men admitting they like romantic comedies to women while chatting them up - C or D

pop quiz -- would it be fair to generalize about romantic comedies that it's usual for there to be rival suitors?

two main plots i guess:

- misunderstandings lol
- chicks dig jerks

i told a girl i went out with once i liked rom-coms.

i shouldnt have.

yea a lot of them don't like them too.

a friend of mine makes fun of this guy I know because he told her he liked them

NEVER tell a woman you like these things. seriously. even if you think it might make you seem cute or whatever, NO. its a wrong move. i dont know why i told that girl, i think my guard was severely down. youre a MAN, you gotta be like 'i hate those crappy corny films! die hard or nothing, bitch'.

(obviously you shouldnt say 'bitch')

"Yo, Bitch, let's get some KFC and watch Escape from New York..."

not the best alternative thats been offered.

Another plot staple:

- Opposites hate each other then oh noes we love each other the end

Erm, any girl you "chat up" using While You Were Sleeping as fodder ain't worth the effort, bub.

Which is more naturalistic, rom-com or action thriller?

another plot staple:

-fucking retarded male lead gets shit together, impresses nathalie portman

- Doris Day verbally spars with a gay dude, marries him.

I've patented the line, "Hmm,yeah I haven't seen any of those."

"what are these films you speak of?"

girl, tonight is ALL about "while you were sleeping"

crepey

then we'll follow it with a little "knocked up"

And tomorrow you'll wake up to "The Seven Year Itch" amirite?

I genuinely like romantic comedies, I often watch them with my friends, so I don't see why I shouldn't admit that. It hasn't done much bad so far.

pop quiz -- would it be fair to generalize about romantic comedies that it's usual for there to be rival suitors?

two main plots i guess:

- misunderstandings lol
- chicks dig jerks

-- That one guy that hit it and quit it, Sunday, January 6, 2008 9:24 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Link

rival suitors are my favorite things about romcoms & maybe all movies ever

doesnt really count but tim allen zinging judge reinhold in the santa clause is looooooooooooooooolz

But you probably only get the decentish ones in Finland, not like "What Women Want" or "The We3dding Planner" or "Nine Months" or such shit.

xp to Tuombot

Do you know in America the only foreign films we get are fucking sentimental pap and arthouse pronz?

I should warn this board: plz not to see Dan 'IRL' or 'in real life' starring Steve Carrell as it saps all the jollity and posture from one's sould for a good 76 hours.

rival suitor:

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ethan you should see Will Arnett's "rival suitor" performance in Hot Rod

haa that sounds great!! u-tube??

Why wouldn't a dude admit it if he likes (some) chick flicks?

I'll take 'What Women Want' over Mad Max or Braveheart any day. And I think Where The Heart Is is the most watchable Natalie Portman movie.

Is crazy/beautiful a chick flick?

sadly no one's put his climactic screams of "BABE, WAIT!!! BABE, WAIT!!!" on youtube yet

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^^^^ the o.g.

guys i watched 13 going on 30 when i was home sick & really really got into it

also kate & leopold, tho meg ryan is REALLY bad in it

rival suitor in that is KEVIN POLLACK so funny

The adoptive dad in Juno was such a hueg fucking creep.

ethan you should see Will Arnett's "rival suitor" performance in Hot Rod

-- da croupier, Sunday, January 6, 2008 9:41 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

haha seriously. the "babe wait" scene a+++

But you probably only get the decentish ones in Finland, not like "What Women Want" or "The We3dding Planner" or "Nine Months" or such shit.

No, we get those too. I've actually watched What Women Want with friends, I don't think it was that awful, though obviously not the best among rom-coms either.

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I can't decide if Just Friends is shit or quite good, but there is some epic rival suitor-ry in it.

13 going on 30 looked good. Yet another best friend role for Judy Greer

rival suitor in that is KEVIN POLLACK so funny

-- and what, Sunday, January 6, 2008 4:45 PM (41 seconds ago) Bookmark Link

wait no its dude from west wing

judy greer is A++++ apparently she has a new show with chris parnell???

What about telling a girl you like the new shins songs? Better, worse, same thing? I think you can be a jerk and still like a romantic comedy here and there. Or a shins song.

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separated at birth for real

What about telling a girl you like the new shins songs? Better, worse, same thing? I think you can be a jerk and still like a romantic comedy here and there. Or a shins song.

-- CaptainLorax, Sunday, January 6, 2008 4:48 PM (31 seconds ago) Bookmark Link

i dont think girls would be so into that now

evidently the babe wait scene was taken off youtube by paramount! BOOO.

woulda been better than either of those guys

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well she was. the song was 'sea legs'. however, I wasn't into her.

toby has some game

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last season of West Wing would have rocked if Toby and Josh had battled it out for the love of Allison Janney.

ha the only reason i kept watching west wing into the 4th season is because i was waiting for that to happen!

My favourite Meg Ryan film is Addicted to Love, where she and Matthew Broderick are both these sort of stalkers, who meet while spying their respective exes, because they're now seeing each other, and then they decide to put a revenge upon them together. That's a refreshingly different premise for a rom-com.

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i will take you to a state of freakstacy

the blonde from west wing is on CSI now, which i learned when i watched CSI for the first time

there weren't no Karen Hugheses in the Bartlett White House

The whole thing about women finding a guy irresistible b/c he likes romantic comedies is as insulting as the idea that a chick who likes NFL or college basketball is every dude's wet dream come true. They're lousy stereotypes all-around, in both directions.

rom-com premise: dude who likes rom-coms and a chick who likes the NFL. CAN THEY MAKE IT TOGETHER?

holy shit eli wallach is in 'the holiday'!?!

I like watching Lifetime movies, though, so I am no one's dream-come-true, 'cept Jean Teasdale or something

who would star in Quentin Tarantino's re-invention of the genre?

rom-com premise: dude who likes rom-coms and a chick who likes the NFL. CAN THEY MAKE IT TOGETHER?

-- milo z, Sunday, January 6, 2008 9:57 PM (44 seconds ago) Bookmark Link

damn son, this is a public forum! keep that shit to you and your agent.

I have never seen
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but I think I should

that movie is so bad and provides none of the compensations of even a mediocre romcom.

kate b is crush of shame so i'm not going to say don't watch it.

What was that one romantic comedy about a guy who is writing a movie or book and he must choose to end the movie/book by making the main character (based off of him) choose between the exotic girl or the homemaker (based off the girl helping him write the movie/book)? That one's my favorite.

I have a good friend (male) who loves romantic comedies in secret.

protagonist must help/befriend the rival suitor in almost all cases i can think of

that certainly never happens in real life

:/

roxy can you think of any romcoms where the rival suitor is NOT a snivelling, irritating jerk? i can't

because usually in my experience the real problem is that the RS is actually kind of nice and cool

hm, maybe love actually, the subplot where dude is in love with his bff's wife?

mm yeah, i haven't really seen any of those

:D

i loved serendipity the first time i saw it because i was on a plane, and because the girl i was dating at the time was quirky/romantic/flighty like kate b's character. last time i saw it i decided it was DREADFUL, and that the kate b character was actually a little psychotic. i DO love (good) rom-coms though.

I really like Say Anything!

protagonist must help/befriend the rival suitor in almost all cases i can think of

-- Tracer Hand, Sunday, January 6, 2008 10:54 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

that or conceal Important Knowledge about the RS that would aid their own case -- perils of being a mensch. eg 'pride and prejudice'.

"Why wouldn't a dude admit it if he likes (some) chick flicks?"

cos it can make you look a bit 'soft' or sappy.

I like Moulin Rouge & But I'm A Cheerleader.

AnD SAVED!

haha i once made a girl i was dating watch "say anything" with me because she'd never seen it and afterward she was like "it was ok - i'm not really into chick flicks."

oh snap

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dk is hot as balls really but that is not a good look.

rong

I like watching Lifetime movies, though

Lifetime movies are on a whole other level tho - they're all about getting raped by Fred Savage or living with a retarded Rosie O'Donnell

ARE THEY???

I watched high fidelity last night on cable and didn't mind it

should have just re-watched my netflix dvds of the first season of the wire

you can always trot out 'two for the road' if the object of your wiles is a B&S fan or some such

i would never volunteer liking romcoms. i would freely admit liking chick flicks.

best bit of high fidelity: dropping an air conditioner on tim robbins' head

you can always trot out 'two for the road' if the object of your wiles is a B&S fan or some such

-- gff, Monday, January 7, 2008 10:08 PM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

that film is fucked up! not very romantic anyway.

is this like the difference between humor and comedy?

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