Glennalicious

*copies/pastes from Myspace profile*

Donnie Darko, American History X, City Of God, Grandma's Boy, Blood Sport, Crash, Good Will Hunting, Half Baked, A Christmas Story (Ralphyyy!), Frida, Karate Kid, Dumb 'n' Dumber, Kill Bill Vol 1 'n' 2, The Exorcist, El Norte, Cheech 'n' Chong (all of 'em), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Requiem For A Dream, It(the reason why I hate clowns to this day), Menace II Society, Napoleon Dynamite, Friday (Next, 'n' After Next), Matrix, Saw (1,2, 'n' 3), Training Day, A Beautiful Mind, Lord Of The Ring (all of 'em), Shining (Here's Johnny!), Shine, American Me, Forest Gump, American Pie (all of 'em), Alice in Wonderland, Austin Powers (all of 'em), George Washington

As for the movies that I feel guilty for liking:

All Dogs Go 2 Heaven, Pee Wee Herman's Big Adventure, Kung Pow, Don't Be A Menace, How High, Bill 'n' Ted (all of 'em), Wayne's World, Lion King, Rent

Never saw the Godfather until I was like 33 or something, so no worries on the not seeing part. Heck, I didn't even see Psycho until around then either. So your ahead of the game, I think.

I more or less agree with your sentiments for the films you know - but I have to make a special shout out for LA Story. (I'm assuming you don't mean LA Confidential... that's kinda different).

I don't know if it's underrated or just not well appreciated but, man... it's a terrific balance between humor and deep romanticism and fate. I've watched it maybe 10 times, at most, but from the first I was really taken away with it.

Guilt? Ha! Take pride in that one. :)

First comment -- woo hoo!
G, I'm mad for you, but I must say that I think AlienS is a (slightly) superior film to Alien. All the good points of the former, with some really great lines and a killer finale.
(Also, declare yourself guilt-free on the matter of Ferris B. and Army of D. Both too fun to be guilty. Stay in a shame spiral for Showgirls, though -- that's half the fun.)
My Five:
1. "Singing in the Rain" (c'mon, you know it's sublime.)
2. "Chicago" (the classic movie musical meets the modern era.)
3. "Thelma and Louise" (the ultimate buddy picture.)
4. "Memento" (if movies are the language of our time, rare indeed is the film which both holds together and yet leaves you with no clue as to what happens next.)
5. "Lifeboat" (Hitchcock. A handful of characters. One set. One camera. Never a dull moment. Plus, Tallulah Bankhead, dahling.)
Could my list be any gayer? No. Most likely not.

The ones I feel guilty about but still recommend? Hmmm ... The Princess Bride; History of the World Part I; Girls Will Be Girls; Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion (yeah, that one actually hurt to type ... )

Hmmm...

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - Jealousy, Revenge, Gazpacho spiked with sleeping pills, a FABULOUS apartment and cappuccino pot earrings that are DIVINE! What's not to love. (Not to mention Antonia Banderas when he was in his "hot looking university student" phase.)

Heart and Souls - what could have been Hollywood nonsense but redeemed by the acting of each and every one on set. Kyra Sedgwick's last scene proves she knows how to ACT in an industry where most people just wait for their next cue.

Koyaanisqatsi - OK, Philip Glass' music can be a little tiresome but the visuals are amazing. Life out of Balance? Yes, I believe they're correct.

From your list, I would count The Sound of Music and Alien/Aliens as two of the entires on my list.

And I've never seen Gone With The Wind nor Godfather...go figure.

In addition to The Sound of Music and Alien/Aliens, I would say The Apartment (Wilder's best), Eternal Sunshine, and the 5th I could argue about for hours and hours. Rosemary's Baby? Dangerous Liasons? Ferris? The Purple Rose Of Cairo? Y Tu Mama Tambien? The Shop Around The Corner? Fight Club? Election? All About Eve? Almost Famous? Beautiful Thing? Pulp Fiction? I could go on and on...

I won't go as far as saying I feel guilty about them - but there are classics and fun movies. Sometimes they overlap. But if pushed, there are guilty ones.

All About Eve
Auntie Mame
Citizen Kane
Return of the Secaucus Seven
Room w/a View

Sixteen Candles
LOTR (all of them)
What's Up Doc?
Hairspray
This is Spinal Tap

My Guilty movie though: Legally Blonde

G, you have been an example to me. the way you bravely face other peoples opinions and stereotypes. fearless in proclaiming who you are to the world in spite of the fact you will endure ridicule and taunts. i respect you for that and you have inspired me to come out as well.....

i, too, have never watched the godfather.

Memento! Yes ... once I read JauntyJohn's comment I remembered. I LOVE that movie.

And "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover" ... DISTURBING, but a brilliantly made film!

1. Dr. Zhivago

2. Cabaret

3. What's Up Doc?

4. Network

5. Powertool 2 Picnic

- A Man for all Seasons (that's no porn)
- The Third Man (still no porn)
- Some like it hot (sigh...)
- The Year of Living Dangerously (including the faulty identification of Strauss' music in the end credits...)
- Sophie's Choice (Meryl, how do you do it)

1. All About My Mother
2. Dancer in the Dark
3. Auntie Mame
4. The Women
5. Breakfast Club

There's supposed to be a line through Powertool 2 up there...I guess the HTML didn't take.

Showgirls! Oh lordy. I first saw it as a midnight movie in the E. Vill., with people yelling things out at appropriate (or not) moments. At some later date I actually saw the director's cut at, um, was it the late A Different Light bookstore in Chelsea?

As a result of having spent too many weekend afternoons indoors as a child, I have a soft spot for both Godzilla movies, and Frankie 'n Annette beach movies. When I lived a 10 min. walk from Film Forum, though, I'd go see things like Rashomon to try to improve myself.