Top 5 Guilty Pleasure War Movies

[Liam C]

Was wondering if there are any war movies, that a lot of people dislike and been hated by critics but you like?

Me:
5:Fortress- the cgi does look like Xbox 360 graphics but a decent little film
4:Windtalkers-fun action movie, thats all it was meant to be
3:U-571-silly but great action and soundtrack
2:Flyboys-entertaining despite being at bit slow at times
1:Pearl Harbor-love story sucks but I love the Doolittle Raid scene

That's my list feel free to post your own.

[Red October1984]

I liked Fortress....and I love Pearl Harbor.

U-571 is eh...

Don't care to see Windtalkers. I hate Nicholas Cage with a passion.

I like Red Tails. That kind of counts as a guilty-pleasure War Movie.

Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed was good too... :oops:

[Oberon]

The Japanese parts of Pearl Harbour

Red Baron

[TLAM Strike]

Sahara (the 1995 made for TV movie)
The Beast (AKA The Beast of War)
Bravo Two Zero
Cross of Iron

[Sailor Steve]

I have guilty pleasure movies, but none of them are war movies.

The Beast (AKA The Beast of War)
Cross of Iron
Why are those guilty pleasures? They're both good movies.

[Cybermat47]

U-571

The 300 Spartans

[Jimbuna]

Zulu

Zulu Dawn

[Takeda Shingen]

Flyboys and Windtalkers both make my list of films that I really shouldn't like but secretly pop in the DVD player when I think no one is around. There are a few non-war movies that fall on list as well. The list, howerver, does not include such films as The Final Sacrifice and Radar Secret Service, which are so terrible as to be amazing. There most certainly is a line where kitch becomes camp.

[TLAM Strike]

Why are those guilty pleasures? They're both good movies. Indeed those are great movies, although they are great movies that tended to be rated low by critics (which was kinda the requirement for the list).

The list, howerver, does not include such films as The Final Sacrifice and Radar Secret Service, which are so terrible as to be amazing.
I should add anything that was on Mystery Science Theater 3000 to my list. :up:

[Cybermat47]

I hate Nicholas Cage with a passion.


You'll enjoy this video of him being stalked by bees then: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34JqcAWK6AM

[Eisenwurst]

"Taras Bulba" with Yul Brynner.
"Kings of the Sun" with Yul Brynner.
"Viva Maria" with Bridget Bardot and George Hamilton.
"The Fall of the Roman Empire"
"The Charge of the Light Brigade" 1960's version.

All great films but for one reason or another didn't get the punters in.

A bit off topic now, but 2 more great films which don't get much of a mention, probably cause they're silent movies :-

"The General" with Buster Keaton,
and
"Intolerance" (at least the siege of Babylon bits, amazing stuff.)

[Dammit_Carl!]

In no particular order:

The Battle of Britain - 'nuff said.
The Big Red One - saw this so many times on HBO it wasn't even funny.
Kelley's Heroes - stop it with those negative waves, man.
Apocalypse Now - "NEVER GET OUT OF THE BOAT!"
The Beast - back when the mujahadeen (sp?) were bros.

[Sailor Steve]

Carl, why would you feel guilty about watching any of those?

[Dammit_Carl!]

The guilt comes with the number of times I've seen them. You would think I could've found some others to latch onto by now. :)

[Platapus]

Not quite sure I understand this thread. Guilty pleasure war movies?

What do you mean by that? If you like a movie, watch it :up:

[nikimcbee]

Not quite sure I understand this thread. Guilty pleasure war movies?

What do you mean by that? If you like a movie, watch it :up:

Oh, I can answer this question.:up:

So, say a "guy" had a copy of a certain movie hidden in his office. Black case.... so, when no other subsimmers are around, this guy sneaks out his black case edition of.....say....
"Crash Dive"
...and pops it in the dvd player and thoughly enjoys the movie, never, ever, skipping ANY scenes.

That is a guilty pleasure movie.:D

[Sailor Steve]

The guilt comes with the number of times I've seen them. You would think I could've found some others to latch onto by now. :)
A 'Guilty Pleasure' is something everybody thinks is bad, and you understand that it probably is bad, but you watch it anyway. As I said, I can't think of any Guilty Pleasure war movies I watch, but I have several in other genres. There are some truly great movies that I just don't like, and there are some truly bad movies I have in my collection, and like to watch from time to time. Those are 'Guilty Pleasures'.

Here's an example:

The Outlaw Josey Wales is most definitely not a guilty pleasure, being in my belief one of the best movies Clint Eastwood ever did.

On the other hand I have The Beguiled in my collection. I like it because it's the only movie I can think of in which Clint played the bad guy, and the only one I can think of where he dies at the end, and deservedly so. That aside, it is generally considered an awful movie, and deep inside I agree, but I like it and I watch it.

That is a Guilty Pleasure.

[Bono1239]

Maybe k-19 with harrison ford?

[Red October1984]

Maybe k-19 with harrison ford?

Whoa whoa whoa whoa. :stare:

That is a GOOD movie. It isn't a guilty pleasure movie at all.... :stare:

[Hinrich Schwab]

K-19 is not a bad movie. I liked it. I have certainly seen better, but it is hardly bad enough to qualify for guilty pleasure. For me, it is definitely U-571.

[Dammit_Carl!]

Okay...corrected but for what it is worth, I've been told I've seen those movies too much = guilty...thing??? Maybe its my Baptist upbringing?

Anyhow.

Ditto on the Joesy Wales, as I will always stop on that gem. Also High Plains Drifter as you can't beat a horror/western ("this place looks like hell,").

Okay. How about Fifth Element? Love that bastard.

Shoot. I've derailed the snot out of this. Sorry.

[Red October1984]

Okay...corrected but for what it is worth, I've been told I've seen those movies too much = guilty...thing??? Maybe its my Baptist upbringing?

Haha! :har:

I still think that nobody has more guilt than a good Catholic.

I'm Catholic and it seems like they are always trying to stick me with something bad I've done. (Not trying to insult anyone...it's just how i see it sometimes)

[Dammit_Carl!]

Egad.

And I went and became Catholic.

It's like I like slamming my hands in the door, eh?

THERE I GO AGAIN - AAAIIIEEE!!!

[Red October1984]

Egad.

And I went and became Catholic.

It's like I like slamming my hands in the door, eh?

THERE I GO AGAIN - AAAIIIEEE!!!

Being Catholic isn't bad....

I'm just saying...they will try to make you feel guilty.....and it will work.... :yep:

[Sailor Steve]

I still think that nobody has more guilt than a good Catholic.
You don't know many Jews, do you? There's a reason that "Jewish Mother" is a code word for "guilt maker".

[Red October1984]

You don't know many Jews, do you? There's a reason that "Jewish Mother" is a code word for "guilt maker".

I actually don't know any Jews....I've never even heard that term before.

Never too late to make Jewish friends though! :)


We've derailed this thread majorly....

[Sailor Steve]

They created guilt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_mother_stereotype

"Why can't you be more like your brother?"

"My son, The Doctor."

Well, we haven't derailed it too far, since we're still talking about guilt. And there haven't been too many new postings about movies. Still...

Since I mentioned some non-war movies, I'll continue.

Enchanted.
Juno.
(500 Days Of) Summer.

All good movies in their own way, but none of them meant to be enjoyed by a single 60-year-old man. And I own all three. Hence, Guilty Pleasure.

Oh, I also like the first Hulk and both Fantastic Four movies. So there.

Oh, and Crash Dive? I said right off the bat in my thread about it that my whole "Best submarine movie ever" schtick was a joke, and I bought it sight unseen, and the only thing I really wanted to show was the color footage of early Elco 77-foot boats and S-Boats, so Platapus can shut right up and go back to sleep.

Seriously.




I mean it.

[Takeda Shingen]

Juno is a pretty good film. I wouldn't consider that guilty pleasure material.

[Red October1984]

I have to say that my guilty pleasure movies have to be

Austin Powers
2008's Get Smart
U-571

There are more...but that's for later. :shucks:

[Sailor Steve]

Juno is a pretty good film. I wouldn't consider that guilty pleasure material.
Oh I agree. I got free tickets for a sneak preview, and felt pretty odd with two middle-aged guys sitting in a theater full of teenagers.

[Red October1984]

Oh I agree. I got free tickets for a sneak preview, and felt pretty odd with two middle-aged guys sitting in a theater full of teenagers.

:har:

That's pretty funny.

[Liam C]

While not a war movie.

I LOVE Bio-Dome with Pauly Shore and Stephen Baldwin.

[Platapus]

so Platapus can shut right up and go back to sleep.

Seriously.




I mean it.


What? I didn't say nutton! I didn't say nutton!:D

[Platapus]

Guilty movie pleasure?

I like to watch the Nancy Drew movies

I do have a thing for Bonita Granville

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Of course when she is tied up helps too :D

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[nikimcbee]

What about us?
http://acertaincinema.pemomo.com/image/2/140/140/2/media/power-baxter-dive_opt.jpg (http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=GAIUI0igtQjwiM&tbnid=UI41sNvRQh798M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Facertaincinema.pemomo.com%2Fbrows e%2Fkeyword%2Funiform%2F%3Fp1%3D1%26p2%3D1%26p3%3D 1%26p4%3D1&ei=OahKUcKdEqrBygHg5YDoBA&bvm=bv.44158598,d.aWc&psig=AFQjCNF7_eBU5u9tOVXIP-R8N_9DGsDhrw&ust=1363933571825244)

[frau kaleun]

My biggest guilty pleasure movie has to be "Mommie Dearest." If it's on, I simply can NOT turn it off.

Of course it's not a war movie. Unless you count the war on wire hangers. :O:

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi

The Russian (BURNT BY THE SUN) Triolgy. Definetly a war movie with a difference. Awesome.

Best wishes from Peter (Theberbster)

[Sailor Steve]

My biggest guilty pleasure movie has to be "Mommie Dearest." If it's on, I simply can NOT turn it off.

Of course it's not a war movie. Unless you count the war on wire hangers. :O:
:rotfl2:

Do you remember the A&E commercials with actors acting out roles from other movies, but in their homes? Lisa Kudrow did the "wire hangers" speech and woke up her new baby. "It's alright, honey. Mommie's just pretending."

[Jimbuna]

Thankfully not :shifty:

[Yoshiki]

Hmmmmmm....
Guilty Pleasure War Movies?

1. 300 (2007)

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2. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

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3. Platoon (1986)

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4. K19 Widowmaker (2002)

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5. Crimson Tide (1995)

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6. Gladiator (2000)

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[Sailor Steve]

Hmmmmmm....
Guilty Pleasure War Movies?

2. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Why in the world would you feel guilty watching one of the best historical movies ever made?

[Yoshiki]

Why in the world would you feel guilty watching one of the best historical movies ever made?
:) I guess I have not fully comprehended the term 'guilty pleasure'.

Does it perhaps mean enjoying something that is forbidden or frowned
upon?

If that's the case - then probably only 300 (2007) fits that category.:)
(although IMO this movie was/is totally underestimated - it is highly
successfull in bringing a comic book on the big screen - and it
works - at least for me).

As to Tora! Tora! Tora! - I agree. It's a great movie and the Japanese
are portrayed as human beings rather than just deliver caricatures
of evil and cruel men...

The total opposite - and an abysmal movie is Michael Bay's
Pearl Harbor (2001)...

[frau kaleun]

:) I guess I have not fully comprehended the term 'guilty pleasure'.

Does it perhaps mean enjoying something that is forbidden or frowned
upon?

It usually refers to something you really love and enjoy, but feel bad about loving and enjoying because it's considered "bad" by some generally accepted standard.

Enjoying "Das Boot" or some other critically acclaimed, successful, really well done movie: not a guilty pleasure.

Enjoying some cheesy, badly written, badly acted, critically panned, flop of a film despite the fact that it is all those things: that's a guilty pleasure. On paper, and by general consensus, it shouldn't give you one iota of pleasure to watch it. And yet it does, and so you do.


The total opposite - and an abysmal movie is Michael Bay's
Pearl Harbor (2001)...

Now, see, if you admitted to enjoying "Pearl Harbor" despite how abysmal you know it is - that would be a guilty pleasure. :yep:

[Red October1984]

Now, see, if you admitted to enjoying "Pearl Harbor" despite how abysmal you know it is - that would be a guilty pleasure. :yep:

:stare: I loved Pearl Harbor. I thought it was a really good movie. I don't care what you guys think! :hmph:

[Sailor Steve]

:) I guess I have not fully comprehended the term 'guilty pleasure'.

It usually refers to something you really love and enjoy, but feel bad about loving and enjoying because it's considered "bad" by some generally accepted standard.
I go even further than that. For me a guilty pleasure is something I think is bad but still enjoy. Check out post #17 for my concept and an example. :sunny:

[Sailor Steve]

If that's the case - then probably only 300 (2007) fits that category.:)
(although IMO this movie was/is totally underestimated - it is highly
successfull in bringing a comic book on the big screen - and it
works - at least for me).
That opens up a can of worms. I thought 300 was pretty good, but I much prefer the old The 300 Spartans. I stand alone and that has to be a guilty pleasure!

[Cybermat47]

I much prefer the old The 300 Spartans. I stand alone and that has to be a guilty pleasure!

That one made my list. A bit corny, but full of compelling characters and epic battle sequences. The Spartans fighting the Immortals for the first time is my favourite scene.

[Red October1984]

I guess I have to put War of the Dead in here. It's a WW2 zombie movie and it is a sad excuse for a movie...

But heck...I'm a sucker for good zombie action. :oops: It's about an American sent in to help the Finns in their war with the Soviets in 1941. They go in to destroy this secret German bunker which turns out to be supplying zombies after an experiment went wrong. It has horrible acting, dialogue, special effects, and story premise. It's a Lithuanian film. I rented it just for the heck of it the other night. By the end, I liked it. No matter how bad the story is in a zombie movie, I can get into it eventually. The fact that I even watched it is a guilty pleasure.

It's still better than The Walking Dead though... :up: :yep: :yeah:

[Tupolev]

Army of Darkness for sure. Its sort of a war movie. And you can't beat a guy fighting an army stop-motion skeletons.

And Down Periscope.

"I'm sorry Sir, the bandaid was holding the fingernail on."

DBF!!

[Yoshiki]

That one made my list. A bit corny, but full of compelling characters and epic battle sequences. The Spartans fighting the Immortals for the first time is my favourite scene.
Right - I just got the movie The 300 Spartans (1962) :)

Lets see whether it's really better than 300 (2007) :)

I'll provide feedback as soon as I finished watching the flic...:salute:

Mind you I am offering valuable patrol time for this...:O:

[jameswhite1]

All of above are good but i like Pearl Harbo the most.

[Red October1984]

I think I'm going to have to revive this thread to add a guilty pleasure movie.... :oops:

Navy Seals with Charlie Sheen

:rock: