Some Truly Awful Films You Can Find on Netflix and We Don’t Know Why They Are There
It’s no secret that Netflix is set to take over the planet. Even while the film industry still relies on big screen cinema sales to make money globally, online streaming is attracting more and more series and movie fans who prefer the comfort of home to expensive cinema tickets.
Our own monthly Netflix Roundup is a testament to the website’s widespread appeal. Every month, Netflix attracts more audiences by expanding its already saturated library. And whether you like it or not, this library now includes some of the worst films in recent history.
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
It should come as no surprise that this movie is bad. What’s really surprising is that it’s not even a movie that’s so-bad-its-good. Sharknado 5 fails so hard that it fails at being a failure. The Sharknado movies are just repeating a premise that’s supposed to be so ridiculous, it draws viewers through sheer absurdity. While this dead horse of a premise was already beaten to death by the original Sharknado, the sequels insist on repeating the first movie’s mistakes, with even more banal story lines and flat-falling jokes that suggest attempts to make an actually good movie in this last iteration.
While Vulture Hound insists that the movie can be fun if you know what to expect, it doesn’t really make up for the 90 minutes of your life that will forever be lost to the ether if you do decide to watch this film. If this franchise is trying to subvert the so-good-it’s-bad genre of cinema made accidentally popular by movies like The Room and Leprechaun in the Hood, then it’s failing miserably.
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This magical, Japanese, psychological, fantasy-thriller drama requires even more genres and sub-genres to be accurately described by mere words. It’s arguably what Sharknado aspires to be: a beautifully terrible movie that you need all your friends to see.
Nearly every moment in the movie contributes to a cacophony of madness that’s been described as “grindhouse meets arthouse.” You may not understand everything or even anything that’s going, but you won’t be able to take your eyes off the action. Eye for Film’s review calls it “an adrenaline-fuelled adventure wrapped around an equally fierce political core.” So, if you’re going to see just one bad movie this year, make it this one.
Welcome to Me
On paper, this movie is perfect. Kristen Wiig plays Alice Klieg, a reclusive woman who wins $86 million (€73 million) via the California Stack Sweepstakes – a fortune that she then uses to buy and host her own autobiographical talk show. While that is a lot of money, it is peanuts compared to some jackpots that can be won today.
Lottoland details that the current MegaMillions jackpot is €578 million which is almost 7 times more than the amount Alice Klieg won. Regardless of the amount, she won compared to other major lottery prizes, Alice’s willingness to televise her quirks and problems lead to her becoming a late-night TV sensation.
Theoretically, it’s a great use of Wiig’s trademark dry comedic delivery and overall acting ability as Alice confronts past traumas on and off camera. The Guardian even goes so far as to say that the movie “suggests some Kardashian-age Wayne’s World offshoot,” – a testament to Wiig’s performance. So what’s the problem? Welcome to Me fails to truly explain the extent of Alice’s problems. As a comedy though, it tends to feel fake and insensitive. Watch at your own risk.