What is the point in watching a romance movie?

[Lorizael]

I'm a sucker for sappy romance, despite being incredibly cynical in almost all respects... and I'm a guy.

And actually, in good romance, there are good guys that get hurt, there are unhappy endings, and in real life you can have a good relationship that does not end with your death.

[Urban Ranger]

Since good guys get hurt all the time and end up last in real life, it's about time they kick arse in romance movies.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Asher
Women watch it for the fantasy element...

That fantasy being that guys are interested in more than getting into their pants and care what they say.

[message to the mods - we need a "pig" emoticon]

[JohnT]

Re: What is the point in watching a romance movie?

Originally posted by johncmcleod
I think it is stupid to watch a romance movie. First off, they're very unrealistic. The main character always gets laid on his/her first date. Second, almost all of them have a happy ending, which is very unrealistic. The only relationship that has a happy ending in real life is the person you're with when you die. Also, the good guy is always the one who gets the girl. They never make a movie on the other guy in the love triangle, who has to watch the one he desires with someone else. That guys is always the bad guy. And, what's the point in watching one anyways? A romance in real life is a lot better than one on TV.

So, the problem you have with these films is that they are formulaic?

What genre of films do you like?

[Nubclear]

Re: What is the point in watching a romance movie?

Originally posted by johncmcleod
I think it is stupid to watch a romance movie. First off, they're very unrealistic. The main character always gets laid on his/her first date. Second, almost all of them have a happy ending, which is very unrealistic. The only relationship that has a happy ending in real life is the person you're with when you die. Also, the good guy is always the one who gets the girl. They never make a movie on the other guy in the love triangle, who has to watch the one he desires with someone else. That guys is always the bad guy. And, what's the point in watching one anyways? A romance in real life is a lot better than one on TV.

I'm placing my beta on 12.

[Dis]

to get laid.

duh!

p.s. you take your date to them of course.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

My name is Rufus, and I like romantic movies.

"Hi Rufus"

Crap romances are crap, but then crap anything is crap. A good romantic movie, however, can make you feel vicariously the excitment of love, which is pretty great; they also tend to be better-plotted and have better dialogue and that most films made for guys. I do, curiously, tend to prefer movies in which the romance doesn't quite work out (Casablanca, Now Voyager, Annie Hall, Manhattan, New York New York) but that's just my all-embracing cynicism at work. I also don't think very many good ones get made these days, at least in English; Muriel's Wedding and Four Weddings and a Funeral are the last two I remember really liking.

And just for the record, this isn't about being whipped . My wife, for her part, loves Die Hard-style action films.

[Dis]

Romance movies that are chick flicks are bad.

but if they are a fairly mainstream movie I might like it. I did like Titanic btw . Yes I hate to admit to that, but I did like Titanic. It was a decent flick.

not I'm going to hang my head in shame.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Felch X
To get laid.

That about boils it down. You watch this ****e because she wants to watch it and then you hope she's feeling so romantic at the end that she'll go for a ****.

[Traianvs]

that's lame, women should **** you because they want to, it's silly to manipulate them with romance movies, you sex obsessed perverts!!!


Of course, i am anti-romance movies
And I am starting a crusade against Hugh Grant that mofo idiot that earns zillions of $$$ with getting his foul face on tv in dozens of romantic movies that are all pretty much identical to one another!!! GRAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Trajanus
that's lame, women should **** you because they want to, it's silly to manipulate them with romance movies, you sex obsessed perverts!!!


Of course, i am anti-romance movies
And I am starting a crusade against Hugh Grant that mofo idiot that earns zillions of $$$ with getting his foul face on tv in dozens of romantic movies that are all pretty much identical to one another!!! GRAAAAAAAAAAAA

1) Replace "romantic" with "action"
2) Replace "Hugh Grant" with "Arnold Schwarznegger"
3) Sign me up

OR

1) Replace "romantic" with "comedy"
2) Replace "Hugh Grant" with "Adam Sandler"
3) Sign me up

[MattyBoy]

A friend of mine convinced his girlfriend that Total Recall was a romantic comedy, so she would go with him. Not sure how that ended.

[Felch]

Originally posted by Trajanus
that's lame, women should **** you because they want to, it's silly to manipulate them with romance movies, you sex obsessed perverts!!!

Women want to do all sorts of pleasant and fun things to you because you are willing to watch the romantic movie. Nothing perverted about it.

Let me guess, the Belgian girls are as frigid as the Arctic, and it's making Trajanus a little testy.

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by MattyBoy
A friend of mine convinced his girlfriend that Total Recall was a romantic comedy, so she would go with him. Not sure how that ended.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Dissident
Romance movies that are chick flicks are bad.

but if they are a fairly mainstream movie I might like it. I did like Titanic btw . Yes I hate to admit to that, but I did like Titanic. It was a decent flick.

not I'm going to hang my head in shame.

So romance movies that are chick flicks are bad, but you think the pile of ordure that was 'Titanic' was good?

Rarely outside the realms of brain dead action movies for boys with small genitalia has so much money been spent on producing something so unworthy of it.

Anachronisms, poor accents, ludicrous stereotyping, appalling acting, 'Titanic' had something to please every discerning viewer.

I'd rather watch 'Lone Star', 'Afterglow' or 'Lantana' any day.