10 Terrible Movies That Got ONE Thing Right
Finding diamonds in buckets full of coal.
We've all had the experience. We sit down in a theatre or at home, ready to watch a film we haven't seen yet, or for a long time, the credits roll...
And within a few minutes you're thinking 'What an utter piece of s**te.'
Sometimes, however, something magical happens. You get a bright spot in the long dark tunnel of a movie you're trapped in, and a set piece or bit of dialogue or brilliant special effect makes you think to yourself 'Huh, well, I got that out of it. It's not a complete waste of my time.'
The movies on this list all fall squarely into this category. While they're not all totally terrible, by any means, most of them are at the very least mindless popcorn entertainment, the kind of movie you put on with friends when you're having a few drinks before heading out to the pub or as background noise when you're sitting at the keyboard working.
But then ...then, something happens that makes you jump back ten seconds on the PVR box or back up the video slider because you can't believe you caught the glimpse you did or heard the words you heard.
Even mindless popcorn can sometimes taste like filet mignon.
With that in mind, let's take a look at ten terrible movies that got one thing right.
10. Friday The 13th Part 7: The New Blood - The Final Showdown
The Friday the 13th series is the epitome of the '80s slasher genre. There's no prep, no homework needed before you watch one of these films. You're going to see Jason (or some facsimile of him) kill people in creative ways, naked girls, stupid horny teens going into the woods alone, and a final girl who barely survives.
One time, though, a final girl, instead of stumbling her way through the film and surviving through luck, took the fight to Jason. In The New Blood, our heroine Tina, who is improbably telekinetic, unleashes the full range of her powers on Jason.
It makes for a nice change from the usual one or two shots Jason takes before moving on to his next victim. Jason, looking suspiciously like Iron Maiden's Eddie, gets knocked down, choked, slammed through a floor, spiked, set on fire, electrocuted, and has a porch dropped on him.
Fun fact - Kane Hodder, who plays Jason, set a record in this film for longest uninterrupted on-screen controlled burn when he was lit on fire. No CGI in '88.
Of course, Jason ultimately lives through it. The next year he said to hell with it and took a trip to Manhattan.