Favorite Romantic Comedy Films

[rob040188]

I don't know if there is already a post on TAG about Romantic Comedies. Love stories can be a bit too serious, especially the Nicholas Sparks kind [he tends to kill one his main characters]
My favorite Rom-Com Films are:
1) Nottinghill
2) Four Weddings and a Funeral
3) The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
[Ok, all 3 are Hugh Grant films, essentially he played the same character]
4) There's Something About Mary
5) The Truman Show [Not sure if this is really a rom-com, Although there is very little interaction between Natascha Mcelhone's and Jim Carrey's characters. She is the driving force for him to leave the "set"]
6) Bridesmaids [technically, not a rom-com. but there is a wedding in the film, hence the title. Also, Melissa McCarthy is really funny.]

 

[RIDER 00]

Austin Powers 2: The Spy who Shagged Me - Corny, but the best of the trilogy and Heather Graham was at her peak.

Romancing the Stone: A forgotten classic directed by Robert Zemeckis and staring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in their heyday.

The Princess Bride: How this is not on your list in inconceivable!

Love Actually: A lot of it is really corny and cliche, but it has many sweet moments.

You have a nice list, but I still cringe when Julia Roberts is practicing her script lines in Nottinghill. The lines are so cliche and out of place that they take away from the scene and you can tell the screen writer has a strong bias against American culture. (He actually does the same thing in Love Actually)

 

[User#8628]

Heather Graham

Someone told me i look like her, lol.

 

[User#8628]

I think "The proposal", "50 first dates" "what happens in Vegas" and "in her shoes" (is that a rom com?) are my favorites

 

[RIDER 00]

Someone told me i look like her, lol.

Not that I've been with Heather Graham, but there are a lot of similarities, I think I like the natural look you have going on, though, Alice.

 

[jhingy567]

I don't really watch this genre, but i did enjoy '50 first dates' like Alice mentioned.

And Yes I agree she has some similarities with Heather Graham. Especially when looking at this pic:

 

[Simonka]

I love there's something about Mary. And now that I'm an escort there are times when I can relate to her hair styling products.

 

[Nikkei Guy]

A couple other Drew Barrymore rom com I enjoyed are “wedding singer” and “never been kissed”. I was watching the later in a plane and started crying at the end. Maybe I could relate too much with the theme.

Going back a few years more “sixteen candles”, “pretty in pink”, and “some kind of wonderful”. Pretty much the same premise for each flick but fun none the less. Awesome sounds tracks too.

Almost forgot one of my favorites, “can’t buy me love”. Got to love when the geeky guy gets the babe. That geeky guy sure turned out to be a prince charming in his later years.

 

[User#6517]

13 Going On 30
Clueless
The End of the Fucking World
Friends With Benefits
Letters To Juliet
100 Days with Mr. Arrogant (Korean)

 

[rob040188]

The Princess Bride

my bad. I can't really remember this film. I do remember that Mandy Patinkin was in this film. And he had an epic sword fight at the end.

 

[rob040188]

And Yes I agree she has some similarities with Heather Graham. Especially when looking at this pic:

I agree.

 

[rob040188]

I'm an escort there are times when I can relate to her hair styling products.

 

[RIDER 00]

my bad. I can't really remember this film. I do remember that Mandy Patinkin was in this film. And he had an epic sword fight at the end.

No hard feelings. I was just teasing you because "inconceivable" is a catchphrase in the film.

 

[rob040188]

some kind of wonderful

Among John Hughes' films this is my fave. Eric Stoltz character realizes that his female bestfriend is the one for him. Which was unexpected cause he was pining for the dream girl (marty mcfly's mom, I forgot the actress' name

“can’t buy me love”. Got to love when the geeky guy gets the babe.

Did you mean Can't Hardly Wait, Jennifer Love Hewitt as the dream babe at an HS party?

 

[rob040188]

50 first dates

13 Going On 30

These I have watched. Both are great. I especially like 50 first dates

 

[User#8628]

100 Days with Mr. Arrogant

Haven't watched that but it sounds all too familiar...

 

[rob040188]

Haven't watched that but it sounds all too familiar...

does it remind you about the email I sent to you via my yahoo account?

 

[e-smile]

Someone told me i look like her, lol.

well someone may need glasses ...

 

[TinyNymph]

Me, You, and Everyone we know, I really adore Miranda July, she writes, directs, and stars in the film. She's also written two short books that are just so lovely. Her work is genuinely hilarious and emotional simultaneously.

Is Pretty Woman too cliche an answer ? Lol. I just love girls with giant mouths and Julia Roberts in those thigh high boots and the body con dress with the cut outs is such an iconic look.

Also...does Natural Born Killers count ? It's dark comedy but so romantic. In the same vein, True Romance.

Also :

10 Things I Hate About You
Harold & Maude
Before Sunrise (the sequel is sweet too, but the third one is hard to watch for me)
Submarine
Clueless
Grease
The Princess Bride

 

[Simonka]

But I must say I'm not much of a romantic comedy kind of girl. It's not my ideal genre for a movie night. I don't like them that much. I prefer science fiction, thriller, animated movies, crime, disaster and fantasy movies.

 

[AMcguyver]

I’m old school

Secret Admirer
Better Off Dead
One Crazy Summer
Once Bitten
Girlfriend From Hell

 

[impish]

"How to lose a guy in 10 days" is probably my favorite.

 

[sealax]

I don't know if there is already a post on TAG about Romantic Comedies. Love stories can be a bit too serious, especially the Nicholas Sparks kind [he tends to kill one his main characters]
My favorite Rom-Com Films are:
1) Nottinghill
2) Four Weddings and a Funeral
3) The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
[Ok, all 3 are Hugh Grant films, essentially he played the same character]
4) There's Something About Mary
5) The Truman Show [Not sure if this is really a rom-com, Although there is very little interaction between Natascha Mcelhone's and Jim Carrey's characters. She is the driving force for him to leave the "set"]
6) Bridesmaids [technically, not a rom-com. but there is a wedding in the film, hence the title. Also, Melissa McCarthy is really funny.]

Lots of great films listed here. I love the move Ruby Sparks, starring Zoe Kazan, who also wrote the screenplay. It’s a unique film, a different kind of romantic comedy, but both funny and deeply romantic. It’s also a moving philosophical take on the meaning and nature of love. At least I think so.

 

[Sudsy]

Once Bitten

Once Bitten was fun. Not really a rom-com guy, but this one clicks with my love of all things vampire

 

[User#8628]

10 Things I Hate About You

Shit i forgot about this. Absolute fave.

I often do "can't take my eyes of of you" in karaoke thanks to Heath Ledger, one of the best actors ever.