I watched a pretty bad movie - Valentine's Day (2010). I don't know why I did it; it had bad reviews and it isn't the type of thing I usually like - too sweet. There were some good things, though. I liked Julia Roberts. Taylor Swift and the other Taylor were really funny. If you liked Love Actually, you will want to watch this. Parts of it are an exact copy of Love Actually, actually, but not as good.
If you like romantic comedies and want to try something different, I thought I would make a list. My criteria today - to list movies that are:
1. Not super famous like Four Weddings and a Funeral, When Harry met Sally, Clueless or Legally Blonde.
2. Not period pieces like Sense and Sensibility.
3. Not classic romantic comedy, like The Awful Truth (1937) with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, or Bringing up Baby, It Happened One Night, etc.
I love all the above movies, BTW. I can do those categories any time, but I thought I would try to appeal to the Love Actually / Valentine's day crowd with movies they might not have seen.
1. Amelie (2001) - this is French, if you hate subtitles, suck it up.
2. Big Easy (1986) - this is a crime drama, too, but very sexy.
3. Bridget Jones' Diary (2003) - has everyone seen this?
4. Don Juan de Marco (1994) - this has Johnny Depp, a hugely fat Marlon Brando, and Faye Dunaway.
5. Fish Called Wanda (1988) - this is a screwball comedy, but romantic as well, from the Monty Python crowd
6. Intolerable Cruelty (2003) - romance per the Coen brothers.
7. Jane Austen Book Club (2007) - nothing but romance, and good, way better than average.
8. Mystic Pizza (1988) - nothing but romance with a super young Julia Roberts.
9. Notting Hill (1999) - Julia and Hugh Grant - a great combo.
10. Paperback Romance (1994) - the Australians have a different sense of humor. You should try it out.
11. Strictly Ballroom (1992) - also Australian, romance from Baz Luhrmann
12. Something New (2006) - I think this one is super-sexy.
13. Singles (1992) - very close to the Love Actually format, but really good. Also, Eddie Vedder is in it.
OK - so try some of these and let me know what you think.
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