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I've seen MANOS a good dozen times or so, albeit always with the 'bots to keep it fun.
With repeated viewings, it actually gets, well, worse.
It's not my favorite bad movie, though. Here are some stinkers I enjoy even more (and none of these have received the MST treatment):
GLEN OR GLENDA - by far the most delirious Ed Wood epic. Oh so lovable. "Pull the string!"
BLOOD FREAK - A biker finds Jesus, then ingests some turkey infused with drugs. He transforms into a blood-sucking turkey-headed monster, but his girl still tries to love him. Jaw dropping. It plays like a Christian anti-drug movie, but it has nudity and gory killings. Who was the audience for this supposed to be? Narrated by a man who goes into an on camera coughing fit near the end. Must be seen to be believed. Filmed right here in Central Florida.
THE LAST SHARK (a.k.a. GREAT WHITE) - This was such a blatant rip-off of JAWS that Universal successfully got it removed from release. (I was one of the lucky few to see it in a theater.) The late Vic Morrow does a shameless imitation of Robert Shaw's Quint character. Features a hilariously lame mechanical shark, and stock footage of many different shark species, all purporting to be the same fish. Not available anywhere in the states, but I found a VHS copy online, in English with Greek subtitles. My favorite moment; the shark traps some divers in a cave by rolling boulders over the cave entrance. Smartest shark in the movies until the eventual arrival of the genius makos of DEEP BLUE SEA.
2000 MANIACS - Herschell Gordon Lewis epic, filmed right near here in St. Cloud Florida (gateway to Disney World) - Unsuspecting Yankees are lured into a little Southern town, where the locals celebrate their Confederate heritage by torturing and killing the visitors. Great fun on a zero budget, with an infectious title song. (YEEE- HAAA, Oh the South's Gonna Rise Again")
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