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    I want to hear everyone's non-traditional votes for Romantic movies...my fave is "Something About Mary." Ironically, I refused to see it in theaters- the buzz about the gross-out stuff made me mad, but I came to see a very cool story beneath the semen in the hair and dog abuse. Which is: Every-Man and -Woman is capable of fostering a wish for a wonderful person we knew in youth that we wonder about from time to time. And there are people as neat as Mary, all around Perfect-Tens. AND, some of us are noble enough to wish happiness and peace to someone we wish to have for ourselves, whether we get them or not.
    Some "star crossed" romance strories are great too, not all great romances have happy endings. The last one I saw was between a Chinese assassin and a junked-up Cantonese singer in John Woo's "Bullet in the Head."

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    I like Great Expectations and Meet Joe Black.

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    Quote Originally Posted by madmaxine link=board=1;threadid=11444;start=msg144548#msg144 548 date=1090932990
    AND, some of us are noble enough to wish happiness and peace to someone we wish to have for ourselves, whether we get them or not.
    Yes! I loved this part also.. very Tale of Two Cities-ish.

    Although not traditionally a romance movie, I truly enjoyed Lost in Translation. I still get a bit misty at the first genuine smile from Charlotte when she turns and looks at Bob in the cab. The focus on the connection shared between them was simply priceless.

    The last story of Chung King Express was great as well. The sorrow of heartbreak little by little evaporated by the antics of Faye Wong. Quite the delightful tale.

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    Quote Originally Posted by madmaxine link=board=1;threadid=11444;start=msg144548#msg144 548 date=1090932990
    I want to hear everyone's non-traditional votes for Romantic movies...my fave is "Something About Mary." Ironically, I refused to see it in theaters- the buzz about the gross-out stuff made me mad, but I came to see a very cool story beneath the semen in the hair and dog abuse. Which is: Every-Man and -Woman is capable of fostering a wish for a wonderful person we knew in youth that we wonder about from time to time. And there are people as neat as Mary, all around Perfect-Tens. AND, some of us are noble enough to wish happiness and peace to someone we wish to have for ourselves, whether we get them or not.
    Some "star crossed" romance strories are great too, not all great romances have happy endings. The last one I saw was between a Chinese assassin and a junked-up Cantonese singer in John Woo's "Bullet in the Head."
    The problem with most "Romantic" movies is that they convey sentimentality, rather then sentiment. By sentimenality I mean they force feed well established, mostly well worn cliches of romantic ideas, notions and situations, and expect that that will move the heartstrings, and.. pursestrings. Sentiment is situations ect that are usually understated, and allow one to discover the inherent romance in them, rather then shove them in our face and has us all say "awwwwwwwwww".

    And of course, this is also interprative.

    I would say that 90 percent of romantic movies I have seen are of the Sentimentality stripe. "Hi Fidelity" starring John Cusak, Jack Black and Catherine Zeta-Jones was a good sentiment movie.

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    Meet Joe Black has my vote as well.
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    When Harry Met Sally is my all time favorite movie...nothing can beat it.....I don't care what anyone says.

    Another unusual "love" story is Under the Tuscan Sun. I love this movie because it shows what can come out of heartbreak and how you can end up with everything that you've ever wanted without ever realizing it. AMAZING movie--I watched it five times in one day, several days in a row after I broke up with my ex. Not really a love story, but it does reveal how amazing "unusual" bonds can be.
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    Wow tough, i am into horror movies. I do remember watching an Officer And a Gentleman.

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    OH....Pamela's horror referrence made me think of something.....

    Best love story ever (and one of the most twisted) is Phantom of the Opera....and the movie is due out in December. Yes, they are basing it on Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, but it's NOT a movie musical (much to the dismay of Phantom Phans like myself). I'm super excited about the movie.....but I'm also worried that they are going to butcher it.
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    I'll go with when Harry met Sally

    also Pretty Woman and Notting Hill

    The Goodbye Girl.

    Underplayed favorite is Same Time Next Year.

    Comedy
    Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn glow on screen as two people who find long, enduring love with each other despite being married to other people. A fateful meeting at a California inn leads the seemingly mismatched pair into 26-year-long affair in which they meet for only one weekend every year. Altered by the global events of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, skillfully displayed with film stills from the time, and by their personal challenges, the couple grows and changes as the years roll by but never loses the awe that they have found their true soul mates. The dissimilar and quirky characters of the two lovers drive the film, and both Burstyn and Alda soar while retaining the clay feet that make their characters so believable. Based on Bernard Slade's two-character Broadway play, SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR will enchant viewers seeking an extraordinary glimpse of the reality of romance.

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    Heh....I have a serious problem now with Pretty Woman. I used to love the movie and after I got a DVD player, I went out and bought the DVD since I hadn't seen it in a long time. While watching it, all I could think of was what an awfully misogynistic movie it was. For 90% of the movie, he uses her. Her treats her just like a prostitute, buying his way into her pants, and all the while, she thinks (and most of the audience thinks) he's this super nice guy. Everytime he looks at her or touches her, all he sees is a woman he wants to fuck. He just doesn't get it. That's why he doesn't care when he tells Stucky that she's a prostitute and why he doesn't see the problem when he says he'll set Vivian up in her own apartment. He DOES want to "rescue" her, but not for the reasons one would hope. He really is a disgusting character. HOWEVER, before everyone jumps down my throat for it, I personally believe that he DOES change. You see glimmers of his TRUE caring for her AS A PERSON (not a sexual object) throughout the movie. At the end, he finally does get it, and that's why he goes back for her. But like I said, they are only glimmers throughout the movie, he's still an asshole for at least 90% of the movie.

    I guess most people get sucked in because they know it's a "romantic movie" so they don't think about his darker motives. However, if you step back and look at the movie in a critical light, it comes out being a lot less "pretty". My sister never realized until I pointed certain things out and then her reaction was, "oh my god! You're right! He is SUCH an asshole!!!!"

    Bah, she could do better! Then again, maybe the things I learned in college just ruined it for me.

    But the good thing about the movie.....it taught my sister the meaning of the word "misogynistic"
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    Ah yes SCGirl i remember watching the original way back and scared to death!!! Can't wait for the new one, now that i know it's not scarey, lol.

    Also i just saw on DVD "an affair to remember." Cary Grant, i think it was him. Good movie!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SCGirl link=board=1;threadid=11444;start=msg144569#msg144 569 date=1090937159
    so they don't think about his darker motives.
    That is an interesting perspective, but that always seemed completely obvious to me. Interesting how people can see things so differently.



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    "Hi Fidelity" starring John Cusak, Jack Black and Catherine Zeta-Jones was a good sentiment movie.
    High Fidelity is the story of my life.

    Except I don't own a record store.

    And I didn't sleep with Catherine Zeta Jones for two years in college. And I didn't get married.

    The rest is pretty close.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SCGirl link=board=1;threadid=11444;start=msg144569#msg144 569 date=1090937159
    Heh....I have a serious problem now with Pretty Woman. I used to love the movie and after I got a DVD player, I went out and bought the DVD since I hadn't seen it in a long time. While watching it, all I could think of was what an awfully misogynistic movie it was. For 90% of the movie, he uses her. Her treats her just like a prostitute, buying his way into her pants, and all the while, she thinks (and most of the audience thinks) he's this super nice guy. Everytime he looks at her or touches her, all he sees is a woman he wants to fuck. He just doesn't get it. That's why he doesn't care when he tells Stucky that she's a prostitute and why he doesn't see the problem when he says he'll set Vivian up in her own apartment. He DOES want to "rescue" her, but not for the reasons one would hope. He really is a disgusting character. HOWEVER, before everyone jumps down my throat for it, I personally believe that he DOES change. You see glimmers of his TRUE caring for her AS A PERSON (not a sexual object) throughout the movie. At the end, he finally does get it, and that's why he goes back for her. But like I said, they are only glimmers throughout the movie, he's still an asshole for at least 90% of the movie.

    I guess most people get sucked in because they know it's a "romantic movie" so they don't think about his darker motives. However, if you step back and look at the movie in a critical light, it comes out being a lot less "pretty". My sister never realized until I pointed certain things out and then her reaction was, "oh my god! You're right! He is SUCH an asshole!!!!"

    Bah, she could do better! Then again, maybe the things I learned in college just ruined it for me.

    But the good thing about the movie.....it taught my sister the meaning of the word "misogynistic"
    I guess the point is that the lightbulb did come on at the end.
    That is why they had to set up the character as I believe self important and selfish. I don't think he "hated" women as much as he was used to using them just as many men use women.

    But, she also was using him for his money, so is she guilty of misandry if we look though the other side of the glass?

    Ouch, I retract the movie if it is a sore point.

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    Joe Black also... great movie



    For another non-traditional romance - The Princess Bride, one of my favorite childhood movies.

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    Wow, polecat has got deep on us..I forgot the noble-sacrifice love story of "Tale of Two Cities." Then again, I read the "Great Classics Illustrated" comic book edition of the book....LOL.

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    Something's gotta give was kind of an odd one. I also like Pretty woman.
    Don't laugh but...Clueless the movie? I mean Cher ends up hooking up with her EX-Step brother in the end, and it's a completely stupid movie, but I can't help but get warm and fuzzy at the end when they kiss on the stairs.





    Maybe I'm just wierd and inbred. ???

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    True Romance
    Original Sin
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tiff_7_17 link=board=1;threadid=11444;start=msg144592#msg144 592 date=1090942279
    Something's gotta give was kind of an odd one
    Yeah it was cute...but the movie itself wasnt so good.

    I still cant believe i went to see that movie(well it was more like i was forced to see it with my mom and my brother's girlfriend- HOW DID I GET MYSELF IN THAT MESS :'( )

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    Oh, I LOVED Meet Joe Black and the Princess Bride was a fave, as well!!

    I also thought Ghost was good...and I love the Joy Luck Club...not a "traditional" romantic movie...but teaches how one should "love" who they are and their family history...very good.

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    My Top choices:

    When Harry Met Sally
    Casablanca

    and most recently:

    The Notebook - however, I'd like to add that the book is MUCH better than the movie.. fastest book I have ever read- four hours, 32 minutes.


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    EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and THE THORN BIRDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tiff_7_17 link=board=1;threadid=11444;start=msg144592#msg144 592 date=1090942279
    Something's gotta give was kind of an odd one. I also like Pretty woman.
    Don't laugh but...Clueless the movie? I mean Cher ends up hooking up with her EX-Step brother in the end, and it's a completely stupid movie, but I can't help but get warm and fuzzy at the end when they kiss on the stairs.






    Maybe I'm just wierd and inbred. ???

    I'm a fan of CLUELESS too! Hey, if my ex-step brother was that hot, I'd do him too! If you can't keep it in your pants, keep it in the family!



    (That last part is a joke for those who didn't know........I do not have an uncle dad)

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    Dangerous Beauty with Catherine McCormack and Rufus Sewell. Here's the plot summary from imdb.com....

    In 16th century Venice, courtesans enjoy unique privileges: dressed richly in red, they read, compose poetry and music, and discuss affairs of state with the men who govern the Republic. When Veronica Franco comes of age, she cannot marry Marco Venier, whom she loves, because she is well born but penniless. Her choice: cloister or courtesan. She steels her heart, and with beauty and intelligence becomes the best (courtesan). She's a heroine when she helps convince France to aid Venice in war with Turkey, but when plague descends, the Church charges her with witchcraft. At her inquisition, she must match wits with an old rival, speak for all women, and call courage from Venier.

    Like the car, I'm exotic, erotic, and expensive....

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