Submit Your Ideas Now! Nerd Torture!
The tagline of this site is Nerd-Filtered Pop Culture. I consider this not only a place to celebrate great movies, but also a prevention device for anyone looking to avoid really awful ones. Unfortunately, the only way to fulfill that obligation 100% is to actually see the movies myself. Which means my life is about to get a whole lot worse. I plan on intentionally watching awful movies and documenting the experience. Nerd Torture. Remember when I watched Southland Tales? It’s like that times 1000. But there’s a twist.
Instead of me picking and choosing, I’m going to throw it out to you guys to decide what awful, awful movies I watch. The only criteria is that I haven’t seen it before. Maybe you’ve had to struggle through a bad movie and want me to share in the pain. Perhaps you’ve heard of something being so bad you would never watch it yourself, but might enjoy watching someone else watch it in agony. There are no limits. Comedy, drama, horror, dramedy, Delgo. Bring it on. Submit your suggestions in the comments below, and I’ll randomly pull from a Darth Vader helmet.
Let the torture begin.
January 13th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
88 Minutes.
January 13th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
If you hate Paris Hilton as much as I do, you’re sure to be tortured by having to watch ‘The Hottie and the Nottie.’ I have not yet seen this film, but I puke everytime I see the cover at Blockbuster. Enjoy! Also, try cleansing your bad movie palate by watching some bad movie musicals, such as ‘Xanadu’ and ‘Grease 2.’ If you’d like to go bad highbrow, take a vacation with Godard’s ‘Weekend.’
January 13th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
88 Minutes was kind of a joke – because we know how much Al Pacino regrets it. What I would actually love to see you watch is………Postal. That’s right. No way you’ll make it all the way through without at least once pondering suicide. Good luck.
January 13th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
oh, I forgot to mention, Nicholas. I’m forcing you to watch the movie too. I’ll disguise it as a “Let’s watch a David Lynch movie!” night. Wow. This is gonna suck. I immediately regret my decision.
January 14th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
How about Jack Frost? Not the Michael Keaton one, the bad horror movie one. If you haven’t witnessed the ‘moving’ box for this movie you are really missing out. He’s chillin’ and he’s killin’.
Also I submit, Chopping Mall. Shop ’til you drop, dead!
January 14th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
I submit COOL AS ICE starring none other than Vanilla Ice.
January 14th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Dammit, Collector! I knew Cool As Ice would make its way onto this list.
January 15th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Nerd, you haven’t seen ‘Cool as Ice’? “Drop that zero and get with the hero!” C’mon! I’m disappointed…
January 15th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Because you love Guarini, I think it’s only right you have to watch From Justin to Kelly. Although you probably already have.
January 15th, 2009 at 11:34 am
Adventures of Pluto Nash?
January 15th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Fanatastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Not only one of the worst comic adaptations ever, quite possibly one of the 5 worst movies I have ever scene. The Mr. Fantastic Dance Party scene will make the Dolph Lundgren Punisher look like the Dark Knight.
January 15th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Fanatastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Not only one of the worst comic adaptations ever, quite possibly one of the 5 worst movies I have ever scene. The Mr. Fantastic Dance Party scene will make the Dolph Lundgren Punisher look like the Dark Knight.
January 15th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Fanatastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Not only one of the worst comic adaptations ever, quite possibly one of the 5 worst movies I have ever scene. The Mr. Fantastic Dance Party scene will make the Dolph Lundgren Punisher look like the Dark Knight.
January 15th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
My computer froze up an posted the same post like 12 times. Please forgive my computer retardation issues.2nd choice is D Wars (Dragon Wars). Not only did I have to sit through this complete pile of trash with my son Dominic, but I made sure he brought it over his Grandparents so the Last John could enjoy it in surround sound splendor.
January 15th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Apparently John really despises Rise of the Silver Surfer. Does that mean the Nerd has to watch it 12 times?
How bout Cabin Fever? I’m posting that one for Scott because that movie is such garbage.
January 15th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
I also nominate Kangaroo Jack with Jerry O’Connell. However, I still feel Vanilla Ice’s film should be the Nerd’s punishment.
GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 15th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
The problem is that Cool as Ice probably starts to fall into the so bad it’s good category. I nominate Wild Hogs.