tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post5141123260862368730..comments2024-03-05T21:05:36.848-05:00Comments on CommentaramaFilms: Top 25: Guilty PleasuresAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-82821242634309795172011-05-31T18:23:50.316-04:002011-05-31T18:23:50.316-04:00Thanks rlaWTX!
Yeah, no Jason Statham. There are...Thanks rlaWTX!<br /><br />Yeah, no Jason Statham. There are two reasons for that. For one thing, while I like him a lot (he's a favorite among current actors), his movies often aren't that interesting to me. Things like <i>Death Race</i> and <i>In the Name of the King</i> were let downs. And other films of his are actually pretty good (<i>The Italian Job</i> and <i>The Transporter</i>), so I couldn't put them on a guilty pleasure's list.<br /><br />Actually, now that I think of it, there is one that should be on the list... <i>Ghosts of Mars</i>, a not very good movie that I watch far too much. Plus, that's also got Ice Cube, who I like as well.<br /><br />All in all though, he's one of those guys that I really like and would like to see more of.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-17022816748835684142011-05-31T18:13:04.761-04:002011-05-31T18:13:04.761-04:00there's not a single Jason Statham film in thi...there's not a single Jason Statham film in this article! shame shame! ;)<br /><br />Congrats on the Opening and may you live long and prosper!rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-4744300856285246512011-05-31T13:59:43.462-04:002011-05-31T13:59:43.462-04:00Ben, Hmm. Apparently I haven't seen Desert He...Ben, Hmm. Apparently I haven't seen <i>Desert Heat</i>. I'll check it out. I didn't think I'd missed any of his films.<br /><br /><i>Undercover Brother</i> is funny! It definitely does a great job of poking fun at the blacksploitation films -- which I strange enjoy. And I agree about Dr. Evil, he was great! I quote him all the time! :-)<br /><br /><br />Thanks Ben! I'm glad we're finally officially open. I'm hoping we can offer more movie-related stuff now than we could on the main site. And you're right, any post that eventually mentions "Electric Boogaloo" is indeed highly consequential! :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-73560322794375651412011-05-31T13:29:20.089-04:002011-05-31T13:29:20.089-04:00BTW, congratulations on your big opening, Andrew!
...BTW, congratulations on your big opening, Andrew!<br /><br />If this wasn't the most consequential post I don't know what is. It certainly had pretty much everything in it, including Breakin' 2: Electric Bugaloo, lol.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-18823734643444589572011-05-31T13:10:20.856-04:002011-05-31T13:10:20.856-04:00My Name Is Bruce is great, lol!
Incidently, USA ne...My Name Is Bruce is great, lol!<br />Incidently, USA network did a movie recently with Campbell's Sam Axe character from Burn Notice (while he was still an active duty SEAL) and it was actually better than I had anticipated since they pretty much let Bruce be Bruce or Sam I mean. :^)USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-50868311515047184992011-05-31T13:04:18.221-04:002011-05-31T13:04:18.221-04:00No, not the legionnaire one.
Desert heat was also...No, not the legionnaire one. <br />Desert heat was also known as Inferno (why it had two titles I have no idea).<br /><br />Here's the IMDB link (can't believe they only gave it 4.5 stars):<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139151/" rel="nofollow">Desert Heat/Inferno</a>USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-46516012592331080402011-05-31T12:56:33.190-04:002011-05-31T12:56:33.190-04:00I would be remiss in not including two films that ...I would be remiss in not including two films that never cease to bring the funny:<br /><br />The Last Dragon: Sho' 'nuff! I actually like the bad guy in this one more than the good guy. Then again, I like Dr. Evil too who is much more interesting and funny than Austin Powers and who clearly deserves his own movie. <br /><br />And Undercover Brother: which is more of a parody of the old blacksploitation films than The Last Dragon (which doesn't seem to be a parody but is somewhat of one, albeit unintentionally...I think). <br />At any rate, this one's more hilarious though.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-16819279705774842502011-05-31T12:54:02.793-04:002011-05-31T12:54:02.793-04:00Ben, I think you've put your finger on it with...Ben, I think you've put your finger on it with ELO -- great band! And yeah, beyond that, there isn't much to the movie. The one thing it does have going for it though, is that it's a very simple film from a simple time. No one is worried about all the -isms that appeared a few years later or AIDS or global warming. This is something I like from many films of that era, they were just stories -- they didn't try to change the world. And I appreciate that a lot.<br /><br /><i>Desert Heat</i>, Is that the one where he's the legionnaire? I saw that one, but I don't recall much about it.<br /><br />I haven't seen <i>Her Alibi</i>, but I'll check it out. Tom Selleck is a guy who should have been in more films.<br /><br /><br />(P.S. In case I didn't mention it, I'm a big Bruce Campbell fan. My new favorite of his is <i>My Name is Bruce</i>! That one's great!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-80014514908664793122011-05-31T12:44:11.827-04:002011-05-31T12:44:11.827-04:00Andrew, I've been thinking (I know, this does ...Andrew, I've been thinking (I know, this does not bode well) and the only reason I can think of for Xanadu making your list is the fact that ELO is behind the soundtrack. <br />Well, that's the only way it makes sense to me anyhow. <br />If IU'm wrong please don't tell me. :^)<br /><br />Also, these ain't really guilty pleasures as much as overlooked gems:<br /><br />Her Alibi with Tom Selleck:<br />Why this was never a hit I'll never know. <br />An comedy/mystery/action/romance that's actually funny, virtually ignored. Go figure.<br /><br />Speaking of Van Damme, check out Desert Heat. This isn't Van Dammes first foray into action/comedy, but it's definitely his best one (In-my-ever-so-humble-opinion.)<br /><br />The supporting cast really helps make the jokes work and makes Van Damme funnier as well. <br />Particularly Pat Morita.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-24181633468858306342011-05-31T12:42:25.978-04:002011-05-31T12:42:25.978-04:00TJ, I see the fan club is growing! LOL! For the re...TJ, I see the fan club is growing! LOL! For the record, it's not like I don't watch it when it comes on television, it's just my 3rd least favorite in the series. I agree with you about the melting faces. It wasn't necessary or particularly attractive. It got the point across, but really wasn't needed.<br /><br />I loved "Brisco County Jr."!! They canceled that way too soon. But that's how the networks work. They will run a dull sitcom about 20-somethings having sex into the ground, but they cancel anything original if it doesn't instantly become a world-wide hit. That's too bad.<br /><br />I'm a big Bruce Campbell fan too.<br /><br />I liked that quote too from Conan. It's so ridiculously stupid and yet it just fits in the film. It never would have fit in the first one, which was much more serious, but it fit perfectly with the lighter mood in the second one.<br /><br />I don't think I've seen <i>Fast Forward</i>, at least it doesn't ring any bells. I have seen <i>Breakin'</i> and <i>Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo</i> -- which is the BEST title ever! LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-65468416755768382762011-05-31T11:31:31.136-04:002011-05-31T11:31:31.136-04:00"So you and Scott are both Temple of Doom fan..."So you and Scott are both Temple of Doom fans? Oh boy. Is there a club for that?" Count me in on that club as well, Andrew. However, of the three Indy movies, I have to say that I like The Last Crusade the best.<br /><br />On Conan the Destroyer - I liked the comedy in that movie. I think that's why I like Temple of Doom - the comedy lightened things up a bit and balanced the more serious stuff (like the melting faces from Raiders). Did I mention before that I don't like to see faces melting?<br /><br />Anyway, back to Conan. I think the line you quoted was great: “My brother's sister's cousin never said anything about bars.” That line was said by Tracey Walter, who was also one of the Swill brothers in one of my favorite TV shows, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (also starring the awesome Bruce Campbell).<br /><br />Now back to the original topic. I think one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies is Fast Forward. It's a cheesy dance movie from 1985, directed by Sidney Poitier. The acting is pretty lame, but the dance moves are what I really enjoy.<br /><br />TJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-39363471504250364132011-05-30T21:48:36.005-04:002011-05-30T21:48:36.005-04:00ambisinistral, Excellent description of Seagal. T...ambisinistral, Excellent description of Seagal. That totally explains why he seems to do nothing more than waddle around from set to set, looking like he's constipated and then takes guys out with the laziest karate moves on record. Seriously, his fights are like:<br /><br />Seagal: chop, chop (never moves feet)<br />Bad guy: flop<br />Seagal: (wipes sweat from brow, pants for breath) (insert arrogant, obnoxious line)... "Don't mess with me."<br /><br />What's really funny is that all the best action heroes learned the value of taking a beating to get the audience tense before they come through in the end. Not Seagal.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-13109130290135307262011-05-30T21:02:54.659-04:002011-05-30T21:02:54.659-04:00Andrew,
You have to approach Seagal from the real...Andrew,<br /><br />You have to approach Seagal from the realization that he's copying Tom Laughlin's acting style. From that ridiculous fact all things follow.<br /><br />Sdd to that his bloated ego that won't leave him get hurt, much less beaten in a screen fight, and the mix is complete.<br /><br />Hence the goofily dressed, zen-spouting, pacifistic character breaking bones left and right, all the while wearing the expression of somebody buying a Slurpee ay a convenience store. <br /><br />The man is incapable of making a sane artistic decision when he creates his movies.ambisinistralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-77964834484879391872011-05-30T19:18:30.499-04:002011-05-30T19:18:30.499-04:00USS Ben, I wanted to put Army of Darkness on the l...USS Ben, I wanted to put <i>Army of Darkness</i> on the list, but I decided it would fit better on a cult classics list because it has attained that status. And yep, I never miss that one when it's on!<br /><br />I actually haven't see <i>Eight Legged Freaks</i>, but I do like <i>Arachnophobia</i>.<br /><br />I like Chan a lot and I'm a big fan of Li. I especially like <i>Hero</i> -- if I ever do a foreign film list, it will be near the top.<br /><br />On <i>Copperhead</i>, I actually find myself watching all these movies on the SciFi channel -- killer sharks, snakes, gators, elevators, storms.... I'm a sucker for cheesy sci-fi/horror.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-57447069659716583462011-05-30T19:06:41.637-04:002011-05-30T19:06:41.637-04:00Here's a few I found wandering in my noggin:
...Here's a few I found wandering in my noggin:<br /><br />Alien Apocalypse with Bruce Campbell! Bruce. Campbell. 'Nuff said.<br /><br />Army Of Darkness with...you guessed it! Bruce Campbell! I thought this was the best of the evil dead trilogy.<br /><br />Caveman, with Ringo Starr, Dennis Qaid and John Matuszac (and Adrian Barbeau and Shelly Long!!).<br />Very funny movie! <br /><br />Howard The Duck:<br />What can I say? I loved it! But I was a Howard fan before it was...um...cool.<br />The guy who played Dr. Jennings was superb as was Jonesy (Robbins...a great actor despite bein' an annoying leftist).<br /><br />Eight Legged Freaks:<br />Freaky fun! Much better than Arachnaphobia although that wasn't a bad movie either. :^)<br /><br />Slither, with Nathan Fillion.<br />Very underrated flick! This is pure entertainment goodness folks! <br />LOL!<br /><br />Rambo, the last one.<br />With such a low budget I thought this one was on par with First Blood as far as quality. <br />Impressive and some good lines too. <br /><br />Forbidden Kingdom with Jackie Chan and Jet Li.<br />Okay, this coulda been a lot better but what the hey, it's got Jackie Chan and Jet Li! <br /><br />Pretty much all of Jackie Chan and Jet Li's movies are entertaining and often fun to watch so I won't list them all. You're welcome Andrew. :^)<br /><br />Snakes On A Plane! <br />Snakes on a plane...,with Samuel Jackson! Yeah! That's what I'm talkin' about! <br /><br />Copperhead, with the great Brad Johnson! <br />Want some cheese with that fun you'll be havin' watching this flick? Sometimes cheese can be fun. <br /><br />I got more if you wanna hear 'em. <br />(No! Please, God! Make him stop!).USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-61721856302817990512011-05-30T19:01:33.175-04:002011-05-30T19:01:33.175-04:00USS Ben, Thanks! This is a hard list to pass up! ...USS Ben, Thanks! This is a hard list to pass up! :-)<br /><br />"I shouldn't like this film but I do." -- that's exactly how I am with all these films.<br /><br />On Conan, I LOVE the soundtrack from the first one and I liked the one from the second. What sells me on the second is more the cheesy action, which is just fun to watch.<br /><br /><i>Dark Crystal, Willow, Neverending Story,</i> and the Muppet Movies.... I've got them all. LOL! "A bear's natural habitat is a Studebaker." :-)<br /><br />I don't think Stone can act. But I do love Hackman and Crow, and I thought Hendriksen and Keith David were great! I've read somewhere that the film was done as an insult, and they talked a lot about "deconstructing" Westerns. But I don't care. It's a great film and the joke's on them if they think this somehow will hurt Westerns.<br /><br />I love both <i>Tremors</i> films and Gross and Ward are fantastic. Gross in particular is absolutely hilarious -- especially since I only knew him as Alex Keaton's ultra-liberal father from Family Ties. This was a great contrast to that -- and he had some great, great lines.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-47851881664084461722011-05-30T18:44:25.393-04:002011-05-30T18:44:25.393-04:00Wow! Impressive list Andrew!
I've seen most o...Wow! Impressive list Andrew!<br /><br />I've seen most of those flicks on your list, and there's some I really liked;<br /><br />Conan The Destroyer: <br />I didn't mind the cheesy plot so much because the comedy moments were pretty good and the music was awesome. <br /><br />Bloodsport:<br />Another good soundtrack and the fight scenes were entertaining.<br />I dunno, I shouldn't like this film but I do. <br /><br />Predator 2:<br />I thought the supporting cast was great, and most managed to make he awful (at times) writing work.<br />Bill Paxson and a ameo by Adam Baldwin? How can I resist? :^)<br /><br />Krull:<br />Used to watch this one a lot with our kids, along with The Dark Crystal, Willow, The Muppet Movies, Neverending Stories, etc.. <br />Fun times!<br /><br />The Quick And The Dead:<br />Gene Hackman was great, as always! <br />Why does anyone think Sharon Stone can act? Or is it just me?<br />Russel Crow also good.<br /><br />You really think they were tryin' to make fun of us hicks? I wouldn't put it past a lot of directors/producers but usually it's pretty obvious when they do stuff like that (then again I tend to miss the obvious sometimes).<br />I just thought the director only knew western cliches and couldn't manage to be creative at all, lol.<br />Still, an entertaining movie.<br /><br />Tremors 2;<br />I loved this one almost as much as the first. <br />Like you I can't pass up Fred Ward and Michael Gross (who is hilarious in all the Tremors series, lol).<br /><br />Cont..USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-46155528089020719762011-05-29T21:54:45.280-04:002011-05-29T21:54:45.280-04:00Scott, That's not a bad idea at all -- debunki...Scott, That's not a bad idea at all -- debunking the standard cliches that Hollywood uses to make villains. I think I'm going to add that to my list of upcoming articles. Good thinking!<br /><br />I hope they do run with the pollution factory. I would love to see this make the rounds and then one morning see an article at HuffPo decrying my factory! Or better yet, see some ignorant Congresscritter pass a resolution condemning my non-existent factory! :-)<br /><br />Heck, there might even be a pretty funny enviro-satire in there somewhere!<br /><br />It will be interesting to see the responses to the LOTR review. I'm betting many people will be upset. But I bet many will also say: "what a great point. . . and a snazzy dresser too!" We'll see.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-44052714895400305512011-05-29T21:45:47.290-04:002011-05-29T21:45:47.290-04:00All three films? There's no reason that articl...All three films? There's no reason that article shouldn't get hundreds of hits, if not more.<br /><br />Re: the Trek marathon, I've been tuning in and out. I watched part of IV this morning and First Contact last night.<br /><br />As far as evil capitalism, you may have touched on this already but it might be worth doing write-ups on specific cliches and breaking them down. Having dipped my indie toe into conservative waters, I know they're not all true but a lot of people sure do! I wouldn't be surprised if some left-leaning website picks up your "pollution factory" joke and runs with it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-52921209827984261922011-05-29T21:43:20.895-04:002011-05-29T21:43:20.895-04:00T_Rav, NOOOOOOO! Not my beautiful oil rigs! They...T_Rav, NOOOOOOO! Not my beautiful oil rigs! They never even had the chance to cause an ecological disaster! You monster! Damn you T_Rav Seagal! You win this round.... but I'll be back. I'm this ->*<- close to buying a pollution factory. It makes nothing but pollution! Mwoooo ha ha ha ha!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-72139855878980955782011-05-29T21:34:32.781-04:002011-05-29T21:34:32.781-04:00Andrew, as punishment for mocking me and our Doom ...Andrew, as punishment for mocking me and our Doom club, I will lead an army of manatees against you to blow up your secret underwater facility. Then I will watch as you rave in the air and cry, "MY OIL RIG EMPIRE!!!! NOOOOOO!!!!!" And then I'll head back to Fort Awesome and have a laugh about it.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-69260862646539489352011-05-29T21:26:39.134-04:002011-05-29T21:26:39.134-04:00Scott, As an evil capitalist, I don't even nee...Scott, As an evil capitalist, I don't even need a reason to kill manatees. But stopping my oil rigs before I can blow them up myself to spill the oil would definitely be a good enough reason for me. :-)<br /><br />I'm going to take on all three LOTR films at once. Doing them separately would probably result in too much repetitiveness.<br /><br />I figured you were watching the <i>Star Trek</i> marathon yourself! It's been on all weekend. They're doing <i>Generations</i> right now.<br /><br />Nice work on TOS. I'm rewatching them myself.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-28219579729240065062011-05-29T21:14:23.624-04:002011-05-29T21:14:23.624-04:00I was about to accuse you of being a mustache-twir...I was about to accuse you of being a mustache-twirling conservative cliche who hated the environment. "Those manatees won't stand in the way of my new oil rig! Mwah-ha-ha-ha!!" :-D<br /><br />A review of all three Rings films or just the first one?! (I own them but I haven't watched them in years.)<br /><br />48 hours of Trek? You should've invited me over! I'm sure my boss would've understood. Some fans in LA recently got together to watch all 11 films in one sitting. I shoulda been there.<br /><br />I watched the first four Trek: TOS episodes but I have a lot of work ahead of me. I'm gonna try to average two per night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-44369777109964979672011-05-29T21:04:07.770-04:002011-05-29T21:04:07.770-04:00Somehow, I didn't think you'd tasted manat...Somehow, I didn't think you'd tasted manatee -- as it's an endangered species. It doesn't look particularly tasty in any event.<br /><br />By the way, as a heads up, I'm working on a review of <i>Lord of the Rings</i> (and watching 48 hours of straight <i>Star Trek</i> on the SciFi Channel). I will be curious to see people's reactions.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-45718893700306103312011-05-29T20:58:14.903-04:002011-05-29T20:58:14.903-04:00Oh, give the manatees a break! :-)
I honestly don...Oh, give the manatees a break! :-)<br /><br />I honestly don't know how they taste. I'm not much of a fish person, other than tuna, shrimp, and salmon.<br /><br />Hell, I thought the tilapia they served us during the NASA study was chicken for the first 7 weeks! (Granted, it was hospital tilapia and not real tilapia.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com