tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584179467954809739.post2585812289713758915..comments2023-05-30T03:12:40.240-07:00Comments on Considering the Sequels Podcast: Ep. 5 - WALL STREET - October 2010Jason Pyles, Movie Critichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18335353071850524427noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584179467954809739.post-89952267190843529892010-10-28T10:12:51.219-07:002010-10-28T10:12:51.219-07:00Well, I guess in the sense that anyone can love an...Well, I guess in the sense that anyone can love anything, any movie can be a guilty pleasure. I think you've got it right in saying awesomely bad is perhaps a kind of guilty pleasure though I still think for me it's a different kind of experience we're describing.<br /><br />Twilight movies are probably the epitome of guilty pleasure movies for grown men like us, and I have to admit Karl, I can't lie I like the Twilight movies.bhiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173856943462958662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584179467954809739.post-87943796917213883652010-10-28T10:05:06.072-07:002010-10-28T10:05:06.072-07:00Hi Barrett!
Yes, you are the special guest for De...Hi Barrett!<br /><br />Yes, you are the special guest for December, and we're really looking forward to your appearance on our show. We need somebody like you to "class up" this podcast.<br /><br />But I have to tell you, just like Andy's, your "Troll 2" argument does not hold water, simply because you two are not accounting for the people out there who actually do revere "Troll 2" the way you fondly regard "Dune" and the way I lovingly regard "From Dusk Till Dawn," for instance.<br /><br />In fact, if you watch the documentary "Best Worst Movie," you'll learn about such misguided people. I believe there's even some poor individual in that documentary who supposedly watches "Troll 2" every weekend.<br /><br />Setting aside the perils associated with case-by-case subjectivity as it pertains to guilty pleasure movies, I'd go so far as to argue that the so-called "awesomely bad movies" (and the enjoyment thereof) are a subset of guilty pleasure movies. Maybe this guilty pleasure subset should have a distinguishing name: In the cases of movies like "Troll 2," "Flash Gordon," or "Shark Attack 3: Megalodon," perhaps they should be referred to as "masochistic movies" — especially if you're watching them weekly.<br /><br />Indeed, one must ask one's self, is "The Ruins" not both awesome and bad? Well, it's both for me. <br /><br />So in short, the description of "awesomely bad" is inherently contained within the phenomenon that is the guilty pleasure movie.<br /><br />One final note, Barrett: It is a remarkable coincidence that you mentioned "Dune," because I have that film on my list to watch and discuss during my Mini Reviews segment of the very show you're slated to appear on. It sounds like we're going to be potentially "throwin' down" on "Dune," as well. Good times.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting.<br />JasonJason Pyles, Movie Critichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321411318807059550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584179467954809739.post-9977491777250238872010-10-28T09:29:15.489-07:002010-10-28T09:29:15.489-07:00Hey all, Barrett Hilton here, I understand I'l...Hey all, Barrett Hilton here, I understand I'll be guesting in December.<br /><br />Just wanted to say Andy's right about the guilty pleasure issue. Jason, an awesomely bad movie is something different. Troll 2 is something a bunch of friends can get together and watch and laugh at and enjoy, but nobody secretly pops the DVD in at home and loves every second of it--which is what you do with a guilty pleasure.<br /><br />One of my guilty pleasures is Lynch's Dune. I love it, I watch it often, but when I talk to friends especially film snob friends, it's kind of hard to admit--I've even made fun of the movie with people then afterword felt bad like I'd made fun of a kid I'm secretly friends with to impress the popular kids.bhiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173856943462958662noreply@blogger.com