Favorite movie guilty pleasures?

[terrya]

Ok, the other night I watched, for the umpteenth time, "Xanadu". I'm not delusional about the awfulness of it...a ridiculous story line, silly dialogue, silly choreography, goofy costumes (leg warmers do not a fashion statement make). I find it interesting that Robert Greenwald, who is now a documentary filmmaker, directed this cinematic train wreck.

And...I ADORE every single minute of "Xanadu". I never tire of seeing it.

So...what is your film guilty pleasure?

[CanuckAmok]

1. That number with "The Tubes" was pretty good, though.

My guilty pleasures: I'll watch pretty much anything starring California's current Govenor, and any James Bond movie, even the horrible Roger Moore ones.

[L A Woman]

2. OMG, I just watched that a couple weeks ago!

A friend told me Xanadu looks really good on a laptop, so I watched in my laptop and he was right - it was almost like seeing it in the movies 25 years ago. I love it, too! :-)

I once saw an interview with Olivia Newton-John, where she stated that she asked Robert Greenwald what kind of music he liked. He replied, "I don't like music." She knew at that point that the movie was doomed.

[terrya]

8. Oh, my God.

That's rather unfortunate when you're directing a musical and you don't like music. How can you not like music? :-(

I enjoy the befuddled look Gene Kelly has throughout the movie. :-) But his dance number with Olivia Newton-John ("Whenever You're Away From Me") is magical.

[datasuspect]

3. the last starfighter

[AmyDeLune]

7. I forgot about that one!

I'm beginning to think I have no taste...:P

[Call Me Wesley]

4. Armageddon.

Almost unbearable awful on too many levels to start with, but hey, I love it! I just always skip the Ben Affleck scenes; I'm not this guilty. ;)

:hi:

[terrya]

14. Oh, CMW....

I certainly think "Armageddon" is awful. The scene where Affleck's character is singing "I'm Leaving on a Jet Plane" to Liv Tyler was one of the most cringeworthy scenes ever. :shudder:

:hi:

[Call Me Wesley]

17. That's when I use 'Fast Forward.'

Every scene with Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler in it there was awful. But the Russian astronaut just kicked ass. ;)

You asked for 'guilty pleasures,' not good movies! :P

[terrya]

18. Hey, "Xanadu" is NOT "Singin' in the Rain"....

that's for sure. :-)

Steve Buscemi is in "Armageddon", so that makes it almost worthwhile. He's always watchable.

[Call Me Wesley]

19. Yes, he was great, too.

I don't think I ever watched 'Xanadu.' :hide:

[terrya]

20. Well....

I don't think "Xanadu" is much of a favorite for straight guys. Gay men "of a certain age", such as myself, just love it. :-)

[Call Me Wesley]

22. You'd wonder

how many so-called 'gay movies' I just adore. I just never got to see 'Xanadu.' :hi:

[terrya]

24. Well, that's what I like about you.

You and your lovely wife are very good, open minded people. :hug:

"Xanadu" is, of course, out on DVD. If you ever get your hands on a copy, give it a look. It most certainly is NOT great cinema, not by any stretch of the imagination. But it is a hoot. :-)

[Call Me Wesley]

28. Be assured, I'll buy it.

And, thank you for the 'open minded' reference. I, personally, think it just needs a mind (not even considered 'open', but common sense) to accept equality. There is no special effort we had to make; this is just natural. :hug:

[baby_mouse]

30. Core

It's nonsense, but wonderful...

[terrya]

36. This is the movie Hilary Swank made after winning the Oscar....

for "Boys Don't Cry".

I agree with you. Sheer nonsense, but very entertaining.

[haf216]

46. I usually only watch up to the point they go into space.

The "good" part of that movie is how the oil rig guys play off of each other. After that I get board!

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. Old, bad science fiction

Not Godzirra stuff, though I'll watch that. But I love old space stuff like the Commando Cody serials ("Radar Men from the Moon") and anything with "Planet X" or other such funky junk in the title.

[Call Me Wesley]

13. Ahem, there is *no* old bad science fiction.

And it's normal physical law that, if a rocket flies on high speed forward, the smoke of the engine goes right up! The attached wires are just stabilizers that reach out into space (space is, where the end of the screen begins.)

[Oeditpus Rex]

38. Yeah, and there are clouds in space, too

And wind, apparently, since the saucers always wobble a bit.



That's from "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers," innit? I love that one. :bounce:

[AmyDeLune]

6. Equilibrium

which I don't think is a bad movie, but is usually met with quizzical looks when I mention the title. I also like Dragon Slayer and Reign of Fire, Buckaroo Banzai, Army of Darkness, and Labyrinth. :D

[Downtown Hound]

10. I love that movie

It only draws quizzical stares because most people have never heard of it. Everyone I have shown that movie to has liked it. A few went out and bought it.

[AmyDeLune]

15. I'm considering getting a copy to loan out...

with V for Vendetta being so popular, I'm thinking the same crowd would really go for EQ.:)

[hippywife]

9. Ladyhawke

with Michelle Pfeiffer and Rutger Hauer.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089457/

[Tikki]

11. White Palace..........n/t

[NoPasaran]

12. Major League

Pretty much every baseball cliche wrapped into one easy-to-ingest burrito.

[Ramsey]

16. Strictly Ballroom

What a great campy movie. It makes me smile every time!

[SKKY]

21. Starship Troopers...

What?? So shoot me! It's a fun movie.

[Call Me Wesley]

23. Yes, but do you know

that there are certain bugs in the movie? :hide:

[SKKY]

31. No, what are you referring to?

[Call Me Wesley]

32. Bugs:

Sorry, since I'm not a native English speaker, this joke might have gone nowhere. :(

[SKKY]

33. You're not? What is your native language?

[Call Me Wesley]

34. I'm a swiss citizen,

and grew up in the Swiss-German part, so it's German. :hi:

[SKKY]

35. Oh, well then. You might as well claim english as your first language...

...because every person I've met from your neck of the woods speaks much better English than most native English speakers. It's funny,
because most of you guys speak English with no accent at all, as if you learned it in the Midwest of the US.

[jonnyblitz]

25. the guy that did "outfoxed" did Xanadu?!?! that is funny!!

I never saw Xanadu,btw.

I can't think of a movie to post for me yet...

[terrya]

26. Yep. One and the same.

I wonder if he even acknowledges "Xanadu" today. :-)

[Fleshdancer]

27. The Princess Bride and/or Dirty Dancing

Pass the cheesy please. ;)

[baby_mouse]

29. O H M Y G O D

I totally love Xanadu...

[azmouse]

37. Weekend at Bernie's

I'm so ashamed! :hide:

[philosophie_en_rose]

39. Shock Treatment.

The actress playing Janet was terrible. And it's not an equal to RHPS, but it's fun nonetheless.

[Bullwinkle925]

40. I never tire of "Shirley Valentine" and DAMMIT -

I can't find it on DVD here in the States. I understand it's out in the UK - but that doesn't do me a bit of good.

[greatauntoftriplets]

41. I am almost afraid to say....

But Hawaii and the sequel the Hawaiians. Cheesy, but great during cold weather.

[UofAWildcatJoanne]

42. Sixteen Candles...and...

The Breakfast Club! I love the Brat Pack!!!

[idgiehkt]

52. those two are great

I also love "Pretty in Pink". I just adored Andrew McCarthy back in the day, and loved to loathe James Spader. Another good one with them in it is "Less than Zero"...although the movie deviates from the book a great deal.

[Monk06]

43. Venus In Furs starring Klaus Kinski and James Darren from the Time Tunnel.

[siouxsiecreamcheese]

44. The Sound of Music

I grew up watching it constantly and I can recite the whole movie. Plus I freakin love Julie Andrews.

[madrchsod]

45. xanadu?

i think i watched that once--to weird for even me. for me it`s "princes bride" i`ll watch it just to hear the theme song at the end of the movie

[Porcupine]

47. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

"Laugh while you can monkey boy"-Dr Lizardo played by John Lithgow.

It just doesn't get any better than that.
http://www.banzai-institute.com/

"Big Trouble in Little China"- my second choice. I grew up in or near San Francisco and I swear I've been down "that" alley.
http://www.wingkong.net/

Now you know why I'm single. I'm freaking weird.

[swag]

48. Bad Santa

[Broken_Hero]

49. Superman The Movie...

is one of my biggest movie guilty pleasures...after watching it, I feel like jumping off a couch with my towel wrapped around my neck!...:P :rofl:

[idgiehkt]

50. Xanadu does rock, absolutely. Tron is another one I never tire of.

The Tron Phenomenon is hard to explain, but that movie kicked serious ass, and was so far ahead of it's time. I love watching it even now.

I like the John Hughes films too, especially Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink, even though they are considered low-brow by culture snobs. Sixteen Candles is a masterpiece in my opinion, because of Anthony Michael Hall's performance...everyone in that film did a great job, but he was spot-on.

[Patiod]

51. Tombstone

We've seen it about 20 times

Total guilty pleasure

Even went out of our way on a vacation to drive there, but that's a long story...

/I'm your huckleberry....

[dolo amber]

53. "Overboard"

I can neither explain nor understand why...and I'm completely unapologetic about it, too. :P ;)

[Supply Side Jesus]

54. Dune

and I'll take the extra long directors cut.


"Long live the fighters!"

[NuttyFluffers]

55. who cannot love Electric Light Orchestra! :D

my guilty pleasure... well, i openly enjoy them, but some people don't like them. Dude, Where's My Car, 5th Element, Legally Blonde, Clash of the Titans and similar claymation + human actors epics, Godzilla and other rubber monster wars (none of that american Godzilla crap).