*WARNING* Very Girly Thread Follows! Jatraqueros with an overactive shudder reflex may want to stop reading.
OK, if you know where the quote in the title of this thread came from, I'm talking to you.
My roommates and I have been working on a little project lately. Keep in mind that we are all a little boy-crazy at this point in time (five girls in a BYU apartment...what do you expect?). Inspired by the final scene in the movie "Never Been Kissed" (man, is that teacher hot!), we have started a list of the most romantic moments (mostly kisses, but others are welcome too) in movies. The plan is to make a video of them so that we can watch it when we are feeling especially sappy and/or depressed.
Suggestions? Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Yay Anne of the Island! (I think it's that book. It's one of them, anyway. I guess the movie would be Anne of Avonlea, though.)
Can't help with the assignment, though. Not knowledgeable enough in romantic movies.
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
The first kiss in Raising Victor Vargas and Victor's confession of his love leading up to the kiss. In one of the most truthful and romantic moments in movie history, Victor (a fifteen year-old boy) tells the girl he likes that although the family dinner he invited her to was an absolute disaster (Victor's grandmother accused her of being a slut), he would not have it any other way. "I want you to see me as I am, with my crazy family, my crazy grandmother, all of it." She melts, they kiss, and he held her for a very long time.
[ January 28, 2004, 02:01 AM: Message edited by: Beren One Hand ]
Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :
"You had me at hello."
(I promise I'll keep thinking and actually contribute some worthwhile suggestions.)
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
Alas...being Mormon, we have to rule out movies that are rated R. Sounds romantic though!
(Edit: this was in response to Beren)
[ January 28, 2004, 02:05 AM: Message edited by: hansenj ]
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
Say Anything ~ When Lolyd warned Diane not to step near some broken glass in a parking lot. Of course, the scene with him holding up the boombox is pretty classic too.
OK, I'll stop making these suggestions before I get my manhood revoked by the union.
Posted by Zotto! (Member # 4689) on :
A group of Mormon girls is making a compilation video of a slew of voyeuristic romantic encounters and they're worried about R-ratings?
In any case, John Cusack holding a boom-box over his head and playing music to his one and only in "Say Anything" was purty romantic...though also vaguely stalkerish, which shouldn't be a problem for your group.
Actually, that movie had quite a few "Awww" moments...for ME, anyway.
Um. I should be able to tell you more movies. Meh. Maybe I'll get mack to ya.
Edit: stoopid Beren, beating me to it. And by "mack", I mean "back".
[ January 28, 2004, 02:11 AM: Message edited by: Zotto! ]
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
I'm sorry.
It is rated R for strong language. Although it is a movie about teenagers in love (and lust), there is very little sexual content. The main character's first kiss comes at the end of the movie. Maybe someday I will edit a G version for you gals. Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
Us "stalker" types think alike.
*slurps Zotto!*
OK, screw the manhood. Can't go to sleep without the final suggestion:
The Wonder Years ~ The time Winnie ordered Chinese food so Kevin (who was working as the delivery boy) can spend some time with her.
[ January 28, 2004, 02:15 AM: Message edited by: Beren One Hand ]
Posted by Zotto! (Member # 4689) on :
Wait, Beren you're not REALLY , right? I wrote that teasingly.
Or maybe I'm not subtle enuff for online humour. Arg.
Edit: oh oh oh, you said that to hansenj, not me calling you stoopid. See, I'm overly concerned with these kinds of things.
Sigh.
...and, heck, Wonder Years DEFINES romahhnce.
[ January 28, 2004, 02:19 AM: Message edited by: Zotto! ]
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
That would be great, Beren. Actually, there's a pretty big market for edited movies here in Provo. Methinks I should get a membership for one...
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
I am for bad movie rating system that prevents people from watching good films. For example, my aunt would not let me take my cousins to go watch Whale Rider because it is rated PG-13 (the little'uns are only 9 and 10).
Maybe I'm just because I don't live in a dorm with five girls. Posted by Zotto! (Member # 4689) on :
Whale Rider was rated PG-13? Huh. I saw that without knowing the rating, but I can't remember anything that would be PG-13ish...
Edit: I, too, am sad that I don't live in a dorm with five girls. It's tragic, really.
[ January 28, 2004, 02:22 AM: Message edited by: Zotto! ]
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
*mild spoiler*
It may be because the uncle was smoking a joint. The scene was really brief and I think young kids will just think it is a regular cig.
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
I definitely think the union would take away your manhood if you moved into an apartment at BYU with five girls... We would girlify (nice word!) you before you knew what hit you.
By the way, you two are cracking me and my roommate up!
[ January 28, 2004, 02:24 AM: Message edited by: hansenj ]
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
*pat pat*
Obviously you have not read the handbook. Any man who lives in a an apartment with five young college girls automatically gets promoted to president of the union (with nightly appearances on the Howard Stern show).
One more recommendation:
In A Beautiful Mind
quote: Nash: Alicia, does our relationship warrant long-term commitment? I need some kind of proof, some kind of verifiable, empirical data. Alicia: I'm sorry, just give me a moment to redefine my girlish notions of romance. Alicia: How big is the universe? Nash: Infinite. Alicia: How do you know? Nash: I know because all the data indicates it's infinite. Alicia: But it hasn't been proven yet. Nash: No. Alicia: You haven't seen it. Nash: No. Alicia: How do you know for sure? Nash: I don't, I just believe it. Alicia: It's the same with love I guess.
Posted by Zotto! (Member # 4689) on :
Sigh.
*speaking to hansenj* That's only because you're both manflesh-starved, and me and Beren are the only ground-dwelling apes who are talking to you at the moment.
Oregon is much too far from Utah.
[ January 28, 2004, 02:29 AM: Message edited by: Zotto! ]
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
too true...
Well, I think the two of us are going to take our man-flesh starved selves and go to sleep.
Goodnight! (And thanks for the laughs! )
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
The end of Notting Hill where they're in that press conference is about the sappiest thing I've seen in my life.
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
Wooo that's a good one.
My favorite scene from that movie was when the husband of the handicapped woman made everyone get out of the car and rearranged the seats so she could ride in the car and wouldn't be left behind. The scene took like five seconds, but it was really poignant because even though that couple were not the main characters of the movie, the movie stopped long enough to show that the husband always had his wife's best interest in mind.
I just like the little things I guess. Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
You simply *must* include something from Benny and Joon ... I can't remember exact scenes though. I would suggest a scene from Hedwig, but it's most probably rated R. :/
[edit: yay for making sense]
[ January 28, 2004, 03:35 AM: Message edited by: MyrddinFyre ]
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I am ashamed to admit to some of these.
That scene in Some Kind of Wonderful when Mary Stuart Masterson sits on the hood of the limo and cries, having driven the man she loves to another date.
"I love you." "I know." -- From The Empire Strikes Back.
The dinner scene in Beauty and the Beast.
New Year's Eve in When Harry Met Sally.
The scenes post-marriage in Lady Jane, in which Helena Bonham-Carter and Cary Elwes discover they do actually love each other.
The night seductions in Roxanne.
Walking across the crowd in Crocodile Dundee.
That bit in The Last of the Mohicans where Day-Lewis is asked what he's looking at.
Bruce Willis crying to the radio in Twelve Monkeys.
Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke in the record store in Before Sunrise.
Jon Cryer showing up for the prom with Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink.
In that vein, Andrew McCarthy finally declaring his love for Ally Sheedy in St. Elmo's Fire.
The entire end of Casablanca.
The "rescue" in The English Patient.
The swamp scene in The Princess Bride.
[ January 28, 2004, 10:20 AM: Message edited by: TomDavidson ]
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
The scene by the fence in Strictly Ballroom.
The Mr. Darcy stare!!
The final skate in Cutting Edge.
(I love, love that book. I was dizzy for a month after reading it. I think some romantic corner of me is still in love with Gilbert.)
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I can't BELIEVE I forgot "The Cutting Edge." I loved -- love -- that film. *laugh*
Let me put in a vote for the karaoke scene in Lost in Translation, too.
And the ethereal party scene in Romeo + Juliet, with the wings.
And since we're on Baz, the two medleys -- on the elephant and "Come What May" -- in Moulin Rouge are great, too.
[ January 28, 2004, 10:24 AM: Message edited by: TomDavidson ]
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Oh gosh, yeah. The elephant sequence in Moulin Rouge started my slow-burning Ewan adoration.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
You've Got mail has some pretty sappy points to it. Of course I'm a sucker for a dog so I like the ending. There is also the ending to Pretty Woman with the Balcony Scene.
I'd tell you the Thomas Crown Affair, the entire movie, but I'm sure that is rated R. OSC watched it though. The sex scene is one of my all time favorites, and there is just so much repartee with undertones the entire time. Another favorite part is where she burns the picture up, and then find out it was a Renior or something.
AJ
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
The end of Breakfast at Tiffany's, where they go looking for her cat.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
In either Annie Hall or Manhattan there's the scene where Woody Allen is walking with Diane Keaton and he turns to her and says
"Kiss me"
right at the beginning of the date.
He then goes on to explain how getting the kiss out of the way will make them both more relaxed, etc.
It's very funny and romantic in the movie. My description doesn't do it justice.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
The scene with the notes for Beatrice and Benedict at the end of Much Ado about Nothing.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Speaking of Shakespeare, 10 Things I Hate About you, has a lot of cool moments. One of my favorite scenes is when Heath Ledger tracks Julia Stiles down while she's dancing in a basically all girls club and actually begins to like her, and realize she's not just a witch.
AJ
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
I know it's rated R, but despite the general lack of chemistry of the principals, the scene where Uma Thurman confronts Ethan Hawke's character about exactly who he is, I always find romantic, and beautiful, in more than simply a lustful way.
It's stupid that Gattaca is rated R, I think there is a brief shot of Ethan's butt, and there is no swearing that I can recall, and very little on-screen violence (a couple of concussions).
-Bok.
Posted by Happy Camper (Member # 5076) on :
How about The Wedding Singer?
The last real scene, starting with the "captain's" announcement. Dunno, something about that movie makes me watch it every time I see it on.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Older sappy movies that I'm sure are g rated since my parents let me watch them as a kid.
Sound of Music (original sap if you don't include the 16 going on 17 song there is something majorly wrong)
South Pacific
The Happiest Milionaire (a disney?) I remember loving it as a kid though, it might have been for the Irish butler, the eccentric father and the alligator named Crusty rather than the romance. But there were some good romance scenes too as I recall.
There was another related Disney called either Family Grandstand or Family Band with most of the same actors aswell that was also sappy for a kids movie.
AJ
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
*sings* Somewhere in my youth... or childhood, I must have done something good.
I LOVE the night scene in Sound of Music.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I remember my dad going on a diatribe about how theologically unsound that song is... Probably why I remember 16 going on 17 instead
AJ
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Actually, I think the most romantic scene in Notting Hill is AFTER the press conference (which is sappy, I agree ). The end scene, with them walking and then ending up on a bench, happily pregnant.
Great scene in Phenomenon: the shaving/hair cut scene.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Ok Jennie, here I am to give you my absolute favorites. And I know you will like them too because we're twins.
Little Women
The proposal scene. Nuff said.
The scene where he goes to pick Amy up from Europe with the bench.
Under the Umbrella.
Nicholas Nickleby
The "strength is exhausting" speech that he gives her at the end when they're sitting on the lovely rock in the park.
The ending wedding scene where they visit the graves of his father and cousin, the camera backs up and...well. It's just wonderful.
While You Were Sleeping
Slipping on the ice scene.
The wedding scene and the LOOK that Bill Pullman gives her as she confesses that she loves him. Ah, it's a killer!!
The final proposal scene in the ticket booth. "Marry Me." "Yeah." "I love you." "I love you back." It's wonderful!!
That Thing You Do
Final scene in the cafe and out on the sidewalk in front of the hotel. Yes, that's a great scene!!
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Aragorn's flashback scene when Arwen's in the purple dress. That is KILLINGLY romantic!!
Forever Young
The scene towards the beginning when she comes home and kisses him while he's sleeping.
The scene in the cafe before the accident.
The ending scene when they finally see each other again. *sighs*
Bed of Roses
The scene in the flower shop when she comes to find him and tell him to stop sending her flowers.
Return to Me
That whole darned movie, but specifically the ending scene in Italy when he puts his ear up to her heart.
It's a Wonderful Life
The telephone scene when Jimmy Stewart realizes that he wants to get married. Ah, that's really good stuff!!
Bringing Up Baby
The final dinosaur bones scene with Kate and Cary when they confess their love for each other.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The ending scene when he grabs her with his whip (yes, his whip!!) and they get doused by the elephant.
I'll see your Hans Solo and Leah scenes from Star Wars. And I'll raise you a dorky Star Trek reference!
Star Trek: Insurrection
The scene in the middle when she teaches Picard about how to slow time down.
The scene where she's injured and Picard actually succeeds in slowing time down. VERY ROMANTIC!! I love it!
"You had me at hello" is definitely a winner. Tom Cruise's speech is GREAT there and there's nothing R rated about it. It's safe for your tape.
The Parent Trap
The ending scene with Maureen in that fab blue blouse with the stew and the dishcloth.
Pirates of the Carribean (I never can spell that right)
Yeah girls, it's that last scene. And any of the other 'opportune moments' where Orlando just looks so lovely.
Kate and Leopold
I can't stand Meg Ryan in this movie, but Hugh Jackman in the dinner on the roof scene makes it all worth it.
I'll probably be back with more. I have a whole arsenal.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Well, I don't know if this is romantic or just plain lustful...
But that scene in Ghosts where she is doing the pottery and he comes up behind her and they are both molding the pottery on the wheel together (just before it evolves into great sex to the tune of Unchained Melody) was really really wicked for me..
Farmgirl
Posted by Coccinelle (Member # 5832) on :
this thread just gave me the best warm fuzzies. I have often thought of making a compliation of these fun romantic moments. Onefriend and I rewound the last five minutes of Never been kissed so much that we actually broke the tape
All my suggestions have been suggested already, but I'll try to think of more. My all time favorite though is Pretty in Pink when Andy makes her dress and then goes to prom....and Ducky is there to escort her. (did you know the original screenplay had them end up together?)
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
You know, I like the pottery scene, but I have this, like, congenital fear of ick of any kind -- and so the whole time they're rolling around in that clay, I'm thinking, "Eeew. Wet clay. In their HAIR. In their OTHER hair. Drying. Crumbling. Peeling off. Getting in the carpet. *shudder*"
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
The fight between Elektra and Daredevil.
The hospital scene in Spiderman.
Casablanca. The whole thing.
Tarzan and Jane going to see the parrots in the trees.
Disney's Bambi - Friend Owl warns the boys about becoming "twitterpated". Then they all meet their mates.
In The Last Unicorn, from the time Prince Lir tells what a hero should do until pretty much the end.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
::remind me to never have sex with Tom D::
FG
Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
Why don't you kindly ask him to tattoo "No trespassing, Farmgirl" on his belly?
What about Shrek, when he finds out she's an ogre too? Wasn't that a tear-jerker?
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Best. Kiss. Ever.
Sandra Bullock and Aidan Quinn in "Practical Magic".
Boy that movie sucked, but I would have watched it again to see that kiss if I were single.
I'd be willing to edit the Keanu Reeves section for you:
"Point Break" on the beack with Lori Petty.
"Speed" in the traffic cones with Sandra Bullock.
"The Matrix" the ending of the first one. I didn't watch the cave part of the second one.
Even "A Walk in the Clouds" has that awesome scene when they almost do it, but then remember that he's married.
"Legends of the Fall" where the Brad Pitt character and his wife are waking up and their little baby is curled up with them. It's not kissing or anything, but the "awwww" factor is major.
Anyway, I sympathize with the whole rated R thing, but these have all been on TV.
But while we are on the subject of R rated, Aliens had some great moments. Like when Vasques and that guy she always teases are about to go out and they grip the grenade together. That was cool. I don't know if Ripley and Hicks have a single moment, or if it was an ongoing chemistry thing. I guess he's like unconscious and she's strapping him into a seatbelt and kisses him. But the prior scenes are much better.
I'm a sucker for Gone with the Wind. That has two really good kisses.
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
I'm sorely tempted to start posting “Hey Farmgirl! Remember never to have sex with Tom D” in random threads.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
While You Were Sleeping is my fav romantic comedy of all time. I love the scene where he brings her the snow globe of Florence, and she asks him if he can give her any reason not to marry her brother and he says he can't.
And the wedding, where she explains why she did what she did because she was in love with having a family, something she hadn't known or felt for a really long time.
I love that movie.
Almost every bit of Ladyhawke is incredibly romantic to me. One of the lines that always catches me in the heart and makes me tear up is when Philippe tells Navarre about Isabeau "She loves you more than life, Captain. She's had to."
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
I like love stories with a weepy edge to them.
Was it ... Somewhere in Time? The one with Jane Seymore and Christopher Reeve? Loved that (and Not just because Ron always told me I looked like her in that film.
That kiss in A Life Less Ordinary (R rated for violence, mostly perpetrated by angels) just before Ewan jumps in front of Cameron Diaz to keep her from getting shot. Also like that bit at the end of MR in which he cries like a baby.
Oh, that scene in Return To Me where David Duchovny comes home and collapses inside his front door, with his wife's blood still on him from the car accident that took her life. It was just an illustration of love in one of its purest forms: grief.
Yeah. I know I warped sense of what's Romantic. I think it's because I'm so happy with my love life that the sad things are more interesting to me.
Tom's list was also great.
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
Oooh, Ladyhawke. Also a classic. *sniff*
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
I've always loved the scene in Little Women with Jo and Dr. Baehr under the umbrella.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Dangit, Tom! I was also thinking of that scene from The Empire Strikes Back. Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
That's a horrible scene, Tom and Jon Boy! All the women in the audience just want to KICK him when he says, "I know" in that cocky voice...
FG
Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
No way! I love Han, cause he's so cocky. What about the scene when Leia takes him out of the carbonite?
I like that one.
edit: Olivet, the Somewhere in Time movie was shot on Mackinack Island, where Ken and I worked two summers ago.
Ni!
[ January 28, 2004, 05:07 PM: Message edited by: kwsni ]
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
And in Return of the Jedi , when Leia pulls the gun out to pull some smackdown on the storm troopers, Han says "I love you," and Leia, of course, says "I know."
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
"I happen to like nice men" "I'm nice men" "No you're not , you-"
Posted by MaydayDesiax (Member # 5012) on :
I can't believe no one has mention 'The Princess Bride', with the kiss to end all kisses! HELLO!
The old Romeo and Juliet (NOT THE DICAPRIO VERSION), the balcany scene.
And if you want some romantic folktales (one of which reduced me to tears when I first saw it), Jim Henson's 'The Storyteller' miniseries is wonderful. (the stories are: Sapsorrow, the True Bride, and especially The Three Ravens)
And the whole 'movie premere' scene in 'America's Sweethearts'.
[ January 28, 2004, 06:40 PM: Message edited by: MaydayDesiax ]
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Chocolat, when Vienne (?) serves the character Johnny Depp plays (Roux?) hot chocolate and he says something about it being his favourite, and he thought she'd never guess.
Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
The rating restriction kind of hamstrung me, but here goes...
As Good As It Gets
"You make me want to be a better man."
Forrest Gump
Forrest: Will you marry me? [Jenny turns and looks at him] Forrest: I'd make a good husband, Jenny. Jenny: You would, Forrest. Forrest: But you won't marry me. Jenny: You don't wanna marry me. Forrest: Why don't you love me, Jenny? I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is.
Big Fish
My mother-in-law, husband, and I all loved this movie. I don't want to say my favorite part, for those who haven't seen it yet, but it is really beautiful.
Secondhand Lions
"I'm Hub McCann. I've fought in two world wars and countless smaller ones on three continents. I've led thousands of men into battle with horses and swords, artillery and tanks. I've seen the headwaters of the Nile and tribes of natives no white men had ever seen before. I've won and lost a dozen fortunes, killed many men, and loved only one woman with a passion a flea like you could never begin to understand. That's who I am."
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
Love Actually
The scene where Colin Firth proposes. I know it's R, but that scene's fine, and it's so sweet!
All Of Pride and Prejudice, especially the scene with Darcy at his house.
This is sort of sad, but the scene in Guess Who's coming to Dinner when Spencer Tracy is being all stubborn and Katharine Hepburn is looking at him with tears in her eyes and you can just feel how much she loves him.
I have to go, I'll try and think of more later. This is fun!
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
quote: While You Were Sleeping
Slipping on the ice scene.
The wedding scene and the LOOK that Bill Pullman gives her as she confesses that she loves him. Ah, it's a killer!!
The final proposal scene in the ticket booth. "Marry Me." "Yeah." "I love you." "I love you back." It's wonderful!!
You forgot the "Leaning" scene, and the scene walking back from putting the couch in Peter's apartment!
Others...
French Kiss
the scene on the train where she falls asleep! *squeals*
the scene in his bedroom with the pretty box
the scene in the hotel room before the dinner with evil charlie
the whole final sequence starting with her closing her eyes on the airplane
Posted by Maccabeus (Member # 3051) on :
*peeks at the thread*
You mean BYU doesn't just edit the movies themselves and show them? That's what Harding did....
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
OKay,here's another one I thought of tonight.
The Highlander when he holds Heather in his arms and talks to her as she dies.
Curiously, I found the scene in the antique room rather romantic. Although I don't think the first thing I would do after I stabbed a guy in the chest and he told me he was immortal is kiss him.
I'd probably run screaming. Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
quote: And the whole 'movie premere' scene in 'America's Sweethearts'.
Oh thank you Mayday! I was trying to remember the name of that movie and it was driving me nuts! Thank you thank you thank you thank you....
All right people, I can't believe no one has mentiones this: GONE WITH THE WIND!!! Come on! Pick a kiss, they're all good, but the best one is prob'ly when they're standing in the field with the sunset in the background... *sigh*
Most of the other good movies have already been mentioned.
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
Oh, Belle!
*shakes fist*
I haven't seen Highlander yet!
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Oops.
That said - why the heck not??!!??
Get out and rent it. Today.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Belle stole mine, but I wanted to actually post the dialogue from the scene with my post. I never thought that someone hadn't seen Highlander! So, I guess it's just as well I didn't. Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
Just out of curiosity... Do you think watching a movie of the most romantic moments when you are sad is going to make you more or less depressed?
Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :
My wife's favorite romantic movie is The Age of Innocence. She has had me watch it with her several times, and she has a point.
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
What about movies with... *waits for cat to finish walking past monitor*...Audrey Hepburn. Pick one, they're all good! Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
I've actually been planning on watching it for quite a while, Belle. I almost watched it this Saturday, even. And then I decided not to. A decision I will rue until the day I die. Posted by pepperuda (Member # 1573) on :
Most of my favorites have been taken, but Life is Beautiful is awfully romantic, despite the lack of kissing. "Bonjorno, Princupesa" (Sorry, I don't know Italian.) And when he plays the record out the window.
Never Been Kissed tends to be my first thought cause that would so be me. Just don't tell my students that.
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
I remember! The last scene in Roman Holiday. How can a movie that has Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck not be horribly romantic?
Posted by kidyanna (Member # 6148) on :
Some of these have most likely been said but I belive they could use repeating.i consider myself one of the authorities on romantic films.
Anne of avonlee - the bridge scene Little women - lauries proposal & the end The princess bride - the begining & please ,i need to live How to lose a guy in 10 days- the house scene Down with love- the end Ten things i hate about you- the poem-end Pretty woman-when he hits the dude Benny and joon- the end Pirates of the caribbean-"Elizabeth" & end Gigi-the end When harry met sally - the end Ever after - the end The cutting edge - the end Two weeks notice - the party/end My bug fat greek wedding-anypart of it Sweet home alabama - the proposal/wedding How to deal-jedi mind trick at the end The princess diaries- the end
well that's about all i can think of right now but do you notice how most of them are end scenes? so odd.well, Enjoy! Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
Wow, thanks for all the suggestions everyone! I've been keeping up with this thread, but I have been to busy to actually sit down and make a response, but it's sure been fun to read!
Some random comments:
Bok- Gattaca actually isn't rated R. I saw it for the first time last year--great movie!
rivka- Here in our apartment (and with most LDS females also) the end of Notting Hill where they are sitting on the bench and she is "happily pregnant" is very well-loved. It was already on our list.
Narnia- You know, this twin thing comes in handy! Those were wonderful suggestions! I haven't seen a few of the movies you mentioned, and they are now on my list to see soon.
Maccabeus- Nope, they don't show edited movies here at BYU. They used to (when my parents went here), but I think they got in trouble with copyrights or something. It's very sad that they don't do it anymore.
Belle- I'm a little embarrassed because everyone seemed to know about it, but I've never heard of The Highlander. Could you tell me more about it?
Xaposert- That's just one of the fundamental mysteries of females, isn't it? Eating ice cream and watching depressing romances when we're sad. I'm not sure it *exactly* makes us feel better per se, but we do it anyway. Seems slightly masochistic, eh? Unexplainable...
Thanks again! And do continue... Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
The Highlander was good enough to spawn several so-so sequels and a TV show I never saw.
It cuts back and forth between the present and the past, but it's all the same guy. It's his story, because he's immortal. He lived through a mortal wounding, and was cast out of his clan because they figured he was possessed or something. But these immortals can only be killed by chopping off their heads. Anyway, he falls in love and marries. Later he finds out he is immortal, and that because he's immortal, he can't father children. He knows this will disappoint his wife, but they stay together. She grows old and he doesn't, then finally dies. This is all a brief montage, shown to as song with the refrain, "Who wants to live forever?" It totally kills me, because he loves her so much. *sniff*
I'm such a girl. But the movie is really about how all these immortals have o eventually come together and kill each other to get a mysterious 'gift'. That's what the tag line, "There can be only one" means. It's one of those rare 'guy' movies that is also very emotionally centered, and girls like it too. Plus, whosit? Christopher Lambert? Used to be hot. Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
Just for kicks, I decided I'd post the scenes we have on our list that haven't been mentioned yet:
Emma- Mr. Knightly's proposal....*sigh* it's a beautiful thing!
Runaway Bride- The Wedding Rehearsal--Richard Gere is good at movie kisses!
Anastasia- The kiss at the end
A Walk to Remember- this is like the *quintessential* cheesy chick movie 1. at the end of her song in the school play when he kisses her 2. the rub on tatoo in the car....way sexy! 3. "I might kiss you." "I might be bad at it."
Wedding Planner- the end scene
One Fine Day- the whole end part
The Mask of Zorro- the scene where they dance...woo hoo!
Spiderman- the upside down kiss
Sleeping Beauty- "I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream..."
Serendipity- snow kiss
yay! Posted by TimeTim (Member # 2768) on :
The only one that I can think of that hasn't been mentioned is Shakespeare in Love. *sigh* The entire movie is great but the best part is the death scene at the end.
Posted by MaureenJanay (Member # 2935) on :
Banna got to it first but I have to second "10 Things", which I was going to say when I read her post. I love when he sings to her in the bleachers...it's a pretty good movie all around.
And any two minutes from "Shakespeare in Love."
added: Sorry, I'm just too late all around.
Wait, what death scene? It's been a while since I saw it...
[ January 30, 2004, 12:11 AM: Message edited by: MaureenJanay ]
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Hey! What about the scene in Braveheart where the the newlywed wife averts bloodshed, gently laying her hand on her husband's cheek before she is carted off for the "1st night's rites"
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
"I want to look at you and not feel so hurt by you." Jennifer Aniston The Object of My Affection Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
If the part of Big Fish that Mrs. M mentioned is the part I'm thinking about, I second it. The part I'm talking about was one of those giddy, smile moments, though; not a tear-jerker moment.
Posted by Javert (Member # 3076) on :
Find the movie "Cinema Paradiso" and watch the final scene. I think you'll all be pleasantly surprised. Posted by Xavier (Member # 405) on :
Belle:
quote:she asks him if he can give her any reason not to marry her brother and he says he can't.
Ummm, I can think of a number of reasons a woman shouldn't marry her brother. Birth defects for one . Since I haven't seen the movie, am I safe in assuming you meant 'his'?
Anyway, I get extremely depressed when watching romantic movies sometimes, especially when I'm already fealing lonely. Guys and girls must be built differently that way.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
Chasing Amy
The scene when Holden professes his love to Alyssa and she freaks and storms out of the car and he gets back in and tries to plead his case. then Holden, defeated, is walking back to his car in the pouring rain. Alyssa then runs in from off screen and leaps into his arms crying as she is confused, sad, angry, and overjoyed all at once. one of those intense kissing moments i've seen on film.
[ February 02, 2004, 04:17 AM: Message edited by: Ben ]
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
I've been called unromantic before, but I didn't really believe it until I just realized that I've seen maybe a half-dozen of the movies mentioned so far.
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Ben makes a good suggestion, though you'd have to get through the movie to get the full feel, and I think the church looks down on "man falls in love with lesbian, converts her, then dumps her because she had a threesome with two guys he knows" films.
Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
There's gotta be one in "Keeping the Faith" - it's my favorite 'Chick Flick' Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
For Keeping the Faith
Brian to Anna: "I don't doubt myself because of you. I feel like the best version of myself when I'm with you, and that makes me doubt everything else."
Who knew a crisis of faith could be so romantic?
But the best scene is between Brian and Jake:
BRIAN:I love Anna.
JAKE:I know you do. We all do.
BRIAN: No, you don't understand. I'm in love with Anna.
JAKE: What? I mean, she's like your sister!
BRIAN: Yes, thank you for adding new depth to my confusion! <pause> You could have any girl in the city. Why did you have pick the only girl I've ever felt anything for?
JAKE: Pardon me for not being sensitive that my friend the priest was in love with my secret girlfriend!
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Edward Norton was adorable in that scene. Crazy in love, soaked in dissapointment, defending her anyway, and ultimately asking his friend and rival for help in understanding what it meant that love had hit him like a two-by-four.
Posted by TimeTim (Member # 2768) on :
Great scene and yet... Somehow I don't think that its particularly romantic. But Damn! Talk about Revenge...
Posted by esl (Member # 3143) on :
*gushes* This is such a Great Thread! I'm reading along for recommendations and getting semi-previews on the way. There are so many of these I haven't seen that sound so cool. Thank you! Especially hansenj!
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But the movie is really about how all these immortals have o eventually come together and kill each other to get a mysterious 'gift'. That's what the tag line, "There can be only one" means. It's one of those rare 'guy' movies that is also very emotionally centered, and girls like it too. Plus, whosit? Christopher Lambert? Used to be hot.