Guilty Pleasure of the Week!

Hey guys! Since I missed this feature last week, I have decided to have two guilty pleasures this week! Hope you enjoy!

Get Over It (2001)

Directed by: Tommy O'Haver

Written by: R. Lee Fleming Jr.

Starring: Ben Foster, Kirsten Dunst,

Shane West, Colin Hanks,

and Sisqo

Trailer

In order to win back the affections of his ex-girlfriend, Berke Landers joins the school production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. While being coached by his best friend's little sister, he develops feelings for her and must decide who he wants to be with.

This movie is purely entertaining on many levels. First, it stars Ben Foster, one of my favorite actors, in about the best performance one could give with this material. It is also a (not really that) clever high school version of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and it stars Sisqo, what more could you ask for?!

The Happening (2008)

Written and Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel,

and John Leguizamo

Trailer 

When an unexplained terror comes to New York City that causes people to inexplicably kill themselves, A high-school teacher, his wife, and a young girl must figure out what is happening, all the while trying to run from it.

Now, I have taken much heat for supporting this movie. Yes, I realize the script if terrible, which in turn causes the acting to be atrocious, and there are serious problems with the story. However, I have two points I would like to use to defend myself. First, I thought the scenes of suspense and those of violence were very well done, showing that Shyamalan does have talent as a director, just not a screenwriter. Second, I heard this idea on a podcast and I would like to run with it. The plot of the movie, as well as the twist, seems to be much like a Sci-Fi horror film that would have been made back in the 1950s, much like Invasion of the Body Snatchers. That being the case, had Shyamalan realized this and made this more of an homage to those films, mainly by shooting it in black and white and in the same style as those, creating characters to fit that time period, but keeping the gore at the same level, I think he could have had a very interesting film on his hands. However, he took the source material way too seriously and the film suffered for it.

So what do you think? Do you like any of these movies as well? 

Guilty Pleasure of the Week!

Celtic Pride (1996)

Directed By: Tom DeCerchio

Written By: Judd Apatow

Starring: Daniel Stern, Dan Aykroyd,

and Damon Wayans

Mike and Jimmy are best friends and die-hard Celtic fans. When the Celtics are in the finals and facing the Jazz, Mike and Jimmy kidnap the Jazz star player, Lewis Scott, and hold him hostage to ensure a Celtic Championship.

This movie, as most featured in this section, was universally panned by critics. The humor is silly and absolutely unintelligent, but this movie was one I watched and liked as a kid and still enjoy mainly for that reason. Also, its interesting to see some of Apatow's early work before he became the king of slacker comedy.

So, anyone else with me in secretly loving Celtic Pride?

New Feature! "Guilty Pleasure" of the week!

Hey everyone, I have a new feature for the blog! Every Saturday, I will feature a movie that has few, if any, redeeming qualities to it, yet I still like it. So here is your inaugural guilty pleasure!

Prom Night (2008)

Directed By: Nelson McCormick

Written By: J.S. Cardone

Starring: Brittany Snow, Idris Elba,

and Johnathon Schaech

Trailer 

Prom Night follows Donna, a high school senior with a tragic past, as she attends her high school prom. Everything seems to be perfect, until a former teacher/stalker escapes from a mental institution and will stop at nothing to win Donna's heart.

I found this film to be very entertaining and fun. Of course, it was not well-made and didn't feature any surprisingly good performances, but it did feature a lot of slashing from the lead singer of the One-ders (That Thing You Do!)

Anyone else secretly like Prom Night?