I write a column called Eric’s Bad Movies every week at Film.com. The premise is that I watch a bad movie and then make fun of it. It’s not very complicated. But finding bad movies to write about can be tricky. That’s where you come in!
It’s time once again to ask you fine people for suggestions. These are very, very useful to me. Of the 179 (!) EBM columns I’ve done so far, easily 30 percent were films I’d never heard of until readers suggested them. So keep up the good work! In fact, WORK HARDER!
Here are the basic criteria to be eligible for Eric’s Bad Movies:
– The more well-known it is, the better. Movies that played in theaters and were backed by Hollywood studios and had stars in them are ideal. I’ve relaxed the rule against straight-to-video releases, but I still prefer movies that people have heard of.
– Comedies are extremely hard to make fun of because they already don’t take themselves seriously, so I tend to avoid those. Focus on action movies, dramas, and the like. That being said, if the comedy has some kind of “hook” — a supernatural element, an animal co-star, etc. — it’s easier to get a handle on.
– It needs to be something whose badness is generally agreed upon, as opposed to something that YOU happen to hate but that is otherwise fairly well regarded. Remember, I need to think it’s bad, too.
– I’m avoiding movies that I reviewed in the normal movie-critic fashion when they came out in theaters. I’ve been reviewing movies since 1999, so in general, you can skip anything released since then.
After the jump, the list of what I’ve covered so far. Then it’s up to you to post suggestions in the comments. Thanks!
(If you’ve suggested a film in the past and I haven’t used it, you don’t need to suggest it again, I promise. Either I’ve considered it and rejected it, or it’s on my to-do list.)
13th Warrior, The
3 Ninjas
976-EVIL
Above the Law
Adventures of Pluto Nash, The
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
The Allnighter
American Ninja
Anaconda
A*P*E
Apple, The
Arrival, The
At the Earth’s Core
Avengers, The
Baby Geniuses
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Babylon A.D.
Bangkok Dangerous
Batman & Robin
Bats
Beastmaster, The
Beautician and the Beast
Bio-Dome
Body of Evidence
Body Rock
Bolero
Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo
Buddy
Bulletproof
Butterfly
Can’t Stop the Music
Care Bears Movie, The
Cobra
Cocktail
Conan the Destroyer
Congo
Cool As Ice
Cool World
Cutthroat Island
Cyborg
D-War: Dragon Wars
Death Wish: The Face of Death
Delta Force, The
DOA Dead or Alive
Double Dragon
Double Impact
Double Team
Dracula 2000
The Dungeonmaster
Empire of the Ants
Ernest Saves Christmas
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Firestorm
Firewalker
Flowers in the Attic
Fluke
Forbidden Dance (is Lambada), The
Fortress
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
Freejack
Frogs
Furry Vengeance
The Gate
Garbage Pail Kids
Glitter
Godzilla (1998)
Gooby
Good Son, The
Grease 2
Gymkata
Happy Birthday to Me
Hard Target
Hawk the Slayer
Heartbeeps
Hercules (1983)
Hercules in New York
High School Musical
Hocus Pocus
House II: The Second Story
Howard the Duck
Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf
Hudson Hawk
Hunk
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Ice Pirates, The
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Inspector Gadget
Invasion USA (1985)
Island of Dr. Moreau, The
It’s Pat
Jack
Jack Frost (family movie)
Jack Frost (killer snowman)
Jaws 3-D
Jaws: The Revenge
Johnny Mnemonic
Judge Dredd
Kazaam
King Kong Lives
Krull
Kull the Conqueror
Leonard Part 6
Leprechaun
Lisa
Lost in Space
Mac and Me
Magic in the Water
Mangler, The
Manitou, The
Masters of the Universe
Meteor
Molly
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Mr. Nanny
The Net
Neverending Story III, The
Next Karate Kid, The
Night of the Lepus
On Deadly Ground
Only the Strong
Orca
Other Sister, The
Over the Top
Pagemaster, The
Patch Adams
Piranha II
Power Rangers: The Movie
Rambo III
Red Sonja
Roller Boogie
Saint, The
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Shanghai Surprise
Showgirls
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Slappy and the Stinkers
Sleepaway Camp
Sleepwalkers
Solarbabies
Solar Crisis
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Spice World
Sssssss
Standing Ovation
Star Trek V
Staying Alive
Steel Dawn
Stone Cold
Street Fighter
Super Mario Bros.
Supergirl
Superman III
Superman IV
Surf Ninjas
Surviving the Game
Tarzan, the Ape Man
Teenage Mutant Ninjas Turtles III
Teen Witch
Teen Wolf Too
Tentacles
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
Thrashin’
Timecop
Top Dog
Troll
Two of a Kind
Under Siege 2
Under the Cherry Moon
Virus
Volcano
Waterworld
Wing Commander
Wiz, The
Wizard, The
Wizards of the Demon Sword
Xanadu
Zardoz
