Bad Movie Weekend Recap: Night One

Bad Movie Night, rechristened Bad Movie Weekend, kicked off in style with a field trip to see Crank: High Voltage, a film that manages to surpass the madness that was Crank 1.

Shortly after seeing Crank, Adam declared it "The Greatest Movie in the History of Movies", which it held onto until he saw Shoot 'Em Up. It didn't look like anything would surpass the madness which was killing people with carrots. Then Crank: High Voltage came out. Now there's really no question that Jason Statham is willing to do just about anything to hold that number one spot, and you will laugh in disbelief for the entire film.

It's almost impossible to explain the many ways that this film exceeded our expectations and manages to blow away pretty much everything you thought was possible in a Jason Statham movie. This is truly as wild as it gets in 70-something minutes. I don't even want to spoil any of the multiple surprises you're in store for, but the film does include something I never thought I'd see in a major American release:

A Giant Monster Fight.

I don't dare say any more but you won't see it coming so it's not a huge spoiler. You MUST see Crank: High Voltage as soon as possible. It truly is "The Greatest Movie in the History of Movies". The film will leave you pumped and with a number of questionable phrases ready for repeating.

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After that we came home and played some Buzz! Quiz TV rounds in a group of eight, then I played a handful of trailers as set up for The Giant Claw. Seeing it a second time, this time with a Nuclear Physicist in the room, made the bad science even more hysterically funny. The monster... well, let's just say it's special. It made Adam feel bad because someone must have put a lot of work into it, and in his words "they just weren't very talented." It's so true.

Following up The Giant Claw is no small feat but The Cap'n always rises to the occasion with Trailer Madness. Catwoman, Teenage Mother, Captain EO, Deathstalker, and Subspecies IV: Bloodstorm were among the many gems we sampled, along with a brisk visit to the wonder that is Punisher: War Zone and... a movie I can't talk about.

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Tomorrow (technically later tonight) we'll be kicking things into high gear with the "Pain Event", a quadruple dose of dreck: Mac and Me, The Story of Ricky, Batman and Robin, and Troll 2. I also have a few more "surprises" in store, and Death Race needs to be represented in some capacity...