Topic: Things you are supposed to hate... but secretly like!
Eryk Davis Ester
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Okay, I'll start with Waterworld. Sure, it's not exactly Casablanca, but after years of hearing that it was one of the worst movies of all time, I was pleasantly surprised when I finally watched it.
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Yeah, its not that bad. The "Postman" also isn't as horrible as its made out to be. Certainly worth a watch.
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cleome46
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Tofu and tempeh. Like most things, if you take the time and energy to learn how they're meant to be prepared, they're quite delicious-- and I don't mean merely as "meat substitutes." There used to be a Balinese restaurant downtown that made a tempeh-peanut stir-fry that I still dream about from time to time.
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I'll add: Metallica's "Load" and "Reload" albums. When I was 9th Grade (after years of being a diehard Metallica fan), they released Load and many of us diehard Metallica fans in our preteen and early teen years HATED it. It just wasn't what we expected. I happened, on the other hand, to love those albums, and still do. Very bluesy, and I think they stand the test of time.
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The movie "Roadhouse," starring Patrick Swayze. It's an updated Western and a rather obvious story about a stoic good guy defeating a bad guy. Yet I can't help enjoying it every time I watch it. Part of the reason is that Swayze represents the hero we would all like to be: He's tough, caring, and has all the right answers. He can handle himself in a fight. Another reason is Ben Gazzara, who is compelling to watch. He seethes with anger as the villain. There are also a number of supporting characters (Red, Emmett, the waitress who becomes a singer, the bouncers) who round out the world of the story and make it seem real or at least inviting.
The movie is very obviously an updated Western with a rather stereotypical view of Missouri/Kansas (where I live). Yet, in spite of all that, I find myself enjoying it.
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cleome46
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Sketchy, I think they're actually prestigious now. Perfectly respectable restaurants serve them and everything.
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cleome46
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Bottled "French" dressing. The more disgustingly viscous, overly sweet and blindingly traffic-cone orange it is, the better.
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OMG, I thought I was the only person in the world that loved Brussel sprouts!
I'm not real sure what I'm supposed to hate, but I love bad dance music. C&C Music Factory? Lady Marmalade? Dead or Alive? Oh yeah, I wait until no one is looking and spaz out to unbelievably cheesy music.
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The third season of Transformers. I swear, it's the 5YL of kids action cartoons. Part of the reason I've recently softened my views on 5YL is because I realized how similar they are -- jumping ahead to a darker and more violent future. And the argument that the animation didn't cut it doesn't hold up to me. Several Season 3 episodes had top-notch animation, and Season 2 had just as many well-written but badly-animated episodes as Season 3.
cleome46
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Sixties and Seventies C&W music. I have entirely the wrong politics/pedigree for it, but sometimes I just can't help myself.
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