Martin Scorsese's guilty pleasures list

[KGeo777]

I would like to hear talk about Invasion USA.

The 130 films Martin Scorsese calls “guilty pleasures”

Dive into this essential watching list.

faroutmagazine.co.uk

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Given that this list appeared way back in 1978, it's still quite interesting. There are some more-or-less respectable Hollywood blockbusters (The Brothers Karamazov) and lighter but completely entertaining films (Road to Zanzibar) that should not cause any guilt. There are also fine examples of genres that aren't so respectable, but still quite good (Carry On Cleo, all of the Hammer films on the list.) There are also some turkeys on the list, both big budget flops (Exorcist II: The Heretic) and cheap B movies (The Wasp Woman, as much as I am drawn to such films myself.)

Yes, it's hard to defend Invasion U.S.A. as possessing any merit, so the great director's take on it would be interesting.

 

[BAYLOR]

Some very interesting choices on that list.

 

[Vince W]

I think what is most telling is that the latest films from that list are from 1974. I guess his indifference to cinema started in 1975.