Favorite romantic comedies (movies)?

I generally don't enjoy films that Hollywood currently terms "romantic comedies." I usually don't find them very romantic or comedic. That said, I'll second the votes here for Chasing Amy and Amelie. I'm also a fan of "the feminist Woody Allen," Nicole Holofcener. My favorites are her films Walking & Talking, and Friends With Money. Woody Allen's another favorite, with films like Mighty Aphrodite, Annie Hall, Manhattan, and Whatever Works.

I'm also a fan of classic Hollywood romantic comedies, when the dialog was really sharp and the wardrobes were, too. Favorites would include The Women (the original from 1939, not the remake with Meg Ryan, who I can't stand), and It Happened One Night. Some clips...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTC0YusJFTY"]YouTube- The Women (1939): Witty Lines[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALmnUBqbhuo"]YouTube- 1934 It happened one night - Trailer[/ame]
 
I was just reminded by Questingpoet in the Last Film You Watched thread about John Cusack. How could I forget my favorite teen romantic comedies of the '80s? Pretty In Pink and Say Anything were my favorites. Lloyd Dobler was my ultimate fantasy boyfriend (still is, in fact), and I loved Duckie Dale. Cheesy? Hell yes. Romantic? If a movie can make me feel 16 again when I watch it years later, I'd say that's pretty romantic.
 
I aim to serve 30's gal! Mine are as follows:


The Notebook--*cries*
50 First Dates--*cries* but only cause of Drew!
10 Things I hate About You
Sixteen Candles
Xanadu--Who doesn't love ONJ?
Bedazzled
It's a Wonderful Life
The Legend of 1900--this is wonderful. you really need to see it!

I don't like the Meg Ryan/Billy Crystal stuff!
 
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I love romantic comedies. <3

Here're some:

- Letters to Juliet
- The Ugly Truth
- The Proposal
- Hitch
- My Best Friend's Wedding
- Love Actually
- Killers
 
Shai Gar said:
Chasing Amy
Jersey Girl
Mallrats
Clerks
Clerks II
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Dogma
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Definitely, Maybe
Van Wilder: Party Liason
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Dogma is Epic! I always die laughing watching that movie
Clerks/Clerks 11 was also Hilarious and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is also another funny one. I wanna see Zack and Miri Make a Porno, but I haven't found the time to.
 
Knocked Up, Juno, There's Something About Mary, anything with Julia Roberts or Meryl Streep.
 
Ibtisam said:
Roman Holiday....all the way :mhula:
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Roman Holiday is classic and elegant!

So - you can tell how old I am by this list:

Dave
The Fifth Element ( My favorite movie - Love saves the whole world)
Romancing the Stone
Michael
4 Weddings and A Funeral
Doc Hollywood
Indiana Jones Ark of the Covenant ( well - she really loved him although she tried to kill him) LOL
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Moonstruck
Miss Congeniality
 
krussellgal said:
Roman Holiday is classic and elegant!

Dave

Doc Hollywood

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Miss Congeniality
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Goes beyond age. I love the classics.

Roman Holiday was great.

A My Fair Lady or Rock Hudson/Doris Day - any day

And don't hate me for this, but i LUUUUUUURVVV Gigi :)
 
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Res said:
Goes beyond age. I love the classics.

Roman Holiday was great.

A My Fair Lady or Rock Hudson/Doris Day - any day

And don't hate me for this, but i LUUUUUUURVVV Gigi :)
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Ah My Fair Lady!!! I LOVE that one. "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain".:sing:

And GIGI?!! Oh Yes!

Let's see - now that we're on musicals - how about Paint Your Wagon and The Music Man and the best of course - The Sound of Music.....
."...The Hills are alive - With the sound of music".
 
My heart will be blessed with sound of music...

Do you remember it well?

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sISWPzEqHLQ"]YouTube- Gigi - 22 "I Remember It Well"[/ame]

Sigh. Times were easier back then.
 
pics said:
Mine:

1) Bridget Jones Diary
2) Runaway Bride
3) Notting Hill
4) You've Got Mail
5) The Holiday
6) Love Actually
7) Remember Me
8) Big Fat Greek Wedding
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Add a few:
  1. An Ideal Husband
  2. As Good As It Gets
  3. George of the Jungle
  4. How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days
  5. It's Complicated
  6. Last Holiday
  7. Laws of Attraction
  8. Legally Blonde
  9. Made of Honor
  10. Midnight in Paris
  11. Mirror Has Two Faces
  12. My Best Friend’s Wedding
  13. Princess Diaries (2)
  14. Robin Hood: Men in Tights
  15. Sweet Home Alabama
  16. The Bachelor
  17. The Break Up
  18. The Holiday
  19. The Prince & Me
  20. The Proposal
  21. The Wedding Planner
  22. Three Men and a Little Lady
  23. Two Weeks’ Notice
  24. Under the Tuscan Sun
  25. What Women Want
  26. Devil Wears Prada
 
I can't believe I forgot:

40 Year Old Virgin
 
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