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There are some cool Richard Dawkins videos on youTube. I remember one where he is in Oklahoma addressing a university audience about the state legislature's efforts to force the teaching of creationism in science class. Recommended.
The video, not creationism. At least not in science class.
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Unless I missed something, no one has mentioned "Napoleon Dynamite"
Without a doubt, a train wreck one can't stop watching.
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That was no train wreck. It was genius.
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I get it now, but the first time.... I was thinking.. WTF??
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I found the movie funny after I watched it and thought about each scene. It was funny AFTER the fact. While I watched it, I didn't understand why it was so popular.
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You hit it dead on. When I watched it, I really wanted to leave the room but afterward, when you try to talk about how bad a particular was, you started laughing.
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Agreed. Napoleon Dynamite is a perfect choice for a "best-worst" movie. I feel exactly the same way; had no idea either why it was popular when it was released. But afterward, while thinking & talking about it, I realized that I quite liked it. And I caught the last half of it on HBO recently, and found it hilarious to re-watch. Classic best/worst.
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is another oddball I'd nominate. People either seem to love it or hate it. Both my wife and I were sort of negative about it at first, but by the end, I thought it was great and quite enjoyed it. My wife still thinks it had very few redeeming qualities. Actually, most of Wes Anderson's movies are like that; The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, etc. A weird, quirky, love/hate, best/worst sort of vibe.
And if we're creating a special class for Tom Cruise movies, my nomination would be Magnolia. Perhaps I just don't get it, but even after watching it and reading reviews, I still don't understand what or why any of it happened, nor why I wasted my time watching it. I think that flipping through 2+ hours of infomercials would have been more interesting and more worthwhile. But that's not a "best/worst" for me, just simply a "worst".
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+1 Napoleon Dynamite +1 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Both hit that vibe where it's "love it" or "hate it", and I love 'em both. Great discussion here. Much less known is this gem from the 80s, The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak.
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Wow, with a title like that, how can one pass it up! Does Netflix even carry it? Just checked. They do not.
*********** "Nothin' up my sleeve. . ." --Bullwinkle J. Moose
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OK, this needs revival, while it may not be the worst film ever it's not very good. "ARCTIC PREDATOR" starring Dean Cain , most every film with Dean Cain could be a candidate for a worst film nod. Or maybe any film you find on the Syfy channel?
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