They are (apparently in no particular order):

  • Barbarella (Roger Vadim, 1968)
  • Piranha 3DD (John Gulager, 2012)
  • Alien vs. Predator: Requiem (The Brothers Strause, 2007)
  • Highlander II: The Quickening (Russell Mulcahy, 1991)
  • Roller Blade (Donald G. Jackson, 1986)
  • 2012 (Roland Emmerich, 2009)
  • Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (Bob Clark, 2004)
  • Mac and Me (Stewart Raffill, 1988)
  • Battlefield Earth (Roger Christian, 2000)
  • After Earth (M Night Shyamalan, 2013)
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    3 months ago

    I don’t understand how they can say “overly sexualised voyages into space” and not include Galaxy of Terror. The worm rape scene that didn’t need to be in the movie and Corman forced back in makes it a much better contender for the slot Barbarella is in. On a script, camp, and exploitation level it is worse in every way and it’s even a ripoff of Alien to boot, arguably making it worse than Alien v Predator: Requiem which at least tries to be original.

    I own it on laserdisc. The only reason I’ve seen it more than once is because people are surprised Sid Haig and Robert Englund did a movie together. It’s fucking bad and holy shit is the worm rape scene the fucking peak of Corman being a misogynistic, exploitative walnut. To be totally frank it really disgusts me that he still gets a platform (legacy) after forcing this scene into the movie and directing it himself, even if some people think it contributed to the movie’s commercial success.

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        3 months ago

        According to movie commentary, depends on who you talk to. Wikipedia lists the budget as 1.8mil and a box office of either 4mil or 1.3mil so it’s kinda unclear what the truth is.