Meya
|
posted on March 21, 2001 08:00:29 AM new
Hubby and I are going away for a few days. The place we go doesn't have TV or a VCR. Normally we don't miss that at all, but this time we're staying longer than normal. I have a DVD player in my portable computer, and we may take a movie along.
We'd like something light/romantic (not trashy).
What are your favorite romantic movies and why?
|
bunnicula
|
posted on March 21, 2001 08:13:32 AM new
In the Romantic-Comedy vein I highly recommend:
My Man Godfrey (William Powell/Carole Lombard version!) -- the best "screwball" comedy ever.
That Touch of Mink (Cary Grant/Doris Day)
Sleepless in Seattle
Sabrina (Humphrey Bogart/Audrey Hepburn) --avoid the lousy remake!
Just Plain Great Romances:
Love in the Afternoon (Gary Cooper/Audrey Hepburn)
An Affair to Remember (Grant/Kerr version) - avoid Beatty remake like the plague; original version w/ Charles Boyer (Love Affair) is OK
Jane Eyre - just about any version, this is a great romantic tale. Though I'm not a big fan of the Orson Welles version.
More later--gotta run for work, darn it!!!
|
mybiddness
|
posted on March 21, 2001 08:49:18 AM new
HiMeya My hands down favorite romantic comedy of all time is White Palace with James Spader and Susan Sarandon.
Spader plays a gorgeous young widowed professional who is totally uptight, depressed and lonely. Sarandon is a cocky, outspoken waitress who shows him how to overcome his hang ups and enjoy life.
The lovemaking scenes between them are just OMG unbelievably hot..... Well, just be sure you've got a partner handy when you watch this one. 
Not paranoid anywhere else but here!
|
mrssantaclaus
|
posted on March 21, 2001 09:23:20 AM new
BOUNCE and NEVER BEEN KISSED
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE is incredible, too.
|
Muriel
|
posted on March 21, 2001 09:28:08 AM new
Muriel and Xardon - the Saga of Hot Love.
(May not be available in certain areas.)
|
Meya
|
posted on March 21, 2001 09:30:31 AM new
|
mrssantaclaus
|
posted on March 21, 2001 11:28:18 AM new
I have an "educational center" in my store with about 1500 titles in the "romantic vein"
Would you like me to send you a few?
|
Zazzie
|
posted on March 21, 2001 11:39:07 AM new
The Big Easy
action with a heavy dose of romance/sex---it's a guy/girl flick
|
snowyegret
|
posted on March 21, 2001 11:39:25 AM new
Casablanca Romance, good vs. evil, and Bogart
The Last Metro (Le Dernier Metro) Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu Romance in WW2 Paris
|
bunnicula
|
posted on March 21, 2001 01:49:44 PM new
Cyrano de Bergerac (the Jose Ferrer version is far superior to the DePardeau)
The African Queen
Finnegan Begin Again (wonderful made-for-HBO film with Robert Preston & Mary Tyler Moore--avilable for rental)
Gigi
Cluny Brown
|
Borillar
|
posted on March 23, 2001 12:26:17 AM new
Your hubby would likely enjoy Braveheart, a romance of sorts.
|
BlondeSense
|
posted on March 23, 2001 01:35:13 AM new
Well, since this is leaning toward the classic oldies, One of my favorites is "Charade" with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. It's a nice lighthearted romantic comedy with (hopefully) enough spy stuff and action so guys won't fall asleep.
|
uaru
|
posted on March 23, 2001 06:02:29 AM new
In the last 20 years my vote has to go to "The Piano" a haunting movie. The story, acting, cinematography and a BEAUTIFUL score made it an instant classic with me. Jane Campion wrote and directed it, not a lot of women filmmakers in her league.
|
sideslam
|
posted on March 23, 2001 07:26:58 PM new
You have got to see this movie. It's called Overboard, with Kurt Russel and Goldie Hawn. This movie restored my faith in love. You will laugh and you will cry. Not from sadness, but just knowing that two people can love each other that much. It is my all time favorite.
|
bunnicula
|
posted on March 23, 2001 10:02:19 PM new
Sideslam: it had the opposite effect on me What's romantic about taking an amnesiac woman (who in her right minds can't stand you), lying to her, and making her essentially the slave of you and your bratty kids?
|
ubiedaman
|
posted on March 23, 2001 10:15:18 PM new
...and your point IS bunnicula?...LOL Sounds like a normal weekend!
As for a movie.....how bout "The Mirror has Two Faces"...or...."Notting Hill" both dandies. Have a fun weekend!!!
Keith
I assume full responsibility for my actions, except
the ones that are someone else's fault.
|
sideslam
|
posted on March 24, 2001 06:22:54 AM new
Bunnicula,
We all have our own opinons on what makes a good romantic movie. This movie just happens to be one of my favorites. Since you did see the movie than you know how it turns out. She (Goldie) devolps love for him (Kurt) and the bratty kids as the movie evolves.
|
bunnicula
|
posted on March 24, 2001 07:56:47 AM new
Sideslam: it's called "brainwashing" 
|
sideslam
|
posted on March 24, 2001 08:00:41 AM new
That was not the impression I got from the movie.
|
