Posted on 12/19/2008 3:13:50 AM PST by mattstat
The following passage may contain the word ‘love’, lover, loving, lovely, puppy, lion and elephant. Readers of the male sex should know to consume a protective layer of the stiffest drink to heighten mellifluousness before attempting to read. (All readers must be wearing a fluffy dressing gown, seated at home and no distractions please.)
1. Lady and the Tramp If you have holly in your heart, I prescribe this film. If not, but you’ve seen it a long time ago, watch it again. Even if you have to consume plenty of your favourite drink before. I defy you to scowl at the screen or not to feel warm and fuzzy within the first five minutes, especially if you chose mulled wine instead of cocoa. The parcel at the beginning sparked a life long love for me in the art of wrapping presents.
This is one of the finest Disney films from a vintage era when the stories were gentle and sincere. There are no self conscious or sharp appeals to the accompanying adult audience; no expressions of cynicism about the world. Instead, the artist’s attention was on expressing the characters by their movement and form as well as their voice. There is enough subtlety in the animation to keep this adult’s interest.
This is what makes the film very special. Anyone who has owned a puppy will appreciate how observant and careful the animators were. The movement, the behaviour and tactics, down to the characteristic method of scaling stairs. The emotional blackmail at bedtime, and the side tip of the head in effort to better comprehend matters of great complexity, as if to say, “I’ll try the other ear, that’ll work.”...
(Excerpt) Read more at wmbriggs.com ...
Statisticians should not write blogs and especially under no circumstances speak on anything romantic. “Joe Black”???? This thread titel should be changed to “40 Year old virgin speaks on things romantic”
If you read the article, you’ll see that it was actually written by a 30-something non-statistician female. Says so right up front.
And just why isn't "Alien vs. Predator" on the list?!
What! The Princess Bride is not on the list! Inconceivable! How do you have more of a romantic scene then the Fireswamp?
Well, I disagree with the whole list.
No Robot Monster? A travesty!
Possession with the scrumptious Jeremy Northam and Gwyneth Paltrow is also excellent from the romance standpoint.
Concur on Shakesperare in Love, one of my favorites of all time. Funny, exciting, moving. Very clever in the way Tom Stoppard based the plot on Romeo and Juliet.
This should be titled “9 Romantic movies”. That said none of the movies are romantic. Maybe the author doesn’t know what romance is? Sad.
“Shakesperare in Love” is about a married man bedding an engaged woman. What’s romantic about that?
None of those movies is romantic. Blech.
Grandpa: Since the invention of the kiss there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind. The End.
at least they didn’t put ‘titanic’ on the list.
Personally, I fell in love with “All Dog’s go to Heaven”
I was surprised Ghost wasn’t trotted out.
or pretty woman.
i’m getting sick of all these “romantic” movies that come out anymore. i’m starting to think they’re ruining relationships. they’re just real enough that women think they can happen in real life. was watching one with my wife the other day, and the guy said something that my wife thought was incredibly sweet, and she asks me why i don’t say stuff like that to her.
well, probably because i don’t have a team of writers authoring these monologues, and 6 takes to get it to sound perfect.
I agree. The entire list is worthless.
I have a few to recommend to gals.
Pride and Prejudice - the 1995 version is excellent and for a shorter version, the 2005 movie is pretty good too.
Sense & Sensibility - the 2007 British version is well worth the 3 hours. The 1990’s movie with Emma Thompson is pretty good too.
You’ve Got Mail and the two predecessors: The Shop Around the Corner with Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan, and In the Good Old Summertime with Judy Garland and Van Johnson. This is such a good basic story, it’s always good!
What a Girl Wants - OK, I admit I loved the movie because I get to look at Colin Firth.
The Naked Jungle - now that’s a good film that guys would like too - with Charleton Hesten and Eleanor Parker - about a guy who builds a plantation in the South American jungle and then has to fight a killer ant invasion to save his kingdom.
None of those is romantic.
What is an example to you of a romantic movie?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.