Romance Movies

#1

Romance Movies

Posted: 3/9/08 at 9:08pm

I just watched the Notebook last night and now I am determined to watch more Romance movies! I'm more of a Drama/Scary movie person, but what the hell....

Any suggestions?

#2

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/9/08 at 9:16pm

Titanic
Gone With the Wind
Brief Encounter
Somewhere In Time
Reds
Roman Holiday

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#3

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/9/08 at 9:18pm

More...

It Happened One Night
Say Anything
Bram Stoker' Dracula
Sense & Sensibility
Moulin Rouge!

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#4

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/9/08 at 9:24pm

Sideways.

#5

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/9/08 at 9:29pm

Now, Voyager
An Affair to Remember
Sleepless in Seattle
When Harry Met Sally
Before Sunrise
Beauty and the Beast (both Disney and especially Cocteau)

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#6

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/9/08 at 9:41pm

SIDEWAYS? A romantic movie? I don't think I agree.
Besty did a great job.
My list:
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
THE HOLIDAY
ENCHANTED
THE PALM BEACH STORY
SOPHIE'S CHOICE
BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN
CABARET (a weird kind of romantic)
THE FAMILY STONE
SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Brannagh's version)

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Updated On: 3/9/08 at 09:41 PM

#7

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/9/08 at 9:46pm

Please get Moonstruck.

Camille is also wonderful.

#8

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/9/08 at 9:48pm

Oh, God, how could I forget MOONSTRUCK. Cher at her absolute best.
EDIT:
I need to add a few epic romantic musicals, my favorite:
THE KING & I (I can't get through "Shall We Dance?" without having a smile printed on my face through the whole thing)
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
WEST SIDE STORY

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Updated On: 3/9/08 at 09:48 PM

#9

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/9/08 at 9:49pm

Paris, Je Taime. Love, and Paris. what more can you ask for?

#10

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/9/08 at 10:01pm

Dawn Of The Dead
Nosferatu
The Exorcist
Saw I-IV

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#11

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/9/08 at 10:04pm

^Well, I've seen all of those, but thanks Taz!

I'm going to rent:

When Harry Met Sally
The Holiday
Moonstruck

For now...

#12

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/9/08 at 10:08pm

Benny and Joon
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Sabrina
Anastasia
Amelie
Bridget Jones's Diary
Pride and Prejudice
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Shadowlands
When Harry Met Sally
Sleepless in Seattle
Enchanted
Beauty and the Beast
Moulin Rouge!
Roman Holiday
Sense and Sensibility

Just to mention some of my all-time favorites Movies not already mentioned are toward the top.

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#13

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/10/08 at 11:32am

MANHATTAN
HEAVENLY CREATURES
TRICK
ANNIE HALL
PENNY SERENADE
THE AWFUL TRUTH

and most of all,

THE AFRICAN QUEEN

#14

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/10/08 at 11:46am

Can you freaking believe that THE AFRICAN QUEEN is not on dvd?

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#15

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/10/08 at 11:51am

i still have my VHS...I don't think anything beats watching Bogie pull that boat through the muck for true love...and when he makes his last request to marry her...swoon... SPOLIER ALERT!!

And then of course, Huston gives us the deus ex machina of the floating torpedoes...such a great movie!

#16

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/10/08 at 12:31pm

Ordinary Peepholes
The Sopornos
Romancing the Bone

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#17

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/10/08 at 12:32pm

what, no PRIED AND PREJUICED?

#18

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/10/08 at 2:17pm

I watched When Harry Met Sally last night and I am speechless.
It was HILARIOUS!! I can't believe I hadn't seen it before. It's definitely gettting added to my collection.

Thanks for the suggestion.
Tonight: Moonstruck.

Hope it's good...

#19

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/10/08 at 2:43pm

SOPHIE'S CHOICE? A good movie, and all that, but I've seen autopsy footage more romantic.

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Updated On: 3/10/08 at 02:43 PM

#20

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/10/08 at 3:55pm

Love Me If You Dare
Beautiful Thing
Never Been Kissed
Bed of Roses
My Best Friend's Wedding
Forget Paris
Rebecca
Wuthering Heights
Emma
A Room With a View
My Beautiful Laundrette

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#21

re: Romance Movies

Posted: 3/10/08 at 4:20pm

Okay, SOPHIE'S CHOICE is not a romantic film the way MOONSTRUCK or WHEN HARRY MET SALLy are, but Nathan and Sophie's romance is so raw and true and intense, I think their romance is epic. Stingo's idealized view of Sophie is quite romantic as well. I looooove the romantic aspects of this film.

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