Movies I am Afraid To Admit That I like
There are three types of movies on this list:
1. Movies that I like even though they are not "man-ly" enough and therefore I am not supposed to like them.
2. Movies that received bad reviews.
3. Movies that are generally considered "cheesy" (or "cheezy" if you prefer)
1. Movies that I like even though they are not "man-ly" enough and therefore I am not supposed to like them.
2. Movies that received bad reviews.
3. Movies that are generally considered "cheesy" (or "cheezy" if you prefer)
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- DirectorGary RossStarsJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLiam HemsworthKatniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.Right, so I don't actually fit into the target demographic for this movie. But, I really enjoy sci-fi dystopian movies. So, I really liked it, what can I say?
I dint read the books, but the movies are entertaining to me. Get over it ;) - DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyMatthew MacfadyenBrenda BlethynSparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?Can there be a more "guilty pleasure" for a guy than watching a Jane Austen movie? Well I can't help it. That Jane Austen can write one heck of a good story!
I love this movie but I won't be telling that to my bowling buddies. - DirectorMartha CoolidgeStarsJulia StilesLuke MablyMiranda RichardsonAt college Paige meets Eddie, a student from Denmark, whom she first dislikes but later accepts, likes, and loves; he proves to be Crown Prince Edvard. Paige follows him to Copenhagen, and he follows her back to school with a plan.Okay on paper this movie sounds like nothing new. Prince meets everyday-average-ordinary girl and they fall in love. Prince becomes king and things fall apart between them. But unable to contain his love, the King chases after her and they reunite for eternal bliss.
So what is it about this movie that is so good?..........anyone? That wasn't rhetorical. I truly don't know why I like this movie so much, but I do. - DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom WilkinsonWhen their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.Certainly this movie is far beyond what the "average" movie goer would pay money to see. But if you can suspend your disbelief enough to "get" this movie, then you see that this is a charming story that is beautifully acted.
- DirectorDavid FrankelStarsAnne HathawayMeryl StreepAdrian GrenierA smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.Well maybe this is not THAT much of a guilty pleasure, but it certainly is not normally the type of movie that I watch.
Do I like fashion? Sure I like to dress well and look good.
Do I follow fashion? No. I mean, I was disgusted when leggings came back into style again but who wasn't?
Have I been caught by my wife watching reruns of Project Runway? Maybe.... - DirectorDonald PetrieStarsSandra BullockMichael CaineBenjamin BrattAn F.B.I. Agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event.There is something enjoyable for everyone about the ugly duckling becoming the beautiful swan. What's particularly odd, however, is that the person who turns Sandra Bullock into a swan is Michael Cain.
This is the same Michael Cain who starred in Get Carter in which he violently (extremely graphically if I might add) revenges the death of his brother by gangsters. Weird eh? - DirectorWill GluckStarsEmma StoneAmanda BynesPenn BadgleyWhen Olive lies to her best friend about losing her virginity to one of the college boys, a girl overhears their conversation. Soon, her story spreads across the entire school like wildfire.Darn you Emma Stone! How do you turn ordinary movies into entertaining and enjoyable Saturday afternoon pleasantries?
I don't know how you do it, but please stop before what little of my manhood is stripped away by yet another cheery, inspiring, and authentic performance. - DirectorMathieu KassovitzStarsVin DieselMichelle YeohMélanie ThierryVeteran-turned-mercenary Toorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah.Okay so Science Fiction movies are not exactly tearing up the movie charts lately (and no Twilight is NOT Sci-Fi). Maybe that's why when a mediocre (at best) Sci-Fi movie with a semi-washed up action star (Vin Diesel) comes out I thoroughly enjoy it to the max.
- DirectorP.J. HoganStarsIsla FisherHugh DancyKrysten RitterA college grad lands a job as a financial journalist in New York City to support where she nurtures her shopping addiction and falls for a wealthy entrepreneur.Isla Fisher's first solo-female lead role was a bomb at the box office. But who can't relate to running up too many credit cards and getting chased by creditors. Haha, oh wait....just me. Yikes.
- DirectorMichael GottliebStarsCheech MarinEmma SammsVernon WellsDown on his luck and working in a Mexican restaurant in Australia, an American tourist is hired by a icy heiress to pose as an obnoxious new boyfriend in an attempt to make her father accept her current boyfriend.I didn't care for Cheech Marin's earlier work does not appeal to me, but I believe that he is a talented actor. In The Shrimp on the Barbie, he elevates a sub-par script to a much higher level. Cheech gives a soul to this movie and it's a shame it was so poorly received.
- DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsViggo MortensenOmar SharifZuleikha RobinsonIn 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race.Poor Hugo, he will always been known for the Lord of the Rings. Hidalgo was his first movie to come out after the conclusion of LOTR, and it was considered a flop. I would agree were it not for his strong screen presence. His passion, his natural ability for acting made his character in Hidalgo just as compelling as any role he has played.
- DirectorSteven BrillStarsMatthew LillardSeth GreenDax ShepardAfter their friend dies, three men decide to fulfill their childhood dream by going on a camping expedition for the lost D. B. Cooper bounty, with calamitous results.Is this movie stupid? YES!
Does the story-line of this movie have a been-there-done-that feel? YES!
Do I care? No, because it's a perfect movie for those days when you don't want to think about plot twists and character development. Just sit back, relax, and chill as impossible things happen to three clueless guys on a camping trip. - DirectorCarroll BallardStarsAlex MichaeletosCampbell ScottHope DavisAn orphaned cheetah becomes the best friend and pet of a young boy living in South Africa.I like cats.
I like movies.
This movie has a cat as the star (a cheetah if you didn't know).
Therefore, I like this movie.
Any questions? - DirectorKevin LimaStarsAmy AdamsSusan SarandonJames MarsdenA young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.Maybe it was the singing.
Maybe it was the dancing.
Maybe it was the talking animals.
Or maybe it was because Amy Adams is seriously ugly (not really, not even a little bit).
Maybe it's cuz she can't sing (yes, she really can).
Maybe it was what's-his-face good-looking-actor guy (Patrick Dempsey makes me jealous that I am not endowed with such handsomeness).
Maybe this is just a good old fashioned story, performed by outstanding actors, presented in an original format, which may or may not be why it is on this list. - DirectorCameron CroweStarsBridget FondaCampbell ScottKyra SedgwickA group of twenty-something friends search for love and success in grunge-era Seattle.Ah the early 90's. What a time. Large coffee cups, loud grunge music, and hats (what was with the hats in the 90's anyway, I didn't get that).
So, take the dirty, grimy, self-loathing 90's attitude, add a dash of love story, mix in a bit of Bridget Fonda, Kyra Sedgwick, and Matt Dillon, and serve over the dark sky's of Seattle during the grunge days.
Viola! A perfect (albeit utterly doomed-to-fail) early 90's romance. - DirectorWallace WolodarskyStarsBarry WatsonHarland WilliamsMichael RosenbaumStrapped for cash, three fraternity playboys make one last attempt to live the high life - cheaply - by masquerading as girls. But their chauvinistic ways come back to haunt them as they get a crash course in the opposite sex.I am not really sure what to say about this one. It's stupid, it's predictable. It's got a touch of Revenge of the Nerds to it. I like it.
- DirectorPaul Michael GlaserStarsD.B. SweeneyMoira KellyRoy DotriceA temperamental figure skater and an arrogant former hockey player attempt to win the Olympic Gold Medal as a figure skating pairs team.Okay admit it right now in front of everyone! We all, at one time or another, have known someone that we hated at first, but then slowly, we begin to like them. We've all been there.
This movie captures that emotion perfectly. Oh, oh oh, and there is ice skating. - DirectorShawn LevyStarsBen StillerOwen WilsonAmy AdamsSecurity guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.Ben Stiller was cast perfectly in this role. It's the kind of movie that I would have watched a hundred times if it came out when I was a kid. Now that I am older, I still enjoy these fun (in completely unbelievable) family movies. Bravo for fun, clean, family entertainment!
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsMandy MooreMatthew GoodeMark HarmonAnna wants to be like other girls her age (18): date a guy etc. but she's the US president's daughter and always guarded. In Prague he breaks his promise of only 2 agents following her to a concert and she runs away with Ben to see Europe.Mandy Moore, nuff said!
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsWhoopi GoldbergTed DansonWill SmithA young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that weren't bad enough, he's white.I have no idea why I like this movie. When I figure it out I will let ya know.
- DirectorAndy FickmanStarsAmanda BynesLaura RamseyChanning TatumWhen her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguised as him, and proceeds to fall for his school's star soccer player, and soon learns she's not the only one with romantic troubles.
- DirectorMark Steven JohnsonStarsKristen BellJosh DuhamelAnjelica HustonBeth is an ambitious young New Yorker who is completely unlucky in love. On a whirlwind trip to Rome, she impulsively steals some coins from a reputed fountain of love, and is then aggressively pursued by a band of suitors.
- DirectorThomas BezuchaStarsSelena GomezLeighton MeesterKatie CassidyThree young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.
- DirectorWillard CarrollStarsSalman KhanAli LarterNandana SenAli Larter plays an American actress who becomes immersed in the Bollywood film world.