5 movies I'm embarrassed to like
6:14 PM
Let’s face
it, we all have some movies that are so bad we are afraid to admit we love
them. Here are the movies that I hope nobody finds on my Dvd shelf:
Super Mario
Brothers
Imdb
rating: 3.8
Even though
many people played the classic video game, not that many people watched Mario
portrayed by Bob Hoskins. I recently watched this with my sister and she was
appalled at how bad it was. To me, some of the jokes are still funny, even
though I can’t explain why, such as:
Brooklyn Girls: Who are you?
Luigi: Luigi Mario. What, you got a problem with that?
Luigi: Luigi Mario. What, you got a problem with that?
Big Trouble
in Little China
Imdb
rating: 7.1
Another
movie from my childhood. I have seen it countless times and it never gets old.
Whenever I go to Chinatown or Asian neighborhoods I keep thinking something
like this will happen.
Alexander
Imdb
rating: 5.4
I know,
Colin Farrell… blond. I don’t mind it. I love the scene of the battle with the
elephant. As a matter of fact I like most Colin Farrell movies. Strangely
enough I have seen most of them at the movies: Heart’s War, Phone booth, Ask
the dust, Cassandra’s Dream, The way back. I even like one of his first movies
called Tigerland.
Hamlet 2000
and Romeo and Juliet
Imdb
ratings: 6.0 and 6.8 respectively
During
college, it was a big faux pas to
admit you liked – or even wasted time watching – movie adaptations from
Shakespeare, specially the modernized versions such as these two. Despite my
preference for seeing the real play and reading it, I still like these two
versions a lot. By the way, I like these just as much as the traditional versions,
like all the Kenneth Branagh versions.
Which movies are you embarrassed of?
6 comments
I guess the movies i'm most embarrased of liking are those from nickelodeon. Such as ''Arnold, the movie'' and ''kenan and kel, two heads are better than none''. I mean, they are REALLY good. I like the stories. But my friends are a little too artsy for the 90's nickelodeon movies.
ReplyDeleteAnd big trouble in little china is really awesome. It's a bit non sense, but that's why the movie is funny. Now i feel embarrassed of it...
I've never really seen those movies, but I really enjoyed some Nickelodeon series, like Clarissa explains it all. But I guess we do tend to stick to our "kid preferences" no matter how embarrassing they seem to our adult standards.
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Just a minute: I've watched Much Ado about Nothing and it delights me to see Emma Thompson reading "Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more" ... Well, I've delighted myself watching "Quo Vadis" (1951 version) over and over since 1990 (when I got my first VCR recorder/player). Oh, Oh lambant flames, Ooh, o force divine, Oh omnivorous powers hail ... Peter Ustinov at his best. Ah, yes, there's Carmne Miranda's movies and Mario Lanza's movies.
ReplyDeleteI also love Branagh's movies, specially Henry V. Such a great actor and director. But I still think the modern versions have their merit. (I soo need to watch Carmen's movies, they seem so funny!)
ReplyDeleteI don't think Shakespeare would have minded the adaptations. Remember, Shakespeare was not exactly highbrow in his day. Shakespeare is about passion and film is an excellent medium for that!
ReplyDeleteI guess Shakespeare is more tolerant than my colleagues then! As you've said once, the movies are a good way to become interested in the plays and maybe, eventually, read them. However, that's not how people saw it on the English department!
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