Are you a B-movie Addict?

[Kester Pelagius]

Now there's a loaded question! 

So I was at a flea market.  I found this campy looking (DVD) sci-fi movie you've probably never heard of on a defunct label (Simitar) and asked the vendor if he'd take it out of the re-shrunk shrink wrap so I could inspect the disc because, well, you see the label had water stains.  Looked like someone spilled tea on it or something.  I just wanted to check the disc, be sure it was okay.  Alas when the vendor noticed silver dollar sized scratch marks and a crack near the ring of the disc he took the DVD and, applying only a slight bit of pressure to test the disk, made it shatter.  He laughed about it.  But something strange happened as I watched him toss those shattered fragments in the garbage. .

I felt massively bummed.  It was if that movie you never heard of on a defunct label never known for quality product was some precious artifact.  I know it's not King Tut's treasure, heck I don't even remember the title, but I was actually looking forward to taking home some sci-fi movie badness!

And it was only $2!

On an OOP DVD!

On the bright side I did pick up copies of Planet of Dinosaurs and Star Quest II on VHS for 50 cents each.

So what's your story?

[Mr. DS]

I recall several years ago stopping by this junk store in NH while on vacation.  They had your run of the mill cheap stuff but in the back they had used VHS tape 3/$10.00.  I was filled with glee when I found titles such as Skullduggery and Ice Cream Man.  Then they had many other mainstream films as part of their giant selection.

I was heartbroken when I stopped there around 3 years ago and they had gotten rid of most of their VHS tapes.  They did have a few decent B movie DVDs.  I picked up The Corpse Vanishes and The Giant Gila Monster for a buck a piece. 

[Doc Daneeka]

Paying 20< bucks for "Buried Alive" VHS,
paying 20< bucks for a Nightmares bootleg,
checking EBay each day for a Puppet Master BoxSet for a decent price,
paying 20< bucks for a copy of Spookies,
getting ticked over my sister getting an inferior release of Magic,
getting ticked over a Monkeyshines disk not including the advertised booklet,
madly scouring the web for discrepencies between the 95 and 97 minute versions of Waxwork,
not purchasing US releases of the Phantasm series because Universal won't release the rights for part 2,
not purchasing the Ghoulies series because the US releases aren't uncut,
watching Dark Harvest 2 more than once,
expressing enjoyment of Manos,
writing a remake script for Neon Maniacs...
I'd say I'm a casual/recreational b-movie user...

[Kester Pelagius]

madly scouring the web for discrepencies between the 95 and 97 minute versions of Waxwork,

One word: Nudity.

I know this because, back in the day, I recommended Waxwork to a friend for his family movie night.  HE rented the UNRATED version.  I had the R-RATED version, which I told him had a bit of violence and language but no nudity.  He was slightly p**sed, mostly because his sister and her kid had stopped over.  (How that was MY fault I never did undestand.)  And I've been looking to acquire a copy of this magical nude filled UNRATED version ever since.

[Doc Daneeka]

madly scouring the web for discrepencies between the 95 and 97 minute versions of Waxwork,

One word: Nudity.

I know this because, back in the day, I recommended Waxwork to a friend for his family movie night.  HE rented the UNRATED version.  I had the R-RATED version, which I told him had a bit of violence and language but no nudity.  He was slightly p**sed, mostly because his sister and her kid had stopped over.  (How that was MY fault I never did undestand.)  And I've been looking to acquire a copy of this magical nude filled UNRATED version ever since.

I remember a bare back during the flogging but... nipples and all? Is your pal sure? Huh, well my main argument for good horror comedy not needing nudity falls

[Jack]

I remember reading pages and pages of reviews over at Amazon trying to figure out if the new Swamp Thing release contained the nudie scene with Adrienne Barbou 

I get such a feeling of accomplishment when I'm looking through my VHS collection and come across some tape that's so old that the writing on the label has almost faded off, god only knows how lousy the video would actually look.  But it must be a good movie, it's sat in my collection for 15 years and I never recorded over it!  So then I order a DVD of it!  Ah, those forgotten old memories, now in marvelous DVD quality!  Never mind that I may only watch it once and then forget about it, just like I forgot about the VHS version. 

[Dennis]

I joined Netflix about 5 months ago and ever since I've been either reliving the days of my youth with really cheesy "B" monsters etc. or newer films I've found out about here. Last night I watched "The Machine Girl", tonight it's going to be "Kronos" followed by "The Mysterians", tomorrow it will be "Garuda". My wife has to suffer through this but she realizes that my B movie withdrawal symptoms would be worse.   

[LilCerberus]

I've mentioned once viewing a copy of Mad Max which had an extended scene of the parking lot outside Fat Nancy's.

I have several copies of Mad Max on close-out VHS, & I'm always looking for another in hopes of finding a copy with that extended scene.

[RCMerchant]

No. I am not. I am not a B movie addict. I am not a B-movie addict. I'm just fine. I am NOT a B- movie addict. I'm ok. Get it? I AM OK.
I'm fine. Just mind your own business! 
Really...I'm alright. 



What do you mean I'm in denial. I have nothing to hide...I am just fine. I'm ok...really...jeesh! 

( )

[Ash]

No. I am not. I am not a B movie addict. I am not a B-movie addict. I'm just fine. I am NOT a B- movie addict. I'm ok. Get it? I AM OK.
I'm fine. Just mind your own business! 
Really...I'm alright. 



What do you mean I'm in denial. I have nothing to hide...I am just fine. I'm ok...really...jeesh! 

( )

The first step is admitting you have a problem.  (I'll bet you've heard that before RC)
Then we can get you on that 12 step B-movie program. 
Heh!  Just kidding.  

I love B-movies but I'm not the type to go out and buy them.
Instead, I prefer to rent or borrow them from friends.  Just watch 'em once or twice then return them.
I'm the opposite of guys like Andrew and Burgomaster who literally have hundreds of bad films in their collections. 
I love bad cinema, but don't think I could bring myself to shell out hard earned cash to own them on DVD.
I want to watch as many B-movies as I can, but can't see buying them.
(occasionally I'll make an exception depending on the film)

[Psycho Circus]

A movie addict, in particular Horror/Action B-Movies, 80s fantasy films. I didn't used to be though, an the most I've ever spent on any movie was $10 for "Return Of The Living Dead Part II". I would be willing to shell out more if "Arena" or "Decline Of The Western Civilization II: Metal Years" saw DVD releases.

[RCMerchant]

Seriously folks....Yes. I am. (I admit,Ash!). I first got hooked on horror. at the tender age of 5 . FRANKENSTIEN mmets the WOLFMAN. I had the Marx toys of the Mummy,the wolfman,and Frankenstien. While in a Catholic orphanage at six , a very nice nun named Sister Nina used to wake me and my brother Mike up and take her to her room (that sounds just wrong,doesn't it?), and we would watch NIGHT GALLERY.The episode where the painting showed a dead man coming closer to the house...and then the doorbell rang...and the one with the earwigs...ugh!
Built ALL the Auroa monster models.Watched Chiller in upstate NY,Double Creature Feature and Shock Theater in Michigan,read FAMOUS MONSTERS,CASTLE of FRANKENSTIEN, the MONSTER TIME, and so many others....bought film books from Walden Books in Kalamazoo and Capt.Co.,rented those big a$$ record movie disk things when they first came out in 1981...like BOXCAR BERTHA,the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE,CHATTERBOX,ANGEL of H.E.A.T.,read Fangoria, was a subsciber and 1 time contributer (as in I contiributed once!) to Psychotronic Magazine,have a HUGE collection of vhs tapes and a small collection of dvds. I have no less than 4 biographies of Bela Lugosi, a large plastic light up Lugosi yard ornament, tons of oddball lobby cards and just weird stuff (a barf bag handed out from MARK of the DEVIL,a few 8mm Castle film reels) LOTS of old mags and novelizations and historys of film books.etc...etc...etc...
Yeah...I guess I'm an addict. 
But I LOVE IT!!! DOYOU HEAR ME?!?!?!?HAHAHHA!!!! 

[Raffine]

My name is Raffine and I am a B-movie addict.

As a matter of fact I've become immune to mere B-movie charms and have sunk to the level of C, D, F, and Z (and worse) grade movies.

I have an embarrassingly extensive collection of Andy Milligan, Polonia Brothers, and Don Dohler movies, many of which are not available commercially but had to come from the gray market world of DVD-R. I have many Larry Buchanan, Al Adamson, and Eddie Romero movies, plus SURBURBAN SASQUATCH, SH! THE OCTOPUS, and  the Timothy Hines version of WAR OF THE WORLDS in my collection as well.

I've got most of the Mills Creek 50 Movie Packs, a couple bought because they included WHO KILLED DOC ROBBIN, CONDEMNED TO LIVE, or CHAINED FOR LIFE or some other obscure poverty row gem.

If my house was on fire would I grab my late parents' wedding portrait or my rare Milligan double feature of THE RATS ARE COMING! THE WEREWOLVES ARE HERE!/BLOODTHIRSTY BUTCHERS?

I dunno.

[Scott123]

I sure am!
Why else would I think the Giant Gila Monster is terrific and keep on watching it?
Or feel like I'm in heaven when It Came from Outer Space comes on TV?
Or feel like I made a steal when I pay a buck for titles that include (usually have two to four per disc) Hot Rod Girl, Killers from Space, This is not a Test, Wasp Woman, Horrors of Spider Island?
Or do endless searches for bad movies I've just caught pieces of, then try to find them on e-bay: Attack of the Crab Monsters, Eyes Behind the Stars, Naked and the Wild, Tentacles/Empire of the Ants, Red Zone Cuba (still looking), Where Have All the People Gone, Last Night at the Alamo (great rare bar movie if you can find it).
Yes, I'm a B-movie addict, I truly need to go to rehab LOL 

[Patient7]

I manage to view up at least once a week.  I suppose SOME woud call it an addiction.

I'm just a social watcher.

I do enjoy a Plan 9 at Christmas.

Just a few qwips, yeah I'm addicted.