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Samurai Cop

1991

Suspense/Thriller, Action

1h 36m

Joe Marshall and Frank Washington are two tenacious police detectives who seek at all costs to stop the Katana, a renegade Yakuza gang composed of violent and sadistic killers who want to lead the drug trade in Los Angeles. (imdb)

Samurai Cop

1991

Suspense/Thriller, Action

1h 36m

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Barthalen

Rated 11 Oct 2014

Personal Diary (last entry) - I should have listenend and stayed away. But no, I had to see for myself. The stories were true, Samurai Cop is not a movie. It is an unholy enigma that exists in a perfect state of being both 'amazing' and 'unwatchable', never tipping over to any side. Every scene my whole self was unable to decide whether to laugh or scream, freezing my brain in place. I think this drove me quite mad. Please don't watch this. Oh god you gotta see this thing. No! Yes! No! AUGHH!

Rated 11 Oct 2014

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Kojiless

Rated 19 Oct 2012

Holy crap. This movie isn't so bad it's good. It isn't so bad it's bad. It's so bad...it's BIBLICAL. I could attempt penning a witty review, but it could never beat dialogue like this: "Shoot! Shoot him! Oh, you got him." Or: "Shoot! Shoot him! Shoot! Shoot him! Shoot! Shoot him! You got him. Yeah, I got the bastard." Or: "He's burnin'! He's burnin'! He's on fire! He's burnin'! He's burnin'! Do something, man! He's burnin'!" Fuck my family name. I'm totally naming my first-born Robert Z'Dar.

Rated 19 Oct 2012

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terrymac

Rated 18 Jun 2013

A friend "recommended" this masterpiece to me. An astonishingly inept piece of film-making, to the extent that it is impossible to imagine how they could have made it worse. It really has to be seen to be believed, although I can't recommend watching it as it will destroy your sanity. There is obviously a huge amount of comedy value to be had from films this bad, although this one is SO bad it could break you. Be warned.

Rated 18 Jun 2013

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Luna6ix

Rated 03 Mar 2020

As a frequent terrible movie watcher, the key ingredient of a so called so-bad-it's-good movie for me is some kind of sign that the people making the film are enjoying making the movie, or have some enthusiasm for it. But Shervan was some kind of clueless auteur who took himself far too seriously, and greatly overestimated his mastery of both filmmaking and the English language in general. The sad part is that the cast recognized this, but weren't given the latitude to make any fun out of it.

Rated 03 Mar 2020

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TimeCapsule

Rated 10 Jan 2018

After another attempt at making a half-assed low-rent quasi buddy cop style action movie, director Amir Shervan accidentally succeed by making a cult classic so-bad-it's-good movie instead. Packed with text book examples of odd & fascinating bad movie quirks, that when combined become capable of hypnotizing audiences with its awfulness. Although plenty of delightfully charming so-bad-it's-good laughs, a lot of the movie is just an unadulterated terribly made B-movie that needs to be experienced.

Rated 10 Jan 2018

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BillyShears

Rated 25 Dec 2011

This is the most glorious thing to slime out of the 80s.

Rated 25 Dec 2011

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KasperL

Rated 09 Jun 2010

This doesn't deserve to be called a film. Rating it will destroy the integrity of any ranking scale because even the most useless of real films would have to be moved upwards in order to signal the massive inferiority of this garbage which fails on every level, even as camp. For now, let it be noted that, if it were possible, I would rank Samurai Cop infinitely less. It is, truly, one of the worst pieces of shit I have ever had the misfortune of having thrown at me. Don't make the same mistake!

Rated 09 Jun 2010

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TheDenizen

Rated 17 May 2010

It's got glaring continuity errors, poorly choreographed fight scenes, ridiculous plot devices, laughable editing, cheesy 80's synth music throughout, and three of the most painfully uncomfortable-to-watch love scenes I've ever witnessed. It's a fucking classic.

Rated 17 May 2010

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misterlizard

Rated 03 Jan 2018

A truly awful film, but as with the best bad movies it's made by eccentric writer/director who fully believes he's creating a classic for the ages. This deserves a place alongside The Room as one of the mostly wonderfully ham-fisted attempts at movie making ever. Utterly terrible, but endlessly watchable.

Rated 03 Jan 2018

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Ytadel

Rated 12 Feb 2019

Like many so-bad-it's-good films the momentum of the laughs does stall out a bit over time, but there's at least a good solid belly laugh every five minutes through the whole runtime, which is more than I can say for most true "comedies" I've seen lately. The cutaways to Mark Frazer's reactions are consistently fantastic, not to mention the bad dubbing/dialogue, awkward close-ups, gratuitous nudity, etc. Overall very enjoyable.

Rated 12 Feb 2019

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redacted

Rated 06 Jul 2012

The close up shots in this film probably are a direct influence for the famous Dark Place floating head shot. Everything is stammered in this film. The dialogue and action all have these gaps before and after they happen, like the editing is a loose afterthought. Count the over exposed shots as well, incorrect colouring from shot to shot, bizarre dialogue, cheap props (that lion head) and I bet the over tanned lead smelled like coconut the entire shoot. Also, that wig..

Rated 06 Jul 2012

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nobamba

Rated 12 Mar 2020

RiffTrax 80. Movie wasn't really that bad by '80s action movie standards. There really are some terrible ones. Without the commentary I probably wouldn't even have noticed some of the hilarity. Matt Karedas really looks like a buff Steve Carell. Partner contributed nothing except for facial expressions. Fav scenes: sword fight at the end for the flexing fisticuffs and sneaking in Robert Z'Dar into the ICU to murder the gang member in the most convoluted manner.

Rated 12 Mar 2020

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Velvet Crowe

Rated 23 Jun 2019

The epitome of "so-bad-it's-good". The cheesy dialog with the awkward delivery is comedy gold, the god awful editing and choreography makes fight scenes a holler, and I have never seen a movie with such good hair in my life! No movie since or before has displayed such fantastic use of male hairstyles. The only real downside is the sex scenes because somehow, the men are more attractive to me than the women and I'm straight! 10/10 bulge.

Rated 23 Jun 2019

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hellboy76

Rated 28 Jan 2019

Internet famous terrible film is terrible, but also terribly entertaining. Everything about this is sub par.

Rated 28 Jan 2019

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MenialRetcon

Rated 11 Jan 2019

Never boring, except for the sex scenes. The odd editing and reaction insert closeups are fantastic. Not a lot of cop samuraing to be had though.

Rated 11 Jan 2019

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vv238

Rated 18 Sep 2018

A delightfully terrible movie with everything you would want from a good-bad movie. Excessive violence, nudity, bad shot composition, editing, the lion's head, and terrible dialogue make this one of the best bad movies ever made.

Rated 18 Sep 2018

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WWallce4prez

Rated 25 Jan 2018

Objectively, this is an awful movie. Once the last kick has been kicked, the last bullet has been dodged, the last luscious mane has been pushed aside, and the last banana hammock has been exposed; however, you realize you managed to have a lot of fun.

Rated 25 Jan 2018

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Mentaculus

Rated 19 Apr 2017

As if Patrick Swayze's feathered, closeted mullet from Road House decided to adapt the young adult novelization of Lethal Weapon back to film, with every available resource of the Pomona Community Theatre at its disposal.

Rated 19 Apr 2017

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backwardsuit

Rated 20 Feb 2016

More baffling & fascinating than hilarious, except when it all becomes too much. It's Ed Wood grade naive ineptness mixed with embarrassing soft-core fixation through a persistently thick 80's haze that never wore off. Stylistically it's the cinematic equivalent of the fifteenth night of hard drug use in a sleazy motel room with TV switching between cheap cop shows & awkward porn. A coked up vision of American popular culture through the eyes one crazy Iranian immigrant living the dream.

Rated 20 Feb 2016

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M.Fitzgerald

Rated 06 Aug 2015

This movie is what would happen if the guys from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia followed through on their Dolph Lundgren movie where it switches back and forth between fighting crime and penetration until it just sort of ends. Overall, Samurai Cop is a solid B-movie with some slow stretches, but many great scenes with amazingly inept dialogue.

Rated 06 Aug 2015

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frederic_g54

Rated 16 Nov 2014

Much that like one-legged, toothless hobo in front of my house who yells obscenities at school going children, Samurai Cop holds that rare distinction of being both awesome and bad at the same time. The dialogues are out this world redonkulous and every woman in this film is about as horny as a black-tailed jackrabbit on Viagra. What more could you ask for ?

Rated 16 Nov 2014

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chemical404

Rated 02 Oct 2014

So bad it's bad, remarkably bad. At first it's funny because of this, but it's the single joke, uninventive kind of badness, and this joke wears out fast, leaving head-splitting brainfuck. It took me a week to recuperate. But then I saw that someone finally found Hannon, unforgettable lead actor, and he put up a v-log on youtube! I grabbed a phone and called everyone I know to tell about. So I guess there is something about this movie...

Rated 02 Oct 2014

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CMonster

Rated 13 Sep 2014

That poster is so much cooler than this movie. It does fall into the so bad it's good category, but barely so. The sound is almost unlistenable. Highlights include the police chief, Frank, hot oil torture, gratuitous boobage, and some good riffing by all viewers.

Rated 13 Sep 2014

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svnhf

Rated 10 Jan 2013

This is one of those fantastic movies that becomes so utterly terrible, so mind-numbingly stupid, so bad, that it is actually entertaining. From the absolutely horrible acting to the nonsensical plot to the strange shift between buddy cup and porn flick, Samurai Cop really is a hoot and a holler. Also it stars Robert Z'Dar and who doesn't like Robert Z'Dar; that is right, everyone likes Robert Z'Dar.

Rated 10 Jan 2013

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myfavchords

Rated 12 May 2024

This film has such bad dialogue that you really need to see it to believe it. The acting is bad and the whole production is very amateurish. There are a few moments that are funny in so bad they are good way. This movie is best watched with friends who like bad films.

Rated 12 May 2024

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PianoSama

Rated 02 Jun 2021

For me this doesn't really come close to matching Troll 2, but it's an iconic piece of crap for a good reason. Unbelievably incompetent in every possible way, from plotting to acting to editing & everything in between. Hilariously terrible ADR, the most wooden lead performance I have ever seen courtesy of Matt Hannon, the most uncomfortably dull sex scenes maybe ever filmed, loads of flubbed lines, awful cinematography, the works. It should be seen at least once, though, for the sheer spectacle.

Rated 02 Jun 2021

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anarchistica

Rated 29 Apr 2019

Samurai Cop is what you would get if an alien remade Lethal Weapon in the style of The A-Team using porn stars and no budget to speak of. Just thinking about this movie instantly cracks me up. The insane dialogue, Hannon's atrocious wig, the hilarious situations, Frazer's bizarre reaction shots, the boatload of mullets, the terrible dubbing, Z'Dar in the tiny cart, the cringeworthy sex scenes. You couldn't be this incompetent if you tried. Honestly the most entertaining thing i've seen in years.

Rated 29 Apr 2019

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bestestuary

Rated 29 Jan 2019

I'm not normally a "so bad it's good" guy, but this one has a certain indefinable je ne sais quoi.

Rated 29 Jan 2019

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MadMan

Rated 24 Jan 2019

I want a double bill of this and The Miami Connection.

Rated 24 Jan 2019

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PetrosTser

Rated 21 Aug 2018

Featuring sloppy editing and continuity, cringe-worthy dialogues, mediocre acting and hardly a fragment of competence as far as setting up a camera and lighting a shot go, "Samurai Cop" is haphazardly made on all fronts. The needless nudity, boring action and overall daftness are balanced out by a handful of truly hilarious, campy moments including some uproariously ridiculous deaths. It's slightly too tedious to be a great bad film but it's badly made and random enough to come very, very close.

Rated 21 Aug 2018

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Gnalkhere

Rated 03 Feb 2018

This is a great piece of cinematic trash i love it

Rated 03 Feb 2018

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hiromiyamoto

Rated 02 Jul 2017

I have said numerous times that there should be a separate scale for trash films, and if I were grading it on that scale, I would give it a perfect score. Baffling, misogynistic and downright hilarious, Samurai Cop embodies the best of the trash film "genre." Samurai Cop is what you get when space aliens steal cable, watch a whole bunch of action movies and then decide to make one. If you don't like this film, just exactly what would interest you? Something the size of a jumbo jet?

Rated 02 Jul 2017

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Mr.Olivier

Rated 07 Jun 2017

Holy crap this thing is adorable.

Rated 07 Jun 2017

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guvolefou

Rated 02 May 2017

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Rated 02 May 2017

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ks29

Rated 11 May 2016

50 is my highest score for good bad movies

Rated 11 May 2016

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guy piranha

Rated 11 Feb 2015

yet another entry into the "impossible to rate"-section. trash entertainment factor: 100. overall quality and production value: 0. you do the math.

Rated 11 Feb 2015

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begoniabol

Rated 17 Nov 2014

Filled with amazing quotes and close ups from close ups, this movie is the best kind of shit you can watch. Absolutely hilarious, with a man with long hair and sharp jawline as the lead, and sometimes in speedo too. I'm confident to say that I can absolutely rewatch this again.

Rated 17 Nov 2014

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cagedwisdom

Rated 30 Oct 2014

I was disappointed in how boring this was, particularly in the action sequences, considering it's hailed as one of the "classic" so bad it's good movies. It has a lot of great moments, but they are interspersed among what feels like hours of meaningless, samey action. The dialog and reaction shots are an absolute blast. I'd prefer it if Frank was the main protagonist. Whether or not you enjoy this probably depends on how drunk you are.

Rated 30 Oct 2014

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CloseFriend

Rated 05 Sep 2014

With somnolent acting, awkward editing, silly writing, near-constant continuity errors, and a welcome surfeit of gratuitous nudity, not since Miami Connection have I seen such a masterpiece of badness.

Rated 05 Sep 2014

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Ocelot

Rated 04 Sep 2014

Holy fucking shit. It goes on a little too long and the director clearly hates women, but holy fucking shit.

Rated 04 Sep 2014

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KramYessev

Rated 20 Nov 2011

One of the best worst movies that the 80s has to offer. There's rarely a five minute gap where something hilarious/racist isn't happening.

Rated 20 Nov 2011

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purup

Rated 27 Sep 2010

I have a hard time rating this... It's bad. It's really bad. It looks like it's made by amateurs who's never seen a film before. But at the same time. It's funny. It's really funny. I have to give it some points for the entertainment value (though, admitted, the movie is too long, for the funny awfulness to make up for the awful awfulness).

Rated 27 Sep 2010

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roujin

Rated 11 Apr 2009

Black Gift.

Rated 11 Apr 2009

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caocao

Rated 13 Aug 2024

I've not been entertained to this degree in a long time. It's only regrettable how the sex scenes are completely momentum halting in how unnecessary they are and how long they go on for. Which is its own kind of comedy. In no area does this movie not fail so hard that it succeeds.

Rated 13 Aug 2024

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bzymus

Rated 29 Feb 2024

audiovisual 35 acting 15 overall feeling 80 avg 43

Rated 29 Feb 2024

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nuotio

Rated 09 Feb 2024

One of the better so-bad-that-it's-good films. There's a constant flow of WTF-moments and nudity to keep you entertained. It's quite poorly done and has oddly framed shots and editing which makes it hard to keep track where the action is supposed to take place. There's also very little "Samurai" in this and the rare occasions where our hero demonstrates his knowledge of Japanese culture are ridiculous. Good choice to watch with a group of friends and a 6-pack.

Rated 09 Feb 2024

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NathanBates

Rated 14 Jan 2024

When you look for a "so bad it's good" movie, there's something endearing about it. Here, there's just nothing. It's a buddy cop flick that weirdly flirts with being a porno, filled with terrible dialogue, poor editing and sound, and abysmal choreography. It's the type of movie they show on TV on Sunday afternoons, thinking normal people would be watching football, which has much better violent action (albeit with fewer samurai swords).

Rated 14 Jan 2024

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leemarvins

Rated 25 Nov 2022

This is at the same time great midnight movie best experienced with an audience and an odd bad movie where every and all choices seem to be the wrong one. Thank you Amir Shervan for your American Trilogy.

Rated 25 Nov 2022

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MojoJoestar

Rated 18 Jan 2022

They weren't kidding. It really, really, really is fucking awful. Yet entertainingly so.

Rated 18 Jan 2022

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hotsake

Rated 25 Aug 2021

Better than the second film but still a piece of crap. This movie exists solely to be made fun of by a group of friends having a movie night.

Rated 25 Aug 2021

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ZachReviews

Rated 02 May 2021

This movie is bad. But it's like Manos bad. So it's good.

Rated 02 May 2021

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panzerwolf

Rated 31 Dec 2020

The ridiculous softcore porn scenes, the fake blood, brainless characters, the horrible acting, the laughable fights, the bad voiceovers, the fuzzy close-ups... what's not to love, right?

Rated 31 Dec 2020

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JSchlansky

Rated 29 Oct 2017

Amazing good/bad movie

Rated 29 Oct 2017

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natebarrios

Rated 12 Jun 2017

it means Japanese sword

Rated 12 Jun 2017

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Ryan Lueders

Rated 26 May 2017

Samurai Cop. The Cop that knows how to chop. This movie seems a lot older than a 90's film. It has a really dated feel to it, I'm not sure if it was purposeful or not or if it was just bad film equipment and editing that went into this project. One thing I will say about this movie is that it is pretty dang funny. It has some really dumb gory scenes that look really fake, hilarious editing like the guy getting run over by the car or falling down the stairs...

Rated 26 May 2017

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michaelsykes

Rated 27 Apr 2017

It's irresponsible to pretend this isn't utter trash

Rated 27 Apr 2017

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WulfstanLee

Rated 25 Apr 2017

Who will ever be able to forget the "black gift"?

Rated 25 Apr 2017

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Koalafish

Rated 11 Feb 2015

Trash-score-multiplicator of 2 can be applied!

Rated 11 Feb 2015

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DMCrimson

Rated 16 Dec 2014

A solid hit on the unintended so-bad-its-good genre.

Rated 16 Dec 2014

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donquixotic

Rated 02 Nov 2014

Now this doesn't make a lick of sense

Rated 02 Nov 2014

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Actionberg

Rated 31 Aug 2014

This flick tends to follow up its moments of sheer campy charm with mind-bogglingly crass ones with some degree of consistency. The most obvious example is the Rocky-IV-like plea for the proper treatment of innocent immigrants in a soliloquy by the protagonist followed up with our heroes making fun of a guy's accent. On occasion it's a hilarious combination. On other occasions it's just standard junk. The soundtrack got me through the whole thing more than whatever was happening v

Rated 31 Aug 2014

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antidood1

Rated 30 Aug 2014

Can't wait for the sequel.

Rated 30 Aug 2014

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Nroo

Rated 06 May 2014

Reagan Sighed As He Drew His Katana

Rated 06 May 2014

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AceySaid10%

Rated 28 Apr 2014

A solid intentionally bad movie.

Rated 28 Apr 2014

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Neonman

Rated 29 Apr 2013

It may be an awful piece of shit, but it's often hilarious and never depressing or out-right vile, just a bit boring sometimes.

Rated 29 Apr 2013

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Kavu

Rated 24 Mar 2013

Quite awesome every step of the way. By far the campiest directing I've ever come across.

Rated 24 Mar 2013

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FrankHowley

Rated 01 Feb 2013

A horrible masterpiece.

Rated 01 Feb 2013

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Stain

Rated 01 Dec 2010

Holy sheepshit. Nothing can touch _Plan 9 from Outer Space_ for sheer negative entertainment value, but mostly I agree with TheDenizen in his views on this important '80s cultural artifact. So awesomely bad I laughed at it loudly and frequently

Rated 01 Dec 2010

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DavidBlast

Rated 10 Jun 2010

'Russian Terminator' country. This is a movie so bad that it's actually bad. Even the token black guy, who's reaction shots (just one out of 100, that replaces establishing shots and... well... plot) are ... bad... and cannot help this movie from being an amateur effort, entertaining like an elephant on skates, but not worthy of comparison to real movies.

Rated 10 Jun 2010

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