Romantic Comedies

[Raymond Lin]

Bruce Almighty - could this be classed as a rom com?

I wouldn't think of it as one no, it's as rom com as Ace Ventura.

 

[Muban]

Grosse Pointe Blank*
Groundhog Day*
High Fidelity
When Harry Met Sally
You've Got Mail
Sleepless in Seattle
Much Ado About Nothing
The Princess Bride

* Do they count??

I really like Father of the Bride aswell but that may be borderline chick flick lol

 

[SideFX]

Love Actually wins for me.

Forced into watching it and now i've seen it 3 times.

Wedding Crashers a close second ...

 

[Raymond Lin]

Romantic Comedies

When Harry met sally
Sleepless in Seattle
Notting Hill
4 Weddings and a Funeral
My Best Friend's Wedding
Breakfast at Tiffanys

compare to

Wedding Crasher
Bruce Almighty

And there is the Chick Flick

Just Friends
She's The Man


I think peopler are confused with the diffrerence, movies like the Wedding Crasher are a comedy first (usually physical comedy) with an element of the main character getting a girl. "Strict" rom com are light hearted first, funny comes from the light hearte element. they are also funny because of the sharp dialigue and witty script. Not because the character got his johnson bitten by a monkey or took a shotgun to the buttocks. When Harry Met Sally is a PROPER Rom Com, some might say the BEST. The humour comes from the dialgues and no one gave speed to a poodle or caught his penis at the zip.

 

[Van Hellseek]

I wouldn't think of it as one no, it's as rom com as Ace Ventura.

I disagree, I think Bruce Almighty is definately a rom com! I'd count Groundhog day too. Both great examples of rom coms that are not just chick flicks.

Edit: And how could I forget... Meet the Parents!!

Edit2: Oh and Mr and Mrs Smith

 

[Van Hellseek]

I think peopler are confused with the diffrerence, movies like the Wedding Crasher are a comedy first (usually physical comedy) with an element of the main character getting a girl. "Strict" rom com are light hearted first, funny comes from the light hearte element. they are also funny because of the sharp dialigue and witty script. Not because the character got his johnson bitten by a monkey or took a shotgun to the buttocks. When Harry Met Sally is a PROPER Rom Com, some might say the BEST. The humour comes from the dialgues and no one gave speed to a poodle or caught his penis at the zip.

I guess there are two types of rom com... one with the emphasis on comedy, and the other with the emphasis on romance.

Perhaps the former should be known as "com rom"?

 

[Kell_ee001]

I love both the click flicks and the rom com's!

Guess that's not really a surprise

 

[Pumpkinstew]

When Harry Met Sally is the only rom-com blokes routinely admit to saying is OK. Even knuckle dragging neanderthals, whose idea of romance is knocking a woman over the head and dragging them back to a cave by their hair, are allowed to admit to enjoying it without being laughed out of the pub.

And just to prove I'm not one of those types I like The Truth About Cats and Dogs, While You Were Sleeping, Shooting Fish and these ones plundered from Muban's list.

Grosse Pointe Blank
Groundhog Day
High Fidelity
The Princess Bride

 

[Van Hellseek]

When Harry Met Sally is the only rom-com blokes routinely admit to saying is OK. Even knuckle dragging neanderthals, whose idea of romance is knocking a woman over the head and dragging them back to a cave by their hair, are allowed to admit to enjoying it without being laughed out of the pub.

And just to prove I'm not one of those types I like The Truth About Cats and Dogs, While You Were Sleeping, Shooting Fish and .

I actually found sleepless to be reeeeally dull, I much prefered You've got mail.

And here's another good one IMO... Sliding Doors.

 

[Raymond Lin]

for those who hasn't seen it, watch Breakfast at Tiffany's. Audrey Hepburn perfect as a lead in this "mother of all" romantic comedies. It is so long ago i don't think many of us were even born then ! But it has aged really well, and it is better than a lot of romantic comedies out today.

 

[Zefan]

Love Actually was awful, it is just a lot of short stories string together.

Like the hit movie's Sin City and Pulp Fiction.

 

[hogfather]

I love rom coms you know, I don't really see why so many turn their nose up to them. What I want from a film is to be entertained - whether that means scared, funny, moving, inspiring etc isn't important.


Rom coms,

Love actually
Bridget Jones is hillarious
How to lose a guy in 10 days



The all out worst one is Serendipidy - now I like a rom com, but this was just awful, awful. The truth about cats and dogs is also dross.

 

[Van Hellseek]

The all out worst one is Serendipidy

Serendipity has Kate Beckinsale. Therefore you're automatically wrong.

 

[Raymond Lin]

The all out worst one is Serendipidy - now I like a rom com, but this was just awful, awful. The truth about cats and dogs is also dross.

I actually really enjoyed that, i like both leads in it, and the back drop of new york is nicely captured.