Favorites That I Can Watch Again And Again!

You know, being the Bad Movie Guy, and writing for Rogue Cinema I get to see a lot of diferent movies, but no matter how many great (and not so great) movies I see, I keep going back to a few movies again and again. Movies that are either really good or movies that are so bad that they're good. I thought I take a minute to recommend some of the movies that I tend to rewatch.

First, and if you know me, you knew this was coming, it's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.



This sequel is a little scarier and a little funnier than the original. Meant to be more of a black comedy than a horror movie, it's as good as the original! This story of the 'Sawyer' family has the cannibal clan travelling the back roads of Texas winning chili cook offs, and the reason their winning is they have a 'secret ingredient' and I dare you to figure out what it might be!

Next, what about The Children!?!



I saw this with a buddy of mine in 1980 on a triple bill with The Fog and Phantasm with The Children stuck in the middle, it was like some bizarre horror and cheese sandwich (with apologies to Brett Piper for the cheese reference!) The Children is the strange story of a school bus that is driven through a radioactive fog and the kids are turned into horrible monsters (just the kids with their fingernails painted black) who only want a hug. The problem is that when they hug you, you burn to death! The Children is one of those movies that's so incredibly bad that it's actually fun.

What about something that's not a horror movie? What about Showgirls?



Now, when this was first released, everyone flocked to the theatre to see the chick from Saved By The Bell nude...well, everyone except me. I have a hard and fast rule, I enjoy boobs as much as the next guy, but I'm not paying my hard earned money to see a picture of them! You gotta give me something else if you want me to see your movie. Well, about two weeks went past and I kept hearing how horrible Showgirls was, and when I bad movie calls, I always answer. So, there I was, with the trench coat crowd seeing Showgirls, and I have to admit, after the initial 'nude shock' wears off (I mean, after about five minutes, when everyone is naked, the novelty wears off quickly!) this story of a strange girl who wants to be a famous showgirl is so over to top hammy that it's not to be missed! Overactors watch this movie in shocked amazement!

How about one last movie, and how about one that you probably never saw? What about Tourist Trap?



Tourist Trap was released at a time when any horror movie could get a theatrical release if it had a star (and I'm using the term loosely there!) Starring Chuck Connors (TV's The Rifleman) as a psychic weirdo who lures people into his...yep...tourist trap and kills them. Is Tourist Trap a classic, not by a long shot, but it's very funny!

Well, those should keep you busy or a day or so, and if you have any movies that you watch again and again, that no one else watches, drop me an email and let me know, if I haven't heard of them, I'd love to watch them! So, until next time, when I'll continue my search for the movies that no one else will watch, remember that the best movie are bad movies!