Trying to find themes that tie together bad movies I like, or movies I like for the wrong reasons, I found I have a soft spot for movies that take themselves way too damn seriously, but they always work out to be comedies in my book. I cannot watch Silence of the Lambs with a straight face. It is impossible. Yet, even though I recognize that’s not the goal of the film at all, I love it, and I feel it achieves its horror/detective genre goals as well, although I can’t quite get there myself because of the hilarity. Wild Things is a little different. First, you have to watch it in French. Because a trashy American movie is just trash, but a trashy French movie is edgy. Also, with different voice actors, you can kindof pretend Denise Richards isn’t really in it, so there’s that. Then, thusly enfrenched, the movie is fantastic. The actors are all acting their hearts out (voice actors too), as if they are completely unaware what sort of movie they showed up to act in today. All except Bill Murray, who is fully aware what he’s soaking in, and he hams it up appropriately. So for this one, I like it for the comedy value, but I can’t really claim it achieves any other genre goals other than making me like Bill Murray even more than I already do. Signs I just can’t save. It’s the only movie where I (and the friend I watched it with) were falling out of our seats laughing at the opening credits. So, so, so very serious. Such drama. Unfortunately there wasn’t much else to recommend the thing, but the opening credits I could probably do again.