Casablanca
(need I say more?)
Some Like it Hot
- something for everyone, gay or straight, old or young, male
or female.
Pride and Prejudice
- the 1995 BBC version or the surprisingly excellent 2005 movie. Avoid the
appalling 1940 version with that overrated
zombie, Laurence Olivier. It messes with the ending, and Mr. Darcy's
motivation.
Rebecca
- Mrs. DW2 fears her husband is still in love with his first wife, but
how do you compete with a dead woman? (the best version is the 1978 BBC
miniseries, but if you can't get it, see the 1940 Hitchcock version, even if it
does star that overrated zombie, Laurence Olivier, and messes with the ending
and Mr. de Winter's motivation. But NOT the 1997 miniseries, which truly
sucks).
The Sound of Music
- just for the scene where Maria dances with the Captain. ("Fräulein Maria,
why is your face red?")
Laura
- classic romantic suspense. And Waldo is just
so
bitchy. You've got to
love the line, "I hope you will never come to regret what promises to be a
disgustingly earthy relationship."
Now Voyager
- Man, all those wonderful lines. And clothes. And innuendo. Decide for
yourself if Bette and Paul
really
went all the way. If
you can get past the cloud of smoke every time Paul lights two
cigarettes and hands one to Bette.
The Big Easy
- I got hooked on this after reading
Jenny Crusie's
Welcome to
Temptation.
Shirley Valentine
- okay, she falls in love with Greece. And herself. It's not
always about love between two people. But there's still a great romantic scene
that rocks the boat.
It's a Wonderful Life
- for many reasons, including the highly charged
telephone scene between
George, Mary, her mother (listening on the extension) and Sam Wainwright,
calling long distance from New York. But mostly because
Suz Brockmann
cites
George Bailey as the most conflicted hero of all times. And she's right.
Pat and Mike
- DO NOT MISS THIS. Tracy, Hepburn, attraction of opposites,
witty dialogue, feminism, and the Other Guy who hasn't a clue.
Heaven Can Wait
- aka - the Activist and the Quarterback. Paranormal and sweet,
and supports the enviroment too (but it also shows that nothing there has
changed in 30 years)
Sleepless in Seattle
- if you think the H and H have to meet on the first page,
this one breaks all the rules
An Affair to Remember
- okay, okay, it's schmaltzy. Just open the red wine and get that popcorn.
Play It Again, Sam
- if you like Casblanca and Woody, you're all set.
Truly, Madly, Deeply
- an underrated romance that focuses on healing and
letting go after the death of a lover. It's sweet, it's funny, it's sexy, and
the heroine has TWO wonderful lovers, not to mention a sterling cast of
supportive friends.
IQ
- Tim Robbins is a sweet-natured grease monkey, Meg Ryan is a brilliant
physicist, engaged to Stephen Fry, a stuffy behaviouralist. Guess who she ends
up with, with a little help from her Uncle Albert (Einstein) and his
colleagues, who conspire to remake Tim into a brilliant scientist. A one-movie
study in Goal, Motivation and Conflict.
