Top 25 B movies ever
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You could could put all the published movie critics in the world together and they would all have a different definition for a "B" movie. Try to define Rock and Roll. Does Buddy Holly and the Kiss belong in the same room. But they are both called Rock and Roll. I for one don't think you can pin it down. I noticed the Flash Gordon serials listed and I would not consider them a movie. But there they are. And as I said earlier, I would not rate them as high as a "B" movie. So you can bounce this ball all over the court and still not find the answer.
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No Hammer horrors either: if the Karnstein trilogy can't make, it's not a fun list.
However, MartianWay, in the very first post I gave their criteria and, measured against it, it's not a bad list. Worth discussing at least, right?
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When it comes to rock music, there are so many variations and subgenres and sub-subgenres that a person could spend their entire life listening to them and never get tired.
There. Got that off my chest. Now onto the topic at hand. The following are the ones I've seen and whether or not I agree or disagree with them.
24 It came from outer space 1953 - Totally. Caught it on Turner Classic Movies night before my birthday and loved every minute of it. A true B movie if there ever was one.
22 7th Voyage of Sinbad 1958 - Saw it. Guess it could be considered one. Never really got into it.
18 Open Water 2003 - I wouldn't label this as a B movie. This is a straight up indie horror that I'm surprised never really caught on.
14 Cube 1997 - Love this flick. Probably the closest thing in recent times to an episode of the classic Twilight Zone. This is great science fiction period. And extra brownie points for it being from Canada. This and LAST NIGHT proves we can make better sci-fi movies than most of the world.
13 Duel 1971 - This was actually a TV movie, not a B movie. Great flick, but should be out of the list because it was made for TV initially.
8 SERENITY - Definitly a B spirit. And all the more press to the BDM. But the fact that it has a 40 million price tag should disqualify it. And who says the space battles were lackluster?
6 Repo man 1984 - Yep. Not to big a fan of it.
4 Adventures of buckaroo banzai across the 8th dimension 1984 - Oh yes. Definitly. Just for the title itself.
3 Evil Dead 1981 - The is a capital B movie. Personally liked ARMY OF DARKNESS more. All of them were true B movies.
1 Assault on precinct 13 1976 - I guess you could call it that. I just call it a kickass movie.
I noticed someone mentioned TREMORS. The fact that it had Kevin Bacon in it shouldn't disqualify it from the list. That is a true B movie if there ever was one.
As for glaring omissions, what about any Ed Wood movies. I'm guessing there more Z pictures than B pictures, but still... And no ROCKY HORROR? That to me is the biggest heresy. That is without a doubt the most famous B movie ever. It's the STAR WARS of B and cult movies. Or any of the Ralph Bakshi animated movies. They were the closest thing to animated B movies.
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Oh yeah - Rocky Horror!
It's just a jump to the left...
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B movies?
Why has no-one posted anything from the king of B movies....Bruce Campbell?
*edit*
I see Evil Dead
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B or A-list...I truly do not care. Serenity was created with more heart than just about any so-called blockbuster out there. It has far more depth and integrity and characters that just about anyone can relate to (like you don't already know!). I love what I love and to hell with the rest, is what I say.
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Hello reginaroadie:
You see my point. Rock and Roll is a place where the doors are wide open and musicians and composers are free to express their own style. I feel this is true with what is known as "B" movies. Just by reading the previous posts I see names of producers, directors, and actors who have created their particular style. But there plenty more styles that have evolved. Soom actually attract big name stars, because of the challenge of doing something new and different. So even if a movie has a "A" listed actor, the movie itself may be off the main stream of conventional films.
I will name some I consider "B", but I am sure others would disagree. "Memento", "Kill Bill", and "Thin Red Line" are the most recent that I would place in this catagory. Not because of budget or talent, but because they broke the mold of the stamped out genre that fills our theaters today. And "Serenity" is part of that.
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