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From: clif@intelca.UUCP (Clif Purkiser)
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Subject: Re: Totally Bad Movies
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Date: Thu, 26-Sep-85 14:55:33 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 26 14:55:33 1985
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> In article <1188@mtgzz.UUCP> leeper@mtgzz.UUCP (m.r.leeper) writes:
> >... I have never seen a film (or read a book) that was totally
> >bad or totally good.  I tend to weigh the bad and good elements ...
> 
> So I went around and polled some of my colleagues, to see if they could
> name some movies that were totally bad. The criteria for acceptance were:
> 	(1) It must be a movie made for theatres (TV movies don't count;
> 		they would probably overload the list).
> 	(2) There must not be one single good thing to say about it; if
> 		the movies were bad overall, but had one good scene or
> 		good direction, or a short clip of good cinematography,
> 		it would not qualify as a totally bad movie. There must
> 		be ABSOLUTELY NOTHING good to be said about any part
> 		of the movie in order for it to make the list.
> 	(3) The film need not be horrible in all respects (i.e., it may be
> 		mediocre on some points); but it MAY NOT HAVE ONE SINGLE
> 		thing that could be said to have been done well, or
> 		even the least bit above mediocre. And it must have at
> 		least one thing which is done truly badly.
> 
> So far the nominations are:
> 
> 	Sheena of the Jungle (No plot, bad acting, didn't even show
> 		any good skin. Direction mediocre at best.)
> 	
> 	Silent Night, Deadly Night (This is the only movie that I
> 		saw Siskel and Ebert actually get furious at. It was
> 		so offensive and bad that many theatres wouldn't show it.)
> 
> 	Sword and the Sorcerer (Just plain boring.)
> 
> 	Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (A spoof that didn't come off.
> 		Had a maudlin ending, and terrible acting.)
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Dave Kirby    ( ...!ihnp4!akgub!cylixd!dave)
> 
> (The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect 
> those of RCA Cylix. They may not even reflect my own.)

I second the nomination of Sheena of the Jungle, but I'd take Sword_and_
the_Sorcerer off the list, good swordplay, and skin (horrible movie otherwise).

I liked to nominate Winds of Change.  It was an horrible animated flick that
came and went in about 2 weeks in 1980 or 1981. The plot?? 
concerned a series of short stories allegedly about Greek mythology. The 
animatation was some of the worse I have every seen. (worse than Speed Racer)
and stories were unbelievably boring.  It is one of only two films I have
every walked out on.

My other nomination is for Dungeon Master, reviewed about 1 month ago,
medicore special effects, attrocious plot, and incrediably wooden acting.

Neither, of this movies were so bad that they were good, like Attack of
the Killer Tomatoes or any off the numerous Teenage Sexplotation flicks
shown on Showtime.  

-- 
Clif Purkiser, Intel, Santa Clara, Ca.
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