How is that different from a non-nihilistic action movie?
Say what you want about the non-nihilistic action movies, but at least they had an ethos!
Buffy: I was regrouping. Spike: You were about to be regrouped into separate piles.
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DavidS - Jul 14, 2010 6:43:18 am PDT #9768 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Amy - Jul 14, 2010 6:44:58 am PDT #9769 of 30000
Because books.
I love action movies anymore. I've drifted so far from rom-coms. If I'm putting on something for background noise it's much more likely to be something like The Italian Job or The Rock, or even horror, like Resident Evil or the remake of Dawn of the Dead.
(Which I typed first as Dawn of the DEAN. My Winchester love is getting a little ridiculous.)
Kathy A - Jul 14, 2010 6:50:38 am PDT #9770 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I can't even watch rom-coms anymore, especially not new ones.
Vonnie K - Jul 14, 2010 6:52:36 am PDT #9771 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I love rom-coms as a genre, yet I cannot remember the last good one I saw.
Of course, there are rom-coms that are not very good but I love them anyway because I am a Sucker (prime example: Two Weeks' Notice.)
§ ita § - Jul 14, 2010 6:52:54 am PDT #9772 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've drifted away from rom coms a fair amount too, but I'm glad I saw Just Wright. It was really charming and sweet and hot. Mostly I like movies where people try and kill other people. Hopefully, they are also funny.
Amy - Jul 14, 2010 6:52:56 am PDT #9773 of 30000
Because books.
I have a few old favorites -- Notting Hill and About a Boy -- but generally I'd watch Pretty Woman again before any new ones or anything with Tom Hanks or Meg Ryan ever again.
tommyrot - Jul 14, 2010 6:53:01 am PDT #9774 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Jessica - Jul 14, 2010 6:53:13 am PDT #9775 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I can't even remember the last rom-com I saw in theatres. The genre does nothing for me.
§ ita § - Jul 14, 2010 6:54:48 am PDT #9776 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
before any new ones or anything with Tom Hanks or Meg Ryan ever again.
Not even When Harry Met Sally? I'm not a Meg fan, but that movie is solid. I'll also watch about 50% of what Sandra Bullock does in the genre.
Vonnie K - Jul 14, 2010 6:56:57 am PDT #9777 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I don't know if I'd classify About a Boy as a rom-com though. Nick Hornby adaptations can be tricky. I mean, the US version of Fever Pitch is definitely a rom-com. High Fidelity? Not so sure. What about Grosse Point Blank?