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Originally posted by PRG:

I think you have that confused with The Siege, which stars Denzel Washington and Annette Bening. Under Siege stars Steven Seagal and Tommy Lee Jones. I think that might count as a guilty pleasure. It was an enjoyable action flick, and one of Seagal's better movies. Blair Witch did nothing for me, but Stand By Me is a coming of age classic from the 80's.

My bad, once again.

Actually, I enjoyed UNDER SEIGE, which I felt was a better movie than THE SEIGE. In fact, UNDER SEIGE is Steven Seagal's best movie, which may be damning the film with faint praise considering Seagal's wretched body of work. UNDER SEIGE, in fact, is the only Seagal "star" vehicle I saw and I thought it was flat out terrific, mostly because villains Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey were so, so good in that film. Andrew Davis directed THE SEIGE and it put him on the map. He went on to direct THE FUGITIVE right after. I don't know if UNDER could be considered a "guilty pleasure." To each his own. I don't feel guilty about seeing nor about enjoying it.

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Originally posted by storm_chaser:
I must be either the guiltiest person around, or the most pleasured.

Most of the movies mentioned above, I have no trouble enjoying.

eg. T2, Total recall, Waterworld, Howard the duck, 1941.

A couple of these I don't think one should feel guilty about. T2 is a flat out terrific film. It was helmed by an A-list director, James Cameron, and pushed the envelop with its special effects. I liked Arnie as a villain in the first TERMINATOR, but if there was perfect casting, Arnold as a cyborg would be it. I also always find Robert Patrick to be an interesting actor. He never became a star, but was very good as the bad terminator in T2 and was also good the other times I've seen him in films like COPLAND & WALK THE LINE, where he may bag a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award Nom.

I also don't think TOTAL RECALL could be considered a guilty pleasure. I didn't think it held up all that well when I viewed it a second time on Laser Disc, but it is one of Arnold's better films and it starred a pre-BASIC INSTINCT Sharon Stone.

I do agree, though, that if you enjoyed WATERWORLD, you should feel guilty. Was that one ever a turkey! I never did see HOWARD THE DUCK, but it has the reputation as one of those films that is so bad, it is good so that could be considered the quintessential Guilty Pleasure. 1941 is one that kind of falls in the middle. Not terrible in a WATERWORLD sense, but not a good film like T2 and a lesser extent TOTAL RECALL.

Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. I just love a good drug-buddy-road picture.
Donna A.

I really love westerns. If I have spare time, I usually watch the Dollar trilogy or any other movies from Sergio Leone, Tin star, Rio Bravo or The Plainsmen. The only not-western movie I REALLY like is The Warriors.

I don't feel guilty likin these movies, but other people think I'm crazy and laugh at me and then start talking about the latest Scary movie.

Don't pay them any mind. You have classic taste.
Donna A.

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Originally posted by Johnny:
I really love westerns. If I have spare time, I usually watch the Dollar trilogy or any other movies from Sergio Leone, Tin star, Rio Bravo or The Plainsmen. The only not-western movie I REALLY like is The Warriors.

I don't feel guilty likin these movies, but other people think I'm crazy and laugh at me and then start talking about the latest Scary movie.

Star Wars is kind of one, but a fair amount of people really do like these movies. I'd have to say it's Mean Girls. I really liked that movie.

Mike Hodges' 'Flash Gordon' has to be the ultimate guilty pleasure. Very entertaining.

Slasher pictures!! Especially ones who kinda play it straight.

Loved "wrong turn" "valentine" and "the house of wax remake".

also unbelieveable cheesy 80's moives.

Girls Just want to Have fun etc etc.