June 13, 2007

Syrupy Sweet

How do you define a guilty pleasure? Is it something so bad that you're ashamed to love it? Or something so darn cheesy that you know people might laugh at you if you admit you own it?

In the category of the latter, I admit to a recent acquisition. I had a memory of my favorite TV movie ever, and decided I had to have it. Sadly it's only on VHS, but through the wonders of eBay, it is mine.

The film is called Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris, based on the book by Paul Gallico. It stars Angela Lansbury, Diana Rigg and Omar Sharif. Hello! That's enough goodness to make you watch right there!

It's a sweet story of a poor working class Englishwoman who falls in love with a dress by Christian Dior. She scrimps and saves and overcomes a bunch of obstacles to get her dress. Along the way she makes many friends and solves some problems, too.

It is so sweet that you can get a cavity just by watching it. But I love it! What can I say?

So what are some of your guilty pleasures?

3 comments:

ScottE. said...

I Can Has Cheezburger?

Totally my guilty pleasure...I admit it!!!!!!!!

http://icanhascheezburger.com/

Every single time I look at that damn website I get a smile on my face. Sometimes I pee myself from laughing so hard!

DC Food Blog said...

The Olive Garden
Sonic
Brenda Walsh
Billy and Allison on Melrose Place
America's Next Top Model
The Food Network's Disneyworld Wedding Special (that's like crack for me)
Cuteoverload
Watching High School Show Choirs on Youtube
High School Musical
How I met Your Mother
Paula Deen's Wedding Special (do we see a theme here?)
Trading Spaces

The Kara said...

The movie, Modern Girls, with a very young Virginia Madsen
Um, The Starter Wife
Nancy Sinatra singing alternative music
Point Break Live - where they pick someone from the audience to play the Keanu Reeves part by reading cue cards... I have to stop myself from going to see it again.
Gilmore Girls episode where Rory and Dean breakup
Ned and Stacey
PLEASE bring the movie with you when you come visit!