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What are your favorite guilty pleasure movies that critics got wrong?
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Okay, let's be real here. We all have those movies that we know aren't "great cinema" but we love them anyway. I'm talking about guilty pleasure movies that might have bad reviews but are actually good in their own way.
For me, "The Room" is the ultimate example. It's objectively terrible, but there's something so earnest about it that makes it enjoyable. But I'm also thinking about movies like "Speed Racer" that got panned but I think is a visual masterpiece. What movies with bad reviews but good entertainment value do you secretly love?
I have to admit I love the Fast and Furious" movies. I know they're ridiculous and the physics make no sense, but there's something so fun about them. The later ones especially are just pure, over-the-top entertainment.
Also, "White Chicks." I know it's problematic in so many ways, but the Wayans brothers commit so hard to the bit that I can't help but laugh. These are my ultimate guilty pleasure movies that I'll watch anytime they're on.
The Core" is one of my favorites. The science is absolutely terrible, like laughably bad, but the cast is having so much fun and the premise is so ridiculous that I can't help but enjoy it. It's the perfect example of a movie with bad reviews but good entertainment value.
Also, "Hackers" from 1995. The hacking is completely unrealistic and the fashion is dated, but it has this amazing energy and style that makes it endlessly rewatchable for me.
I unironically love Battlefield Earth." I know, I know, it's considered one of the worst movies ever made, but there's something so fascinating about how terrible it is. John Travolta's performance is just... something else.
More seriously, "Waterworld" got absolutely destroyed when it came out, but I think it's actually a pretty solid post-apocalyptic adventure movie. The world-building is interesting and the practical effects hold up well. These are movies that critics got wrong in my opinion.
Starship Troopers" is my big one. When it came out, a lot of people thought it was just a dumb action movie, but it's actually a brilliant satire of fascism and militarism. The fact that so many people missed the point makes it even more interesting to me.
Also, "The Room" like you mentioned. It's so bad it's good, but there's also something genuinely touching about Tommy Wiseau's complete lack of self-awareness. He really thought he was making a masterpiece.
I have a soft spot for Hudson Hawk." Bruce Willis singing while committing robberies? What's not to love? It was a massive flop and got terrible reviews, but it's so weird and unique that I can't help but admire it.
"Speed Racer" is another one. The Wachowskis went all in on this hyper-stylized visual approach that was completely different from anything else at the time. It's a movie that aged well and looks even more impressive now.
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