Criminals, Cops, and Armies
Where they go, a body count is sure to follow.
Crime
Whether from their point of view, or from the protagonist's own, the criminals run the show.
||Murder 101||
A genuinely decent film about Pierce Brosnan taking a break from the spy game to teach a literary narrative course. The main project is to make "The Perfect Murder" plot, with appearances being that someone is taking the project too far when a student dies. Twists and surprises abound, with actual mystery taking place. Ending is itself a twist, and would take you by surprise if I hasn't mentioned it. Murder 101 is potentially too decent to even be on this list, but this is the nature of not previewing any of the movies I stream. This will not change, but this film is perhaps the only (positively) controversial movie on this list.
||Gangland||
Perhaps the first movie on the Glory Pile, gangland is an apocalypse movie that forgot that it was an apocalypse movie. The plot about the world going under a massive viral attack of forgotten origin is forced into the back seat by the star of the show: Lucifer, the ruler of.. Gangland I guess. His outfit is ridiculous, a faux leather jacket with gray painted leaves glued to the shoulders, and his character personality even more so. The best way to describe this movie is to assume the writing and production team were tasked with making the cheapest good film they could make, and they failed.
||Deadlock||
An experimental prison of the future has what you wouldn't expect, and doesn't have what you would. No fences, outdoor guards, or division of population. It does however have a red light district and wireless paired collars that explode if you go a distance of 100 yards beyond your unknown partner in the prison. They don't tell you who your partner is, so no one escapes. A jewel thief gets lucky after he finds out who his collar partner is and they flee the prison to find the thief's stash of jewels. A genuinely enjoyable B movie throughout.
||Atomic Blue: MEXican Wrestler||
That is not an error in the title, it is what is printed on the front cover. Atomic Blue, also known by his stage name "Azul Atomico," is a luchador wrestler who is easily coerced into helping a kid fight the government from claiming eminent domain on a house for development. Prior to this, the kid's friend/brother is killed by the local gang under orders from what sounds like a much younger Mr. Plinkett. The movie Atomic Blue is the kind of film the phrase, 'lost the plot' was coined for. Azul was brought in because of the government seizure, but the film seemingly forgets about this by the end of it's short 1 hour run time. A movie that is just bizarre in it's structure and production choices, but amusing nonetheless. Who doesn't like surf-rock when watching essentially Mucha Lucha?
Police
Frequent disregard for police brutality, often in a world that warrants it.
||Mind Hunters||
Aspiring criminal profilers for the FBI are tasked with finding a killer on an island as part of a training exercise. Unfortunately, they come to realize two things. First, someone has taken the exercise and made it a real survival situation. Second, every character has a cartoonishly obvious crutch or hangup about their personality. Distrust and dissent, as everyone tries to figure out who the traitor in their midst is. Saved from meh tier for the line "I guess we found his weakness.. Bullets."
||Bulletfighter||
A movie from Texico where a woman is found dead and a P.I.is contracted alongside the police to find the truth. This movie is full of absurd hilarity, such as a man sunbathing next to dumpsters, a woman roofies a dude's drink and then interrogates him while he's passing out, and a man who is called machete dies from his namesake in a stupid way. Just add a dash of hilarious gunfights, and you have an entertainingly stupid movie.
Military
I don't know what I've been told. This super soldier shit is often gold.
||Universal Soldier: The Return||
Van Damme is a recovering super soldier, and is part of the Universal Soldier program. The creation and managing of these soldiers involves an A.I. which naturally goes rouge. Comical fights, and comical acting. Having Goldberg as a super soldier is just great. 100% pure cheese.
One-Man Armies / Vigilantes
Defying the odds and the law of averages.
||Half Past Dead||
Seagal and his pal are busted for boosting cars, and sent to Alcatraz 2.0. Not joking here. Seagal is on a mission, to find out where the stash of an old bank robber is hidden, only for a paramilitary outfit to break INTO Alcatraz, for the same purpose. Half Past Dead in the right period of time for Seagal films to start being incredibly ridiculous, but Seagal is still fit enough to not have to resort to playfully slapping his opponent's hands away. GRRRRRRRRR.
||Steele Justice||
Steele is a man who survived hell in Vietnam, barely saving his best friend in a scrape with betrayal. Back in the States, his friend is murdered by the mafia, sending Steele on a (partially police supported) one man rampage against the mafia headed by the same man who betrayed him in 'Nam. What are the odds? This movie is incredibly enjoyable for the violence and stupid plot. Think Mitchell, but with more thought, violence, and with less awful hookers.
||Warrior of Justice||
I don't remember where I found this movie, but remember immediately grabbing it because of the awful art and the contorting neck on the cover. Warrior of Justice is a movie that you can only watch once to enjoy it, at least this copy. If we are to assume every copy of this film was made the same, let me explain why this movie is on this list. Imagine every single old YouTube video you've seen with poor or non-existent audio mixing. Channels are sometimes not used, or echoing on the other. Every sound is distorted, dialog can barely be heard at times. The plot is unmemorable, except for all of the standard 80's B-movie sex scenes, also complete with awful audio mixing. Perfect for blind runs as an example of awful film post-production, or for drinking with friends.
||Bounty Hunters||
Campy and energetic, Bounty Hunters centers around two bounty hunters going after a singular target.. Jersey, a bounty hunter who would put doomsday preppers into a state of confusion; and B.B., a competent bounty hunter who has the disability of trading logic to protect her pride; find that their target is wanted by the mafia, and find themselves protecting a prostitute that saw too much. If this sounds generic, it would be if it wasn't carried by the two main characters. Jersey acts like an idiot, B.B. chides him for it; and likewise when B.B. acts irrationally. A weirdly working combination, the two fight the mob with incredible luck. Campy and very fun to watch. The sequel is decent as well, but no where near as enjoyable. Only in this movie can a man on a crutch get the drop on an experienced bounty hunter.
||Disco Godfather||
PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON IT
A groovy time for an era long gone by, Disco Godfather is the story of one Rudy Ray Moore's secret lives as the titular Disco Godfather. The owner, operator, host, and headliner of his own establishment, the Disco Godfather is tired of the impact Angel Dust is having on the local population, after his nephew succumbs to temptation. Master of Moving Finger Style, the Disco Godfather attempts to find who's pushing the dust in the town, with almost enthusiastic help from the chief of police. The film also has a kick-ass soundtrack if you're a fan of disco. A joyful movie of absurdity; just don't watch it for a drinking game.