What Movie Was Your Guilty Pleasure Of 2009? Or From Any Time period For That Matter?

TheCapedCrusade

Yeah, So What Movie, for you, was that one you never thought would be good until you saw it? And then on it was that movie that you'll always love, no matter what anyone says?

I'm gonna start us off and say Toy Story 1&2, 'nuff said...

ziedth

Not from 2009 but mine is easily the boondocks saints, I can see everything that is wrong with it but I just don't care.

More recent but same reason would be taken.

Basq

3 that come to mind are 'The Iron Giant', '10 Things I Hate About You' and 'Empire Records'

'10 Things' is dismissed as a simple teen rom-com along the lines of 'She's All That'.. but it's actually very well-written and funny!

'Empire Records' has some of the most unlikeable characters ever committed to film.. but I love it. Great soundtrack and all too quotable!

On paper, 'The Iron Giant' shouldn't have worked. But it's just superb!

Karl Hungus

Hang on, you guys are counting Toy Story, The Boondock Saints, and The Iron Giant as 'guility' pleasures? Honestly, I loved all those films, and couldn't say there's anything guilty about it. Surely a guilty pleasure is something abominably bad that you'd scarcely admit to liking, like Jason X for example.

Basq

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Hang on, you guys are counting Toy Story, The Boondock Saints, and The Iron Giant as 'guility' pleasures? Honestly, I loved all those films, and couldn't say there's anything guilty about it. Surely a guilty pleasure is something abominably bad that you'd scarcely admit to liking, like Jason X for example.

Well.. no, the OP did say:

So What Movie, for you, was that one you never thought would be good until you saw it

So his thread title and post don't quite match up..

Karl Hungus

basquille wrote: »

So his thread title and post don't quite match up..

Yeah, fair point, I clicked on the thread, immediately saw Toy Story mentioned and thought "Guilty pleasure? Toy Story? You're havin' a laugh!"

As for a film I didn't think would have been any good, yet completely exceeded my expectations, was Stardust. I expected a ho-hum fantasy yarn that was just to cash in on the popularity of fantasy films before it, but it was a tremendously enjoyable and brilliantly well made story that is up there with the likes of The Princess Bride.

Closed ac

Bruno.. I shouldn't have liked it, but I did.

Eirebear

Toy Story is never a guilty pleasure!

I'd agree on Empire Records though, definetly in that bracket. For me though, and i always take pelters for it, i always class Dirty Dancing as the ultimate "Guilty Pleasure" film

As for films i didnt think where going to be any good last year? Zombieland, i loved it.

Handsome Bob

G.I. Joe was my guilty pleasure of 2009, there I said it.

Sleazus

Movie I didn't think I'd like until I saw it: (500) Days of Summer.

Guilty pleasure: Watchmen. It is a mess, but a glorious mess.

senordingdong

G.I. Joe. The Rise Of Cobra.

Giselle

Any and all of the Shrek movies. Even the last one.

And Made Of Honour.

Oh the shame.

ziedth

Stardust is a great example.

Josey Wales

I'll have to say GI: Joe. The Rise of Cobra.

Big explosions, beautiful women and OTT action. What more do you need from a silly action film?

nacho libre

Carriers. I thought it would be crap but it turned out to be surprisingly good.

youcancallmeal

The Matrix Sequels

damselnat

I rather enjoyed the Alfie with Jude Law in it:o:o:o
As for movies I expected to hate, but ended up enjoying the Bourne trilogy tops that list, not usually a big action fan, and I expected it to be just the usual brainless blowing-things-up-and-shooting-people, so was very suitably impressed and surprised when I ended up really, really enjoying them

Hank_Jones

A Walk To Remember
Mannequin
The Guardian
All the Fast & Furious movies
The Dream Team
Bio Dome
All of Kevin Smith's movies

*hangs head in shame*

Glico Man

Transformers
Fast and the Furious
The Longest Yard (Adam Sandler remake)

Hank_Jones

aaronh007 wrote: »

The Longest Yard (Adam Sandler remake)

Shame on you:p.

That is a truly awful, awful film.

Handsome Bob

Crank, such ridiculous horse****, but comical all the same.

bonerm

senordingdong wrote: »

G.I. Joe. The Rise Of Cobra.

Josey Wales wrote: »

I'll have to say GI: Joe. The Rise of Cobra.

Big explosions, beautiful women and OTT action. What more do you need from a silly action film?

Agree with this. It's made for the same people as Transformers, by the same people as Transformers and in the same style as Transformers .... but somehow it doesn't manage to suck total donkeyballs.

Completely brainless plot and littered wall-to-wall with 2d characters but somehow it manages to capture a spirit of adventure that 90% of summer blockbusters these days can't even manage to get right.

L31mr0d

+1 to: The Matrix sequels, Crank, Bio Dome and Stardust

I'd add: Disturbia, Bolt, Ghost Town, Outlander, Shoot Em Up, Smokin' Aces, The Last Mimzy, The Marine.

But my biggest guilty pleasure of the last few years has to be...

Speed Racer - I loved it. It's as true to the OTT nature of the anime as physically possible. I was amazed that they where even possible to accomplish this as I've always held that this type of anime could never be properly translated to live action. But they did it. I just don't think the West was ready for it. Dystopian anime they can handle, but colorful and crazy anime they cannot.

bonerm

L31mr0d wrote: »

Speed Racer - I loved it. It's as true to the OTT nature of the anime as physically possible. I was amazed that they where even possible to accomplish this as I've always held that this type of anime could never be properly translated to live action. But they did it. I just don't think the West was ready for it. Dystopian anime they can handle, but colorful and crazy anime they cannot.

I've watched this one twice and I'd have to disagree. I actually loved the excessive visual style of it. My problem was I just hated most of the characters in the story - specifically Racers family and of course any of the "comedy" subplots involing the little brother and the chimp.

RuggieBear

erm...

fired up! unrated version

laughed non stop throughout

Handsome Bob

If we're talking any time period; Hook and Masters of the Universe.

Feeona

The Room, but that might be in the so bad it's good category
Never thought I'd like Mean Girls, assumed it was a total chick flick, but laughed my ar*e off! I only found out recently that the screenplay was written by Tina Fey, which makes it even bettererer:)

missingtime

Avatar.

Hank_Jones

I wasn't aware that Stardust was a guilty pleasure.
Personally I thought that it was a really great film with good effects and good acting performances.
I certainly wouldn't have any problem telling someone I watched it. (which I have several times)

RoRoCullen

GRAN TORINO.
Cant beat Eastwood!

L31mr0d

bonerm wrote: »

I've watched this one twice and I'd have to disagree. I actually loved the excessive visual style of it. My problem was I just hated most of the characters in the story - specifically Racers family and of course any of the "comedy" subplots involing the little brother and the chimp.

It isn't perfect, not by a long shot, which is why I'd class it as a "guilty pleasure". I liked the brother and chimp though. Comedy subplots involving a child or old person and some animal/creature/robot are a staple of OTT anime and to be expected.

But, like with Avatar, I'm a sucker for glossy visuals, and Speed Racer has them by the bucket load, the plot and characters are secondary to me.

L31mr0d

Hank_Jones wrote: »

I wasn't aware that Stardust was a guilty pleasure.

If I remember correctly, it was released during a period when there was a glut of mediocre fantasy movies being released and, from the trailers, it looked to be just another one to add to the pile. Also, De Niro looked to be reprising his role from Rocky and Bullwinkle which put me right off.

I only caught it when it was released on BD and was completely surprised at how good it was.

Optimalprimerib

L31mr0d wrote: »

If I remember correctly, it was released during a period when there was a glut of mediocre fantasy movies being released and, from the trailers, it looked to be just another one to add to the pile. Also, De Niro looked to be reprising his role from Rocky and Bullwinkle which put me right off.

I only caught it when it was released on BD and was completely surprised at how good it was.

Just after watching this on channel 4 definitely a guilty pleasure as my father walked in asking whats this sh1te. It should never have been good, throwing ricky gervais a cameo when he was popular, take that in the soundtrack, de niro and pfeifer cashing in on their past greatness. It should have been a disaster, but it really really was nt.

Ironman76

Half Baked. Hilarious . . .somehow. .

Richard Dower

RuggieBear wrote: »

erm...

fired up! unrated version

laughed non stop throughout

WHAT! :eek: ...it's dreadful!!!