Craptastic movies you loved back in the day?

ffactoryxx

21-05-2007 06:59:58

So, we all had that one movie (or maybe a few movies) that we watched repeatedly when we were wee ones that are admittedly terrible movies.

Some are even so bad that you can barely stomach watching them again, yet you always find yourself coming back for more

Here are a couple of mine

Beastmaster
Red Dawn
Friday the 13th

DRay9911

21-05-2007 07:02:55

before i even clicked on the link, red dawn came to mind. the other one i thought of

they live

-dan

weebles_five

21-05-2007 07:03:27

"An official Red Ryder carbine action two-hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time"

Ralphie wants a BB Gun for Christmas, but his mother, the teacher, and even Santa give him a hard time. "You'll shoot your eye out kid!" This tale is the main storyline in the movie "A Christmas Story"[/color1beb4dfd86]

tinkerjenn

21-05-2007 07:07:21

Krull
Conan
Conan the Destroyer
Red Sonja

lol

ffactoryxx

21-05-2007 07:09:24

[quote5e190d2a28="tinkerjenn"]Krull
Conan
Conan the Destroyer
Red Sonja

lol[/quote5e190d2a28]

AWWW Red Sonja was the bomb

tinkerjenn

21-05-2007 07:12:43

There was also this space movie with Molly Ringwald in it that I LOVED.

ffactoryxx

21-05-2007 07:17:36

[quotec76ea88761="tinkerjenn"]There was also this space movie with Molly Ringwald in it that I LOVED.[/quotec76ea88761]

Spacehunter Adventures in the Forbidden Zone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jadem

21-05-2007 07:24:36

Monster Squad. )

http//www.amazon.com/Monster-Squad-Two-Disc-20th-Anniversary/dp/B000Q6GUKM/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-2962404-0739057?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1179757599&sr=8-1

I'm sooo excited that I can get it on DVD in July! WOO!

Tholek

21-05-2007 07:27:21

Godzilla movies. )

tinkerjenn

21-05-2007 08:04:51

OMG I loved Godzilla movies.. and Kung Fu Theater was the BEST!

Wolfeman

21-05-2007 08:23:01

Red Dawn
Roadhouse
Short Circuit
Police Academy

hehehhehe

21-05-2007 09:00:21

[quote21a276cbda="ffactoryxx"]
Beastmaster
Red Dawn
Friday the 13th[/quote21a276cbda]
I agree with those, spacehunter, and krull.

I'll also add The Last Dragon and Metalstorm The Destruction of Jared-Syn.

Oh and I agree with Roadhouse too.

skepticalcynic

21-05-2007 10:05:08

Labyrinth

Watcher in the Woods - first saw it when I was 8 years old and it still scares the you-know-what outta me lol

Never-Ending Story

Tholek

21-05-2007 10:07:53

I bet you liked LEGEND too. ;)

Dune is one many considered crap, but I considered just a bad editing job.

tinkerjenn

21-05-2007 10:31:00

Oh I loved Dune, Labyrinth and Legent too!!!!

EDIT THE DARK CRYSTAL!!!!!!

I have always LOVED Brian Froud's work - the set design was all his!

egyptianruin

21-05-2007 10:51:58

Labyrinth
Princess Bride
Dark Crystal
The Last Unicorn
Hobbit
Goonies
Beverly Hills Cop
The above are movies I have watched over and over again but are NOT craptastic. I love them even to this day...

The Last Starfighter
War Games
Short Circuit
Weird Science
Night of the Comet
Pumpkin Head
Dune
Legend
Neverending Story (1 and 2)
Revenge of the Nerds
The above movies make me cringe now after watching them a lot in my youth.

tracemhunter

21-05-2007 12:05:38

What's wrong with Weird Science and Short Circuit? Anyways, The Page Master is a movie that I can never watch again.

samz465

21-05-2007 12:12:06

Space jam.

-Samad

lorny35

21-05-2007 13:24:02

The movie for me has to be The Outsiders. My sister watched that damn movie every day for about 6 months. She could do all the dialogue with the sound off, word for word. I heard it in my sleep!!!

TFOAF

21-05-2007 13:29:12

Pokemon The Movie.

Hah. I saw that in like 4th grade. I remember crying because I thought Ash died. LOL!

Wolfeman

21-05-2007 13:33:42

[quote023003bdc0="egyptianruin"]Labyrinth
Princess Bride
Dark Crystal
The Last Unicorn
Hobbit
Goonies
Beverly Hills Cop
The above are movies I have watched over and over again but are NOT craptastic. I love them even to this day...

The Last Starfighter
War Games
Short Circuit
Weird Science
Night of the Comet
Pumpkin Head
Dune
Legend
Neverending Story (1 and 2)
Revenge of the Nerds
The above movies make me cringe now after watching them a lot in my youth.[/quote023003bdc0]
Ok War Games is the best, it is on the wrong list right?

Tholek

21-05-2007 13:41:39

WarGames is fantastic, just a little dated.

Wolfeman

21-05-2007 13:47:34

Its actually one of the more accurate hacking movies. Now Hackers is my guilty pleasure. It is the worst pile but I have to watch it...

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egyptianruin

21-05-2007 16:37:13

[quote0eb4093630="tracemhunter"]What's wrong with Weird Science and Short Circuit? Anyways, The Page Master is a movie that I can never watch again.[/quote0eb4093630]

I think I watched Weird Science WAAAAY too many times (I used to know the lines by heart) and now when I watch Short Circuit I want to jab my eyes out with a pen. As for War Games, I remember really really liking it when I watched it but I watched it again and I was like OK. As Tholek said I think it's dated now so it doesnt hit me so much anymore but I havent watched it again since like 2003 so who knows, it just came to mind.

egyptianruin

21-05-2007 16:39:24

[quotecc87a2b205="TFOAF"]Pokemon The Movie.

Hah. I saw that in like 4th grade. I remember crying because I thought Ash died. LOL![/quotecc87a2b205]

I was 20 when the first Pokemon movie came out.

cubbieco

21-05-2007 17:21:09

[quote517d159f11="egyptianruin"][quote517d159f11="TFOAF"]Pokemon The Movie.

Hah. I saw that in like 4th grade. I remember crying because I thought Ash died. LOL![/quote517d159f11]

I was 20 when the first Pokemon movie came out.[/quote517d159f11]

I was 22 when Pokemon was invented. http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokemon[]http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokemon

Anyway I loved Short Circuit as a kid and my kids love it now. It's barely tolerable now.

puppeteer

21-05-2007 18:04:22

Grease D and ghostbuster

thikidflyss

21-05-2007 18:22:42

http//video.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?z=y&EAN=704400008924

I want it soo bad!

tylerc

21-05-2007 19:31:39

Beavis and ButtHead Do America.

maksmom

21-05-2007 20:41:43

[quote19962791ba="puppeteer"]Grease D and ghostbuster[/quote19962791ba]

I luuuuuv Grease! It's actually on my list of "movies I will drop everything and watch if it's on TV", along with "Jaws", "Breakfast Club" and a few others. oops

aviendha47

21-05-2007 20:45:56

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Anything with the Corey's in it

maksmom

21-05-2007 20:54:32

You mean, like, Lost Boys with Corey Haim? Yeah, that's one of my craptastic favs too! D

aviendha47

21-05-2007 21:46:28

Yup, Lost Boys, Dream a Little Dream, License to Drive, there are a few more.

Getstuff4free Kyle

21-05-2007 22:34:41

[quote39da7f24e9="weebles_five"]"An official Red Ryder carbine action two-hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time"

Ralphie wants a BB Gun for Christmas, but his mother, the teacher, and even Santa give him a hard time. "You'll shoot your eye out kid!" This tale is the main storyline in the movie "A Christmas Story"[/color39da7f24e9][/quote39da7f24e9]

Please tell me you didn't just call A Christmas Story craptastic. Please. That's one of the best movies ever made. I don't care if it gets shown way too much during Christmas, that doesn't change how great the movie is.

But to answer the original question. It's hard because a lot of the movies in question, I haven't watched since I was a kid. Chances are, I'd find them to be craptacular, but I haven't watched them in years. But Howard the Duck and the Police Academy movies could be put on my list. It's not a movie, but I watched some Knight Rider as an adult and couldn't believe I used to love that show.

What I find fascinating are the movies/tv shows that I loved as a kid because I thought they were exciting, but didn't realize until I grew up just how funny they were. That list would include Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, and the 60s Batman TV series.

moviemadnessman

21-05-2007 22:37:05

Ernest Scared Stupid.

That's right. I said it.

jadem

22-05-2007 13:22:06

[quote5d3dde52f0="moviemadnessman"]Ernest Scared Stupid.

That's right. I said it.[/quote5d3dde52f0]

"How 'bout a bumper sandwich, Boogerlips?"

ffactoryxx

22-05-2007 15:05:14

[quotef24647a6c1="moviemadnessman"]Ernest Scared Stupid.

That's right. I said it.[/quotef24647a6c1]

MIAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!