I have a habit of looking over the cheap movie shelf at my local Wal-Mart, just to see if there are any movies that might be interesting. Almost inevitably, low-budget science fiction movies that haven’t even made their way to IMDB catch my eye, and yet these are the ones that are most likely to make it into my cart. I realized at some point, that this was something of an odd habit – why would I go out of my way to pick up what is surely going to be a B movie, when there is a perfectly good movie right next to it at the same price?
After thinking about it, I’ve had a general dissatisfaction with mainstream Hollywood science-fiction for a few years, that has prompted me toward riskier movie buying choices. Continue reading Why I Buy Low Budget Sci-Fi→
Occasionally, Jessa and I find ourselves at our local Wal-Mart browsing their DVD shelves for something to watch. More often than not, we end up looking for something that fits our tastes (sci-fi or fantasy), but looks low budget and like it could be so terrible it’s good (or at least fun to watch). On past excursions, we’ve picked up Red (not to be confused with the big-budget action movie), Hansel and Grettel: Witch Hunters, and Jack the Giant Slayer. A few weeks ago, we picked up Quantum Voyage. The decision to buy this movie began with the fact that it had no Rotten Tomatoes entry… …And then it didn’t have an IMDB entry either… The final kicker was the “Wal-Mart exclusive” sticker – this movie had to be low budget enough for us to enjoy, especially with Dean Cain and Malcolm McDowell in it. Continue reading Quantum Voyage→
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