Bad movies for fun or soul killing? Need movie tips

[Musk Massacre]

I sat up with a friend and around 02.30 in the morning this movie called Dogville comes on TV. A three hour long "play" with almost nothing but people on screen, some chairs, a table and a car were the only props I can remember. The whole thing was shot in a big room with lines drawn on the floor to imitate houses (and flower beds). Insane asylum escapees must have written the story, a rich girl flees from her gangster father to a small town where she falls in love, but ends up being a town slave and molested. Sounds interesting at first, but three hours of this is enough to make a lifelong impression of what boredom really is.

Is there a term for bad movies, as in should never be seen? I'd wish there was an easier way to separate the funny bad ones from the dreadfully excruiating endurance tests.

I've only seen The Lost Boys, Plan 9, Critters and Steven Seagal movies with this mindset, so haven't really gotten into it quite yet, but loved these ones. Do you have any suggestions for a fresh one?

[indianasmith]

I've caught bits and pieces of this thing on IFC - supposedly Nicole Kidman gets naked somewhere during it, but I've never caught that scene, and even for Nicole, I can't sit through more than five minutes of this pretentious piece of crap.  I guess that's one thing I hate about independent films so much - they prattle on and on about how brave and groundbreaking and liberated they are, when all they do is make boring, depressing films that flop at the box office because normal people aren't enlightened enough to appreciate them.

Lessee - as far as  BAD bad movies go, try ISHTAR.  If it's a FUNNY bad movie you want, go for NINJA BACHELOR PARTY, or THE LOST EMPIRE.

[LilCerberus]

Hmm...
Sorta' makes me wonder if I still have what it takes to sit through La Belle Noiseuse.

The past few nights, I've been trying to re-watch Timbo Hines' WOTW, but my DVD player keeps konking out on me.

[316zombie]

as a huge fan of lars von trier,i protest!okay,maybe dogville isn't the greatest intro to his stuff,but y'all should see the kingdom,it's a tv series he did,it's completely bizarre!very funny,very scary,weird effects...if you like twin peaks,you'll love the kingdom!2 good intro movies to lars's stuff are the boss of it all,to show his comedy,and the celebation,to show his dark side.
sorry,off the soapbox...

for great bad movies,see ALL of ed wood's stuff,plan nine is a great start!

[Musk Massacre]

Ahh great tips, they look promising, especially Ninja Bachelor Party!

And no offense, but I've got a long list of films to see before I check out Lars von Trier. Impossible to find Ed Woods-torrents so guess I'll check out the market in a while.

Keep them coming :)

[Allhallowsday]

Try:
FASTER p***yCAT! KILL! KILL! (1965)
STRAIT-JACKET (1964)
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
HORRORS OF SPIDER ISLAND (1960 a.k.a.: EIN TOTER HING IM NETZ) 

There are lots of great bad movies; movies that are great because they are so bad, or movies that are great despite their badness... it's all varieties of cheese.  Give it time, you'll get it. 

[KYGOTC]

G-MEN FROM HELL- Super Heros! Homicidal hand puppets! Gay cop! Satan! Mad scientists! Dumb blondes! G-men....FROM HELL!

FRANKENHOOKER- man's girlfriend gets chopped up by a lawn mower so he rebuilds her with dead prostitute parts!

BAD TASTE- Intergalactic fast food made of human meat is the taste that's sweeping the galaxy! Will New Zealand stand for this? HELL NO!!

KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE- 80's horror/comedys at their prime! The title says it all.

TROUBLE MAN- "He's got 2 guns. one for stopping trouble, and one for starting it." Unlisenced enforcer plays pool, drinks coke, beats up the bad guys, gets revenge, and sticks it to the man! Yet he still finds time for the ladies! Classic 70's blacksploitation!

FORBIDDEN ZONE- Dude, there is no way I can explain the AWSOMENESS that is this movie. Just do yourself and all your friends a favor and go get this one.

[HappyGilmore]

Frankenweenie- Not great, not terrible.  Basically, a Tim Burton short film starring the kid from Neverending Story, with Daniel Stern from Home Alone and Shelly Duvall from The Shining as his parents.  The kid's dog gets hit by a car, dies, and the kid learns in science class how to bring him back to life.  Essentially, Frankenstein with a dog.  Town freaks out and starts carrying torches.

Terror Firmer- Terrible movie, lots of nudity, but makes up for it with celebrity cameos from Lemmy of Motorhead, Ron Jeremy, and Matt and Trey from South Park.

[316zombie]

a truly bad ed wood we have is pretty models in a row,it's just dreadful!and hysterical!another is double garden,and another is(i think)venus flytrap,although they may be the same movie,from different viewpoints...