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Ever seen a rom-com that was actually good?
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Author:  pcernie [ Wed May 26, 2010 11:48 pm ]
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http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45247

I actually think that looks tolerable :shock:

Even though they ruin it slightly with the middle of the road pop song that they always use in trailers these days - it's as overdone as the slow-mo walking group shot that nearly ruins action films :x

Sorry, back to the issue... Jersey Girl is the only rom-com I've ever seen that didn't make me wanna smash something and it actually made me laugh a few times, though very few people liked that film anyway :lol:

Have you ever seen a rom-com that you'd actually recommend to someone?
Author:  finlay666 [ Thu May 27, 2010 12:14 am ]
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pcernie wrote:
Sorry, back to the issue... Jersey Girl is the only rom-com I've ever seen that didn't make me wanna smash something and it actually made me laugh a few times, though very few people liked that film anyway :lol:


George Carlin makes me laugh in that film, and I think very few people liked it because I don't know many people who have seen it
Author:  l3v1ck [ Thu May 27, 2010 2:31 am ]
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Hitch (Will Smith) was okay.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Thu May 27, 2010 5:13 am ]
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There's one called, I think, Intolerable Cruelty which is a pretty good film despite being a romcom. Even more surprising given it's got Catherine Zeta Jones in it. And I suppose you would have to say some of the 'golden age' ones are decent (e.g the ones with the likes of Cary Grant or Audrey Hepburn in) even if they've dated somewhat. Could you call 'Some Like It Hot' a rom-com, for example?
Author:  Paul1965 [ Thu May 27, 2010 7:11 am ]
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Just had a look on Wikipedia to see if they had a list of rom-coms. From said list I enjoyed these (but I'm not a fan of rom-coms as such):

Pretty Woman (1990), Groundhog Day (1993), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), As Good as It Gets (1997). That's it.

Looks like rom-coms have the highest percentage of dross of any film genre. :) ;)
Author:  okenobi [ Thu May 27, 2010 7:18 am ]
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Loads. But good is a subjective word around these parts and I'm not sure I'm in the mood for another everything vs oke debate.

There are tons of awful ones and the most recent one I watched was Catch and Release. Even Kevin Smith was dire in it and the leads had zero chemistry. But there are plenty of good ones and the occasional great. When Harry Met Sally is a classic. These days the formula has shifted more toward com than rom and for some that's a welcome change. SATC was in fact a pretty good film, both doing the series justice and being accessible to a wider audience with plenty of laughs and a delightfully heart-warming core. Judd Apatow treads the line between gross-out comedy and moving romance very well and Knocked Up is a great example of that.

There are others. Loads of them.
Author:  timark_uk [ Thu May 27, 2010 7:22 am ]
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okenobi wrote:
I'm not sure I'm in the mood for another everything vs oke debate.
Oh poo. I guess I'll not be posting much today then. (8+(

Mark
Author:  Paul1965 [ Thu May 27, 2010 9:21 am ]
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There's a couple of French films that are worth a look; Priceless, with Audrey Tatou and The Closet (le Placard) which is brilliant. Amelie, too. All better than anything the USA has to offer.
Author:  pcernie [ Thu May 27, 2010 9:23 am ]
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okenobi wrote:
Knocked Up


Just remembered that one in the cold light of morning :D
Author:  tombolt [ Thu May 27, 2010 9:38 am ]
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There's far to many excellent rom-coms to list. And one excellent zom-rom-com.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu May 27, 2010 11:19 am ]
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The french do Rom Coms better than the US. Though there are a number of watchable Rom Coms, some can be dire.
Author:  rustybucket [ Thu May 27, 2010 11:30 am ]
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No.
Author:  james016 [ Thu May 27, 2010 11:50 am ]
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Paul1965 wrote:
There's a couple of French films that are worth a look; Priceless, with Audrey Tatou and The Closet (le Placard) which is brilliant. Amelie, too. All better than anything the USA has to offer.


Priceless is very good. The wife and I really enjoyed that film.
Author:  okenobi [ Thu May 27, 2010 2:27 pm ]
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timark_uk wrote:
okenobi wrote:
I'm not sure I'm in the mood for another everything vs oke debate.
Oh poo. I guess I'll not be posting much today then. (8+(

Mark


0(8+)
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Fri May 28, 2010 7:32 am ]
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Groundhog day.
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