I honestly wish Netflix had more films in the library akin to The Brainiac, and less of the modern horror trash. It also recognizes Netflix’s surprising depth in one random film genre: Old-school kung fu! Yes, Netflix turns out to be a treasure trove of classic kung fu, but there’s also plenty of horror, science fiction and action here as well. Personally, I don’t find many of these direct-to-VOD B movies quite as compelling as the theatrically released B movies of yore, so this list tends to skew a bit older. The streaming library is a little bit limited on old-school, classic B material, but it’s absolutely overflowing with modern, direct-to-VOD garbage. Netflix is a pretty deep resource when it comes to B movies … at least in terms of quantity. In other cases, attempting to make something “fun-bad” results in a film that is simply “bad bad,” as in the case of all too many Syfy Original Movies and rushed mockbusters from The Asylum. It’s a visual look/aspect of production design that can be purposely sought out, as in the case of films such as Hobo With a Shotgun. In the end, it may be more accurate to say that “B movie” is more of a genre movie aesthetic than it is a definition. It also doesn’t disallow quality-B movies may very well be BAD, but they may also be great. “B movie” implies cheapness, or at least a lower budget than normal, but it doesn’t necessarily disallow a film from having a national release or box office success. What’s hard is defining them.īecause honestly, there’s no working definition for what makes a “B movie.” Once upon a time, you could apply the title toward the cheaper second film stuck by a studio on its drive-in or grindhouse double feature, but those times are long since gone.
For a savvy film fan, they’re easy to love.
You don’t write a list of the 100 greatest B movies if you don’t love ’em.
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