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Jun 22, 2020 · From A Star Is Born's "Why Did You Do That?" to Postar's entire freaking soundtrack, we ranked the best "bad" movie songs that actually rip.
- Vinnie Mancuso
- Flash Gordon (1980) Highlights: "Flash's Theme" by Queen; "The Hero" by Queen. Though Flash Gordon has been claimed as a cult classic in the years since its release, the movie is more like a heavy-handed parody with bad special effects and poor acting.
- Batman Forever (1995) Highlights: "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2; "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal. Batman Forever. Release Date. June 16, 1995. Director.
- Xanadu (1980) Highlights: "Magic" by Olivia Newton-John; "Suddenly" by Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard. Xanadu was so derided that it literally inspired the creation of the Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, recognizing the worst movies in any given year.
- Space Jam (1996) Highlights: "I Believe I Can Fly" by R. Kelly; "Space Jam" by Quad City DJ's. Space Jam. Release Date. November 15, 1996. Director. Joe Pytka.
- Barb Wire. This Pamela Anderson shriller has been flagged as one of the poorest cases of plagiarism (or tribute, depending on how you see it) in film history.
- The Garbage Pail Kids Movie. This has to be one of the ugliest films in the history of the medium. If you have not seen it, this film is a thousand times worse than whatever you can imagine.
- The Lonely Lady. This unfortunate adaptation of a Harold Robbins novel tries its absolute best to be an aesthetically innovative drama, yet every effort it makes falls extremely flat.
- Wild Wild West. You can look at this entry in one of two ways. The Elmer Bernstein score that accompanied this confusing drivel of a film is as meandering as the movie’s concept.
May 24, 2024 · Soundtracks are an important component of many films. They can elevate good movies to great movies, or they can be the saving grace of an otherwise bad movie. This list is about the latter. 32 ...
Aug 15, 2024 · Alongside this trend of technically superlative, creatively bankrupt films is the bad movies great soundtracks dichotomy. Such is the case with the following movies, the soundtracks for which feature music so good you might forget the films that spawned them.
- Eric Conner
For this list, we're looking at songs that don't just sound a bit similar; they sound so similar that in one way or another they triggered some sort of legal action. Our countdown includes Sam Smith “Stay with Me”, Vanilla Ice “Ice Ice Baby”, Mark Ronson “Uptown Funk”, and more!
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Mar 18, 2016 · Tracks from Ryan Adams, My Morning Jacket, and Tom Petty enliven a melancholy, whiskey-soaked collection that's perfect for getting over a bad breakup -- or, even worse, a bad movie.
