I'm a bit down.

[kandrathe]

How can a good movie be a guilty pleasure? Is it because the reviewers tell you that you should only be able to enjoy artsy movies with indie actors, no action and almost no plot? Or is it the "I liked it as a kid, so I shouldn't enjoy it as an adult" reasoning many people use for so many things in their lives?

I'm merely confused as to why you should feel guilty about liking something.

Flash Gordon was made to be campy, but it seems only the folks in the UK understood the film makers intentions. It flopped in the US market, but is still one of the top box office hits in the UK. It has much in common with "Big Trouble in Little China", in that it has a great director, has that tongue in cheek camp, and went right over the heads of most people (except the Brits, who are weaned on the likes of Dr. Who and Monty Python).

In that camp sci-fi/fantasy genre, I think "Barbarella" (also a De Laurentis film) is another cult classic (guilty pleasure). Where else would you get to see Jane Fonda working with Marcel Marceau? Also, "Galexina", "Starship Troopers", and "Dark Star" would be in that group of "guilty pleasures", that is, movies that I like whose box office or critical reviews were not so hot.