Myself and a friend have unwittingly started a tradition watching films that are amazing and/or dodgy in equal measure. I've always loved over the top horrors where the gore is redonkulous and makes you lol as much as it makes you feel sick. So I'm seeking out dodgy films and keeping a record of them here. Sure why not.
Piranha 3D
Not the most amazing to start with, but Piranha 3D was my first horror film in 3D and still has a good bit of lolgore, one of the best bits (which is shown in the trailer so not a spoiler, even though the plot is, well..) is when a girl gets devoured from the ass up. It's basically a modern Jaws at spring break There's some decently big names in this too, so keep an eye out.
Hobo With a Shotgun
The plot of this is pretty much exactly what it says on the tin. There's some brilliantly funny gore bits and genuine lols throughout by way of stereotypes and one-liners. Watched this with a few people and not all of them enjoyed the gore (especially the ending!) but this is pretty fantastic in a brain dead way. The version we had wasn't really low volume-wise so we definetely missed some good lines and I want to watch this again in the near future.
Rubber
This is a bit of an odd one in that it's a dodgy, low budget horror that celebrates things happening for no reason, yet there's some deeper thinking at times. There is an audience in the film watching this mischevious, psycho tyre on it's journey, and they react in much the same way the actual audience in the cinema does; wanting the opening sequences too hurry up a bit and get the real action started etc. It has long spells where nothing much is happening though and I don't think that it's a result of the film maker being clever. But who knows. Definetely worth a watch.
Planet Terror
I genuinely love this and have no shame in saying I own it on DVD. The perfect mix of over the top action, dark comedy, gore that makes you recoil then laugh and just a film maker having fun with an idea. As with most of these films you leave your brain at the door, lest it be eaten, but this actually has a big budget behind it so there are cooler guns, better looking beures and some big name actors as well. The main character has a machine gun/rocket launcher combo for a leg. What more do you need to know, like?
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