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100TH REVIEW SPECIAL: The Bargain Bin Review pairs fine spirits with
less-than-fine b-movie genres.
Running a popular b-movie review site as I do, people stop me on the street all the time with
questions.  Hardly a day goes by when someone comes up to me and asks such things as:  “How
do you sit through so many bad movies?” and “How do you keep your hair so think and luxurious?”  

We’ll save my hair treatment regime for another day.  Instead, let’s look at how I manage to sit
through all those bad movies.  

Part of the solution is stiff professionalism -- they don’t hand out the title of "Chief Reviewing
Officer" to just anyone.  Part of it is endurance, kind of like when spies give themselves small
doses of poison to build up an immunity to it.  And part of it involves generous amounts of alcohol.
Homer Simpson likes beer, and so should you
Let me be perfectly clear: I am not endorsing the excessive
consumption of alcohol.  I’m just saying that sometimes
alcohol is the answer.

Now just because you’re having people over to check out   
David Hasselhoff's latest epic or a half-baked monstrosity
from
The Asylum doesn’t mean you serve any ol’ hooch you
have around the house.  We’re not savages, for cryin‘ out
loud.  

Amazingly, after consulting many of the world's best
sommeliers, we've found that the proper pairing of booze and
b-movies is unexplored terrain.  So for months, the Bargain
Bin Review's team of scientists have been compiling data
from the two things we've researched extensively: bad movies
and alcohol.  

And now, as a special service to you, we have paired the best
adult beverages to accent your b-movie of choice.
MOVIE GENRE
BEST BEVERAGE
    ACTION FILMS
Steven Seagal, about to kill you dead
    PALE LAGER, such as Budweiser or Milwaukee‘s
    Best -- the cheeper, the better.  Watered-down
    and disposable -- just like the film you’re
    watching!  Also, you’ll be able to time your
    bathroom breaks around all those boring talking
    scenes.  Also also, it’s just as fun to hurl emptied
    cans at the screen as it is to empty the cans.
    COMEDIES
comedy faces
    TEQUILA, ABSINTHE or PURE GRAIN ALCOHOL.  
    You can probably name a dozen comedies off the
    top of  your head that are so painful, you’d rather
    shave the enamel off your teeth than be
    subjected to again.  That’s because comedy is
    hard.  And if you’re going to sit through a Bargain
    Bin Review-caliber comedy, you’ll want to go in
    heavy.
    FANTASY: Swords & Sorcery
    MALT LIQUOR, the modern-day
    equivalent of mead.  While UFC
    and House of Pain fans might be
    partial to Mickey’s and the Star
    Wars fans will gravitate to Colt 45,
    the malt liquor of choice here at
    The ‘Bin has long been St. Ides.
St Ides the official malt liquor of the Bargain Bin Review
    HORROR: Christmas-Themed
Santa Clause, still trying to sort out if you're naughty or nice
    EGGNOG WITH RUM.  The sickly, queasy feeling
    you’ll have in your gut halfway through the film will
    nicely match the sickly, queasy feeling you’ll get
    from drinking eggnog.
    HORROR: Killer in the Woods
    CABERNET SAUVIGNON.  
    Full-bodied and high in
    tannins, this red wine pairs
    nicely with woodsy herbs
    such as rosemary and
    thyme, game birds, smoky
    meats and watching teens
    in mid-coitus being
    slaughtered at camp.
red red wine
    HORROR: Killer Shark/Sea Creature
    CHARDONNAY.  Because everyone knows you
    serve white wine with seafare.
    HORROR: Mutants & Monsters
    BROWN ALE.  Seemingly dark but lacking in any
    real bitterness or flavor.  Just like brown ales.
    HORROR: Vampires
Grandpa Munster, the grandpa-iest vampire of them all
    MERLOT.  Oh, I’m sorry, is Merlot too obvious and
    cliché?  You’re watching a vampire movie.
    HORROR: Zombies
    INDIA PALE ALE.  The strong flavor and
    bitterness make a nice complement to the
    inevitable social satire.
    INTERNATIONAL FILMS
the awesome Mt Fuji
    It may seem obvious, but why not revel in the
    international flavor of your movie by partaking in
    that country’s signature spirits?  You can order
    up a SCORPION BOWL to go with your Hong
    Kong Kung-Fu, sip SAKE during Godzilla films or
    enjoy RAKI mixed with chilled water while
    watching a Turkish bastardization of an American
    blockbuster.  

    Or mix and match -- just like the film you’re
    watching, the novelty will wear off in about half an
    hour.
    MUSICALS
    BLEACH.  Sure, you may be
    hospitalized, but it will be better
    than watching a musical.
delicious bleach clorox
    SCI-FI: Nuclear Age-Era
    GIN MARTINI, extra dry.  Because vodka martinis
    are for posers.  
the matrix movie poster, heave on the blue hues
    SCI-FI: Modern Day
    Any cocktail with BLUE CURACAO.  Know what
    makes everything look futuristic?  The color blue.  
    Sci-fi films are choc full of  blue lighting, metallic
    blue clothing… alien blue drinks.  Why not add a
    little Blue Curacao to your favorite cocktail?  

    A favorite at The ‘Bin: Swap out the triple sec for
    Blue Curacao in your Long Island Iced Tea to turn
    it into a Long Island Sound.
    THRILLER: Crime/Mystery
Big Lebowski, the Dude Abides
    WHITE RUSSIAN.  Because during a good
    mystery (or even a bad mystery), one needs to
    adhere to a pretty strict, uh, regime to keep the
    mind, you know, uh, limber.
    THRILLER: Erotic
smooth and sexy scotch
    SCOTCH.  Smooth and sexy, a
    good scotch will help soothe your
    nerves should the film become
    really scary or really crappy.
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