Borrowing Blockbusters: Jawsploitation - The Best, Best Worst and Weirdest Jaws Knock Offs
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Alligator (1980) is just a great movie, period. The swimming pool scene was total nightmare-fuel as a kid.
@ianfindly3257
2 жыл бұрын
I like THAT one almost as much as I like Jaws.
@cyryc
2 жыл бұрын
the kids swimming pool scene definitely traumatized me and made me afraid of ever going into a swimming pool at night. I like the homage to it in the Resident Evil 2 game
@thatdamnguy2877
Жыл бұрын
*Agreed*
@SwampPerson
Жыл бұрын
Watched it for the first time a few months ago, that swimming pool scene was horrid!
@c0s.m3
Жыл бұрын
I love this film
I remember Orca, well, I remember the mother aborting its baby scene... it scared the crap out of me... it was horrifying for a 12-year-old... after that, I was rooting for the Orca
@AbrasiousProductions
Жыл бұрын
That film is very personal to me, I watched it during a time I had to say goodbye to my first love and even watching it now makes me emotional..
@nachtschimmen
Жыл бұрын
Is that the film where Bo Derek's leg gets bitten off at the end? I only know about it because of it winning the worst sharksploitation in the first book I ever bought (way back in the eighties): The Golden Turkey Awards... It sounded so awful that I never saw it!
@scattershotjd9823
Жыл бұрын
@@nachtschimmen that.mkvie is a treasure. It may have come out in the wake of Jaws, but it couldn't be any more different in tone. It's a really beautiful and tragic movie
@NathanTarantlawriter
Жыл бұрын
I wanted the Orca to win so bad.
@jamessullivan4391
Жыл бұрын
Effed me right up too.
"I bet you lie awake at night wondering with Italian Jaws rip off is the funniest." You know me so well!
Grizzly III: Please, I can't bear it any more!
"Son Jaws" become particularly funny when you find out that in the novelizations of Jaws 2 and Jaws the Revenge the shark in Revenge is the offspring of the sharks from the first and second films, the male from Jaws having mated with the female from Jaws 2 before the events of 2.
@TupocalypseShakur
Жыл бұрын
@Chandler Burse Jaws: The revenge, exists so why not
"it's ants, I don't know how or why." "Ants are ants." "Not these ants." Just absolute dialogue gold. Hahaha
@mrgodzillaraptors8632
Жыл бұрын
The ants are sus
@kolonarulez5222
Жыл бұрын
I got to this right as he said it in the video lolol
@deboralee1623
11 ай бұрын
got to your post as i was re-viewing that part of the video. i don't know how or why, it just happened that way.
@roostthecockatiel5227
3 ай бұрын
Now I know not to have too many picnics
I disagree with the way you rated "Orca" ! It's the best film of the "nature's revenge" genre !
@HorribleGamingFun
3 жыл бұрын
Gotta agree, Orca was pretty good for its time. Its easy to look back on it now and judge it through the lenses of modern cinema, but I still think it holds up on its own today. The scene where Bo Derek loses a leg to the Orca was pretty visceral in its own way just with the sound effects they used
@lavo-ld4wm
3 жыл бұрын
@@HorribleGamingFunthis film still holds up, in every way and aspect (for me)! I must say, very interesting you pointed out that death scene, as it was so visceral; however, I didn't expect Will Sampson's character to get crushed towards the end, as he wasn't related to the original crime...
@TyrannosaurusRex500
3 жыл бұрын
I must say jaws was only a little bit better
@lavo-ld4wm
3 жыл бұрын
@@TyrannosaurusRex500 You can't compare them: “Jaws” is closer to a slasher, but with a shark instead of Freddy or Jason; as for “Orca”, it's a revenge story for the titular creature, as the humans are the baddies!
@TyrannosaurusRex500
3 жыл бұрын
@@lavo-ld4wmbut I can
Cruel Jaws got a blu ray release with an alternate limited run sleve that has Jaws 5 on it. Best purchase of my life
@TheBadMovieBible
3 жыл бұрын
Want. Want badly.
@EverettDudgeon138
Жыл бұрын
Also had a novelization too. Got them both. Awesome release
@flobbergassy
Жыл бұрын
@@TheBadMovieBible Severin Films released it. They mainly release ultra low budget horror, similar to Vinegar Syndrome. You should check them out! I have a ton of amazing movies from both, many of which you've covered in some of your videos.
@wednesdaygeckok.7899
10 күн бұрын
In case anyone sees this for some reason, the company in fact had legal action taken against them for that slip cover and they now go for a pretty penny online. If you're like me and you just wanted it to fit with your jaws blurays then by all means pick it up if you find it for less than 50 But nothing about it is worth higher when you can print your own high quality bluray/dvd covers with good paper, ink, and a little bit of creativity.
Fun fact: In Spain "The last shark" was released with the title "Tiburón 3" (equivalent to calling it Jaws 3). Jaws 3D was then called "Tiburón 3D: El gran tiburón" (Jaws 3D: The great/large shark) to avoid being confused with the italian ripoff.
I'm sorry but Piranha 2010 is absolutely amazing
Dogs is a perfect example of how even great actors have to pay the bills. And i remember watching alligator as a kid and enjoying it, it was surprisingly plausible and took the concept seriously.
45:57 "What else do you want?" I want _Tremors,_ one of those rare low-budget B movies that knew it was a low-budget B movie but inexplicably ended up actually being good. Okay, so it's not Jawsploitation (there's no keeping the beaches open), but it's in the same mold of "there's something in the water" monster movies (except the water is dirt).
These were my favorite horror movies as a kid. Being in the water evokes a very primal fear. In movies like Jaws, Alligator and Piranha, children were just as much prey as the adults were.
Now THAT is what I call "Spit balling ideas". Evil elevators? Killer tomatoes? Now I've seen it all
@NatYourAverageNerd
Жыл бұрын
The killer tomatoes one is something I cannot possibly accept being real. It's just SO stupid. XD
@theoneeyedartist3253
Жыл бұрын
@@NatYourAverageNerd The killer tomatoes has at least two sequels and a cartoon series. Personally I like them for the mindless BS they are.
Piranha was an underrated classic
@austintrousdale2397
Жыл бұрын
Incredibly entertaining! IMHO, the original Piranha owes as much to 1950s sci-fi/monster movie mashups as it does to Jaws. The characters also make the movie a fun watch.
@tonydecker1263
Жыл бұрын
@@austintrousdale2397 yes a Roger cormin classic!!!
@j.p.holiday8899
Жыл бұрын
You are 1 billion percent on-point, my man.
@TheRivrPrncess
Жыл бұрын
Could have been, but made the mistake of being too gory and the special effect sound of the piranhas attacking was over used.
@tonydecker1263
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRivrPrncess I’m talking about piranha 1978 not the new ones
Alligator II had one of the silliest lines that I loved from the head gator hunter: If six sticks of dynamite don't stop him we're gonna have to start calling that gator Sir.
It's hard to think real animals got hurt or killed for some bad B movie's.
@nignamedmutt7270
Жыл бұрын
People forget how different the world was just 30 years ago lol Milo and Otis was famous for killing like 2 dozen cats, setting them up to be smacked by bears, pinched by crabs and pecked at by birds(even throwing a kitten off the cliff on a scene) Iirc the Peter Jackson LOTR had some big accident where the horses got spooked into running off a cliff, andni think they had to put down like 9-10 of them. And then everyone knows about the water Buffalo in apocalypse now(which was fucking awesome)
@Anonymous38572
Жыл бұрын
Cannibal holocaust
@user-cr4pz5yg7y
Жыл бұрын
Real animals are harmed for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
@Yo.Hannes
Жыл бұрын
@@user-cr4pz5yg7y that’s eating to survive. Didn’t know if you knew the difference.
@hypnotised-clover
Жыл бұрын
@@user-cr4pz5yg7y How many snakes do you kill and skin alive for your breakfast, ey?
Actually, “Creature” was based on Peter Benchley’s novel “White Shark” (not his “book of the same name”). Other than that minor error, great video!
@TheBadMovieBible
3 жыл бұрын
Quite a balls up on my part, I hate errors like that. Thanks for the kind words though!
@kidnostalgia
Жыл бұрын
Yes and no, the physical copies were called White Shark, but the year that the miniseries came out it was re-named Creature. No idea why though.
@jamestapscott9400
9 күн бұрын
* Spoiler Alert* "White Shark" the novel is much better than the "Creature" mini-series. In "White Shark," the killer is actually a German soldier who was experimented on in WW II, and the book is actually a decent read.
"Prophecy" -- the original man/bear/pig.
@TheBadMovieBible
3 жыл бұрын
Prophecy was in and out. It ended up out because there's less Jaws in it than I remembered.
@195511SM
3 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing that at a drive-in.
The Car was so underrated. It's one of my favorites.
@brockbaby
3 жыл бұрын
To me The Car started it's own copy cat culture of 'evil car' movies.
@fernandomaron87
Жыл бұрын
@@brockbaby I only know The Car and Christine, there's others?
@dumbcat
Жыл бұрын
The Car will always be superior to Christine IMO. Kristine was creepy, but The Car actually scared me.
@robertparks7233
Жыл бұрын
@@fernandomaron87 Duel,which is amazing, Maximum Overdrive,also a classic,skip Trucks,and Car 2,which of course sucks
@user-fe8gx3ie5v
Жыл бұрын
Humans can't change genders. Get therapy.
I'm surprised the shark scene from Lucio Fulci's Zombie didn't get a note here.
@TheBadMovieBible
3 жыл бұрын
Saving it for the sequel!
What a miserable quest you powered through there sir, thank you for doing that. Keep em coming, very enjoyable. (Y)
This man is risking his mental health and stability for our entertainment. Thank you Sir!!!
“You let the kids have a dog show? Are you crazy?!” 😂😂😂
Alligator and Mako; Jaws of Death are two of the better ones. In fact, I like THOSE two flicks almost as much as Jaws. Humanoids of the Deep, a flick in which the sea monsters SCREW the female victims and attack an amusement park, NOT ENOUGH to talk about?!!!
@c.d.rstudios4691
Жыл бұрын
In mako, they killed real sharks, and I forgot what specifically happened, but the female lead in humanoids was angry at the director for something to do with the fucking scene
@petrilampela
Жыл бұрын
@@c.d.rstudios4691 Humanoids was originally directed by a female director but after seeing the footage Roger Corman wanted more explicit nude and rape scenes so they hired the second unit director to film more stuff. The director and main actress were not happy about this and wanted their names removed from the credits.
great vid dude. your sarcasm is on point. i will probably watch this many more times before I decide which jaws ripoffs to watch next. thought I'd seen them all but I had no idea there were so many and across different cultures. incredibly thorough and straight to the point. and thanks for not spoiling shit like so many other top films lists on youtube. I was entertained and I learned something too. hope to see more of your stuff !
@TheBadMovieBible
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks kindly!
@wadewilson8011
Жыл бұрын
Nah you just have crap taste like he does. Alligator, Orca, and Grizzly were cult favorites.
@squash2097
Жыл бұрын
@@wadewilson8011 definitely alligator was a great flick I saw it as a kid. still holds up to this day. orca and grizzly were okay.
I cannot stress enough how happy I am to have discovered your channel. It is direct continuation of celebrating everything cinematography is as an art form, written insanely well and presented in a sneer-inducing manner, as if every moment shown is a inside-joke shared with us, the enjoyers of everything silly and strange: fellow movie goers.
as a brazillian, I can say that Bacalhau was pretty a product of its time, lots of sex and gay jokes, even the word Cod here is an nickname for vagina. This movie actually was pretty succesfull, around 1 million people went to see it on cinemas, considering the 70's standers
@thatcreepyberdinthecorner1097
3 жыл бұрын
Since you seem to know a lot about this film, is it possible to see a version with English subtitles?
@ititself5603
3 жыл бұрын
@@thatcreepyberdinthecorner1097 I don't know right now, If I eventually know where this can be found I'll warn you
@thatcreepyberdinthecorner1097
3 жыл бұрын
@@ititself5603 alright thanks, been wanting to watch it for the fun of it
@picahudsoniaunflocked5426
10 ай бұрын
Thanks! I love it when I get more context from Commenters. That cod thing makes SO MUCH MORE sense. I'm Canadian & a branch of my family is from Newfoundland so "cod" brings up a totally different kind of horror for us, so you giving more insight into the film as a Brazilian helps me interpret it properly. Obrigada!
I grew up as a kid watching all the New millennium movies on the Sci-Fi channel back then they were some of my favorites you don't see them on TV anymore but still they bring back some good memories of me as a kid watching TV.
I am really hard to shock, but hearing the sound of that poor snake getting skinned really gives me nightmares. That is beyond cruel😥😥
@chinabluewho
Жыл бұрын
I went to a stock fish pond in Arkansas when I was a kid, you caught the catfish yourself and kept the ones you wanted and they weighed out the fish you just caught and you paid by the pound for them but you could also have the fish skint , gutted and/or de-boned right then and there after you paid for them for a bit more. All the catfish I saw were hung alive on a hook and had there skin pulled off with a pair of pliers and then gutted and deboned, snakes and fish don't scream in pain like dogs or cats so we have little empathy for them.
Piranha 3D was pretty fun in a goofy over-the-top style... but if you're going in expecting a Jaws then... yeah...
calamity of snakes upsets me a lot, i really love snakes
@jasonsantos3037
Жыл бұрын
Snakes did nothing wrong 🐍
@roostthecockatiel5227
3 ай бұрын
Me too, they eat the rodents that ruin our crops
Studies have proven that Orca is the most scientifically accurate of all the angry sea-life genre films. That film captured the Orca's natural grief behavior perfectly. Once again, Richard Burton captures the very essence of the subject of his role. That film deserved every Oscar it won; especially for the costumes and make-up for the aforementioned Burton in the lead role of 'Mad Dawg' Bob Orca, Jr. I know for me I would have never known that was Burton in an Orca suit if it wasn't pointed out. Best whale/Porpoise work, along with Star Trek IV. Trivia Fact: One day after filming, the costume people forgot to get Burton out of the Orca suit, and it began swimming out to sea! They had to grab him. Also, on more than one occasion, a pod of dolphins attempted to mate with Burton's costume.
@marktracy1721
10 күн бұрын
Richard Harris not Burton
I'm tempted to see the original Piranha now since I'm only familiar with the 2010 & 2012 versions, granted those were forgettable B-Movies as well even though they are barely 10+ years old LOL
I think orca and the Pack 1977 were probably my favorite jaws ripoffs that truly felt like their own story.
The guy in Blood Beach, also played the chief, Nancy's dad in Nightmare on Elm Street
@cinemahobby7418
2 жыл бұрын
John Saxon. He was also in Enter The Dragon with Bruce Lee.
@chriscraven9335
Жыл бұрын
Saxon was in a ton of B-thru-Z movies
This video hits that good, good ol’ sweetspot. Excellent and substantial amount of information, it’s all very rewatchable and hypnotic. More please
Spielberg himself was inspired by the 50s monster movies like Them,Creature from the Black Lagoon and Tarantula
"Another movie with a message is Lobsteroids, which continually emphasizes the importance of not watching Lobsteroids" LOL
7:20 that is actually a huge oversight by the Movie Makers since there are Warrior Ants in Africa that can actually kill people if you get in the swarms way
@_Akogare_
Жыл бұрын
In the movie they say that the ants are poisonous
I don't care who dies, the dog had better live...
The reason why both Alligator and Piranha are both good movies with interesting stories and good characters is down to John Sayles. Award winning writer director behind Lone Star, Passion fish, Brother from another planet, Men with guns etc etc - he wrote decent screenplays for these 'monster' movies early in his career so he could fund his own indie projects. He deserves a lot more credit.
Welllllll, I duno about THAT 7:05, there are SOME ants that attack people in swarms, sting them to death, and pick their frigging bones clean and THESE are REAL, not fictional. Mako; Jaws of Death is also pretty derivative of earlier films like Wilard (1971) and Stanley (1972) story wise.
I'm astounded at how desperate some of these big name actors must have been......to even appear in these films.
@julietfischer5056
Жыл бұрын
Not all actors--even name actors--are wealthy. Their popularity waxes and wanes over time, and they need to keep working to have current projects to show producers. An actor who's making bad movies to pay the rent hopes a producer will see one and want them for a better project.
@bladestar2322
Жыл бұрын
Vic Morrow was broke when he had to start doing exploitation films. It had been a long time since Combat and he was really typecast.
@Clint52279
Жыл бұрын
@@julietfischer5056 When agents, managers, maintaining the Cali lifestyle, and ex-spouses, are factored in I can understand why some actors have to take every role that comes by.
@julietfischer5056
Жыл бұрын
@@Clint52279- If they still have some of those needs.
Thank you for going to black on that scene. The good juice, indeed.
Great video! You could add Nobuhiko Obayashi's Hausu to the list, its producers wanted a Jaws ripoff but it transformed into something much weirder along the way.
@TheBadMovieBible
3 жыл бұрын
Love that movie, never thought of it that way but I see what you mean.
@minaverry
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheBadMovieBible It's a strange movie with a weird story behind it.
The Car is brilliant !!
This was a far more entertaining watch than I expected. Some of these titles I'll have to check out! Many thanks indeed. I've now subscribed.
Oh come on, Bermuda Depths isn't a Jaws rip-off, it's a Rankin Bass- Japanese supernatural monster movie. Definitely its own thing and memorable in its own right, with a haunting theme song.
@RobotGooseStudios
Жыл бұрын
I don't get how he considers it a Jaws esc "rip off" when it has literally nothing in common with Jaws apart from being set in the ocean and having a marine animal, that's literally all. Also I love the sea turtle prop in that film!
@Slop_Dogg
Жыл бұрын
calm down
@sethwick8348
Жыл бұрын
The video explicitly says Bermuda Depths is not a Jaws rip off.
This channel is brilliant. Well researched, interesting and very funny. How did I miss it until now?
your content is a hidden gem. I'm alone and I laughed out loud twice and I'm 1 minute in. awesome.
10:55 - "that generates hungry fish and toxic humans" - that's one beautiful turn of phrase, my man
Ernie Hudson makes everything better.
Wonder how Peter Benchley felt about all of the knock-offs of a trend he deeply regretted starting.
@TheBadMovieBible
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, can't imagine he was best pleased. Co-writer Carl Gottlieb said he had absolutely no time whatsoever for the ripoffs!!
Razorback is one of the genuinely best animal attack movies out there, and this list has given me some excellent reccs for stuff to watch
Look, the 2010 Piranha is purposefully comedy/satire. It's great for what it is.
@lutherheggs451
3 жыл бұрын
the 2010 Piranha is OK at best and Piranha 3DD was god awful hot garbage
Who could possibly give this a thumbs down, he's hilarious 😆
AMAZING VIDEO!!! I laughed so hard at some of those scenes !
Amazing video man. I like how you deep dived into this bizarre but fascinating little world of cinema. Def one of my favorites!
Okay, I grew up a Gen X teen in the 70s and you know, we LIVED on all those JAWS clones. Secondly, The Bermuda Depths rocked.
I can't believe you left off "Rubber" from 2010. Which had a killer tire.
The guy that made The Lift made Amsterdamned, which is awesome.
@bluegrasslass
3 жыл бұрын
Dick Maas. The Lift was re-made as Going Down in the US.
That fish was very considerate to leave the clothes on those plastic skeletons
This is almost certainly the best thing I have ever seen on youtube.
As a child in the early 80s, I remember Entertainment Tonight covering the legal controversies of The Last Shark, which during its brief U.S. release had been titled "Great White".
@austintrousdale2397
Жыл бұрын
I even remember having seen a TV spot for “Great White,” so being a shark-obsessed young child, I got excited for the movie, knowing full well of course that it was just a Jaws clone. Somehow, though, the movie never played in my market 🤔😢😆
I needed this video and didn't know it. Excellent job sir thank you.
RiffTrax took on _The Last Shark_ and a recent season of MST3K nailed _Killer Fish_ to the wall. The latter movie is about a jewel heist and its aftermath, and the fish don't play much of a role until near the end. It could have been made without the piranhas and been a low-budget caper movie. The eponymous _Shark Hunter_ is after a downed plane full of money. _Devil Fish_ also received the MST3K treatment, and Roger Corman made a much better film in _Sharktopus._ Rumor has it that Barrowman ad-libbed that line. Things had been--interesting--that day and he was sick of it. And only John Barrowman could have gotten away with saying it.
@dubuyajay9964
Жыл бұрын
Ugh, the Corman version had horrid CGI. Devilfish's animatronics we're vastly superior.
The editing on these essays is amazing. Can't imagine the time it took. Well done and congrats🙏
I know it’s not a shark, but Grizzly is pretty good and worth a watch.
@erikramaekers63
Жыл бұрын
It's worth rewatching too.I must have seen it at least 10 times
@chinabluewho
Жыл бұрын
Greatest animal attack film ever made was 1981's Wolfen. My top 10 ranking. 1 Wolfen 2 Jaws 3 Grizzly 4 Alligator 5 Lake Placid / Crawl (tie) 6 Prophecy (1979) 7 Monkey Shines 8 Razorback 9 Moby Dick (1956) 10 The Ghost and the Darkness
I love that you mentioned Crocodile 2000; in my personal opinion that's one of the better of the movies that came out around this time, made for TV movies, kinda underrated.
@TheBadMovieBible
3 жыл бұрын
I really like the old school low budget aesthetic those Nu Image movies have. Makes them very watchable.
@erikbritz8095
Жыл бұрын
Finally someone mentioned it, crocodile is very good and had potential especially since it's not a Killer croc it's the Crocodile God sobek hunting humans, i rarely see people mention this...flat dog was sobek.
Love the detail that goes into these documentarys, and the commentator is very funny great work.
Have only now discovered your channel. Just fantastic! You are a true film aficionado.
Cruel Jaws takes some beating for willful ineptitude.
"Piranha" is a genuinely good movie. Was it... inspired by "Jaws"? Sure, but nothin' wrong with that.
Great stuff, thank you. I am always looking for _Jaws_ knockoffs I’ve not seen before.
Just discovered your channel (and your books! 😳) and have been making my way through your back-catalogue of videos, and though I was already planning to subscribe, your execution of the most succinct summary of Gamera: Super Monster I’ve ever seen (in under 30 seconds no less 😄) totally sealed the deal. Bravo! 😁
I love your videos and narration. Intelligent, understated, and hilarious!:) I am glad I recently found, and subscribed to your channel. You have done a fabulous job of research. Incredible you have been able to find and obtain so many movie examples from so many countries around the world! The movie "Machete Madness", which you are undoubtedly familiar, about movies made in the Philippines has always been a favorite of mine:) Best wishes to you.
Razor back was a great movie
The Last Shark is my favourite Italian Jaws ripoff. The rifftrax of it is amazing too.
What a great video! I now have so many movies on my "must watch" list.
Actually the Peter Benchley novel version of Creature is called White Shark, Creature was an alternatively title it was released under else where, probably. The novel version is actually leagues better than the movie. I highly recommend it if you like reading. Even bettet is that its not as dry as the Jaws novel was and manages to keep a fairly good pace and interesting story. Again, can't recommend the novel enough, its one of my top 10 favorites and something I reread on a regular basis
@CocoonsLastHope
3 жыл бұрын
The monster itself in the movie was beautiful, with stunning details, too bad you couldn’t really see much of that, due to it being dark. I watched it again as an adult and other than the shark scenes the rest sucked. As a kid I loved it, but than as a kid, I didn’t understand story or lack of, as long as there was a monster, I was there.
@austintrousdale2397
Жыл бұрын
@@CocoonsLastHope The channel Dragoncurve produced a nice homage to the monster.
I'd say the rifftrax version is a good reason to watch "The last shark."
Great breakdown of these movies! Very informative and very entertaining!
Alright- who gave this man the idea to make a video on my watchlist-?
I was surprised we didn't hear any mention of 'Trees' which imitated Jaws closely - they even went to the trouble of hiring a guy who looked a bit like Brody and naming the character 'Cody'. There was a 'Trees 2: The Root of all Evil' which mostly abandoned the Jaws thing but had a ridiculous theme song.
@citizenjoe404
Жыл бұрын
Glaring omission right there.
You mentioned Legend of Dinosaurs, but I'm surprised you didn't bring up the other lake monster Jaws rip-offs like Crater Lake Monster, Loch Ness Horror and Monstroid, the only horror movie which features a Muppet as its antagonist.
@TheBadMovieBible
2 жыл бұрын
I had to be pretty uncompromising with what constitutes a Jaws knockoff. Haven't seen Loch Ness Horror though, will have to check it out.
Just joined the channel and loving it. Great to see this much shlock in one video and the commentary is classic. Great work.
You actually brought back a memory of me watching dogs randomly late at night when it came on TV.
I'd rather spend a weekend with a stack of these movies than go to the theater to see some big budget art house film.
@kingofsleeze4981
Жыл бұрын
I find myself going back to older films rather than checking out any of the current stuff like A24 crap and MCU garbage
@ganglabesh
Жыл бұрын
@@kingofsleeze4981 films were made so well back then with real effects and not computer graphics
@SimonMordue
Жыл бұрын
I love trash. It's my comedy! The ineptitude at work in these movies is incredible. But a lot of them were made with heart. I don't see that in MARVEL, etc.. I like arthouse, but not todays variant!
@salvitoripopadillo4539
Жыл бұрын
@@ganglabesh Agreed! I'd have to say Cameron's "Aliens" was the pinnacle of pre CGI. The very next "Alien" (Alien 3) was CGI.
@svenlabots1869
Жыл бұрын
So true. It wouldn't surprise me if true amateurism makes a huge comeback. More slapstick and rather thin dialogues instead of all that overdone crap nowadays👍🤓😨
My 11 year old daughter took a big fall outside and was feeling really low so in a panic I put this video on. The Bigfoot getting shot at 4:22 absolute broke her and she cheered right up. Thanks for this video, really appreciate it
@TheBadMovieBible
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! (I have an 11 year old daughter too, but I couldn't make her watch one of my videos if I paid her.)
Excellent as always. Fab seeing Paul Kerensa in the credits too. Kudos! (for script writing and/or polishing I reckon.)
Thank you for your channel and your content.
Best video yet! Love to see more
@TheBadMovieBible
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot!
2010’s Piranha isn’t a great movie, it’s a masterpiece!
@deezee2965
Жыл бұрын
I don't understand the hate. The outside of the obvious cgi killer fish, the movie gives "Exactly what we are expecting from it"
@sliverhandsonbasses
Жыл бұрын
@@deezee2965 for some reason, it seems to be a constant pattern of horror/monster movies that choose comedy over drama. People tends to refrain from these choices , a part from some notable exceptions, obviously…
Fantastic. Well done. Really enjoyed this.
This channel is comedy gold, great job!
Good work on this, you hit upon many of the suspects in the exploitation of Jaws formula and beats. Few other interesting movies that kind of relate, Food of the Gods, Gnaw: Food of the Gods 2, Frogs, and finally Squirm and they are all gloriously bizarre.
@TheBadMovieBible
3 жыл бұрын
You've reminded me I need to make a GIF of the giant child from Gnaw!
@Holgast
7 ай бұрын
gnaw is so bad it's good. one of my all time faves
Jaws without a doubt spawned a regrettable cycle in films.
Great video with some interesting entries and some wonderfully dry humour. Good job.
Another fantastic video! Nobody researches these movies like you do!