What movie are you embarrassed to say you liked?

[Shell Beau]

I loved The Notebook. I typically don't like romantic movies that much, but this one was good.

[datasuspect]

1. the last starfighter

[hfojvt]

28. is dead!

The Last Starfighter is dead. Nothing can stop us now!!!

The only problem I had with it is that he should have done more star-fighting before using death-blossom. Another two minutes of star battle would have made him more of a starfighter instead of a guy relying on a fancy new weapon.

[billyskank]

83. He didn't need to prove himself

he beat the video game. ;)

[sarge43]

71. Second that

Robert Preston was wonderful. That man never got enough credit for his comedic abilities.

[Vidar]

78. "He's not dead; he's just fighting evil on a higher plane." -Robert Preston's character.

[billyskank]

82. That film would be brilliant if it weren't for the first hour or so

which is boring beyond belief.

Admittedly, I might have been very young when I saw it last.

[SacredCow]

2. I loved Monkeybone...

I think I'm the only person in the world that found it funny....

[Maddy McCall]

3. Jawbreaker

I thought it was one of the funniest movies ever.

:D

[Shell Beau]

5. I kinda liked that one too!!

:hi:

[Maddy McCall]

9. I liked The Heathers, too.

I love the movies with bitchy girls who are triumped by the underdog.

:D

[Shell Beau]

12. It was so long ago when I saw that one that I don't remember

too much about it. I do remember the girl pretending to hang herself though!

[querelle]

4. Fritz The Cat

A guilty pleasure of mine.

Q

[Ms_Dem_Meanor]

116. HEY NOW!!!

:evilgrin: mine to!!! have you ever tried watching it while under the influence??? you will see it in a totally different light!!!:7

[Ms_Dem_Meanor]

117. The Lost Boys & The Birdcage

When you are bored you will watch anything!!!

[querelle]

138. Yep!

The first time I watched Fritz was under the influence of some very powerful purple microdot acid. I didn't remember much, so I watched it again the next day with a (relatively) clear head. I thought it was kinda cheesy, but fun. Even though it's far from a cinematic masterpiece, I still like to watch it from time to time. Reminds me of all the fun I had in my mis-spent youth.

Meow.........

Q

[Dangerously Amused]

6. Dumb and Dumber.

Everyone I know hated it and can't believe I liked it. Oh well.



Hi Shell!

:hi:

[Shell Beau]

8. I liked it too!! But then again, I like Jim Carey!!

:hi:

[Dangerously Amused]

16. Yeah, I like Jim Carey a lot too.

Which surprises me, most of the humor I like is all the highbrow, dry British humor kind of stuff. Nothing at all like Carey.

Oh well. I'm complicated that way.


:)

[datasuspect]

27. when harry met lloyd

and dumb and dumber is a masterpiece of comic genius. one of the very few movies i can watch 500 times and still laugh.

"i like it a lot."

[otherlander]

7. The Newsies.

I know, it's silly, but I thought it was kinda cute...

[Shell Beau]

10. I haven't seen that one! Is it animated?

I usually love animated movies!

[otherlander]

33. No, it's a musical.

All the kids who sell newspapers go on strike and sing a lot of songs. :)

[blondeatlast]

21. Me too; loved it! nt

[NaturalHigh]

11. The First Wives Club.

I was dragged to see it, and I actually enjoyed it. I did put my foot down about going to see The Preacher's Wife and Waiting to Exhale, though.

[Shell Beau]

13. I liked Waiting to Exhale!!

Maybe I should be embarrassed about that one too!

[NaturalHigh]

14. Well, I don't know if you should be embarrassed.

Like I said, I put my foot down and refused to go see it. As I recall, though, we ended up seeing The Island of Dr. Moreau (the Val Kilmer and Marlon Brando remake version) that night. I might have actually been better off with Waiting to Exhale.

[Dangerously Amused]

15. Ooh, I want to see that one!

I want to see How Stella Got Her Groove Back, too.

I love a good sappy girlfriend movie.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

73. I love that movie

Schadenfreude, I suppose!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

141. me too

[Downtown Hound]

17. Red Dawn

Okay, okay, I know it's blatant right wing propaganda, right down to the anti-gun control message snuck into the conversation the Cuban commander was having about being able to track lists of gun ownership in the sporting goods store to the paranoid theory about the leftist guerrillas gaining control of Central America and moving on to the United States next. Yes, this movie is a freeper's wet dream, and I like it. Shoot me.

I recognize the extreme fallacies being presented in the movie about how and why the United States could be invaded. But I like the movie's take on the struggle against oppression. The Russians and the Cubans in this movie could really be anyone. The Nazis. The Americans in Iraq, The Republicans here at home. To me the theme of resistance is universal, and I like how the movie shows that, even if the specifics of it are complete garbage.

[American Jesus]

46. Funny thing is back then, it was Freeper fantasy.

Now it's a parallel to reality on two different levels. The invasion of THIS country came not from paratrooping Russians and Cubans, but through election fixing fascists and a compliant whore media.

As for the "wolverines", look at the "insurgents" in Iraq and tell me it ain't the same damn thing. Which is pretty much what the Cuban colonel in the movie said, given his (backstory) experiences in Angola, El Salvador or where ever.

[Downtown Hound]

60. Did you know that the operation that captured Saddam Hussein

was labeled, "Operation Red Dawn?" Apparently the irony of that was lost on whomever decided to name it that, given that we were the invading army. But personally I think it was almost a prophecy of how our invasion of Iraq would turn out.

[KatyaR]

94. I used to love that movie, but after the last several years of

this administration, I can't seem to watch it anymore.

As for my guilty pleasure, I love really bad old sci-fi movies like "The Brain That Wouldn't Die," but I think I'm most embarassed over "Billy Madison." I blame it on my undying love for Bradley Whitford--damn him!

[MattSh]

18. Bridget Jones' Diary.

There are probably 20 reasons a normal sentient being should flee this one. The key word, I guess, is normal.

[Neoma]

40. I've read both of the books and seen both of the movies.

:)

[zanne]

123. I also love that movie. nt

[Rhythm]

19. Twister...

It's one of those movies that, although i don't own it, if it's on tv, and i watch more than 5 minutes of it, i'm there until the end credits.

"I've gotta go. We've got COWS!"

[YellowRubberDuckie]

35. I'm right there with you...

And being from Oklahoma, I'm so proud of my favorite weatherman for being in it!
Duckie

[ncrainbowgrrl]

74. Jo: You got full insurance on that truck?

Bill: Liability only.
Jo: Liability only...
Jo: It's a very nice truck.
Melissa: Thank you.
Bill: Don't even think about it.

Bill: No way.

[yvr girl]

113. I'm like that too

The part where her dad in the beginning just grabs me.

[bluethruandthru]

20. A Star is Born!

The one with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. I know...everyone hates it...but I love it! Can't wait for it to come out on DVD.

[ikojo]

34. Awesome movie and soundtrack...

Comes out on DVD on November 28!!!


Yes!

:headbang: :bounce:

[blondeatlast]

22. Crank.

I truly am ashamed of myself, but I thought it was great fun. :spank:

[Reverend_Smitty]

23. Driving Miss Daisy...

It's one of those movies that if it were to come on HBO on a rainy Sunday afternoon (much like today) I would watch it. I don't know why I enjoy it, but I get made fun of for liking it

[Shell Beau]

25. Oh really? I thought that was a fantastic movie!

[Reverend_Smitty]

26. It's not so much that it is a bad movie...which it's not...

I just take a lot of crap from my friends who think it's a movie for "old people"

[tinfoil tiaras]

24. Okay, lets see

Rat Race-the fake "barbie" (it's really like a nazi museum) museum gets me everytime.... :rofl:

Titanic...most people i know think it's a terrible movie, but i lurve it anywaysss

[hfojvt]

29. The Neverending Story II. I wish. I wish.

that you had a heart.

I also wish they could have kept Tami Stronach as the child-like empress.

[ChickMagic]

120. I only have one question

If it's the Neverending Story, how can there be a part II? :silly:

[ghostsofgiants]

30. Dude, Where's My Car?

[skygazer]

31. Dirty Dancing

Dopey movie, appalling acting, many absurd and memorable lines and some fun dancing. For some reason, I always enjoy it. :blush:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

36. I do too...

But I didn't think the acting was appalling. And the dancing is amazing. The girl who played Penny was never really an actor. She was a professional dancer. OH, and she's married to Richard Marx, a musician from the eighties I always get mad fun of for loving.
Duckie

[sarge43]

32. A few of my guilty pleasures

DC Cab

Altered States

Conan the Barbarian

Hot Shots: Part Deux

A Knight's Tale

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Most Trek

The 13th Warrior

Major League

The Mummy

[nickinSTL]

64. Conan's actually a really good movie

think about how sparse the dialogue is and how well the story is told even with so little dialogue.

I also like RH:PoT and most Trek... but then, I've got a bit of a Trek thing and...I'm not great at telling good movies from bad.

It's got to be pretty bad for me to notice...like the acting in Dungeons and Dragons :puke: That was so bad, even I noticed.

[sarge43]

68. Yes it is

and gorgeous music, too.

Looks like we're on the same wave length. Many of the films I enjoy are labeled 'escapist fare'. Well ok, but given the nature of reality, once in awhile I need to take a break.

By the way, if you want a standard by which to judge bad movies, I mean stay up wind stinkers, check out Batttlefield Earth. ohmygod, editing, acting, narrative, the creme de la creme of awful.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

37. Titanic moved me.

I love movies like that. Made me fall in love with Kate Winslet. My intellectual friends make fun of me because I love Eurotrip. "Me Scuzzy!"
And I can watch Sleepless in Seattle, The Wedding Date, and You've Got Mail all day. I love chick flicks!
Duckie

[MattSh]

39. I think Titanic got a bad rap because it's (gasp) popular !! n/t

[ScreamingMeemie]

49. Bingo! Kiss of death here at DU... I'm not embarassed that I like it though!

:hi:

[CanuckAmok]

43. I liked it, too.

Saw it in the theatre... twice!

It's a CGI fan's wet-dream (at least it was at the time). Nice sentimental pap, too!

[Skittles]

51. I like Titanic

good story, good acting, beautifully filmed. Those others you mentioned though - BLECH :)

[ncrainbowgrrl]

75. Eurotrip is funny- Scott: A dollar and 83 cents American. What can we get for that?

Scott: Gotta love that exchange rate!

[LostinVA]

96. It had Kate Winslet in it, of course I liked it

She, actually, was very good... and, as Ronnykmarshall can attest, I also like Celine's theme song!!!!!

[Lautremont]

38. Malibu Beach

Man, I can watch that movie anytime. It's great. No plot at all to get in the way of the story. Lots of beautiful 70s-era ladies in 70s-era bikinis. Good times. Consequence-free sex, drinking, pot smoking. Did I mention there was no plot? The movie just begins, is, then, a little while later, ends. Sublime!

[Radio_Lady]

41. The Cat in the Hat! I have no idea why it was panned so badly.

We saw the movie with our grandkids and they loved it.

Bought the DVD when it came out, and the kids ask for it over and over again.

Can't believe people trashed it.

[Radio_Lady]

42. Shell Beau, I loved "The Notebook" -- very tender and touching!

[Control-Z]

125. The ad, alone, for the "The Notebook"

moved me to tears when I first saw it. You might imagine my reaction while watching this 'very tender and touching' movie in its entirety.

[Neoma]

I don't know.

High Fidelity I guess.

[CanuckAmok]

44. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow

Both were silly, but they had absolutely gorgeous production design, and sometimes that's all I need.

[MnFats]

45. Borat, although..

.there were about 50 points i founds myself saying to myself,"Jesus, I shouldn't even be here."

[Evoman]

47. *cringe* Mary Poppins.

I have good memories associated with the movie...and everytime its on TV, I watch it. It suprises people when they find out (which they always do because I HAVE to watch it if it comes on) that a big, skeptical, shaved head macho Latin guy absolutely loves Mary Poppins.

And the first person to diss it or me get a kick in the teeth *glare*

[sakabatou]

48. Card Captor Sakura the Movie 2

[Lady Freedom]

50. Yu-Gi-Oh the Movie

So I am addicted to a card game and everything that goes with it! I am a 28 year old that argues life point with 10 year olds. OK!? I admitted!!!:cry: I make 11 year olds cry because I win and they don't!! But sometimes they beat my butt Royal!

[Giant Robot]

62. I'm just a tad older than you are and I watch

The cartoon. I can't tell you why. But I guess I have your back on this one.

[LostinVA]

52. Blue Crush

I watch it way more than I should... I even own it.

Ummm... I really like surfing....

[ncrainbowgrrl]

76. I must say that I understand.

:blush:

I've seen it on TV 2 times- and not for the plot.

[LostinVA]

95. Ummm... the plot is okay -- grrl power and all that

The dialogue kinda sucks.... but the.... errrr.... surfing is really good, huh?

[ncrainbowgrrl]

97. Yeah.... it's .... the surfing... Definitely....errrrr... the surfing.

I think I need to get that on DVD. (if i see it in a bargain bin or something)

:blush:

[LostinVA]

99. Yeah... it's err... cool watching the ceneamtography.... ummm....

I have the dvd.... I think I'll go watch the SURFING... that's it, I swear -- JUST THE SURFING.

[WhollyHeretic]

53. Where the Heart Is

I just saw that yesterday. It was corny and overdone but I thoroughly enjoyed it, I guess I'm just a big sap. Plus Natalie Portman is always cute.

[flvegan]

54. 90% of Adam Sandler's movies and 95% of Will Ferrell's.

I don't care how juvenile the humor is, nor how rediculous the plot is. Most of their movies are funny as hell.

[kwassa]

55. 55 Days in Peking, with Charleton Heston. In fact, any Heston film ....

I love his scenery-chewing overacting. The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, anything with Heston and a cast of thousands.

Right-wing fascist that he might be.

[TheBaldyMan]

65. me too, I'd like to add every John Wayne movie ever made

Including 'The Conqueror' where he plays Genghis Khan.

[sarge43]

72. When John Ford was on the other end of his leash, Wayne

could act and act well - Stagecoach, The Searchers and Fort Apache and good to great films too.

The Conqueror - well, that is a :wtf:!

[TheBaldyMan]

110. "Get down of yar horse and drink yar camels milk" ;)

[sarge43]

70. Will Penny was damn good and the scenery was left intact.

The Ten Commandments on the other hand is a delightful wallow. The dialog alone is worth the price of admission.

[kwassa]

77. nothing better than Edward G. Robinson as an Egyptian .....

A high point of the cinematic art.

"Moses, Moses, Moses".

[sarge43]

80. That was good, but I'll match it with

Anne Baxter's, nostrils heaving, bosom flaring, "Oh Moses, Moses, you stubborn, splendid, adorable fool! Heston obviously thinking, "I did Shakespeare once."

That's a rocket ride to popcorn heaven.

[Bucky]

135. "Get your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty apes!"

Oh yeh. Chuck Heston is the man (rabid union organizer, marched with Martin Luther King to Washington) and was killing zombies with machine guns before killing zombies with machine guns was cool.

[Phillycat]

56. Armageddon.

[The2ndWheel]

67. If I flip through the channels

and that movie is on, I have to watch it. Not because it's good or I like it, I just have to watch it.

[Truebrit71sbruv]

57. oooh.... I could tell you that....

.... it's too embarrassing...

[Bodineian]

58. Roadhouse??

Let's not forget Pink Flamingos either

[Giant Robot]

63. Meekly raises his hand...

I watch Roadhouse just about every time it comes on TV. But I have never paid to watch it. Nope. I have some pride. Oh who am I kidding it's a Patrick Swayze movie.

[zanne]

124. Steel Magnolias.

I'm surprised nobody has admitted it yet. I watch it every time it's on television and I always secretly hope that Julia Roberts comes out of her coma.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

129. I love that movie- so many good quotes too:

Shelby: I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special. :cry:

Truvy: Louie brought his new girlfriend over, and the nicest thing I can say about her is all her tattoos are spelled correctly.

M'Lynn: I find it amusing. Men are supposed to be made out of steel or something. I just sat there. I just held Shelby's hand. There was no noise, no tremble, just peace. Oh god. I realize as a woman how lucky I am. I was there when that wonderful creature drifted into my life and I was there when she drifted out. It was the most precious moment of my life.

and...

Shelby: Well, we went skinny dipping and we did things that frightened the fish.

[Mad_Dem_X]

143. Yes - I always cry

during Sally Field's graveside freakout.

[begin_within]

59. I'm embarrassed to say I liked "Titanic" when I saw it in the theater. But now,

I can't imagine sitting through it. I thought the special effects in it were expertly done, and the whole grand production of it was impressive. The building of the ship, the costumes, the sounds, the sinking itself, all the details. I remember not liking a lot of lines in the script, like Kathy Bates sitting on a raft or something, looking at the ship about to go down and saying, "Now that's something you just don't see every day" or some inane remark. On the big screen, the specacle of it all was impressive, but on TV, where the story is more dominant, forget it. I won't sit through it again.

[Tyler Durden]

61. Barbarella. THERE. I said it.

I even have a copy on DVD, but then I've got a copy of almost everything else. It's my fetish.

[Betty88]

142. I love that movie

Thanks for reminding me about it. Now I'm off to netflix to update my queue.

[billyskank]

66. Back To The Future

Wait a minute - I'm not embarrassed! :bounce:

[HughBeaumont]

69. Moving Violations.

James Keach as Hank Halik is comedy GOLD. John Murray wasn't bad either.

[Vidar]

79. Howard the Duck & Popye.

[Lilith Velkor]

81. Legend

:blush:

[northernsoul]

84. Hudson Hawk

*sheepishly admitted through gritted teeth*

flame away!

[sarge43]

85. This is a support group, not a flame fest. n/t

[Taverner]

87. Ya know, Hudson Hawk ain't that bad

Of course, most of the humor you don't get unless you saw a lot of spy/caper flicks from the 70s, like "Our Man Flint" and whatnot...

[Taverner]

86. Field of Dreams

Sappy paint-by-numbers Baby Boom heartstrings flick....but I cry at that last scene every time where he's playing catch with dad.

[LSdemocrat]

88. Star Wars Episode I: A Phantom Menace

[mokawanis]

89. Waterworld

I still don't think it's a horrible movie, but it has major flaws and absurd twists.

[NYYFan]

90. I liked Waterworld too

Glad to know I'm not alone ! :hi:

[qnr]

103. Personally, I've always liked Waterworld. n/t

[Ramsey]

91. Is Lynne on this thread?

If so, she'll answer for me!

I like the comedy movie Bedazzled, with Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley. Hey, it's funny. Fairly stupid, but funny. Brendan Fraser plays about 6 different characters, all funny in different ways. Plus he is HOT! As is Elizabeth Hurley, who wears a large number of tight or short red leather outfits as the Devil.

[terrya]

92. "Cabin Boy"

With Chris Elliot. Extremely silly, but I liked it a lot. :-)

[WhollyHeretic]

100. Would you like to buy a monkey?

[smirkymonkey]

102. I loved Cabin Boy!

It's one of my personal cult favorites. I thought I was the only person in the world who liked that movie!

Others are:

Pee Wee's Big Adventure

The Airplane, Hot Shots, Naked Gun movies

It's A Wonderful Life

[Susang]

119. Anything with Ann Magnuson & David Letterman is cool with me!

I love Cabin Boy!:thumbsup:

[swag]

128. Magnificent fillum.

[Mad_Dem_X]

144. I just bought the DVD for my husband

for his birthday. We're both big fans of Chris Elliot.:thumbsup:

[bluedogyellowdog]

93. Red f'n Dawn

If there were ever a Repug propaganda piece that lends itself well to completely inverting their intended interpretation and making it an inspiring tale of resistance, this is it.

Wolverines!

[Haole Girl]

98. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days...

...The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and In Her Shoes. I don't know anybody else (except my older sister) who likes these kinds of movies. So, I am pretty embarrassed (usually) to admit how much I like them. :blush:

[Tatiana]

105. OK, I like all of those movies so don't feel bad! n/t

[Haole Girl]

108. Thanks!

My sister and I are not the only ones? Yay!

[bridgit]

101. Herbie Fully Loaded...

http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/herbie_fully_loaded

[MassLiberal]

104. The Country Bears

It's a cult classic.

[Dinger]

112. Whoa, I THOUGHT I Had A Winner, Till You Came Along & Stole My Thunder!

You win, hands down!

[Drum]

106. Lake House. Big Daddy.

[libnnc]

107. Towering Inferno

Paul Newman, William Holden, Robert Wagoner AND Steve McQueen on the same screen? You gotta love that. And Faye Dunaway...swoon...

[Marie26]

109. I love the Notebook too!

And I totally bawled at the end. So there. Also an embarrassed fan of: Titanic, Return to Me, & Two Weeks Notice.

[Dinger]

111. Here's The Winner:

So embarrassing, but I liked it:


"Escanaba In The Moonlight."

Never heard of it, did ya?
http://www.escanabathemovie.com/

[eyepaddle]

139. I've actually got a videotape of that sitting on the entertainment center

I'm pretty sure it was left behind by one of the previous roommates. Nobody living ther now admits to owning it--and for some reason it just never quite gets thrown in.

[Dinger]

140. Wow, Seriously?

Are you in the Midwest?

On edit: Whoops, I see that you are.

[eyepaddle]

147. Yep, but that tape is like the one can of sliced beets that the

previous tenants left behind. You're just never sure exactly where it came from. Maybe it will make it in one of these days!

[deadparrot]

114. The Mighty Ducks and Cool Runnings.

:blush:

[ncrainbowgrrl]

130. Mighty Ducks! Lets hear it for Duck Power!

Gordon Bombay: You think losing is funny?
Les Averman: Well, not at first, but once you get the hang of it.

[benny05]

115. The Wedding Planner n/t

[Phillycat]

131. I own that movie.

Oh yes.

[Marie26]

118. "The Cutting Edge" nt

[ncrainbowgrrl]

134. One of my favorite movies, I shall admit!

Hale: I don't like to see her upset.
Doug: If I was you, I'd invest in blindfolds.

Doug: Well, actually it's kind of interesting. I've been, I've been doin' a little figure skating.
Old man in back of bar: Finger painting?

[Marie26]

136. Toepick!

It's funny, that movie wasn't really a hit, but almost every woman my age loves it. It's sort of a cult phenomenon now.

[ChickMagic]

121. Baseketball and Cabin Boy

:hide:

[nosillies]

122. Xanadu

And not ashamed to say that the soundtrack is on regular rotation on my iTunes.

[Mad_Dem_X]

146. I'm glad somebody else said it!

Great music, and the film is so crappy it's genius.

[terrya]

151. Personally, I'm not embarrassed that I like it.

Artistically, "Xanadu" is a load of crap but I love it anyway. I think it's become a cult classic.

[nosillies]

152. As my ex-bf used to say:

What's not to like about girls in their nighties on roller skates?

[Control-Z]

126. This is sooo embarrassing

"Ever After"

[Phillycat]

132. I own that movie too!

Yep!

[swag]

127. I like "Silly - The Shell Beau Story"

I admit that I keep replaying the scene where Shell Beau almost peed her pants.

[Bucky]

133. Thanks for Smoking.

Yes it was a right wing hit piece. But it was a FUNNY right wing hit piece and, unlike Team America: World Police, it's bipartisan hits on the left did not fall flat. It was thoughtful, made me like a villain, hilarious, and openly hypocritical. What's not to love?

[Orsino]

137. Waterworld.

Even I will admit that it got plenty stupid aboard the Valdez, but other than that, I found it okay post-apocalyptic sci-fi. And rather prescient, in hindsight, as to global warming.

[Ms_Dem_Meanor]

145. I got another one...

THE DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD!!!:D

[Onlooker]

148. Mary Poppins n/t

[Vanje]

149. My shameful secret.....

I laughed myself weak watching JACK ASS.

[smitty]

150. "Conan the Barbarian"

[Orsino]

153. My wife's favorite...

...and one of mine, too!