"Bad" movies I enjoy

As per my “Good movies don’t have to be good” post you know that I am very much of the opinion that enjoyment of a piece of media isn’t necessarily connected to its “objective” quality. This is why I made a list of “bad” movies I enjoy. They’re designated as “bad” either because they flopped at the box office, got mostly negative reviews or disappeared into obscurity almost immediately after their release.

All of the movies I’ll be recommending here have a Rotten Tomatoes rating of below 50%, either as a critical rating or audience score. I said it before and I’ll say it again, Rotten Tomatoes scores mean nothing to me. I’m just using them here as a guideline for which films to pick.

The Meg

(Ratings: 46/42)

Maybe it’s because I watched it while on a very enjoyable vacation in the US or because I have nothing else to compare it to - I usually stay away from this type of movies - but I liked The Meg quite a bit. It’s, as far as I can tell, a typical shark attack movie but I found it funny, surprising at times and I liked the characters and action. Quite a few shots are visually interesting and well-composed and the whole movie is just nice to look at.

My only complaint is that the shark didn’t eat even one helicopter, even though it got close several times. That would’ve completed it for me, to be honest.

I also heard Jason Statham’s real voice for the first time (I have only ever heard his German dub voice before) and realized he sounds quite likable when he’s not dubbed. Who’d have thought?

Should you watch it? - Yeah, it’s a fun shark movie and if you enjoy those, you’ll enjoy this.