Bad Acting That Somehow Made These Movies Better

Like Robin Hardy's original take on The Wicker Man (1973), Neil Labute's remake revolves around the search for a missing girl on a remote island. However, unlike the first Wicker Man, the new version starring Nicolas Cage omits the horror in favor of unintentionally hilarious comedy, spawning hundreds of schadenfreude-laden reviews from critics and countless more memes from the internet-at-large.

Viewed purely as a remake of the horror classic, the 2006 version of The Wicker Man deserves nothing but contempt and derision. After all, the original film remains a masterclass in suspense and paranoia, and this new imitation simply doesn't hold up. However, if you're willing to put aside any notions of horror and embrace Cage's bizarre performance for what it is, then the new Wicker Man is arguably one of the best comedies ever made.

It's hard to tell whether Cage played the part for laughs or was genuinely sincere in the role, but either way, his (over)acting here is truly a marvel to behold. With an animal-like intensity, Cage blazes across the screen, screaming about bees and punching women while wearing a bear costume. There's nothing else out there quite like it, and if the film's box office failure is anything to go by, then there will probably never be anything like this again.