The best worst movies will save Hollywood from mediocrity
By Robert Scucci | Published: 2025-10-29 19:36:00 | Source: GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Written by Robert Scocchi | Published
I like to watch bad movies. Not as a guilty pleasure, but because the best worst movies are more honest, memorable, and iconic than the average movie that’s considered “good” by standard standards. If I had to pinpoint one specific reason why the best films resonate with me so much, it’s the work ethic that flows from every frame.
Being a self-employed musician, I don’t work with producers, engineers, or even other musicians half the time. Most of the time, I just put out unlistenable garbage. However, magic happens every now and then, even if it is rough around the edges.
The same can be said about the best worst movies. Filmmakers with little or no experience, industry connections, or financial backing have visions that they need to see fully realized because there is a story within them that they feel compelled to tell. They don’t care what the audience thinks of their vanity-driven emotional projects. They just want to unleash their creativity on the world in order to do so.
The minds behind some of the best worst films are passionate, restless minds, willing to take creative risks, often at the expense of their reputation, sanity, and personal finances, all for the love of the game. There is nothing I like more than this.
The Big Three are the most memorable of Marvel’s recent works
At the end of the day, most moviegoers just want to watch something entertaining and memorable. You can part with your hard-earned money for the next Marvel movie if you want, but personally, I’m not a fan of movies churned out by a billion-dollar content machine that lacks a personal touch.
Do you know what the committee didn’t write? Best worst movies.
If you’re wondering where to start your best cinematic journey, I’d suggest starting with the holy trinity: Tommy Wiseau, Neil Breen, and James Nguyen. The three filmmakers have one very distinct thing in common: their unwillingness to compromise on their creative vision, no matter how many people tell them how stupid it is.
Tommy Wiseau
Best Worst Wiseau Movie, 2003 The roomAnd he called it Citizen Kane One of the bad movies, and for good reason. He spent $6 million of his own money on the romantic drama, and got a laugh out of its own premiere after spending more money on a two-week theatrical run.
He honestly thought he had an Oscar contender, so he played the game and let loose The room Under the rules that allowed the award to be considered. Filled with melodramatic dialogue, expensive sound stages, and green screens when shooting on location would have been much cheaper, Wiseau chased his Hollywood dream with one misguided decision every time. The result is a film that has become a fan favorite during midnight showings.
Neil Breen
Neil Breen was cut from the same cloth, and his best and worst films are a testament to that craft. Starting in 2005 Double down And escalating through five subsequent disasters, Prine finances his films himself because no one in their right mind wouldn’t write him a check and give him unfettered creative freedom.
His films often focus on fantastical, god-like but tragic versions of himself. He steals footage, relying on stock footage, voice-over show pranks, and talent he finds on Craigslist. His subsequent films, incl Twisted pair And its sequel Kidd: The torturer’s crossingshowcasing his abilities as a “green screen master.”
Although his films are poorly produced, they are an absolute treat for muddled storytelling, claustrophobic dialogue, and laughably terrible special effects. They are chaotic and misguided, dirty but loyal, and the best of the worst. I still don’t know if he was in on the joke or just content with it being the butt of it.
James Nguyen
Armed with $10,000 and what he believed to be the cautionary environmental epic of our generation, James Nguyen blessed us Bird Plague: Trauma and Terror And its two parts, Resurrection and Sea eagle. He’s been known to butt heads with his crew while filming without permits, and Nguyen’s films are unique because of his unwavering commitment to storytelling and his environmental message (global warming causes predatory bird attacks, or something).
Building a legacy of his best and worst films, Nguyen belongs in the big three as the first Bird epidemic He made him a joke, and doubled down on the premise, twice over.
Outside the big three
You can find countless cinematic flops that fit into the worst movies category for different reasons. Samurai policeman, Miami connection, Cold as iceand Yor, the hunter from the future They all fit the mold, and are endlessly entertaining. Big budgets flop like it’s 1995 Cutter Island They are shows in their own right because their producers thought they had a truly great adventure film on their hands. They didn’t, but sincerity plays a role.
On the other side of the coin, you have ill-fated horror films that turned into cult classics like 80s films Evil deadSam Raimi’s second feature. A sloppy, handcrafted zombie thriller with a cumbersome and problematic production, the film holds up not as the best worst film but as an iconic horror entry that spawned a franchise that still thrives today. He shows his commitment to his vision, even if it starts out as a warm-up approach. Once considered low-budget garbage, Evil dead It now holds a critical score of 86 percent on Rotten Tomatoes after audiences caught on to its magic.
There are only three things that are important, and they are all the same
Serious songwriters often say, “There are only three things that matter, and all three of those things are the song.” The idea is simple: if the vision is pure and the execution is honest, then there is value. Budget doesn’t matter. Big names don’t matter. Comments don’t matter. The product is the song, and it should stand on its own. The same goes for the best worst movies, except the only three things that matter are entertainment value, entertainment value, and entertainment value.
The best and worst filmmakers fight the good fight. They ignore convention and criticism with one thing in mind: make the damn movie, no matter the cost. I have seen Morbius. I wasn’t impressed. Do you know what impressed me beyond belief? Cohesiona film that was shot in five days with no crew, no script, and no known actors. The same DIY approach that determines the best films from the worst can also lead to the creation of beloved films like this one.
It’s not always the best filmmakers who create something truly memorable. It’s the uncompromising approach to the art form and refusal to compromise that bigger studios should embrace more. The creative freedom and DIY spirit that drives questionable, and sometimes brilliant, art is what makes filmmaking interesting.
(tags for translation)Best Worst Movies
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