"In true Superman fashion, Darkseid endures not only a savage beating, but also a cliched moral lecture. And trust me, those lectures are what make Superman, in my unreliable opinion, the perfect definition of a superhero."
"Old as shit, cheesy as fuck, but it reminded me of you."
"How can something be so stupid, yet so magical, all at the same time? Surely, we will never know."
— JonTron
"Part of Resident Evil's charm is how it continues to take itself seriously — despite having the most atrociously written story and dialogue of any product of human endeavor since Hulk Hogan took one too many clotheslines to the head and decided he could act."
Most critics also bring up the Russian to English translation, claiming it ranges from adequate to unintelligible... it flows with the lyrical jauntiness of a madman. As others have said, when most languages are mistranslated, you just get nonsense. Japanese to English produces a humorous "Engrish"...When Russian undergoes a rudimentary translation it seems to take on a lunatic, almost poetic grandeur. In the context of the hellish world that Pathologic presents, it fits rather well.
"It is no secret to say that Carey Blyton's score for Death to the Daleks has come in for some flack in the past, but I personally think that it is his most accomplished soundtrack for the series. I loved it as a child with its simple, catchy tunes and to this day I can join in with most of the cues. The Dalek theme has been bashed for being slightly comedic, but can you imagine those scenes of them wobbling along the sand dunes without it? Sacrilege."
— Joe Ford
"In the special features, Herrington, Swayze, and co-star Kelly Lynch all have a laugh at some of the stupid dialogue. But what they don't realize is that the dialogue is so dumb, it becomes brilliant again."
David: They finally beat everyone off the boat and chase Catwoman inside, where she trips and falls and Batman finally discovers she’s Kitka, leading to him staring at the camera for a few minutes while mournful opera music plays.
Chris: That’s another one of those things that I completely bought into as a kid. It’s a heartbreaker. Even if she was a commie.
David: Burt Ward looks legitimately mournful as he watches Batman try to deal with it, and then, of course, Bruce’s coping method is essentially denial. “It means nothing.”
Chris: Well if there’s one thing we know about Batman, it’s that he deals pretty well with emotional trauma.
— Chris Sims and David Uzumeri on Batman: The Movie
Batman: The Movie"In short, it's a clattering pile of junk and no mistake. Every twist of direction is preannounced with a loud squeak, dramatized with a clanging literalness, and punctuated with a juddering crash. Fire engines have more subtlety. And yet it is strangely hard to dislike; the thing jumbles so many discordant elements together and makes such a racket about it that it is almost charming. It's like a compendium of all the worst comic book cliches."
"Titanic was the worst-written movie I ever happily saw twice."
— Michael Phillips
"We've got more edge in this fight than Bloodborne on the PlayStation 1. Monsoon can fucking teleport, he throws helicopters for fun, and his preferred method of dodging is self-bisection. He knows he's three edges away from being a Sonic OC, and you know what?
I fucking dig it."
— Max0r, An Incorrect Summary of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
"You've seen Marvel movies based on green giants, Norse gods and these weirdos. Now, get ready for a hero so silly, no one can even keep a straight face when they say his dumb name, in a superpower heist film that against all odds... actually kinda works."
— Honest Trailers about Ant-Man
"Look how good Scorpion looks, man, look at him. He just looks so awesome! He's like a cheap Halloween costume, but fuck, he's so good!"
— Joel, Vinesauce
"It's a little cheesy, but you gotta admit, it just sounds awesome."
— The Mysterious Mr. Enter on the first intro for Captain Planet and the Planeteers
"Perhaps the supreme example of the "good bad" book is Uncle Tom's Cabin. It is an unintentionally ludicrous book, full of preposterous melodramatic incidents; it is also deeply moving and essentially true; it is hard to say which quality outweighs the other."
Dean: "Nobody puts baby in a corner."
Sam: You know that's a line from...
Dean: Swayze movie! (flips the middle finger) Swayze always gets a pass!
Sam: You know that's a line from...
Dean: Swayze movie! (flips the middle finger) Swayze always gets a pass!
— Supernatural, "Slash Fiction"
The "I'm Still Standing" video is a gem of cheerfully over the top ridiculousness. What it lacks in good, it makes up for in awesome. Anyone who doesn't get an unironic kick out of it is dead inside.
is a gem of cheerfully over the top ridiculousness. What it lacks in good, it makes up for in awesome. Anyone who doesn't get an unironic kick out of it is dead inside.Silverbolt: Blackarachnia... oh dark poison of my heart!
Blackarachnia: There's only... one Transformer... who could say something that corny with a straight face!
— Beast Machines, "The Catalyst"
"...And I've watched this movie like three times now, and consistently, I've found many plotholes, so much bad acting, bad writing, bad story... but the end of this movie... makes me cry... every time. Just thinking about it I'm tearing up. What's that all about?! Why is it making me cry?! Why is this bad movie making me cry? That's not fair! It is a happy ending. I'm just pissed that it makes me cry."
like three times now, and consistently, I've found many plotholes, so much bad acting, bad writing, bad story... but the end of this movie... makes me cry... every time. Just thinking about it I'm tearing up. What's that all about?! Why is it making me cry?! Why is this bad movie making me cry? That's not fair! It is a happy ending. I'm just pissed that it makes me cry."— Danny Gonzalez, "A Very Strange Low Budget Movie"
"To [Taylor] Swift's credit as a performer, no other pop star could sing the lyrics 'Band-Aids don’t fix bullet holes' about a dispute over a backup dancer with a straight face."
— Pier Dominguez, "Taylor Swift And The End Of An Era"
"This product is not worth any of your money, it will never be; but holy shit, maybe it was worth my time."
— Max0r, "Final Fantasy 15 'Review' | BTS Adventures™"
This is why people love Kingdom Hearts. From the outside, the story is a mess of contrivances and plot holes and all manner of poor writing, but from the inside... well, it's still a mess, but it's a beautiful mess.
— KingK on Kingdom Hearts II
on Kingdom Hearts IIOkay, okay! We know — everybody loves The Poseidon Adventure. But if you think about it, you love it for all the wrong reasons: hokey situations, hammy acting, and ham-fisted direction. (...)The technical aspects of this film—its pacing, costumes, art direction, and special effects—are admittedly all top-notch. But they service a script that features about a cliché a minute. Just try keeping count of how many times characters say “We’re all gonna die!” And we dare you to come up with even one line of “character exposition” that you haven’t heard in at least a dozen other earlier movies.
— John Wilson, The Official Razzie Movie Guide
I think as a whole, Five Nights at Treasure Island fully embraces early Creepypasta culture and rolls with it. Especially with the inclusion of more than your average fan-game's fair share of internet monsters. It's a little cheesy, but it knows that, and it doesn't try to be anything it's not, resulting in the absolute payoff that is this fan tribute. A surprising lack of piss yellow chunk blood this time around though, gotta dampen the score a tad, Radiant.
— Gomotion reviewing Five Nights at Treasure Island (2020 Remake)
reviewing Five Nights at Treasure Island (2020 Remake)"That... would be unbelievably silly if it wasn't so frightening..."
It's heartbreaking, but I don't think it's dead serious. On some level, there's still something camp and ridiculous about it (that line is inherently silly, regardless of context), and it's the combination of silly and serious that makes it so poignant. We're not doing something different than before, we're just looking at the same thing from a different angle: "what if that objectively silly and camp thing made someone happy, and gave them peace in their last moments?" And that's what makes it moving and powerful. That’s the whole point of the movie, and that's why Galaxy Quest is the best Star Trek movie ever.
— theoutcastrogue on the "By Grabthar's Hammer" line in Galaxy Quest
on the "By Grabthar's Hammer" line in Galaxy Quest"Infinite is kind of an amazing villain by complete accident. He seems intimidating at first, talking big shit and doing crazy stuff, but at the end of the day he's just a massive pushover and most of his powers are mere illusions. He acts dark and brooding like he has a tragic backstory, but it's actually just him throwing a temper tantrum over losing a single fight. In their efforts to make a badass villain, the writers of Sonic Forces accidentally made a genius deconstruction of the kind people who try to act badass in real life."
— Dr.Loboto summing up the characterization of Infinite in Sonic Forces
"It's a testament to Christopher Reeve's acting ability when he says, 'I'm here to fight for Truth, Justice, and the American Way.' How do you utter that line without it sounding corny? He does it."
"Beshrew my heart, but I pity the man."
— A Midsummer Night's Dream: Hippolyta's reaction to the death of Pyramus in the mechanicals' awful performance of Pyramus and Thisby
"The guys who did the CGI for the Scorpion King...they kinda went 'Yeah, we needed a little more time'...But some of the charm of it is that when you watch it now...it kinda wouldn't be as fun if you didn't see this janky videogame character of Dwayne going "RAAARRGH!" It's just (makes chef's kiss motion) perfect."
— Brendan Fraser on the aforementioned CG creation in The Mummy Returns
Wow, that flies so far past ridiculous it somehow circles back around to awesome.
I had done quite a few takes and most of them were "This is Sparta." And it's part process, and part insecurity maybe, but I go "Can I just try another one?" And he goes "Okay go for it." And that moment comes and I just go "THIS IS SPARTA!" and kick the guy (laughing). I turn 'round, and all my army are literally like this (snickering) And I go up to Zack and I go "That was too much, huh, that was too much?" he goes "Yeah, but it was AWESOME!"''
