We’ve all got one: Jar Jar, Star Trek V, Armageddon, the 1998 godzilla, Mac and Me, Amanda Heard in Aquaman.
There is no judgment here. Confess, receive absolution, find a friend who’s into the same weird, shameful stuff you are.
She (1984) - It’s from the mid-80s and stars Sandahl Bergman - that pretty much says it all right there. But it’s so over-the-top cheesy and all delivered so earnestly that it works as a spoof.
The Blood of Heroes (1989) - I don’t even feel particularly guilty about this one - Joan Chen, Rutger Hauer and Vincent D’Onofrio in a sort of cross between The Road Warrior and Rollerball, as players of a terribly brutal sport in a post-apocalyptic crapsack world. And with a great supporting bit by Hugh Keays-Byrne.
Titan A.E. (2000) - I’m not sure at this point if I’m supposed to be ashamed of this one or not. I liked it all along, then somewhere along the way, I discovered that much of the internet apparently hated it. But it seems that in recent years, it’s started to gain some favor. Anyway, I like it.
Jupiter Ascending (2015) - yes, it’s cheesy and forced and the villains are cartoonishly one-dimensional, but it’s stylish and fun and Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum are both enjoyable.
Demolition Man. My dad has a hunting property in the middle of nowhere, Missouri. My brother and I would get dragged along as kids, but we typically stayed in the house. There was a VHS player and a TV there, and only 3 VHS tapes: Demolition Man, Falling Down, and some shitty porno my uncle didn’t hide very well. I’ve probably seen Demolition Man 20+ times in my life. I was at a bar in St. Louis, where I live, last week, (Playtpus is the bar, their head bartender was on Drink Masters!) and they had Demolition Man on TV. To my wife’s great annoyance, I insisted we stay a bit longer than we would have because I wanted to watch parts of it.
Fifth Element is my favorite movie. My friends cringe when I say it but it’s because they are all huge Star Wars nerds.
Any love out there for They Live (1988)?
Great sci if, with an even greater back alley fight scene that lasts for 6 straight minutes.
Lexx