I ran into an old movie I had on VHS as a kid titled “MegaForce” (1982) (RT link). I hadn’t seen the movie in decades and was worried looking at a rotten tomato score of 6% that if I watched it, I would be completely disappointed in the movie as an adult. Surprisingly, I didn’t realize as a kid that it was actually more of a spoof comedy action movie like a knock-off “Hot Shots” or “Naked Gun” and just completely enjoyed watching it again because it felt like a whole new experience (definitely better than the new G.I. Joe’s lol).

So what’s your movie from your past that you’ll always enjoy no matter how cheesy or horrible it may seem?

  • weariedfae@lemmy.world
    21·
    3 months ago

    The Ace Ventura sequel, When Nature Calls. My gooey adolescent brain ate it up and it is one of the few movies from my childhood where I can set aside everything I’ve learned and just enjoy it.

    I academically know it’s bad and wildly problematic, I’m not blind, but nostalgia can be pretty powerful.

    • ryrybang@lemmy.world
      9·
      3 months ago

      If somebody doesn’t find that rhino birth scene funny, we can’t be friends. I still shake violently watching that.

    • Cataphract@lemmy.mlOP
      1·
      3 months ago

      I feel like the first Ace Ventura tried to dance the line closer to an Action-Adventure/Detective-Comedy. The 2nd just leaned way into the comedy with the explosive popularity of Jim Carrey and it shows. Definitely don’t mind it, the 2nd is still my favorite but the first is also a solid movie.