TIL I was grading bad movies wrong for like 5 years

I used to just pick whatever was on streaming with a low rating and call it a night. Then my buddy Dave brought over The Room for a viewing in 2019 and I realized I was missing the whole point. Now I look for movies with specific terrible acting or weird editing choices, not just bad CGI. Anybody else have a moment where you figured out what really makes a bad movie fun?

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seth_green858d ago

Dig into what specific bad acting actually hooks you though. Is it the over-the-top line delivery or the accidental pauses that kill the scene? I legit can't decide which one gets me more. Half the fun is trying to figure out if the actor knew it was gonna be bad.

leo2387d ago

Wait do you ever catch yourself rewinding a bad scene just to figure out if the actor was doing it on purpose or if they genuinely thought it worked? @seth_green85 I'm totally with you on the accidental pauses thing, those kill me every time because you can almost see the actor's brain glitching on camera. I saw this one low budget horror movie where a guy had this really long awkward silence after a dramatic line and you could tell he forgot his next line. The director just left it in and it made the whole thing hilarious. I think the over-the-top delivery is more fun to make fun of but the accidental stuff feels more real and weirdly charming. It's like you're watching someone's mistake and they just have to own it forever.