My Love Wears Forbidden Colors: 10 Films It's Painful to Like
"You know you're not supposed to. Something inside tells you it's wrong, or else the sniggers and scowls of real film aficionados—heads swiveling, eyebrows raised—underline the clear stupidity of your taste. And yet, and yet…you can't help yourself. So you learn, gradually, to hide your true nature, keep your desires hidden, your longings suppressed. Maybe it's just you. Maybe these feelings will go away. Maybe your heart will stop raging against your head and you'll be able to join the gang in its comfort-blanket dismissal of these tacky movies. But you know you can't. You know, deep down, you'll always have these feelings. And, one day, you'll have to speak out…"
Nev Pierce, in Ten Bad Dates with De Niro: A Book of Alternative Movie Lists (2007).
avg. score: 5 of 10 (53%)
required scores: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8
