Everyone has them. You know, those movies that you secretly love. The ones you would never own (or admit to owning) but you know every word to. When they come on cable on a lazy Sunday afternoon, you can’t help but let out a squeal of delight because you know you’re going to watch the whole darn thing. These films never make the cut for the “Movies I Like” section of your Facebook page. Too embarrassing. But, love them you do. Scandalously! They are your Guilty Cinematic Pleasures!
So, what are they? I don’t want to hear anything like, Shawshank Redemption. That is a total cop-out. We need cringe-worthy favorites, people. Here’s an example. I have a well-respected, classically trained actor friend that whoops with delight when he finds Baby’s Day Out on his TV schedule. He honestly, from his soul, loves that flick. Or, my movie-snob husband can be turned into a 12-year-old boy with one viewing of The Sandlot. We need to get honest here, peeps. I’ll bare my soul first. If What A Girl Wants is on television, your plans with me will be canceled. Yes, I mean the Amanda Bynes movie. Yes, I’m embarrassed. And, yes, I heart it. For sheezie. I also get my kicks from Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead, Grandma’s Boy and the occasional viewing of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Wow. I feel lighter. This is like movie therapy but without the $200 bill.
I showed you mine, now you show me yours. Come on, what movie skeletons are in your closet? What’s your guilty movie pleasure? Leave us a comment and give us the dirt! (You can use a fake name if you must but trust me, it feels good to let it out.)
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1 Liana Aghajanian // Aug 18, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Ok, are you ready? Do not judge me by these movies, they are far from anything I would ever consider decent, but Oh, OH I love them so.
*Uptown Girls
*Overboard ( I would consider this a classic, to be honest)
*The Wedding Date
*While You Were Sleeping - DO NOT DISTURB ME when I watch this, it has to be my fave.
*The Perfect Man
Oh there’s many more. I separate them by decade. My most recent favorite is Blame it On Rio. If you haven’t seen that, you must. You really must. It is awesomely bad, but it’s oh so good.
2 mateocafe // Aug 18, 2008 at 6:40 pm
American Ninja
(hangs his head in shame but mutters to himself “it’s a good movie, dammit”)
3 Oliver // Aug 19, 2008 at 3:34 am
I’d have to go with any cheesy Van Damme movie like Bloodsport or Kickboxer. For some reason, it’s just fun to watch him butcher the english language and kick ass!
4 Lindsey // Aug 19, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Sister Act,
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit,
and Mannequin. Any Andrew McCarthy movie, actually. He’s my boo.
5 Claudia // Aug 20, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Dog Fight with River Phoenix, its so akward
6 Chad Williams // Sep 21, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Movies that I own that I’m not sure if I should be ashamed of:
Heathers, John Tucker Must Die, Mean Girls
Movies that I don’t own but always must watch whenever I see that they are on TV - horror films, not matter how bad they may be.
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