Free 150 Movies You Should See Before You Die by Steve Miller

villains.)
    And the Worst Actress Award goes to … Amanda Plummer's twin sister for passing herself off as Amanda Plummer. She doesn't have her sister's acting chops so …. Oh, wait! That is Amanda Plummer in this film and she can give performances as uninteresting as her portrayal of Dougie's mom. Admittedly it's a nothing role, but she does even less.
    They Really Said It!
    Jenna Whooly : That man was Alex's father … and Jesus is Satan! Betcha Didn't Know
    Jeff Lieberman wrote the script for children's fantasy film Neverending Story III .
    Portraying Dougie is so far the only starring role for Alexander Brickel.
    Trivia Quiz
    Which of the following characters is not a cinematic masked mass-murderer?
    A: Leslie Vernon
    B: Jason Vorhees
    C: Freddy Krueger
    D: Michael Myers
    Answer: C. Freddy Krueger didn't wear a mask, and after he became a dream-haunting spirit, he didn't need one.
SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT (AKA “DEATH HOUSE”
AND “NIGHT OF THE DARK FULL MOON” )
Armor Films/Cannon Productions, 1974
    PRODUCERS Ami Artzi and Jeffrey Konvitz
    WRITERS Jeffrey Konvitz, Ira Teller, and Theodore Gershuny
    DIRECTOR Theodore Gershuny
    STARS Mary Woronov ( Diane Adams ), James Patterson ( Jeffrey Butler ), Patrick O'Neal ( John Carter ), Walter Abel ( Mayor Adams ), Astrid Heeren ( Ingrid ), and John Carradine ( Charlie Towman )
    When Jeffrey (Patterson) tries to sell the mansion he inherited from his grandfather, a past believed to be dead and buried returns to haunt the living with a bloody vengeance.
    Why It Sucks
    Silent Night, Bloody Night manages to disappoint on every level. First off, it's not really Christmas themed. Second, it's not even a slasher flick, despite what some marketers try to make it out to be. Then there's the fact the movie is told in flashback, so we already know that the main character survives.
    Thumbs Down Rating:
    The Crappies
    The Special Worst Plot Convenience Recognition Award goes to … Jeffrey Konvitz, Ira Teller, and Theodore Gershuny for the scene where Jeffrey borrows his attorney's car for no reason other than the plot needed it away from the house.
    And the Worst Director Award goes to … Theodore Gershuny for starting the film with a scene that sets the rest of it up as a flashback and thus undermines a great deal of the suspense.
    They Really Said It!
    Jeffrey Butler : His hands. Someone cut off his hands.
    Betcha Didn't Know
    No distributor would take on this movie until Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Films picked it up.
    The film's working title was Zora , although no one in the film is named that and the word is not used throughout the movie.
    Trivia Quiz
    What Christmas classic was a failure at the box office when it was first released?
    A: It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
    B: A Christmas Story (1983)
    C: Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
    D: White Christmas (1954)
    Answer: A. It's a Wonderful Life cost $3.7 million to make (an astronomical figure for movies in the 1940s) but took in only $3.3 million at the box office.

CHAPTER SEVEN
INAUSPICIOUS BEGINNINGS
    You were once young and you were once inexperienced. Most of us see time wipe away our youthful endeavors, leaving the works we produce later in life, when we've figured out what to do and how to do it. But actors' and directors' early efforts remain, fixed in place and available for all to see on DVDs available on the bargain shelf.
BAD TASTE
WingNut Films/New Zealand Film Commission, 1987
    PRODUCER Peter Jackson
    WRITER Peter Jackson
    DIRECTOR Peter Jackson
    STARS Peter Jackson ( Derek/Robert ), Terry Potter ( Ozzy ), Pete O'Herne ( Barry ), Craig Smith ( Giles ), Mike Minett ( Frank ), Doug Wren ( Lord Crumb ), and Peter Vere-Jones ( Lord Crumb's Voice )
    An alien fast-food conglomerate wants to turn humanity into the latest novelty item on their menu … and only a team of half-witted government agents can save us!
    Why It Sucks
    Bad Taste is the perfect title for this film. This may not be the goriest movie ever made, but it is