yes, Michael Redgrave was the (bisexual) father of Lynn and Vanessa.
People who can't THINK of/haven't seen more than 5-10 true romantic comedies have to pull this shit with comedy-thrillers. Fucking amateur hour.
Those next two, otoh, i just hate on the merits.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 15:48 (eleven years ago)
btw Hitch did make at least one genuine RC
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/26/Smith_moviep.jpg/220px-Smith_moviep.jpg
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 15:50 (eleven years ago)
Amelie is terrible garbage, I'll grant you that
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 15:50 (eleven years ago)
i'm not sure if i remembered to vote for harold + maude but i def would have
― Mordy, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 15:52 (eleven years ago)
fab soundtrack too
idk what Morbz has against it, I ranked it pretty high on my ballot. its idiosyncrasies and gags/editing make up for its more maudlin (*rimshot*) notes.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 16:01 (eleven years ago)
most significant now for being stripped for parts by Wes Anderson
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 16:08 (eleven years ago)
is that to be held against it
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 16:12 (eleven years ago)
What later directors take from a picture is never a reason to diss the original. In case that's what you were doing.
xp
― Cindy Operahouse (WilliamC), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 16:12 (eleven years ago)
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, August 27, 2014 11:50 AM
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 16:30 (eleven years ago)
i like the part where she listens to the city orgasming
― Mordy, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 16:33 (eleven years ago)
^^I saw it in the theater w/both of my parents. A.W.K.W.A.R.D.
― I Don't Wanna Ice Bucket With You (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 17:04 (eleven years ago)
47. Show Me Love (1998, dir. Lukas Moodysson)2 votes, 91 pointshttp://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTM5Nzc4NDkzMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNDU5Mjc4._V1_SX640_SY720_.jpg
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 19:10 (eleven years ago)
i hated amelie so much at the time it almost makes me suspect it's good
― difficult listening hour, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 19:14 (eleven years ago)
http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3xyq2tix91qaliojo1_500.gif
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 19:18 (eleven years ago)
Well I nominated The Lady Vanishes so I guess I get the honour of causing the first Morbius tantrum in this thread
Mr & Mrs Smith may be a "genuine" romantic comedy but it's also not very good, and I voted for thirty from a shortlist of fifty so I'm quite capable of thinking of more than 5-10 romantic comedies you awful old bore
― Number None, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 19:23 (eleven years ago)
and yet you included one that... isn't... one.
Show Me Love is Fucking Amal, right? I'm p sure I haven't seen it.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 19:30 (eleven years ago)
misread that
― Sir Lord Baltimora (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 19:37 (eleven years ago)
It's got romance, it's got comedy, it's also a thriller. Who actually gives a shit?
I guess we'll just have to pray the poll can recover from the damage I've done with my disregard for the inviolable sanctity of the genre
― Number None, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 19:41 (eleven years ago)
btw i am not of the opinion that Mr & Mrs Smith should've gotten votes, just that Hitchcock doesn't belong anywhere among the greatest 50 romantic comedies in history.
Who actually gives a shit?
EXACTLY, let's ban the next motherfucker who votes in a poll.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 19:44 (eleven years ago)
feeling good about my vote for Midnight Run right now
― Daphnis Celesta, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 19:45 (eleven years ago)
yes Show Me Love is Fucking Amal idk why there are two different titles
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 19:52 (eleven years ago)
bcz no US marquee would show the original title
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 19:54 (eleven years ago)
there were def marquees in 1998.
46. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961, dir. Blake Edwards)2 votes, 92 pointshttp://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/26/MPW-13067
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:07 (eleven years ago)
one of those classics i've never seen
― Mordy, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:13 (eleven years ago)
but i have heard the song
45. Moonstruck (1987, dir. Norman Jewison)2 votes, 93 pointshttps://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSKe6X5XEf6zBshsT75lB_o_6_FG7imwPSGY397xevzzVW7rFz7
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:14 (eleven years ago)
song is the best thing about it, most of the film is horrible and v dated imo. party scene looks fun.
in reference to BaT that is
idk if mordy meant moon river, there are darker possibilities
― difficult listening hour, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:16 (eleven years ago)
44. Muriel's Wedding (1994, dir. J.P. Hogan)2 votes, 94 pointshttp://www.pastposters.com/cw3/assets/product_full/(R)__MurielsWedding(teaser)3.jpg
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:19 (eleven years ago)
43. Love Me Tonight (1932, dir. Rouben Mamoulian)2 votes,95 pointshttp://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdreviews21/a%20Rouben%20Mamoulian%20Love%20Me%20Tonight%20DVD/poster4%20Rouben%20Mamoulian%20Love%20Me%20Tonight%20DVD.jpg
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:22 (eleven years ago)
First of the all-time greats to show up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGNQ7TrVDrg
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:25 (eleven years ago)
42. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953, dir. Howard Hawks)(3 votes, 98 pointshttp://woodstockwardrobe.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-poster.jpeg
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:26 (eleven years ago)
There's Something About Mary (1998, dir. Peter and Bobby Farrelly)3 votes, 99 pointshttp://www.pastposters.com/cw3/assets/product_expanded/(JamieR-BX)__TheresSomethingAboutMary(teaser)2.jpg
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:30 (eleven years ago)
er that's no. 41.
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/497404/Gentlemen-Prefer-Blondes-Movie-Clip-Anyone-Here-For-Love.html
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:32 (eleven years ago)
Forgot to vote for Moonstuck.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:35 (eleven years ago)
TIE 41. Design for Living (1933, dir. Ernst Lubitsch)3 votes, 99 pointshttp://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Posters/D/Poster%20-%20Design%20for%20Living_07.jpg
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:36 (eleven years ago)
40. Sleepless in Seattle (1993, dir. Nora Ephron)3 votes, 106 pointshttp://www.parkcircus.com/assets/0009/5465/SLEEPLESS-QUAD.jpg
the pensive expressions on this movie poster crack me up, so insipid
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:41 (eleven years ago)
sleepless in seattle aged really poorly
― Mordy, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:45 (eleven years ago)
was it the shoulder pads
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:46 (eleven years ago)
you can tell they were meant to be together because they are both wearing shapeless grey outfits
it's just such a bizarre movie. iirc a huge portion of the plot relies on ppl calling into radio shows?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:46 (eleven years ago)
yeah, Nora Ephron ahead of Lubitsch, mm hmm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlK5y5ne3Xs
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:47 (eleven years ago)
i've got design for living waiting for me to watch at home
― Mordy, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:48 (eleven years ago)
i'm pretty sure any aging that affected Sleepless' status was done by the viewers
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:51 (eleven years ago)
well - i guess what i mean is that for many years i was told it was a classic of the genre and then i watched it and realized it was really really bad, even by the standard of contemporaneous rom-coms
― Mordy, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:52 (eleven years ago)
SIS would've been approved with Edward Everett Horton and Lew Ayres as the leads.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 20:53 (eleven years ago)
comfort yourself that Groundhog Day didn't win, a great comedy THAT IS NOT A ROMANTIC COMEDY
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 3 September 2014 20:52 (eleven years ago)
And fwiw (not much) I don't put Annie Hall in the same league as His Girl Friday.
― a guy named Christian White who represents the typical white Christian (Eric H.), Wednesday, 3 September 2014 20:52 (eleven years ago)
the fact that it's about a couple that split and move on to plausibly more momentous relationships also seems less than conventional for a rom-com
― da croupier, Wednesday, 3 September 2014 20:54 (eleven years ago)
it's an anti-romcom bc the misanthrope doesn't get the girl at the end, he just gets to be miserable, desperately trying to figure out how to recreate magic that is permanently gone from his life
― Mordy, Wednesday, 3 September 2014 20:55 (eleven years ago)
When I saw Annie Hall on release, it definitely felt like no film I'd ever seen before. I was 16, mind you, and everything seemed new, but Annie Hall still feels unique 37 years later.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 3 September 2014 21:00 (eleven years ago)
yeah i guess you're right. it just feels kind of uninspired compared to some of the other films on the list, but looking at the full list i suppose it doesn't qualify as 'conventional'
sry
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 3 September 2014 21:04 (eleven years ago)
and then came India Song xp
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 3 September 2014 21:04 (eleven years ago)
To reiterate, "uninspired" in a list that includes When Harry Met Sally ...
― a guy named Christian White who represents the typical white Christian (Eric H.), Wednesday, 3 September 2014 21:06 (eleven years ago)
india song is kind of funny if you approach it a certain way
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 3 September 2014 21:06 (eleven years ago)
xpost
sure fine
I'd have no objections to calling Annie Hall mundane in practically any other context. But this list ... I mean, girls, Lisa, boys kiss girls!
― a guy named Christian White who represents the typical white Christian (Eric H.), Wednesday, 3 September 2014 21:10 (eleven years ago)
I would have liked India Song a lot better if there'd been two or three scenes involving lobsters and/or this guy.
http://media.cinemasquid.com/screenshots/1ad421b6-c0b1-49dc-ba96-2c302d6d001b/annie-hall-blu-ray-screenshot-0004929-I-824.jpg
― clemenza, Wednesday, 3 September 2014 21:13 (eleven years ago)
http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/y2glIlm0rGs/hqdefault.jpg
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 3 September 2014 21:45 (eleven years ago)
Le Camion has the real yuks.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 3 September 2014 21:46 (eleven years ago)
point morbs for namedropping even more obscure duras film
― I dunno. (amateurist), Thursday, 4 September 2014 00:12 (eleven years ago)
i saw a screening featuring post-analysis by John Waters!
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 4 September 2014 00:51 (eleven years ago)
that's right, i remember reading his praise the budget-saving minimalism of le camion and bresson's lancelot du lac
― I dunno. (amateurist), Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:13 (eleven years ago)
there's a Marguerite Duras doublebill marquee shot in one of his '80s films
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:19 (eleven years ago)
http://www.thecinetourist.net/uploads/7/0/9/9/7099213/8568482_orig.jpg
― a guy named Christian White who represents the typical white Christian (Eric H.), Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:26 (eleven years ago)
:)
― I dunno. (amateurist), Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:30 (eleven years ago)
i wish i liked john waters's films more :(
Stick to your guns. I'm f'n glad Howard Hawks bores me.
― a guy named Christian White who represents the typical white Christian (Eric H.), Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:40 (eleven years ago)
why would you be glad to be bored that seems sort of strange
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:45 (eleven years ago)
he doesn't even hate what he hates
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:47 (eleven years ago)
Glad that I didn't have to sit through 60+ Hawks films after the 5 or 6 (most of them acclaimed as being among his best) I watched did nothing for me.
― a guy named Christian White who represents the typical white Christian (Eric H.), Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:50 (eleven years ago)
you mean you don't like Hatari!
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:52 (eleven years ago)
Fell asleep.
― a guy named Christian White who represents the typical white Christian (Eric H.), Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:55 (eleven years ago)
Everything I love about Gentlemen Prefer Blondes apparently has very little to do with Hawks (tho even the most recent re-watch didn't light my fire as the movie had in the past).
― a guy named Christian White who represents the typical white Christian (Eric H.), Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:56 (eleven years ago)
(Still voted for it in this poll tho I think.)
― a guy named Christian White who represents the typical white Christian (Eric H.), Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:57 (eleven years ago)
He's a jack-of-all-trades, silly... wait, that's MASTER of all. But you can't detect all his strengths in one genre.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 4 September 2014 19:00 (eleven years ago)
like me
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 4 September 2014 19:03 (eleven years ago)
Hawks is a master of jack, trade.
― a guy named Christian White who represents the typical white Christian (Eric H.), Thursday, 4 September 2014 19:18 (eleven years ago)
jeez i haven't been called "trade" since Joan Rivers was funny
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 4 September 2014 19:25 (eleven years ago)
tasteless :(
― Mordy, Thursday, 4 September 2014 19:29 (eleven years ago)
[Dennis Perrin "Gaza hospital" tweet]
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 4 September 2014 19:35 (eleven years ago)
i can't even imagine loving movies and hating howard hawks, but there you go.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 5 September 2014 16:59 (eleven years ago)
It truly is a democratic marvel of a medium.
― a guy named Christian White who represents the typical white Christian (Eric H.), Friday, 5 September 2014 19:24 (eleven years ago)
that's one way to put it.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 5 September 2014 20:14 (eleven years ago)
he's bored by men-in-groups
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 6 September 2014 02:16 (eleven years ago)
The AV Club's Fave RomComs
― pitchforkian at best (cryptosicko), Thursday, 11 February 2016 14:39 (ten years ago)
I revised my submissions.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 22 April 2018 14:52 (eight years ago)