Guilty Pleasures?

I was listening to my favorite podcast from the Hollywood Saloon, and they were discussing "guilty pleasures" or as they dubbed them, "The Theater of Shame". They were discussing if these movies exist; and if so, is that bad and what are they?


My opinion, and you can agree with me or not but it is my opinion, is that there are movies dubbed "guilty pleasures" but there shouldn't be. No one should have to defend what they like. Canadian Comedian, Doug Nagy, once said, "you like what you like, and you should never have to apologize for it." I hold to that mantra like John 3:16. However, we live in a world wherein people feel their personal opinion constitutes objective fact; and as a result, many people spend time invalidating the opinion's of others in order to more validate their own. They say, "Well, you have bad taste because you like this, but I have good taste because I like this." Sorry, that's crap. Even movies that 99% of people think are excellent, some people think are pretentious crap; and some movies that few if any people think are "good" objectively, alot people enjoy.

Anyway, that's my take. The only reason "Guilty Pleasures" exist is because people have the potential to be jerks and attempt to invalidate other's opinions in order to make themselves feel smarter or cooler. Whatever. I say, like what you like; and if someone gives you crap, then tell them to go drown themselves. However, lists are fun, so I figured, I'd take a minute to give movies that some people would say are "Guilty Pleasures", but I would say just rock my socks off like a hurricane. So, here ya go.



ROAD HOUSE
POINT BREAK
YOU GOT SERVED
ROCKY IV
ROCKY V
DAREDEVIL
STREET FIGHTER (Yes, the Van Damme one)
RAPID FIRE
LIONHEART (Yes, the Van Damme one)

Got your own? Give us a shout.

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I like a few of CJ's pics (Point Break, Rocky 4-5, Lionheart) and groan at others (Roadhouse, Daredevil) I will allow pain to befall me with this list of Guiltiness.
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The Beautician and the Beast (Starring the bewitching Fran Dresher)
Bedazzled (The Brendan Fraser version)
Crocodile Dundee 1 AND 2 (Paul Hogan is my dad incarnate)
Darkman
Ernest Goes to Jail
F/X 2 (This movie is greatly unknown)
The Ice Pirates
Jaws 4 - The Revenge (Even if only for the backstory to the great NES classic)
Kuffs
Lock Up (One of many Stallone guilty pleasures)
The Long Kiss Goodnight (Geena Davis/Action Hero? Yes.)
Mindhunters
Predator 2
Star Wars Episode 1 (The Best Prequel)
Tango and Cash (Another Stallone)
They Live (Not just for the best fight of all time)
Walking Tall
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Dean - Sorry my picture isn't working for some reason, how about red text...like Jesus.

Dean, I will back you up to the death on Kuffs and Walking Tall. Good Job.