THE DANMAN CAN

Incredibly bizarre and tonally confounding, The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987) is definitely not a "good" film, but it's not nearly as bad as its reputation suggests (and it has a surprising amount of heart). It's mostly a stupid movie, but it's entertaining (to me). The jokes are (naturally) disgusting (and repetitive), but just the fact that this picture exists is...something.

"Oh, yeah. Bloody hell. I'm sweatin' here. Roastin'. Boilin'. Bakin'. Swelterin'. It's like a sauna. Furnace. You could fry an egg on my stomach. Ohh. Who wouldn't lap this up? It's ridiculous. Tremendous. Fantastic. Fan-dabby-dozy-tastic ." Jonathan Glazer Feature Films Ranked

Little Shop Of Horrors  (1986) is pure delight—a sincere horror black comedy rock musical with a perfect cast, incredible animatronic effects, brilliant production design, and irresistible songs. A winner all around. Frank Oz Feature Films Ranked  

"The term 'fun' is meaningless to a robot."

"Monsters from the id."

"Fuckin' hell in a bucket of blood." Alejandro González Iñárritu Feature Films Ranked

"She waited until it was late. And then she walked in out of the moonlight, smiling." "Whit, my friend, there's a million dames in this world, and they all look like her." "No, they don't." "All women are wonders because they reduce all men to the obvious." "That's one way to be clever—look like an idiot." "Build my gallows high, baby." "You're no good for anyone but me. You're no good, and neither am I. That's why we deserve each other." Jacques Tourneur Feature Films Ranked Film Noir Feature Films Ranked

"DECOY DAN!"

"But death we are, and death we've always been." Neil Jordan Feature Films Ranked

As is true of several of  Walter Hill 's films, Johnny Handsome (1989) features a strong cast, intense performances, violent antagonists, bold cinematography, thrilling action, and a sexy, slinky  Ry Cooder  score. JH  is an economic, noirish crime drama based on a novel by Morton Freedgood (under the pen name John Godey), who also wrote The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three (1973) [my review of the 1974 film adaptation  here ]. Walter Hill Films Ranked