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How about guilty pleasure movies?

Bard2dbone

Bard2dbone

Aug 4, 2002
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#1
The best and worst movie thread made me wonder: What about movies that you love, but are kind of embarassed to admit that you even saw them?

What are yours?

The first ones I think of are...

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension
Rustler's Rhapsody
UHF

And then there are some that you totally dig, but when you tell people about them they just look at you blankly. A lot of those are old cable movies, for me.


Gotham (Virginia Madsen as the sexiest/creepiest ghost, ever)
Cast A Deadly Spell (twice! once with Dennis Hopper as Det. H. P. "Phil" Lovecraft, and before that with Fred Ward in the same role)
Miracle Mile (best accidental doomsday show ever)


What are yours?
 
#2
Mortal Kombat. I know it's a terrible movie by most people's standards (including my own), but it has a certain amount of nostalgia value for me, as I grew up with the games. Plus, the fight scenes were, at the very least, competently done (my favorite being Scorpion vs. Johnny Cage) and that's not something that can be said for all tournament fighting game adaptations.
 
#4
I don't know if this is a guilty pleasure or not, but when I was a wee lad of ten my folks took us to the drive-in and we saw a movie called The Long Ships, a Viking adventure movie starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier. I remember being completely captivated by this movie, high adventure with plenty of action, perfect for a young lad! Afterwards I watched it on TV whenever it came on, but I havn't seen it since the late 70s. I should see if I can get it on DVD.

The Long Ships (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
#11
Anything that says Scifi Original on it.

Oh and
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I am in no way guilty of the crappy movies I enjoy, more often then not they are a hell of a lot better than the new trash hollywood is pumping out with he same 10 terrible actors over and over and over again.
 
#14
Phalex said:
Anything with Patrick Swayze. It's hard to admit, but if Roadhouse, or Next Of Kin are on, I'm watching them.

I also love John Waters.
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YES!! Next of Kin is most excellent ! Segue ALERT !!

Bill and Ted's excellent Adventure and it's sequel.

In the I loved it and get the blank stare

The aforementioned Buckaroo Banzai ( I own it so . . . )
Hudson Hawk ( I freakin LOVE this movie!! )
The 5th Element ( Another nod to Bruce Willis )
Waiting ( The GOAT!!!! )
Senseless ( You look like you have long finger nails ... can you scratch right there??? )
Booty Call ( You got to lick it , before you stick it! )

If you need a good boo hoo ... Old Yeller ( c'mon y'all .. seriously )

Up and Monsters Inc.
 
#17
Funky Ghost said:
YES!! Next of Kin is most excellent ! Segue ALERT !!

Bill and Ted's excellent Adventure and it's sequel.

In the I loved it and get the blank stare

The aforementioned Buckaroo Banzai ( I own it so . . . )
Hudson Hawk ( I freakin LOVE this movie!! )
The 5th Element ( Another nod to Bruce Willis )
Waiting ( The GOAT!!!! )
Senseless ( You look like you have long finger nails ... can you scratch right there??? )
Booty Call ( You got to lick it , before you stick it! )

If you need a good boo hoo ... Old Yeller ( c'mon y'all .. seriously )

Up and Monsters Inc.
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A couple of quotes you may recognize:

"It must pop, pop, POP!"

"You're such a poet!"
- "Don't you know it..."

I've got a few of my own as well....
Dirty Dancing
Oklahoma
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (only because it embarrasses my blackness...but I can't stop laughing every time)!
Babes in Toyland
 

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