This Valentines Day, I am actually in a relationship, but my boyfriend is working that night, so I decided I might get out a chick flick and cry on my own. (Sorry Minna, but I wanna be home when he gets home from work, for the sexytimes, you understand)
Anyways, I haven't watched a "chick flick" since I moved out of my Mum's house, and I don't really know what is out there for me to watch. So I've got a list of criteria and I need some suggestions.
-Must contain British people. Their ability to express their feelings is usually hindered by their stiff-upper-lip. I can relate to this.
-At the end, they break their stiff-upper-lip-ness by doing something extravagant to show their love, like buying flowers, humiliating themselves in front of a large crowd of people, or beating up Hugh Grant.
-I'm kind of hoping that the main characters won't be dazzlingly beautiful people, but just normal.
-Something with the potential to make me cry. Even if it's crying like "aww that's gorgeous".
-I know a lot of this criteria equals Bridget Jones' Diary, but I am adding a new criteria right now. NO Renee Zellweger.
-Bonus points if it contains Colin Firth. I have a ladyboner for him.
-A happy ending.
Suggestions?
*Droooool*
EDIT: Haha...perhaps I shouldn't be so hasty to watch a "romcom". Check out this article about how romantic comedies give audiences unrealistic expectations of love. And all this time I'd been blaming that on my parents.
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Mamma Mia covers every criteria you have written...includes Colin Firth and more importantly does not include Renee...what's with her weird mouth?
ReplyDeleteI laughed, I cried, I sang...it was awesome and so is Meryl Streep!
as previoulsly stated.. the obvious pride and predjudice. if not, try girl in the cafe. or love actually. but on a whol chick flick sux.
ReplyDeletePride and Prejudice...I'll prolly give that a go, but I kind of wanted to read it before I watched it. I have seen Love Actually, and it's on the shortlist even though it'll be a re-watcher. As for the Girl in the Cafe, I'll have to imdb it.
ReplyDeleteAnd eh, some people like silly romantic comedies.
I find there's always a few gems between the crap ones.
I'm DEFINITELY going to do Mamma Mia though. I am a Meryl Streep fangirl.
Hey Tash.
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna also say "Love Actually", it is a really cool chick flick and not too gushy and vomit-inducing.
Does have Colin Firth in it and Bill Nighy (fuck yeah Bill Nighy), but there is no beating up on Hug Grant.
As far as I know it's brit-com, but not stiff upper lip-ish...
Plus Keira Knightley, eh? eh, eh??
I have seen Love Actually, and it's on the short list - for Natasha Richardson, because I have a crush on her, but I can't say the same for Keira Knightley. Also, is there Liam Neeson or Alan Rickman if I remember correctly? AND Bill Nighy! Fuck yeah.
ReplyDeleteSomeone commented above Girl in a Cafe which I checked out and it has Bill Nighy too...jebus...I'm getting overly excited about my choices now.
I was definitely going to say "Love Actually" but everyone beat me to it. My other suggestion was the newest P&P but since you are not-so-much with the Keira, maybe not. It really is gorgeous though.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I really love Notting Hill, because although it is the epitome of a chick flick and totally cheesetastic, it surprisingly hilarious, features the required British people and has some really good music.
4 weddings and a funeral?
ReplyDeleteWAIT WHOA WAIT. YOU HAVEN'T READ PRIDE AND PREJUDICE? ;________; READ IT. And then, because I have the bbc miniseries on dvd, I will SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND WE WILL WATCH IT WITH CANDY AND ALCOHOL AND MOCKING AND IT WILL BE BEAUTIFUL ;___________________;
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