Bruunwald Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 It's likely there're all sorts of people who like this film (not yet mentioned in the other thread), but among folks I know there are few. So here goes: The Gods Must Be Crazy. Talk about a giggle fest for me. I lose it just thinking about the rhino putting out the campfire. I laughed uncontrollably the rest of the night after the rhino bit. My girlfriend of the time thought I was nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Wizard Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 You guys need to go back to the early 80s, for some really ripe cheese: "Hawk The Slayer", and "Rock 'n Rule" Do not pas go, do not collect $200; obtain and see these movies at once. Rock 'n Rule was actually ahead of it's time, but did not see critical acclaim. Hawk the Slayer was a movie-of-the-week in England, and co-stars an embarrassed Jack Palance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lee Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 I have a few: Fast Times at Ridgemont High Porky's (the first one) Life Force Blade Runner More recent film, The Heartbreak Kid, it has to be one of the funniest movies I've seen. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOldcorn Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 How the heck is Blade Runner considered a guilty pleasure .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lee Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 How the heck is Blade Runner considered a guilty pleasure .... Go back and read post number one. Movies that you like that not many or any of your friends do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Bedlam Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 You guys need to go back to the early 80s, for some really ripe cheese: "Hawk The Slayer", and "Rock 'n Rule" Hey, I LOVE those movies! Rock & Rule was AWESOME! Where else could you get Lou Reed doing songs for the villain? That movie was... well, yeah, ahead of its time. Hawk The Slayer... well... I liked it, although its soundtrack does not hold up well under modern scrutiny. In fact, very little of it holds up well under modern scrutiny. But for a D&D geek in 1981, that movie rocked so hard it wasn't even funny. Today... well, yeah, I'd call it a guilty pleasure. I still like to watch it from time to time, although it's hell to get on DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tiger Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 How the heck is Blade Runner considered a guilty pleasure .... The nature of our MB attracts fantasy and Sci Fi fans so its difficult for us to understand that while many of us consider "Blade Runner" and movies like it awesome stuff, a large portion of Jon Q Public see's it as average or down right stupid stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tiger Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 3 more popped inside my head today, Slap Shot, Beetljuice, and Dr. Stangeglove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Jack Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Y'know, I don't really think I have any guilty pleasure movies - generally, if I like something I inflict it upon my friends. And I generally hang out with people who have the same tastes as I do, anyway. I think my one guilty pleasure movie may be The Shawshank Redemption - at least as far as I literally have to make an effort not to watch it when it comes on. I've even cancelled plans with attractive women and told a boss once that I had to leave work an hour early for a dentist appointment so that I could get home in time to watch it, lol. I'm like Mel Gibson's character in Conspiracy Theory - if I find out I missed it when it was on tv, I immediately have to go throw in the tape... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimL Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Mad Jack, Shawshank is the best movie of all time. My favs that mainstream viewers may ignore: Highlander Gettysburg Blade Runner (before it became vintage) Guilty pleasures I watch over and over: The Shawshank Redemption Good Fellas The Hunt for Red October Highlander Gladiator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Drifter Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I got one of the 2 Disk versions of Rock & Rule directly from Unearthed when the dvd was released, complete with hand-numbered goodies. It's one of my prize possessions. My first avatar on this forum was even a picture of Mok. Considering my wife rolls her eyes at almost every movie I love, except our shared love of late 70s/early 80s animated fantasies, almost all of the movies I like are guilty pleasures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vejlin Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 How can Shawshank be a guilty pleasure? This movie has been nominated for 7 Oscars along with a lot of other prestigious awards an it has consistently been the top rated movie on IMDb. I'd say it's a great movie and BROADLY acknowledge as being a great movie. Nothing to feel guilty about when enjoying such a movie (well apart from the canceling of plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanael Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I certainly don't feel guilty about these, but it takes a very specific type of person to not look at me like I'm crazy when I start raving abouth them: Cannibal, the Musical Zorro, the Gay Blade Wasabi One is a freakin' musical about the first man convicted of cannibalism in the United States, and includes the farthest-divorced-in-time-from-its-setup punchline I've ever seen in a movie (from Matt Stone and Trey Parker in film school, no less). The second involves the flamingly gay cousin of Zorro filling in for the hero after an injury, with hilarious results. The third is the best French movie that takes place in Japan and utilizes both subtitles and dubbing simultaneously, starring Jean Reno (Leon, the Professional; Ronin), EVAR. (As a note, I'm pretty sure you can turn off either the dubs or the subs, but I've never seen it without both...apparently, it's hard to tell the difference between "ten" and "a thousand" when translating from French) That also reminds me: Ronin. One of the best car chases on film, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 ...I'd say {Shawshank}'s a great movie and BROADLY acknowledge as being a great movie. Nothing to feel guilty about when enjoying such a movie (well apart from the canceling of plans) Agreed - I never met anyone who didn't love Shawshank. There's no cause for shame there. I already posted my picks a while back, but I just rememebred one I left out, and it's a biggie: This may not really fit that well, but I really, really love the movie True Romance; I include it because I am convinced that hardly anyone else has ever heard of it, which just ain't right, and my copy of the director's cut on Blu-Ray cost only $9.99 (which was a great deal even when I bought it on VHS for the same price 10 years ago). So I guess I'm saying it's not shameful; just inexplicably obscure. Directed by Tony Scott, this film features the acting talents of Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, Saul Rubinek, Bronson Pinchot, Michael Rappaport, Chris Penn, Tom Sizemore, and a screenplay written by Quentin Tarantino. With a cast like that, why am I always finding this movie in the bargain bin? What gives?!? I am not at all ashamed of myself for liking it; I am ashamed of everyone else for passing it by. Kang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loim Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I have seen True Romance. I used to own it on VHS, before I gave away my VCR and all my tapes. I like the original Dune, even though it horribly butchers the book. I love the movie Willow, though everyone seems to hate it now. Ronin is a fantastic movie, and Jean Reno is a wonderful actor. In fact I watched it night before last on netflix. I also love The Professional, too bad Natalie Portman didn't act that well in any of the Prequels. There is a movie I love, even though I recognize that it's not a great movie. Farewell to the King. Nigel Havers does a great job, and Basil Poledouris knocked it out of the park on the soundtrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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