Frequently cited as the “Worst Director of All Time,” Edward D. Wood, Jr. wasn’t trying to make “bad” movies when he made Glen or Glenda? and Plan 9 from Outer Space…nor was he trying to make “good” movies: Wood had set out to make great movies. In one sense (obviously), you can fairly say that he failed; in another sense, though, he succeeded profoundly, as his films are watched over and over and over and over again by his many fans…who label most of his works “so bad they’re good.”
Will the modern “cult” film Birdemic enjoy that kind of lasting popularity decades from now? Is it possible that Uganda’s first action movie, Who Killed Captain Alex?, is not just a boring cheapie but an anti-classic in the making? What about all those Turkish oddities…like the profoundly wacked 3 Dev Adam, in which Turkish Spider-Man sneaks into a bathroom and skewers a showering couple with his long steel spear? Is one fan’s trash another fan’s treasure? If you call a movie craptastic, is that an insult…or high praise?
Here’s Irv:
Contribute to the cinematic conversation by describing your favorite so-bad-it’s-good movie. Then waste no time in ordering your DVD of Yor, Hunter from the Future. Not to mention Megaforce…and Skidoo…and…