It's Thursday! Time for It's Thursday! Time for Movie Picks. If you're new to this, Thursday Movie Picks is a fantastic series hosted by Wanderer at Wandering Through the Shelves, where each week she picks a theme and we all choose 3 movies that we feel fit.
Some days, I just can’t handle a mind-bending thriller, a romance guaranteed to make me sob into my cup of tea, or an action that’s going to make my knuckles go white. Some days, I just need to watch something fun, and I don’t mean a comedy. I mean a movie that is undeniably terrible, but so darn enjoyable to watch! That’s what we’re celebrating this week, movies so bad they’re good.
I’ve actually got a theme within the theme this week, and it’s all to do with soundtracks. I’m a sucker for a catchy tune, and so there are a few movies I can think of that were of course terrible, but still brilliant to watch because of the soundtrack!
Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
What is essentially an extended episode of the Hannah Montana TV series, there was absolutely no need for this movie. I’ve never watched any of the show, but I was on a long plane journey, and as a Miley Cyrus fan at the time, this seemed a reasonable way to pass the time. It was terrible of course, predictable in every sense with a plot only a 13 year old could love, but coupled with a cheesy soundtrack, I loved it! I’ve even got a couple of the songs in my iTunes library...in fact, both Jenna and I love the song Hoedown Throwdown!
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
I almost feel pretty bad for including this, but it’s only after becoming a real movie fan that I’ve come to realise The Pick of Destiny was not a good movie. It's goofy in every sense, I mean, unless cock pushups are an actual thing (guys?) but the soundtrack that goes along with it is so good! This was my college gang’s favourite movie for a long time, and if you start playing anything by Tenacious D we all get fuzzy nostalgic feels.
Descendants (2015)
Do you love Disney? Do you want to see some of your favourite characters completely butchered on screen? Want to be filled with self loathing as you find yourself tapping your feet to an impossibly catchy tune? If your answer to any of these is yes, I’m a little worried for you, but well done for your honesty. It’s clear that Descendants is made for the younglings, which gives me no excuse for actually sitting through it, but I still find myself humming the tune to ‘Rotten to the Core’. I’ll grab my coat...
I haven't seen the first two but had watched Descendants (against my will). It's really made for younger audiences, my little sister used to love it.
ReplyDeleteIt's verging on guilty pleasure for me I think, but I don't think that's the right word. I want to be outraged at the butchering of some of my favourite characters and songs, but I sort of love it at the same time. Oh dear.
Delete- Allie
I haven't seen any of these, but since I have a child that watches the Disney channel I saw plenty of trailers for Descendants. Why on Earth would they do that? lol
ReplyDeleteHaha! I think it's a good idea in theory, the children of Disney villains, but it's definitely Disney Channel garbage. So good at the same time though, ha!
Delete- Allie
Hehe interesting idea! I love Face/Off, that would be my pick.
ReplyDeleteAnd no, cock push-ups aren't a thing hehe ;P
I haven't seen that! I've heard it's name quite a few times.
DeleteI'd imagine those would hurt!!!
- Allie
Now that is honest, Hannah Montanna AND Descendants. Well, my picks are no better hahaha! The last on your list did make my blood boil, but thats how they get you - with their catchy tunes and Kristin Chenoweth
ReplyDeleteWell, I never like to half-ass anything! If we're admitting guilty pleasures I'm gonna go all the way, ha!
Delete- Allie
Have you seen the music video of The Climb? I think that was the soundtrack for the Hannah Montana movie. Miley Cyrus was so over the top cheesy in the music video, she was terrible. So I knew I couldn't sit through the movie.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know the Descendents was a Disney Channel tv movie. Even though I knew it was a kids movie, I thought it was an actual feature film, something like the Princess Diaries or Ella Enchanted that were decent/good movies. I watched until the preppy prince told his parents they should let the children of villains to their home or something. Everyone was in candy colored clothes, smiley smiley and I thought that's it, I can't watch this anymore.
Haha yes! It's so ridiculously cheesy, and I love it!
DeleteDescendents might have been a feature film outside the UK, I'm not sure, but it was a straight to DVD release here in the UK. Can't help but love those colourful outfits!
- Allie
I haven't seen any of these, but I almost watched the Hannah Montana movie once
ReplyDeleteDo it. Just do it. You'll hate yourself for singing the songs in your sleep that night, haha.
Delete- Allie