8 legged freaks

[Doggett]

Is a deliberately made B film count as a B film, like the following :


Tremors
Slither
Dusk till dawn
Dracula 1972 AD...I'm gonna watch this later
Mars Attacks!

I'm just not sure if it counts or not ?

[Doc Daneeka]

I think so. Some people try to make b-films just like some are fully conscious of making b-films due to budget constraints and such.

[Psycho Circus]

Mmm.....interesting.

1) It's a horror/comedy influenced by 50's -early 60's horror/sci-fi movies

2) It's pretty naff and badly acted, made as cheap popcorn entertainment

3) It has this poster:


But there's the big small matter of an estimated $30million budget. 

So, yes. In a word.

[Doggett]

I need to get this post moved to the bad movies board.

[Psycho Circus]

I need to get this post moved to the bad movies board.

Yes.

[Skull]

Unless I'm wrong, "B" movies are low budget films... which is where the "B" comes from.

8 legged freaks was built and design as a summer blockbuster, I also think it was successful too.

[Psycho Circus]

Unless I'm wrong, "B" movies are low budget films... which is where the "B" comes from.

8 legged freaks was built and design as a summer blockbuster, I also think it was successful too.

You are quite right Skull, but unfortunately it comes back to that whole "define the term B-movie" thread thingy we had a while back. It's all very tricky to box or umbrella, shall we say 

[InformationGeek]

Mmm.....interesting.

1) It's a horror/comedy influenced by 50's -early 60's horror/sci-fi movies

2) It's pretty naff and badly acted, made as cheap popcorn entertainment

3) It has this poster:


But there's the big small matter of an estimated $30million budget. 

So, yes. In a word.

I reviewed it in the reader review section and I think it is pretty much a B movie disguised as a big budget production.  As Circus_Circus mentioned, it does have all of those things featured in the movie that makes it come off as a B movie.  I also believe it is more of a 50s movie with color and CGI added in.  In other words, this movie has the feel and looks of a B movie, kind of like Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

[Doggett]

Does this mean Snakes on a Plane is a B movie ?

Flight of the Living Dead Outbreak on a Plane is definitely one.

[Frogger]

Flight of the Living Dead Outbreak on a Plane is definitely one.

Now that is a great film.

[Doggett]

Flight of the Living Dead Outbreak on a Plane is definitely one.

Now that is a great film.

"Two in the chest one in the balls, that's what I say."

[Rev. Powell]

Unless I'm wrong, "B" movies are low budget films... which is where the "B" comes from.

8 legged freaks was built and design as a summer blockbuster, I also think it was successful too.

B-movies are low budget films, but that's not exactly where the "B" comes from.  Originally the term came from double-features in the olden days.  There would be an "A" movie with a big-budget and big stars, and it would be paired with a low-budget movie in the bottom half of the double bill--the "B" picture.

[Torgo]

I actually saw Eight Legged Freaks in a theater with some friends. We all had a blast.  It reminded me of Tremors in terms of tone for the most part.

And yes, I do feel that it qualifies as B movie.