Movies you hate to admit loving?

[Tahuti]

Which movies do you hate admit loving, on the risk/fear of being accused of being immature, only loving it because of a certain scene, tasteless because the movie was panned or something else?

My hate-to-admit-loving-list
* Fight Club & A Clockwork Orange - Reason: I have the feeling that coming-out for liking these movies, people will consider me a socially deranged douchebag who will commit copycat crimes.
* Black Swan & Mulholland Drive - Reason: Since I'm a straight guy, I fear people always think I like these movies more for their "unique" sexual content than anything else.
* Natural Born Killers & Lost Highway - Reason: The critics panned these, nuff' said

 

[Racsoviale]

Honestly I have never met anyone who would hate to admit liking any of those movies you described.

I myself love camp and dont really have a hard time admiting that I love Judge Dread, Return of the Killer Tomatos or Zombies vs. Strippers for that matter. but when I view them I also know exactly what I'm getting in to and not.

Most people I talk to about movies know they are bad but also appreciate them for what they are. ie extremely funny and campy action/horror movies. If I end up talking to someone who only see movies by Stanley Kubrick(and I have had that misfortune a few times) I dont really have much to talk to that person about and probably wont talk movies with that guy again.

This is not because I dislike Kubrick or his movies but I dont feel comfortable around people who cant sit through Commando and not enjoy the explosions and campy dialogue.

So all in all, I dont think I understand your question

 

[Tahuti]

So all in all, I dont think I understand your question

In short: Admitting you love these movies somehow makes you cringe a little. Starting a thread about it helps getting rid of these feelings though.

Honestly I have never met anyone who would hate to admit liking any of those movies you described.

I myself love camp and dont really have a hard time admiting that I love Judge Dread, Return of the Killer Tomatos or Zombies vs. Strippers for that matter. but when I view them I also know exactly what I'm getting in to and not.

Most people I talk to about movies know they are bad but also appreciate them for what they are. ie extremely funny and campy action/horror movies. If I end up talking to someone who only see movies by Stanley Kubrick(and I have had that misfortune a few times) I dont really have much to talk to that person about and probably wont talk movies with that guy again.

This is not because I dislike Kubrick or his movies but I dont feel comfortable around people who cant sit through Commando and not enjoy the explosions and campy dialogue.

I have no problems with camp myself. For example, I'm pretty fond of Tarantino and I've also had huge fun with some very "wrong" exploitation movies like Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and Cannibal Holocaust.

You know, I have increasingly kind of trouble admitting loving Kubrick films as well, because I fear It'll look fanboy-ish of the kind you mentioned. I really love movies from a wide range of genres and directors, yet I would be a liar to say that a disproportionate amount of my favorite films of all time aren't Kubrick creations.

I'm definitely not the kind of guy who would hate on such franchises as Transformers and Twilight though.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Girly movies and romantic comedies. Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Kate and Leopold, Bridget Jones' Diary...

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Grease ..... Perfectly does what it sets out to do , almost the ultimate musical . But people think it's a bit douchey .

Quick tip....if you ever have to babysit this one works brilliantly on boys and girls

 

[Disgustipated]

The Notebook. If you aren't tearing up at least at the end, you are inhuman.

My gf got me to watch that in a way. It gave me some ideas too . Romantic films are great for pointers.

 

[Glassfan]

Girly movies and romantic comedies. Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Kate and Leopold, Bridget Jones' Diary...

Just so. Admitting to a love of Jane Austin could get a guy beaten-up in some circles.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

This is kind of weird, but I prefer watching animated films to live-action. I bet some of you don't even know I even watch movies.

 

[Quackers]

Definitely Fight Club. I think people will attach angsty young man philospher to me..
Star Wars! Ok, it's sci-fi but that doesn't mean it's automatically bad, I think the whole universe is fascinating and the plot is excellent.

 

[Leoreth]

Weird, when you mentioned Fight Club, I thought you were more in line with Quackers, i.e. the whole faux-philosophic nihilist stuff that seems to be reserved for angsty teens who like to show off how "edgy" they are. Which is a shame because Fight Club is a good movie, and I'd never be ashamed to say I like it.

Other than that, I agree with the RomCom people. It's not that I like every Chick Flick in the vein of the Sex and the City movie. But I like the less cliched ones like Definitely Maybe or Something's Gotta Give.

Oh, and Star Wars is NOT Sci-Fi!

 

[Quackers]

How is Star wars not Sci-fi leo?

 

[Save_Ferris]

War Games (the original) and Flash Gordon. They aren't really that high in quality, but they just have a sort of classic feeling to them. Also, who doesn't love a Queen soundtrack?

 

[Leoreth]

How is Star wars not Sci-fi leo?

Sci-Fi doesn't mean "a setting with futuristic technology". It's about assuming a scientifical innovation and exploring its implications. Star Wars is a pure fantasy story that happens to be set in a world with advanced technology, but the plot never really depends on it.

 

[Antilogic]

I love campy stuff, and the "so bad it's good genre". So here's a few movies I've been enjoying that most film buffs will frown upon: The Room, Robo Geisha, Black Dynamite, Gymkata...

That's enough for right now.

 

[Quackers]

Sci-Fi doesn't mean "a setting with futuristic technology". It's about assuming a scientifical innovation and exploring its implications. Star Wars is a pure fantasy story that happens to be set in a world with advanced technology, but the plot never really depends on it.

So the Death Star, the plot doesn't rely on that???

 

[Agent327]

Movies you hate to admit loving?

None. (I have no shame.)

 

[Kennigit]

The Room

Everyone loves the room.

Chick flicks for me (most specifically: devil wears prada and mean girls). Chick flicks really mess me up, as I generally do love the more fast paced funny wit (devil wears prada) or some of the romantic stuff that they do well--in my opinion of course--but I usually end up hating all of the characters in the movie for a variety of reasons.

The characters are terrible but the dialogue and pacing is good.

 

[Leoreth]

So the Death Star, the plot doesn't rely on that???

It's a plot device, but it's not that Lucas wanted to write a story exploring the repercussions of someone inventing and building a Death Star. He needed the Death Star as a threatening weapon the protagonists need to overcome.

 

[Loppan Torkel]

Definitely Fight Club. I think people will attach angsty young man philospher to me..

You'll have to multiply that by ten if you admit to liking Donnie Darko...

 

[Tahuti]

You'll have to multiply that by ten if you admit to liking Donnie Darko...

I love Donnie Darko (and Rebel Without a Cause too), but for some odd reason, I do not have any problems admitting I like this one. Perhaps because the protagonists of these movies are high school pupils, while Fight Club and A Clockwork Orange have adult protagonists, which would imply that they are role models.