Theme: Bad Taste

Although what constitutes good and bad taste is a highly subjective idea, this refers to films that willingly embrace the crude, gross and often outrightly offensive.

Bad taste films frequently push an envelope in terms of featuring crass, vulgar and scatological humour; or humour that ventures into areas of very questionable taste, will feature caricatures or touch upon hot button issues in ways that poke fun at those likely to take offense.

In such films, there is a frequent fascination with bodily functions and often depictions of vomiting, urination or excretion. There is also frequently the depiction of Splatter and Gore, although here it will usually be in a comedic context.

Most of the output of Troma Films falls into this category. Although one could also consider the films of John Waters, Stuart Gordon and the early works of Peter Jackson, among others.