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Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 07-29-2002, 03:18 AM:
Ian "The Violator" Price started up a thread in GL about the running time for the soon-to-be-released horrible movie of which some people are actually looking forward to (I've no idea why). The thread turned into movies that are "guilty pleasures" for people, so I thought it would be interesting to see what various members had on their guilty pleasures list. Here's a good place to start.
I'll start with one...
A Night at the Roxbury
Posted by David Favel (Member # 1125) on 07-29-2002, 04:10 AM:
How Green Was My Valley
Posted by Mike Schindler (Member # 1309) on 07-29-2002, 09:35 AM:
So is a guilty pleasure something which you feel guilty about liking, or something which others think you should feel guilty about liking?
Posted by David Rigby (Member # 1301) on 07-29-2002, 09:44 AM:
Contamination (1980) - really terrible film, but I just find it endlessly hilarious 
It's like 'hey, we've got this one neat effect so lets build a movie around it and see how many times we can get to use it!!' Well, actually it's a very cheap and patently obvious effect, but it's (how can I say this...?) - gleefully spectacular!!David
Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 07-29-2002, 09:59 AM:
I first heard the term "Guilty Pleasures" many MANY years ago when Siskel/Ebert were still on PBS. They did a show of films they loved but were somewhat ashamed to admit to. I don't recall all of the films, but one of Eberts was INFRAMAN, a Run Run Shaw epic with a huge hero named Infra-Man. His enemy was the infamous Lady Dragon Mom. Incredible energy in this film...lots of action. Someone stole many of these ideas for the POWER RANGERS series.My guilty pleasures include XANADU, both BILL & TED movies, and many of the Troma Films, especially those directed by Lloyd Kaufman. I also have a special affinity for THE BIG BUS.
Posted by Mike Heenan (Member # 392) on 07-29-2002, 10:15 AM:
Smokey and the Bandit and Saturday Night Fever (which is the only movie I can stand Travolta in).
Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 07-29-2002, 11:48 AM:
Hmmmm I think I know someone with an Inframan print. I bet they love it more than anything.
Posted by Gracia L. Babbidge (Member # 582) on 07-29-2002, 12:05 PM:
Hmm... looking over that list of the '100 Worst Movies', I found a few titles that are actually ones I liked in one way or another...
The Crow: City of Angels
Drop Dead Fred
Highlander: Endgame
Lost In Space
Natural Born Killers
Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
Star Trek V: the Final Frontier
Star Wars - the Phantom MenaceI won't bother to explain why, I'm not that motivated today! 
Posted by Adam Fraser (Member # 1074) on 07-29-2002, 12:16 PM:
Smokey and The Bandit is my all time favorite movie. Cheech and Chong movies are endlessley hilarious and I could watch them all day long. And the Texas Chainsaw Massacures(SP?) were much more enjoyable and funny than any of the Freddy Kruger or Jason movies. ------------------
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Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 07-29-2002, 12:17 PM:
I Spit On Your Grave
Zombie
Star Trek III
Kung Pow
Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 07-29-2002, 12:19 PM:
Starship Troopers. (aka "the greatest B movie of all time")Most of the critics (and all of my friends) hate this. I loved it. So there.
Posted by Dennis Benjamin (Member # 1137) on 07-29-2002, 12:42 PM:
Hawk the Slayer.(early 80's sword and sorcery movie starring Jack Palance)Pitch Black.
And for some reason I find myself defending the original "Highlander" movie when it is brought up in discussion.
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Posted by John Scott (Member # 520) on 07-29-2002, 12:54 PM:
My top 3 guilty pleasure films:Murder By Death
Mommie Dearest
Casino Royalle
Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 07-29-2002, 01:01 PM:
- Gator (Burt Reynolds' sequel to White Lightning) and just about all the other '70s Burt Reynolds flicks, especially "The Longest Yard" (which is actually an excellent movie)- Airport
- The Towering Inferno
Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 07-29-2002, 01:02 PM:
Both Ace Ventura films, Dumb & Dumber. And my mother likes them, too.
Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 07-29-2002, 01:11 PM:
"Mommie Dearest" is a GREAT comedy -- Lines like "Tina!!! Bring me the axe!" and "I am not one of your FAAAANS!" can still floor me. Christina Crawford said that she hated the film because, ultimately, they made another Joan Crawford film."Starship Troopers" is a ton-o-fun, too -- "Would you like to know more?"
Also...
"Congo" (Roger Ebert says to avoid any movie containing a hot air balloon).
"The Cable Guy" -- "The password is..."
Just saw "Mac & Me" on cable this week...Yeah, that one too.
Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 07-29-2002, 01:19 PM:
"Mommie Dearest" indeed."Anaconda". Jon Voight's performance is so bizarre it's fascinating to watch.
"The Island of Dr. Moreau". Another bizarre performance, this time by Marlon Brando. This movie provided the inspiration for the Austin Powers Mini-Me character.
Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 07-29-2002, 01:21 PM:
Totally!"Anaconda" and "Congo" would make a GREAT guilty-pleasure double-header!
(moving to Amazon.com right now)
Posted by Mike Schindler (Member # 1309) on 07-29-2002, 01:25 PM:
That list of the 100 worst movies is almost as terrible as the AFI's list of the 100 best movies. There are plenty of good movies on that list. In fact, NATURAL BORN KILLERS and TITANIC would probably end up on my list of the 100 best movies of all time.
Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 07-29-2002, 01:27 PM:
Nuthin like a little cheese to go with your guilt:Dr. Detroit
Eating Raoul
Message from Space
My Name is Nobody
They Call Me Trinity
Godzilla (the original with or without Raymond Burr)
Sword of Justice
Battle Royale
5000 Fingers of Dr. T
Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 07-29-2002, 02:54 PM:
Let's hear it for "Showgirls" -- "I have a problem with pussy."...and to continue the double-headers, I suppose we could pair that one up with "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" (written by Roger Ebert) -- "This is my happening and it's freaking me out!"
Posted by Ian Price (Member # 14) on 07-29-2002, 05:36 PM:
Logan's Run (1976)
Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 07-29-2002, 05:39 PM:
"Logan's Run" is another good one. How did I forget it."The Party", Peter Sellers
Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 07-29-2002, 08:19 PM:
Rocky Horror Picture Show (sans audience participation)BASEketball
Flash Gordon (1980)
P.K. & The Kid
-Aaron
Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 07-29-2002, 08:31 PM:
The Abominable Dr. Phibes/Dr. Phibes Rises Again
^Typical techie/artie/musician/megalomaniac-stroke movie.
Some reviewer called the first one "a horror movie that feels like a musical."
Casino Royale <- Austin Power's real dad, & they salute it sometimes
Flesh Gordon <- You have no idea.
Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 07-29-2002, 09:05 PM:
Howard The Duck (1986)-- It's not supposed to make sense!! "A sci-fi comedy about a fast-talking, cigar-chomping, beer-loving duck from a parallel universe who somehow winds up in Cleveland." This is a really fun movie. No matter what anyone says. No matter if The Great George Lucas (executive producer) denies having anything to do with it and has disowned it. No matter if it will never be released on DVD, if no widescreen consumer copies exist, if it was the worst movie of the 80s, if it's over 2 hours of a talking duck, a big-haired Lea Thompson and a ton of bad music, it's still my alltime favorite!! SO THERE! (note: I own both soundtracks on LP, (original and "mega-mix") and an 8x10 of Howard.)BASEketball (1998)-- The funniest movie of 1998. Nobody came to see it at the theater. Everyone I show the video to loves it. The scene at the hospital is a classic.
Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood (1996) -- One of the funniest african-american comedies I have ever seen! The scene where Grandma lights up the HUGE joint always puts me on the floor.
Meet The Feebles (1989) -- Banned in the United States, dubbed as "The muppets gone horribly wrong." A sadistic hippo, a crack-addicted frog, a drug-dealing gangster rat, all centered around a children's show and directed by Academy Award Winner Peter Jackson. Priceless.
Half Baked (1998) -- Okay, so another hillarious movie from 1998. Not as funny as BASEketball though. Classic stoner comedy about, what else, smokin' the weed! Great laughs, and a perfect role for Jim Brewer. Weak ending, though.
Death To Smoochy (2002)-- Anyone who says Insomnia was the first time Robin Williams played a bad guy is an idiot. Had to see this one again because I missed so much becaue the audience was laughing the whole time. Absolutely hysterical!! Nothing but positive comments from everyone leaving the screening they held at our school, yet it bombed at the box office. Go figure.
That's about it. Now you can all laugh at me! 
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Posted by Ron Lacheur (Member # 1126) on 07-29-2002, 09:13 PM:
Slumber Party Massacre I & II.
Kiss Of The Dragon.
Any Steven Seagal Film.
Posted by Mike Schindler (Member # 1309) on 07-30-2002, 03:51 AM:
I still don't understand the definition of "guilty pleasure." Is it something you feel guilty about liking or something which people say you should feel guilty about liking? A lot of the movies that people are mentioning are just plain good. I don't think that they'd qualify by either definition.If the first definition is the correct one, then the closest thing that comes to mind for me would be MEMENTO, a gimmicky movie which failed at what it was trying to do on almost every single level. But at the same time, it's frustratingly compelling.
If it's the second definition, then there are a lot of movies which qualify. One time at that lovely establishment known as "film school," an entire class laughed at me for defending the artistic merit of EYES OF LAURA MARS. So I guess that would have to be on the list. Other films which I have been ridiculed for liking include:
THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE
THE GIANT GILA MONSTER
THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS
JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS
INCUBUS
PSYCHO (van Sant)
THE OPENING OF MISTY BEETHOVEN
JOHN CARPENTER'S VAMPIRES
MALLRATS
READY TO WEAR
BRING IT ON
WILD THINGS
FOUR ROOMS
ROBOCOP 2
BATMAN FOREVER
BLOODFEAST
Posted by Peter Kerchinsky (Member # 1098) on 07-30-2002, 04:50 AM:
1941
Posted by Brad Haven (Member # 954) on 07-30-2002, 06:27 AM:
Scott...Starship Troopers rock's!.
I'm a fan of the old Norman Wisdom films along with George Formby's, i use to love watching these while growing up in england, i still occasionally catch the odd one on the ABC late at night.
Dumb and Dumber is also an alltime fave.
Posted by Steven Privett (Member # 718) on 07-30-2002, 08:56 AM:
TX Chainsaw Massacre 2, "The Saw Is Family!"
This might be Dennis Hopper's finest performance.
Posted by Sam Hunter (Member # 1119) on 07-30-2002, 09:09 AM:
Star trek III was a bad movie????
I didn't know that. I had liked it but at the time I was biased anyway.
Time to get out my phaser and..........
Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 07-30-2002, 09:32 AM:
Dude!!! Everybody knows that all the odd-numbered TREK movies are lame. Put the phaser down; you're outnumbered and we have you surrounded!
Posted by Mike Schindler (Member # 1309) on 07-30-2002, 10:23 AM:
But William Shatner's directorial debut was an odd numbered STAR TREK, so there's an exception to that rule (not that the other odd ones are bad either, but they don't feature Shatner fighting God).
Posted by James R. Hammonds, Jr (Member # 673) on 07-30-2002, 02:18 PM:
SORORITY BABES AT THE SLIME BOWL BOWL-A-RAMADUDE, WHERES MY CAR?
More when I think of them.
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Posted by Don E. Nelson (Member # 1049) on 07-30-2002, 03:18 PM:
Hey, this is fun.Attack of the Killer Refrigerator
Waterworld
Invasion of the Saucer Men
Troll
The Milpitas Momster
Cocktail
Tank Girl
A Boy and His Dog
Barry Lyndon
Mortal Kombat
The Mod Squad-
When Harry Got Mail in Seattle
The English Patient
1995 Hackers
Joe Dirt
Heaven's Gate
The Postman
Wild Wild West
. . . and finally, did I mention: Waterworld
Posted by Hillary Charles (Member # 769) on 07-30-2002, 04:59 PM:
Myra Breckinridge: The close-ups of Mae West are scarier than Joan Crawford in "Trog."Chastity: tied with Sonny & Cher's "Good Times," both practically documentary due to low budgets, but VERY 1960's.
Daddy-O: 30-year-old "teenager" Dick Contino is hilariously awkward.
The Hollywood Knights: "VOLARE!"
Hot Rods To Hell: "It all came back to me, the swerving headlights, the squealing tires, 'Jingle Bells,' it was horrible!"
Posted by Steven Privett (Member # 718) on 07-30-2002, 05:59 PM:
EVIL DEAD "Cheryl what's the matter with you, did something in the woods do this to you?"
"No, it was the woods themselves!"
Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 07-30-2002, 06:28 PM:
"When Harry Got Mail in Seattle" 
Are you referring to a genre or a parody?
Posted by Mathew Molloy (Member # 666) on 07-31-2002, 12:46 AM:
Jesus Christ Superstar
Star Trek The Motion Picture
Dr. Dolittle (the Rex Harrison version)
Inframan
Wicker Man
Liquid Sky
Cannibal The Musical!
Get Crazy
Coonskin (AKA Streetfighter)
Marquis (Leave it to the French to come up with a movie about the Marquis De Sade (and his talking penis) performed by people in animal costumes.)Manos The Hands Of Fate
Mitchel
-the last two thanks to MST3K
And although I, too, have a print of Inframan, I cannot be the biggest fan of this film.
Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 07-31-2002, 09:40 AM:
Here it goes...POPEYE (never makes Robin Williams filmography lists)
Bachelor Party (Never makes Tom Hanks filmography lists)
Night Shift (covered in another thread)
Howard the Duck (most of it, not all though)
Steve
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Posted by Harry Robinson (Member # 265) on 07-31-2002, 10:53 AM:
Alllrighty then!Deathrace 2000
The Mysterians
Starship Troopers
The President's Analyst
Total Recall
The Ten Commandments ("Moses, Moses, Moses!)
Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 07-31-2002, 12:28 PM:
"The Ten Commandments" is great!"White Hunter, Black Heart" Clint Eastwood in a bizarre performance.
"Ed Wood" Might be my favorite Tim Burton film.
Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 07-31-2002, 02:47 PM:
Now I forgot to list the Death Race 2000...that IS a classic! However, I would then say that the 10 commandments would fall into the classic category and an award winner at that. One wouldn't or shouldn't feel guilty for liking or watching it. 2001:A Space Odyssey would be similar in that whilst some just don't get it, it isn't considered a film that one would feel guilty by liking it.
A guilty pleasure film would be one that is generally considered to have no redeeming qualities, did zero business or otherwise wasn't liked by the mainstream audience (particularly of it's era).
The odd numbered Star Treks certainly qualify even though the loyal Trek fans would see any of them...likewise with the current STAR WARS stuff.
I would put USED CARS on my list but I don't feel the least bit guilty about it...it is a damn good and funny movie that owes nobody anything. Yet due to it's release near Airplane!, got virtually no play time in the theatres.
Steve
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Posted by Dennis Atkinson (Member # 345) on 07-31-2002, 03:25 PM:
The Blues Brothers (not 2000!)
Star Trek IIDennis
Posted by William T. Parr (Member # 677) on 07-31-2002, 03:30 PM:
OK Shoot me now, but I am going with Leathal Weapon 2. I must of liked it I saw the damn thing 62 times at the theatre and have watched it numerous times since then.
Posted by Mike Schindler (Member # 1309) on 07-31-2002, 04:10 PM:
Why would anyone feel guilty about liking THE EVIL DEAD, ED WOOD, THE BLUES BROTHERS, or STAR TREK 2? That makes absolutely no sense to me. They are all such great movies. By the way, the STAR TREK 2 director's cut comes out on DVD on Tuesday! 
Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 07-31-2002, 04:57 PM:
Ok, Dennis just gave a good example...Blues Brothers....this is NOT a guilty pleasure...aside from being a cult classic...it was liked by the mainstream on it's release and still is well liked today.
Now if you admitted to liking Blues Brothers 2000...now THAT would be a guilty pleasure!
Steve
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Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 07-31-2002, 05:44 PM:
Star Trek movies don't get much respect. It's not cool to like them, even the good ones like II. "Ed Wood" was way out of the mainstream and didn't do well at the box office."Kingpin"
Posted by Hillary Charles (Member # 769) on 07-31-2002, 05:57 PM:
But Martin Landau won an Oscar for his performance in "Ed Wood." Although it wasn't a commercial success, was a critical one. I could see that as a cult film, but not necessarily one you should feel guilty for enjoying.
Posted by Peter Kerchinsky (Member # 1098) on 07-31-2002, 09:16 PM:
How about Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood singing in
PAINT YOUR WAGON? The things they do for money!
By the way my kids loved this movie.
Posted by Steven Privett (Member # 718) on 07-31-2002, 10:24 PM:
Phantom Of The Paradise "You gave up the right to die when you signed this contract"
Streets Of Fire "You smart guys. You always think you can hire a bum like me to do your dirty work. Well not this time!"When Phantom came out, my dad was a projectionist at a drive-in. I watched it about 20 times, taped it on reel to reel to listen to at home.
I went as the phantom on halloween. No one knew who I was.
Posted by Mike Schindler (Member # 1309) on 08-01-2002, 01:07 AM:
" "Ed Wood" was way out of the mainstream and didn't do well at the box office."That's usually a good thing.
Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 08-01-2002, 01:23 AM:
Blues Brothers 2000
Okay, I like it a lot, it's officially a guilty pleasure now, Wilson Pickett, B. B. King, Junior Wells, car crashes as an Esther Williams water ballet, etc. & a turn of the 21st century movie made as an allegory. James Brown sings "Please, Please, Please"! Phantom of the Paradise
Excellent satire of the 70's record business, but best are the hysterically funny parodies of 50's, Beach Boys, & Heavy Metal/Shock Rock songs by Paul Williams. They're gems.
"Upholstery, where my baby sits up close to meeeee" - spot on parody of dopey Beach Boys songs in Phantom of the Paradise
Return of the Living Dead
Great pop punk soundtrack, hysterically funny technical gags like what would happen when dissected veterinary school specimens come back to life
Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 08-01-2002, 04:25 AM:
I wasn't aware that "Lethal Weapon 2" was regarded as a bad movie. I liked it much better than 3 or 4.
Posted by John Daily (Member # 1362) on 08-02-2002, 10:11 AM:
Conan The Barbarian - saw this one twice in the theater (as it was meant to be seen. The score is still one of my favorites. This was also one of the last films I watched from a balcony, as was...Pink Floyd - The Wall (Saw this one twice too, from the same seat. 'Nuff said.)
John Carpenter's The Thing - The only tape I've worn out so much I had to buy another. Then I got the DVD (which is excellent, by the way...the score is even hidden in there, and it has a terrific commentary track. Kurt Russel and Carpenter are sitting together reminiscing. It's the first time either has seen the film in years, and you can tell they're just having a blast. Plus an 80+ minute (!) documentary on the making of all facets of the film, and it's not an extended commercial for once! )
Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 08-02-2002, 01:20 PM:
Steve Guttang said:
quote:
POPEYE (never makes Robin Williams filmography lists)
A friend of mine has been looking for a copy of that forever. Was it even released on video? She thinks it was a made-for-TV thing for some reason...
=TMP=
Posted by John Daily (Member # 1362) on 08-02-2002, 03:20 PM:
Nope, this was a theatrical release (released in 1980 with a budget of $20 million). You can order it here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6304168969/qid=1028319399/sr=8-1/ ref=sr_8_1/102-2164666-8382546 Tell your friend to turn on the closed captioning (if it's available). One of the biggest complaints about this film is that you can't understand half of what Williams is mumbling.
Posted by Mike Schindler (Member # 1309) on 08-02-2002, 03:52 PM:
"One of the biggest complaints about this film is that you can't understand half of what Williams is mumbling."That's never happened in an Altman movie before.
Posted by Charles Everett (Member # 889) on 08-02-2002, 04:07 PM:
Any of the Chucky (Child's Play) movies. 
WANNA PLAY?
Posted by Evans A Criswell (Member # 381) on 08-02-2002, 07:35 PM:
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POPEYE (never makes Robin Williams filmography lists)
Oooh. That made me shiver.
Let's see:
Dude, Where's My Car
George of the Jungle
Meet the Deedles
Out Cold
What Planet Are You From
Monkeybone
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
Dudley Do Right
Dirty Work
Can't Hardly Wait
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Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 08-02-2002, 09:44 PM:
I have a genuine Laserdisc of POPEYE. I also have the original soundtrack LP. Popeye was released in a rare quad optical track (four optical tracks for L,C,R,S)..Parasound or something like that.Steve
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Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 08-02-2002, 10:14 PM:
You can read about it in the link below. http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/sound/colortek01b.htm
Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 4594) on 08-03-2002, 12:09 AM:
Bring it on!!!
-also-
Dude, Where's My Car &
Monkeybone
Posted by Will Morrow (Member # 792) on 08-03-2002, 07:27 PM:
Okay...RAD "Send me an angel..."
Gleaming the Cube...Christian Slater on a metal skateboard!
Barbarella...with the nipples.
BASEketball...
I will think of more I am sure...but the top two...if you think about it, someone was way ahead of their time. I am from rural Michigan, and I used to skateboard down in my basement...I would tell my dad that skateboarding would be a huge sport someday...Movies like those two really helped spread the hype. Lori Laughlin (sp) from full house was in RAD, and there is a scene where she "dances" on her bike with the leading male. What a great scene. And the opening "Break the Ice" song is sweet!
Peace.
Posted by Matt Walker (Member # 1378) on 08-03-2002, 08:02 PM:
One movie that I like and Bombed at our theatre was The Straight Story about the old man that rode his riding lawn mower many miles to see his dying brother. I thought it was great and as we came out of the theatre all I hear is Sheesh that movie Sucked so as this happend I kinda snuck out without anyone asking me what I thought of it.
Posted by Brian Hogan (Member # 940) on 08-04-2002, 02:57 AM:
Spies Like Us will "suck the paint off your house and give your family a permanent orange afro!" awesome!oh, and Belly (starring Nas and DMX) was pretty badass... everyone always gives me crap for that.
Posted by Sam Hunter (Member # 1119) on 08-04-2002, 10:16 PM:
I finally got over Star Trek III being "bad".
On of my guilty pleasures is the cinematic masterpeice called:
"KILLER CLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE"Top that one off if you can. 
Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 08-04-2002, 10:40 PM:
not sure if anyone said it yet, I didn't read back that far.Atack of the Killer Tomatos. Campy fun.
Posted by John T. Hendrickson, Jr (Member # 849) on 08-05-2002, 05:35 PM:
Used Cars
Young Doctors In Love
Mars Attacks
Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 08-05-2002, 05:59 PM:
Flesh Gordon
The Big Meat Eater
Killdozer
DriveIn
Posted by James B. Openshaw (Member # 1310) on 08-05-2002, 06:24 PM:
Jaws 3 (3D effects are so bad, they're funny)
Night at The Roxbury (Funny until they started talking)
Star Trek 3
Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 08-05-2002, 08:12 PM:
Maybe that's because the director of Jaws 3D only had one eye. That's no joke by the way.
Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 08-05-2002, 08:14 PM:
I also liked _ONE FROM THE HEART_Steve
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Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 08-05-2002, 08:20 PM:
One from the heart was excellent
Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 08-05-2002, 09:03 PM:
quote:
Maybe that's because the director of Jaws 3D only had one eye.
Did the other eye fall out and go down the drain while he was brushing his teeth or something?
Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 08-06-2002, 12:14 AM:
No, luckly he had his patch on to prevent that. The Directors name was Joe Alves. He had to rely on his crew to give him honest opinions about the 3D effects when screening the film. Obviously they must have lied to him.
Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 08-06-2002, 08:07 AM:
One From The Heart -- I liked that one. Got to see it in 70mm. Picture was 1:1.37 in the middle of the frame, but sound was great for its time.Jaws 3d -- Andre De Toth, director of one of the better 3-D films HOUSE OF WAX (love that paddle-ball guy!) also had only one eye.
Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 08-06-2002, 11:02 AM:
I've seen quite a lot of 3D movies - okay, some of you have probably seen more than me - but I thought JAWS 3D had very good 3D in general. It wasn't that the "off-the-screen" effects didn't work. From a purely technical standpoint I recall they all worked (except for the frog). The problem is that (in most cases) they weren't motivated by the story.JAWS 3D is a guilty pleasure of mine.
"No overtime!"
~Manny.
Posted by Michael Gonzalez (Member # 593) on 08-06-2002, 02:45 PM:
Well someone mentioned Baseketball but how about Orgasmo. I've been waiting for that one to come out on DVD for some time.
Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 08-06-2002, 03:35 PM:
Beside many other types of film, I love horror films and I remember one that almost "Spooked me out of my pants". It was "COUNT YORGA VAMPIRE". Others must have liked it too because there was a sequel, "THE RETURN OF COUNT YORGA". The grand daddy of all horror films in my humble opinion was "THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD" when I saw it on the bottom half of a drive in movie program before it became a cult favorite. That one really made me jump out of my pants.-Claude
Posted by Mike Schindler (Member # 1309) on 08-06-2002, 04:45 PM:
There's no reason to feel guilty about liking NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. It's even been put on the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
Posted by Meg Bourne (Member # 1390) on 08-06-2002, 07:36 PM:
here's my list of some movies off the top of my head that i'm ashamed to say I likeHoward the Duck
Grease 2
Night of the zombies
Serial Mom
Spy Kids
Posted by Paul Linfesty (Member # 214) on 08-06-2002, 09:43 PM:
Steve Guttag wrote:
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Popeye was released in a rare quad optical track (four optical tracks for L,C,R,S)..Parasound or something like that.
The name of the format was Vistasonic Sound. The LA Times Sunday pre-opening ad had a nifty logo for it and indicated that both the Chinese and National theatres would show the film in it. But the Vistasonic Sound logo disappeared from the opening day on. The process did get some showings with DRAGONSLAYER (at Sand francisco's Regency II theatre as well as others).
A link is provided to Martin Hart's documentation of the COLORTEK system. Was this what Vistasonic Sound was? i've asked in a number of places with no clear answer.
Posted by John Daily (Member # 1362) on 08-07-2002, 07:33 PM:
YES! *High fives Meg and begins dancing around the room*" 'Cause he's a coooooooool rider...
A Coo-oo-oo-ool rider!"
Posted by Gracia L. Babbidge (Member # 582) on 08-08-2002, 01:40 AM:
Why be ashamed to admit to liking a movie by John Waters?
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Posted by Bill Gabel (Member # 1105) on 07-01-2003, 10:37 AM:
Here are some of my Guilty pleasures.
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