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My friend's 'just pick the worst one' rule for group movie night backfired hard
Last month my buddy Dave said the secret to a great bad movie night is to pick the worst looking movie on the streaming list, no trailers, no reviews, just go with the first one that looks terrible. We ended up with a 2016 film called 'Sharkenstein' and honestly it was so boring we turned it off after 20 minutes. No laughs, no crazy moments, just a slow shark monster with bad lighting. I trusted his advice and we wasted a Friday. I still think you need a tiny bit of research, like a 30 second clip or one funny review line, to find the real gems. Anyone else get burned by a 'random pick' rule that sounds fun but flops? What's your method for choosing a so-bad-it's-good movie that actually delivers?
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hernandez.ben12d ago
Dave's rule is only good if your whole goal is to stumble onto something wild. My crew tried the same thing with a movie called 'Mega Python vs Gatoroid' and it delivered, but that's pure luck. The flip side is we once got 'Sharktopus vs Pteracuda' and it was just static ocean shots with a loud soundtrack, absolute snooze. Now I make someone watch one trailer first, and if it looks cheap but has at least one crazy monster fight, we go.
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