by mike | Jul 29, 2019 | Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
I could have written about the 2018 “psychedelic drama action horror” film, Mandy, as a Guilty Pleasure, given its almost non-existent box office. But “pleasure” is not a word I would use after watching it, though I did find it fascinating in an oddly disturbing sort...
by mike | Jun 17, 2019 | Books, Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
By all accounts the 2018 dystopian/science fiction film, Mortal Engines, should have appeared in one of my Guilty Pleasure posts. It rated no higher than 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, and it was considered the biggest box-office bomb of the year. But I’m not presenting it...
by mike | Dec 17, 2018 | Adventure fantasy, Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Monster Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
The 2008 “epic adventure” film, 10,000 BC, would not be a guilty pleasure if judged only by its box office. It made a fair amount of money. But the reviews for its story, which is set in prehistoric times, were uniformly harsh, many citing it as “archaeologically...
by mike | Oct 22, 2018 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Uncategorized |
Arnold Schwarzenegger in a horror movie? Yes, he starred in the 1999 clunker, End of Days. Wait, did I say clunker? Well, the reviews were uniformly bad, but since I’m easily entertained, that never bothered me. I get a kick out of this film, and in truth it is an...
by mike | Sep 24, 2018 | Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Uniformly poor reviews? A box-office bomb? Yes indeed, the 2000 sci-fi thriller, Red Planet, fits within all the parameters of a guilty pleasure. But as noted many times before, I’m easily entertained, so I have no problem checking it out every once in a while. A...
by mike | Aug 20, 2018 | Blowing Shit Up, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized, War Movies |
When bestselling author David Morrell wrote First Blood in 1972 I’ll bet he didn’t imagine the film series, starring Sylvester Stallone as decorated Vietnam vet John Rambo, extending into 2019. Wait, what?! They’re making a new Rambo film? That’s the word, with...
