I admit it. I LOVE The Mummy. It's a movie that not a lot of people like (or admit to liking). It's one of those that- if it's brought up in a conversation about movies- I flush with embarrassment and hang my head while mumbling almost incoherently "heeeeey, I like that movie ... kinda..." anytime someone mocks it. Fess up, you've done the same. This happens every couple of months. (People hate that movie!) I am now proclaiming it from the safety of my cyber world and semi-anonymity - I love The Mummy! Brendan Fraser is freakin' hilarious!
But that's not good enough for this week's list I'm proposing. I want to talk about the Top 10 Movies I'm Embarrassed ... Nay, ASHAMED to Love. Too ashamed to say it out loud and, under normal circumstances, even proclaim in cyber space.
Think about it-movies where, if a group of your very closest friends says, "That was a horrible movie!" and you happen to own the collectors' edition and head up the national fan club, you still will not stand up for the cinematic nightmare. You hide them when you have company over. Weakling!
But alas, I am guilty of the same. Here are my top 10. Don't hate me- and please come back next Thursday!
1- The Cutting Edge (Toe pick! I can recite the entire movie. Sigh)
2- Saw III - In public I agree when they say they shouldn't have gone past Saw I. Secretly I hope they never stop making them!
3- First Daughter - Starring Katie Holmes. Need more?
4- Bring it On - It's a movie about high school cheerleading. And I own it.
5- Grease II - I will willingly watch this if it comes on TV. I will not admit this in public. I will mock people who say they do.
6- Batman & Robin (proposed by my friend Ribby as scary- but I love me some Chris O'Donnell)
7- White Chicks - there was one good joke total (when the girls rap in the car), but I couldnt stop watching ... and then realized I had been entertained
8- Cheaper By the Dozen II - I accidentally watched this, and I SWEAR it's actually a touching family comedy. Watch it!
9- The Scorpion King - This is a Mummy spin off, so it has all the same humor and action. However, this ALWAYS comes up in bad movie discussions. I never speak up on its behalf L
10- All the Harry Potter movies (the level of my adoration by this 26-year-old rabid fan of the boy wizard is what puts this series on the list. However, in certain circles I might argue for the allure.)
Take that person I can't see and who can't see me!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
The List #2: Top 10 Movies I'm ASHAMED to Love
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Da Pope has a list of his own for this category!!
1. Road House. The best worst guy movie of all time!! The name.......is Dalton.
2. They Live. Roddy Piper in his acting debut! "I'm here to chew gum and kick ass....and I'm all outta gum!"
3. Gridiron Gang. Yeah, it's The Rock, and jailhouse football, but SHUTUP, I liked it!!
4. Booty Call. Jamie Foxx pre Oscar. When Tommy Davidson and him wrap themselves in plastic, I almost peed myself!
5. Escape from New York. Kurt Russell stars as Sanke Plisken, he saves the world.
6. Cable Guy. Jim Carrey's worst movie?? Maybe, but he cracked me up in this thing!!
7. Beverly Hills Ninja - Rest in peace Chris Farley, you funny funny bastard!
8. Anything Ernest - Hey VERN, these movies were horrible, but I couldn't turn away.
9. Joe Dirt. Without Farley, Spade was doomed to a long line of bad movies, but he and Christopher Walken made this one funny.
10. G.I. Jane. What is it about this movie that makes me watch it whenever I see it???
Da Pope has spoke!
I'm totally on board with Road House (pain don't hurt), The Cutting Edge (my husband is STILL in love with Moira Kelly) and Grease II (the heroine's name was Stephanie, so duh). Here are the Top 10 I can think of offhand.
1. Drive Me Crazy. Adrian Grenier pre-Entourage. Yum.
2. Shag. This movie taps into my retroactive desire to be a virginal southern teen belle vacationing in Myrtle Beach with my girlfriends.
3. Sliver. Remember when Sharon Stone and Billy Baldwin were hot? The scene where she gives him her underwear during dinner still stands up.
4. Clue. One of my favorite boardgames and movies. Bonus: three different endings!
5. Mommie Dearest. Beyond Faye Dunaway being so over the top, the daughter's performance (as a teen) is so f'in bad it's hilarious.
6. Stealing Home. Jodie Foster as the coolest babysitter ever.
7. When a Man Loves a Woman. Meg Ryan as a sloppy, abusive drunk. NICE!
8. Flash Gordon. Like Clash of the Titans, so bad it's good.
9. Commando. Great puns by Arnold.
10. St. Elmo's Fire. I watched this the other night, and actually flushed red in front of my husband when Andrew McCarthy played fake drums on his bed.
1. Star Wars - I am a HUGE nerd. I started a website called yakface.com in college bc I was so into it. I still cheer when they blow up the death star and tear up when they get medals for it. I’m NOT ashamed that I like it...just ashamed at HOW MUCH I like it.
2. Planet of the Apes - all of them -yes, even the new one. No plot you say? MONKEYS WITH SWORDS is more than enough plot for 100 movies!
3. Dark Crystal - creepy yes...but I can’t take my eyes off it.
4. Cutting Edge - I can’t help it..it IS a good movie
5. Critters - the gremlin rip-off with tons of bad sonic the hedgehogs that eat people
6. Young Guns II - So corny and fake...but AWESOMER than the first...I cry a little when the spirit horse picks up chavez.
7. Grease - the jep DID cream
8. Breakfast Club - I wish I was in detention with them
9. Pretty in Pink - or insert any other Molly Ringworm 80’s movie here..they are all the same and all great
10. Toy Soldiers - I always wanted my boarding school to get hi-jacked just so I could help bring down the bad guys because of this
So I'm not creative enough to come up with an entire list, but upon considering it, I realized that I am evidently (and secretly) a huge Julia Stiles fan when the first three movies I thought of were Save the Last Dance, Ten Things I Hate About You, and The Prince & Me...who knew.
Alright, first of all, your "person that can't see me", is not so effective on me! And I am taking the time to respond because I am ashamed of YOU!!! Harry Potter is the most amazing series of books and movies to come along in a very looooong time. Granted the books are a million times better than the movies, but the movies are still so great! And you shouldn't pretend in front of anyone that they aren't. If somebody can't appreciate Harry and company, I just feel bad for them. Even if you don't like it, you have to respect how insanely brilliant JK Rowling is. When was the last time you saw a kid begging their parents to stand in line for hours for a book?? A BOOK?! And of course they all line up in droves to see the movies, even the kids (and adults) that can't read! Ok, I feel much better now. So now let me reverse the list, here are some movies I am not embarrassed to say I love!
Spaceballs
Princess Bride
Anything with The Rock (Good 'ol BTOWN boy)
The Pacifier
Yours, Mine and Ours
Steel Magnolias
Pretty Woman
Ok, anything with Julia Roberts
and anything with Queen Latifa!!!
and of course I still love you, too!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact that you have Bring It On on your list! You justified my entire high school career...and Jill's too! I am also a fan of the second one...with that Hayden Panitiere chick, I have seen it several times...not as good as the original, but you can't top Kirsten Dunst as the head cheerleader...except maybe when Jamie Pressley does it in Not Another Teen movie...you know...where she says, "It's already been broughten!" CLASSIC! The rest of the movie is amazing as well, even though it is SO stupid...I can't ever turn it off! "Hey, even a hippie albino chick can be prom queen...but not Janie Briggs...she has glasses...and a ponytail!"
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