Bad Horror Movies

When it comes to finding good comedies, you don't always need to look in the comedy section for a good laugh-out-loud movie. There are plenty of good horror movies out there that do the job and then some. Movies like S.I.C.K., Shredder, and many others that are simply so horrible, that you eventually can't stop laughing at how truly terrible it is. Take S.I.C.K., for example. It's about four people who go to a guy's cabin to stay at for a weekend. Only problem, there is an evil clown out there waiting to get him. A really fat clown, mind you. At one point the clown is out chasing a man. While the man is running, the fat clown is walking, but somehow, he is making ground on the man, and he eventually ends up killing this man (don't worry, I'm not giving anything away here). Another example, this one being one of my favorites, is in Shredder. A man stabs another man with an icicle, and it goes right through his body. Too funny to put into words. All in all, horror movies make fantastic comedies if you look correctly.

Will Ferrell Movies

It seems like after Will Ferrell released the very funny and very popular movies "Old School" and "Anchorman", he was on top of the world. But since those two movies, he has, for whatever reason, and at least in my mind, not been able to hit that again. Movies like "Talladega Nights", "Step Brothers" and "Semi Pro" just to name a few, are prime examples of that type of movie. All of these movies, including the better ones, have Ferrell playing a similar character. A clumsy, less than intelligent, and quite pathetic is what we see from Ron Burgundy, Ricky Bobby, Jackie Moon, and all the other characters Ferrell takes on.
Despite all this though, it was nice to see him go outside his comfort zone a little when he played Harold Crick in the 2006 film "Stranger than Fiction". He plays a man whose life is being narrated by a big time author (Emma Thompson). It was refreshing to see him play a slightly different type of character, as we see his range of his acting ability. And he does have some range.

Here is a clip of Ferrell in my favorite film of his, "Anchorman"

Movies I Want To See

There is a fairly extensive list of movies I have yet to see, or want to see again for one reason or another. Although I like to consider myself fairly experienced in the types of movies I have seen, I still haven't seen quite a few. Take Caddyshack for example. I have never seen more than a 15 second clip of it. Every time someone hears me say that, they have serious trouble grasping that as even a possibility. The other big one on my list is The Godfather. I've sort of seen it once before, the only thing was I was asleep a third of the way into it and was very out of it for the parts of it that I was awake for. Obviously the reviews for both movies are very positive and both have been regarded as must-see's for everyone. And I haven't seen them yet, so there's a problem there.

Introduction

I haven't seen any movies recently, and hope to see some good ones as the semester goes on. When I watch movies, they tend to be crappy horror movies. They are terrible, but it is so bad, they provide the comic relief that I am looking for. I hope to learn alot this year in Art of Film!