Laeril wrote:
Most of the bad movies I've seen were via Mystery Science Theater 3000. Stuff like The Pumaman, Space Mutiny, and Santa Claus Conquers The Martians. Widely considered to be bad movies, but because of their association with a guy and two robots making fun of them, they've become classics of a sort. The TVTropes website calls stuff like this So Bad, It's Good.
There were a good number of films featured on 'MST3k' which I thought were actually pretty decent, were just okay or whose worst crime was simply being low-budget or a little cheesy. I always thought 'Time Chasers' ,'Laserblast' and quite a few films from seasons 8-10 weren't that bad at all. I love 'MST3k', it's one of my favorite shows, but I love those actual vintage drive-in B-movies even more, and 'MST3k' has unfortunately instilled this mentality in younger generations that such movies are automatically "bad" because they're the kind of films which gained fame through being mocked on the show. Keep in mind, 'MST3k' later birthed Rifftrax, who've riffed everything from 'Star Wars' to 'Casablanca': any film - even good ones - can be successfully riffed if the comedians are talented enough.
Not that I'm implying you're such a person, but hey, I saw my favorite show mentioned and I thought I'd chime in. Conversely, 'MST3k' also featured 'The Starfighters' and 'The Skydivers', easy entries into the "So Bad, It's Bad" category, as well as 'The Wild Wild World of Batwoman', which is probably the most fascinating trainwreck of a "comedy" film I've ever seen.