Thursday, May 18, 2006
I have an obsession. And that obsession is bad movies. I can’t not watch them. If I read a review where someone calls a movie “the worst movie of the year,” I consider this a challenge. Yes, I’ve seen Gigli. I’ve seen Dirty Love. And I vomited. Profusely.
But bad is such a relative term. Not every movie I examine here will be bad. Some of them will be good movies that are just outside the mainstream. “Cult films,” if you will. Heck, even if you won’t. It’s my blog, not yours. But I’m talking of something like Koyanisqaatsi, which I think is a brilliant film but won’t really play well with your typical American audience. You know, the people that made a pile of filmed feces like Fantastic 4 a hit. But my point is that not every movie will be “bad” exactly. Some will actually be good. Some will be bad, and that is what makes them good. And others…well, others will be the movie equivalent of evisceration. So maybe my title is misleading, but “Bad Movie Theater” just has a pizzaz that “Some of These Are Good and Some of These Are Bad Movie Theater” just doesn’t. And bad doesn’t just mean bad any more. Who am I to put constraints on the English language? Even Huey Lewis (PBUH) noted this distinction in his seminal 80s hit, “Bad is Bad.” Please refer to Sports for more information.
If this isn’t your cup of tea, you might want to check out my other blog. It’s called In Reel Time (I did not name it), and it’s done with a friend who doesn’t approve of such phrases like “pile of filmed feces” and “Huey Lewis.” So it’s a more sober look at films that maybe aren’t so “bad.” For example, I just posted a review of United 93.
Boy howdy, did I ever!
So, basically, my definition of “bad” is the one that counts. Since I’m the only one writing (and, most likely, reading) this blog, I call the shots around here.
Not you, Rico. Me.
But bad is such a relative term. Not every movie I examine here will be bad. Some of them will be good movies that are just outside the mainstream. “Cult films,” if you will. Heck, even if you won’t. It’s my blog, not yours. But I’m talking of something like Koyanisqaatsi, which I think is a brilliant film but won’t really play well with your typical American audience. You know, the people that made a pile of filmed feces like Fantastic 4 a hit. But my point is that not every movie will be “bad” exactly. Some will actually be good. Some will be bad, and that is what makes them good. And others…well, others will be the movie equivalent of evisceration. So maybe my title is misleading, but “Bad Movie Theater” just has a pizzaz that “Some of These Are Good and Some of These Are Bad Movie Theater” just doesn’t. And bad doesn’t just mean bad any more. Who am I to put constraints on the English language? Even Huey Lewis (PBUH) noted this distinction in his seminal 80s hit, “Bad is Bad.” Please refer to Sports for more information.
If this isn’t your cup of tea, you might want to check out my other blog. It’s called In Reel Time (I did not name it), and it’s done with a friend who doesn’t approve of such phrases like “pile of filmed feces” and “Huey Lewis.” So it’s a more sober look at films that maybe aren’t so “bad.” For example, I just posted a review of United 93.
Boy howdy, did I ever!
So, basically, my definition of “bad” is the one that counts. Since I’m the only one writing (and, most likely, reading) this blog, I call the shots around here.
Not you, Rico. Me.
