This entry was posted on Friday, September 8th, 2006 at 3:10 pm.
Categories: Top Lists | By John Campea

Cool-As-IceOk, in day 3 of my “Top 10″ lists, I present to you my favorite Guilty Pleasure movies. Now, we should first define “guilty pleasure” here since I’ve seen about 10 definitions. For the purposes of this post, “guilty pleasure” is going to refer to movies that most people think sucks (probably rightly so) but for one reason or another I love watching. So, here we go:

1) Cool As Ice - Oh yes hommies, the Vanilla Ice spectacular. Everytime I watch this thing we laugh until we cry. “Yup yup she likes me”. “Drop that zero and git wit da Hero”. Pure cinematic gold I tell you!!! Just look at Vanilla! He’s so cool! Some would suggest cool as ice even. HAHAHA! Oh shut up.

2) Megaforce - Silver body suits never looked so good! An eliete military anti-terrorism organization that belongs to no one government equipped with all the cool new sci-fi like gadgets… oh yeah… and their leader’s name is “Ace”. YeeaaaHaaaa!

3) Oscar - Sylvester Stallone’s jump into comedy. Everyone hates this movie… but I thought it was freaking hilarious. The Kirk Douglas cameo was awesome too.

4) Death to Smoochy - What the hell is everyone’s problem?!?! I decided not to see Death to Smoochy in the theaters because almost EVERY SINGLE critic hated it… and almost all my friends who saw it hated it… so I gave it a pass. Then, about a year ago, a friend brought the dvd over to my buddy’s place and so reluctantly agreed to watch it and proceeded to LAUGH OUR BLOODY ASSES OFF!!! This film is gold! Why does everyone hate it so much?!?!

5) Moulin Rouge - It’s odd putting a film that was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars on a “guilty Pleasures” list… but I honestly find most people didn’t like this movie. I just can’t understand why. This was a beautiful styleized film. Oh well… maybe it’s just me. But come on! Who doesn’t love a movie with a Narcoleptic Argentinian?

6) UHF - The Weird Al Yankovic film that to this day makes me spit my coke out of my nose. And before there was Kramer on Seinfeld, Michael Richards was Stanley Spadowski bitches!!!

7) Daredevil - Wow everyone hates this movie. I mean REALLY hates it. But I can’t help it… I LOVED it. Saw it in the theaters 4 times and bought the DVD when it came out. HAHAHA! Oh yeah… one of my favorite soundtracks to a movie too.

8) Rocky V - Yeah… another one I have to keep a secret. For some reason, this poorly made film has qualities that really stuck with me. I enjoyed the film… yikes!

9) Armageddon - Bruce Willis, Michael Clarke Duncan, Owen Wilson, Steve Buscemi, Will Patton, Billy Bob Thornton and Ben Affleck. Great cast… fun movie… some hilarious lines… and yes… some REALLY BAD CHEESE. But what can I tell ya? I still watch this one at least once a year.

10) Hook - The Dustin Hoffman/Robin Williams “Peter Pan” movie. I confess, I LOVE this movie. I don’t own it, but I stop whatever I’m doing and watch it whenever it’s on TV. Guilty.

So there you have it, my soul laid bare and confessions made for all to see. Now it’s your turn. What films do you love to watch, that almost everyone else hates?

79 Comments, Comment or Ping

  1. wolf

    Man I loved Daredevil. It’s one of my all time fav comic book to film movie. My guilty pleasures would be.

    Blade Trinity
    Daredevil
    The Amityville horror(new one)
    Dude Wheres My Car?
    Butterfly Effect
    Joy Ride
    The Island
    The Notebook
    Cellular
    Freddy Vs Jason

  2. Jeff Martin

    “Death to Smoochy” and “Hook” aren’t guilty pleasures - they’re FANTASTIC movies.

    My guilty pleasure is “Josie and the Pussycats.” Oh, Rachel Leigh Cook…sigh.

  3. J Dogg

    Two guilty pleasures for me:

    1. Cop and a Half - This movie came out in the early 90’s and featured a pint-sized Gary Coleman wannabe paired with a delightfully grumpy Burt Reynolds. I actually own this on DVD because the comedic value is priceless. The kid in the movie (Devon) can’t act worth a damn but that’s what makes it so funny. If you haven’t seen this, go ahead and Netflix it and give it a shot. “He’s an 8 year old with a badge!”

    2. Ghostbusters II - I know the original is a classic and adored by all, but I’ve always had a slight preference for the sequel. The main comedic draw besides Bill Murray here is Sigorney Weaver’s (Dana Barrett’s) creepy boss, Yanosh, played brilliantly by Peter MacNicol of Ally Mcbeal fame. My brother and I have watched this about 50 times (mostly because it was one of those movies that HBO played all summer one year when we were growing up) and can quote just about every line. “Yeah, I know bassmasters.”

  4. Jay

    in no particular order -

    Howard the Duck
    Joe Dirt
    Charlie Angels
    The Last Action Hero
    The Adventures of Ford Fairlaine
    Mobsters
    Bring it On
    Waterworld
    A Night at the Roxbury
    Duece Bigelow: Male Gigolo

  5. J Dogg

    I forgot another priceless one… Space Camp.

    Max and Jinx… Friends…. FOREVER

  6. Joey 1.0

    UHF! YES JOHN! I approve of that choice. But that is just straight up a great film :P.

  7. hi

    Moulin Rouge has the honor of being the worst and most overrated movie ever in my eyes. But i ahte musicals

  8. J Dogg

    Agree on Moulin Rouge being so overrated. I rented it back when it was up for the Oscar and I had to turn it off after abour 20 minutes. It annoyed the crap out of me. And I liked Chicago a lot, so it’s not the musical aspect.

  9. Lord Jim

    I have so many that are guiltly pleasures, but the one I take the most flak on is:
    Remo Williams, The Adventure Begins

    “Women should stay home and make babies. Preferably, manchild.” Joel Gray to Kate Mulgrew (Captain Janeway)

    “Remo Williams: Chiun, you’re incredible!
    Chiun: No, I am better than that.”

    Oh yeah!

  10. jagmir

    UHF !!!I laughed my teenage ass for that one too!!

    I must say that Armageddon was too much Afflec for me. What a bore.

  11. Calviin

    I have to agree on the Armageddon and Hook movies. I love them too. Are they really considered bad by a majority of people?

  12. Acathla

    Alright here goes

    The Last Dragon
    Johnny Dangerously
    Strangeland
    Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
    Exorcist 3
    Smokey and the Bandit 2
    Deep Impact
    2010
    Rookie of the Year
    Beaches

  13. Tom Whitaker

    No list of guilty pleasures is complete without Deep Rising and Lake Placid.

  14. Kristina

    Campea, there is NO GUILT in enjoying Moulin Rouge!

  15. Jonathan

    Dude, watch the Daredevil Director’s Cut, it’s 50x better. You can see what the director originally wanted to do and how the studio execs screwed the pooch.

  16. themarina

    Oh man. Death to Smoochy is freakin’ gold. I LOVE that movie. And for the first time EVER I saw UHF a few weeks ago and laughed so hard….Oh man. That’s classic. My list:

    1)Legally Blonde (I don’t own it but when it’s on TV….yeah)
    2)A Cinderella Story (I secretly really like Hilary Duff and her goody goody appeal. I can’t help myself).
    3)Anne of Green Gables (yes, the made for TV movie)
    4)Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within
    5)Big Trouble in Little China (that lightning….classic)
    6)A Walk to Remember (another teeny bopper sappy love story)
    7)Elektra (laugh all you want. I love the chick with the power to suck the life out of everything living. That scene where she’s walking along the forest killing everything with a touch…nice)
    8)Jersey Girl (this got a bad wrap thanks to the Benifer ordeal. It’s a cute story that I really enjoy)
    9)The Family Man (the reviews on this one weren’t very good but I really enjoyed it. I’ve seen it countless times)
    10)Johnny Mnemonic

  17. DarkKinger

    I’M BACK! Thank God! I had a hard time getting on the DAMN computer thus week!

    Okay, Death to Smoochy, I like it! I think Danny DeVito is a bit underrated as a director, cause I liked to dark mood in his movie!

    Armageddon, that was my favorite movie as a kid. I haven’t watched it in a long time, but I didn’t care when I heard a lot critism from it. Then again, IT’S A MICHAEL BAY Popcorn MOVIE! Besides, I’d prefer a fuckin’ action movie with machines than a love story (OH, SNAP!).

    Let me show ya my list:

    Cellular- It may be cheesey, but the story was okay. At least I cared about the characters.

    Day of the Dead- Not one of Romaro’s best, but I think it was still enjoyable.

    1941- Spielberg’s first flop. I liked it though. Who would’ve done a comedy on Pearl Harbor to Hollywood?! Only the producer of Transformers! Hey, flops can’t stop Steven, bitches!

    Resident Evil/ Resident Evil: Apocalypse- CHEESEY gaming movie. It has that fun factor to me, but a great example on video-game movie adaptions.

    Alexander- Yes, that’s right! Oliver Stone’s flop of 2004! The film Roger Ebert called the “Worst of 2004″! So what in God’s name who lure me to this movie? The fact that it is MUCH better than Catwoman. I watched it, and I think it is pretty good. BUT EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO HATE, LOTHE, AND BURN IT!

    I could have more, but everyone could take care of that. I think this is missing one movie one your list, John; Hulk.

    Later ;-)

  18. darren j seeley

    Here’s the Sealer’s. Run, hide, and don’t forget to duck!

    In full disorder, here comes the choas:

    1) ‘American Ninja’
    ["He possess great skills!", and a mild fight scene involving a garden hose and a water bucket, and of course, good swordfights/ninja fu.

    2) "Blue Monkey".
    Starring Steve Railsback ans John Vernon. Watch for a real young Sarah Polley in Willam Fruet's film about a mutated giant bug that wrecks mayhem in a quarantined hospital. Sony: please put this on DVD. My VHS copy is gettin' old!

    3) "The Perfect Weapon"
    Another film on VHS that hasn't gotten a DVD release yet. I know Paramount sees these freakin' posts...anyway, Jeff Speakman takes on the local Korean mobsters and thugs. Watch for: a young Dante Brasco (he was also in "Hook", and the recent "Take The Lead") and a pre-Law & Order SVU Mariska Hagitay...with long hair and...NO LINES?! What's up with that?

    4) "Oscar"
    Stallone's underrated performance is good; but Tim Curry is great! So is Martin Ferrero! AND Marisa Tomei! Did I mention Don Ameche? Very funny movie.

    5) "Zero Effect"
    The mysterious, eccentric life of super detective Dayrl Zero, played by Bill Pullman. Ben Stiller is his "employee".

    6) "DareDevil" [both versions]
    The Original cut grew on me, and while I thought they didn’t lose much with Coolio in the DC, and they gained little with the schoolyard fight, if you look at through the POV of the main character,it isn’t so bad. Besides, Radar sense rules.

    7) “Death To Smoochy”. What John said.

    8) “The Hunted”
    Not the Tommy Lee Jones/ Friedkin film, but, yes, a “modern day” Ninja/Samurai film with a Highlander stuck in the middle (yuk yuk). Written &directed by JF Lawton , lensed part in Japan, it has a nice enegy to it. Also introduced me to the Japanese music troupe/perfoming artists known as Kodo. [Note: folks, you got to also see 'Kodo Live At The Acropolis'. It'll blow your mind]

    9) “Mary Reilly”
    Julia Roberts without fashion makeup; John Malcovich as Dr. Jeckyll/Mr. Hyde. Directed by Stephen Frears, a wonderful gothic film; but got trashed because…well, Julia Roberts wears no fashion makeup and does not smile.

    10) “Cutthroat Island”
    Another film with a bad rap; it actually isn’t too bad. Matthew Modine seems to be in more good spirits than Geena Davis though. Helmed by her ex-hubby Renny Harlin, the only real downside is that it was a runaway production and brung down Carlaco.

    **********
    Almost made the cut: “Waterworld”, (Stephen King’s) “Graveyard Shift”, “Planet Of The Apes” [Tim Burton], and “Impostor”

  19. Kristina

    Jawbreaker is my guilty pleasure.

  20. Alex

    I’ve got to go with Action Jackson and Hudson Hawk. Two great bad flicks that I love.

  21. Joel

    John, after reading your list I am totally baffled by the lack of love you have for Pee Wee Herman. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure is a great movie. I watched it last week and I had to turn it off during the scene where Pee Wee is on the train with the old guy with no teeth because I was laughing so hard.

    Also, not a bad movie but WarGames is a big favorite of mine that isn’t exactly an Oscar contender.

  22. Mr Stay Puft

    You’re a brave man, John. I think every movie on that list is really, really bad. So I don’t come across as a mean-spirited coward, here are mine:

    Swordfish: I saw this in the theater and liked it so much I slipped into another show to watch the end again. Halle Berry’s finest film role.

    Van Helsing: I bit of a disappointment, but Kate Beckinsale was never hotter and I loved Frankenstein.

    The early Dolph Lundgren movies: Masters of the Universe, Rocky IV, The Punisher, Army of One, Universal Soldier, Johnny Mneumonic and my two favorites - I Come in Peace and Showdown in Little Tokyo. Pairing Dolph with Van Damme in Universal Soldier was cool, but pairing him with Brandon Lee in Showdown in Little Tokyo was cinematic gold.

    I also love Rapid Fire with Brandon Lee.

  23. Fredo Teabaggins

    10. Bad Boys II

    9. Bad Boys

    8. The Rock

    7. Space Camp

    6. Underworld

    5. Star Wars Epsiode I, II and III (HAHAHAHA! Eat shit George!)

    4. Half Baked

    3. Blade III (Eat my shorts, John! If I was a fag, I’d hump the shit out of Ryan Reynolds)

    2. American Pie Trilogy

    1. Breakin’ II: Electric Boogaloo

  24. Fredo Teabaggins

    Two questions about the DVD commentary banner -

    First, isn’t it “Raiders of the Lost Ark” not “The Raiders….?”

    And who is the dude who looks like Billy Ray Cyrus?

  25. MadJones

    My two cents:
    Mars Attacks and (kill me now)Corky Romano. eeeep.
    Very bad, I know…

  26. JohnIan

    Question John.

    Which version?

    I read all the negative reviews for “Daredevil” and passed on it. Best Buy a long while ago on release week had the director’s cut for like $13.00. On a lark I picked it up. I liked A LOT. The reviews on the DVD release were pretty much the same - this should’ve been what was released in theaters. I later bought the theatrical version, since it was a two disc set with all the bonus features. I have yet to watch the theatrical movie.

    So? Which version of “Daredevil” are you talking about?

  27. Chris

    Moulin Rouge rocked, no need to feel guilty.

  28. Russell

    Oh my God John, when I first saw your top 10 most hated films list I thought how sad, it’s strong but yet incomplete. Yes Deuce Bigalow was on it so you had a strong understanding of what it really takes to be a absolute piece of crap movie. But I thought he missed the all time worst film ever. I mean the one the wins any movie debate. The one that sucks more than any movie has ever sucked before. He must not even know about it. Some Movie Guy, but no my friend you saved it. You knew it was out there and it made number one. Cool as Ice is such a horrible movie. I applaud you for having the courage to be honest. If this is your favorite guilty pleasure movie, then more power to you. You are a brave man to list it.

    Way to keep it real.

    Russell

  29. Russell

    Oh by the way, I love Megaforce. Great Choice!

  30. Terry Letourmeau

    I think I am the only person on this earth that liked The Postman…other than Kevin Costner. And I would have to say my number one guilty pleasure is Red Dawn, the best high school football team vs Soviet Army movie ever made.

  31. Alfredo

    No one has mentioned Hunson Hawk. That is the best/worst action flick ever!

  32. JWP

    Too many to lists, but here are a few….

    Van Helsing (I liked this movie a lot)
    Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
    Big Trouble in Little China
    Killer Clowns from Outerspace
    The ‘Burbs (my wife thinks it sucks)
    UHF (you get to drink from the water hose!!!)
    DareDevil (not as bad as everyone makes it out to be)
    Transylvania 6-5000
    Bad Boys II
    Deuce Bigalow (either one — nothing’s funnier than the ridiculous names that they have for sexual acts that each He-Bitch will perform)
    Dude Where’s My Car (aannnnnnnnnddddddddddddd tthhhhhhhhhennnnnn???)

    A lot of the other movies people listed out were great too….which creates the question whether these movies really are considered to be that bad and unliked when it appears that many of us are entertained by watching them?

  33. JJ

    The Director’s Cut of DareDevil is awesome. I have watched it many times since purchasing it for a very reasonable $9 at Target. I thought the theatre release was pretty decent, but this version blows it away. I really think it would have done a lot better with critics, fanboys and the general public if it had been sent to the big screen.

  34. Herby

    This is going to be fun…

    10. Showgirls - And an even guiltier pleasure was watching it on TNT with the computer generated bikinis covering the naughty bits. I had side pains I laughed so hard.

    9. Independence Day - On my ten worst list, but camp value is as big as the plot holes.

    8. Tie: Plan 9 from Outer Space, Bride of the Monster and Glen and Glenda - The once and future king of all bad movies

    7. Batman - No not the Michael Keaton version, but the wonderfully camp version with Adam West and Burt Ward. “There are some days when you just can’t get rid of a bomb.”

    6. Pink Flamingos - Great gross out film by John Water’s, although Divine probably had trouble getting a dinner date after this film.

    5. Tie: In Like Flint and Our Man Flint - I’m showing my age. Great James Bond spoof with the great James Coburn.

    4. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls - Written by Roger Ebert, Directed by the great breastmaster Russ Meyer, The insperation for Josie and the Pussycats, excuse my language, but what a great fucking film.

    3. Lost in Space - Like I said on my worst list. Very Bad, Horrible film and I loved every second of it.

    2. Shakes the Clown - The great Bobcat Goldwaith in the “Citizen Kane” of alcoholic clown films!

    1. Desperate Living - Nude lesbian scene with 90 lb white woman and a 400 lb black woman and the funniest self mutilation castration scene ever put on film. John Waters does it again.

  35. Nazz

    Wow John, I’m glad you put “Oscar” in your list because that’s actually my favotite Sly movie. Yup, in my opinion, better than Rocky and Rambo

  36. Chark Hammis

    Fredo-

    Isn’t the dude who looks like Billy Ray the movie loving, good humored priest John has on from time to time?

    Ok- on to my list-

    Chronicles of Riddick:
    Bloated? Silly dialogue? Brother, wrap that shit up with crazy planets, awesome set design, solid action and brow raising FX and give it to me on a sesame seed bun. Delicious any time of day.

    The Mummy Returns:
    Rotten, rotten, rotten CGI. Pygmies. Scorpion The Rock. But damned if it isn’t fun as a room full of Campeas.

    Pearl Harbor:
    Loathed by many. Loved by me. With every frame Bay shoots worthy of a post card, a WW II centric story and explosions and planes blowing the piss out of everything Hawaii- this film gets dusted off every couple of months to give my home theater a run for its money.

    Kung Pow:
    Enter the Fist: Juvenile. Poorly executed. Painfully strained. Naturally, I Laughed til I squirted pee in my underbritches. “Weeeee-OOOOOOOH!”

    Aliens Versus Predator:
    Paul WS Anderson, you pissed on all history developed by these two franchises. Opened the door for Fox to film AVP 2 in a Kmart in 2007. And yet… yet… it’s Aliens and Predators and all the shenanigans that entails.

    Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within:
    Pseudo spiritual Japanese Gya story put many to sleep. Cool soldiers, blluts that blow the stuffing out of ghosts and other generally cool looking Japanese sci-fi-ery make for gorgeous, slick looking escapism.

    Equilibrium: Damned if this doesn’t look cheap as a dime store hooker. Monochromatic Cadillacs. Motorcycle helmeted soldiers. Cute l’il puppies. But Gunkata. Sweet Gunkata. And Christian Bale. You had me at “Once the door’s down, blow the bulbs.”

    One Fine Day: George Clooney is one smooth bastard. The banter and wit between Pfeifer and Clooney in this charming, feel good chick flick had me all smiley and in the mood for love.

    Reign of Fire: Dragons. Tanks. Helicopters. Bale. Played straight. Beautifully shot. Unappreciated genre masterpiece.

    Behind Enemy Lines. Heavy American message. A slightly miscast Owen Wilson. But dude. F-18s. Shootin. Scene chewing Gene Hackman. Pop Video cinematography and one of THE most intense dogfighting scenes (with a pair of missiles no less) ever. Love it.

  37. Nazz

    1)Mulholland Drive
    2)Oscar
    3)Cruel Intentions
    4)Fantastic 4
    5)Armageddon
    6)Bedazzled
    7)Half-Baked
    8)Virtuosity
    9)Kung Pow
    10) Death to Smoochy

  38. Drewbacca

    Movie Patron.com’s top ten guilty pleasures:

    10) Vampires

    9) Resident Evil

    8) Detroit Rock City

    7) Clueless

    6) Beastmaster, The

    5) Brady Bunch Movie, The

    4) Cruel Intentions

    3) Cocktail

    2) ‘burbs, The

    1) Bedazzled

    - - honorable mention:
    The Golden Child, Men at Work, While You Were Sleeping

  39. Matt Holmes

    I love Hook too, I can’t see why so many people were aganist that flick.

    My guilty pleasures go something like this….

    Masters of the Universe (awesome!)
    Austin Powers
    The Notebook
    Independance Day

  40. ThS

    Yes, yes, I LOVE Daredevil too. It’s no Spider-Man or X2, but I found it to be very entertaining. I’ve heard that the director’s cut is even better. Too bad the Elektra spin off sucked monkey balls.

    And UHF rules~!

  41. Marla Singer

    1. Twister is my biggest guilty pleasure

    2. Forrest Gump
    3. Armageddon
    4. Mrs. Doubtfire
    5. Dumb and Dumber
    6. The Shining
    7. Steel Magnolias
    8. As Good As It Gets
    9. Terminator 2
    10.The Breakfast Club
    11. Batman

    these are all routinely watched, i get cravings for them or if they’re on tv i will stop everything and watch them…they’re addicting but i dont feel guilty i feel proud to say i enjoy them all.

  42. A.J.

    John:

    gotta respect a guy who puts Vanilla Ice as #1 :D

    ninja.. ninja.. rap.. ninja.. ninja.. rap LOL

    Seeler:

    Top choice with American Ninja! Although American Ninja 2 is even better =) But I’ve never about this “The Hunted”. Have to check it out.

    Movies that I’m proud to own (nothing beats “bad” 80’s action as entertainment value)

    - American Ninja 1+2 (I actually have 3 and 4 but those aren’t that good.)

    - Revenge of the Ninja

    - early Seagal movies

    - Invasion USA

    - Death Wish 3

    - Ford Fairlane

    - All Ed Wood films

    - Dreamcatcher (This film is a fascinating piece of crap =)

    + many more people might consider as crap…

  43. Tombo

    1. The Last Starfighter (fav kid movie and still up there somehow)
    2. Chain Reaction
    3. Bring It on (i think we all know why)
    4. Bill & Teds Bogus Journey (possibly better than the first)
    5. Jason X (don’t ask, i know its bad but i still find it fun)

    those are the only ones i can think of that i haven’t seen mentioned… as for those that have i would second…

    AVP
    Oscar
    Rocky V

    …and loads more to be honest… i think i love bad movies!

  44. carl

    armageddon
    independance day
    carry on camping
    the waterboy
    tmnt (all 3)
    unbreakable
    jackass
    charlies angels
    the mummy
    the devil rides out

  45. Kristina

    Unbreakable is NOT a guilty pleasure. That movie fucking rocks, PERIOD.

  46. Josh

    Hook, DD, and UHF are all movies I own… there’s a reason.

  47. Jay

    You shouldnt feel guilty about The Last Starfighter, that movie is frickin’ awesome.

    Can you say the granddaddy of CGI special effects movies?

  48. kwk1956

    the hot spot , Jennifer Connelly’s perfect 19 year old titties NUF SAID !!

  49. Josh

    In no particular order:

    Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey
    The Shadow
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:The Movie
    Mission:Impossible
    Rocky V
    Conan the Destroyer
    Godzilla
    Mallrats
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    Hook
    1941
    Hulk
    Ghostbusters 2

  50. Drewbacca

    maria singer,

    8 of those movie are FAR from being guilty pleasures. I mean c’mon, The Shining, Forrest Gump, T2, Batman. Those are all really great movies. Don’t feel guilty at all.

    ~Drewbacca

    MoviePatron.com

  51. Vince

    Wow! It’s great to know someone else out there liked OSCAR.
    I can watch that film over and over and still laugh out loud.
    People just have to get over that Stallone is in it. Besides he is funny in OSCAR.

  52. xplod

    Bandits (with Bruce willys)
    Hook
    Armageddon
    Saw

  53. DarkKinger

    I forgot AVP!

  54. Kevin

    Terry

    I agree about Red Dawn.wicked. I also have to admit that when la Bamba is on tv i can’t help but watch it. I am a looser.

    to plumit further into ridacule, i can’t help but watch Dirty Dancing if it is on Sunday afternoon.

    “nobody puts baby in a corner”

  55. alfie

    I don’t believe in guilty pleasures. There should be no guilt in liking something. If I like it I like it and fuck what anyone else thinks….I will never feel guilty because i love showgirls, rocky v, the swimmer etc etc

    I don’t understand why death to smoochy has this stigma of being a bad film…it is fucking hilarious…

    anyway…I have no guilty pleasures because as I said if i like it…i like it.

  56. 12 Monkeys

    1. Popeye
    2. The Last Boy Scout
    3. Demolition Man
    4. Disney’s The Kid
    5. The Muppet Movie

  57. KC

    Must reply to this one:

    1) Any Star Trek movie, except Insurrection but including Nemesis.
    2) Any Sylvester Stallone movie except Judge Dredd - even Oscar!
    3) Grease - infectious and fun
    4) Twister - watch this during thunderstorms for that surround effect
    5) The Black Hole - Disney’s first PG movie still gets me geeked
    6) Young Doctors In Love - early Michael Richards - funny!
    7) My Chauffeur - 4 words…”Give me them panties!!”
    8) Hamburger The Movie - funnier laxative scene than Dumb & Dumber
    9) Smokey & The Bandit - great car, great soundtrack, great cast
    10) Something’s Gotta Give / As Good As It Gets - I skewered ol’ Jack in my 10 worst (About Schmidt) so I had to give him props in these two films I can’t get enough of.

    Honorable mention: John Ritter in Hero At Large, about an actor who assumes the identity of a super-hero. It recently made it to DVD, and I bought it as soon as I found it. 80’s camp, but fun.

  58. Josh

    UHF! Yes! My 8 year old even loves UHF!

    I don’t know why, but one of my guilty pleasures is Supergirl. It sucks royally, but man,I just keep watching it.

  59. Nuez Toy

    “Las Calenturas de Juan Camanei”… that movie Rules!

    Top gun- We’ll always miss you Goose.

    Cable Guy- The perfect casting for the role of an annoying bastard

    Multiplicity- “she grabbed my peppi”

    Days of thunder- there is so much action in it that they eaven compite in weelchairs!

    Top gun- We’ll always miss you Goose.

    Rocky IV- is brilliant. A movie motage experience

    Batman & Robin the movie- A guy is thrown into the ocean and explodes! priceless

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II- go ninja, go ninja, go!

    8 mile- Buy I always skip to the rap parts

    The Karate Kid II- A beautifull story about honor and love.. guacala, pero me gusta.

    Any movie of “El Santo”

  60. Alfredo

    THX 1138 that’s cool little movie that Lucas made before Star Wars.

  61. Washington

    I never got the Daredevil hate. Sure, it could have been better, but I didn’t think it was terrible. Some of the stuff was fantastic - the bar scene was the Miller comics brought to life.

  62. xplod

    I remember another one, Final Destination.

  63. bjon

    Hook was a great movie. I don’t care what anybody says. CLASSIC. And if you’ve actually read the original Peter Pan book, you’ll notice that Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffmin say lines from the book and it just makes it an even more…just classic film and just real special. I don’t know. I think it just adds a certain “bling” to it.

  64. CHRIS

    my list :
    -waterworld (i liked the idea not the way it was made)
    -blade trinity (snipes was bad but reynolds was really funny)
    -zero effect(ben stiller & bill pullman)
    -coldblooded(that’s when i first noticed jason priestley could actually act)
    -swordfish (halle berry paying golf…man !)
    -star wars the phantom menace (i thought it was the best of the last three like i did for return of the jedi with the first trilogy .i know that not many feel the same way)
    -showgirls .it was really bad but elizabeth berkley was enough for me to enjoy this movie .
    -the chronicles of riddick :disappointing and lame but liked the original idea .

  65. gorgoroth

    Dreamcatcher.

  66. Mike

    I’m glad else someone mentioned “Howard the Duck”. Love that one. My most secret guilty pleasure, though, has to be “Three Men and a Little Lady”. Don’t tell anyone, ok?

  67. JMK

    1. Armegeddon
    2. Remo Williams (those two could go ona favorites list)

    3. Last Starfighter
    4. Metalstorm: the estruction of Jared Syn. Tell no one please
    5. Space Hunter adventure sint he forbidden Zone. yes I own it and watch it.
    6. All the Friday the 13th films.
    7. Most of the Nightmare on Elm street films.
    8. Top Secret! Anybody remeber that one? Hilarious. Val Kilmers best role.
    9. Soembody mentioned the BAtman (adam west) movie. I admit before all i have seen it like 25 times and still love it. Yes. Its true.
    10. Some of the Polica Academy mo vies 2 and 3 especially.

  68. clementine

    im definately going to have to agree on the whole three men and a lady thing… great movie. another gulty pleasure is also the look who’s talking collection

  69. michelle

    waterworld
    dreamcatcher
    father of the bride movies (for shame)
    the pirate movie (80’s musical about pirates, sexual innuendos galore)

  70. Ross

    1. Mortal Kombat (both) - I know they are cheesy as hell but they are so much fun.

    2. Resident Evil - God A LOT of people hate this movie. I guess it’s because it’s a game adaptation…

    3. Legally Blonde - NOT the type of film I usually like, not at all. But I just for some reason really, really liked this.

    4. Kung Pow - Really cheesy as hell but also fun as hell! And I laughed my ass off!

    5. Daredevil - (I agree with John here) I really loved this film a lot. But everyone else DIDN’T…

    6. Hulk - I am definitely in the minority here but I just for some reason enjoyed this film tremendously.

    7. Little Nicky - This is always hailed as one of Sandler’s worst but it’s my favourite.

    8. The Faculty - My biggest guilty pleasure horror flick. I was totally entertained the whole way through.

    9. The Core – A lot of people said this was awful. I was extremely entertained.

    10. Charlie’s Angels – Tremendous fun…

  71. @Spence

    Poolhall Junkies…..

  72. Lori Parault

    I totally agree with your definition of guilty pleasures. Four of my favs made your list as well, Moulin Rouge, Daredevil, Hook, and, my personal Number 1, Oscar. (I honestly believe that very few people “got” that movie) How could you not love it with Tim Curry, Maressa Tomei, and Kirk Douglas?

    Additional guilty pleasures of mine are:

    My Cousin Vinny

    Night Shift

    Love Story

    Forever Young

    High Road to China

    and, yes, I admit, Kiss of the Spiderwoman.

  73. S. A.

    Yeah, why does everyone hate Death to Smoochy? Robin Williams was awesome in this one.

  74. Emily

    -anything with mary kate and ashley (they’re all the same- i feel satisfied when i can predict something correctly)
    -home alone (the first two, i never saw the third or fourth or whatever they’re on now)
    -titanic (its sooo goood)

  75. Matty

    Man I didnt know people thought bad boys 2 was a bad movie, I thought it shat on bad boys 1, where he swallows the pill? Gold! and top gun? How can anyone not absolutely love that movie, I want to marry it and have little tiny top guns, And you know what, I was a massive fan of pearl harbour too and I almost cried at the end of armageddon, My biggest guilty pleasure of all but is teenwolf, man I loved that movie, it was a great coming of age tale about a poor werewolf just trying to make his way in the world, Micheal J Fox, I bow down to u

  76. Mofo Toshio

    Kung Pow: Enter the Fist. There, I said it. Seriously, I laugh my self silly every time I watch it. As for Death to Smoochy I sorta enjoyed it as well but feel that it tried to play violent slapstick off as dark comedy, and there is a BIG difference between these two forms of humor.

  77. Mr. Death

    I don’t know, I didn’t like UHF that much, but Moulin Rouge is one of my favorite movies. My ultimate guilty pleasure is Leperachaun

  78. Dragonslayer

    Mine are:

    Troy-that was a fun movie

    Newsies-Yes, it does have some bad acting, but it’s a fun film

    AVP-awesome action

    Eragon-bad cheese, but was entertaining

    Daredevil-Great movie

    The Dark is Rising-I love that movie!

    Fast and the Furious 2-3-Fun movies and very funny

    Ghost Rider-Wow, people hated this movie, but it was awesome

    Fantastic 4 movies- I loved them

    The Condemned-that movie was awesome!!!

  79. Derek 8-Track

    Hook is my favorite movie of all time!

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