Guilty Pleasures?
 

What are your cinematic guilty pleasures; movies you are reluctant or almost reluctant to admit liking?

Mine are:

1) Tombstone
2) Legends of the Fall
3) A Perfect World
4) The Breakfast Club
5) Uncle Buck
6) Mrs. Doubtfire
7) The Toxic Avenger

When your friends comprise of 16 year old boys, Shakespeare in Love becomes a guilty pleasure :P

Around you guys I don't have many guilty pleasures.
Around my offline friends, my taste is movies is "pathetic" or something. You know. Dr. Strangelove; 2001: A Space Oddesey; Traffic; Lawrence of Arabia. Unless you like crap over here, it's basically a guilty pleasure. Small minded town of ****e.


My guilty pleasures here...

The theme from Dragon Heart.
The Lion King.
Dumbo.

Here's my all-time biggest one: Xanadu (1980).

Holden, your link didn't work so I edited it out. :)

Guilty Pleasure:
Frequency

I have some others, but I can't really think of them. I'm kinda upset that Karl here would list Tombstone as a guilty pleasure. What guy out there doesn't have this movie memorized? I love it. :D

Didn't we try to have this thread topic before?
My guiltiest, guilty pleasure of all time is the Saved By the Bell Movie. Beat that.:p

I shamefully enjoy all Troma films

even more shamefully I'm trying to post everywhere to increase my post count so I can have an avatar. How many do I need ? :D

You need 50 -- but I can lower it for you if you really want. :)

can I have this as my avatar please? I made it myself (and I'm a very proud man)

Well, you'll have to upload it yourself...what I mean is, I can lower the requirement to 25 posts if you'd like. :)

I really don't have any, although some of my movie buff friends would probably consider almost all of my favorites guilty pleasures. The closest thing I can think of is The Last Dragon, which I loved as a kid and still think is an ok movie, if very cheesy.

firegod only has 12 posts...and he has an avatar.:confused:

50 is the minimum for a custom avatar. I think anyone, with or without posts, can grab one of the publicly available ones.

It is a preexisting avatar. The avatar help page says that you can choose one of those with 0 posts, but that you need 50 to add your own.

Which one??

no need to complicate, i'll just wait till I have 50 posts, cheers anyhow. :)

Oh yeah, I forgot to add From Dusk Till Dawn .

I second that. I just flat-out enjoy watching that movie...even though I know it's sort of dumb.

Yes, we did this topic not too long ago (you could have fixed the link rather than erase it, Spuds). HERE it is.

Enjoy.

Whipped and any disney movie.

Guilty Pleasures:

Cabin Boy
Throw Momma From the Train
Penny Marshall flicks

No one should feel guilty about Throw Momma From the Train...it's a quality film, man. Enjoy!

How DARE you feel guilt over liking Cabin Boy! :)

David Letterman's single best performance in a major motion picture!! With the possible exception of Beavis and Butt-head Do America. :)

At the time I was rushed and just took it out so people wouldn't start complaining about not being able to open it up. I forgot about it, of course, so there you go. :)

Karl, how can you say that A Perfect World is a guilty pleasure?? Can you expand a little bit on that? I consider it a masterpiece that was far more deserving of Oscar consideration than the majority of the other films of that year and one of Clint Eastwood's most engaging films as a director. What is it about it for you that makes it a guilty pleasure?

More guilty pleasures:
Encino Man
Clueless
She's All That

I despise She's All That. I despise Freddie Prinze Jr., too. But I do dig Encino Man. I saw it in the theaters when I was around 8 years old...it was hilarious.

I'd say of your guilty pleasures Sadie, She's All That isn't like you. :laugh:

Isn't like me? You don't think I would watch such crap? Or are you making some joke that is completely lost on me?:laugh:

[sarcasm] I can't stop watching "dude, wheres my car?" [/sarcasm]

just kidding.

more seriously I enjoyed 10 things I hate about you - is that normal? what about Southpark: Bigger, Longer, Uncut, I thought that was genuinely hilarious - as a matter of fact I feel like watching it now

I thought 10 Things I Hate About You was pretty good, too. It held my interest. Ditto for Dude, Where's My Car?, which I saw with two teenage friends, and which caused me to laugh my a** off.

hehehe i thought dude where's my car was criminal!

how did it get made! :)

(hold on ill insert the sarcasm tags into my post :D)

South Park movie isn't a guily pleasure...............it's sheer brilliance ;)

mmm another one - charlies angels normally this type of flim i'd compare to wild wild west and absolutely detest but it keeps giving me a cheesy grin damnit

How is Clueless a guilty pleasure? It's brilliant. :)

*sigh*

I will admit that a guilty pleasure is Scary Movie.
I usually hate those cliched teen movies........but I laffed my *** off :laugh:

I totally loved "Howard The Duck." Top that....if you dare!

Ding! We have a winner!

It's a guilty pleasure if anyone knows me. I typically do not like what I call "life-affirming" generic Hollywood films. These movies are usually too fake for me to enjoy.

A Perfect World was kinda like that, kind of cheesy. But it was charming and I just enjoyed it. I will say this- and I will get a lot of heat for this- I enjoy Kevin Costner more than I do Kevin Spacey or John Travolta. Those guys just nauseate me for some reason. Way overrated, too.

GOOD LORD! :eek: :eek: :eek:

I used to love this movie when I was little. So you're not alone. :D

Untoppable.

I'm with Spuds. I loved Howard the Duck when I was a kid, though I really don't remember it very well. I'll have to rent it to see if it's as bad as people say it is.

Other guilty pleasures:
Charlie's Angels: ****, A$$, and Hair... doesn't get any better :)
Kung Pow: As I said before, people left the theater b/c we were laughing so hard... drunk though, so that may have helped.
Most Pauly Shore movies.

Oh, and by the way... South Park wasn't a guilty pleasure, it was just damned funny! We were getting yelled at to quit laughing in the theater, and we hadn't had a drop to drinK!

I liked Charlie's Angles. Am I supposed to feel guilty about it?

Nope... but it does make me wonder :)

I thought the scene where Cameron Diaz is shaking her booty in front of the mirror in little kids underoos was quite possibly cinematic perfection ;D

Indeed. It was really a booty kind of movie, wasn't it? Puts Citizen Kane to shame.

i feel guilty because it's cheese! and not the mature type either!

cheese cheese cheese cheese cheese, not melted, not grated, just a big slab, with product placement scattered all round.

It's like taxi - i felt guilty for enjoying that as it was just juvenille testosterone humour.

See???!! You guys bug me about my flirting...but you guys always instigate it! Grrrrr. No more flirting. I'm just going to ignore everybody.:p

sadesdrk...

What?!:mad:

No comment.

I keep seeing Pheasent Plucker and want to say Pheasent Phucker. :laugh:

You've failed to already :laugh: :laugh:

tee hee hee I tricked you ;)

why the angry face?

that's the point - but you kinda got it mixed a bit - Not a Pheasant Plucker - Not a Pleasant Phucker :D Although I may be, but I already got a mad face from sadesdrk

Damn it.:p
Oh well...
The angry face was just for added measure. I feel like being a brat.

Guilty Pleasure: Adventures in Babysitting!

battlefield earth and the avengers
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Guilty Pleasure:

Watching Wild Wild West and actually not gagging.

you're a very hard man to beat, spud ;)

(no sexual innuendo's please :D)

I was joking and call me something other than sadesdrk and boop. Ya freak.:)

Hocus Pocus

I saw "Big Fat Liar" this weekend and I actually chuckled a few times. Frankie Muniz is a cool kid.






:devil: Toose

I'm adding Cliffhanger to my list of Guilty Pleasures

If anyone says Hope Floats...they will me be my guilty pleasures hero.:p

Hope-- wait a minute...I know what you're trying to do here. :D

Romeo Must Die is a guilty pleasure. I enjoy it for some odd reason unknown to me.

I concur; I liked watching that. Or, more accurately, I liked fast-forwarding to each fight scene. :yup: Kiss of the Dragon had some awesome action, too. Was worth renting...

I have a lot of guilty pleasures since some of you wonder why I have some of the movies I do...:D

ohhh......that's why i don't post on this thread......i don't have any guilty pleasures.....i knew something was missing.
:cool:

sigh.

Pet Sematary 2 , Tales from the Darkside.

*Bump*

The 3 Ninjas 1,2 and 3 i know these movies are pretty corny but i grew up with them and every once in a while i like to go back and watch them.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles basicly the same story. watched it as a kid and its fun to watch from time to time

Pretty Woman
My Best Friend's Wedding
While You were Sleeping
Sleeping with the Enemy

hmmmm..... my guilty pleasure is:
Heartbreakers (2001)

I just find it hilarious. :D


Also another sort of guilty: Chocolat (2000): This movie is great for the senses and bad for the hips! ;)

Orca. I get a kick out of it for some reason. It's how Jaws shoulda been done.

and Adventures in Babysitting is great to.

I have quite a few guilty pleasures....alot of them are the movies I enjoy with the kids like Big Fat Liar. Frankie Muniz is a a cutie....but I loved Paul Giamatti as the slick, big, fat liar Marty Wolf. I chuckled too. :)


Others include..
Around the World in 80 Days(2004)
The Princess Diaries 2
Ella Enchanted
9 to 5
Sgt. Bilko
Moonstruck
North to Alaska (1960)


Oooo....there's so many other pleasures to feel guilty about. ;)

"Good Burger" - Its so stupid, and yet...I can't stop laughing at it.

My guilty pleasure would probably be.."The Master Of Disguise" It was like one of the first dvd's I bought plus I like Dana Carvey.

13 Going on 30

I liked the rehash of the Thriller Dance.

http://www.oatmill.com.au/images/com...3goingon30.jpg

I saw that in your DVD pile AL, and was wondering what was up ;)

For me:

Demolition Man
The Goonies (not really guilty, many like this one)
Big Trouble in Little China

http://www.theboxset.com/images/revi..._goonies04.jpg

I love this movie. One of my personal favorites.

:eek: :eek: :eek:
wrong thread! it's not what's the scariest movie you've ever seen, is it?
;)
well, i won't be able to sleep tonight, oh my! is that pic scary! :eek:

Have you ever seen The Goonies frog?? That character is actually a gentle giant...

http://www.pitofhorror.com/features/frogbros.jpg
The Frog Brothers!

no, i admit, i haven't. i can't imagine how the not-so-friendly characters look then... :p
but i know one shouldn't judge based on appearances... ;)

and i barely remember that one, though i think i saw it looong years ago...
http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/50/51/28m.jpg

Watching the Goonies is a birth right, anyone who hasn't might as well have been stillborn. Be alive!

who said i was not?
:(

I have to add....Legally Blonde. Reese is such a doll.

Zzat...it's good to see someone else liked Around the World in 80 Days. :cool:



chicagofrog....don't tell anyone, but...I haven't seen Goonies either. :modest:

Shame on you.

I've saw Goonies only once and i really dont remember it all that well.

Around the World in 80 Days had funny points in the movie, but they didn't show much of the world, did they?

http://www.theboxset.com/images/revi.../412cap009.jpg

"This is ridiculous. It's crazy. I feel like I'm babysitting, except I'm not getting paid."

I loved Goonies. Nerd chic rooled! ;)

what exactly do you mean when you say Guilty Pleasures??

A "guilty pleasure" in terms of movies are those flicks you know are just awful, but for whatever reason you enjoy them greatly anyway. It may be a personal favorite, but if you voice its praise aloud you'll get some strange looks because, objectively, even you know it's not at all good. It's a piece of crap you adore in spite of itself.

mannequin
super mario brothers
shallow hal
what a girl wants
10 things i hate about you
one crazy summer
better off dead
just one of the guys

I'm not sure I agree with your definition Holden. I think a better definition is that I know you and most everyone else who knows about movies thinks my movie (guilty pleasure) is awful, but I don't.

I don't think Sleeping with the Enemy is awful. I think it is good. I just know that most people who know about movies think it is awful (and I respect their opinion however misguided).

Howard the Duck
Straight to Hell
Rock and Roll High School
Undercover Brother
Meet The Feebles

I disagree. If you truly think it's a great movie, then why would you be guilty about it? Just because of perceived public opinion or peer pressure? No, I think a true guilty pleasure has to be a flick you realize is a hunk of *****, but you love it anyway. Otherwise we're just talking about something you consider underrated or underappreciated. Guilt is something else entirely.

My ultimate guilty pleasure will always be Xanadu. Just terrible in so very many ways, and a complete failure from conception on down. And yet....

Xanadu (especially the "I'm Alive" sequence)
Never Been Kissed

By your definition, I would need to change my list then. I too was thinking a guilty pleasure was a movie like Legally Blonde that might be considered a fun popcorn flick that would never be up for an oscar....or, a flick your peer group would groan at...like a kids movie.


Hunk of ***** I love anyway...

George of the Jungle
Bedazzled
Beach Party (1963) ...and all those other Annette and Frankie beach movies.

Big Jim McLain

"76-inches is a lot of man!"

Sigh


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