With the arrival of Cupid and his arrow, Netflix and RedBox are trying to convince us of the romantic movies we need to watch. When Harry Met Sally, P.S. I Love You, The Notebook.... all good movies.
But these are all decidedly chick flicks, and not quite the movie that your guy might want to watch. And let's face it, Valentine's Day is for guys too, right? Right! So I asked The Agent to help me out, and he came up with his top Five Favorite Romance Movies!
Willow-- Google says "Enter the world of "Willow." Journey to the far corners of your imagination, to a land of myth and magic, where dream and reality live side by side ... to a place that never existed, a time that never was. It is a world where a young man named Willow lives out an adventure that explodes beyond the boundaries of his own hopes and fears."
The Agent's take: "Two of the main characters, despite differences in social status, money, upbringing, etc, come together because they have the same moral beliefs."
Why you might like it: Val Kilmar stars, and is looking all kinds of hot in it.
The Agent's take: "Two of the main characters, despite differences in social status, money, upbringing, etc, come together because they have the same moral beliefs."
Why you might like it: Val Kilmar stars, and is looking all kinds of hot in it.
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The Princess Bride-- Google says "A fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other. Based on the William Goldman novel "The Princess Bride" which earned its own loyal audience."
The Agent's take: "Despite falling on love while young and being separated by years and miles, they were ultimately drawn together to find each other."
Why you might like it: I actually love this movie. He never stops loving her. He never gives up on her. I'm not entirely sure why-- she doesn't seem to contribute anything to the relationship.
The Agent's take: "Despite falling on love while young and being separated by years and miles, they were ultimately drawn together to find each other."
Why you might like it: I actually love this movie. He never stops loving her. He never gives up on her. I'm not entirely sure why-- she doesn't seem to contribute anything to the relationship.
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The War of the Roses-- Google says: "After 17 years of marriage, Barbara (Kathleen Turner) and Oliver Rose (Michael Douglas) want out. The trouble is, neither one wants to part with their opulent home. So begins a long war between husband and wife, reaching farcical heights that leave much of the house -- not to mention their lives -- in shambles. The couple's children (Sean Astin, Heather Fairfield) watch in horror while lawyer Gavin D'Amato (Danny DeVito) tries his best to stem the bloodshed."
The Agent's take: "The two start off madly in love and then grow apart... and yet the husband continues to love her, even though they outwardly despise each other."
Why you might like it: Remember the 80's movies Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile? You can imagine that this is their not so happily ever after.
The Agent's take: "The two start off madly in love and then grow apart... and yet the husband continues to love her, even though they outwardly despise each other."
Why you might like it: Remember the 80's movies Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile? You can imagine that this is their not so happily ever after.
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Fatal Attraction-- Google says: "For Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth (Anne Archer), and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex (Glenn Close), everything changes. Jilted by Dan, Alex becomes unstable, her behavior escalating from aggressive pursuit to obsessive stalking. Dan realizes that his main problem is not hiding his affair, but rather saving himself and his family."
The Agent's take: "She's completely infatuated with him. She will stop at nothing to get the man she loves. Unrequited love is the most romantic love of all."
Why you might like it: I would NEVER consider this a romance. No, this is a thriller all the way. But you can snuggle up with your man and watch this with him and know that he will NEVER cheat on you after seeing this.
The Agent's take: "She's completely infatuated with him. She will stop at nothing to get the man she loves. Unrequited love is the most romantic love of all."
Why you might like it: I would NEVER consider this a romance. No, this is a thriller all the way. But you can snuggle up with your man and watch this with him and know that he will NEVER cheat on you after seeing this.
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Princess and the Frog-- Google says: "Hardworking and ambitious, Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) dreams of one day opening the finest restaurant in New Orleans. Her dream takes a slight detour when she meets Prince Naveen (Bruno Campos), who has been turned into an amphibian by evil Dr. Facilier. Mistaking her for a princess and hoping to break the spell, Naveen plants a kiss on poor Tiana -- thereby turning her into a frog as well. The pair hop along on an adventure through the bayous to seek the help of a powerful voodoo priestess."
Why you might like it: Well, it's a Disney musical, so that in itself makes it pretty cool.
Why you might like it: Well, it's a Disney musical, so that in itself makes it pretty cool.
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Personally, my favorite romance is P.S. I Love You. I always cry from the first line to the ending credits, but I love it. What's your favorite romance? What's your guy's? Are you able to meet somewhere in the middle?
Edward Scissorhands! My favorite love stories are the kind where they don't end up together but still love each other anyway
ReplyDeleteooh! That's a great one!
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