Strange Love

[Deofuta]

Strange Love

Dreading Valentine's Day? Maybe MovieBob can help.

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Hehe I remember watching Possession with my GF last year. All I can say for it is one thing, Tentacles.

 

[Harry Slaughter]

if someone ever makes me watch King Kong Lives again I will blind myself by stapling my eyelids open and letting my eyes dry into dust.

 

[Harry Slaughter]

Oh, and I feel like I have to mention this...

Shaun of the Dead was "A Romantic Comedy...With Zombies". It's a valentines tradition for me and my girlfriend

 

[Irridium]

Good list, although now I'm curious about Possession. Well, I'm going in, wish me luck.

No Princess Bride? tsk tsk, MovieBob, that romance was very comedic.

"Life isn't fair, princess. Anybody who tells you different is selling something."

Now there's a movie I haven't seen in a while.

 

[crotalidian]

Oh, and I feel like I have to mention this...

Shaun of the Dead was "A Romantic Comedy...With Zombies". It's a valentines tradition for me and my girlfriend

yes, yes a thousand times yes! especially (not much of a spoiler but will do so anyway)

Spoiler

Dermot Monaghan getting his guts ripped out. Really do not like that guy (sorry Furburt and your old avatar)

no mention of last tango in paris.........?

 

[Actual]

No Princess Bride? tsk tsk, MovieBob, that romance was very comedic.

"Life isn't fair, princess. Anybody who tells you different is selling something."

Natural Born Killers?!? Really?!?

That movie is a steaming pile of shit
The best Valentine's Day film to watch with your GF that is brutal and sick and twisted, but will still make her heart melt?

TRUE ROMANCE.

As a bonus, it has Brad Pitt in his finest role ever.

That is all.

You two have suggested some of the best romantic movies made. Interestingly I have to disagree on Natural Born Killers, I very much enjoyed it.

To the list I would add 'A Life Less Ordinary'

Spoiler: Trailer

 

[_Nocturnal]

I'd also add L'enfant (2005) to that list.
Recently watched it. Romantic as hell.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Never saw NBK. Probably won't...judging from reactions in the comments here.

 

[Sylocat]

If you REALLY want to come across as deep and sensitive while still watching a movie that can be called "art" with a straight face, sit down with your GF and watch The Place Promised in our Early Days.

 

[VanityGirl]

Thanks Bob, even though I have a date, I would still like to check those out. hehe.

 

[AvsJoe]

THIS is precisely why I love Intermission. I've only heard of 3 of these movies (Kong, May, Killers) and only seen one (Killers). I'll add the rest to my ever-growing list of movies I need to see before I die and I'll love every second of them. Thanks Bob!

 

[jtesauro]

I'm not sure how to feel about the fact that I've seen Possession. I dated this girl for a while who was a formidable film geek in her own right, and we had a habit of raiding Kim's Video in Manhattan and just looking for stuff that was out there to check out we'd never heard of. This was one of those nights.

Yeah. I. Years later, I still have no words.

Except possibly to say..."Huh. I've dated women like that before."

 

[Chipperz]

Natural Born Killers?!? Really?!?

That movie is a steaming pile of shit: as I watched it, I realized immediately that any irony and/or wit was entirely incidental. It was 2 hours of Oliver Stone screaming at the top of his lungs "OMGZ! I MAKE PROFOUND MOVIE ABOUT HOW MEDIA CREATES ULTRAVIOLENTZ!"

No, no, no.

A thousand times no.

The best Valentine's Day film to watch with your GF that is brutal and sick and twisted, but will still make her heart melt?

TRUE ROMANCE.

As a bonus, it has Brad Pitt in his finest role ever.

That is all.

Edit: I may have to check out May, however. So thanks for that recommendation, anyway.

BAH! Ninja'd!

Yup, True Romance should have been on the list. Replacing Natural Born Killers.

Although I'd say Brad Pitt was better in Twelve Monkeys.

 

[Flying Dagger]

I thought Rebecca was a good romance film.

 

[solidstatemind]

BAH! Ninja'd!

Yup, True Romance should have been on the list. Replacing Natural Born Killers.

Although I'd say Brad Pitt was better in Twelve Monkeys.

Hmmm... I admit, you might be on to something there...

Still, I'll never forget Floyd mumbling "...don't condencend to me man... I'll fuckin' kill ya" after the mob guys left...

 

[Ancientgamer]

I'd disagree with the comment about romance being un-funny. (And that golden age comedies were only euphemistic sex comedies)

Take Fred Astair, Most of his movies were about romance, and they actually had quite tragic and sobering scenarios when you think about it, but it still approaches it with a comedic tone.

 

[tkioz]

For whatever reason, I feel the need to recommend [a href=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274812/]Secretary (2002)[/a] as a fantastic Valentine's Day film.

That movie is awesome for springing on unsuspecting friends and family when your feeling sadistic, just tell them it's a romantic comedy and wait for the leg crossing moments.

 

[Falseprophet]

No Princess Bride? tsk tsk, MovieBob, that romance was very comedic.

I love that movie as a comedy and an action-adventure. But I despise it as a romance. Buttercup is such a vapid, useless twit. The only reason I could think Wesley loved her was because she's the only female character in the film who isn't a wrinkled septuagenarian hag.

So, maybe it is perfect for Valentine's Day!

 

[BabySinclair]

The title was lying to me, I was hoping to see the real "Strange Love" or more accurately, "Doctor Strange Love: How I Came to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," though I knew it likely wouldn't deal with said movie