Beyond the Claws: Ranking Guilty Pleasure Movies with Ashley Boyd

[00:00:00] We survived Catwoman, but the fun doesn't stop there. This bonus episode, our amazing friend Ashley sticks around to help us rank a list of so bad they're good movies. Get ready for hilarious debates and some questionable cinematic choices.

[00:00:29] This week on the No More Late Fees podcast, we are joined by returning guest and compelling storyteller Ashley Boyd. Hey Ashley!

[00:00:38] Hi Jackie! Hi Tanya! Thanks for having that!

[00:00:42] Yes, we're so excited you're back. I so enjoyed our Ever After episode.

[00:00:49] This is still the only podcast I've ever been on.

[00:00:53] And it's the best podcast. You've done well for yourself.

[00:00:56] It is! I'm like, this is a vibe. I don't want to talk to other people.

[00:01:00] It's like all the men with microphones that shouldn't have.

[00:01:03] It's so funny because we've had a few people come on who've never been on a podcast and then afterwards we see them on others and I was like, I kind of, I'm happy for you,

[00:01:11] but also like, I feel like you're cheating on us.

[00:01:14] Oh rude!

[00:01:16] I also kind of want to ask them like, okay, so...

[00:01:19] How was it? Was it better than us?

[00:01:22] Yeah.

[00:01:23] Like an ex-girlfriend.

[00:01:25] Right.

[00:01:27] Or dude like...

[00:01:29] You like her better than us?

[00:01:30] Yeah!

[00:01:32] You definitely have some fans on the show.

[00:01:35] Like I have friends who love you on TikTok and were stoked when you were on the show.

[00:01:41] And then it's like, so when's Ashley coming back?

[00:01:44] I'm like, okay.

[00:01:45] Happy having fans!

[00:01:46] You do!

[00:01:48] I've only ever been approached by like one person.

[00:01:50] It was like the weirdest experience in my life.

[00:01:52] She was like, oh, like, I love your TikTok.

[00:01:55] And I was like, me?

[00:01:57] And I was like, oh, okay, well, I'm Ashley.

[00:01:59] She's like, yeah, I know.

[00:02:00] And I was like...

[00:02:01] It is such a weird feeling to meet people.

[00:02:06] Cause like, especially the podcast, it feels like we're just talking to the ether.

[00:02:11] We don't feel like we're really talking to people.

[00:02:14] And so the parasocial relationship, it can be interesting sometimes, especially like people

[00:02:23] are interacting with you in direct messages and stuff like that.

[00:02:26] And people feel like they really know us.

[00:02:29] And then, and those experiences have always been really nice and kind.

[00:02:34] And then there's some that are awkward and scary.

[00:02:39] Mm-hmm.

[00:02:40] And...

[00:02:40] I got a guy on, on Hinge.

[00:02:44] So it was like, I made a video about this.

[00:02:45] It's actually kind of funny.

[00:02:46] So I matched with two guys on Hinge.

[00:02:48] One was somebody that I follow on TikTok that I kind of had a crush on, but I was like,

[00:02:53] I'm not gonna be weird about it.

[00:02:54] Right?

[00:02:54] And then the other guy, he was just like, oh, you look really...

[00:02:58] He was trying to...

[00:02:59] I feel like he was trying to play off like he didn't know who I was or something.

[00:03:02] He was like, oh, you look really familiar.

[00:03:03] And he's like, I live in Queens.

[00:03:05] You live in Queens?

[00:03:05] I was like, no, I don't go to Queens.

[00:03:07] I'm going to the airport.

[00:03:08] And he's like, oh, well, like...

[00:03:10] And I'm like, I don't work in Midtown.

[00:03:11] I was like, maybe we want to...

[00:03:12] Cause he was like, I knew we didn't go to high school together.

[00:03:15] Cause my high school was black or like Dominican.

[00:03:18] And this is like a white guy.

[00:03:20] And I was like, I doubt we went to college together because I didn't really know that...

[00:03:24] And Baruch is full of white people.

[00:03:26] I was like, I didn't really...

[00:03:27] I was like, all my friends are like black and Asian.

[00:03:28] I couldn't figure out where I would met this guy.

[00:03:31] And he's like, oh, I know.

[00:03:32] I follow you on TikTok.

[00:03:33] And I was like, oh, really?

[00:03:34] Like, guys follow me on TikTok?

[00:03:36] And he's like, yeah, you're so funny.

[00:03:38] You're so cute.

[00:03:38] Like I was so excited when I saw your photo.

[00:03:41] I was like, I thought you said you didn't know.

[00:03:42] I was like, now you're lying.

[00:03:44] I was like, you're weird.

[00:03:46] You're a stalker.

[00:03:47] I don't know how you messed with the algorithm to get me on.

[00:03:51] You're trying to lull me into a false sense of security.

[00:03:54] Mm-hmm.

[00:03:55] I was like, I saw a single white female.

[00:03:57] I saw you.

[00:03:59] Joe Goldberg me.

[00:04:03] Oh, it's pretty interesting.

[00:04:05] I'm glad I'm not the only one who has TikTok crushes.

[00:04:09] It is a weird thing, but you're like, I love this person.

[00:04:13] But then it's super weird when you're like, okay, maybe I should ask them to be on the show.

[00:04:18] And then I'm not saying I've done this, but.

[00:04:23] I would totally do it.

[00:04:25] I'm not saying I've invited them to be on the show and then had them on the show and tried to act like a normal person while they were on the show, not letting it be known that I love them.

[00:04:37] Look, that's what Mindy Kaling did was she said she, she always like cast the guy she thought was hot.

[00:04:42] Cause she thought it was cool to get a chance to like make out with them or something.

[00:04:45] She's like, I was like, well, that's one way to do it.

[00:04:48] I mean ahead of the game.

[00:04:52] Hey, you know, I'm not mad at it.

[00:04:57] I'm just cracking it.

[00:04:58] Cause I like, I know who it is.

[00:05:01] And like, as soon as we were done, you're like, can I ask him back?

[00:05:05] Like, okay.

[00:05:06] So now I'm going to like go through the episode.

[00:05:11] It's the episode where Danielle just has like the heart eye emojis.

[00:05:16] I gotta go back.

[00:05:19] I'll tell you, I'll tell you offline.

[00:05:20] No, no secrets here.

[00:05:22] I just can't let him know.

[00:05:24] Maybe he does know because I asked him to come back.

[00:05:26] He said yes, but then he's been like gone, like ghosted.

[00:05:29] Were you two?

[00:05:30] Like I asked Jackie, how was I?

[00:05:33] Cause I was very, I wasn't sure if I was crazy or not.

[00:05:36] I mean, when we had Cyrus from the real world on, I was the same way.

[00:05:40] I was just like, tell me more.

[00:05:42] I don't know why we have such different things.

[00:05:45] I don't know why either.

[00:05:46] Like I, I was just so excited.

[00:05:50] Well, you love real world, the challenge.

[00:05:52] Yeah.

[00:05:53] So I was just like, tell me everything.

[00:05:56] What's his name?

[00:05:57] Johnny bananas.

[00:05:58] You gotta get Johnny bananas.

[00:05:59] I know we gotta get more people on the show.

[00:06:02] I told Danielle, Johnny bananas is pretty big time.

[00:06:06] We gotta wake work our way.

[00:06:07] And that's the episode where a lot I'm going to be like, okay, like,

[00:06:12] I'm going to be like, you're, you're the only person on there.

[00:06:16] I know.

[00:06:17] Well, I have a list of movies is 20 movies that are supposedly so bad.

[00:06:23] They're good.

[00:06:24] I want us to, I'm going to read the list of the movies.

[00:06:27] Everybody pick at least two, and then we'll have to rank them by coming

[00:06:33] together and agreeing on what this top list is going to be.

[00:06:37] Man, I saw this.

[00:06:39] And I was, I made my own list.

[00:06:41] You did?

[00:06:42] Oh, you did.

[00:06:44] Well, let's hear these movies.

[00:06:46] And if you have some, you want to throw on there.

[00:06:48] That's fine.

[00:06:48] Okay.

[00:06:49] So the first one is the movie Bruno with Sasha, whatever Cohen guy.

[00:06:56] No.

[00:06:57] Oh, sorry.

[00:06:58] Actually the first movie.

[00:07:01] Oh, Bruno where he was like gay, but he was like a fashion reporter.

[00:07:05] Yes.

[00:07:05] Yes.

[00:07:06] Oh, my thing.

[00:07:07] I don't like Sasha Perry.

[00:07:08] I don't either.

[00:07:10] Like, I feel like the shtick gets old.

[00:07:12] It is.

[00:07:13] I never found him to be too, too funny.

[00:07:16] Twilight is another one on the list.

[00:07:19] Obsessed with Beyonce and Allie Lauder and Idris.

[00:07:25] Catwoman.

[00:07:25] The butterfly effect.

[00:07:27] Is that bad?

[00:07:29] I guess.

[00:07:30] Oh, I don't think so.

[00:07:32] Wild child with Emma Roberts.

[00:07:34] That was a classic.

[00:07:36] I don't know what that is.

[00:07:37] I don't either.

[00:07:38] Really?

[00:07:39] It's after our time.

[00:07:40] But since I love teen movies, I don't care what year it comes out.

[00:07:43] I'm gonna see it.

[00:07:44] And it was, I liked it.

[00:07:46] The Bee Movie with.

[00:07:49] Oh, that was Seinfeld's one?

[00:07:51] Yeah.

[00:07:52] I was like, are you falling in love with a bee?

[00:07:55] Meet the Spartans.

[00:07:57] I don't think that was, I think it's just.

[00:07:59] Oh, that's like not another teen movie, but it was like 300, right?

[00:08:03] Yes.

[00:08:03] Okay.

[00:08:05] But the next one is the Haunted Mansion.

[00:08:10] That's a classic.

[00:08:11] What are they talking about?

[00:08:12] The Haunted Mansion.

[00:08:14] The original Haunted Mansion.

[00:08:15] The new one is scary and shit though.

[00:08:17] I was like.

[00:08:17] Really?

[00:08:18] I was scared.

[00:08:19] I was like, what's scary?

[00:08:20] My husband is a huge scaredy cat, does not watch anything scary.

[00:08:24] And we watched Haunted Mansion because it's Disney and he's like, children saw this in theaters?

[00:08:31] The new one, right?

[00:08:32] Yeah.

[00:08:33] The new one's kind of scary.

[00:08:34] Like, cause I was like, oh, okay.

[00:08:35] Like I was, whatever.

[00:08:37] I would have been mad as hell if I took a small child to see this.

[00:08:39] Yeah.

[00:08:39] It was like, it did have some pretty scary parts to it.

[00:08:44] It wasn't like, he, he, he, like, like, ooh, scary.

[00:08:47] Like the Haunted Mansion.

[00:08:48] I was like, I'll turn it off.

[00:08:51] I was like, I'm scared.

[00:08:54] I was like, I'm scared.

[00:08:55] The next one is from Justin and Kelly.

[00:08:58] I think that's just bad.

[00:08:59] I've never seen that.

[00:09:00] And you don't do it.

[00:09:01] I'll tell you that.

[00:09:02] It was terrible.

[00:09:03] That's the only movie I saw where I was like, not a single part of this looked good.

[00:09:11] Shrek the third.

[00:09:13] It's not my favorite.

[00:09:14] I only liked the second Shrek.

[00:09:16] That's the best one.

[00:09:18] Yeah.

[00:09:19] National treasure.

[00:09:20] Look, I love the national treasure.

[00:09:23] That's one of my prompts on hinge is like, steal the debt.

[00:09:26] What do you want to do instead of a first date?

[00:09:28] And it's still the declaration of independence.

[00:09:29] And I'm really upset that a lot of people have not seen national treasure.

[00:09:33] Cause they were like, steal the declaration of independence.

[00:09:35] I was like, we can't date because you've never seen national treasure.

[00:09:39] It's up there with people not knowing the magic school bus and propositioning me nasty

[00:09:43] because they think get, get, let's get like, get messy is like something sexual.

[00:09:47] And I'm like, it's a magic school bus.

[00:09:50] Open the school.

[00:09:51] Not you setting up, setting up pop culture traps to get the right guy.

[00:09:56] And they're all epically failing.

[00:09:58] All right. Well, that's the list y'all.

[00:10:01] Was there any on that list that you were like, yes, it's so bad.

[00:10:05] National treasure is the only one where I'm like, I don't know why it's on there.

[00:10:09] It's not a bad movie.

[00:10:11] Like haunted mansion.

[00:10:12] Not a bad movie.

[00:10:13] National treasure isn't a bad movie.

[00:10:15] I don't, I've only seen the butterfly effect.

[00:10:18] One.

[00:10:19] I didn't think it was horrible.

[00:10:21] I didn't think it was terrible.

[00:10:23] I don't know what wild child is meet the Spartan.

[00:10:26] I feel like all those movies were terrible.

[00:10:29] I think like the only good ones was scary movie.

[00:10:33] Like the first, the ones that the Wayne's brothers were still in scary.

[00:10:35] Yeah.

[00:10:36] And then not another teen movie where we were introduced to.

[00:10:40] Chris Evans.

[00:10:41] Yeah.

[00:10:41] Christopher Jamal Evans.

[00:10:43] But then that was, I don't, I don't like me.

[00:10:45] All those other movies were like, and then I don't like,

[00:10:47] I've seen Bruno and I was like, this movie is.

[00:10:50] Horrible.

[00:10:51] Yeah.

[00:10:51] It got old after a while.

[00:10:54] So do you guys have any other movies that are so bad?

[00:10:57] It's good.

[00:10:58] That fit into that category.

[00:11:00] What do you have on the Hallmark channel?

[00:11:02] Yeah.

[00:11:04] Everything, everything on lifetime.

[00:11:06] What is it?

[00:11:06] The one with Tori spelling, not my daughter or whatever.

[00:11:10] Yeah.

[00:11:11] Yes.

[00:11:12] Anything when Valerie Bertinelli gets cancer.

[00:11:16] I compiled my own list because I didn't understand the game at first.

[00:11:20] Okay.

[00:11:21] So it was on your list.

[00:11:22] It's not all in our timeframe, but I'm going with it anyway.

[00:11:26] Dude, where's my car?

[00:11:28] Right.

[00:11:29] Oh, 50 shades of gray.

[00:11:33] I watch that shit all the time.

[00:11:35] I know.

[00:11:35] I have out cold Danielle's favorite.

[00:11:38] Out cold.

[00:11:39] Exactly.

[00:11:40] You keep that energy.

[00:11:41] Cause that's.

[00:11:42] It's a snowboarding movie.

[00:11:44] It's a white people movie.

[00:11:46] It sounds like it should be like a Disney channel original movie.

[00:11:49] It's one step away.

[00:11:50] I want you to say that.

[00:11:51] I want you to say out cold and it's like snowboarding.

[00:11:55] It's like, yeah, Disney.

[00:11:57] This is the right time for a new movie.

[00:12:01] And lastly, I have sorcerer's apprentice with Nicolas Cage.

[00:12:05] You do.

[00:12:06] I like, see, I will not accept Nicolas Cage slander.

[00:12:10] Okay.

[00:12:12] Because I didn't realize how big of a Nicolas Cage fan I was until somebody was like, I was watching that the massive weight of whatever that movie where he's playing himself.

[00:12:21] But like, yeah, at the end.

[00:12:22] I was like, I love Nick Cage.

[00:12:25] Like on air.

[00:12:27] Face off.

[00:12:27] So good.

[00:12:28] I love Nick Cage.

[00:12:30] He has a national treasure.

[00:12:32] He is.

[00:12:33] I think he's the most, one of the most prolific, interesting actor.

[00:12:39] You'll never get a boring performance ever.

[00:12:42] No, never.

[00:12:42] He's like one of my favorite Nepo babies.

[00:12:44] Yeah.

[00:12:45] He's from back when Nepo babies were giving what was meant to be gave.

[00:12:49] A hundred percent.

[00:12:50] There wasn't anything on the list that I read that I was like, yes, but my go to regardless of time and space will always be Teen Witch.

[00:13:00] It is the worst movie ever.

[00:13:02] I know this logically, but between the nostalgia of it all, I fucking love that movie.

[00:13:09] If it's on, I'm gonna watch it.

[00:13:11] And then the second, like one that I have no shame about it is the movie sleepover from 2004.

[00:13:18] Fucking love that movie.

[00:13:20] I don't care what anyone says to me.

[00:13:22] I've seen that movie.

[00:13:24] Love it.

[00:13:25] It is.

[00:13:25] It is terrible.

[00:13:27] It is, but I love it.

[00:13:28] Maybe it was 2005.

[00:13:29] I think it was 2005.

[00:13:31] And, and I saw it in the movie theater.

[00:13:33] I was in college.

[00:13:34] I got on the bus.

[00:13:35] Oh, girl.

[00:13:36] And I went to go see it.

[00:13:38] You went to go see Alexa Vega.

[00:13:40] And I did that blonde girl who was like in everything.

[00:13:44] Um,

[00:13:46] girl and the girl, what is her name?

[00:13:48] She was in, she replaced Kimberly J Brown in the fourth Halloween town movie.

[00:13:54] And everybody was pissed.

[00:13:56] Peyton Patton.

[00:13:58] I can't remember.

[00:13:58] You were in that movie.

[00:14:00] I can't remember.

[00:14:01] I know.

[00:14:01] And I remember, I think I saw it on like HBO or Sarah Paxton.

[00:14:06] Thank you.

[00:14:08] Do you have Ashley, do you have any movies that you would list as your guilty pleasures

[00:14:13] are so bad.

[00:14:14] It's good outside of Hallmark.

[00:14:17] It means.

[00:14:19] I am.

[00:14:20] Cause those are my favorite.

[00:14:21] Everything on those channels are terrible.

[00:14:23] But you know what?

[00:14:25] Oh my God.

[00:14:26] What movie was it?

[00:14:27] It was this, oh, I wish I could remember what it was.

[00:14:29] It was this Nigerian movie.

[00:14:31] And oh God, no, I can't remember.

[00:14:33] But it was so bad.

[00:14:35] And I was like, this movie is great.

[00:14:37] It was terrible.

[00:14:38] It looked like the whole thing looked like it was shot on like, like an old iPhone.

[00:14:43] Nobody could act.

[00:14:45] It was supposed to be the airport, but it was very clearly like a parking garage.

[00:14:49] I was like, what movie?

[00:14:50] I was like, what's happening?

[00:14:52] It was terrible.

[00:14:54] Oh my God.

[00:14:55] It was so bad.

[00:14:56] I do enjoy Sex in the City.

[00:14:58] Is it the second one?

[00:15:01] Where they go to Dubai?

[00:15:03] Yeah.

[00:15:03] Oh, that movie was terrible.

[00:15:07] I remember being so hype.

[00:15:10] So hype.

[00:15:10] Yeah, I remember too.

[00:15:12] And I was like, oh, I love Sex in the City.

[00:15:13] It's something great.

[00:15:13] And I was like, oh, this movie is fucking terrible.

[00:15:16] I wanted to leave halfway through.

[00:15:18] But I was like sitting in the middle because I'm so adamant about having like the middle seat.

[00:15:22] I was like, I can't get up.

[00:15:23] I'm sitting in the fucking middle.

[00:15:27] And none of my friends wanted to leave.

[00:15:28] And I was like, this movie is so bad.

[00:15:31] But like if it's on TV, I will watch it.

[00:15:34] Yeah.

[00:15:34] Yeah, I'm mad about it.

[00:15:36] It's terrible.

[00:15:37] Last time you were here, you gave us three employee picks.

[00:15:41] What were they, Jackie?

[00:15:42] They were Get Over It, Soul Food, and Batman and Robin.

[00:15:48] So now we challenge you to three more.

[00:15:50] Okay.

[00:15:50] I really thought about this because I didn't think about it last time.

[00:15:53] Okay.

[00:15:54] So Only You with Robert Downey Jr. and Marissa Tomei.

[00:15:59] Love it.

[00:15:59] Love that movie.

[00:16:01] Boomerang.

[00:16:02] It's Eddie Murphy and our queen, Halle Berry.

[00:16:06] And our other queen, Catwoman, Eartha Kitt.

[00:16:10] Oh no, Eartha Kitt.

[00:16:11] Isn't it?

[00:16:11] Yeah, she is the kid.

[00:16:13] Yeah, she is the kid.

[00:16:13] Yeah, no, I was like, oh, I'm gonna pick this.

[00:16:14] It's like two Catwomen, one movie.

[00:16:16] And then, because I keep watching, end up catching the bad half of it on Pluto.

[00:16:21] I'm obsessed with Pluto.

[00:16:22] But The First Wives Club.

[00:16:24] Love it.

[00:16:25] We just remember that.

[00:16:27] And then, I was like, oh my god.

[00:16:31] I'm so sorry.

[00:16:36] I'm so sorry.

[00:16:40] I'm so sorry.

[00:16:45] I'm so sorry.

[00:16:47] I'm so sorry.

[00:16:48] I'm so sorry.

[00:16:50] I'm so sorry.

[00:16:51] We've been through the deep end threads.

[00:16:51] And stay tuned for our White Chicks episode next week in celebration of its 20th anniversary.

[00:16:57] Super excited for that one.

[00:16:58] I almost started singing.

[00:17:01] And, as always, be kind and rewind.

[00:17:07] Did it did it did it.