# Movies you're ashamed to admit you like. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 29, 2009, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104 "2009-05-29T23:50:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/41 "2009-05-30T14:08:12Z")
Just watched Road House on cable last night. Awesome, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. I forced my wife to watch it and as I explained to her, it is somehow both terrible and awesome at the same time. (Not unlike Point Break, actually… another movie mentioned here.) The two movies that popped into my head when I just read the thread title: A Walk to Remember Armageddon- in fact, this movie _still_ makes me weep like a baby. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/42 "2009-05-30T14:22:26Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I’m not ashamed to admit anything I like. Or don’t like. > > Anybody who’d judge me on that isn’t worth bothering with. Oh, you’re so cute when you’re being snarky!!! Anybody that doesn’t understand the OP and the thread title are a bit of a joke isn’t worth bothering with. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/44 "2009-05-30T14:31:17Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Anybody that doesn’t understand the OP and the thread title are a bit of a joke isn’t worth bothering with. Sorry, I guess I really am not worth bothering with, because I don’t detect your jokeyness in the OP at all. Seems like a regular OP to me. Perhaps you meant “guilty pleasure” movies, which means something different to me than what you wrote. Apologies for the perceived snarkiness. You may now return to your regularly scheduled thread. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/45 "2009-05-30T14:49:38Z")
> [@Cat\_Fight](#): > > I’m not really ashamed, but professing my love for _Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle_ often gets me a :dubious:, especially from people who have never seen it and assume it’s just Cheech and Chong 2.0. Nah I love that movie as well. The second one though… I’ve probably seen Independence Day about 50 times. Not so much by choice though. When I was a kid, I’d spend a lot of time at my friend’s house. The only movie he had was Independence Day. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/46 "2009-05-30T15:06:31Z")
I have to admit the first three Police Academy movies were pretty funny, but once they got to four it started to get old. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/47 "2009-05-30T15:15:24Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > A Knight’s Tale > > Improbably charming (to me at least) and it introduced me to Paul Bettany and Alan Tudyk. I love this movie, and bought a copy just so I can introduce it to other people. I start smiling about two minutes in and don’t stop smiling till it’s over. Delightful movie. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/48 "2009-05-30T15:24:57Z")
**Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.** I even sort of liked the sequel. I liked **Independence Day** for the blockbuster treatment it gave **“V”**. But I do cringe at the stupidity it’s rife with. That’s about the only Emmerich/Devlin movie I can stand. I actually kind of liked the remake of **The Day The Earth Stood Still.** I’m sorry, _OKAY?!_ I also liked Spielberg’s **War of the Worlds** all the way through. Yes, even Fanning’s screaming, and Tom Cruise’s performance. I’m sorry, _OKAY?!_ I’m a sucker for time travel and aliens. What can I say? ---
**Author:** ![Gorgonzola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e480ec/32.png) [@Gorgonzola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgonzola)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/49 "2009-05-30T15:40:08Z")
**Pretty Woman**. I object to the storyline and the message; I could go on for several pages. But if it’s playing anywhere in my line of sight, I have to watch it until it’s over. Then I can go back to harumphing. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/50 "2009-05-30T15:41:04Z")
I feel like a pure fool for saying it, but I laughed like a loon all the way through _Dodgeball_ and _Borat_. The latter, in particular, makes me feel like I need to take a bath, but lord it was horrifyingly entertaining. Anyone remember _Somewhere in Time_ from the '70s, with Christopher Reeve time-traveling back to fall in love with Dr. Quinn? … um Jane Seymour. I saw this movie when it came out and I was a misty eyed impressionable teenager. Oh, it’s dreck now but I still love the love story unreasonably. And I’m not a particularly chick-flicky type chick. 😉 I guess like **cmyk** I’m a sucker for time travel. Not many aliens in that one though. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/51 "2009-05-30T16:19:47Z")
I just this morning was discussing how much I liked the Legally Blonde movies and getting lots of flak for it. I also really enjoy cartoon movies (Pixar, Dreamworks, Disney). My boyfriend and I were both hyped up to see Madagascar and Madagascar 2 when they came out. ---
**Author:** ![myriad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@myriad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myriad)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/52 "2009-05-30T17:58:02Z")
Sleeping with the Enemy Prelude to a Kiss "Somewhere in Time"love that movie(!) ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/53 "2009-05-30T18:14:40Z")
Let’s see . . . I am a 42-year-old unmarried heterosexual male. Yet I like a lot of chick movies. _Mama Mia My Big Fat Greek Wedding._ Most Meg Ryan movies. Most Jane Austen movies. I have a degree in history. By all rights, I should loathe _A Knight’s Tale_. I pretend that it’s a sword-and-sorcery flick, or a D&D game, and I enjoy it. As a comic book geek, my guiltiest pleasures are probably the direct-to-video version of _Captain America_, and David Hasselhoff as _Nick Fury_. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/54 "2009-05-30T18:19:34Z")
Ditoo for Legally Blonde I also like “Bring it on” ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/55 "2009-05-30T20:01:23Z")
**Not Another Teen Movie**. What I’m most ashamed of is that I’ve seen most of the movies that it’s spoofing. **The Chronicles of Riddick**. I just think it kicks ass all the way around. **Underworld**. Same as above. > [@Baker](#): > > … > _Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death_. Humor and sex, you can’t go wrong with either one! > … You’ll probably love **Zombie Strippers** , then. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/56 "2009-05-30T20:29:55Z")
It’s kind of weird because I generally find romantic comedies tedious at best, but I have a secret love for _Notting Hill_. ---
**Author:** ![Edgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@Edgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edgard)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/57 "2009-05-30T20:36:50Z")
_Jurassic Park III_ is surprisingly wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![Ready\_for\_my\_closeup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c37758/32.png) [@Ready\_for\_my\_closeup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ready_for_my_closeup)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/58 "2009-05-30T22:06:37Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > Ditoo for Legally Blonde > I also like “Bring it on” The first time I saw “Bring it on” was with a friend in Birmingham. The theatre was filled with shrieking tweens. She hated the movie, I didn’t have the guts to say I enjoyed it. Seen the movie too many times to count since then, and found other friends who also love it. 😃 Another shameful secret is “The Notebook”. Makes me weep like a little girl every time. I usually loathe romances, but there’s just something about the chemistry between the leads, and the story… I feel a need to see some of it every time it’s on TV. Never told anyone. :o 😛 /end confession ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/59 "2009-05-31T06:36:19Z")
[Josie and the Pussycats](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236348/) - I am _so_ not in the target demographic for this one. ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/60 "2009-05-31T08:50:33Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > I also liked Spielberg’s **War of the Worlds** all the way through. Yes, even Fanning’s screaming, and Tom Cruise’s performance. That’s because Cruise’s performance was excellent. He’s just easy to make fun of lately, so everyone does. For me, **Zoolander** , **Brother Bear** , and **The Hunted**. There are probably a dozen more but I can’t think of any at the moment for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104/61 "2009-05-31T08:50:34Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > I feel like a pure fool for saying it, but I laughed like a loon all the way through _Dodgeball_ and _Borat_. _Borat_ was critically acclaimed (90+ on Rotten Tomatoes). Why would you feel foolish for liking it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-ashamed-to-admit-you-like/498104.md?page=4)