#10: Planet Terror: Planet Terror is one of those movies that I think was kind of meant to be bad. It's glorious in all of its bloody, cheesy carnage. For example, the main character loses her leg, and replaces it with a machine gun. It kind of has to be seen to be believed.
#9: Killer Klowns From Outer Space: It's a little stupid, and it's clearly meant to be a B-Movie. Killer Klowns From Outer Space is pretty self-explanatory. It also gives what I believe to be a plausible answer for the existence of clowns, beings that are generally more frightening than entertaining. This is one of those movies where you know what you're getting into.
#8: Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies: So, last year I didn't put an Asylum movie on my list. This year, I'm fixing that. There's a lot of insane, stupid shit that unfolds throughout this movie, and Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies embraces all of it head-on. I mean it, if you're not familiar with this one, check it out. It's completely worth it.
#7: Final Destination: Now, I'm actually talking about the entire series here. Why? Because they're all enjoyably dumb. The series of movies follows different groups of people who manage to cheat death, and then all start dying in random freak accidents. It's the deaths that make these movies. They are all ridiculously complicated Rube-Goldberg inspired accidents.
#6: Leprechaun: Once again, I'm talking about the overall series, which somehow keeps managing to get dumber and dumber as the movies go on. Personally, I recommend anything pre-Hood, especially the first and fourth movies.
#5: Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters: Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters follows a grown-up Hansel and Gretel as they become witch hunters, obviously. The movie is something of a hybrid between action, horror, and comedy. In short, it knows what it is, and doesn't really try to be anything else.
#4: Hocus Pocus: Weirdly enough, this is the least violent, and most kid-oriented movie on my list. It's somewhat nostalgic for me. I recognize that it is a little bit cheesy and stupid, but it seems like it understands that. Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker play the evil witches in this movie, and they're fun to watch because they're having fun.
#3: Freddy vs. Jason: Freddy vs. Jason promises one thing and one thing only. Freddy vs. Jason. It delivers on that. Granted, the story doesn't always make sense. But, nobody watches slasher flicks for their ingenious stories. We watched this because Freddy were going to fight each other and kill people. That's what we got.
#2: Thirteen Ghosts: In retrospect, a lot of the CGI in the movie doesn't hold up. But, the setting and story are kind of clever and creative. There's one reason this movie is even on the list: Matthew Lillard. This was when he was in everything. The man is so charismatic and entertaining to watch, he pretty much overshadows everything else.
#1: Idle Hands: This is a movie that essentially answered the question, what if Evil Dead 2 was a slacker, stoner comedy. Idle Hands know that it has a stupid story, and rolls with it.
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