My hall of shame
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My physical movie collection is roughly 2900 titles, but for whatever reason, I don't want these that I've watched. A movie has to be a pretty big oops for me to decide to watch it and then not want it in the collection.
Haven't seen or can't remember
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Movies that blipped onto my radar because they seem to fit my tastes, but fall into one of these categories: I haven't seen it, I don't want to see it, I have only seen parts, or maybe I saw it but can't remember much of anything. I tend not to care for many movies older than the late '60s, but a bunch of best picture winners are on here because I once intended to watch them all.
Guilty pleasures
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I originally though that by guilty pleasure I meant ridiculous but I am embarrassingly admitting I like it anyway. But as I've maintained the list, that description is poor. I know it isn't "obscure but you should watch it" because I have a different list for that. Maybe the best description is that you probably shouldn't bother with these if you don't already know them. I don't expect anyone to come to these movies afresh and think they're great. Also, if there's a mainstream comedy on here, that's why it's listed. I hate mainstream comedy since about 1993.
Favorite actresses
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I'm middle aged and I like quirky movies, so I tend to like older women who will still take parts where they have to fully commit to a character - stretching them physically, compromising their appearance, or dabbling in genres with niche appeal.
I thought you bought good movies
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I do have these titles in my collection, but if I sat you down in front of this line-up, you'd end up concluding I have no taste in movies at all. Some of them prove that obvious concepts or big stars can still end up in surprisingly weak final products. Others have some serious artistic merit but are just a chore to watch. But I keep them for some reason. I mean, some people liked a few of them.
Roger Corman owned and wished
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This is a playlist of Roger Corman movies (directed or produced by, including as uncredited executive producer via New World Pictures) that I either own or have on my wish list. If a film started a franchise with sequels or remakes like Death Race, I've just listed the first.
Of course you like that movie
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You're a guy aged 25-55 who likes edgy and quirky movies, especially with action and humor and maybe a surprise twist. Of course you like these movies.
What counts as a cult film?
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The term cult film gets thrown around in so many ways. I used to equate it with B movies, but the double-feature format is long gone from movie theaters, so that term is no clearer. It can't just mean that it has a dedicated following because then something so known and highly praised as The Princess Bride becomes a cult classic. We've been through VHS and DVD straight-to-video, and the 2020 pandemic pushed the straight-to-streaming approach further into normality for even the biggest film studios, so distribution doesn't define cult films anymore, especially with so many boutique hi-def labels entering the market. Grindhouse, genre films, schlock, psychotronic, exploitation, none of these terms clarify what people mean when they call something a cult classic. That means I can put just about anything here that wasn't hyper-successful in the mainstream and it arguably has to count. The odd thing is that if I see a list or collection labeled as "cult," I do know pretty much what to expect.
Surprising standouts
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I should probably just call this list "almost a favorite." Each film here turned out to be better than it looked to me, or at least different in tone or subject matter in a way that I found more satisfying than expected. A few were on my radar for a long time before I finally watched them, and I wished I hadn't waited. A few looked like they were made for mainstream and wouldn't be my style or not what I wanted, but whoa. Some were praised while others were never popular with critics, but I must be exactly the audience they were going for. These haven't quite risen to or stayed at the top in my massive collection, but they deserve more than "honorable mention."
Favorite actors
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I tend to prefer character actors over typical leading men. They at least have to occasionally wander off into quirky territory. There are some exceptions, if they like to kick people in the face.