Guilty Pleasures of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Genre
POSTED BY: BlueSunWorshipper
UPDATED: Thursday, September 16, 2004 10:52
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Those who keep mentioning the Princess Bride - let me chime with the rest - it's NOT guilty in any way. It's classic. Classics are not guilty, nor are they needy.
I say ditto Spaceballs, but there the line might be thin.
Also to the one guy who mentioned Contact - you are not alone. I don't know why more people don't rave about it. Jodie is a geek goddess in that film, and for crying out loud, the plot is like it was *real*. Outstanding movie.
For my own guilty pleasures... White Dwarf I remember, it was cheesy and made utterly no sense but I wanted the series anyway. I'm also ashamed to say I watched Lexx on a regular basis, somehow convincing myself that being as bad as it was made it good. Maybe I just like pain.
Radhil Trebors
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"He was in the first House film."
The prosecution...rests.
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LOL that was a great film, loved it.
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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..
it was a movie. not a show!
"i can't comprehend the ways that i miss you, they come to light in my mistakes."
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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
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MUHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHHAAAAHHA
Oh wasnt that a horrid show..
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it was a movie. not a show!
Yes.. Horrid though.
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Okay. I've dug through this whole thing. And now i'm shocked not one gave props to Thundar the Barbarian. I mean, sure, it was a TV show and not a movie, but does it not incarnate the ultimate guilty pleasure? Hanna-Barbara rocks.
And if we're going to talk Bakshi, we should recall (with mixed feelings) the Rankin Bass Return of the King and The Hobbit.
C'mon. Let's face it. We were all really young... and therefore really stupid... at one point in time.
"Where there's a Whip...There's a way."
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Originally posted by Radhil:
Those who keep mentioning the Princess Bride - let me chime with the rest - it's NOT guilty in any way. It's classic. Classics are not guilty, nor are they needy.
Well said - Princess Bride is a fantastic film. The only reason it strays into here for anyone short a chromosome is that we have to conform to the stereotype that is played by Fred Savage in that film - romantic story equals crap.
"My name is Indigo Monoya, prepare to die". Both Goldman and Reiner go silent in their commentaries during that scene, aware they created a classic moment
Damn, would go and rewatch it but I just lent my copy out to someone who had never heard of it.
"I threw up on your bed"
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And if we're going to talk Bakshi, we should recall (with mixed feelings) the Rankin Bass Return of the King and The Hobbit.
I rather liked the Bakshi LOTR - never seen the apaprently awful "follow ups" by Rankin Bass. I remember vividly dreaming the conflct between Frodo and Gollum on Mount Doom in such clarity that I was convinced Bakshi's cartoon must have finished the story off.
John Hurt as Aragorn = stunning
Samwise was much more like the book than Astin (who did a hell of a job I have to say)
And of course, a cameo by John Wayne in the Prancing Pony (rewatch it and see!)
"I threw up on your bed"
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Originally posted by Sharpshooter:
Okay. I've dug through this whole thing. And now i'm shocked not one gave props to Thundar the Barbarian. I mean, sure, it was a TV show and not a movie, but does it not incarnate the ultimate guilty pleasure? Hanna-Barbara rocks.
And if we're going to talk Bakshi, we should recall (with mixed feelings) the Rankin Bass Return of the King and The Hobbit.
C'mon. Let's face it. We were all really young... and therefore really stupid... at one point in time.
"Where there's a Whip...There's a way."
Ah, Rankin Bass-- fortunately I was in the Army in Germany at the time, and completely missed it. Which I take as proof-positive that there is a God.
Re: Thundar-- it had its moments-- it was dumbed down as kid-vid, but there are subtle bits of flair and intelligence scattered through it-- not to mention occasional shots of Jack Kirby art. Far from the worst Saturday morning fare.
Oh, bugger! Now I have to wait for someone to wake up!
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i noticed a couple other tremors fans on here. in case you hadn't heard, sci fi is doing tremors 4: the legend begins at 9 eastern tonight. i for one plan on watching. i just won't be telling anyone what i did on saturday night. :)
"They say the snow on the roof is too heavy. They say the ceiling will cave in. His brains are in terrible danger."
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