Ann.without.an.e Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Dd and some girls in her chem class were discussing "must watch movies". What are your top favorites? While you were sleeping Leap year You've got mail How to lose a guy in ten days Failure to launch Ever after 50 first dates I know there's more. I would love to know your favorites :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Love Actually. It's kind of weird, but for some reason we love it. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Hm. I'd add Knight & Day Notting Hill 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Crazy, Stupid, Love 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I guess mine are a little less Com and more Rom. A Room with a View--a few funny parts. Greencard The Chinese movie--A Beautiful Life The Korean movie--The Beauty Inside was also very intriguing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeFlowers Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Serendipity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) Never Been Kissed Serendipity The Holiday When Harry Met Sally Four Weddings and a Funeral Sleepless in Seattle Hitch Only You The Wedding Singer She's all that Edited June 7, 2016 by alisoncooks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeFlowers Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Wanted to add Princess Bride A Knight's Tale 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) Music and Lyrics And my FAVORITE: Return to Me (yes, David Duchovny as a romantic lead) Oh, and I love: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Edited June 7, 2016 by alisoncooks 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) The Proposal - One of the rare rom-coms where the woman (take charge, no nonsense, hard working executive) doesn't really change, the man just learns to love her as she is. Edited June 8, 2016 by ErinE 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Truly, Madly, Deeply! Alan Rickman at his best. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) Letters to Juliet New in Town Edited June 7, 2016 by goldberry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 By the way, speaking of classic rom coms, perhaps this board will appreciate the hilariously strange conversation I had with ds (who, it must be emphasized is ELEVEN years old). Me: Stop leaning on that chair like that. You can't perch anymore. You're too big. You're growing up and you don't realize how much bigger you are. Ds (wailing, only slightly jokingly): I'm getting so old. Why do I have to get older! Why! Me: Dude, it's just happening. Suck it up. Ds: But I'm going to be OLD! It's horrible, Farrar. Me: Oh, come on. Ds: I'm going to be really old! Like, I'm going to 40! Me: In, like, three decades. Ds: But it's going to happen! One day! (literally falls down out of the chair I'd just told him to stop perching from and wails some more) I was like, kid, is this a riff on When Harry Met Sally? He had no idea what I was talking about. Also amusing is that I will be 40 and it really is just out there, in just two months. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 The Princess Bride Gone with the Wind 50 First Dates Ever After Serendipity Must Love Dogs Never Been Kissed When Harry met Sally Sixteen Candles Shall We Dance Two Weeks Notice 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) Did no one say The Notebook yet? Spanglish is more of a "I love my mother because she didn't pursue the love of her life" type movie, but I'd add it. Last Holiday (Queen Latifah) The Holiday (Kate Winslet) Legally Blonde Say Anything As Good as it Gets Kate and Leopold Blast from the Past (okay, maybe these two aren't the best romantic movies, but I love the romanticism of time-travel in both of them) Man Up Bridget Jones's Diary Sabrina (either version) Groundhog Day I have a special fondness for the Rock Hudson & Doris Day movies, but I'm not sure any of them are must-see. More fun. As a kid I loved Return to the Blue Lagoon and Bare Essentials, both early 90's desert island movies. Edited June 8, 2016 by Katy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Has anyone mentioned French Kiss? Overboard Pride and Prejudice (the Kiera Knightly version is my favorite.) Notting Hill A quirky one....Lars and the Real Girl Oldies but goodies.... Casablanca It Happened One Night An Affair to remember I'm loving everyone's lists... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 One Fine Day -- George Clooney/Michelle Pfeiffer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 13 going on 30 Just like Heaven Mark Ruffalo in the lead is a good thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Decoy Bride Undercover Blues 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) nm Edited June 8, 2016 by _ ?^.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 10 Things I Hate About You 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexigail Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 IQ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justasque Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Philadelphia Story Desk Set His Girl Friday 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 The Philadelphia Story Roman Holiday Anything with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 So I Married an Axe Murderer 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Not much of a rom com person but this is the only Meg Ryan movie I can stand: Joe vs. the Volcano. So funny! Also love the Out of Towners. Is that a rom com? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Truly, Madly, Deeply (there is nothing better than Alan Rickman, unless it's more of Alan Rickman) Pride & Prejudice (this is my 11 year old's top pick - she loves the 2005 movie) While You Were Sleeping 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyB Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Heartbreaker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I'm not much of a movie watcher, but I'll add Shirley Valentine to the list. Regards, Kareni 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibiche Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Harold and Maude!!! Okay, so it is a dark romantic comedy. :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I like old movies. I also love witty repartee. the philadelphia story (cary grant, katharine hepburn, jimmy stewart) . bringing up baby (baby is a jaguar) cary grant, Katharine Hepburn the great race (tony Curtis, natalie wood, jack lemon, peter falk and a fabulous cast of extras. and the world largest pie fight ever) Casablanca - best. quotes. ever. the princess bride - also very quotable. to catch a thief (cary grant, grace Kelly) how to steal a million (peter o'toole, Audrey Hepburn) sabrina support your local sheriff the quiet man (john wayne, Maureen o'hara) gentlemen prefer blondes (marilyn Monroe, jane Russell.) how to marry a millionaire (marilyn Monroe, betty grable, lauren bacall) interesting I've never watched bogie (Humphrey boggart) and bacall work together. lots of chemistry. lots. he ended up marrying her in real life.)mr and mrs smith. dd was in high school when she did a fred Astaire binge. (the movies are all romances - but just vehicles to watch him and ginger Rodgers dance. incidentally, his dancing intimidated Rudolf Nureyev.) which got her onto gene Kelly . . . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) Already mentioned, but I'll second: French Kiss Bridget Jones's Diary Edited June 8, 2016 by Stacia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Serendipity So how many of you have actually read Love in the Time of Cholera? Every time I'm late-night channel-flipping and come across Serendipity, I think about that book, but forget the next day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I like old movies. I also love witty repartee. the philadelphia story (cary grant, katharine hepburn, jimmy stewart) . bringing up baby (baby is a jaguar) cary grant, Katharine Hepburn the great race (tony Curtis, natalie wood, jack lemon, peter falk and a fabulous cast of extras. and the world largest pie fight ever) Casablanca - best. quotes. ever. the princess bride - also very quotable. to catch a thief (cary grant, grace Kelly) how to steal a million (peter o'toole, Audrey Hepburn) sabrina support your local sheriff the quiet man (john wayne, Maureen o'hara) gentlemen prefer blondes (marilyn Monroe, jane Russell.) how to marry a millionaire (marilyn Monroe, betty grable, lauren bacall) interesting I've never watched bogie (Humphrey boggart) and bacall work together. lots of chemistry. lots. he ended up marrying her in real life.)mr and mrs smith. dd was in high school when she did a fred Astaire binge. (the movies are all romances - but just vehicles to watch him and ginger Rodgers dance. incidentally, his dancing intimidated Rudolf Nureyev.) which got her onto gene Kelly . . . I love the old Sabrina. Audrey Hepburn is delightful. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 So how many of you have actually read Love in the Time of Cholera? Every time I'm late-night channel-flipping and come across Serendipity, I think about that book, but forget the next day. Is Serendipity a version of Love in the Time of Cholera? I read the book. I intensely disliked it. Lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 One's not already mentioned; Bride and Prejudice (not a typo it's a bollywood version) Sweet Home Alabama, Simply Irresistible, and The Runaway Bride 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn121 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 About a boy The Englishman that went up a hill Sweet home Alabama Notting Hill Bridget Jones Diary You've got Mail Joe vs the volcano Pretty in Pink 10 thing I hate about you Two Weeks Notice Clueless Splash Moonstruck Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Most of mine have been said. Did anyone say The Wedding Singer, yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Good lists! I'd add a French movie - Heartbreaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I like old movies. I also love witty repartee. To Catch a Thief (Cary Grant, Grace Kelly) Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn & Humphrey Bogart) Those two!!! The first one is everything: mystery, comedy and romance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) I haven't seen this one mentioned. I love this one and it is usually on Netflix: Sliding Doors (Gwyneth Paltrow) - one afternoon she misses her train home and it shows two different plot lines - what happens because she missed the train and what would have happened if she had made the train. Total chick flick. Edited June 8, 2016 by Pink and Green Mom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I'm guessing some people don't quite fully grasp what "rom-com" means, because I'm scratching my head over some of these recommendations. I don't know which one's you're specifically thinking of . . but I know some aren't the first thing that would come to mind over a "rom-com" - but if you pay attention, they do contain those elements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I don't know which one's you're specifically thinking of . . but I know some aren't the first thing that would come to mind over a "rom-com" - but if you pay attention, they do contain those elements. The King's Speech? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 It Could Happen to You -- Nicolas Cage/Bridget Fonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 The Awful Truth, with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 To me Pride and Prejudice and The King's Speech are historical period movies. Is a rom com anything that is romantic with maybe one or two scenes that might make one laugh? I suggested The Out of Towners but I don't think that is a rom com because the couple is already married with kids. I am not a big rom com fan (in the Hanks/Ryan sense of the term). But I do like Truly, Madly, Deeply (but that made me cry for days - I think there is much more to it than a silly romance). Princess Bride is also more than a rom com to me. And Moonstruck was not just about cher getting together with Nicholas but about family and love in all its stages from new love to old married love and even love that forgives infidelity. And even religion (I want you to go to confession!). To me rom coms are light and fluffy with two supposedly unlikely people getting together in a comedic way. Once it gets deeper, it becomes something else. But I am sure any definition of rom com is going to have fuzzy edges where people can agree or disagree about whether a movie truly fits the category. Please forgive the above disclosure. I hope I have not offended any ardent rom com fans! I salute and support your rom com habit! LOL! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I have to say this is probably my least favorite genre. There are movies I like in it, but there are so many I think are really awful - they are either stupid and a bit offensive, or just mushy. But ones I like: Love Actually Bridget Jones Diary (only the frst one, really) Roxanne Moonstruck Chocolat I watched About Time recently, and quite enjoyed it, I don't know whether it will be end up on my keeper list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 To me Pride and Prejudice and The King's Speech are historical period movies. Is a rom com anything that is romantic with maybe one or two scenes that might make one laugh? I suggested The Out of Towners but I don't think that is a rom com because the couple is already married with kids. I am not a big rom com fan (in the Hanks/Ryan sense of the term). But I do like Truly, Madly, Deeply (but that made me cry for days - I think there is much more to it than a silly romance). Princess Bride is also more than a rom com to me. And Moonstruck was not just about cher getting together with Nicholas but about family and love in all its stages from new love to old married love and even love that forgives infidelity. And even religion (I want you to go to confession!). To me rom coms are light and fluffy with two supposedly unlikely people getting together in a comedic way. Once it gets deeper, it becomes something else. But I am sure any definition of rom com is going to have fuzzy edges where people can agree or disagree about whether a movie truly fits the category. Please forgive the above disclosure. I hope I have not offended any ardent rom com fans! I salute and support your rom com habit! LOL! I think though the really good romantic comedies are the ones that, like Moonstruck or Love Actually, go beyond fluffy and look at love a little more deeply. As a genre they do seem to include a lot of bad, shallow movies, but then action films are rather like that as well - there are some really good ones, but so many that are just badly written, one dimensional strings of explosions and special effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Is Serendipity a version of Love in the Time of Cholera? I read the book. I intensely disliked it. Lol. No, it's a plot device. Throughout the film one of the characters is searching for a copy of the book the other wrote in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 About Time I absolutely loved it. Oh, and our favourite Christmas one is The Family Man with Nicholas Cage. Dh and I watch it every year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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