18/08/2012: The Five-Year Engagement [2012]

Remember two days ago when I asked "what two names would make me watch a rom-com?" Didn't take long to find out. The Five-Year Engagement has a lot of things going for it. The two stars are some of my current favourite comedians, relative newcomers Jason Segel and Emily Blunt. Also the trailers looked promising and things seemed about as original as they could get.This time, it wasn't a disappointing let down.

16/08/2012: Wanderlust [2012]

A Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy. Honestly, I don't think there are any two names you could put to headline a rom-com that I would be like "This is gonna be awesome".  But it was set in a commune full of weird modern day hippies and that meant it could be possibly decent, or at least funny so I took the chance.

03/03/2012: Beginners [2010]

I think I read the IMDb page on this movie once, added it to my watchlist forgot about it and when I finally got around to watching it, I had no idea what I was getting into. While Beginners is in no means your average romantic comedy, it leans more towards the drama side of things.

30/12/2011: Blame It On Rio [1984]

I watch a lot of movies from the 80's, however these are usually horror or well known classics. Blame It On Rio is probably the first romantic comedy I've ever watched from the 80's, the plotline is surprisingly simple and while it still makes sense today, modern rom-coms tend to get a little more complex, which is why this movie can be a fresh break in one of the most repetitive genres.


The movie's cast includes Michael Canine, who is quite funny throughout the film, Demi Moore is the only other actress I recognized although she plays a minor role. One of the highlights of the movie is in fact Rio, with a beautiful setting of a tropical paradise filled with topless beaches, celebration, music, and birds.

Overall the movie is your basic romantic comedy, with Michael Caine giving us quite a few funny lines.
"When getting undressed I sometimes wish that I could leave the room."

Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086973/

18/12/2011: Life As We Know It [2010]

After yesterdays horror extravaganza I started the morning with a standard romantic comedy with a bit of a twist. The two lead are suddenly responsible for the care of an orphaned baby when their mutual friends die in and accident.

I originally thought 2+ hours was rather long for a romantic comedy and while it seemed to go on forever at no point was I opposed to it, the film keeping it interesting and not doubling back on itself. Overall it was well done and originalish.

Link:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055292/

07/12/2011: Crazy, Stupid, Love [2011]

As I am stuck in the year 2011 currently I spent a bit debating about this but then said Steve Carell it's gotta be funny. And it was. Not a roll on the floor can't breath funny, but a subtle humor that mixed well with the story, and tone. While I won't ruin it the movie is a nice ~2 hours (I hate short movies) and plays out nicely it takes a slight dip after the first hour but the compilation of everything climaxes with a really great twist.

Fun fact: type in craz in google and the movie title is the first search.

Link:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1570728/

04/12/2011: Loosies [2011]

Well first movie I've watched since I started this blog. It's a what? Romantic comedy/ kinda heist movie, as you will soon see I can never define genres.

A professional pickpocket, nope here the IMDB summary:

A young pickpocket in the New York subways, living a fast, free, lifestyle is confronted by a woman whom he had a one night affair with, she informs him that she is now pregnant with his child, he must now choose between continuing the lifestyle he lead or take responsibility for his actions.

Thanks Anonymous for that one.

Enjoyed the movie, actually got around to watching it within a week of discovering it. IMDB leads me to believe it's not even in the U.S. yet.

I will give ti a 7/10, because I couldn't complain, I didn't expect a blockbuster and the pickpocketing while minor was fun, and it even worked in an albeit foreseeable twist.

Link:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568337/