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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Tucker and Dale vs Evil.

It has a silly/dumb sounding name, a premise with every likelihood of being schlocky garbage, and no budget or marketing to speak of. And some of the cast certainly act like they know they're in a low budget flick just phoning it in. Yet Tyler Labine as Dale and Alan Tudyk as Tucker bring so much humor and endearing energy to it as a couple of misunderstood sweethearts, that it is one of my all-time favorite films.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Honestly I like its message too. If nobody told stories about crazy homicidal hillbillies, none of the movie would’ve happened.

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[–] JargonWagon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I don't understand why this one isn't better known. It's great.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Alita: Battle Angel.

The film looks stupid because they gave the main character giant anime eyes.

In the context of the film it makes sense and I think the look is meant to mirror the anime it is from... but for the film it still makes the film look stupid. Now the film itself is far from perfect, there is at least one storyline that is utter dogshit. However! The film ultimately was solid.

Sadly it ends setting up future films that will never happen, but I think it's still enjoyable overall.

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Love the universe but the whole anime eyes thing was just way too silly. They should’ve pulled a Sonic and made her look more normal.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh I completely agree. The anime eyes did not add to the film. It also sucks because the actress who played Alita, Rose Salazar, did a great job, but it's such an uncanny valley type look that I didn't recognize her anywhere else.

It's one thing when it's Andy Serkis playing Gollum or something but she was just playing a robot girl, but she looks like a throwaway CGI character.

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Also she was the only one with the eyes! That’s the most inexplicable thing. Maybe if other people had the eyes it’d be ok, maybe there a thing people do. But she’s the only one so it’s extra weird.

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[–] mdalin@infosec.pub 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The live action Chip N' Dale Rescue Rangers remake on Disney+ is SOOOOOO much better than it has any right to be.

It should be terrible, unwatchable, irredeemable garbage.

It is probably one of the best "kids" movies I've seen in the last decade.

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[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 46 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

We were having a movie night in our neighborhood a few years back where we got a bedsheet and a cheap projector. We hooked it up to a laptop to project a movie on someone's garage for the neighborhood kids.

We ended up projecting The Lego Movie and most of the kids lost interest about half an hour in - and were falling asleep and ready to go home.

I'll be damned if it wasn't one of the best animated movies I've ever seen. I sent my wife home with our youngest just so I could stay and finish the movie.

[–] zazous@lemmy.funami.tech 20 points 3 days ago

Lego movie is brilliant. It's not a kid's movie. It's so good.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Everything is awesome.

Edit to add: both 1 and 2 have great soundtracks.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 92 points 4 days ago (3 children)

The recent Dungeons and Dragons.

'Upgrade' is an excellent sifi B movie.

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[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 74 points 4 days ago (18 children)

A Knight's Tale. Not only is it a good movie but it was my introduction to Paul Bettany and Alan Tudyk and they were brilliant in it.

[–] Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Alan Tudyk is a gem! There's a scene that I love from a doc about the voice acting on Moana. Cuts to Tudyk doing chicken sounds (he played the chicken), when he slyly looks into the camera and says "I went to Julliard".

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[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago

And it left its mark on renaissance jousts everywhere. Always hear We Will Rock You at so many different ren fairs.

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[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 33 points 3 days ago

The Lost City with Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Radcliffe. It seems like a tropey romance-action flick, but is more a parody of genre clichés. The writing, acting, and humour are pretty good.

[–] Notamoosen@lemmy.zip 64 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Clue - A movie based on a board game sounds terrible, but it's really funny.

For more of a movie that visually looks bad.

Primer - Very low budget time travel movie that gets better every time you watch it.

Clue didn't work in the theater because they did this gimmick where they made three versions with three different endings. So because it had to be consistent with three contradictory endings, you CAN'T solve it as you go; it doesn't function as a mystery movie. And, it was kind of short.

The TV cut crammed all three endings at the end with the "Here's what REALLY happened" cards inserted, so one ending is now canonical while the others are plausible alternatives, it runs longer, especially the frantic, energetic ending plays longer, so while it still doesn't function as a mystery movie, it is now an excellent farce.

I think it also found its audience in young millennials on television; it was made for and by my parents' generation but they don't like it, while a lot of people my age love it.

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[–] cloudless@piefed.social 45 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Swiss Army Man - Daniel Redcliffe with farting as a superpower. Sounds ridiculous but really fun to watch.

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[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 59 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Moon. Fantastic mostly 1 man show.

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[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 56 points 4 days ago (3 children)

What we do in the shadows. The movie, not the show. If you like mockumentaries it's a must watch. Looks like garbage at times but it works very well for what they were going for.

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Mr_Fish@lemmy.world 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Honestly, princess bride. I'm usually not all that into rom com type movies, but princess bride is a masterpiece

[–] agavaa@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

Hey, that's the metaplot of the movie!

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 38 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I thought it would be a parody of Barbie but its actually a parody of Mattel and shows how men can be confused in this world. It's a real movie for all the bros out there. Its the kind of movie I'll watch again later because its good.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Just saw this a few months ago. And gotta agree. It's a solid flick. Nothing crazy ambitious, but told a story that seems pretty haunting in the past few months.

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 51 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The Jumanji remake was FAR better than I expected

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago

Jack black is obnoxious but really nailed the high school girl impression.

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[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Real steel. Its about boxing robots

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[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 39 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Probably not the answer you're looking for, but Puss In Boots 2. The second Shrek spinoff about the cat? Who honestly expected that to be such a banger

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[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago

The Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen, it's like a Monty Python movie but with American actors and an evil Robin Williams.

[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 30 points 4 days ago (2 children)
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[–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 32 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I have heard that Speed Racer from the late 2000s kind of kicks ass but haven’t investigated myself

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago

I recently saw it after thinking it was bad since release. Holy crap it’s literally live action anime. There’s not a lot (if any) depth of field so it takes a little bit to get used to but a few minutes into the movie and it feel normal. There’s shots are all bright or colorful and just ughhh… chefs kiss

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[–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Dude, Where's My Car?

I thought it was gonna be a dumb stoner movie, but it is actually amazing and hilarious.

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[–] crimsoncobalt@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Mean Girls (2004) a masterpiece

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[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nacho Libre

Napoleon Dynamite

Brain Candy

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[–] MudMan@fedia.io 21 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Tank Girl. It may just be a guilty pleasure but I'll defend it.

I guess Starship Troopers is THE movie for this, although I'm always suprised to find out people used to like it unironically.

Due date, with Robert Downey Jr and Galifianakis is a surprisingly earnest soft remake of Planes, Trains and Automobiles and nobody remembers it exists.

Speaking of unexpectedly fun raunchy comedies, Booksmart.

I want to say The Long Kiss Goodnight, but man, the action in that is janky in exactly the ways modern action movies get right, so it can be a rough watch if you're not ready. It also reads worse now that there's a million John Wicks. Still, ahead of its time and actually well written.

Does Slither count? I feel like it's on that Tremors territory where everybody knows it's cool and ironically that thing, so it may not count. Somebody said Cabin in the Woods below, so... maybe it does count.

Oh, Ready or Not. It's actually really funny and kind of a looser take on Knives Out as a horror movie. Good stuff.

The original TMNT movie should have sucked. How they snuck that tone into a whole movie before they made them tone it down for censorship and toyetic tie-ins is anybody's guess.

Brick doesn't count. Does Brick count? I think it doesn't look like it'd suck, it's just people don't know about it. I mean, if I tell you "film noir by way of high school drama" you may get the wrong impression, so... maybe?

And I mentioned it below, but 2001 Metropolis is awesome despite a lot of people not being able to get past the designs or even being aware of what it is.

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[–] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'm gonna say Cruella. I'm sure lots of people always thought it was gonna be great, but not me. I absolutely expected it to be mediocre at best and I was so wrong. It's now one of my favorite movies.

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