# Movies you're a bit embarrassed about wanting to see **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 4, 2005, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-a-bit-embarrassed-about-wanting-to-see/288369 "2005-02-04T15:20:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-a-bit-embarrassed-about-wanting-to-see/288369/21 "2005-02-05T02:50:30Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > You’re just saying that because I promised you a reading list … 😉 (Nope, haven’t forgotten – just haven’t gotten around to it.) Heh. Actually, _ **I** _ forgot so that can’t be the reason. I’m waiting now though. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@The\_Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tim)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-a-bit-embarrassed-about-wanting-to-see/288369/22 "2005-02-05T03:30:16Z")
I want to see **Cursed**. I generally don’t mind terrible movies, as a gamer I consider them for campaigns. There isn’t a movie so bad that it can’t be dismantled to provide gaming material. Except for **Underworld**. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-a-bit-embarrassed-about-wanting-to-see/288369/23 "2005-02-05T04:00:54Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > I wouldn’t mind seeing Mean Girls. I’m not the kind of guy who drools over Lindsey Lohan or her nubile teenage gal-pals, although I hear she is a pretty decent actress in it. **Lou** , I actually _did_ go to the theater, alone, to watch Mean Girls. Thoroughly enjoyed it, but I was clearly not the intended audience for the movie. Looking around the auditorium before the lights went down, I could see that I was one of only four males in the seats, and the only person older than 15 or so. I was 37. I really really really wanted to see _Josie and the Pussycats_. But I was broke when it showed up, and it only stayed in my town for a couple weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-a-bit-embarrassed-about-wanting-to-see/288369/24 "2005-02-05T04:29:47Z")
> [@Phase42](#): > > I really really really wanted to see _Josie and the Pussycats_. But I was broke when it showed up, and it only stayed in my town for a couple weeks. The last few times I’ve been to Best Buy, they were selling it for $5. Not too bad, even if you think it sucks. I saw it, loved it, laughed hysterically. I thought it was brilliant. I may not be the best person to listen to though, being as easily amused as I am. 😉 When **Freaky Friday** came out, my sister and I vowed we’d go together and never tell anyone. The theater was packed when we got there, but we were the only two people there to see that movie. Maybe 30 minutes into it, a group of four teens showed up, goofed off for a few minutes, then left. Unfortunately, I’m not so easily amused to actually recommend anyone see that movie. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-a-bit-embarrassed-about-wanting-to-see/288369/25 "2005-02-05T04:47:02Z")
> [@Silver Fire](#): > > When **Freaky Friday** came out, my sister and I vowed we’d go together and never tell anyone. The theater was packed when we got there, but we were the only two people there to see that movie. Maybe 30 minutes into it, a group of four teens showed up, goofed off for a few minutes, then left. Unfortunately, I’m not so easily amused to actually recommend anyone see that movie. 40-something SWM here and that movie was freakin hysterical! ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-a-bit-embarrassed-about-wanting-to-see/288369/26 "2005-02-05T04:57:04Z")
> [@Phase42](#): > > I really really really wanted to see _Josie and the Pussycats_. But I was broke when it showed up, and it only stayed in my town for a couple weeks. I’ve caught some of it on TV, but if you’re that curious, you might as well pick up the $5 DVD. At least the three girls are pretty (Rachael Leigh Cook is super-cute!), and the “Pussycats” music is actually sung by Kay Hanley, former singer of Letters To Cleo. Real cute-sounding girly-pop rock, which is kinda fun. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-a-bit-embarrassed-about-wanting-to-see/288369/27 "2005-02-05T05:43:07Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > I’ve caught some of it on TV, but if you’re that curious, you might as well pick up the $5 DVD. At least the three girls are pretty (Rachael Leigh Cook is super-cute!) _ahem_ Rachael Leigh Cook is the primary reason I wanted to see the movie… > [@](#): > > and the “Pussycats” music is actually sung by Kay Hanley, former singer of Letters To Cleo. Real cute-sounding girly-pop rock, which is kinda fun. I’ve listened to a couple of the songs from the movie, and I thought the songwriting was pretty clever in places. One thing I liked from the clips and stills is that the black girl (can’t remember her name… Valerie?) is playing the bass. Didn’t she just shake a tambourine in the old cartoons? Looks like the Hollywood crowd has finally wised up to the fact that, if you’re going to depict a rock & roll band, there needs to be a bass player in there. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-a-bit-embarrassed-about-wanting-to-see/288369/28 "2005-02-05T05:58:17Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > 40-something SWM here and that movie was freakin hysterical! I say that mostly because I can’t remember much about it. Since I can’t remember it, it must not have been good enough to stand out. Plus I watched my first full ep of 8 Simple Rules since John Ritter died tonight, and it was Freaky Friday stuffed into 20 minutes, but instead of just a mom/daughter switch, there was a grandpa/David Spade’s character (who the hell is that, anyway?) switch **and** a son/gerbil switch. Terribly obnoxious. But it was all a dream in the end. Whatever. Oh well, I said it before: I’m probably not the best person to listen to when it comes to your home (or theater) entertainment. 🙂 **Phase42** , buy Josie and the Pussycats. You can send it to me if you hate it. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-a-bit-embarrassed-about-wanting-to-see/288369.md?page=1)