Hi Folks!  Well, as promised in my article, “So Bad It’s Good”, I have consolidated the list of bad movies submitted by folks for inclusion in our “Everyman List of the Worst Movies In History”.  In addition, I have a bit of an update to my article, “Let’s Be Brief”.

“So Bad It’s Good” update:  Here’s the compiled list of worst movies for inclusion in our list:

• “Robot Monster” (1953) – contributor: Me.  See previous post for details.
• “The Giant Claw” (1957) – contributor: Me.  See previous post for details.
• “Eating Raoul” (1982) – contributor: Me.  See previous post for details.
• “From Hell It Came” (1957) – contributor: David McCausland. Here’s David’s summary: What comes from hell? Not a thing. But a tree stump gets mutated by radioactive fallout from nuke testing, and fuses with the dead body of a tribal prince (that was stabbed in the heart) buried inside it. It becomes the “Tabanga” an evil tree creature. It reigns terror across the land by throwing its enemies into quicksand and sharp wooded plants. It is finally killed when it is shot, and the bullet hits the knife the prince was stabbed with as a human, and that pushes the knife in all the way in, killing it.
• “The Time Travelers” – (1964) contributor: Wyatt Weed. Yep, this is a classic.  Scientists are creating a machine that will allow them to view the past and future.  Something goes wrong and the screen becomes a portal they can actually pass through.  Go figure… they do.  Now in a bleak future (2071) full of mutated humans they flee into a cave to discover the last human remnants of humanity, who are attempting to build a spacecraft to flee earth.  You guessed it, the mutants attack and destroy the spacecraft leaving the portal as the only option.  The scientists and a few of their future friends are able to escape back to the lab.  Yay, happy ending!  But wait, there’s a twist!  Once back in the lab they discover that earth, including their past selves, are all moving in slow motion.  They realize that their only option is to go to the date that the portal had been set to before the original malfunction (100,000 years in the future).  They are now in a beautiful earth that is habitable again.  Yay, happy ending!!!  But wait, another twist!  We now get to see their past selves repeating their actions over and over again, at faster and faster pace, a time loop!!!  …and with that the movie ends with a picture of the galaxy.
• “Latitude Zero” (1969) – contributor: Wyatt Weed. A Japanese science fiction film that actually parallels “The Giant Claw”.  It had a well-known cast including: Joseph Cotton, Cesar Romero, and Richard Jaeckel.  It also had a fascinating premise including: an undersea utopia (located miles below sea level and situated at the intersection of the Equator and the International Date line… sounds like the basis for a title), a super sub that has been roaming the ocean for over 200 years, and an enemy that wants to destroy it.  Unfortunately, like “The Giant Claw” the original production company went bankrupt, the dialogue was cheesy and the special effects were, at best, variable (did I mention it includes a winged lion?).  One reviewer summed it up by saying “Toho studios seems to have employed their specialized talents and resources to produce an outlandish and expensive leg-pull.” (Wikipedia).
• “Starcrash” (1978) – contributor: Wyatt Weed. Here’s Wyatt’s summary:  “The Italian ‘Star Wars’ rip-off.  It is the worst yet most entertaining movie I know of. It looks like a 6 million dollar Super 8 film made by a teenager and yet stars David Hasselhoff and Christopher Plummer! And music by John Barry!! Top Starcrash!!!”  I certainly have to agree with Wyatt.  I challenge anyone to read the Wikipedia summary for this film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starcrash) and not hear John Williams’ score in their head.  I also must mention that the film also stars Caroline Munro who appeared in a number of films including: “The Golden Voyage of Sinbad” and “The Spy Who Loved Me”.  As with many of her other screen roles, Ms. Munro’s costumes were not much more than bikinis, which also gives the film a bit of a “Barbarella” feel.
• “The Room” (2003) – contributor: Inigo Montoya (online name). I have not seen this movie but reading the summary certainly seems to warrant consideration for our list. Here’s an excerpt from “Wikipedia”: “A number of publications have labeled ‘The Room’ as one of the worst films ever made… the ‘Citizen Kane’ of bad movies.”
• “The Swimmer” (1968) – contributor: Jeff McCausland. This movie is supposed to be a “surreal drama” but to me the plot is just stupid.  I guy shows up at a pool party and decides that he can get back to his house by going from one swimming pool to another, swimming through each one.  Along the way he seems to face his past and an uncertain future.  My biggest problem with this movie is that it isn’t even funny.
• “Grizzly” (1976) – contributor: Miriam Wagner Hedlund. I especially liked the ending where the hero empties a high-powered rifle into the 18’ grizzle with no apparent effect.  He then finally kills the beast with a bazooka.

I am certainly still willing to add to our list, should anyone else wish to contribute.  Also, if anyone has an opinion or ranking… feel free to share.

“Let’s Be Brief” update:  If you read this blog, you will know that I declared war on some contemporary terms, abbreviations, acronyms, and texting.  However, thanks to others sharing, and my own research, I have found some acronyms that I really like.  If fact, I like them so much I am anxious to use them in a text message.  Here’s a list of acronyms that I really like:

And my personal favorite: “TOT – texting on toilet”.  Please, please, please give me the opportunity to use this!

Have a great week!  Dave