Blake Schwendiman's Blog and Blook

Here's a general observation from the mind of Blake: bad movies cross genre boundaries.

Let me explain. Say someone asks "What's your favorite movie?" Well, that's tough. Because you have so many favorites. Obviously The Bourne Identity and Batman Begins and Christmas Vacation and French Kiss are favorites. But when picking a favorite, you really need a category or a genre. You can't just say Return of the King if you're in a Tommy Boy kind of mood. So, when it comes to favorite movies you need more information, or at least you'll always consider what else is going on in your life that day.

However, bad movies are just bad. Think about it. Unbreakable just sucks and so does Solaris, but they're not alike at all. Forrest Gump and Little Shop of Horrors and A River Runs Through It were all terrible and clearly make the worst-movie-ever list and they're all from different genres.

Interesting, isn't it?