Tumblr (3.0; @romancemoviedate)http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/60330381fc1796df1d01c8788eb4d135/tumblr_mm53rtW7S21rok336o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>This Means War </strong><span>(2012) </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>tagline   </strong><em>It’s Spy Against Spy</em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>subgenre   </strong>Spy Lovers</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>director</strong>   McG (<em>Chuck</em>)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span></span><span><strong>who is in it    </strong>Reece Witherspoon (<em>Legally Blonde</em>) as Lauren, Chris Pine (<em>Star Trek</em>) as FDR Foster, and Tom Hardy (<em>Warriors</em>) as Tuck</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>what is it about   </strong>Two spies and best friends (Foster & Tuck) fall for the same woman Lauren and woo her with espionage tactics.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>best scene  </strong> The scenes in which they use espionage tactics to forestall each other’s foreplay are great.<strong><br/></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>how romantic is it   </strong>The comedy/action is really more important and better than the the romance.  The romance leans toward the lusty and shallow, which adds to the comedy.  The characters are mistrustful of romance - or flat out don’t acknowledge it till late in the game.</p></p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/50585137144http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/50585137144Thu, 16 May 2013 12:01:06 -0500spyromantic movieReece WitherspoonChris PineTom Hardylove triangle<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b0f7554b006aeb354db665fd735eb3df/tumblr_mm6y51vToa1rok336o1_r1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span></span><strong>Brigadoon</strong>  (<span>1954)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>tagline</strong>   In the Joy of Color</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>subgenre   </strong>Romantic Utopia</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>who is in it   </strong>Gene Kelly (<em>Singin’ In the Rain</em>) as Tommy Albright and Cyd Charisse (<em>Band Wagon</em>) as Fion Campbell</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>what is it about   </strong>Tommy goes to Scotland and finds himself in an idyllic town with a beautiful woman Fiona who lives in an enchanted town.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>best line   </strong>When I look at you I feel wee tadpoles dancing on my spine!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>how romantic is it   </strong>The movie is drenched in romance - in fact, the couple’s romance threatens the enchanted life that the villages enjoy.  Love is akin to the Disney kiss - it makes all right. The love, especially of the women, instant and unhesitating which makes it less developed.  Everything is very poetic and graceful. </span></p></p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/50504438984http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/50504438984Wed, 15 May 2013 12:01:12 -0500BrigadoonmusicalScotlandGene KellyCyd Charissetime slip<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9d6eafc068ab4c81a4b8dde2bf111fe6/tumblr_mm6y6znVMh1rok336o1_r1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>REMAKE NEEDED</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Ghost and Mrs. Muir</strong> (1947)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>starring </strong>  Gene Tierney (Lucy), Rex Harrison (Cpt. Daniel Gregg)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>based on  </strong> The novel by R. A. Dick who was actually <span>Josephine Leslie.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>what it’s about   </strong>Victorian era Lucy takes a house that is haunted by the ghost of an irritable sea captain.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>trouble spots   </strong>It comes off as as long and pointless. I didn’t find Harrison as attractive as the movie clearly meant him to be.  The editing is very stagey.<span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span></span></span><span><strong>remake tips   </strong>I suggest a more charismatic couple, perhaps Daniel <br/>Craig and Catherine Zeta-Jones.  Also have a faster-moving plot with real events.<span>  </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>I would also like a more conclusive ending - perhaps she finds a living man or perhaps she dies and they join in the afterlife.</span><span>  </span></span></p></p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/50428274559http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/50428274559Tue, 14 May 2013 12:01:26 -0500ghost and mrs. muirrex harrisongene tierneydaniel craigCatherine Zeta-Jones<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4641caad622f2eb106e5f7a29a54a387/tumblr_mm6ys0lpRQ1rok336o1_r1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Ryan Reynolds - cleancut, earnest and heroic.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Seen in <strong>The Proposal, Green Lantern.</strong></span></p></p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/50350175839http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/50350175839Mon, 13 May 2013 12:01:17 -0500Ryan RenoldsThe Proposalhandsome celebrity man<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba61f007cb6a4d5a1bc5cd41be71b1a9/tumblr_mm6yuqa4LV1rok336o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Ian Somerhalder - smoldering persona, gorgeous eyes, and loves animals.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Seen in </span><strong>Vampire Diaries, Lost</strong></p></p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/50269398026http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/50269398026Sun, 12 May 2013 12:03:41 -0500Vampire DiariesIan SomerhalderLosthandsome celebrity man<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdyigjIF071rok336o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Snow White and the Huntsman </strong>(2012)</p> <p><strong>Tagline: </strong>This is no fairy tale</p> <p><strong>Subgenre:</strong>  Fairy Tale</p> <p><strong>Who’s In It? </strong> Chris Hemsworth (<em>Thor</em>) as the Huntsman; Kristen Stewart (<em>Twilight</em>) as Snow; Sam Claflin (<em>United</em>) as William</p> <p><strong>What’s It About?</strong> Snow White must break the power of the evil queen while the powre of the evil queen while the huntsman takes on the geis to murder Snow.  And then there’s William, Snows childhood friend.  I don’t know what he’s there for.</p> <p><strong>How Romantic Is It?</strong> Hemsworth is amazingly romantic.  Otherwise, the romantic bits are sandwiched in between action scenes and magic scenes and Snow-looking-woeful scenes.  The love stories buried in the movie would be compelling but I guess we’ll have to wait for the sequel. </p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/48719422587http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/48719422587Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:25:56 -0500Kristen StewartChris HemsworthSnow White &amp; the Huntsmanfairy taleSnow White<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e3d2cb729644a597e2f00dd5c063732e/tumblr_mi6jm7pVRi1rok336o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Warm Bodies </strong>(2013)</p> <p>Tagline: dead sexy</p> <p>Subgenre:  Monster Boyfriend</p> <p>Who is in it? Nicholas Hoult (<em>X-Men First Class</em>), Teresa Palmer (<em>I Am Number Four</em>)</p> <p>Who directed it?  Jonathan Levine (<em>50/50</em>)</p> <p>book it’s based on:  <strong>Warm Bodies</strong> by Isaac Marion (which I just checked from the library. Can’t wait to read it!)</p> <p>What is it about?  A zombie apocalypse leaves humans fighting off zombies but one of the zombies falls for a girl.</p> <p>What’s the best line?  R the zombie: (thinking) Say something human.  (aloud) How…are…you? (thinking) Nailed it!</p> <p>How Romantic Is It? Despite the ads, it’s not a stupid zombie comedy and it’s not a scary movie, it’s the most charming teen romance I’ve seen since <strong>Say Anything</strong>. Their love is magical, and transforms their world. I would say that the movie has it’s heart on its sleeve but that’s on its plate.</p> <p>It is a starry-eyed valentine of a movie.  Go see!</p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/43161658713http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/43161658713Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:56:36 -0600warm bodieszombiesromantic movies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdyifpEjX61rok336o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Playing for Keeps</strong> (2012)</p> <p><strong>Releases:</strong> December 7th</p> <p><strong>Tagline: </strong>This holiday season, what do you really want?</p> <p><strong>Who’s In It?</strong> Gerard Butler (<em>Phantom of the Opera</em>) as George ; Jessica Biel (<em>The Illusionist</em> 2006) as Stacie</p> <p><strong>What’s It About? </strong>A washed-up sports star begins coaching his son’s soccer team to rebuild his life and win back his l</p> <p><strong>Worth Seeing?</strong>  Gerard Butler is compulsively watchable.  And it looks light and lively - just right for the holidays!</p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/37341485947http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/37341485947Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:01:19 -0600comediesromantic moviessoccerGerard ButlerJessical BielUma ThurmanCatherine Zeta-JonesDennis Quaid<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcq0u8G2Ov1rok336o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Flirting </strong>(1991)</p> <p><strong>Tagline: </strong>Here’s To Risks<strong><br/></strong></p> <p><strong>Subgenre:</strong> First Love</p> <p><strong>Who’s In it?</strong> Noah Taylor (<em>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</em>) as Danny, Thandie Newton (<em>Pursuit of Happyness</em>) as Thandiewe Adjewa, Nicole Kidman (<em>Moulin Rouge</em>) as Nicola.</p> <p><strong>What’s It About?</strong> Set in 1960s Australia, Danny goes to an all boys school and manages to woo a girl from the neighboring all girls school. </p> <p><strong>How romantic is it? </strong> It’s a quintessential first love story: painful, rapturous awkward, lusty.  Quietly but skillfully done.</p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/36817933211http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/36817933211Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:01:53 -0600Nicole Kidmanfirst loveromantic movieThandie NewtonNoah TaylorThanks for the kind words! I love film too.  What are your favorite actors and actresses? I may not...http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/36750772058http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/36750772058Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:19:13 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcq0y9v2gk1rok336o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Joseph Gordon-Levitt - thinking woman’s hunk.</p> <p>Seen in <strong>500 Days of Summer,</strong> and <strong>Brick</strong>, and <strong> Inception.</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2010/08/082710female_gazing_at_joseph_gordon.html" target="_blank">Female Gazing link</a></p> <p><strong><br/></strong></p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/36600492597http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/36600492597Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:52 -0600Joseph Gordon Levitthandsome menmovie star<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdur0fsqvk1rok336o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>John Carter</strong> (2012)</p> <p><strong>Tagline:</strong> Lost in Our World, Found in Another</p> <p><strong>Subgenre:</strong>  interplanetary romance</p> <p><strong>Who’s In It?</strong> Taylor Kitsch (<em>Battleship</em>) as John Carter and Lynn Collins (<em>Number 23</em>) as Dejah Thoris</p> <p><strong>What’s It About?</strong>  A Civil War vet, John Carter, teleports to a fantastic Mars, which is populated by alien beings, including a lovely princess named Dejah.</p> <p>It’s based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’s novel <strong>A Princess of Mars</strong>.  The book is a classic pulp novel and the film opens it up beautifully.</p> <p><strong>Best Line:</strong> John Carter (<em>being all macho</em>) Stand behind me, this might get dangerous. (<em>but when he is ignominiously defeated and Dejah saves his carcass—-</em>)  Or maybe I ought to get behind you…</p> <p><strong>How romantic is it?</strong>  Even though it’s an adventure story, the romance of the warrior and the princess is the core of the movie.  Their relationship develops from antagonism to the slow realization that the other is attractive to a life-altering devotion.</p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/36522366558http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/36522366558Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:00:50 -0600John CarterPrincess of MarsEdgar Rice Burroughsscience fictionromantic movie<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcq0yvXmcC1rok336o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kirk Douglas - tough guy charmer.</p> <p>Seen in <strong>20,000 Leagues Under the Sea</strong> and <strong>The Bad and the Beautiful</strong> and <strong>The Vikings</strong>.</p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/36440541791http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/36440541791Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:00:44 -0600Kirk Douglasclassic movieshandsome menvintage moviesmovie star<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjkggUcsq1rbvdbvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://caekat.tumblr.com/post/36091592664/playingforkeepsmovie-the-moment-has-finally" target="_blank">caekat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://playingforkeepsmovie.tumblr.com/post/35783800012/the-moment-has-finally-arrived-is-it-hot-in-here" target="_blank">playingforkeepsmovie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The moment has finally arrived…Is it hot in here, or is that just Gerard Butler in a towel?! #PlayingForKeeps</p> </blockquote> <p>Can we snuggle?</p> </blockquote> <p>Thanks for this! </p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/36099259354http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/36099259354Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:00:39 -0600Playing for KeepsGerard Butlerhandsome manshirtlessmovie star<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcpw7eeT3t1rok336o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>I Married a Monster From Outer Space </strong>(1958)</p> <p><strong>Tagline:</strong> <span>Shuddery things from beyond the stars, here to breed with human women!</span></p> <p><strong>Subgenre:</strong> Monster Boyfriend</p> <p><strong>Who’s In It?</strong> Tom Tryon (<em>Something’s Gotta Give</em>), Gloria Talbott (<em>We’re No Angels</em>)</p> <p><strong>What’s It About?</strong> A woman’s fiance starts acting strange because he’s an alien who has taken over her sweetheart’s body.</p> <p><strong>Nice Moment:</strong> The wedding night has a stormy moment that is the highlight of the movie.</p> <p><strong>How Romantic Is It?</strong> Not at all. Kind of repulsive - both the monster’s deviousness and the humans’ smug self-satisfaction.</p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/35921538063http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/35921538063Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:00:00 -0600classic moviesaliensscifiB movie<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdfwc2cIWV1rok336o1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><img height="132" src="http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m541/murcia_MLG/Romance%20Movie%20Date/ilmare.jpg" width="109"/><img alt="Lake House" height="124" src="http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m541/murcia_MLG/Romance%20Movie%20Date/the-lake-house-movie-poster-2006-1020371403.jpg" width="96"/></p> <p><strong>Il Mare</strong> (Gianna Jun and Jung Jae-Lee) 2000 versus <strong>Lake House</strong> (Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reaves) 2006</p> <p>   A man moves into a new house and a woman moves into the same house several years later.  They discover that they can communicate via the time traveling interior of a physical mailbox.</p> <p>     Both films have a whistful tone and both feature a rather lonely pair and a beautiful house on a lake.</p> <p>     However, <strong>Lake House</strong> is easier to follow as its timeline overlaps and twists.  The ending is sweeter as well. <strong>Il Mare</strong>’s couple is more endearing (the supper-making scenes were especially appealing) and the film spends more time exploring the house and the landscape.</p> <p>If you must choose one to watch, try<strong> Lake House.  </strong>It jettisons the time conundrum to focus on the pain and love of the couple trying to connect.</p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/35849954923http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/35849954923Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:01:03 -0600Il MareLake Housetime travelromantic moviesremakesSandra BullockKeanu Reaves<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcq0xrZ7TX1rok336o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chow Yun-Fat - the action star and occasional historical film actor.</p> <p>Seen in <strong>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon</strong>, <strong>Anna and the King</strong>, <strong>Curse of the Golden Flower.</strong></p> <p><a href="http://megwood.com/boyfriend.html" target="_blank">Meg Wood boyfriend link</a><br/> </p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/35782715938http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/35782715938Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:00:00 -0600Chow Yun-FatYun-Fat Chowhistorical movieshandsome menhandsome manmovie star<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcpvkuqN1E1rok336o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Silver Linings Playbook</strong></p> <p><strong>Release date:</strong> November 21st</p> <p><strong>director</strong>:  David O. Russell (<strong>I Heart Huckabees</strong>)</p> <p><strong>cast</strong>:  Jennifer Lawrence (<strong>Katniss!!!</strong>), Bradley Cooper (<strong>Hangover</strong>), Julia Stiles (<strong>Save the Last Dance</strong>)</p> <p><strong>story</strong>:  A man moves back in with his parents after losing everything but makes a deal with a strange girl to get his ex-wife’s love back.</p> <p><strong>good stuff</strong>: Katniss!!!! and other stars who are fun.  based on a book.</p> <p><strong>bad stuff</strong>:  bet romances are a bit tired but this could be fresh.</p> <p><strong>based on</strong>:  <strong>The Silver Linings Playbook</strong> by Matthew Quick</p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/35418863221http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/35418863221Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:01:25 -0600katnissbradley cooperjennifer lawrencejulia stilesromance moviebased on a book<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcq0xaqnZm1rok336o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>You Were Never Lovelier</strong> (1942)</p> <p><strong>Tagline</strong>:  HAYWORTH—never lovelier! ASTAIRE—never more exciting! KERN’S MUSIC—never more inspired!</p> <p><strong>Subgenre:</strong> Frothy Musical</p> <p><strong>Who is in it?</strong>  Fred Astaire (<em>Top Hat</em>) as Robert, Rita Hayworth (<em>Gilda</em>) as Maria</p> <p><strong>What is it about?</strong>  Maria won’t get married and her younger sisters are frustrated because they have to wait on birth order, so her dad makes up an anonymous man to court her and then shoves Robert into the role.</p> <p><strong>Best lines?</strong></p> <p>Daughter Lita:  “Just think Papa, you’ve been married longer than we’ve lived!”</p> <p>Papa Eduardo: “I consider that a very fortunate coincidence, my dear.”</p> <p><strong>How romantic is it?</strong>  Rita and Fred are lovely dancing together and it’s full of frothy sweetness.  Very romantic, if insubstantial.</p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/35346319355http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/35346319355Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:00:00 -0600Rita HayworthFred Astaireclassic moviesvintage moviesromance movies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcq0zhsfLL1rok336o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Paul Rudd -</strong> quirky cutie.</p> <p>Seen in <strong>Role Models</strong>, <strong>Knocked Up</strong>, <strong>Clueless</strong>, <strong>How Do You Know</strong></p> <p>Flick Philosopher’s <a href="http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2010/07/072810female_gazing_at_paul_rudd.html" target="_blank">boyfriend</a></p>http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/35279208332http://romancemoviedate.tumblr.com/post/35279208332Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:00:48 -0600Paul Ruddhandsome manmovie star