The "Guilty Pleasure Movie" Thread.

[Tyler Durden]

Tossup: either "Paradise Alley," the only REAL comedy made by Sylvester Stallone also starring Armand Assante, or "Starting Over" starring Burt Reynolds, Candace Bergin, and Jill Clayburgh.

I feel dirty.

[short bus president]

1. Ugh. I'm dirtier:

"Stealing Home" with what's-his-name and Jodie Foster. Mmmmmmm... Jody Foster... What a truly horrendous movie to have watched as many times as I have.

<shame>

[Aristus]

3. You want horrendous? Try "Screen Test", a blue little '80's teen 'sex

comedy'. It was just soft porn in comedy packaging. I only saw it a couple of times, but I still think about that one *incredible* sex scene about halfway through. Talk about guilty.

[short bus president]

5. *cough* "Hot Dog - the Movie" *cough*

And, um, while we're at it, *cough* "Hamburger - the Movie" *cough*

I was such a little perv. It's much nicer being a big perv.

[fertilizeonarbusto]

11. "Hot Dog"

has a great theme song. Opening lines;
"You're breaking my heart/
You tear it apart/
So, fuck you"

[liberalpress]

15. Ah Yes...

...the lovely and delightful Harry Nillson. Not that I've ever SEEN the movie before... I just HEARD about it. A-Hem.

[VolcanoJen]

2. I loved "Starting Over!"

I tend to watch that one every time it's on.

For my own list, I sheepishly submit "Pretty Woman," "St. Elmo's Fire" and "Grease."

:-)
Jennifer

P.S. On edit.. whatever happened to Jill Clayburgh??

[YellowRubberDuckie]

4. The new Ocean's 11

I think I've watched this 300 times. It gives me a warm fuzzy feeling all over. lol
Duckie

[Tyler Durden]

9. I love the scene at the end when Reynolds sweeps Clayburgh off her feet.

When he finishes that speil that ends with "What do YOU want?" and she says, "I want a separate glass for my teeth," Burt gives a small nevous laugh and says, "If I don't touch you soon, I'm gonna go out of my mind."

Romantic with a capital "R".

[fertilizeonarbusto]

13. jill clayburgh works on the stage mostly

She prefers that. Never cared for Hollywood.

[dolo amber]

6. I may have to

resign from this board after this admission...

I LOVE the movie "Overboard" with Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn!! :D

</mortified>

[kmla]

12. My wife really digs that movie, too.

It's OK by me, too. My choice for my guiltiest pleasure is a tie between "The Waterboy" and "The Wedding Singer". I think Adam Sandler is a freakin' scream.

:7

[terryg11]

7. almost anything from the eighties

and by tht I mean the teeny bopper shit, ST. Elmo's Fire, Sixteen CAndles, the countless slasher flicks. the cruddy sci fi films that should be viewed on MST3000. You know what I'm talking about, anytime I have insomnia and access to basic cable, I'm on it.

[On the Road]

8. My 13-YO Daugther Talked Me Into Renting

"Dude, Where's My Car?"

I actually laughed pretty hard. As long as you accept it as a stupid movie, it works pretty well.

[Rick Myers]

10. Repo Man

"A repo man's ALWAYS intense... Come on, let's go get a drink!"

[piece sine]

14. "A Clockwork Orange"

masterful mix of violence, music, deranged behavior and goosebump futurism.

[Dookus]

19. Ain't no dirty pleasure in Kubrick...

Clockwork Orange is a masterpiece! Nothing to be ashamed of there!

[zekeson]

34. No guilty pleasure there

that movie is a top 10 keeper!

[geniph]

38. No need to feel guilt for Repo Man!

one of my all-time favorite movies!

[disgruntella]

16. i have said it before, i will say it again

THE SWARM!!!

http://www.jabootu.com/acolytes/brandiweed/swarm.htm

"Oh, my God! Bees! Bees! Millions of Bees!"

[Dookus]

17. Jackass: The Movie....

Just cracks me up. Shh! Don't tell anybody.

Even more shameful: I *LOVE* Pauly Shore movies. BioDome rocks!

[Shrek]

18. "The Gumball Rally"

Released in 1976.

I must have seen that movie at least 20 times. This is really bringing back some fond memories.

[Tyler Durden]

22. Yes, me too!

Saw it with my beloved kid brother, one of the last films shown in my small home town's theater before the rich PIG that owns the building shut it down just for spite.

[Skittles]

20. VALLEY OF THE DOLLS

ABSOLUTE CRAP but I watch it every time it's on TV (thank goodness it's once in a blue moon). And NO LYNNESIN you may NOT use that against me! :7

[Boudicea]

28. I too love that Valley of the Dolls crap.

[MissMillie]

21. Airplane

and "The Jerk"

[GoddessOfGuinness]

27. I LOVE Airplane!

especially the auto-pilot! LOL!

[EOTE]

29. Whoooaaaa!

Airplane and The Jerk are NOT guilty pleasures! They are essential comedies. If they made comedies like that nowadays, I might go to the movies more often.

[curse10]

23. Dude, Where's My Car

fucking hilarious shit.

[toad]

47. completely agree n/t

[Plaid Adder]

24. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Actually I do not feel guilty about this at all, though I am aware that I should. I really *ought* to hate this movie, but I love it. My partner loves it too. We own it. Marilyn Monroe and Jane "Boom Boom" Russell as "just two little girls from Little Rock."

C ya,

The Plaid Adder

[sexybomber]

25. XXX

I'm sorry, but I find that movie immensely entertaining.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

26. What about Rhinestone?

Stallone and Dolly Parton...

I can't stand Stallone; but I get a hoot outta this one.

[Kat45]

30. I didn't know anyone else saw "Paradise Alley"

I love the scene when the big dumb brother is tossing seed into his canary's cage and singing, to the tune of "Frere Jacque": "Bella, Bella. Bella, Bella, Wake up and eat. Eat, eat, eat..." I laugh my butt off whenever I see it.

[Kat45]

31. The "Breathless" remake, with Richard Gere.

I love that movie, own it on video. I think it's a really fun movie, and when I first saw it, I remember finding parts of it pretty hot. (And I do think Richard Gere is hot.) I used to joke that if any guy wanted to get inside my pants, he should take me to that movie. lol

I also like "How to Marry a Millionaire" with Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and (I think) Betty Grable.

[ScreamingMeemie]

32. Benny and Joon.. I can watch over and over and over again.

And I have.

[Cheswick2.0]

33. RUDY RUDY RUDY

for some strange reason I am a singer of Opera and stage actress/director, however I love corney sports movies. I loved Rudy, Hoosiers, Field of Dreams, The Natural, Prefontaine

sometimes I don't get me.

[zekeson]

35. Bill Murray movies

The Man Who Knew Too Little and Groundhog's Day. Watch them over and over.
Used to work in a theatre in the late 70's and had to watch (projectionist) Grease, Smokey and the Bandit, and Saturday Night Fever over and over. At least 40 to 50 times each. Drain Bamaged. Will still watch any of them if they come on the TV. Guess now I recall what was going on when the movie was playing.

[FlashHarry]

36. Red Dawn

Laughable Reagan-era RW crap. Great (i.e. really bad) dialogue.

[wellstone_democrat]

37. Braveheart and Pride of the Yankees

yeah, so it makes no sense...sue me

I also LOVE "Raise the Red Lantern" (Chinese with subtitles)---if you haven't seen it: run to rent it!

[geniph]

39. Club Paradise

God, it's dumb - but what a cast! Robin Williams, Twiggy, Jimmy Cliff, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Joe Flaherty, Brian Doyle-Murray, Peter O'Toole...I love that stupid movie.

GREAT soundtrack, too.

[smirkymonkey]

40. Cabin Boy..

w/ Chris Elliot and a cameo by David Letterman. Also, Pee Wee's Big Adventure and all the Airplane, Hot Shots, Naked Gun movies.

[SiobhanClancy]

41. Costume and/or historical dramas

Jane Austen(especially Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth),Becket,Lion in Winter,Anne of the Thousand Days..that sort of thing.

[sugarcookie]

43. I watched P&P this weekend

and "The Mayor of Casterbridge"...I love those movies too. I liked the "Importance of Being Ernest" too. It had a twisted ending. I have to confess I watched three different versions of "Little Women" in one weekend.

[CBHagman]

45. I hope the three versions were good ones.

Most faithful adaptation: 1930s version with Katharine Hepburn.

Feminist interpretation, but very watchable: Gillian Armstrong's 1990s version.

Frighteningly perky Jo: The June Allyson version (Was that 1940s?)

There were also at least two TV versions in the 1970s, one British and one American. I wasn't crazy about either.

Sigh. Is there a Costume Drama thread for people like us?

[sugarcookie]

46. I watched the Katharine Hepburn

June Allyson, and Winona Ryder as Jo versions. I liked them all. I like the June Allyson version in part because of her costars...Liz Taylor, Janet Leigh, Peter Lawford and Margaret O'Brien. But I do think Kate Hepburn was the best Jo.

[sugarcookie]

42. Saving Silverman

the Neil Diamond homage...and...Ishtar with Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman. I thought they portrayed untalented lounge singers brilliantly.

[NYYFan]

44. I got one today- Breakin' (1984)

I will get another in a few days, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.

Both were faves of mine back in the day. They drive my bro, Mrjinx insane. ;-)