I consider myself a romantic. My favorite poet is Keats. I make wishes on eyelashes and shooting stars. I tear up a bit when I see old people holding hands. And I absolutely adore romantic movies. Really, I can't get enough of them. Even the corny, not-well-written ones.
I have a list of movies I made a while ago that has some classic romantic movies on it, the sure to get your heart aching then bursting ones. And I'm slowly making my way through it. So I was delighted when Eldest Sister told me she had checked out "Doctor Zhivago" from the library because it's on my list. It's pretty long {over 3 hours}, but we were prepared. We watched it this weekend, and I really was excited to see it - Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, gorgeous landscapes, exotic locations, stirring score, epic love story! Okay, honestly, I didn't know much about the movie at all except that it's supposed to be a great love story, and it takes place in Russia. One out of two ain't bad, right?
Seriously, you watch the trailer and tell me what you'd expect to see:
When the movie ended, I turned to my sister and said, "That was weird." Because it was. Unless you think SPOILER ALERT that a man having an affair and suffering through repeated horrible winters and wars is romantic, then this movie is not for you. I was utterly disappointed.
Has this ever happened to you? If so, with what movie? And what's your guaranteed going to make you possibly cry, but then feel good romantic movie?
Monday, January 10, 2011
Romantic How Exactly?
Rambled by Miss M at 1/10/2011
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I had the same feeling with Casablanca. Granted, I was 17/18 at the time. I've thought maybe I should see if my grown-up self will like it better than my teenage self did.
Feel good romantic movies--"An Affair to Remember", "While You Were Sleeping", "Return to Me" and the last scene in "Sixteen Candles".
I agree--what's romantic about Doctor Zhivago??? It's one of my mother-in-law's top 10 movies of ALL TIME, and every time she says it, I want to respond with "WHY?!?" I think it's totally depressing. Actually, I think it would be extremely difficult to write a good romantic story set in Russia during the revolution...maybe that's the real flaw.
Yeah, some of these classics are part of the generation that were made in - i.e., Footloose! I never watched it until after London and I was like, "eh, it's alright."
Don't hate me... I'm just saying.
") Fav Rom's: While you were sleeping and Pride and Prejudice (if you can consider it that).
Becky, I couldn't hate you. But I do have to correct you. Footloose, which I don't consider a classic romantic movie, was made about 20 years after Doctor Zhivago.
Everyone's entitled to their opinion. Even if it's wrong. :)
When I say Classic, I guess I meant that it was a classic for that decade?? And though, I guess it really isn't a romanance either (ahahah I really missed the mark, eh) I know how you felt after watching DZ.
I do love KB, however and would watch Tremors with you any day you like. :)
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