Top 13 Guilty Pleasure Films

D Dot Cinema

The following is a list of painfully bad films that I should be embarrassed, or quite possibly ashamed, to admit that I love. But no matter how many times I watch any one of these substandard films, I end up loving them more. They all have put their own little spell on me.

Listed in no intentional order...

13.  Twins (1988)
Director: Ivan Reitman
Faces: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, David Caruso

12.  Never Been Kissed (1999)
Director: Raja Gosnell
Faces: Drew Barrymore, Michael Vartan, Molly Shannon, John C. Reilly, Jessican Alba

11.  Exit Wounds (2001)
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Faces: Steven Seagal, DMX, Anthony Anderson, Tom Arnold

10.  The Brothers Solomon (2007)
Director: Bob Odenkirk
Faces: Will Arnett, Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Lee Majors

9.  The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
Director: Matthew Robbins
Faces: Helen Slater, Christian Slater, Dean Stockwell, Yeardley Smith

8.  Scream (1996)
Director: Wes Craven
Faces: Neve Campbell,Matthew Lillard, Jaime Kennedy

7.  Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (1997)
Director: David Mirkin
Faces: Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, Jeneane Garofalo, Alan Cumming, Justin Theroux

6.  The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
Director: Justin Lin
Faces: Lucas Black, Sonny Chiba

5.  The Cutting Edge (1992)
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Faces: D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly, Michael Hogan, Terry O’Quinn

4.  Red Sonja (1985)
Director: Richard Fleischer
Faces: Brigette Neilsen, Ernie Reyes, Jr., Arnold Schwarzenegger

3.  Night at the Roxbury (1998)
Director: John Fortenberry
Faces: Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Molly Shannon, Jennifer Coolidge, Loni Anderson, Richard Grieco

2.  Wild Wild West (1999)
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Faces: Will Smith, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Salma Hayek

1.  Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
Director: Dennis Dugan
Faces: Chris Farley, Robin Shou, Chris Rock, Billy Connolly




There you have it...my top 13 guilty pleasure films. What are yours?

Oscar Predictions 2013

I may be blinded by my love of ARGO and DJANGO UNCHAINED but I still found a way to make some predictions that don't have those two films winning everything...

BEST PICTURE

Will win: ARGO
Should win: ARGO or DJANGO UNCHAINED

***Should NOT have been nominated: SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK


BEST DIRECTOR

Will win: Steven Spielberg, LINCOLN

**SHOULD have been nominated: Ben Affleck, ARGO & Quentin Tarantino, DJANGO UNCHAINED


BEST ACTOR

Duh: Daniel Day-Lewis, LINCOLN

**Should have been nominated: Jamie Foxx, DJANGO UNCHAINED & Jack Black, BERNIE


BEST ACTRESS

Will win: Jennifer Lawrence, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Possible surprise winner: Emmanuelle Riva, AMOUR


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Will win: Robert De Niro, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Should win: Christoph Waltz, DJANGO UNCHAINED
Possible upset winner: Tommy Lee Jones, LINCOLN

**Should have been nominated: Samuel L. Jackson, DJANGO UNCHAINED & Michael Fassbender, PROMETHEUS


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Duh: Anne Hathaway, LES MISÉRABLES

**Should have been nominated: Juno Temple, KILLER JOE


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Will win: FRANKENWEENIE
Should win: FRANKENWEENIE
Possible surprise winner: BRAVE

Honorable Mention: THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS


BEST FOREIGN FILM

Will win: AMOUR


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Will win: DJANGO UNCHAINED
Should win: DJANGO UNCHAINED or MOONRISE KINGDOM
Possible upset winner: ZERO DARK THIRTY

***Should NOT have been nominated: FLIGHT

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Will win: ARGO
SHOULD win: ARGO
Possible upset winner: LINCOLN


BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Will win: ANNA KARENINA
Should win: THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY


BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Will win: ANNA KARENINA


BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Duh: ‘Skyfall’ from SKYFALL


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Will win: LIFE OF PI

**Should have been nominated: BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD


BEST DOCUMENTARY

Will win: SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
Possible surprise winner: HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Will win: LIFE OF PI
Possible surprise winner: DJANGO UNCHAINED


BEST FILM EDITING

Will win: ARGO
Possible surprise winner: LINCOLN


BEST MAKEUP

Will win: THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
Possible surprise winner: LES MISÉRABLES


BEST SOUND EDITING

Will win: SKYFALL
Possible upset winner: ZERO DARK THIRTY


BEST SOUND MIXING

Will win: LES MISÉRABLES
Possible surprise winner: LIFE OF PI


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Will win: LIFE OF PI
Just happy to be nominated: MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS


BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Will win: INOCENTE
Possible surprise winner: OPEN HEART


BEST ANIMATED SHORT 

Will win: PAPERMAN
Possible surprise winner: ADAM AND DOG


BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT

Will win: DEATH OF A SHADOW (Dood van een Schaduw)
Should win: DEATH OF A SHADOW or ASAD
Possible surprise winner: CURFEW


BEST USE OF FAKE BLOOD (not a real category)

Will win: DJANGO UNCHAINED