Top 10 Movies You'd Never Admit To Liking (1 Viewer)

[JohnMor]

Great topic, but sorry, the movies I'd never admit to liking, I'll NEVER admit to liking! LOL! So in the meantime, I'll just point... and laugh... and mock.... (not really)

 

[MatthewA]

For years I have disliked the term "guilty pleasure" and it finally occurred to me why: it allows critics of a film to frame the debate and forces its defenders to instantly cede the debate over its merits to them.

 

[Jesse Blacklow]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Cooper

For me, hands down it has to be "Dude, Where's my Car?"

It has to be one of the stupidest movies I've ever seen, but I just love it, and laugh my ass off every time I watch it. Tons of great one liners in it.

Dude, alone you are not.

 

[Joseph DeMartino]

Independence Day is an insult to science fiction filled with over-the-top performances, a ludicrous plot, and a laughable ending. It is basically a multi-million dollar version of a bad 50s "B" SF movie. Did I see it in the theater? Yes - three times. Do I own it on DVD? Bought it the day it came out. Is it one of the most-watched discs in my collection? Of course it is. Oh... I feel so dirty. Harlan Ellison would never forgive me.

Regards,

Joe

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Originally Posted by Joseph DeMartino ">[/url]

[i]Independence Day[/i] is an insult to science fiction filled with over-the-top performances, a ludicrous plot, and a laughable ending. It is basically a multi-million dollar version of a bad 50s "B" SF movie. Did I see it in the theater? Yes - three times. Do I own it on DVD? Bought it the day it came out. Is it one of the most-watched discs in my collection? Of course it is. Oh... I feel so dirty. Harlan Ellison would never forgive me.

 

[Raymond lee Leggs]

I actually liked "john tucker must die" I really only watched it to drool over Arielle Kebbel and sophia bush

 

[Bill Buklis]

Independence Day is a great movie. Plausible? Most definitely not. But, it is a lot of fun. Several of the movies mentioned here I wouldn't even think of as "guilty pleasures". These films are too good for that. Take, UHF, for example. I boldy announce that I love that film. I saw it three times in the theaters. Each time was with a packed house, especially with the second and third viewings as those were at the cheaper theaters.

Sorry, Ben, I didn't care for Anchorman. I thought it was pretty bad actually. But, I'm glad somebody liked it. Offhand, though, on a strange note: I can't think of one movie that had a visible erection joke, like in Anchorman, that was any good. The longer the scene, the worse the movie seems to be. I'm not sure why that is.

 

I don't even like Anchorman, where did you hear that? Did Steve tell you that? Steve...

 

[Reagan]

Top 10 Movies You'd Never Admit To Liking

If I listed them here, then I would be admitting that I liked them.

 

[MarkMel]

The Cutting Edge - If my wife or I flip by it on cable we always stop, telling ourselves we'll just watch a little. Then before you know it the end credits are rolling.

"Toe Pick"

And Moira Kelly was at her cutest.

Plus it has Locke in it.

lol

 

[ShanonS]

My first thought was also the American Pie movies, all of them, but my top absolutely has to be Skin Deep. My wife and I saw it on one of the premium channels a long time ago and laughed so hard we both had tears rolling down our face. A few years later we saw the DVD in the store on sale and picked it up. We forgot exactly how raunchy it was and watched it with some friends...

 

[Oliver_A]

Hmmm, my most guilty pleasures?

* Flash Gordon (1980) - Hilariously funny, ultra cheesy flick with a great soundtrack and a marvellous Max von Sydow.
* Batman (1966) - Move away Christian Bale, here comes Adam West! Shark repellent spray included.
* Galactica 3 : Conquest of the Earth (1980) - Theatrical film cut together from episodes of the Galactica 1980 series. As a 4 year old child, I had this on a VHS tape and watched it up and down. I was such a fan that when I first saw Star Wars a few years later, I thought the X-Wings were a rip-off from Battlestar Galactica.
...there are lots of bad movies, which ironically cease to be "bad" movies once they become so ridiculous that, at least for me, the entertainment value rises above mediocre movies.

(now goes hiding under a rock)

 

[Elizabeth S]

I'm known to like "arthouse" films, so I wouldn't necessarily bring these up:

Two Moon Junction - I haven't seen this in a decade, but I always inexplicably liked this movie.

Alvin and the Chipmunks - Come on, Theodore is ADORABLE.

Spread - I have a feeling this recent Kutcher film is something I'd watch again. It's kind of a cliched story with a low-budget feel, but Ashton is lovely. (There were walkouts when I saw this.)

 

[Ray_R]

Hey Oliver, I enjoy FLASH GORDON (1980) also! I even purchased the UK Special Edition DVD a couple years ago. Sadly it didn't come in the SteelBook.
I quite enjoy UHF also.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth S

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[Oliver_A]

Originally Posted by Ray_R /forum/thread/291703/top-10-movies-you-d-never-admit-to-liking/30#post_3599804

 

[Ray_R]

Originally Posted by Oliver_A /forum/thread/291703/top-10-movies-you-d-never-admit-to-liking/30#post_3599907

 

[Andrew Pierce]

If Flash Gordon comes out on Blu with a crap transfer but a high bitrate lossless audio track I'll probably buy it, so much of my enjoyment comes from the soundtrack.

Regarding Citizen Kane, I'm with you guys there as well. Now, Touch of Evil, there was a great movie.

Oh, and CB4 and I'm Gonna Get You, Sucka are probably worth of inclusion here, to return the the original topic at hand.

 

[Bill Buklis]

I also agree with you about Citizen Kane. It's really good, but I don't think it even cracks my top 100. It is so overrated.

I didn't know they made a Galactica 3. I dunno, though. I loved the Battlestar Galactica series, but the 1980 version was, uh, less than ideal to put it mildly. That series was almost like the BSG version of Superman. What were they thinking?!

I've always liked the Flash Gordon movie. It's a little silly perhaps, but holds it own.

Here's a couple I can add that I really enjoy:

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Buck Rogers is the only one I can think off hand that had a theatrical movie turned into a series with the same cast. Of course they had in mind the series to begin with.

The Black Hole. This was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I still enjoy it today despite there being no scientific basis in reality.

 

Well spotted Reagan, but I was being ironic. Plus, I already preempted that joke in my OP by saying if anyone takes me too literally I'll get a series of blank posts in reply.

Originally Posted by Reagan
If I listed them here, then I would be admitting that I liked them.