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

[sketcheasy]

romantic comedies are guilty pleasures. sometimes i wish i had a girlfriend to share them with but in good time. trying not to rush these things.

but yeah guys can enjoy them too.

 

[colmena]

I'll second the nomination for Love Actually, despite Murkow's terse review In fact, the film's writer/director, Richard Curtis, may be as close as we have to an "auteur" for romantic comedies. He also wrote Four Weddings And A Funeral, which is stellar, and Notting Hill, which is pretty good. He and Hugh Grant (a criminally underrated actor) seem to bring out the best in each other. For better or for worse, Curtis was also a writer for the Mr. Bean and Black Adder TV series.

I found neither heart nor humour in "Love Actually". And it didn't really feel very solid. ('though I loved the gospel choir at the beginning).

I still think Curtis is brilliant. He won the nation's hearts with The Vicar of Dibley, which I prefer to Blackadder and Bean.

 

[Domino]

my bad. Enfj's.

You know, I've heard that we're impossible romantics, but frankly aside from the idealism and living out the elaborate fantasies we make up, the candy-flowers-cardboard cut-out love thing just strikes me as boring and unoriginal. In fact, it may kill my attraction. I got a supercharger core from an ISTP which I loved, and a Valentine from an ENTP that was Neruda's sheep standing over a lamb chop. Morbid AND sweet! Got me right in the heart parts.

 

[Domino]

I found neither heart nor humour in "Love Actually". And it didn't really feel very solid.

I still think Curtis is brilliant, though. He won the nation's hearts with The Vicar of Dibley, which I prefer to Blackadder and Bean.

Oh my goodness. "Sausages in scarlet pimpernel sauce! Pimpernels in scarlet sausage sauce! etc" lol too funny.

 

[Maabus1999]

I like them.

27 Dresses was good. So was 50 First Dates.

They're unrealistic, but a light and funny escape from real life. No guy in real life is ever as romantic as they come in Rom-Coms.

Constantly? No. Can some beat moments? Don't see why not? Problem is most guys forget this after the honeymoon period and don't maintain their relationship the write way. Hint guys: After you marry, you shouldn't stop dating your wife (twice a month w/o kids, once a month with kids minimum is a good). Ok, I'm derailing this thread with the INTJ "fix the relationship to be perfect" side. Ciao.

 

[animenagai]

You know, I've heard that we're impossible romantics, but frankly aside from the idealism and living out the elaborate fantasies we make up, the candy-flowers-cardboard cut-out love thing just strikes me as boring and unoriginal. In fact, it may kill my attraction. I got a supercharger core from an ISTP which I loved, and a Valentine from an ENTP that was Neruda's sheep standing over a lamb chop. Morbid AND sweet! Got me right in the heart parts.

i think when the writer talked about candy and stuff, it was more of a metaphor for romance than anything. N types want creativity, so yeah, i agree that flowers etc. get cliche. i'm an NF myself, so i think i know where you're coming from (that's what she said ).

 

[entropie]

You know, I've heard that we're impossible romantics, but frankly aside from the idealism and living out the elaborate fantasies we make up, the candy-flowers-cardboard cut-out love thing just strikes me as boring and unoriginal. In fact, it may kill my attraction. I got a supercharger core from an ISTP which I loved, and a Valentine from an ENTP that was Neruda's sheep standing over a lamb chop. Morbid AND sweet! Got me right in the heart parts.

I tend to agree, the one eNFj girl I know, just is too old to still have time for romance

 

[EffEmDoubleyou]

I found neither heart nor humour in "Love Actually". And it didn't really feel very solid. ('though I loved the gospel choir at the beginning).

I still think Curtis is brilliant. He won the nation's hearts with The Vicar of Dibley, which I prefer to Blackadder and Bean.

I thought the storylines in Love Actually varied from bad (the guy voyaging to America) to charming (the movie stand-ins) to romantic (Hugh Grant and the delicious dish playing his underling) to sublime (Colin Firth and the Portugese girl) to laugh out loud funny (Bill Nighy as the aging rocker). Yeah, it's uneven, but it's so good natured and the best parts are brilliant. I also have a weakness for Christmas-themed movies.

 

[colmena]

Sorry to dent Christmas fuzzies. I can overlook things if Christmas fuzzies are being gotten.

 

[Uytuun]

romantic comedies are guilty pleasures.

Yup, most of the time (especially with the really soppy ones), it's not even something I'd like for myself, but it's still nice to get carried away by the film and live the emotions.

 

[animenagai]

this has been sort of bugging me. for the record entropie, all NF's are romantic in general. i don't know how that kinda slipped my mind. i was looking for a specific quote on ENFJ's so i was a bit sidetracked/confused.

 

[INA]

I don't know what was worse: having watched Love Actually or having to suppress a tirade when the hordes around me start praising the shitty thing.

 

[murkrow]

I don't know what was worse: having watched Love Actually or having to suppress a tirade when the hordes around me start praising the shitty thing.

We will see them as broken husks.

 

[bluebell]

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"...

Oops, forgot about this thread. I think it's more of a cultural thing with sense of humour. 'You've Got Mail' is not my thing - I didn't find it funny at all (not helped by the fact I really don't like Meg Ryan in any of her roles) and I gave up halfway through.

I really liked 'Four Weddings & a Funeral', 'Love Actually', 'Much Ado About Nothing', 'Shirley Valentine' and 'Bridget Jones Diary (1 & 2)'. Er, I can't remember any more.

Actually, there is one American romantic comedy I enjoyed - '10 Things I Hate About You'. I've even watched it twice.

 

[colmena]

my favorite American rom-com has to be "You've Got Mail"...

YGM is a remake of Shop Around The Corner.

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-9115311383729234034