Thursday, December 5, 2013

B-List movies!

You know what's great? Movies that are so bad, that they're good. Or at least good enough to laugh at them (notice how I didn't say with them). B-list movies can be some of the best, and I'm no exception to enjoying them. Here are 7 solid B-listers that will shake your faith in the movie industry.

7. Dragon Wars: D-War (2007)
Budget: $70,000,000
Grossed: $10,956,379
Holy hell this is a real movie. And they really sucked 70 million dollars into it. If you're looking for a night of absolute hilarity, please watch this movie. The sheer unrealistic nature of what is happening makes for a fun night (unless you believe in the mythical background, than I apologize for insulting your beliefs).

6. Time Bandits (1981)
Budget: $5,000,000
Grossed: $42,365,600
I don't know if this counts as a B-list movie or not, but I'm putting it on this list anyways. For a movie with Sean Connery I expected more, but holy crap his character played such a minimal role he didn't deserve to be on the cover. The basic plot is a little kid gets a visit from a group of dwarves that time travel across the universe with a map made by the almighty one. He joins them, goes to Greece, meets Sean Connery (aka Alexander The Great), wants to stay, gets taken by the dwarves, meets the devil, kills the devil, goes home, watches his parents die after touching concentrated evil, Sean Connery becomes a fireman that puts out his burning house and winks at the kid. YEAH I DON'T GET IT EITHER.

5. Cheerleader Ninjas (2002)
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So this movie exists. While it does have a shocking amount of nudity, that's not what makes this a watchable movie. It's the absolutely hilarious "stunt doubles" that gets me. It's like they aren't even trying. The story line itself is pretty laughable, just watch the trailer and enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3gGRYMTenU

4. Shaolin Soccer (2001)/Kung Fu Dunk (2008)
Budget (soccer): $39,167
Grossed (soccer): $488,872
Budget (dunk): $10,000,000 est.
Grossed (dunk): N/A
I'm going to go ahead and lump these two majestic movies together based on the fact that they're pretty similar. And amazing.
They're both about sport teams that use Kung Fu to master the game and attempt to win a championship. Of course the best thing about these movies are the overdone special effects and ridiculous athleticism that no human being can attain. The story is pretty meh in both, but they're hilarious nonetheless and in the end make enough sense to be great.

3. The FP (2011)
Budget: $60,000
Grossed: $40,557
Holy fucking shit this movie. I honestly have no words to describe the sheer confusion and euphoria I get watching this movie. It's a post-apocalypse, DDR, Hunger Games based movie directed and starred in by a man with an eye patch. Do yourself a favor and watch this fucking movie.
Fun fact: "Fuck" is said over 250 times during this movie.

2. Alien Vs. Ninja (2010)
Budget: $600,000 est.
Grossed: N/A
The epitome of poorly dubbed Japanese movies, AVN is an absolute masterpiece. Just read this review:

"Plot? See title.Low budget? Yep. Filmed on digi-cam? Yes. Terrible CGI? You bet. Men in rubber suits straight out of Power Rangers? Oh man, you've seriously got to see it to believe how cool it is!

Word to the wise: if you can't appreciate flicks like The Story of Ricky, you may not like this. It's an action-comedy, the effects add to the fun, there are plenty of cool bits and if you like kung fu this should leave you pumped-up.


Watch this film!"


This movie is outrageously funny, and there's a scene where ninjas who have been taken over by aliens stand in a circle and just chant "fuck you" for a few minutes. If that's not riveting I don't know what it.

1. Mega Piranha (2010)
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This movie is the best. No really, it's the fucking best. When the world is taken over by a mutant strain of piranha that are hundreds times the size of normal piranha, this movie will be a bible. Never before have I laughed so much in the face of absolute danger. It's now the standard to which I hold all B-list movies, and you'll be doing yourself a favor by watching it.
Favorite scene: A tie between piranha jumping out of the water and exploding on contact with a building AND the main character shooting a flare gun into the mouth of a villain and seeing his head explode.
If that doesn't sell you I don't know what will.


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