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A list of Famous Classic and Modern Romance Movies, to put you in the spirit of Valentines Day, and Romance.



Posted: Wednesday, February 06, 2008

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 My Funny Valentine's Day Collection Articles, dedicated to You!
 
As Valentines Day approaches, we all feel the buzz of romance in the air. The sensation of love compels us to explore the many aspects of relationships, and feeling that special connection with our one true love, and celebrating our love on that one special day of the year, is a time honoured tradition through many different cultures.
Many of us celebrate our the anniversary of our wedding, the anniversary of when we first met our one true love, but Valentines Day, is one where we can share love, along with all the others. And it doesn't necessarily mean to be shared only with a lover, but a best friend, your kids, parents, favourite buddy. It's a day for love, and a day to celebrate and express love, to the ones you cherish.

What we see as a picture of love, over the centuries, has been painted by some famous love couples, historical love stories that are so powerful that we stand in awe of their strength, and we feel with them, their tragedy. Which usually goes hand in hand. What we want to know is how love conquered all. In reading the novels of romantic stories, or watching a movie about a love story between two very interesting and lovable people who overcome obstacles, and find their way together, or tragically stay apart, touches us, as we relate to the emotions they are feeling.

In watching a Romantic Movie, we become apart of something that's bigger than us. We intimately share the emotions and feelings that are developing between the couple, we route for their love, we feel sad with them, through their losses, and we feel satisfied, and happy when they finally are able to come together. There are so many countless wonderful movies about love, that one article just didn't seem enough, so here's a list of some of the most adored, and loved Romance movies of all time. I've broken it up to firstly be modern, and lastly to be Classics from old Romantic Hollywood Films.

If you want to cuddle with your love on Valentines Day with a really good Love Story, and you aren't sure which Romantic Movies are out there, are maybe you've heard of Classic Romance Movies, but never really checked them out before, you're in luck. I have made a list of the most Romantic Movies of all time, the Classics, with my favourites like Marylyn Monroe, Clark Gable, and Audrey Hepburn. I also have a list of Modern Day Romance Movies, Chick flicks, which will always be a joy to watch, over and over.

Have fun reading, and snuggle up with your sweetheart infront of the TV, munchies, and wine, and chocolates and if you've got a fireplace, light it up.. And be prepared to be swept off your feet, with one of these powerful romantic movies listed below.

Over ten of the best Modern Romance Movies ever made, here's a of the titles. And keep reading, there is more, the plot, and interesting facts about why you would want to see the movie follows.
1.         Walk the Line 2005 Reese Whiterspoon and Joaquin :Phoenix

2.         You, Me, and Dupree 2005 Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson and Matt Dillon

3.         Fifty First Dates 2004 Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore

4.         My Best Friends Wedding 1997 Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz and Dermot Mulroney and Rupert Everett

5.         Ever After 1998 Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott

6.         Titanic Leonardo 1997 DiCaprio and Kate Winslet

7.         Love Actually 2003 Keria Knightly and Hugh Grant

8.         The Butchers Wife, 1991 Demi Moore and Jeff Daniels

9.         Moostruck 1987 Nicolas Cage and Olympia Dukakis

10.       Jerry Maguire 1996 Tom Cruise and Renee Zellweger

11.       Sleepless in Seattle 1993 Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks

12.       When Harry Met Sally 1989 Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal

13.       Addicted to Love 1997 Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick

For the Classical Movies list, here are the top Five Classical Hollywood Romance Movies. The plots, cast, and tidbits are listed below, so keep reading.

1.         Gone With The Wind 1939 Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh

2.         Some Like It Hot 1959, One of Marilyn Monroe's cutest Movies Ever!

3.         My Fair Lady 1964 Audrey Hepburn, and Rex Harrison

4.         Funny Face 1957 Fred Astaire, and Audrey Hepburn

5.         Mr and Mrs Smith 1941, original

 1. Walk the Line 2005

Reese Whiterspoon and Joaquin Phoenix

The life story of legendary Johnny Cash. Reese, playing June Carter, and Phoenix playing John Wayne, beautifully depict the young couple, through their tragic and heartbreaking love story, where true love won out in the end, saving both their lives. This movie is so well written, and Reese and Joaquin have such great chemistry on the silver screen that they make you forget they are Reese and Joaquin, and you fall right into Johnny Cash, and June Carter, even if you never heard a Johnny Cash song before, you'll start to love him. A great movie for cuddling.

 2. You Me and Dupree, 2006

Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson

Romantic Comedy, where Molly (Kate) and Carl (Matt) are having a rocky start to their marriage. A funky, cool, and smooth Dupree moves in with the couple, turns their lives upside, and on the journey to finding himself, he finds he's lost more than he bargained for, and opts to set a mends, get the love birds back together, cause Dupree found his NESS, when he discovered CarlNESS. You'll burst out laughing during this movie, do a lot of giggling, and be highly entertained. Definitely recommended for cuddling with sweethearts on the couch.

 3. Fifty First Dates, 2004

Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore

Forgetful Lucy. Adam Sandler's character Henry Roth, falls in love with a girl, Drew Barrymore's Character Lucy Whitmore. She's beautiful, smart, funny, and can give it right back at him.. she's perfect, he knows she's the one, she's the one to pull him out of tom cat ways. There is only one problem. Everyday, she wakes up with a clean slate, and he's wiped from her memory. And everyday, he works at rebuilding it all over again, with a lot of first kisses going on. Eventually Lucy figures out that Henry is putting his life off in order to be part of her life, and she erases him from her life, and makes him respect her wishes. Now Henry is at the lowest and saddest part of his life, living without Lucy, until her father shows up to say good-bye to Henry as he prepares his boat, to head to the artic on a walrus watching expedition. Her father gives him a special gift, the beach boys cd, one that her mother gave to him whenever he went out to sea, so he'd miss her and come back. Thinking that Lucy remembered him, he spun his boat around, and went to the hospital Lucy checked herself into, and asked her if she knew him and she said, no. What Henry and Lucy do next, will determine the fate of their love for the rest of their lives.
You gotta watch it to know what happens next, I guarantee you'll cry. With the usual Adam Sandler comedy bits, this movie is, just how Drew described meeting a walrus, "Awesome." This movie will keep you laughing, and at the same time, in saying a lot of Awwwe's. So cute! So adorable! So worth watching with the one you love.
Here's the lyrics to the song Adam Sandler wrote for Drew Barrymore in Fifty First Dates, or better put, Henry Roth wrote for Lucy Whitmore.

The Hukilau was the place
Where I first saw your face
We liked each other right away
But you didn't remember me the very next day
 
Forgetful Lucy
Has got a nice caboosey
 
I used to trick you into pulling your car over so we could chat
But my favorite time was when you beat the shit out of Ula with a bat
Then we drove up to see Dr. Keats
And found out why Doug always has to change his sheets
 
Forgetful Lucy
Cracked her head like Gary Busey
But I still love her so
And I'll never let her go
Even if while I'm singing this song
She's wishing I had Jocko the walrus' schlong
Forgetful Lucy
Her lips are so damn juicy
How about another first kiss
 4. My Best Friend's Wedding 1997

My Best Friend's Wedding will make you burst into buckets of laughter. Starring Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney, Rupert Everett and Philip Bosco, My Best Friend's Wedding is a must watch for all the romantically inclined souls. With different twists of funny lines, outbursts of song, this comedy is hardly serious, and a must watch with your lover, or fiancé.

 5. Ever After 1998

Drew Barrymore, and Dougray Scott (Ian from Desperate Housewives)

This is a Modern made Movie, about an old Classic Fairytale, the ‘real' Cinderella story. Drew is sweet as Danielle De Barbarac, playing the role of Cinderella, the plot is classic to the wicked step sisters, and horrible step mother, and deceased father. The setting was back in olden times, and the plot was brisk, the pace was good, and the actors were magnificent. Danielle (Drew) makes friends with Prince Henry (Dougray Scott), as she was posing as a Countess in order to rescue one of the hands on her land, who was falsely being arrested. With the deceit of her identity weighing on her heart, and her very cruel stepmother selling her to marriage, she fears she will never see Henry again. Henry is arranged to marry, and is distraught at the absence of Daniel.. And has little chance of finding his one true love. Ohh this is a wonderful movie to watch with your love. Cant' tell you anymore, would spoil it, but you should see it, if you haven't.

 6. Titanic 1997

Leonardo DiCaprio...  Jack Dawson
Kate Winslet ...  Rose DeWitt Bukater
A tragic love story of a poor boy in love with a high society girl. A forbidden love that saves her life, in more ways than a person can be saved. The tale of the Titanic's shipwreck, the most Romantic Story Ever told. A classic love story. The movie is 3 hours long, so make sure you make it an early night, have lots of supplies, and good snuggles.

 7. Love Actually 2003

Keria Knightly and Hugh Grant

Cast
Bill Nighy as Billy Mack
Gregor Fisher as Joe
Rory MacGregor as Engineer
Colin Firth as Jamie Bennett
Sienna Guillory as Jamie's Girlfriend
Liam Neeson as Daniel
Emma Thompson as Karen
Lulu Popplewell as Daisy, her daughter
Kris Marshall as Colin Frissell
Heike Makatsch as Mia
Martin Freeman as John
Joanna Page as Just Judy
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Peter
Andrew Lincoln as Mark
Keira Knightley as Juliet
 
Plot
An interesting collage of a series of different relationships, that some how all connect. A young boy whose mother had died, and he fell inlove with a girl, His father falls inlove with a girl to, and helps his son to get the girl of his dreams. A presidential Elect, (Hugh) falls inlove with one of his staff. Another couple, are porn star stand-ins, and fall in love, another couple, (Keira Knightley) marries into an interratial marriage, where the best man falls in love with her, he saw her first, but was too shy and missed out. Two best friends (Nick, from UK's My Family) goes to America to get a girl, because no British ones will have him, the American girls fall inlove with accent, he brings one home to England, and one for his friend to. There is an older man (Snipe from Harry Potter) who has a secretary flirt with him, and he is tempted, and his wife's heart breaks. And there is singer, who is trying to make a come back, he is old, and his song is nasty, but he makes it. (Bill Nighy-Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean) A full cast of the all our favourite British Actors. It's funny, cute, dark, and everything all mixed into one.
Great movie to keep you interested, and great to snuggle through. I give it a two thumbs up.

 8. The Butchers Wife Demi Moore 1991

Demi Moore as Marina Lemke
Jeff Daniels as Dr. Alex Tremor
A beautiful love story about a Clairvoyant, named Marina (Demi Moore). She makes a powerful call to her one true love, and the wrong man answers. She is a bit naïve, but very strong in her powers. She lives on an island in Cocohona, and the Butcher, Larry Lempke, a pudgey, very Brooklyn boy butcher answers her call. She marries Leo, and he is spooked by her magic and thinks she's into some kind of Voodoo. All the boys on the street fall inlove with Marina, all the girls love her for the love advice she offers. Demi is so beautiful with her long blonde hair, and bare feet walking around New York City. She falls inlove with the psychiatrist across the street, who is pulling out his hair, because all of his clients keep meeting the Butchers Wife, and are taking advice from her not him. All falls apart, when Leo falls for a lounge singer, church music teacher, and Marina gives up on love, and her Doctor. SO she leaves. Granny Garbo who raised Marina, and warned her not to push love, it takes as long as it takes. Love is a leap that won't be denied, and she taught Marina about split aparts, which is simular to concept of Plato. Marina has the cutest little New Orleans Accent, she is so perfect for her doctor and he for her.. but at the end it wraps up nicely, with some very surprising and shocking turns of event..

This movie is an older film, the theme and music is a bit 80's style enough though it's a 1991. But it is a wonderful story, it's light hearted, Marina (Demi Moore) is a doll, and it's totally worth renting to watch with your sweetheart.

 9. Moonstruck 1987

Nicolas Cage, and Cher
Moonstruck is about an Italian Family, who love and lose and find love again. Nicolas Cage falls inlove with his brothers finace, and she him, only to discover that stepping on toes, when it comes to love creates more trouble then they can handle. There is alot of loving going on, all around the family. Starring Nicolas Cage, Cher, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia and Danny Aiello is a lighthearted memorable movie.
 10. Jerry Maguire 1996

Tom Cruise and Renee Zellweger

Jerry Maguire is an insight to the growing of two people in life, romance and love, blending in a little friction. Cast. Renee Zellweger, Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr, Kelly Preston and Jerry O'Connell, Jerry Maguire is a must watch.

 11. Sleepless in Seattle 1993

Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks

Sleepless in Seattle stars Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Rosie O'Donnell, Bill Pullman, and Rob Reiner. The movie deals with a long distance attraction, between two lovers who have their first face to face meeting, in the final scene. Very good snuggle movie.

 12.  When Harry Met Sally, 1989

Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan

When Harry Met Sally centres around two people who had difficulty letting down their guard when it came to falling inlove with each other. When Harry Met Sally will make you laugh out loud. It's funny, it's cute, and great classic to watch while you cuddle on the couch.

 13. Addicted to Love 1997

Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick

Addicted to Love is a romantic comedy. Also cast, Tcheky Karyo, Kelly Preston and Maureen Stapleton, Addicted to Love is a must see for those who are, Addicted to Love Stories.

Classic Hollywood Romance Movies from 1930 to the 1960's.

Gone with the Wind 1939

"Frankly Scarlet, I don't give a damn." That famous line comes from this Classic American Romantic Film. Scarlet, a well brought up, and proper lady, maintains her dignity and tries to hold onto her status during the most difficult times in American History, Atlanta burning, and the Union Army took everything from her, including her beloved Tara. Scarlet blossoms from a spoilt, selfish, and pampered Southern Belle, into a strong, surviving women.. who has two loves. She manipulates the men, she stands up to their sarcasm with fire, and in the end, her tricks and schemes leave her alone. Sad, tragic, sexy, and sassy. A great Classic Romance film for watching with you lover.

Directors

George Cukor
Victor Fleming
 
Actors
Vivien Leigh
Clark Gable
Olivia DeHavilland
Leslie Howard
Thomas Mitchell
Butterfly McQueen
Hattie McDaniel
Ann Rutherford
 
 
 Some Like it Hot 1959
"I wanna be loved by you." Marilyn Monroe
 
One of Marilyn Monroe's cutest movies ever made. This movie makes you smile all the way
through it. Marilyn, playing Sugar Kane, is a singer travelling with a female band, and she meets two lovable ladies who become great friends with her. Now these lovable ladies, are actually two
poor misfits, who were musicians and they witnessed the great Valentines Day Massacre, a hit by some bad gangsters. Joe and Jerry were on the run, trying to keep their skirts on, and secretly joined the all girls band. Joe, calling himself Josephine, and Jerry, calling himself Daphne.
 
Sugar (Marilyn) was on the hunt for a millionaire husband, and Daphne (Jerry) was hit on by a real millionaire, Osgood Fielding. Josephine (Joe), fell inlove with Sugar Kane, (Marilyn) and Joe posed as Osgood Fielding, and bullied his roommate to go out on a date with the Real Million, so he could borrow his yacht to impress Sugar. It all fell apart around the time the gangsters showed up at the Grand Hotel where they played at, for the annual Gangsters Convention. They were found out, on the run, Marilyn got her heart broken, and eventually they all got away. And Marilyn got her man.. but I'm not telling which one, you gotta see the movie.
 
This one will make you laugh out loud, ohhh and the best part. Marilyn sings her famous song in this movie, "I wanna be loved by you." Ahhh she has the sweetest voice, so innocent and cute. Cheers to Marilyn Monroe on Valentines Day.
 
Director
Billy Wilder
 
Actors
Marilyn Monroe
Tony Curtis
Jack Lemmon
George Raft
Pat O'Brien
Joe E. Brown
Nehemiah Persoff
Joan Shawlee
Mike Mazurki
 
 
 My Fair Lady 1964
 
Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison
 
A Romantic tale of Rags to Riches. Two English linguists, have a chance meeting, and make a bet, that they can transform an English lass with a cockney accent into a refined Victorian Lady, with a refined aristocrat accent. Eliza agrees to their scheme, and Higgins is quite successful. Eliza captures the heart of an English Aristocrat, due to the dismay of Higgins who fell inlove with Eliza.
 
Director          
George Cukor
Actors
Audrey Hepburn
Rex Harrison
Stanley Holloway
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Gladys Cooper
Jeremy Brett
 
 Funny Face 1957

Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire
Small town girl Jo Stockton works as a clerk in Greenwich Village bookstore, when a fashion photographer, Dick Avery (Fred Astaire) books the store for a photo shoot, as he's on the hunt for an intellectual backdrop for a dizzy headed model. The camera crew were far from gentle and left the store in a mess, which the clerk, Jo Stockton was left to clean. Dick Avery, feeling guilty, decided to stay behind and help. While he looks over his photos, he notices Jo in the background of one of his photos, and is convinced that he going to discover her, as their new model. Jo, who believes models are air headed fools, wants nothing to do with him or his company, until a free trip to Paris is tossed in. After a while, of putting up with stress of her new job, she starts to enjoy her work, and Dick is starting to enjoy more than just her pretty smile in a picture, he wants the whole package for himself.

Director
Stanley Donen
Actors
Audrey Hepburn ...  Jo Stockton
Fred Astaire ...  Dick Avery Kay Thompson
Michel Auclair
Robert Flemyng
 
Mr, and Mrs. Smith 1941
 
Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery

Yup, the original movie to Angelina Jollie and Brad Pitt's rendition of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The plots have little to do with each other, and the action of course is more emphasised with Brangelina on the silver screen.
Lombard and Montgomery light up the screen with their sizzling tale of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. A high society couple with their own set of rules. Once a month, Annie Smith and David Smith, are obligated to ask each other a question and the other must answer honestly. David had confessed that he missed his freedom and probably wouldn't marry her again, if he had the chance.  Then the strangest thing happens. Sudden Montgomery is contacted by a New York official who tells him that there is a state boundary dispute on, and all couples married between 1936, and 1939, in the country, were not legally married. David at first thinks he could have fun with this, that is until he realizes that the City Official, had also contacted his wife. This starts a whole gut twisting turn of events for David, and he learns a very valuable lesson about Mrs. Smith.

If you like Brangelina's version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, why not try out watching the original, and see them all. Great for cuddles and giggles with your sweetheart.

Director
Alfred Hitchcock
 
Actors
Carole Lombard
Robert Montgomery
Gene Raymond
Jack Carson
 
Hope you enjoyed the show..
 
Happy Valentines Day you fuzzy wuzzys.
 
Written by Sacreeta.

Sacreeta Veneficus--Actor: Casting: Columnist: Novelist: Scriptwriter: College Instructor: Graphic Artist: Latino Dancer: Singer

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