[Log4Girlz]

I usually avoid these movies, but I'm starting to become curious. Is it Street Fighter?






Edit: Anyone who posts Bee movie with Seinfeld must die a tragic death.

[SalsaShark]

Evil Dead 2

[gray_fox224]

Bloodsport and Robocop

[Mush]

Broken Arrow

[MisterHero]

Independence Day

The freakshow scene with all the typical characters seals the B-movie qualification. It was disguised with great actors and a top-notch production value.

[cj_iwakura]

I can go with Street Fighter. It knows what it is, and revels in it.

[oneils]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiG0a5I2fH8

[crazy monkey]

men in black

[Gettysburger]

[Spokeys]

Riki-Oh:The Story of Ricky. Especially the dubbed version.

[sfedai0]

Goonies

[SlipperySlope]

Broken Arrow

Love this movie!

[mantidor]

Alien.

It was so good few people actually realized it is a B movie.

This is an acceptable second place.

[FINE-LINE]

Any 80's/90's Paul Verhoeven movie is a great B movie.

[Avixph]

Tokyo Gore Police or Robo Geisha.

[SalsaShark]

Alien. ..it is a B movie.

nah

[Nakazato]

Revenge of the killer Tomatoes

[Discotheque]

Is Alien a B-movie?

If so I'd still say Verhoeven made the best of 'em all with Robocop. Also I'm really fond of old 50s sci-fi flicks.

[SillyEskimo]

Eight Legged Freaks

I agree with and enjoy pretty much every movie posted. I just went with the last B movie I watched and enjoyed. Some of my all time most watched films are B movies.

[Sol..]

Surf Ninjas

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

+

[.GqueB.]

Is Face off considered a B movie? If so then that.

[equap]

[Grakl]

Rocky Horror Picture Show

that's a B movie, right?

[Log4Girlz]

Is Face off considered a B movie? If so then that.

Does it have Nicolas Cage in it?

[bengraven]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiG0a5I2fH8

AND NOW YOU ARE HERE WITH US.

To DEFEND the BARRIO...

[aparisi2274]

[Prost]

[Bleepey]

Riki-Oh:The Story of Ricky. Especially the dubbed version.

This and Naked Weapon. One of my best friends and I watched that shit a couple of times a term whilst at uni and we'd discover a new plot hole or two each time.

[OrangeGrayBlue]

A deliciously noir-y piece of film noir. Highly recommended. It's public domain, I believe, and can be legally downloaded for free.

[Gettysburger]

How do you define the characteristics of what makes a B-Movie? Is it a stupid plot? Who-the-hell-is-that kind of actors? Low budget?

I didn't really think of Independence Day or Men in Black as B-Movies, since they have fairly strong, well-known casts and huge production budgets. But its not like these movies are fine cinema, so I guess I can understand

[mantidor]

nah

That kind of proves the point for me. B movies are all about a special characteristic of the story. Alien visuals are so impressive you kind of forget you are watching a slasher film, which classify for me as B movies. Without Giger behind it Alien would fall apart.

[Nintendoll]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiG0a5I2fH8

Came to post this. Vatos Locos forever raza

[Solstice]

[Like the hat?]

does Army of Darkness count?

[SalsaShark]

That kind of proves the point for me. B movies are all about a special characteristic of the story. Alien visuals are so impressive you kind of forget you are watching a slasher film, which classify for me as B movies. Without Giger behind it Alien would fall apart.

Alien's budget was 11 million dollars.

B-movie by definition means low budget. The term comes from the old bottom halves of double features.

Alien would have definetly been the main show.

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Maximum Overdrive

[Brettison]

For some reason reading the thread and the responses this was the exact movie that popped into my mind. I'm not sure it's the best, but it immediately popped into my mind.

[fluffydelusions]

Syfy channels finest

[delta25]

[oneils]

I may be white from the outside, but I'm brown on the inside, TO THE BONE.

[Rhomega Beta]

Santa Claus Conquers The Martians
The Final Sacrifice
This Island Earth

[MisterHero]

I didn't really think of Independence Day or Men in Black as B-Movies, since they have fairly strong, well-known casts and huge production budgets. But its not like these movies are fine cinema, so I guess I can understand

B-movies are often known for the skimpy budgets against outrageous scenarios. B-level sci-fi movies have crazy monsters but delivered with cheap methods. Those are underlined with actors delivering dialogue as if the obviously-fake monsters were any threat at all.

Like I said, Independence Day is absolutely a B-movie with a superior budget. With the freakshow scene, there's the scientist, the general, the President, not-so-fake-looking-alien, and bunch of other archetypes in one room, and they're all serious.

but thinking more about this, I want to nominate another movie

GODZILLA / GOJIRA

Bolded: Self-awareness doesn't immediately disqualify as a B-movie, but I feel it goes against it.

[OrangeGrayBlue]

How do you define the characteristics of what makes a B-Movie? Is it a stupid plot? Who-the-hell-is-that kind of actors? Low budget? I didn't really think of Independence Day or Men in Black as B-Movies, since they have fairly strong, well-known casts and huge production budgets. But its not like these movies are fine cinema, so I guess I can understand

I believe it was originally a term that denoted the first film that played in double features at theatres. The films served as opening acts, essentially. They were typically lower budget, sometimes campy, and generally just of lower quality. Some actors spent their whole careers relegated to B movies. As the idea of double features faded away, however, categorizing B movies became a little more nebulous. It's typically used now to describe any movie that is campy, either knowingly or unknowingly, or movies that have smaller cult followings.

[Jaleel]

Does it have Nicolas Cage in it?

Speaking of Cage, I recently watched:



Was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it.

Does this make me a bad person?

[Solstice]

[TheVisualizer]

Tremors

[mantidor]

Alien's budget was 11 million dollars. B-movie by definition means low budget. The term comes from the old bottom halves of double features. Alien would have definetly been the main show.

Ok, then I would have to go with any John Waters film for this thread.

[MetalGuardian]

Thankskilling!

That is the opening scene of the movie. Warning, there is nudity.

It's on Netflix too. Such an awesome film

[SalsaShark]

Ok, then I would have to go with any John Waters film for this thread.

fuck yeah Pink Flamingos