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Author Topic: Guilty pleasures Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 07-29-2002 03:18 AM                     Ian "The Violator" Price started up a thread in GL about the running time for the soon-to-be-released horrible movie of which some people are actually looking forward to (I've no idea why). The thread turned into movies that are "guilty pleasures" for people, so I thought it would be interesting to see what various members had on their guilty pleasures list. Here's a good place to start. I'll start with one... A Night at the Roxbury  |  IP: Logged David Favel Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 764 From: Ashburton, New Zealand Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-29-2002 04:10 AM                     How Green Was My Valley  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 07-29-2002 09:35 AM                     So is a guilty pleasure something which you feel guilty about liking, or something which others think you should feel guilty about liking?  |  IP: Logged David Rigby Expert Film Handler Posts: 134 From: Chorlton, Manchester, UK Registered: May 2002 posted 07-29-2002 09:44 AM                     Contamination (1980) - really terrible film, but I just find it endlessly hilarious It's like 'hey, we've got this one neat effect so lets build a movie around it and see how many times we can get to use it!!' Well, actually it's a very cheap and patently obvious effect, but it's (how can I say this...?) - gleefully spectacular!! David  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 07-29-2002 09:59 AM                     I first heard the term "Guilty Pleasures" many MANY years ago when Siskel/Ebert were still on PBS. They did a show of films they loved but were somewhat ashamed to admit to. I don't recall all of the films, but one of Eberts was INFRAMAN, a Run Run Shaw epic with a huge hero named Infra-Man. His enemy was the infamous Lady Dragon Mom. Incredible energy in this film...lots of action. Someone stole many of these ideas for the POWER RANGERS series. My guilty pleasures include XANADU, both BILL & TED movies, and many of the Troma Films, especially those directed by Lloyd Kaufman. I also have a special affinity for THE BIG BUS.  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-29-2002 10:15 AM                     Smokey and the Bandit and Saturday Night Fever (which is the only movie I can stand Travolta in).  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-29-2002 11:48 AM                        Hmmmm I think I know someone with an Inframan print. I bet they love it more than anything.  |  IP: Logged Gracia L. Babbidge Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 709 From: Bowdoin, Maine Registered: Aug 2000 posted 07-29-2002 12:05 PM                        Hmm... looking over that list of the '100 Worst Movies', I found a few titles that are actually ones I liked in one way or another... The Crow: City of Angels Drop Dead Fred Highlander: Endgame Lost In Space Natural Born Killers Star Trek III: The Search For Spock Star Trek V: the Final Frontier Star Wars - the Phantom Menace I won't bother to explain why, I'm not that motivated today!  |  IP: Logged Adam Fraser Master Film Handler Posts: 499 From: Houghton Lake, MI, USA Registered: Dec 2001 posted 07-29-2002 12:16 PM                        Smokey and The Bandit is my all time favorite movie. Cheech and Chong movies are endlessley hilarious and I could watch them all day long. And the Texas Chainsaw Massacures(SP?) were much more enjoyable and funny than any of the Freddy Kruger or Jason movies. ------------------ Adam Fraser www.pinestheatre.com  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 07-29-2002 12:17 PM                        I Spit On Your Grave Zombie Star Trek III Kung Pow  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-29-2002 12:19 PM                        Starship Troopers. (aka "the greatest B movie of all time") Most of the critics (and all of my friends) hate this. I loved it. So there.  |  IP: Logged Dennis Benjamin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1445 From: Denton, MD Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-29-2002 12:42 PM                        Hawk the Slayer.(early 80's sword and sorcery movie starring Jack Palance) Pitch Black. And for some reason I find myself defending the original "Highlander" movie when it is brought up in discussion. ------------------ "Running through life at 24 frames per second"  |  IP: Logged John Scott Master Film Handler Posts: 252 From: Oakdale, MN, USA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 07-29-2002 12:54 PM                     My top 3 guilty pleasure films: Murder By Death Mommie Dearest Casino Royalle  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-29-2002 01:01 PM                        - Gator (Burt Reynolds' sequel to White Lightning) and just about all the other '70s Burt Reynolds flicks, especially "The Longest Yard" (which is actually an excellent movie) - Airport - The Towering Inferno  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 07-29-2002 01:02 PM                     Both Ace Ventura films, Dumb & Dumber. And my mother likes them, too.  |  IP: Logged

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