# What movies were pretty much regarded as stinkers, but you secretly enjoy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 13, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075 "2012-07-13T02:04:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/121 "2012-07-15T00:34:40Z")
> [@Becky2844](#): > > Men At Work is a fun movie that’s Fast and Superfluous . I forgot how much I loved that – familiar to me from having lived in a few of the neighborhoods that were used for location shots. Can’t forget the infamous “golf clap” which I use whenever someone gives a particularly useless or self-congratulatory speech. ---
**Author:** ![JoelUpchurch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/122 "2012-07-15T01:42:36Z")
I don’t anyone has mentioned **The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen** yet ---
**Author:** ![SticksAndString](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@SticksAndString](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SticksAndString)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/123 "2012-07-15T01:53:48Z")
_Secondhand Lions_–it’s rated as 59% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I love it anyway. I’ll watch it just about any time it’s on. When I first saw it, Micheal Caine’s near perfect accent caught me off guard though. ---
**Author:** ![Rubixcube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Rubixcube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubixcube)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/124 "2012-07-15T02:29:49Z")
> [@SticksAndString](#): > > _Secondhand Lions_–it’s rated as 59% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I love it anyway. I’ll watch it just about any time it’s on. > > When I first saw it, Micheal Caine’s near perfect accent caught me off guard though. I am utterly shocked that the movie got such mixed reviews. It’s a fantastic and incredibly touching film, certainly one I would recommend to anyone. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/125 "2012-07-15T03:00:50Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Oh yeah! > > “Pain don’t hurt.” Another Patrick Swaye contender (along with “No-one puts baby in a corner”) for worst movie line in history. Ben Gazzara as the evil businessman, Sam Elliot as the old-school bouncer, and the Jeff Healey Band bluesing up the place. Classic! > > I’ve seen _Roadhouse_ at least ten times. I’ve seen it quite a bit more than that, as one of my mom’s best friends was utterly obsessed with Patrick Swayze in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Movie night almost always involved either _Road House_ or _Dirty Dancing_. And yet I still watch it anytime I find it on tv. Because honestly, who could possibly not love _Road House_? I mean, you got Sam Elliot, the Jeff Healey Band, and a close-up of Patrick Swayze’s bare ass–what more could anyone ever want in a movie? ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/126 "2012-07-15T05:05:32Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > My favorite guilty pleasure, _Undercover Blues_, only gets a 35% on Rotten Tomatoes but c’mon…two of the finest character actors working, Fiona Shaw and Stanley Tucci, chewing the scenery like woodchippers, plus Dennis Quaid and a pre-blimped Kathleen Turner being goofy - pure gold. And some very funny lines: > > Jane Blue: You took our child into a knife fight? > Jeff Blue: It was a fair fight. Two of them, two of us… I LOVE “Undercover Blues” – is that considered a bad movie? I had no idea. Hm. My favorite U.B. quote: “Don’t make any sudden moves!” “Why? Is there a bee on me?” Oh, and I came in here to mention _Xanadu._ ---
**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:** [July 15, 2012, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/127 "2012-07-15T12:39:45Z")
I remember really enjoying _Vibes_ (with Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Goldblum, and Peter Falk). But it’s been 20 years since I watched it. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/128 "2012-07-15T14:14:31Z")
[The Boondock Saints](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/boondock_saints/) and its sequel, [The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/boondock_saints_ii_all_saints_day/) Regarded by critics as stinkers, but audiences liked them, as do I. ---
**Author:** ![limegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/129 "2012-07-15T14:24:30Z")
Tremors – all four movies. They are a must watch in my family. ---
**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 15, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/130 "2012-07-15T15:28:25Z")
> [@limegreen](#): > > Tremors – all four movies. They are a must watch in my family. Tremors I is considered a topnotch B movie, something of a classic. Where did you learn that it was a “stinker”? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/131 "2012-07-15T17:55:58Z")
Just dropped in to say **Last Action Hero** is high on my list too. “Practice, practice, practice!” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/132 "2012-07-15T19:59:16Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I remember really enjoying _Vibes_ (with Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Goldblum, and Peter Falk). But it’s been 20 years since I watched it. > [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > Tremors I is considered a topnotch B movie, something of a classic. Where did you learn that it was a “stinker”? I remember Vibes, I need to see if we still have it on video tape so I can transfer it to digital! And they used to show Tremors 1 all the time, now it is the one in Mexico they always show =( Anybody remember House, House 2 and House 4 [there was no house 3 =)]? William Katz, and a bunch of others. Good cheesy horror. I have them on video tape, think Ill transfer them to digital this week =) ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/133 "2012-07-15T21:55:58Z")
I loved the first _House_ but didn’t see the others. Was Katz in all of them? ---
**Author:** ![ShyMinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@ShyMinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShyMinx)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/134 "2012-07-15T22:35:11Z")
Recently watched Nazis at the Center of the Earth. The movie was definitely bad, but I was entertained. I’m also a sucker for Steven Seagal and Jean Claude Van Damme movies. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/135 "2012-07-15T22:41:29Z")
World According to Ginger ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/136 "2012-07-15T23:39:28Z")
> [@limegreen](#): > > Tremors – all four movies. They are a must watch in my family. I think you misread the title of this thread. It said movies that are regarded as stinkers, not movies regarded as fantastic. Anyway the scene where Reba McEntire and Michael Gross as the survivalists pump the monster full of lead was fucking awesome. ---
**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:** [July 15, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/137 "2012-07-15T23:52:28Z")
> [@Lobot](#): > > I loved the first _House_ but didn’t see the others. Was Katz in all of them? No. And it’s William Katt, by the way. I think the second one had John Ratzenberger in it, and was overtly comedic. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/138 "2012-07-16T00:16:21Z")
William Katt was in I and IV. John Ratzenberger was in II, playing the guy every D&D player wants to be when he grows up. > [@](#): > > from Wikipedia > An unrelated film, The Horror Show, was renamed House III in non-US markets by producers. Because of the existence of this title, the owners of the “House” series chose to rename this film House IV. ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/139 "2012-07-16T00:22:53Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > And it’s William Katt, by the way. Yeah, it seemed off as I was typing it. ---
**Author:** ![sco3tt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@sco3tt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sco3tt)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075/140 "2012-07-16T01:54:20Z")
I must be the only person not currently operating, planning, or on the way home from a garage sale who owns a copy of **It’s Pat**. If not for YouTube I would still watch it just for the [Ween cameos](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI63CGVMnh4). The film is easier to appreciate if you imagine that’s actually Isabella Rossellini playing [Pat’s love interest](http://cinemaconn.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/its-pat/). [Shakes the Clown](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cFyDMreB2I&t=15s) is one of my all-time favorite films though. Bobcat Goldthwait is an underappreciated filmmaker. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-were-pretty-much-regarded-as-stinkers-but-you-secretly-enjoy/628075.md?page=8)