Like you, I’m one of those people who don’t believe in guilty pleasures. If you love something, why feel guilty about it, right?
The one movie that most would consider a guilty pleasure, but I proudly profess loving is Xanadu. I can recite every line, sing every song, and I even have the soundtrack on vinyl.
Really, though, how can anyone not love this film? It has:
Rollerskating mythological muses
E.L.O. musicGene Kelly
Olivia Newton-JohnThat guy from
The WarriorsAn animated sequence by Don Bluth (who went on to direct films such as
The Secret of NIMH,
All Dogs Go To Heaven, and
Titan A.E.)
An unabashed shopping montage
The only way this movie could be any more ‘80s is if it had a cameo by Ricky Schroder. Seriously, people. If you haven’t seen it, get your eyes on this film.