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Old 10th November 2009, 19:19   #1 (permalink)
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Romantic comedies, own up!
I know I can't be the only one here who's a sucker for a romcom..

I watched Definitely Maybe the other day and it's one of my favourites of recent years. I can't be the only heterosexual male on the planet who has a thing for these movies. It's almost that time of year and that can only mean one thing. Time to bring out maybe my all time favourite romcom: Love Actually.

Feel free to add your own favourites in this thread.
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Old 10th November 2009, 19:22   #2 (permalink)
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what women want was on the iplayer a few weeks ago. quite good.

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Old 10th November 2009, 19:22   #3 (permalink)
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall pleasantly surprised me. Anything else is a no no unless you're gay, or still trying to get into her pants.
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Old 10th November 2009, 19:40   #4 (permalink)
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I can't remember a single romcom I really liked (unless you count Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night), but on the other hand I have about ten Austen adaptations on dvd.
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Old 10th November 2009, 19:53   #5 (permalink)
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Then I can safely assume that we shouldn't watch movies together, pillory.
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Old 10th November 2009, 19:55   #6 (permalink)
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I love them all. Notting Hill is a favourite.

And I liked Mamma Mia.

This doesn't make me gay.
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Old 10th November 2009, 19:57   #7 (permalink)
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I haven't seen Mamma Mia. Love Notting Hill though.
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Old 10th November 2009, 19:59   #8 (permalink)
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I haven't seen Mamma Mia. Love Notting Hill though.
You'd love it, it's got everything.

Apart from car chases and fights and explosions. But who needs that when you've got love and ABBA?
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Old 10th November 2009, 20:04   #10 (permalink)
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I'm a sucker for them too, caveman.

Actually, I like Romance films in general. If you haven't seen Before Sunrise and Before Sunset then I would definitely recommend them, much better than the majority of rubbish in the genre, although they aren't romcoms in the typical sense.

Dan in Real Life is also a great watch.
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Old 10th November 2009, 20:15   #11 (permalink)
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I will check them all out, ILC. Thanks for the tips.

If I'm not mistaken, the soundtrack for Dan in Real Life is by Norwegian artist Sondre Lerche.
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Old 10th November 2009, 20:16   #12 (permalink)
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall pleasantly surprised me. Anything else is a no no unless you're gay, or still trying to get into her pants.
The bird from that 70's show is fucking fantasic
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The bird from that 70's show is fucking fantasic
She really is stunning. That's another plus with romantic comedies. The female parts are almost always stunning. Definitely maybe for instance: Isla Fisher, Elisabeth Banks and Rachel Weisz.
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The bird from that 70's show is fucking fantasic
So is Kristen Bell.
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You'd love it, it's got everything.

Apart from car chases and fights and explosions. But who needs that when you've got love and ABBA?
Are your sure you're not gay
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I know I can't be the only one here who's a sucker for a romcom..

I watched Definitely Maybe the other day and it's one of my favourites of recent years. I can't be the only heterosexual male on the planet who has a thing for these movies. It's almost that time of year and that can only mean one thing. Time to bring out maybe my all time favourite romcom: Love Actually.

Feel free to add your own favourites in this thread.
Definitely Maybe was quite good in my opinion. The cast sure didn't hurt. Same with Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Can't say I've seen any other romantic comedies though.. perhaps I should try out Love Actually one of these days.

Is it bad that I like those types of movies more than my girlfriend does??
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Old 10th November 2009, 22:05   #17 (permalink)
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There are shitloads of great romance films, but romcoms are hard to come by nowadays, the older ones are great though -

His Girl Friday
It happened one night
Annie Hall
Roman Holiday

Probably my favourites.
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Old 10th November 2009, 23:00   #18 (permalink)
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Old 10th November 2009, 23:02   #19 (permalink)
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Groundhog Day, if thats even considered a romantic comedy.
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Old 10th November 2009, 23:18   #21 (permalink)
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Yeah I'm a sucker for romcoms.
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Old 10th November 2009, 23:26   #22 (permalink)
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love actually

first film I ever went to see with my now wife
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Old 10th November 2009, 23:33   #23 (permalink)
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Groundhog Day, if thats even considered a romantic comedy.
You read my fucking mind dude! That movie rocks.
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Old 10th November 2009, 23:33   #24 (permalink)
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Love Actually is class.

I have the scene where Snape (Alan Rickman) is buying Jewellery, with Mr. Bean serving him, on my iPhone.

"It is but the work of a moment"
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Old 11th November 2009, 00:04   #25 (permalink)
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I really ike British romcoms, most American ones are shit though.
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Old 11th November 2009, 00:04   #26 (permalink)
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watched The Ugly Truth the other day, that was ok
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Old 11th November 2009, 00:17   #27 (permalink)
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Old 11th November 2009, 00:21   #28 (permalink)
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and also watched The Proposal, but more because Ryan Reynolds films are usually decent
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Old 11th November 2009, 00:28   #29 (permalink)
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As Good As It Gets and The Wedding Singer are good.
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Old 11th November 2009, 00:38   #30 (permalink)
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always loved the spencer tracy/katharine hepburn ones - pat and mike, adams rib, woman of the year

the shop around the corner
the philadelphia story

I dont know if its a romantic comedy as such but Beautiful Girls is an excellent movie.
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Lost in Translation is a movie I never thought in a million years I would enjoy but I love it. I also like Broken Flowers, in fact if its a comedy with a love interest starring Bill Murray then I like it.
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Old 11th November 2009, 03:56   #32 (permalink)
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No mention of When Harry Met Sally yet? Criminal.
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No mention of When Harry Met Sally yet? Criminal.
I saw that for the first time last year. Loved it.
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Old 11th November 2009, 18:08   #34 (permalink)
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As Good As It Gets and The Wedding Singer are good.
Those were the exact two I was going to say before I thought better of giving examples
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Old 11th November 2009, 18:16   #35 (permalink)
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The Apartment.
Groundhog Day
Some Like it Hot. . .

would they be classed as romantic comedies?
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Old 11th November 2009, 18:18   #36 (permalink)
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Some Like it Hot is a fantastic film.
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I watched 500 Days of Summer yesterday.
It was good, but I would probably even like Santa Claus Conquers the Martians if it starred Zooey Deschanel.
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500 Days of Summer was enjoyed by me as well, it was very well produced.
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Old 11th November 2009, 18:27   #40 (permalink)
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All these suggestions better have happy endings.
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