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[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

Office Space.

[–] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

One I love and haven't seen mentioned is Equalibrium, I've probably seen it 5 times, which is a lot of times for me. I see its ham fisted metaphors and raise you gun karate.

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[–] ThunderLegend@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

Eurotrip ..."Scotty doesn't know.."

[–] Iunnrais@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Super Mario Bros. No, not the new CGI one, the old live action one. I know I’m not alone in loving this movie, but man is it divisive— those that don’t like it, HATE it, and I think that’s the majority opinion.

I unironically love this movie. It’s not just nostalgia either, though I did watch it as a kid. I also watched the old Zelda cartoon as a kid when it first came out, and I loved it then but I can’t stand it now. No, I’ve watched this movie recently and it still rocks. It’s perfect for what it is, I think.

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[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Grandma's Boy. If you're a gamer, its a must watch.

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Chronicles of Riddick. Not sure it's considered a "bad" movie, but I definitely like it more than most. Just a crazy entertaining world and system they build in a short 2 hour long movie.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh, good one!

Pitch Black, in particular, is one that is hard to explain to anyone who didn't see it under ideal circumstances.

I feel like folks ask me:

"Isn't that just another dark sci-fi edgelord apocalypse movies?"

I mean, technically, I guess, yes - but it's so well done that it becomes something more.

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

I used to tell people it's a movie that switches genres halfway through. Movie leads you to believe you know who the bad guy is, convincing you it may be a sci-fi slasher film. Then the sun(s) go down. Now it's an entirely different type of horror film. It really is a unique fun movie and I have yet to find another one similar.

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[–] Xanxia@lemmy.zip 91 points 4 days ago (12 children)

Hackers. Till the day I die…

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[–] Tehhund@lemmy.world 73 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (15 children)

Dude, Where's My Car? is so much better than it had any right to be. And while the main characters are stoners, most of the humor isn't stoner humor. Not that there's anything wrong with stoner humor, but movies that consist entirely of stoner humor tend to drag after a while.

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[–] supernicepojo@lemmy.world 83 points 4 days ago (13 children)
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[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 46 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Mystery Men is a phenomenal send up of the superhero genre. It's simultaneously extremely 1999 and decades ahead of its time.

[–] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Dane Cook was never funnier

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[–] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The Cat From Outer Space

Mystery Men

[–] the_tab_key@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I shovel well. I shovel very well.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 67 points 3 days ago (6 children)

I will die on the hill that Kung fury is peak cinema

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[–] OBXDadLife@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But that one isn't little or shitty. It's a fucking classic!

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[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So I married an axe murderer.

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[–] spirinolas@lemmy.world 52 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Last Action Hero. I know the editing is pretty bad and the rhythm is a bit messed up in the last part but it's the most meta movie ever and an homage/parody to classic action movies. Having Arnold play the main part is the cherry on top.

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[–] BotsRuinedEverything@lemmy.world 42 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Rubber. An anthropomorphic car tire. If that doesn't describe a masterclass in directing I don't know what does.

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[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My wife's family loves The Princess Bride, but I love telling them that Stardust is better. It might not be correct, but it's a pretty fun hill to die on.

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[–] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

RV with Robin Williams came out at a good age for me, I was like 12 so poop jokes and mean spirited jokes that the movie is full of clicked with me.

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Not just one, and DONT GO CALLING The Long Kiss Goodnight SHITTY YOU .. YOU .. MEAN PERSON!

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[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 35 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

Sucker Punch and D.E.B.S.

no, it's not cuz I'm a lesbian!

...ok maybe it's cuz I'm a lesbian

oh also TRON Legacy. "tHe PlOt iS sTuPiD" yeah no shit it's TRON, the original was a glorified feature length CG animation test reel. I came here for pretty lights, cool motorcycles, Daft Punk, Jeff Bridges, and Olivia Wilde being hot, not for prestige cinema lmao

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[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Tremors 2 is peak cinema IMHO. I only wish they had spent a little more on the CGI, or replaced it all with practical effects.

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[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 27 points 3 days ago (21 children)

Kung pow enter the fist. Screw what the critics and rotten tomatoes score says. The movie is goated!

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[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Monty Python and the holy grail

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Interstate 60 - a cute quirky B movie with some hella famous actors. Gary Oldman, Christopher Lloyd, Michael J Fox, James Maraden, Chris Cooper, Amy Smart, Kurt Russell. It is a fun and imaginative ride along a made up highway. My favorite scene was the town of Morelaw.

Big Trouble - a great movie shut down by circumstance. It was set for release in late 2001, the end of the movie involves hijacking a plane with a nuclear bomb, but then 9/11 happened so they sent it straight to video and stopped advertising it. Based on a Dave Barry novel, it’s a hilarious story involving a crazy cast of characters you may meet in Florida. Another star studded cast including Tim Allen, The Tooch, Martha Stewart, Janine Garofalo, Zoey Deschanel, Omar Epps, Jason Lee, Johnny Knoxville, and many more.

I have only met a couple people ever who have seen either of these movies.

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[–] baropithecus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Loads of classics in this thread, worth bookmarking to revisit later. Let me add one of my own that I haven't seen mentioned:

Babe: Pig in the City (1998) - The first movie I saw in the theater by myself, because nobody could be arsed to come along. In the end I was glad, because I cried so much.

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[–] ssfckdt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Hudson Hawk. Criminally underrated.

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[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 43 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The cable guy. Scary Jim Carey is scary. And the ending was visionary.

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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (8 children)

Dredd (2012) is a near perfect 80s/90's style, over the top action movie made 25 years too late.

Well shot action scenes.

Excellent soundtrack.

Pretty darn well paced.

Good helping of action hero one liners.

Plot is simple enough for idiot, explosion go boom, brain to follow, but also takes itself seriously enough to present the horrors of its world via interactions with minor characters.

Karl Urban manages to do more acting with only his mouth and chin, and line delivery, than many other actors do with their whole face.

Olivia Thirlby is also very, very good, I do not understand why some other director has not cast her in an action oriented role since... now that Nintendo seems to actually allow their IP in films: Make her blonde again and she is Samus Aran.

EDIT:

In case you haven't seen it... this is a bit spoilery, but here's a decent 4 minute representative sample to give you an impression of the movie.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=AUJkwWkyX70

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[–] HighFructoseLowStand@lemm.ee 23 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't think League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was that bad.

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[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Did you know Angels in the Outfield has a 31% on rottentomatoes? I'm scared to watch it again because I remember it as a perfect movie.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

Okay, I've got one that no one has mentioned.

Space Truckers.

Without clicking the link, just imagine what it might be.

Got it pictured?

Yes. It is exactly what you imagined.

It's Star Wars and Space Balls splashed across Trucker stereotypes. It's affordably made, except when it's trying to be gross - when no expense is spared.

But somehow it's also... just all around...good? It's good. I can't explain it. But... it's just... a pretty good movie.

The characters are relatable. The acting is professional and effective. It's easy to root for the main cast, and against the badguys. All the story beats land where and how they should.

I want to see someone do one of those high minded film making analysis on "Space Truckers", because I suspect it is better on every level than it has any right to be.

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