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I'm asking because an IMDb rating cutoff above 6.5+-5 seems to generally do a good job making sure I don't regret watching something. But what am I missing among the sub-6? I know they exist, but it is hard to select among seas of...bad movies.

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[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 48 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Idiocracy. Has stood the test of time surprisingly well for a movie containing so many fart and sex jokes.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

My wife and teenage step son had never seen this before, so we all tried watching it last year. Every single one of us fell asleep. It wasn't nearly as funny and entertaining as I remembered.

But that won't stop me from saying "IT'S GOT WHAT PLANTS CRAVE!" at least once a month.

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Brought to you by Carl's Jr. 😉

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[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I wouldn't say it was prophetic, because most of it was already there in 2000, but less virulent. But yeah, Mike Judge had to push against the industry to get it out, so at least some corpos were aware of what he was saying too. That is why it wasn't higher, because Fox tried to neglect-kill it.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Fox. Imagine that.

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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 36 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)
[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Mate, I was fully prepared to create alt accounts and review boost it past 6, but it's already 6.2. Crisis averted.

Now the RT score though, critics got it so SO wrong.

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 34 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

IDK about "rated higher" but I love Jet Li's The One

There's exactly 127 universes in the multiverse. Why? Never discussed. And if one version of you kills another, every other version gets that much stronger. So Jet Li plays both the hero and the villain as well as an assortment of the villain's victims. Jason Statham is in it too, as the hotheaded junior partner multiverse cop out to bring the villain down.

Weird guns! Weird tech! A prison universe! Super powered martial arts! A climactic fight in a foundry where you can tell the hero from the villain by the color of their shirt! Man I love this movie!

[–] fluxan@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

It's when they go through the pictures of Jet Li's victims that gets me every time. It's just him with different wigs. The one with dreadlocks is hilarious.

I genuinely love this movie. Very entertaining. Soundtrack isn't half bad either.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The ending scene of the film reminds me of the cover for the OG DOOM. But instead of a green armored space marine fighting a swarm of demons, it's Jet Li beating up a swarm of dirty prison inmates.

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[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (13 children)

I unironically love Rubber. Not a single person I've shown has shared that sentiment haha

It's about a tire that blows things up with It's mind

Edit: doesn't anyone know how to make spoilers hidden? I wanna type something but dont want to just put it out there

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago

I had no idea it was rated so low. Such a cool movie.

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[–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 31 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

[–] cattywampas@midwest.social 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I need to get around to reading the comic, I love this movie and I love its premise even more.

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[–] OfCourseNot@fedia.io 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Not to shame your taste or anything, but I've loudly chuckled when I've read this one. That's the only movie I've walked out of the theater from. Not joking. IMHO it is _over_rated, even a 0/10 is too high of a rating for that clusterfuck.

[–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 weeks ago

It's definitely a clusterfuck lol

I just found it to be kind of fun!

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[–] lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I am a so-bad-it-is-good movie enjoyer. If you want to view some genuinely entertaining schlock, I'd highly recommend:

  • Miami Connection
  • Samurai Cop
  • Killing: American Style
  • Space Mutiny
  • Money Plane
  • Paradise Motel
  • I am Here, Now (any Neil Breen tbh)
  • Timecop
[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I spy a fellow MST3K/RLM fan!

I'm going to throw in Time Chasers and Manos: The Hands of Fate, if I may... 😁

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[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Those just reminded me of another one I like and has a sub 6 score: Beverly Hills Ninja :D

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[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Went to a showing of Cade: The Tortured Crossing and it changed my life.

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The David lynch version of Dune. I find it much more enjoyable than the recent version(s). The art direction and casting are amazing.

The only clunky part is in the TV cut where they use storyboards and voiceovers to give some back history about the Mentats. Pretty sure this was not in the theatrical release though it’s been a while since I’ve rewatched it. Oh and the human close ups of riding the worms is showing its age in the special effects department.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The Bob Hoskins / John Leguizamo one? I love it.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Thats the one.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wanted to recommend The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, but it's sitting at 6.2 on IMDB, which is higher than I expected. I'm still going to, because it's great. Jeff Goldblum plays the most normal person in the film.

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[–] ShadowRam@fedia.io 16 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Robocop 2014

I think its extremely underrated.

I thoroughly enjoyed it, because out of all the sci-fi movies I've seen in the last two decades, this one has a very high likely chance of playing out exactly as indicated in the film.

We will blur the line between man and machine, and eventually have a identity crisis.

We will very likely see autonomous drone platoons being coordinated by a few or single human operator.

Those drones will likely be deployed in a military fashion first with push-back on deploying on home soil as a police force.

Until they will inevitably be deployed and used against civilians.

Also kudo's to the scene where he is stripped down to the bare parts, and the entire theater went quiet. There's a level of existential dread, when your 'being' is laid bare that the reality is... you... everything about you.... is just a small clump of grey matter.

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This movie's main issue is that given the choice, I'd still rather watch the 1987 release. Like most remakes, it didn't exceed its predecessor enough to justify its own existence.

Gimme that 2012 Dredd though, that was sick.

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[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Robot Jox, I watched the hell out of this as a kid.. And no it shouldn't be rated any higher than it already is.

[–] zewm@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I literally have never met someone that even knows this movie. It’s one of my all time favorites. I watch it from time to time. Crash 🤜 and 🤛 Burn!

[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Hell yeah! I made my kids watch it, they questioned my taste for a long time after. It was sweet!

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[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Hudson Hawk - 5.7 - It's so dumb, but I love it. Richard E. Grant and Sandra Bernhard chewing the scenery with abandon steal every scene they're in.

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[–] zewm@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Captain Ron

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

I actually like the Tom Cruise War of the Worlds good sound mixing too.

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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)
  • Brüno - 5.9
  • The Ringer - 5.8
  • MacGruber - 5.5
  • Jingle All The Way - 5.6

I'm not gonna defend them as super great movies but I do feel they are underrated by a point. If Bruno dropped before the world saw Borat I think it would have been better recieved.

[–] zewm@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

How is Jingle All The Way at 5.6? It’s a banger Xmas classic.

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[–] impudentmortal@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Wouldn't say I love it but I really liked Not Another Teen Movie when I first saw it. Not sure how it holds up but the parody it makes of those high school romcoms was good.

In a similar vein, Scary Movie 2 and 3 were also really funny to me as a kid.

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[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

In the army now!

5.0. Pauly Shore, Andy Dick, David Alan Greer, Lori Petty

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[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Freddy Got Fingered! The joke is on the studio and audience, and most did not want to laugh along...

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[–] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

snakes on a plane (5.5)

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

I enjoy pretty much every movie in some respects, but if you haven’t watched Deadly Prey (1987) you’re missing out.

It’s the worst story tropes of Rambo, The Room, and a 2AM cable access TV show and it’s somehow so utterly horrible that I couldn’t stop watching and laughing.

It definitely shouldn’t be rated higher. But it is almost must-watch for how bad it is. Easily one of the five worst movies I’ve ever seen.

If we’re not talking about horribly shot and scripted movies, then I’d have to say Passenger 57. Sure, it’s an overly simplistic 90s formulaic movie, but I liked it. Plus it’s got Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Greenwood, and Tom Sizemore, as well as Ernie Lively (Blake’s dad), before they all went on to larger careers.

[–] omniman@piefed.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago

Doonie darko

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
  • The Long Kiss Goodnight - retcon it as a prequel to the Bourne trilogy and it's 10 times better. It's already top quality late 90's action cheese.

  • Spice World is madcap mania. Recent Flop House episode about it. It's the only movie I ever watched, rewound, and watched again.

  • VHF, staring Weird Al Yankovick. It's a genuine shame no one else said this. Are people OK?

  • Josie and the Pussycats. Replace "sell CDs" with "Spotify" and literally nothing changes.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

My favorite lowest rated movie is Steel, with a rating of like 3 stars on IMDB. It's got some incredibly stupid, but quotable lines.

"The alloy of those weapons is not magnetic."

"Well dip me in shit and roll me in breadcrumbs!"

"An ounce of pretention is worth a pound of manure."

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[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago

I always raise eyebrows with this one,

Lady In the Water

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Anaconda has like a 4. Shits at least a 6. Opened doors for a lot of actors and was pretty damn decent.

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