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[apocalypsos]

So I was playing on the IMDb while I was doing my hair and today's poll is "Which Razzie winner from the last ten years is by far the worst?" And Battlefield Earth is winning.

This bothers me, and I've got a confession to make -- I love Battlefield Earth.

Now, let's keep in mind that I love it based on two unwavering beliefs -- that Battlefield Earth is a parody, and that you should take a shot every time a plot point makes no fucking sense, dialogue sound trite and idiotic, or John Travolta gets scenery stuck in his teeth. If your liver is not gasping for help by the end of the first scene, you're not very observant.

Also on the list of movies I'm embarrassed I still love ... Titanic. Shut up. And as if it wouldn't already be embarrassing, I'm a Titanic junkie. I know there's stuff wrong, and I know where it's wrong, and I know all of the stories that were much more interesting on that boat than Cameron's insipid love story. The problem is that I'm so in love with the ship that when watching with me, most of the movie sounds like this -- "Ooo, look at the pretty boat! And there's the nicest first-class suites, and there's the Grand Staircase, and there's the bow, and ... oh, no, the boat got a bump on its knee! Aw, c'mere, pretty boat -- wait! Where are you going, pretty boat? No, don't sink, boat! I'll never let go, boat! I'll never let go! *watches ship sink and sobs*"

Yes, I'm infatuated with a ship. Ours is a forbidden love.

So, what about you guys? Which movies are you embarrassed to admit you adore?

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[pinkywundrgrrl.livejournal.com]

Spiceworld and Beastmaster. And Gleaming the Cube, Kuffs actually every Christian Slater movie.

almost forgot...Oscar and Straight Talk.

[justbluemyself.livejournal.com]

Four Rooms, Housesitter (shut up), and Dazed and Confused.

[miggy.livejournal.com]

Varsity Blues. I stop whatever I'm doing and watch it whenever it comes on. I'm sad even as I do so, like an alcoholic realizing she's failed as the booze slides down her throat.

And I love From Justin to Kelly and Grease 2, but I'm not embarassed to say so. That is some prime Bad Movie material.

[lots42.livejournal.com]

I probably told you about how I feel Jack and Rose were responsible for the sinking of the boat.

Anyway, there's pretty much nothing I'm not ashamed of liking. If I like it, I go on about it and anyone who doesn't like it can kiss my bootylicous

[finnystix.livejournal.com]

Pearl Harbor is probably the worst movie I own. But. I love it when they play chicken.

[faith21.livejournal.com]

Titanic I weep at the end of that movie every time.
The Cutting Edge Cheesy 80s ice skating movie.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Cringe-worthy if you've seen the tv show, but still fun.

[polaris-starz.livejournal.com]

Independence Day, every Disney movie out there, Oh, and the Die Hard sequels.

You know, on the loving-the-ship Titanic thing, rather than see the movie I went out and bought this four-CD computer game thingum which tells you a lot of inside stuff and has most of the movie, only without the Jack & Rose stuff... it's fun.

[wenchamok.livejournal.com]

I'm not embarrassed to admit 'em.....

3,000 Miles to Graceland Can't...turn...it...off....whenever it's on. Hell, I saw the DVD for $1 or $2 at a friends of the library book sale, so I actually own it. The multitude of Elvises (Elvii?) holding up the casino, and Costner and Kurt Russell swaggering around for two hours. And Courtney Cox as a bimbo. I just sit and giggle through the whole thing....

Armageddon The end makes me cry. EVERY TIME. And not just little sniffles either. The big ol' sobbing, mascara running, chest heaving crying. And then I finally get all calmed down and subdued (mostly), and they get to the wedding scene/end credits and the Aerosmith tune starts up and I'm off to the races again. My ex was embarrased to be seen with me when we went to see it in the theater.

Ladyhawke Just awww... Cheesy 80s music, passable acting and plot, but just awwww. The last 20 minutes never fails to lift me out of a bad mood.

Labyrinth It's pretty bad, but the masquerade ball and the "Fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave" speech makes it.

Anything with the Barbarian Brothers (David and Peter Paul) in it.

[wiesbaden.livejournal.com]

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. I know, I know, but I grew up with it, so I'm clinging to that as my excuse for my undying love for Bill S. Preston, Esq., and Ted "Theodore" Logan. 'Cause it's either that, or I shouldn't be permitted in public...

And I think this was poor Keanu's thespian peak. Poor dear.