Guilty Pleasures of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Genre
POSTED BY: BlueSunWorshipper
UPDATED: Thursday, September 16, 2004 10:52
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Originally posted by thatweirdgirl:
I was with ya there for a bit, but how can you call Princess Bride a guilty pleasure?
Who's with me here, it rocks! I'm not guilty about it.
I'm with you there - I always thought of it as more of a cult thing than a guilty pleasure (although the line between them does appear to be quite fine). It's the only movie guaranteed to put a huge idiotic grin on my face when I'm finished watching it
.I have to admit that I found the book disappointing, but that's probably because I love the movie so much.
As for other guilty pleasures...
Independence Day - one of my favourite movies
Andromeda - but only the first season and a half
The New Jedi Order series of Star Wars novels - pure fluffy sugary candy for the brain
Spaceballs - hee hee
That's all the scifi/fantasy ones I can come up with at the moment. I have others but they tend to fall more in the drama/comedy departments (I will only confess that at the moment I'm watching What a Girl Wants).
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I've got to agree with y'all on The Princess Bride ... great movie with the best-ever marriage scene ever!
"Maaaaaaaaaahwidge ..."
Cheers,
Annik
... my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.
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Oooh boy. Now THIS is guilty:
Stargate (the TV series).
Yes, yes, I know... it sucks. But the O'Neill character is such a crackup!
Tremors I and IV.
"The live ones stink worse than the dead ones!"
I'm sure I'll think of more! (Runs away while being pelted with pieces of food...)
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Someone mentioned watching Sailor Moon in the morning. This is also a Guilty Pleasure of mine but I haven't been able to find it on tv. What time and channel do you watch it on.
Also adding a few of my own guilty pleasures: basically most anima but mainly Gundam Wing and Inuyasha. And, while not a sci-fi, I love The Frisco Kid. I consider this a guilty pleasure because I have yet to meet someone else who even likes the movie.
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I think I know why nobody had mentioned this movie but I love "Batteries Not Included". Ever since seeing it when I was much much younger I have enjoyed every chance I get to watch it again.
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I found the first 2/3 of Spielberg's A.I. to be brilliant. Just skip to the credits when the robot boy lands at the bottom of the ocean staring at the submerged statue for a pleasurable and untainted experience.
mattro
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Some of my favorites are:
Fifth element, Mystery Men, Morons from Outer Space, Defending Your Life, Tenchi Muyo, Ice Pirates, and yes...Princess Bride.
We got you partially surrounded.
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Originally posted by JCKnife:
I wish they would release "The Greatest American Hero" on DVD. It probably would not live up to my memory of how great that series was.
Your wish is their command
AGH is due out late 2004/early 2005 on DVD
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1664
I definitely disagree that SG-1 sucks. It's one of the best- if not the best SF on air right now - granted thats not saying much.
guilty pleasure for me-
Mutant X - 1st season.
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As I collect bad movies on purpose, this is not an easy one for me to answer.
But I think I apologize most for my appreciation of Outland. Which has surprisingly little to do with the mere presence of Mr. Connery.
Debs
If Justice is the dish, then I am your waitress
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est120 wrote:
Thursday, July 08, 2004 02:41
i assume since this is almost like a "therapy" post, no one will laugh at our choices.
wing commander
MUHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHHAAAAHHA
Oh wasnt that a horrid show..
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