Greatest B-Movies I've Seen

YOUR GOAL: PICK ONE OF THESE TERRIBLE MOVIES AND WATCH IT!

What is a "B-Movie?" According to Wikipedia, "a B movie [bad movie] is a low-budget commercial motion picture conceived neither as an arthouse film nor as pornography. In its original usage, during the so-called Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature."

Double Feature Example: A-side of the movie = JAWS / B-side of the movie = Attack of the Lesbian Ninja Sharks.

The List:

Fantasy: Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) - I remember thrilling over this movie when I was young. I watched it again a couple of months ago, and my disbelief remained firmly unsuspended.

Comedy: Hercules in New York (1970) - Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2nd film role EVER! His acting is atrociously awesome!

Horror: The Fly (1958) - Seriously, a creepy movie. When the fly begs for his life at the end when he's about to be eaten by the spider, my guts shriveled up inside me.

Sci-fi: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) - If you haven't at least heard of this movie, you must be from outer space!

Anime: Fist of the North Star [Edited] (1986). - When he punches people, they explode in a pile of blood and guts.

Click here to listen to a classic piece of dialogue. - Seriously, listen to this.

Webseries: Ninjai.com "The Littlest Ninja" - A perfect dichotomy of serenity and gore.

TV Series: Flight of the Concords (2007) - Two New Zealanders' clash with Western culture.

Documentary: Best in Show (2000) - Funny if you don't know anything about dog shows. Even more funny if you do know something about dog shows.

Pseudo-Musical: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) - Rotten Tomatoes rated this 90% AWESOME! I see something NEW every time I watch it.

Religious: Saturday's Warrior (1989) - You have to watch this with the right mind set, otherwise, you'll leave the church.

Most Anticipated but never released: The Legend of Zelda (2009) - This was IGN.com's April Fool's joke for 2008. Too bad it was a hoax; it would have been amazing if it had really been produced by gamers and not some big Hollywood director.

*If you ask me, my list is WAY better than the list featured on Amazon.com

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