Pretty good list, though I don't consider Behind the Mask a B-movie. Excellent to see how many of these can be found on Horrorthon's Monster List.
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Not every film can be the Citizen Kane of its day. For every
high-budget “A movie” that commands significant promotion and funding
from its studio, there are piles of B movies that scratch and claw their
way into existence without the benefit of things like “a budget” or “a
script” in some cases. To compare them with A movies in terms of
resources and immersiveness isn’t a fair proposition. Instead,
discerning film fans are able to simply appreciate them for what they
are.
But what does “best” mean when we’re talking about films often famous
for their shoddy construction? It certainly doesn’t mean “best-made.”
It also doesn’t mean “worst-made,” or else films like Manos: The Hands of Fate and The Beast of Yucca Flats
would make prominent appearances. They’re not on this list because the
meaning of “best” here is “most entertaining,” and I defy you to be
entertained by Manos without its MST3k commentary or a pound of medical-grade marijuana. If these films are painful, they’re also equally fun.
Whenever possible, I tried to keep the list to more obscure titles. Although John Carpenter’s Halloween
is a great example of a superbly made “B movie” in terms of budget, any
film fan has most likely seen it already. Gathered here is a collection
of some of the most entertainingly cheap and endearingly bad movies
ever made.
First rule of Horrorthon is: watch horror movies. Second rule of Horrorthon is: write about it. Warn us. Tempt us. The one who watches the most movies in 31 days wins. There is no prize.
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Awesome post! Adding a few to my queue for October.
Wow, what a great list! I'm embarrassed to say that I have not seen a lot of those but they are going on the list!
love it! should come in handy in October.
Thanks for posting this Landshark! I embiggened my Netflix queue as well as my "watch later" YouTube list.
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