiggle:  :teddyr:  :bouncegiggle:  :bouncegiggle:  :teddyr:  :tongueout:
 :hot: Are you kidding me?  If FASTER POPPYCAT KILL! KILL! is the Queen of Bad movies, HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL is her consort. 
 

Whatta cast! Russ Tamblyn,Mamie Van Doren,Jackie Coogan,Jerry Lee!,Micheal Landon!!! GREAT film!

I chose the following 5:

1) Action
2) Animation
3) Giant animal/giant insect
4) Giant monsters
5) Sci-fi (general)

It's a tough choice, as I'm typing this I was thinking maybe I should change it to include Santo films but if I start doing that I'll be here all day. It's a pretty complete list and I've enjoyed films from every genre on it.

I wanted to make a similar thread to this (minus the poll) but I thought I would just post here considering there has already been some talk on the subject.

My favourite types of movies are B movies and studio movies with B plots. I'll try and list the genres I stick to most and list some examples:

01. Horror (General incl monster, ghost, vampire, werewolf etc)
02. Adventure (Conan-esque, sword and sandal type flicks)
03. Slashers (All kinds of slashers incl backwoods)
04. Psychological horror (Session 9, May)
05. Indiana Jones knock-offs (King Solomon's Mines, Romancing The Stone)
06. Action (80s/90s VHS-type movies. And new stuff like The Tournament, Death Race II)
07. Disaster (90s big budget mainly like Dante's Peak, Daylight)
08. Sci-Fi (Stuff like Hollow Man & Total Recall)
09. Ninja/Martial Arts (80s/90s VHS-type. Bloodsport etc. And new stuff like Ninja and Ninja Assassin)
10. Teen Sex Comedies (80s-now. Preferably direct-to-video VHS trash from the 80s and 90s)
11. Cannibal (only jungle cannibal movies, and not just the Italian ones)
12. Gang-related (Blood In Blood Out, Colors, This is England, Crows Zero I & II)
13. Hooligan-related (Green Street Hooligans, The Firm)
14. War-themed (The Marine II, Rambo)
15. Superhero (Punisher: War Zone, Dick Tracy, Give em Hell Malone)

Anything with monsters, be it aliens, giant bugs, animals, etc.

I had:

Extreme/ Bad Taste - John Waters dose it for me every time

Zombi - When I say Zombi I mean Zombi. None of this running and jumping dead thing crap.

Sexploitation - Russ Meyer taught me the birds and the bee's (probably why I get no action)

Juvenile Delinquent - High School Caesar, The Violent Years, Hot Rod Girl, Love em'

Gore - H.G Lewis. Enough said.

Giant bugs, followed by bad robots & almost any drek alien films do it for me every time!!

peter j.

GIANT MONSTER.
SCI-FI.
BIG BUDGET TRASH.
SPOOF.
FANTASY.

I love anything with  giant monsters of any variety!!

Giant spiders are a particular favourite but i also have a fondness for giant killer bunnies!

And of course all the mental Godzilla, Gamera, Ultraman stuff is just brilliant!!!!

Food of the Gods(1976) i loved as a kid as well as Giant Spider Invasion (1975)

50's sci-fi is likely my speciality. Although I will pretty much like any kind of Bad Movie.

Man, this was hard, I love them all really. But I picked...

1. Animation- Most especially if anime counts; Fist of the North Star, Wizards, some of my all time favorites.
2. Giant Monsters- I grew up with Godzilla and the more of the others I see, the more I love my Kaiju brethren.
3. Horror Comedy- Evil Dead II made everyone realize that this was a match made in Heaven/Hell.
4. Space Operas- The good and the bad, From Star Wars/Star Trek to Battle Beyond the Stars/Dune (yes, even Space Mutiny...kinda)
5. Zombie- I know they're trendy as of late, but maybe there is a reason for that? Maybe they're just so awesome and scary to the point that they make even the crappiest movies a little better (House of the Dead...cough). They also go hand in hand with a lot of the preconcieved genres (Gore, Horror Comedy, Sci Fi, etc).