PSA: Stop picking 'so bad it's good' movies blind

Was hosting bad movie night last Friday. Picked some random 80s horror off a list. Turned out to just be boring. No laughs. No crazy scenes. Just 90 minutes of nothing. Friend told me after 'you gotta check the runtime on IMDb first. Under 80 minutes is the sweet spot.' Checked my last 5 picks. All over 90 minutes. Every single one was a dud. Made 3 of my friends fall asleep last time. Now I only pick movies under 80 minutes. Shorter means weirder pacing. More weird editing. Better bad movie vibes. Anyone else have a rule for picking the good kind of bad?

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troy9968d ago

Forget the 80 minute rule, I think this applies to everything not just movies. Picked up a "budget" blender last month that had all these fancy features but took 10 minutes to actually crush ice, meanwhile my old $20 one did it in 30 seconds flat. Sometimes less really is more whether it's runtime or features.

ruby_grant7d ago

I've landed on a 75 minute hard cap for bad movie night picks. Anything past that and you're risking actual plot development instead of the beautiful trainwreck pacing you're after. @troy996 nailed it with the blender thing, same energy applies here. My crew also swears by anything shot on video in the late 80s or early 90s, the cheap production always delivers something memorable even if it's just a terrible green screen effect.