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Topic: Favorite (Guilty Pleasure) Film....Read On...
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Kwitcherbit_chen
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posted 10-30-1999 07:52 PM
Hi everybody, I'm Dr. Nick! Ahhh. I love the Simpsons. Anyway, I recently saw a movie on HBO. It was called Box of Moonlight, starring John Tuturro and Sam Rockwell. Now, for anyone that has seen the movie, I agree that it was kind of corny. (BTW, Box of Moonlight came out in theaters December 1997.) No one needs another film in the Guy meets old friend who just happens to be a naturalist and finds a piece of himself that he lost in the "real"-world genre, but I love the movie. I even bought it on DVD from some internet place. It is a "guilty pleasure" for me. Hence the topic name.My question to you people is, what is your favorite film that, well, didn't really do well at the box office, or was not liked by many, or that many people didn't see. Or even independant films. It doesn't have to be a list, just like one or two. The reason I am doing this is because I would like to broaden my horizons, and see some movies that I might not have seen otherwise. I think it would be good for everyone else too. So, everyone respond if you'd like. Thanks. PS- I'd like to hear from Dale too. I don't recall ever hearing about his favorite movies yet. [This message has been edited by Webmaster Dale (edited 11-02-1999).] |
doom1701
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posted 10-30-1999 09:07 PM
The first to come to mind is "Wing Commander". Critically panned, not liked by many. But I watch it, and just drool. The effects rocked, and were all CGI. They were all stuff that I could do. I guess I watch it, and think "I could do that..." BTW: look up Wing Commander on http://www.imdb.com ; my review is the one listed for the movie... 
Other guilty pleasure movies would probably be anything with "Stippers" in the title
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daa Productions Nobody lives forever, so you might as well go out with a good caffeine buzz... There's always hope, because it's the one thing that they haven't figured out how to kill yet... |
tomdonnelly
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posted 10-30-1999 09:57 PM
I love obscure horror films, so none really ever go to the box office. Anyway, I have a lot of guilty films that were generally panned. My favorite one is "Zombie", a Lucio Fulci film. Maltin gives it a BOMB, my Video Movie Guide gives it a TURKEY, but I love it and think it's loads better than the horrible "Dawn of the Dead". Another critically-bashed, but personal favorite is "Lolita" (the new version). It's the best movie ever made, but was panned because of the subject matter. I also typed a review for this film not only on the IMDb (www.imdb.com), but also for Amazon.com |
Ohio
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posted 10-30-1999 11:05 PM
Kung fu movies. Anything Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Samo Hung. Love Michelle Khan. Just watched "The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires" a horrifyingly bad kung fu-horror movie starring Peter Cushing (!).------------------
Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial. |
lordnikon10
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posted 10-30-1999 11:32 PM
Jackie chan flicks,and of course Hackers |
Kwitcherbit_chen
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posted 10-30-1999 11:36 PM
lol@Hackers,I love that movie too. I wanted to add another one I just saw today. It's called Butterfly Collectors, and it is on HBO at 12  oAM ESTime, if you want to catch it. It is a British film and I don't know the actors. |
DESurf
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posted 10-31-1999 12:17 AM
"Dick Tracy", "The Rocketeer". and "Nightmare Before Christmas" have always been my favorite. Ive been made fun of since I was a kid for this... it feels better to let it out.------------------
-behind the camera- KNGNPTN@aol.com |
Kwitcherbit_chen
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posted 10-31-1999 12:42 AM
I haven't seen those movies in forever, but I think I liked Dick Tracy. With Madonna right? Yep I liked it. Anyway, I posted that I saw this movie Butterfly Collectors, well, it's not a movie. I don't know what it is. I found out more about it though. I think it is a miniseries or some kind of original HBO thing because it has different "episodes". The stars are Pete Postlewaith as Inspector McKeown and Jamie Draven as Dex. I love it and it is now my favorite thing I've seen on TV. Has anyone else seen it? Can anyone tell me more about it? Pleeeeaassseee!!!! PS- I found out that it was a 2-parter then I edited this post but I still want to know if anyone has seen it, and their view on it. Thanks! [This message has been edited by Kwitcherbit_chen (edited 10-31-1999).] |
Eidolon
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posted 10-31-1999 01:49 AM
Lost Highway by David Lynch. This movie was not made for the masses. The masses are idiot s who cannot appreciate true cinematic mastepieces, but rather praise crap like Armageddon. Lost Highway isn't Lynch's best work, but it is damn cool, weird, and freakin' confusing. Reminds me of many of Kubrick's works that are open to interpretation. |
wabuu
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posted 10-31-1999 06:50 AM
a lot of people have heard of "all quiet on the western front" and it wasn't really low budget or independent, but there aren't many teens nowadays that have seen it because it is a bit older, and kids tend to shy away from the 'oldies.' I'm only 16, but i loved the movie, and if you havent seen it, you should check it out. |
ahlstar
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posted 10-31-1999 11:20 AM
mine is tommy boy |
LilScorcese
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posted 10-31-1999 04:26 PM
Mine are "Mean Streets", "Taxi Driver" and "Copland". There are a few others, but they're too numerous to mention.-Lil' S PS- Kwitcherbit_chen..how was the move? |
Lab Rat
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posted 10-31-1999 04:32 PM
"Last Action Hero" |
Ceaser
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posted 10-31-1999 06:07 PM
Movies
Ben Hur (who couldn't love that chariot race?)
Spartacus(Hey its Kubrick!)
Dr. Strange Love
Eraser HeadTV
The Brit Com's on PBS Music
Fiona Apple
Borj (totally far away from my hip hop upbringing and music career)
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Kwitcherbit_chen
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posted 10-31-1999 07:31 PM
To Scorsese....It was sucky. Hicktown WV sucks ass. To Wabuu, I loved All's Quiet on The Western Front. |
Red 5
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posted 10-31-1999 07:43 PM
Armageddon |
THXdude
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posted 11-01-1999 10:47 AM
Does "TrainSpotting" count?
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THXdude
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posted 11-01-1999 10:49 AM
Does "Trainspooting" count?
and ehh...Michael Collins ? |
Wisper
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posted 11-01-1999 11:41 AM
Hudson Hawk. The direction was simple, but the performances were convincing and I had a really good time watching it. |
stranger
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posted 11-01-1999 05:30 PM
Hey tomdonnely, i really love obscure horror films also. i really like lucio Fulci. have you seen "cannibal houlocust, and ferox?" i think you would enjoy them. anyway i really like the movie last house on the left. i also really enjoyed waxwork.------------------
The STR@NgER |
EricM
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posted 11-01-1999 08:21 PM
Return of the Killer Tomatoes!
I actually think this is a good movie. Quite funny. Stars John "Gomez" Austin and George "E.R." Clooney! Stupid humour, I love it. I heard there was a sequel, "The Killer Tomatoes Go To France" but have never seen it any where.
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DefSlayer
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posted 11-01-1999 09:45 PM
Holy ****. I have two movies i recomend seeing only because they are the worst movies i have ever seen. 1)Jack frost, ok this movie was so f ucking dumb. I watched it while i was stoned though, it was funny as hell 2)Bringing out the dead, what can i say but holy **** its bad. There is one really funny part though. Nick takes some drugs and pictures this guy sayin "I am the japanese sandman" then you hear a voice go "He looka lika japanese sandman!!" in a really high pitched yell tupe of voice. Holy **** its funny Laughing is fun ------------------
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Kwitcherbit_chen
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posted 11-01-1999 10:34 PM
To whoever posted about Waxwork, I thought it was pretty cool too, and about Jack Frost, it IS DEFINATELY the worst f ucking movie I have ever seen. I was expecting to see the goddamn zipper on the suit. Another good movie, I think, is Billy's First Hollywood Screen Kiss. I really hate movies from it's genre, mostly chick-flick, but I liked this one, I don't know why..... |
Ivan
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posted 11-01-1999 10:48 PM
Wait a minute, I see some of these movies here, and I see many of them that are classics. I thought they hgad to be movies that the critics hated. Oh well, no matter. Im with you, I love dick tracy, the rocketeer, and...well...I still havent seen the nightmare before christmas, but I really want too.
lessee....well, I dont keep it a secret, but I love the Cable Guy. I mean, cmon, it was a damn good movie! Oddly enough, I sympathized with both the cable guy and the main charachter....I mean, all the cable guy wanted was a friend, cmon. I dunno, maybe its just me.................... |
Lab Rat
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posted 11-01-1999 10:58 PM
I also thought it was supposed to be movies we're embarrassed to like. Anybody out there like Cabin Boy? |
thx1138
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posted 11-02-1999 02:07 AM
Yeah what the hell are you guys talking about? Alot of these movies are great. And why did you mention bringing out the dead? Isnt that suppose to be a good movie? I havent seen it yet.
I cant think of any specific movies but anything with robots from the 50's.
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Wisper
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posted 11-02-1999 09:13 AM
Hell yeah, I loved Cabin Boy
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stranger
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posted 11-02-1999 10:11 AM
jack frost was one of the worst movies ever made. the special effects were horrid, and I COULD SEE THE ZIPPER! acting was very bad.
WAXWORK RULES!------------------
The STR@NgER |
Spock
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posted 11-02-1999 11:07 AM
A recent production "Do you wanna Dance?" produced and acted by Robert Krantz. I met him on Sunday at screening in Philadelphia. You can find it a www.ellinasproductions.com
He got about 1 mil to make it but it only went to the BIG screen it Chicago. I know this really doesn't count, but I think (even though I'm a teenager)as we get more modern and high-tech, we lose that romantic and majestic feel you get from watching these older, epic-style films (as Caeser mentioned, Ben-Hur, and Spartacus. Also Cleopatra.) I haven't seen something like that in years. I am always in awe when I see legions in gleaming armor marching across the screen. I think it's high time for another epic, but with a bit more 90's love and action. That's all. -Spock ------------------
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phallout
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posted 11-02-1999 11:23 AM
HACKERS
LOST IN SPACEThere are two of them.
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Webmaster Dale
Administrator
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posted 11-02-1999 02:02 PM
All Time Favorites
- The Princess Bride
- Grand Canyon
- Raising Arizona
- Brazil
- Mash
- Time Bandits
- A Clockwork Orange
Recent Favorites:
- The Matrix
- Little Voice
- Saving Private Ryan
- Shakespeare in Love
Other indie favorites
- The Wizard of Speed and Time
- Johnny Stecchino
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Webmaster Dale
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buffy
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posted 11-02-1999 03:30 PM
Hey. Anybody seen "the city of the lost children"? Dunno whatever it was really about, still my entire me forced me into rewinding the film and see it over again. And again. My God. French people know the stuff. (So do japanese and chinese folks.) |
Kwitcherbit_chen
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posted 11-02-1999 04:01 PM
Dale, I LOVE the princess bride! I forgot how much...I think I will go rent it right now......... |
phallout
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posted 11-02-1999 04:45 PM
OH YEAH! and A CHRISTMAS STORY and FLETCH |
videoman1
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posted 11-02-1999 05:29 PM
I really like: Prince of Egypt, Ben Hur and Saving Private Ryan.
As for not so famous movies: Princes Bride, Nightmare before Christmas, Rocketeer and parrodies like Spy Hard.
Never seen Jack Frost but the preview almost killed me. |
Lab Rat
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posted 11-02-1999 05:44 PM
And now we have to live through the previews of Jack Frost all over again because it's coming to video. Oh, the horror! |
Kwitcherbit_chen
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posted 11-02-1999 07:04 PM
Not THAT Jack Frost, the campy B-Horror movie already in your local Blockbuster with the cool, decieving, 3-d motion change cover. |
Lab Rat
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posted 11-02-1999 09:12 PM
You know, I just saw that at the video store, but I couldn't remember if it was the same title or not. I bet it's better than Michael Keaton's. |
PanzyGeneral
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posted 11-02-1999 09:32 PM
Hehe. You mean the one in the section that houses LEPRECHAUN 4: leprechaun in space? Or what about Femalien?I personally like the anime Mermaid's Scar. My review is on the imdb. It's not well known as far as even animes go, and thats a crying shame. It's prequel, Mermaid forest, is NOT as cool. Oh, and let's not forget Ninja Scroll. As far as normal movies, has ANYONE heard of Buckaroo Bonzai: Across the 8th Dimension? It starred Peter Wellers, Clancy Brown, Christopher Lloyd, and John Lithgow, and is very, very cheesy. It's awesome. ------------------
I'm young and I make movies...a product of our society? |
Kwitcherbit_chen
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posted 11-02-1999 10:41 PM
AKIRA ROCKS!!!!!That is all. |
Lab Rat
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posted 11-03-1999 12:54 AM
I've seen part of Buckaroo. I remember John Lithgow. |
wabuu
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posted 11-03-1999 02:35 AM
im mostly into war movies and i recently saw the thin red line. it was a little slow at first, but it was quite good. |
brandon8me
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posted 11-03-1999 02:37 AM
you cant go wrong with
Killer Clowns from Outer Space.
now theres a classic. or if you want to really laugh,
Dont be a Menace to South Central while Drinkin your Juice in the Hood is always a good choice.
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LilScorcese
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posted 11-03-1999 02:42 AM
I'm with you on "Don't be a Menace...", that was funny. How 'bout "Friday"? Now that's some funny s**t!!-Lil'Scorcese |
Kwitcherbit_chen
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posted 11-03-1999 02:53 PM
Oh my god! Don't be a menace was the **** man! I loved the scene at the party when they were dancing, and then more and more clothes came off until it was just a guy holding a girl, they were both completly naked and *******! We had to see the "ball-shot" though... I wanted to add this. My new guilty pleasure is in the music world. I love Destiny's Child! They totally rock! Bills Bills Bills and Bug A Boo are so cool. Does anyone else like them?
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Filmmaking_maniac
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posted 11-03-1999 04:10 PM
Princess Bride, back to the future, close encounters of the third kind.
and 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, all the way!!!!--theo ------------------
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thx1138
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posted 11-03-1999 05:57 PM
Ok Ive had enough of this, ive been silent long enogh. You cannot name good movies as guilty pleasures! A guilty pleasure for those of you who dont know is something that you should feel guilty for liking, something you would be embarrased to admit to liking. It is not a guilty pleasure to like 2001 or a clockwork orange or taxi driver or just about all webmaster dales list. Get a freakin clue! |
