Here's a list of ten movies I feel bad about enjoying. Oh wait, no I don't.
10. Never Been Kissed (1999) OK, this is one where I actually have no idea how to explain or even understand what makes me like it so much. It's one of the more forgotten in that awkward late 90s slew of romantic comedies. I don't even like Drew Barrymore all that much, but I love her in this movie. The little Josie Grossie. If I were the sort of person that did things like this - I would create an entire tumblr account dedicated to the obscene faces Drew Barrymore makes throughout life - this movie particularly, but yowza.
9. Rocky 4 (1985)
Drew Barrymore rom-coms aside, I don't think this one needs any explanation. To this day, I believe Ivan Drago is the scariest opponent/villain not only of the Rocky franchise, but of all sports movies. The montages are fantastic, with the training montage being the most memorable. Literally whenever I work out, I will think of Stallone scaling a mountain. Whether I want it to or not, it's gonna happen. All my best workout playlists have Hearts on Fire and No Easy Way Out. Stallone is brilliant.
8. Saw (2004)
To clear this up I'm gonna go ahead and say this applies to only the first Saw. I don't have the same appreciation for any of the sequels, although I did enjoy Donnie Wahlberg being Donnie Wahlberg in the second one. This movie is just absurd. I remember seeing this in theaters, completely fascinated by the descent of Cary Elwes into madness to the point where I would be in hysterics. After he cuts off his foot and crawls over to Leigh Whannell and whisper/cries "I'll come back for you" with that little nod - that's it, I'm done. I also get a huge kick out of Danny Glover as a cop with a purpose. I've seen this movie an embarrassing number of times.
7. Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
This is another overlooked late 90s movie. At its core, it's mainly just a dumb/funny movie with a lot of awesome people scattered throughout. Nothing more or less than that. Also this description of a human being is one of my all time favorites:
6. Happy Gilmore (1996)
Adam Sandler before he started to lose his goddamn mind. Billy Madison might actually have funnier quotes overall ("If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis" "I AM THE SMARTEST MAN ALIVE" Plus that entire speech featuring "I award you no points, and may god have mercy on your soul") but Happy Gilmore was the movie that I related to as a child. Well, as much as a child could relate to an angry hockey player that sucked at hockey and was inexplicably great at golf. I swear I probably watched this movie once a week for like two years. Carl Weathers. Overall fantastic.
5. Teen Wolf (1985)
You can try and find one, but no fault existed with Michael J Fox in the 1980s. The guy had a pretty banner year in 1985 between this, Back to the Future, and Family Ties. This is such an overlooked 80s comedy. It's maybe more adorable because he's so short, so here's this little werewolf strutting around school, and he's super popular now because of this. It's weird, I'm a fan. Now it sucks because most people associate Teen Wolf with that dub step show on MTV.
4. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
hell, even Bogus Journey (1991) if we're gonna get really weird with it
First one is classic. This role might permenantly define how people view Keanu Reeves, but he's amazing in this. I will always defend Keanu regardless of popular opinion. Not just in this movie - he's obscenely underrated. As far as these movies - second one definitely lacks from the first, but I'll still say it's a good one. If I were to try and explain the plot to someone I would probably say it involves robot versions of themselves sent from the future to kill their human selves. They then have to defeat Death in a battle of wills, but it's mainly just stuff like Battleship and Twister. They defeat Death, become best friends, and start a band that saves humanity. It sounds amazing because it is amazing.
3. any Schwarzenegger movie
This one shouldn't need any explanation either. My personal favorites are Predator, Kindergarten Cop, Terminator 2, and Commando - but really the man has the capacity to improve a movie by any significant margin just by existing in it.
2. The Cable Guy (1996)
I will go on record to say this is one of the funniest movies of all time. And I stand behind that statement, I really do. Whenever I watch it, I will laugh at least 90% of the entire goddamn thing. I guess this movie could be off-putting to some because it truly is Carrey at his most obnoxious - but from start to finish, this movie never quits. I guess we're playing prison rules.
1. The Karate Kid (1984)
If we're being honest with each other here, this shouldn't even be on this list. This is a fantastic movie, a classic coming of age/underdog story that should be honored from here until the end of time. But what can I say, it doesn't seem to garner a fraction of the respect it deserves so here it is. This movie sets the 80s standard for bullying, unorthodox teaching methods, and one liners. It's actually a perfect movie, I've probably seen it close to 400 times.
