WE HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR YOU
Guilty Pleasure Movie Prompt
We want to know your most embarrassingly beloved flicks
I have a dirty little secret. It’s about my guilty pleasures. Now, I’m going to share a bit of them with you in the hopes that, at the end of it, you decide to tell us about yours.
We want to hear everything about it.
Here’s the thing…I live in Mexico and, although I don’t have a TV — I’ll tell you about that some other time — I enjoy watching movies on my laptop or, even better, going to a movie theater nearby.
However, from time to time, if I’m in the waiting room in a doctor’s office or visiting my parents for a little bit, it so happens that one of my two guilty pleasures movies pops up on the screen.
Now, I’m going to tell you which movies I’m talking about, but only under the condition you never tell anyone.
Never. Okay?
Guilty Pleasure Film #1
Well, here I go. I’m about to reveal to you one of my most shameful secrets—no more stalling.
No, really, stalling is over. I’m just going to tell you. Just like that. Like ripping a band-aid! No more hiding!
Sighs…
Okay, here I go…the first movie I’m going to mention is none other than Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.
I kid you not! Whenever this movie is on a TV nearby, I cannot look away. Not only that, but I laugh as if it were the first time I’m watching it; almost every scene cracks me up. There’s just one caveat.
It has to be dubbed in Spanish, otherwise, the spell is broken.
I guess there is something about the performance of the Spanish-speaking voice actors that somehow enhances the plot, but, whatever the case might be, it just does wonders for me.
Guilty Pleasure Film #2
Now, when it comes to dirty little secrets, I have tons. And, since I’m feeling generous, I’ll share another one with you.
My second guilty pleasure movie, the other movie I will never accept in public is dear to my heart, a film that I always watch to the end is…The Pacifier.
No, you cannot tell anyone about this either!
The Pacifier, starring Vin Diesel, is one of the most idiotic movies I have ever seen. I love it.
Where do I even begin? The overacting? The underacting? The senseless plot? The stupid fight scenes? The lack of chemistry with the kids? No, my friends: this movie is pure gold. However, just as with my beloved Deuce Bigalow, unless I watch it in Spanish, I just cannot feel it.
What about you?
We all have dirty little secrets. It feels good to have them, doesn’t it? It’s like we carry around a bit of fun no one can take away from us.
Guilty Pleasure Movies are like that.
Basically, we walk around town as if whenever Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo comes on TV, we didn’t pause everything to watch it again. Or maybe, we cancel plans with our friends just because it has been too long since we last enjoyed The Pacifier
So…since I showed you mine, I guess it’s only fair you show me yours. And, with that, I give you a delightfully shameful prompt:
- Write an article about your Guilty Pleasure Movie (s).
- You can send your post to any publication, of course. However, if you are a Cinemania writer, you get the chance to win $50. The winner will be the article with the highest interaction — you must have a PayPal account!
- If you aren’t already a writer with us and are now aching to join, leave a comment in this post saying, “Please, please, please, take me!”
- Make sure to use the tags “Movies” and “Guilty Pleasure.”
- Feel free to tag other writers so you can invite them to join the challenge. However, this is not a requirement.
- The prompt will run from July 15 to August 15, 2022.
Good luck, everyone; we look forward to reading all your wonderful submissions. And, please, don’t worry! We won’t tell anyone about your shameful secrets!