Here are some romantic movies (or else they have a strong romance in the story) - perfect for a rainy day. This is a mixed bag for various tastes. I don't love everything on this list, except for the ones rated 4 stars. I prefer old movies where the lovers are have terrible odds to overcome, like death (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir), ugliness (Beauty and the Beast, Marty), or Amishness (Witness).
For example, I was bored by Pretty Woman and absolutely hated Twilight, but realize that a lot of girls love it. They both did phenomenally well at the box office, but I didn't find them romantic. Pretty Woman was about a ruthless business man (Richard Gere) who rents "lovable" hooker Julia Roberts for a week and they fall for each other, but it left a bad taste in my mouth. He had too much power over her, and that bothered me. As for Twilight, but I just don't get the appeal of a vampire who keeps repeating the twelfth grade a million times and is basically a narcissistic stalker. He has no sense of humour and acts like he's doing Bella a favour by simply deigning to notice her. And he sparkles in the sunlight. Give me Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or Bill (True Blood) any day. At least they had some depth to their characters and actually graduated.
Please realize that this is just my opinion. And that I'm usually right. ;) Enjoy!
Coming-of-Age
Dirty Dancing (1987) * * *
Dogfight (1991) * * * *
Say Anything (1989) * * * *
Quiet Passion
Always (1989) * * 1/2
The Bridges of Madison County (1995) * * * 1/2
The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005) * * * 1/2
The Majestic (2001) * * * 1/2
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) * * * 1/2
The Remains of the Day (1993) * * * *
A Walk in the Clouds (1995) * * * 1/2
A Walk to Remember (2002) * *
While You Were Sleeping (1995) * * *
Fantasy
Beauty and the Beast (1991) * * * *
Ever After (1998) * * * *
Lady and the Tramp (1955) * * * 1/2
The Princess Bride (1987) * * * *
Shrek (2001) * * * *
Tangled (2010) * * * *
Twilight (2008) 1/2
Classics
Anything with Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn
The Apartment (1960) * * * *
The Big Country (1958) * * * *
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) * * * *
Casablanca (1942) * * * *
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) * * * *
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) * * * 1/2
Hobson's Choice (1954) * * * *
The Importance of Being Ernest (1952) * * * *
In the Good Old Summertime (1949) * * *
It Happened One Night (1934) * * * *
The King and I (1956) * * * *
A Letter to Three Wives (1949) * * *
The Long, Hot Summer (1958) * * * 1/2
Love Story (1970) * *
Marty (1955) * * * *
Now, Voyager (1942) * * * 1/2
A Patch of Blue (1965) * * * 1/2
A Place in the Sun (1951) * * * 1/2
The Quiet Man (1952) * * * 1/2
Roman Holiday (1953) * * * *
The Shop Around the Corner (1940) * * * *
Splendor in the Grass (1961) * * * *
Wuthering Heights (1939) * * * 1/2
Foreign
Amelie (2001, France) * * *
Como agua para chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate) (1992, Mexico) * * * 1/2
Jeux d'enfants (Love Me if You Dare) (2003, France/Belgium) * * *
La vita รจ bella (Life is Beautiful)) (1997, Italy) * * * *
Le mari de la coiffeuse (The Hairdresser's Husband) (1990, France) * * * 1/2
Musicals
Gigi (1958) * * * 1/2
My Fair Lady (1964) * * * *
The Sound of Music (1965) * * * *
West Side Story (1961) * * * 1/2
Suspense
The Big Easy (1986) * * *
Body Heat (1981) * * * 1/2
Charade (1963) * * * *
Sea of Love (1989) * * *
Witness (1985) * * *1/2
Adventure/Epic/War
Atonement (2007) * * *
Brokeback Mountain (2005) * * *
Forrest Gump (1994, PG-13) * * * 1/2
From Here to Eternity (1953) * * * 1/2
Gone With the Wind (1939) * * * *
The Notebook (2004) * * *
Out of Africa (1985) * * * 1/2
Pride and Prejudice (2005) * * * 1/2
The Robe (1953) * * * 1/2
Rob Roy (1995) * * *
Romancing the Stone (1984) * * *
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) * * * *
Spartacus (1960) * * * *
Superman: The Movie (1978) * * * *
Somewhere in Time (1980) * * *
Titanic (1997) * * * 1/2
Water for Elephants * * * *
Urban/Modern Romance/Comedy
Annie Hall (1977) * * *1/2
As Good as it Gets (1997) * * *
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) * * *
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) * * 1/2
Definitely, Maybe (2008) * * *
500 Days of Summer (2009) * * * 1/2
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) * * *
Love, Actually (2003) * * *
Moonstruck (1987) * * *
Pretty Woman (1990) * * 1/2
The Wedding Singer (1998) * * *
When Harry Met Sally (1989) * * * *
Working Girl (1988) * * *
You've Got Mail (1998) * *
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6 comments:
"I prefer old movies where the lovers are have terrible odds to overcome, like...Amishness. "
I don't think you meant that to be funny, but... LOL! Right up there with death, huh?
LOL! AKA movies where Michael Douglas is tortured by a crazy woman:
Basic Instinct (1992)
Sharon Stone may or may not be a murderer. And really should sit with her knees together. ;)
Disclosure (1994)
Demi Moore is Douglas's boss, who harasses him and no one believes him).
The War of the Roses (1989)
Kathleen Turner is someone you do NOT want to argue with, especially over a dream house.
*g* Actually, I did. You're the first person to get it on this blog. I said a similar thing about my taste in movies in my 'About Me' page in www.baloolagoon.net. Thought it was good enough to use here too. I believe in recycling. ;)
Ted said:
I nominate Fatal Attraction for its own catagory: "Love to die for." ;-)
I screwed up up the messages here, and accidentally deleted ones I wanted to keep. It's hard to edit this thing. :P
And this should be Comment #3, with my "Actually, I did..." comment as #4, then "LOL! AKA movies where Michael Douglas..." is #5
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