tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post1553315017639047666..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Question: Your Favorite Romantic MoviesAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-19411954334566236162009-08-25T23:32:24.835-04:002009-08-25T23:32:24.835-04:00kayfromcarroll, I love the Sound of Music! Nice a...kayfromcarroll, I love the Sound of Music! Nice addition to the list.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-57468252242547231452009-08-25T23:24:35.435-04:002009-08-25T23:24:35.435-04:00DCAlleyKat, I know someone who should resign. Mayb...DCAlleyKat, I know someone who should resign. Maybe he can do it after he's done with his vacation at Martha's Vineyard.<br /><br />Now there's some resignation we can hope for, some um real change!DCAlleyKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595521064453455995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-19683374168971988032009-08-25T23:16:09.839-04:002009-08-25T23:16:09.839-04:00"The Long Kiss Goodnight", with Geena Da..."The Long Kiss Goodnight", with Geena Davis.<br /><br />As a girly-girl, how can you resist the title? Romantic water scenes, cross-country scenery, Niagara Falls, a hunky partner, it's got it all!!!<br />(Actually, this IS one of my favorite movies, give it a look-see sometime).<br /><br />On a serious note, I like Sound of Music, myself. MMMM, Christopher Plummer!kayfromcarrollnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-13543580006389644922009-08-25T15:04:10.995-04:002009-08-25T15:04:10.995-04:00DCAlleyKat, I know someone who should resign. May...DCAlleyKat, I know someone who should resign. Maybe he can do it after he's done with his vacation at Martha's Vineyard.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-62692721597371249232009-08-25T14:45:41.707-04:002009-08-25T14:45:41.707-04:00Andrew: A little resignation now and then is good ...Andrew: A little resignation now and then is good for us! LOL...DCAlleyKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595521064453455995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-4669109833728113282009-08-25T14:44:56.816-04:002009-08-25T14:44:56.816-04:00Bev:
Yeah, that's the one. It has that great ...Bev:<br />Yeah, that's the one. It has that great scene with the two ladies disagreeing, in such a genteel way, about the virtues of New York versus Philadelphia. I love civil snarkiness.<br />Going with sports themes, I thought "Cinderella Man" had a great stand by your man quality to it.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09635470162351335341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-86205807460873055642009-08-25T14:36:03.598-04:002009-08-25T14:36:03.598-04:00DCAlleykat, Everyone seems determined to make a mo...DCAlleykat, Everyone seems determined to make a mockery of our rules, so I have resigned myself to that fact.<br /><br />Good choice of movies, by the way. I particularly like An Affair To Remember.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-82963393280938137912009-08-25T14:22:58.960-04:002009-08-25T14:22:58.960-04:00#1 Daddy Long Legs - Aging debonair bachelor playe...#1 Daddy Long Legs - Aging debonair bachelor played by Fred Astaire (sigh)...he's always fascinated me, falls in love for irresistable French orphan played by Leslie Caron.<br /><br />#2 An Affair To Remember - What can I say? Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr and Kleenex!<br /><br />And just to prove that I am still a part of the New Revolution...(the one that refuses to follow the rules, ahem)<br /> <br />#3 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - Lovely young widow meets salty sea captain. Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison and oh how I had hoped to grow up and find a man like him! Well one that was alive anyway.DCAlleyKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595521064453455995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-82095213874365178942009-08-25T13:07:34.742-04:002009-08-25T13:07:34.742-04:00Bev, I wouldn't know what you mean by a Noah&#...Bev, I wouldn't know what you mean by a Noah's Arc complex, but if you have any spare penguins, I'm trying to complete my set.<br /><br />et tu, CrispyRice?<br /><br />Jenniebird, Welcome! Good call on The Notebook.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-4802472320648150312009-08-25T12:13:35.398-04:002009-08-25T12:13:35.398-04:00Definitely number 1 on my list is The Notebook. I...Definitely number 1 on my list is The Notebook. I originally wasn't going to see it, because I don't like movies in which someone dies (except Little Women). However, life has a funny way of changing our plans, and after I had my own happy reunion with an old flame, well... of course I had to watch it..and loved it! So its a sentimental fave for me.<br />The other one would have to be 50 First Dates.. I always wanted a man who would go to that much trouble to win me.. and now I've got him.Jenniebirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-29282734646278707332009-08-25T12:06:43.561-04:002009-08-25T12:06:43.561-04:00Princess Bride, easily. Awwwww.
<--- Bucking ...Princess Bride, easily. Awwwww.<br /><br /><--- Bucking the rules by only giving 1.CrispyRicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302075204880024936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-9173972017691711742009-08-25T11:48:05.481-04:002009-08-25T11:48:05.481-04:00Monica: Is the "The Happiest Millionaire"...Monica: Is the "The Happiest Millionaire" the movie with Leslie Ann Warren and John Davidson?<br /><br />My choices - GWTW, (without a doubt)and all of that "love" stuff.<br /><br />I think "sports" movies can have a real element of romance too - Let's see - Brian Song, Field of Dreams, The Lou Gehrig Story, The Babe Ruth Story, The Rookie, and Rudy - they bring a real tear to my eyes too!<br /><br />Technically, Andrew, I have followed your rules by writing only 2 paragraphs thus abiding by your incessant "rule of two". Do you have a Noah's Ark complex? ;-p<br /><br />Technically, a paragraph must have more than one sentence, so I am okay...BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-79943353748164712182009-08-25T09:40:00.225-04:002009-08-25T09:40:00.225-04:00Monica, "requisite rule breaking" LOL!Monica, "requisite rule breaking" LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-16806652598912207832009-08-25T04:08:43.733-04:002009-08-25T04:08:43.733-04:00There's a line in "The Happiest Millionai...There's a line in "The Happiest Millionaire" (it's an old Disney musical) where, right before the first kiss happens, the guy says, "the suspension system really is remarkable." I have no idea why, but I've always loved that.<br />And "Strictly Ballroom" has always been one of my favorite movies, but I love any kind of an ugly duckling transformation.<br />To add the requisite rule-breaking third - "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09635470162351335341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-32874367829244865102009-08-25T02:44:06.685-04:002009-08-25T02:44:06.685-04:00Camille and Love Story (yeah, I know, the latter w...<i>Camille</i> and <i>Love Story</i> (yeah, I know, the latter was sappy but even I was affected). Maybe I'm just soft for movies where the love interest dies a slow death. Actually, that makes them chick flicks. I withdraw my nominations.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-35400038786559369912009-08-25T01:16:44.384-04:002009-08-25T01:16:44.384-04:00Pitts, We won't throw you off for Titanic, bu...Pitts, We won't throw you off for Titanic, but we will watch you closely from now on! ;-P<br /><br />I haven't seen Sunrise/Sunset, I'll have to check them out.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-59345328800138740312009-08-25T01:08:50.155-04:002009-08-25T01:08:50.155-04:00You should never ask a guy this question, or maybe...You should never ask a guy this question, or maybe, you should never trust his answers! :-D Here goes:<br /><br />1. "Somewhere in Time" - A very cheesy sci-fi but romantic movie. I like the obsession aspect--what lengths would one go to to find that one true love.<br /><br />2. A neat little pair of movies called "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset". In "Before Sunrise", a young American (Ethan Hawke) traveling through Europe meets a French woman (Julie Delpy) on a train, and they decide to stop in Vienna and spend the day together. When they part, they fail to exchange contact information (doh!). Nine years later in "Before Sunset", the same actor and actress reprise their original roles, this time meeting in Paris and spending the day together. I highly recommend both.<br /><br />3. "Titanic" - Please don't laugh me off the board! I'm a Kate Winslet fan, so that alone would do it for me. But there is so much to like about this film--the soundtrack (and I don't mean the Celine Dion song), impossible love, and an epic struggle for survival.Pittsburgh Enigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452716444698202766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-48710512141970481102009-08-25T00:29:17.016-04:002009-08-25T00:29:17.016-04:00Skinner, You're welcome, I'm glad you like...Skinner, You're welcome, I'm glad you liked it. I'm not a fan of Torchwood for a lot of reasons, including the points you raise. But Torchwood Children of Earth was really good.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-86989615559964578642009-08-25T00:18:00.413-04:002009-08-25T00:18:00.413-04:00Just so at least one person jumps the tracks on th...Just so at least one person jumps the tracks on this topic. :) <br /><br />I'd like to say thanks Andrew the 5 part series of Torchwood was great. Really they didn't need the first two seasons.<br /><br />The more I saw of this show the more I realized it's actually everything that is wrong with society rolled into a show. <br /><br />A show that lets you know it's okay to always settle for lowest common denominator. Never stop to think about the repercussions of what your doing, live in the moment. Hedonism run amok.<br /><br />At least the show ended with a big dose of reality. I don't know if it was enough to right the ship though.Skinners 2 Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637561284569976324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-58030883718552061232009-08-24T23:53:16.210-04:002009-08-24T23:53:16.210-04:00I'm going to have to dig into my past because ...I'm going to have to dig into my past because most the romantic stuff I've see as an adult reminds me of what's wrong with the movies and their side effects on regular relationships in society.<br /><br />1 The Princess Bride - I thought the cast was excellent with over the top characters and some nice clean humor to boot. Not to mention Andrea the Giant.<br /><br />2. The Man from Snowy River - This one was already taken but it's a romance for the ages. Jessica's Theme was the song I played at my first piano recital. The song it's self is incredible and crisp. The crescendo's always make me feel like I'm part of the brumby pack moving fast and wild with reckless abandon. I can't hear the song and not think of Jim riding his horse down a cliff either. I enjoyed the second one as well. I think I need to watch that movie again.<br /><br />Anymore it always seems like, what the world would be like if men could just read the minds of their women. Men could do no wrong if they just came up with the right apology at the right moment in time, irregardless of the situation. "You slept with best friend!" All will be forgiven because I will know when the time is right to give you 'rescued' dog. My compassion for this animal will make you lose your senses and forgive me for my incredible trespass. Or something to that effect.Skinners 2 Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637561284569976324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-14126600309523755202009-08-24T23:30:57.299-04:002009-08-24T23:30:57.299-04:00Jed, I agree. I love doing the discussions becaus...Jed, I agree. I love doing the discussions because it's neat to see what everybody comes up with.<br /><br />I also liked the Harm/Mac romance.<br /><br />Alright, general guidelines it is folks. We know when we're beat. LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-47699093136017351522009-08-24T23:24:47.909-04:002009-08-24T23:24:47.909-04:00An independence streak does seem to be a Commentar...An independence streak does seem to be a Commentarama trait, and that's ok I guess. LOL!<br /><br />At least we kept you all on the topic of romance movies. :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-31862813464557481572009-08-24T23:09:30.596-04:002009-08-24T23:09:30.596-04:00I loved reading all the comments. It is interestin...I loved reading all the comments. It is interesting that somehow I translated romantic movie into romantic comedy which greatly altered my choices. Writer X, I absolutely can see where you are coming from with the big historical dramas. "Mohicans" with all that Clannad and Chieftans music -- whew!<br /><br />Andrew, I know what you mean about television romances. I am a sap, but the Harm and Mac romance on JAG was one of my all time favorites. I have been catching up on StarTrek Enterprise and find the romance that cannot be between Archer and T'Pol pretty intriguing as well.<br /><br />Joel, your comment on guidelines gave me a chuckle thinking about developing underwriting standards in my insurance days. We had a policy, position, guideline thing going on where policies were virtually never violated, positions required pretty high level sign off and guidelines were made to be broken. Commenterama-- guidelines it is!Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-61648918272598120262009-08-24T23:08:54.446-04:002009-08-24T23:08:54.446-04:00A independent streak is a Commentarama trait, it’s...A independent streak is a Commentarama trait, it’s the new math thing. Andrew says two, and we all go three or four. Andrew replies, “that’s a nice try guys, you get points for effort.”StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-53028345958993328552009-08-24T22:54:14.424-04:002009-08-24T22:54:14.424-04:00I prefer to think of the rules as General Guidelin...I prefer to think of the rules as General Guidelines.Joel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.com