Champagne and Bullets belongs on the Mount Rushmore of bad movies
The Verge reviews the cult film Champagne and Bullets, highlighting its unintentional humor and poor production quality. The article compares the film to other 'so bad they're good' classics like The Room.
Why it matters
It explores the cultural phenomenon of outsider cinema and the enduring appeal of low-budget, amateur filmmaking.
There’s something about a movie like The Room, Troll 2, or Fateful Findings that I find irresistible. These sorts of “so bad they’re good” films are marvelous curiosities where ambition far outstrips resources, ability, and self-awareness to become something much greater than the sum of their parts. Champagne and Bullets (also released as GetEven and Road to Revenge) is a film on par with those classics of outsider cinema.
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