What are your “guilty pleasure” movies?

[Tyrannosaurus Chicken]

Alright guys...I got another one for you. Y'all are going to think I'm crazy but...Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

I know, I know...Shia Lebeouf's character swinging from vines with monkeys is stupid. His character is annoying. The fridge and nuclear blast scene is crazy ridiculous...but so is a man having his heart ripped out of his chest, and still being alive and able to talk; so is a bunch of people having their faces melted by a magic gold box; so is jumping out of an airplane on a river raft and surviving; so is a magic cup healing fatal wounds. It's all just crazy, and requires a ton of suspension of disbelief.

Do I like it anywhere near as much as the original three? No fucking way. Did I think it was at the very least, fun? Yeah. I liked the way they played into the 1950s "UFO" craze, and actually real (but totally silly) archeological conspiracy theories that "aliens helped ancient tribes to build stuff". I also like that we got to see the college where Indy taught, one last time.

Having said all that, it's a complete dumpster fire of a movie, and I preferred the Dial of Destiny. Still, nothing will ever beat the original trilogy.

[Architeuthis]

"Better Off Dead". one of those movies I like to see at least once a year.
"Piranhaconda" total B movie but I love it. giant hybrid Piranha/snakes in Hawaii with voracious appetites devouring hot chics or anybody else who gets in their way. 

[Cool Chris]

I also liked The Mummy and thought it was generally well-regarded.

Alright guys...I got another one for you. Y'all are going to think I'm crazy but...Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

I enjoyed this movie quite a bit when I first saw it in the theater, though the last 3rd of the movie lost me a bit. When I watched it again years later, it felt more underwhelming. The first half or so was enjoyable, but the overall plot and the "McGuffin" brought down the film as a whole.

[soupytwist]

Deep Rising (1998) - It's pretty much the perfect knowingly tongue in cheek Monster Movie.  But it flopped hard and has a Rottentomatoe score of 36%.

[Tyrannosaurus Chicken]

Deep Rising (1998) - It's pretty much the perfect knowingly tongue in cheek Monster Movie.  But it flopped hard and has a Rottentomatoe score of 36%.

That one is a lot of fun. Good choice.

[pg1067]

Alright guys...I got another one for you. Y'all are going to think I'm crazy but...Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

That's such an odd one for me.  It came out when my kids were 6 and 4, so we probably didn't see it in the theater.  I really don't remember much of anything about it.  But I do think I have it on DVD, and I really need to give it another watch.


Seeing the references to the Mummy got me thinking about the National Treasure and Night at the Museum movies.  I have no idea how they're generally regarded, but I love both of the Treasure movies and the first two Museum movies, and they were family favorites at my house for years.

[Stadler]

National Treasure movies are very entertaining.

Count me in on a fan of the Fast and Furious movies (at least up until 7).

Anyone remember the Jan Michael Vincent movie "Defiance"?

[BlackInk]

Seeing the references to the Mummy got me thinking about the National Treasure and Night at the Museum movies.  I have no idea how they're generally regarded, but I love both of the Treasure movies and the first two Museum movies, and they were family favorites at my house for years.

The National Treasure movies are both a great time. So are the Night at the Museum movies, which I only just recently discovered had a third movie which just completely flew under the radar for me. I thought there were only two for like ten years.

[pg1067]

The National Treasure movies are both a great time. So are the Night at the Museum movies, which I only just recently discovered had a third movie which just completely flew under the radar for me. I thought there were only two for like ten years.

Yeah...I think I've seen the third Museum movie only once, and I can't remember if I have the DVD.  Another that I need to re-watch.

[ozzy554]

The first 2 acts of Crystal Skull are fun. 3rd act is wobbly as hell but I still liked the movie overall.

[WilliamMunny]

I don't know why, but I fricking love this movie.

Pauly Shore at his best...CRAWL!

[hefdaddy42]

Deep Rising (1998) - It's pretty much the perfect knowingly tongue in cheek Monster Movie.  But it flopped hard and has a Rottentomatoe score of 36%.

Saw that in the theater.

Me and my friend.  And no one else.  Ever again.

[Tyrannosaurus Chicken]

Another one for me is Daredevil, with Ben Affleck.

[ozzy554]

Another one for me is Daredevil, with Ben Affleck.

The directors cut is a bit better. Colin Farrell also steals every scene he's in.

[Tyrannosaurus Chicken]

The directors cut is a bit better. Colin Farrell also steals every scene he's in.

Agreed. The scene where he's on the plane and asks for more peanuts cracks me up every time 

[BlackInk]

Agreed. Seesaw flirt-fighting is also charmingly goofy.

[jingle.boy]

Battleship

Literally the first movie that comes to mind when I think of "guilty pleasures".  But like you, for me the term is meaningless as I feel no guilt over the things that I enjoy.

<Nacho Libre> This movie is a freaking gem.

I'm not listening to you.  You only believe in science!

Jessica Biel is a total smoke show

Fuck yeah she is.  Which actually reminds me of another flick that fits the spirit of this thread... the 2012 Total Recall remake (anything with Kate Beckinsale AND Biel will take a 6 to a 12 )

[jingle.boy]

Putting the "guilt" back in guilty pleasure.

I nearly

[Chino]

Another one for me is Daredevil, with Ben Affleck.

I'm not a super hero fan by any means. I've never read a comic, and I have only seen maybe 7 or 8 super hero movies in total (including classics). Daredevil was the first superhero movie I ever saw. With absolutely nothing to compare it to, I rather enjoyed it, and I still do to this day. Maybe there are legitimate reasons to neg that film when comparing it to the rest of the genre, but being so ignorant of what else is out there, I never understood the level of hate that movie received. I thought it was a pretty fun movie.

[Chino]

I'm not listening to you.  You only believe in science!

Get that corn outta my face!

[jingle.boy]

Anyone remember the Jan Michael Vincent movie "Defiance"?

I only remember him in Airwolf (which, btw... is the ring tone for my phone).

[jingle.boy]

Get that corn outta my face!

Man, I am jones'g for a rewatch of that now.

[hefdaddy42]

Anyone remember the Jan Michael Vincent movie "Defiance"?

No, but I remember him being in Hooper with Burt Reynolds.  That was a fun little movie.

[Adami]

Anyone remember the Jan Michael Vincent movie "Defiance"?

Nope, but his name only makes me think of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLB4dU3Yc6M.

[coz]

Man, I am jones'g for a rewatch of that now.

But Ramses is not dancing. He does not dance at the parties!

[ganpondorodf]

A bit late to this, but the first Brendan Fraser Mummy movie is legitimately really good. That and the first Pitates of the Caribbean are like the perfect fun, family-friendly but still a TEENSY wee bit scary for kids movies. Love them.

As for guilty pleasures, I guess uhm... I loved the Street Fighter movie with JCVD and Raul Julia, and it is something of a trainwreck. Really fun though, Julia is absolutely devouring the scenery.

I'm also partial to some of those cheesy Netflix christmas rom-com movies. The Princess Switch and similar.