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Post by lordofdance on Mar 25, 2007 21:29:20 GMT -5
This may be hard to come up with for many of you, but see if you can list 5 Romantic Comedies that are worthy of consideration. After at least 5 movies get more than one vote, it'll move to round 2.
When Harry Met Sally
There's Something About Mary
Honeymoon in Vegas
Groundhog Day
Roxanne
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Post by captainofbeef on Mar 25, 2007 21:41:38 GMT -5
Sleepless in Seattle
You've Got Mail
Somethings Gotta Give
As Good As It Gets
Bringing Up Baby
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Post by dontdigonswine on Mar 25, 2007 21:49:28 GMT -5
Does Eternal Sunshine count? It's pretty romantic, and it has comedic elements. If so, I also nominate Science of Sleep
Annie Hall
Manhattan
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Post by wkw on Mar 25, 2007 22:01:07 GMT -5
Chungking Express
The Wedding Banquet
Bridget Jone's Diary
Pride and Prejudice
The Devil Wears Prada
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Post by PTAhole on Mar 26, 2007 3:26:35 GMT -5
Chasing Amy
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Post by criterionmaster on Mar 26, 2007 18:31:30 GMT -5
Chungking Express
Elizabethtown
Say Anything
Annie Hall
I will try and think of at least one more.
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Post by ie on Mar 30, 2007 22:52:41 GMT -5
Shaun of the Dead! Rom-zom-com, TO THE MAX!  Harold and Maude Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (I'd say it counts) Annie Hall Groundhog Day |
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Post by criterionmaster on Apr 22, 2007 0:37:47 GMT -5
Letter to Three Wives might count as a good one, I am not too sure though. It is pretty funny, but I don’t know if it is too romantic, although it does deal with romance. Also, I just rented Philadelphia Story. Has anyone seen that film, and would it count as a "romantic comedy"?
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Post by kiddo on Apr 22, 2007 6:11:32 GMT -5
His Girl Friday (Hawks)
The Apartment (Wilder)
The Gold Rush (Chaplin)
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Jeunet)
Steamboat Bill Jr. (Keaton)
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Post by criterionmaster on Apr 25, 2007 17:25:40 GMT -5
You liked Amelie?? Oh, thanks for reminding me, The Apartment is one of my favorites. Also, you can add Philadelphia Story to my list. Does City Lights count?
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Post by captainofbeef on Apr 25, 2007 17:32:35 GMT -5
Yes, City Lights defintely counts.
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Post by kiddo on Apr 26, 2007 3:48:57 GMT -5
You liked Amelie?? Oh, thanks for reminding me, The Apartment is one of my favorites... Yeah, I thought it was a pretty tasty, sweet dish when I saw it some while ago. It was so light-hearted and charming; the music (accordion?) was nice, the images radiated some kind of a dreamlike, colourful language (but at the same time I thought the film kept this sort of realism, in a strange kind of way) and these small details, you know, that everybody talks about. I guess it's a bit too sentimental/mainstream in it's attitude, but I remember being quite overwhelmed by all the original, fresh elements that filled the frame scene after scene. I especially remember loving the scene in which Amelie helps the blind man over the street and describe their surroundings with such a great empathy. |
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Post by ie on Apr 27, 2007 2:35:53 GMT -5
It's probably a good movie to watch with a date, since most women seem to really like this movie. It's not an overly pretentious boring and useless foreign movie  , so I could see why some people don't like it.  Myself, I just liked it. Nothing much to think about, though. I probably would have included Amelie instead of Groundhog Day, but then I would have had to defend it, and, it seemed like a good gesture to mention Groundhog Day. |
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Post by wkw on Apr 27, 2007 3:41:13 GMT -5
The thing I didn't like about Amelie was that it ripped off a lot from The Double Life of Veronique, Chungking Express, and Three Colors: Red, three of my favorite movies. Amelie's character is pretty much a mix of Valentine from Red and Faye from Chungking Express. The whole stalking and falling in love with your stalker in Amelie was taking from The Double Life of Veronique, though Kieslowski made it much more interesting and mysterious. Even the part where she breaks into that guy's home in order to messing around with it is taken from Chungking Express. The old painter in Amelie is an obvious spinoff of The Judge from Red.
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Post by ie on Apr 27, 2007 16:34:17 GMT -5
I could see why that would upset you, but I don't mind myself. I mean, sure, there are homages and there are rip-offs, but either way, it's not like every singly character is unique. Amelie's character is pretty much a mix of Valentine from Red and Faye from Chungking Express. . |
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Post by misterbalco on Apr 28, 2007 0:14:06 GMT -5
HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
All the Real Girls (idk if its comedy, you decide)
50 First Dates (why not, pretty cute)
40 Year Old Virgin
Graduate?
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Post by dontdigonswine on Apr 28, 2007 0:58:17 GMT -5
Even the part where she breaks into that guy's home in order to messing around with it is taken from Chungking Express. Hah, I was thinking about that when I watched Chungking Express. But I really can't see the creators of Amelie watching CE and saying "Hey, that's a really cool idea! Let's completely rip it off!" Just like ie said, I'm sure it's more of an homage if anything. |
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Post by lordofdance on Apr 28, 2007 15:01:39 GMT -5
What do we have so far... Annie Hall and Groundhog Day? Oh, and Chungking Express. Maybe I should watch that.
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Post by ie on May 1, 2007 4:53:28 GMT -5
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid might also apply.
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Post by nonfiction on Jun 4, 2007 5:42:12 GMT -5
The thing I didn't like about Amelie was that it ripped off a lot from The Double Life of Veronique, Chungking Express, and Three Colors: Red, three of my favorite movies. Amelie's character is pretty much a mix of Valentine from Red and Faye from Chungking Express. The whole stalking and falling in love with your stalker in Amelie was taking from The Double Life of Veronique, though Kieslowski made it much more interesting and mysterious. Even the part where she breaks into that guy's home in order to messing around with it is taken from Chungking Express. The old painter in Amelie is an obvious spinoff of The Judge from Red. And the ending is straight out of Fallen Angels.  |
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Post by wkw on Jun 4, 2007 12:13:44 GMT -5
True, I didn't notice that before.
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, so I could see why some people don't like it. 
Myself, I just liked it. Nothing much to think about, though.
