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Post by Afgncaap5 on Oct 6, 2005 2:29:49 GMT -5
There's a drive in by my campus. They show double features on Saturdays and Fridays, I think.
And as for TBS, no, I've only seen it on DVD, once at a party and a few subsequent times at my house.
But I would *love* a TBS version recorded off of TV. TBS cleans up their movies just enough that I can watch them, but not so much that they lose their entire flavor (that's how I watch "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" these days. Half the bad dialogue is gone, but not missed.)
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Post by donmac on Dec 10, 2005 9:51:36 GMT -5
I'm going to have to add Reign of Fire to my guilty pleasure list. Yes, the plot is so preposterous that the "willing suspension of disbelief" is DOA within the first few minutes, but the dragons are impressive and I really like Matthew McConaughey's character because he is such a great, scene-chewing action star, and these two reasons are enough that I can't help but like the movie. (BTW, McConaughey should be the next Action Movie Superstar, not Ice Cube/Vin Diesel/the-next-flavor-of-the-month-actor)
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Post by Chuck on Dec 10, 2005 11:18:23 GMT -5
(Drive-Ins are disappearing. If you google "Avon Drive-In", you'll come across the remains of the Avon in Breese, Illinois, (it was my aunt & uncle's) and it will get you into the sight that lists all the active and inactive Drive-Ins and theaters throughout the country. )
As for guilty pleasures, the serials have always been a guilty pleasure for me, as are Pre-Hayes Code films. (Barbara Stanwick's BabyFace is a good example.)
And any black and white horror film and Son of Hercules film.
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Post by Torgo on Dec 10, 2005 11:58:23 GMT -5
I'm going to have to add Reign of Fire to my guilty pleasure list. Yes, the plot is so preposterous that the "willing suspension of disbelief" is DOA within the first few minutes, but the dragons are impressive and I really like Matthew McConaughey's character because he is such a great, scene-chewing action star, and these two reasons are enough that I can't help but like the movie. (BTW, McConaughey should be the next Action Movie Superstar, not Ice Cube/Vin Diesel/the-next-flavor-of-the-month-actor) I too love Reign of Fire. Do I consider it a guilty pleasure? Yes and no. It's silly, but it's one extreme action film that I never felt guilty watching. With great effects, good acting, and swell action sequences, I don't consider it any different than any other action film I enjoy. But I do see how one can consider it a guilty pleasure, parts of it are extremely out there.
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Post by Da Worm Fizzle on Dec 11, 2005 0:30:08 GMT -5
City of Angels, (just because it doesn't have a typical happy romantic ending) and Love Actually.
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Post by Da Worm Fizzle on Dec 11, 2005 0:31:48 GMT -5
I go to double features all the time, because I walk out of one auditorium when a movie is over and straight into another one. It's much cheaper than paying for two movies. Sometimes, when I still have the energy, (and my flask of everclear isn't empty yet) I go see a third flick. I'm the frugal movie-goer.
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Post by Maggs on Dec 11, 2005 0:40:40 GMT -5
Meh, I have a partial liking to Puma Man. I think I could watch that movie on it's own.
Non MST3k? Certainly watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Though, I don't go the theater showings, nor do I dress up in a drag. I am NOT a transvestite, folks...
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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 11, 2005 3:12:02 GMT -5
I just watched an old favorite that probably qualifies as "guilty pleasure":
The Rocketeer
Totally derivative, brainless, Saturday afternoon fare. But I love it. Maybe it's just because I'm a sucker for a young Jennifer Connelly (before she lost 80 pounds and started looking like Iggy Pop). And it's nice to see Terry O'Quinn as Howard Hughes.
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Post by Da Worm Fizzle on Dec 12, 2005 0:02:57 GMT -5
Band of the Hand. Anybody heard of that?
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Post by Don Quixote on Dec 12, 2005 0:08:45 GMT -5
Oh, I have another guilty pleasure... 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.' I have yet to meet someone who didn't think that movie sucked.
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Post by Da Worm Fizzle on Dec 12, 2005 0:58:46 GMT -5
That movie sucked.
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Post by Torgo on Dec 12, 2005 1:10:55 GMT -5
I haven't seen the League since it first came out. I remember it being a disappointment, but I save the term "sucked" for movies that fail on nearly every level to me, which is something I can't accuse LXG of doing.
I need to watch it again to refresh my memory.
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Post by tomservo92 on Dec 12, 2005 17:25:11 GMT -5
Kingdom of the Spiders. It has a swarm of killer spiders and William Shatner. What more can you ask for in a movie?
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Post by Maggs on Dec 12, 2005 18:44:59 GMT -5
Oh, I have another guilty pleasure... 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.' I have yet to meet someone who didn't think that movie sucked. I thought that movie sucked horribly. I had high hopes, too. Geez, I even fell asleep during the movie. Another guilty pleasure of mine is Puma Man. Uncut. I've never seen it, but I'm sure I can stand it. I've always liked that movie.
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Post by Chuck on Dec 12, 2005 19:28:56 GMT -5
Kingdom of the Spiders. It has a swarm of killer spiders and William Shatner. What more can you ask for in a movie? Shatner getting killed off in the first reel? Remember The Devil's Rain?
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