If I count Mommie Dearest as one of my favorite movies what on earth could I list as a guilty pleasure? 

Okay, fine — The Legend of Billie Jean.

First of all, this movie is hella awesome. I'm only calling it a guilty pleasure because it's one of the only movies I would have to majorly defend if someone called and said "hey, whatcha doing?" 

Second, it stars Helen AND Christian Slater. Win.

Third, according to IMDB, Pat Benatar states at her concerts before belting into "Invincible," "This is from the worst movie ever made." 

4. The Texas accents are hilariously bad.

5. It features a running-through-a-mall scene with a Billy Idol song.

6. Helen Slater cuts her hair after gaining inspiration from Joan of Arc.

    A. I cut one of my Barbie's hair and made a Billie Jean outfit for her after seeing this movie in 1985.

    B. I may have gotten a similar haircut in 1985. 

7. The plot of this movie is absofreakinglutely ridiculous: Billie Jean stands up for her brother who had a scooter or something trashed by local teenagers and gets taken for $608. After accidentally shooting the guy who took her for the money (to pay for the scooter), she goes on the run with the brother and two friends. She watches a Joan of Arc movie and cuts her hair off, makes a video saying "fair is fair" and sends it to local news stations and has a stand off at the end. No guns.

8. The movie could never be made today and there will never be a remake because look – 

 

 

These are the new glasses. I have to wear them for distance now because I'm old. They're Paul Smith frames (I started typing "Paul Simon" because it's 2:45 am and I can't sleep and thing are starting to get silly). The reviews on the glasses on my face are mixed. I like them.

Dear Readers, 

There are several movies I think are overrated. Some of you will be fightin' mad if I say that these films are overrated, so I think I will go with one that may not make me lose any of you. If you are good friends of mine, you know what these movies are anyway and we have probably argued about this — but come on, one of my favorite movies of all time is Mommie Dearest, so why would you care what I think about the most popular science fiction/fantasy/nutjob movies of the past decade or so? You shouldn't. You should go about your day loving Gandalf the Grey or White and your preciouses and bullet-dodging guys in black trench coats and sunglasses and boy wizards with pet owls and shiny ass vampires who break all the rules of vampirehood set by Bram Stoker — but what do I know?

Don't listen to me. 

My example of an overrated movie is My Big Fat Greek Wedding, even though that will probably offend my Greek readers. Sorry, Greeks. 

Love,

Kerry

 

P.S. Avatar too.

 

Y'all knew I was going to pick Mommie Dearest, right? I've posted enough clips from the movie on the blog over the years, haven't I? I thought so. There are so many movies that fit this category, but the truth is that Mommie Dearest doesn't fit anywhere else. Sure, it's a drama, but it's camp. It's not supposed to be a comedy. It's just one of my favorites ever. I will watch it whenever notice it's on television, I watch clips of it on You Tube sometimes when I'm down (the "don't fuck with me, fellas! This ain't my first time at the rodeo!" scene would cheer up Job). So, yeah — Mommie Dearest. 

Christina Crawford wrote the book the movie was based on and two of her siblings deny that some of the things in the book/movie happened, but I don't care, I love it anyway.

 

 

Pretty in Pink. 

 

The trilogy thing is hard because come on, Star Wars. Star Wars was the first movie I remember seeing (I was three, saw it in a drive-in theater with my parents in the station wagon with wood paneling) and I've seen the trilogy (and the second trilogy) dozens of times. BUT my favorite trilogy is the Jersey Trilogy — Clerks, Mallrats, and Chasing Amy. 

Clerks and Chasing Amy are pretty perfect as far as films go and Mallrats has hysterical moments, but this scene from Chasing Amy is genius. 

 

There are plenty of poignant and wonderful scenes in these movies, but I'll let you discover them for yourselves if you haven't seen the trilogy. Let me know which was your favorite. 

 

This was a tough one for me because it was hard to pick one. There are movies I love from teenagehood, but I thought this category should be more pre-teen, so I picked Real Genius. It's fantastic and stars vintage Val Kilmer when he was hot. Runners-up for this category were Spies Like Us and Adventures in Babysitting, by the way.

Here's the trailer.

 

This is my fortune everyday.

                                                                                                                        from Best Week Ever

If you know me, you know I love documentaries. I watch more documentaries in a year than most people probably do in their lives (my estimate, but I'm not great at math). I've seen documentaries on everything from synchronized swimmers to biscuits to engineered corn to bio fuel to animation to scrabble enthusiasts to pretty much every conspiracy documentary ever made. I have many favorites, but my most favorite is Helvetica. Yes, it's a whole film on type. And I love it. 

The thing about Helvetica, which you will see in the trailer, is that it's everywhere. It's the font on the logos of Jeep, Target, American Airlines, GM, Microsoft, Toyota, BMW, Post-it, Panasonic, Scotch tape, etcetera etcetera etcetera. It's Swiss and neutral, it's 50 years old and still new and fresh. The film explores all of this and the making of type and more. I love this film.

 

In case you're wondering, that's Arial someone used to put "Now Available on iTunes" on the video. Interesting. 

Also, if you're into documentaries, The September Issue is amazing and so is Food, Inc. 

Chick flicks are supposed to be sappy and stuff right? I know this one is considered a chick flick, but it's realy not — it's just one of my favorite movies. When Harry Met Sally. Everyone has seen this, so no trailer — just a few favorite scenes. 

 

Me too.

 

I want that t-shirt.

 

 

I love the word "paprikash."