DIGS Top 5 Cheesy Films.
We love cheesy films, after a hard day in the office there’s nothing better than kicking back with a film where you don’t have to concentrate when watching and can enjoy as a guilty pleasure for its one liners, happily ever afters and cringe worthy soundtracks. We HEART Cheese.
In compiling this list however it has dawned on us that there’s a good possibility that not only were some of you not born at the time these films were first released but more shockingly you might not have watched them once let alone the 100000000s of times we collectively have. Time to put some things straight….
1. Rolling in at number one has got to be, hands down, purely for the ladies; Dirty Dancing. My absolute favourite when growing up, fell in love with Johnny, learnt every dance move and knew the words to every song! It became a Sunday ritual, we’d have dinner and then my sister and I would reenact the dances for our parents. Poor buggers. Woman, Jennifer something, that played Baby, was she ever seen again?
2. One for the boys (well, ladies will also love this) this time; Top Gun. Epic can be the only word to describe this 80’s masterpiece. 1986-88 were Tom Cruise’s years (Cocktail in 88, a little darker than Top Gun but ace), Tom plays Maverick and Anthony Edwards plays “Goose” who pair up to be adrenaline junkie fighter pilots in competition with others to become the best, defying orders, playing with fire and facing tragedy (and some really corny love scenes) Once again the 80’s soundtrack is pure ballad and synth heaven, if you were born in the 80s and haven’t seen this film then clearly you were “living in a box, living in a cardboard box” (1987, number 5 in the hit parade!)
3. Footloose, oh lordy, lordy. I do wonder if Kevin Bacon regrets this film now “You’re beautiful, I mean it, beautiful” we love cheese but crikey that makes my butt cheeks clench every time! I’ve heard they are meant to be remaking this at the moment, due for release next year, if it turns out anything like Fame or Dirty Dancing 2, we grieve for you Footloose. It’s about a big city boy that turns out in a small backward town and basically causes havoc by busting some crrrrrazy moves. Loose, Footloose, kick off your Sunday shoes!
4. Seeing as this so far has been an 80s cheddar gorge, let’s move on up a bit to the 90s; Four Weddings and a Funeral, the film that made Hugh Grant’s floppy hair, bad teeth and blithering ways globally famous. Although this is a cheesy fest it is also hilariously funny, a film filled with true british wit and dark humour. A perfect easy watch heart warmer.
5. Totally going to cheat here and use a film with a sequel as my last choice; Three men and a baby / Three men and a little lady. I have watched this over and over again, love, love, love them! Tom Selleck (fit) Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg are bloody brilliant. Funny, warm witty, well acted (not stiff as a board, smell the fart acting here, it’s old school good stuff) and basically puts a smile on my face every time I watch either of them! Soundtrack is pretty awesome too.
So there you go, that’s your next 5 Sunday afternoons sorted! Don’t blame me if you constantly find yourself singing Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding out for a hero” whilst waiting in queues from this point forward.
“He’s gotta be strong, he’s gotta be fast, he’s gotta be fresh from the fight… I need a hero!!!”