It's always interesting to find out who wins and take a peek at the fashions the stars are wearing but at the end of the day how many of us remember which movie won an Oscar and which didn't? And does any of it really affect our viewing habits and the movies that we love.
So instead I've decided to dedicate this post to the movies that don't get much (if any recognition). The movies that are our guilty pleasures that cheer us up when we're down or that we enjoy just for the hell of it.
These are the movies we love. That we wallow in when we're bored or sad or just wanting to veg out in front of the TV.
Some of these movies are so bad that their actually good. There are also movies that were good all along but rarely acknowledged and then there are the movies that we just love and we don't care if others think we're mad for liking them.
So what are your favourite movies to wallow in?
Pretty in Pink"She's a high school girl from the wrong side of town. He's the wealthy heartthrob who asks her to the prom. But as fast as their romance builds, it's threatened by the painful reality of peer pressure."
I make no apologies for this movie or the one below being on this list.
80's movies aimed at teens were the best. Featuring great music, romance, and rebellion - these are perfect movies to put you in a feel good frame of mind and take you back to your teenage years.
Also check out: The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Some Kind of Wonderful, Say Anything.
Footloose
"A city-boy moves to a small Midwestern town where the local officials have banned dancing and rock 'n roll music."Ahhh Kevin Bacon.
Better known now as the husband of Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) and the star of new show The Following, he was back in the 80's a fresh face young guy who knew how to dance.
Forget the remake, this is the only Footloose movie you need to see.
Also check out: Dirty Dancing, Flashdance, Fame
Withnail and I "Two down-and-out British actors leave their city life for a disastrous vacation in the country with an eccentric uncle."
I saw Paul McGann at a convention a few years ago and he was brilliant.
Funny and interesting and filled with great stories and yes he talked about Withnail and I, a movie he still gets people asking about and begging for him to quote lines from.
Also check out: Trainspotting, Quarophenia, Human Traffic, Rushmore, Ghost World.
Starship Troopers"Courageous soldiers travel to the distant and desolate Klendathu system for the ultimate showdown between the species."
You've gotta love a movie that is this bad and luckily for the movie itself there are people out there who do.
It has bad acting, a bunch of pretty boys and girls who try to act all badass, aliens from outer space and plenty of blood and gore. It is also wonderfully funny, something I an sure wasn't the intention in the first place but which has earned it it's cult following.
Also check out any of the following (the acting is heaps better): Any of the Alien franchise, Predator (1 & 2), Tremors.
The Lost Boys"When two brothers move to the sleepy town of Santa Carla one of them begins to undergo a change..."
Before their was Twilight or Vampire Diaries or even Buffy there was The Lost Boys. Vampires who were ruthless killers with a touch of pretty boy thrown in for good measure.
Also check out: Near Dark, Fright Night (the original 1985 version), John Carpenters Vampires, From Dusk to Dawn.
Miller's Crossing
"During prohibition two gangland bosses struggle for control over a city, with one of the boss's lieutenants caught in the middle."
This one of those great movie's that didn't get the recognition it deserved when it was first released but luckily is now seen as one of the best crime movies ever made.Also check out: Any of the Coen brothers other movies (Fargo, Blood Simple, No Country For Old Men, Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski), GoodFellas, Once Upon A Time In America.
Dazed and confused"The adventures of incoming high school and junior high students on the last day of school, in May of 1976."
Stoners, skaters, jocks and geeks this movie features them all as well as an awesome 70's classic rock soundtrack. It's worth watching this movie just for the soundtrack alone.
Also check out: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Empire Records, American Graffiti
The Princess bride
"The adventures of Buttercup, the most beautiful woman in the world, and Westley, the man she loves, in the fairytale kingdom of Florin."
Probably one of my all time favourite movies. I ADORE Princess Bride. The writing, the acting, the story are all just beautiful.
This is how a fairytale should be told.
Also check out: The Neverending Story, Labyrinth,
And some more cult favourites you may want to check out: Planet of the Apes (1968 version), Beetlejuice, Cherry 2000, Go, The Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, Reservoir Dogs, Highlander, The Fifth Element, Conan the Barbarian (1982 version), Red Sonja.
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