Hi,
Just wondering if anybody plans out a night of bad movies with friends etc. Or do you usually just watch them yourself? I frequently watch bad movies with a friend, but not that many people are into this great hobby.
Also what are some of the movies you watch? We've watched a lot but a few that come to mind are:
Giant Gila Monster
Beast of Yucca Flats
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
It Came From Outer Space
Wasp Woman
Killers From Space
Red Planet Mars
:cheers:
I do most of my bad movie watching at home by myself. My wife is not a fan of bad movies, so we usually watch a mainstream DVD and I save the crappy movies for after she goes to bed. Occasionally, my nephews come over and we watch gory movies like DEAD ALIVE or THE DEAD NEXT DOOR. I haven't had a bad movie night with a group of friends in a long time. My favorite experience was when I had a bunch of co-workers over to my house and showed them BLACK BELT JONES. They thought it was hilarious and couldn't stop talking about it for months.
I usually watch mine alone. The people I know aren't into this kind of thing, but they suggest movies that rival my collection of badness and roll their nose up at what I suggest. How the hell is "Galaxy Of Terror" any better than "Frankenstein Island"?
My girlfriend will occasionally watch one with me, but it is usually selected based on how animated I am when I'm describing the film to her. I love this woman. :teddyr:
I'd love to convince a group of my SCA friends to let me pick out three movies for an evening:
Blood Freak
Drive-In
Don't Look In The Basement
If they can't find enough to riff off of there, they got NO sense of humor.
Usually alone the first time, so I don't have any unpleasant surprises and offend my peers (And so I can spend my first viewing deciding whether or not it is a "bad" movie as defined by the hyenoid masses!). As with Java, the real "interesting" ones I show my girlfriend :) . Basket Case series actually freaked her the heck out and made her physically sick ("war-council" scene and end of part 2, respectively), I am proud ^_^
Funny that you should mention this. Me and my cousin are going to do something similiar tomorrow night. We are going to watch some bad movies and riff them. The movies are Shark Swarm and Frogs(Or Empire of the Ants) and will start up by watching Mystery Science Theater's Future War or Hobgoblins to set the mood for our rifffest.
Other people would be my dad. We've watched Jaws 4 and Street Fighter, but not at once. No need to do something foolish like that.
All alone, all alone, all alone, all alone....
I've planned a few, small events I usually call B-movies n' Beer night. The first one we did didn't really have conventional b-movies, but what I've done in the past:
First:
Snakes on a Plane
The Protector
Second:
Santa's Slay
Riding the Bullet
Third:
Shaun of the Dead
Dead Alive
Fourth:
Dog Soldiers
House (1986)
I wanted to do one last Christmas, but I wound up moving into a shoe box that couldn't possibly hold a b-movie night of more than two people. I wanted to show Jack Frost and Black Xmas, and nickname the even "Christmas Evil." Of course, I mulled over a few as well, like "Season's Bleedings," "Slay Bells Ringing," or "Red Christmas."
When I was at school, it was a weekly event...all though, most of the people involved would drift away over the course of the evening.
My friend Emily and I have begun something similar. Last week we watched Troll 2, this week she's providing "Blood and Chocolate."
I have no friends... :bluesad:
Quote from: doggett on June 06, 2009, 09:29:01 AM
I have no friends... :bluesad:
You've got all of us, mate.
Could you loan me the money for a fast plane? I'll be happy to sit through your entire Elvira collection.
My last bad movie night with audience was the Exploitation Cinema Mausoleum / Blood Song Double Feature DVD.
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We watched the entire thing with all the trailers and corny drive-in intermissions. Needless to say we had a blast and many good laughs.
But usually I test drive bad movies on my own before sharing them with friends or family.
A few well received titles from past bad movie nights:
The Perils Of Gwendoline
Mommie Dearest
The Wicker Man (2006)
Black Christmas (2006)
Day Of The Animals
The Manitou
Shark Attack 3
Blood Surf
Spiders (2000)
Crocodile (2000)
Crocodile (1981)
The Big Alligator River
Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare
The Mighty Peking Man
The Beyond
Mother Of Tears (Yep, the Argento movie)
Quote from: Javakoala on June 06, 2009, 11:06:39 AM
Quote from: doggett on June 06, 2009, 09:29:01 AM
I have no friends... :bluesad:
You've got all of us, mate.
Could you loan me the money for a fast plane? I'll be happy to sit through your entire Elvira collection.
Obviously I have you guys ! :teddyr: :thumbup: :cheers:
I'm broke, you couldn't lend me money, could you ?
I'm a loner in the real world.
I'm in the mood to watch Elvira...but then, aren't I always...
Evil dead 2 and Army of darkness worked pretty well for me.
I plan on watching a Chinese ghost story 3 with my friends next time.
just got back from green bay, where my sister&3 nieces,and 6 other people, did a marathon of the entire pink angora boxset,i thought i might die laughing at the kids riffs! 9 year old sid vivious( my niece),had the best line of the evening,she looked at us"grownups" and said" if this is supposed to be porn, you people have ALOT to learn!" she goes to convent school,lol! :bouncegiggle:
Quote from: 316zombie on June 09, 2009, 09:11:33 PM
just got back from green bay, where my sister&3 nieces,and 6 other people, did a marathon of the entire pink angora boxset,i thought i might die laughing at the kids riffs! 9 year old sid vivious( my niece),had the best line of the evening,she looked at us"grownups" and said" if this is supposed to be porn, you people have ALOT to learn!" she goes to convent school,lol! :bouncegiggle:
The kid sounds dangerous, but funny.
Typically watch them solo, although I used to force a buddy to watch them with me. That lasted until we saw Night Patrol, at which point he suddenly became much more hesitant to watch any movies I picked out.
Recently I've been getting together with a group a friends for cigars and scotch on the balcony followed by a movie. So far they've brought all the Dirty Harry flicks and the first few RoboCops, and I've shown Pink Flamingos and Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Coming up will be Deathrace 2000 and maybe some Dagon.
Thankfully, my wife and daughter both enjoy sci-fi/horror and cult/b-movies. My daughter has been watching Plan 9 from Outer Space since she was a toddler. There's usually some random weeknight where will watch a double feature with popcorn and junk food. Besides Ed Wood's masterpiece, other family favorites include:
King of the Zombies (1941)
The Screaming Skull (1958)
Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)
Fearless Vampire Killers (1966)
Creepshow (1982)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Short Circuit (1986)
Jail Bait (1954)
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Return of the Living Dead 1 & 2 (1985-1988)
She is also particularly fond of Woody Allen films. Not bad for a 12 yr old.
When my daughter stays with grandma, friends might come over for beer and watch John Hughes or John Waters, depending on our mood.