I tend to like them a lot.

Because there is lots of it.

Theres also, though, a breed of article Im decreasingly keen on.

Anything that starts with x reasons why this will be that, or why so and so will suck.

The content of said articles may be great, but the whole approach tends to put me off.

This isnt something restricted to film, of course.

Guilty pleasure records, guilty pleasure books, guilty pleasure comics, guilty pleasure TV shows?

Guilt, guilt, guilt, guilt, guilt.

It seems I have plenty Im supposed to feel guilty about.

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Confession: I dont feel guilty about a single one of them.

My suggestion, then: can we just call bobbins on this whole idea of guilty pleasures now?

I, for one, have had my fill of it.

Because what, here, are we supposed to actually feel guiltyabout?

Society is good at telling you what youre supposed to like, sometimes forcibly.

You should, in some way, feel guilty for doing so.

They told me of a colleague of theirs, who loves a certain soap opera.

But when, over Twitter, they talk about it, they restrict conversations to direct messages only.

Now Im not going to take a bullet for thePolice Academyfilms I mentioned before.

Theres two thirds of a decent film stretched across seven movies from what I could tell.

But Im also sure that its no crime to admit you actually like one.

In fact, nothing we watch, read or play has to be like that.

Swap the phrase guilty pleasure for entertaining, and the list still stands, right?

Whats wrong with that?

You cant even insinuate correctly that theres no depth to the films listed.

I asked her, for the purposes of this article, to explain.

The core theme of snobbery towards popular movies rears its head, too.

That pretty much says it all.

ThatDirty Dancingshould then, years later, start turning up on guilty pleasure lists?

It pretty much beggars belief.

Bring on the guilts, right?

Theyll sneer at you.

Theyll hit you with the full force of your snobbery.

And do you know what difference itll make to you life?

Hope they enjoy them.

Now leaveCon Airthe feck alone.

He wrote: Guilty pleasures The phrase is used by so many people and it makes my blood boil.

Unless your pleasure is bear-baiting or watching snuff movies, then keep your guilt for something that deserves it.

I agree with Graham.