As always, you can watch at your own risk, but we think these movies were so bad that we turned them off halfway through.
SKELETON MAN (2004)
A movie starring Casper Van Dien doesn’t have to be bad, but this one is. The story is weak, the skeleton man’s costume is horrendous and most of the acting was a joke. We turned it off after he took a helicopter out with a spear.
SHARK ZONE (2003)
The tagline “Terror Has Surfaced” has never been more true. It’s an unrealistic, terrible mess. Everything about it was terrible. The sharks growled. For some reason the divers could speak to each other while wearing breathing gear. The story was terrible, the acting was terrible, the specials were terrible. We just couldn’t.
ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE: REDEMPTION (2011)
This was about bad people wanting to kill good people even though zombies were killing everyone already. So tired of that. We should have known from it’s 1990’s style opening that made reference to the Soviet Union which hasn’t been a thing since 1991, that it was gonna be bad, but this was ridiculous. Horrible acting, horrible direction, shots are blurry for no reason. And to top it all off, the last line of the movie we saw before deciding to turn it off was, “If I want your opinion, I’ll rape it out of you.” So, yeah.
LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (1971)
Now this is a sensitive subject because a lot of people love this movie, but we don’t. A woman comes home from a mental institute and immediately begins seeing things and feeling like she’s going crazy. But really it was just so stupid. Apparently the whole town is marked and they’re under her spell. Honestly, I didn’t just turn it off, I fell asleep during it. Sorry.
UNEARTHED (2007)
A worm-like creature terrorizes a small town in New Mexico in this bad, bad movie. I hate worm-like things first of all. Second of all, I hate animal death, and there’s plenty of that, too. And at one point the girl’s crying doesn’t line up with what’s on her face. I feel bad for the half-decent actors that had to spew out the shit lines.
WHITE ZOMBIE (1932)
Another controversial opinion, but this one we hated. It’s overrated. It’s boring. It’s overtly racist. We don’t finish movies with black face in them. So, we turned it off.
IN THE EYES OF MY MOTHER (2016)
In this movie a young girl watches her mother get killed and then becomes violent herself. It’s supposed to be all artsy being in black and white and all, but it’s not, it’s just stupid. The girl’s fucking crazy. I mean, if you want to watch a girl just go crazy for no real reason, than this movie is for you. But we think it sucked.
DRANIAC! (2000)
While working in an old mansion, a group of friends are attacked by a water demon and it is gross. It’s so gross and the direction is bad and the acting is bad and the story is bad. OMG is it bad!! Like with the others, we turned it off.
These of course are only our opinions. Let us know what you think though.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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Excellent list! I tried to watch Zombie Apocalypse Redemption three times. I kept wanting to like it since I like most zombie thrillers, but it was terrible. And that black and white eyes of mother movie was dreadful. It was another I thought would get better so I kept suffering through it until I eventually gave up. Unearthed is deserving of the list for sure, and White Zombie, wow you pulled that classic out of the closet. It was definitely bad, but makes me wonder how good it was for its time…. The others I haven’t seen so thanks for saving me some time, I’ll skip them all.
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Excellent list! I tried to watch Zombie Apocalypse Redemption three times. I kept wanting to like it since I like most zombie thrillers, but it was terrible. And that black and white eyes of mother movie was dreadful. It was another I thought would get better so I kept suffering through it until I eventually gave up. Unearthed is deserving of the list for sure, and White Zombie, wow you pulled that classic out of the closet. It was definitely bad, but makes me wonder how good it was for its time…. The others I haven’t seen so thanks for saving me some time, I’ll skip them all.
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