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[NT] What type digs romantic comedies.........

BlackOp

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Who are these people......I'm beginning to think (ha) that I walk amongst aliens...or vise-versa.;) : Paying $9.00 to be hypnotized by Matthew McConaughey's teeth. I have read you can see them from space...........
 

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By S-F...I assume that means "suburban failure".:devil: Its sad that people pay to watch this drivel in hopes of "feeling" something. My feet hitting the pavement is all the reminder I need........
 

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I like them if they are actually good. I have nothing against the genre itself. My girlfriend is the same way. She's Te dominant. Comedies and romantic comedies are often cheap and predictable, so most of them suck ass.
 

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I like them if they are actually good. I have nothing against the genre itself. My girlfriend is the same way. She's Te dominant. Comedies and romantic comedies are often cheap and predictable, so most of them suck ass.

I'm down with good comedy......the hardest genre to produce. Seeing Mcconaughey on a beach and a random coconut falls on his head just doesnt register. An anvil...well, thats another story. Woody Allen had his "RC" moments...but there was an undertow of discourse.
 

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I have a guilty pleasure for teen-romantic dramas. So long as they're well acted.


Romantic comedies.... If you don't like Ernst Lubitsch, there's something wrong with you. Same goes for Groundhog Day, A Matter of Life and Death, It Happened One Night etc. Good ones are out there, you just need to filter out the crap.

Even a half decent one is better than 97% of action movies, in my opinion.

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
Groundhog Day (1993)
It Happened One Night (1934)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

Criticker - Ernst Lubitsch
 

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I usually enjoy British ones. Hollywood ones, eh, not so much.
 

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honestly most genres have potential. most movies these days really are either the 100th incarnation of the type of movie and so have worn somewhat thin for the older among us or they are just plain poorly/sloppliy made.

having said that, i have enjoyed the occasional romantic comedy or two.
 

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If there's more comedy than romance, and it's not so bad acted... In fact, it's like any other genre.
I have to say that I enjoyed very much Bridget Jones and Love Actually.
 

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I like several of them.
 
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I like them if they are actually good. I have nothing against the genre itself. My girlfriend is the same way. She's Te dominant. Comedies and romantic comedies are often cheap and predictable, so most of them suck ass.

Yes, fellow ENTP... it's true... why shut ourselves off to an entire genre?

I usually enjoy British ones. Hollywood ones, eh, not so much.

Hmmmmm.... I've not watched many Brit rom-coms... any suggestions?

I'm surprised you haven't found any Hollywood ones to your liking... there are so many good ones... my favorite American rom-com has to be "You've Got Mail"...
 

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Okay, here's my subjective (gimme a break, I'm an ENFP) viewpoint:

If romantic comedies are lame, ewwwwwwwwwwwwww!

IF they are actually funny - and there are very few of them - YAY!!!

Here's my opinion: Comedies of any sort - particularly romantic comedies - either really, really, really ROCK or they really, really, really BLOW. There's really nothing in between. :yes:
 
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I usually enjoy British ones. Hollywood ones, eh, not so much.

like Hugh Grant/Colin Firth-style? I really liked Colin Firth in this 1989 movie I saw called Apartment Zero but I think all the romantic comedies I've seen him in were terrible. Hugh Grant just sucks.


Let's see.....I liked Princess Bride and Groundhog Day when I saw them as a kid, of course. As Good as it Gets, Annie Hall and When Harry Met Sally were good. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Human Nature and Before Sunrise are great. Sleepless in Seattle has the great "where's the cat?" line of dialogue.

But I can't stand most of the romantic comedies that are generally considered to be the best. Bridget Jones, Shakespeare in Love (HORRIBLE), Serendipity, Moulin Rouge, Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Legally Blonde, Pretty Woman, etc. = yuck
 

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i like several romantic comedies.
 
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind . . . .

Moulin Rouge
I never considered these romantic comedies... the former certainly isn't a comedy in the least... it's more a drama/love story/experimental and the latter's an outright musical...


"As Good As It Gets" was great....
 
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