# The Love That Has No Name... Movies You Watch In Shame **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2004, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497 "2004-07-10T23:09:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2004, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/1 "2004-07-10T23:09:21Z")
So, I just watched The Cable Guy. Again. My friends hate this movie. I’ve seen this movie trashed on the SDMB more than once. It’s been panned by the critics. But for some reason, this film strikes me as hilariously funny. \ What movies do you hate to love? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@Mr.Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Roboto)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2004, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/2 "2004-07-10T23:40:59Z")
Klippendorfs Tribe…Richard Dreyfuss ``` everyone hated it...... However, I find it Facinatingly Hilarious and I relate to it. ``` ---
**Author:** ![LtningBug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@LtningBug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LtningBug)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/3 "2004-07-11T00:41:08Z")
The 70’s Dune movie (the one with Patrick Stewart). Most people I’ve talked to dislike this one very much, but I enjoyed it quite a bit the first time I saw it and still enjoy it to this day. (And yes, I know it doesn’t hardly follow the book at all, but I still think it’s great). ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/4 "2004-07-11T00:52:04Z")
> [@Mr. Roboto](#): > > Klippendorfs Tribe…Richard Dreyfuss > > ``` > everyone hated it...... However, I find it Facinatingly Hilarious and I relate to it. > > ``` Hey, I _liked_ that movie! Must come from being an Anthro major in college. My guilty pleasure is an _Animal House/Porky’s_ ripoff called _Up The Creek_. Really trite, about a collegiate rafting contest, but the writing is quite witty sometimes. Unbelievably bad other times, however, and the plot is downright stoopid. I love it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/5 "2004-07-11T00:59:09Z")
> [@LtningBug](#): > > The 70’s Dune movie (the one with Patrick Stewart). Most people I’ve talked to dislike this one very much, but I enjoyed it quite a bit the first time I saw it and still enjoy it to this day. (And yes, I know it doesn’t hardly follow the book at all, but I still think it’s great). If you mean the David Lynch Dune, which came out in '84, then I agree. I love this movie, even if it does feel like a two hour trailer for a better movie. Or maybe _because_ it feels like a two hour trailer for a better movie. What can I say: I love movie trailers. There was _supposed_ to be a '70s Dune, but it was killed in post production and, so far as I know, the footage was never released in any form. If you’ve seen _that_ one, please e-mail me with details of where, when, and how. My guiltiest of guilty pleasures is the abominable Charlie Sheen vehicle _The Chase_, where Sheen is a man wrongly convicted of robbing a bank, who steals a car and a hot blonde and flees with both of them to Mexico. You can pretty much fill in the blanks about what happens next: aren’t any surprises comin’. But I love it. Not least because of all the cameos. Henry Rollins makes a surprisingly convincing asshole cop. ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/6 "2004-07-11T01:23:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Klippendorfs Tribe Isn’t it **Krippendorf**? I realized the other day how much I like the movie _Singles._ I don’t know how anyone else feels about it, but I caught it on tv this week and thought “oh yeah, this was a good one.” ---
**Author:** ![Selkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Selkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Selkie)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/7 "2004-07-11T01:35:45Z")
Another vote for **Krippendorf’s Tribe** here. **The Ghost and the Darkness** - How an avowed animal lover like me can love a movie that’s about killing lions, I have no idea. ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/8 "2004-07-11T01:56:11Z")
I just dropped $20.00 to buy a copy of [Surf II](http://imdb.com/title/tt0088207/) on eBay. When my wife finds out she’s gonna kill me. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/9 "2004-07-11T01:59:35Z")
> [@LtningBug](#): > > The 70’s Dune movie (the one with Patrick Stewart). Most people I’ve talked to dislike this one very much, but I enjoyed it quite a bit the first time I saw it and still enjoy it to this day. (And yes, I know it doesn’t hardly follow the book at all, but I still think it’s great). Well, you just can’t beat Sting in his flying underpants. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/10 "2004-07-11T02:23:23Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > My guiltiest of guilty pleasures is the abominable Charlie Sheen vehicle _The Chase_, where Sheen is a man wrongly convicted of robbing a bank, who steals a car and a hot blonde and flees with both of them to Mexico. You can pretty much fill in the blanks about what happens next: aren’t any surprises comin’. But I love it. Not least because of all the cameos. Henry Rollins makes a surprisingly convincing asshole cop. We actually own this one. My husband likes it, and pops it in whenever he just wants something mindless to watch. It’s actually not that bad. Okay, it’s not that good, but it’s not that bad, either. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/11 "2004-07-11T02:35:50Z")
**Porky’s** never fails to make Mrs. Kunilou laugh uncontrollably. She can’t explain it, and I certainly I can’t. I, on the other hand, have a certain fondness for the not-quite-big Hollywood musicals. Why I like **Pajama Game** baffles me. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/12 "2004-07-11T02:46:23Z")
No, the 70s \*Dune \*was killed in _pre_-production–they couldn’t find the financing. If only that had happened to Lynch’s version… A few from my list: John Boorman’s 70s masterpieces, \*Zardoz \*and _Exorcist II_. _Casino Royale_ _Godfather III_ ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/13 "2004-07-11T02:47:15Z")
Revenge of the Nerds. ☹ :eek: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/14 "2004-07-11T02:49:46Z")
Starhops Dr. Detroit any Ernest movie One Crazy Summer (with Bobcat) Veggie Tales ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/15 "2004-07-11T02:52:39Z")
Some of my favorite movies of all time include **Rudy** , **Time Bandits** , and of course that 80’s classic **Red Dawn**. Wolverines! ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/16 "2004-07-11T03:20:41Z")
I thought **Booty Call** was hilarious. It helped that I saw it after midnight, with an audience of almost entirely African-Americans, most of whom were drinking 40’s with no shame. Laughter is contagious as they say. I also cried my tear ducts dry when I saw **Jackass**. I laugh out loud every time I see an episode of **Wild Boyz** too. I guess I just love low-brow humor. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/17 "2004-07-11T04:10:33Z")
I have no shame as well. I do like “Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold” because it’s just good, naughty fun. It’s got Forry Ackerman, Tommy Kirk, Russ Tamblyn, some softcore porn actresses who also do other things on the side (like Scream Queen Michelle Bauer who also did a lot of bondage modelling) … and a guy, who is part of a crowd fleeing in terror from the titular centerfold who just HAS to point back and say, “Look at the size of those tits!” ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/18 "2004-07-11T04:40:18Z")
**The Legend of Billie Jean** with Helen Slater. Horrible movie that I keep watching (I suppose) for Ms. Slater’s performance, which is quite good in spite of the material. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2004, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/19 "2004-07-11T05:17:35Z")
> [@Julius Henry](#): > > **The Legend of Billie Jean** with Helen Slater. Horrible movie that I keep watching (I suppose) for Ms. Slater’s performance, which is quite good in spite of the material. FAIR IS FAIR! Yeah, I like that one, too. ---
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497/20 "2004-07-11T05:41:28Z")
[I already weighed in on this one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4870054&postcount=3). * * * ;j Just say NO to kabbollocks! ;j [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-love-that-has-no-name-movies-you-watch-in-shame/254497.md?page=2)