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Rhino
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If you had to pick only one or two movies/books about the "Greatest" love story ever told... what would they be and why?
Also I prefer books with movie adaptations (that way I can watch the movie "quickly" in one or two hours as a 'preview' and then read the entire book if I like it a lot).
Also I prefer books with movie adaptations (that way I can watch the movie "quickly" in one or two hours as a 'preview' and then read the entire book if I like it a lot).
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There are other better ones I'm sure, but I can't think of anything right now.
Though the book is wierd. I don't particularly recommend it. Movie is great though.
I wouldn't necessarily call it the "greatest," but Pride and Prejudice is the origin of the modern romance story.
I dunno, when I think of "great" love stories, I think of the Greek myths. Pygmalion and Galatea; Orpheus and Eurydice, that sort of thing.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
I am also a big fan of Princess Bride.
Drew Barrymore is really good in Ever After - that's in my top five for sure.
AND OMG OMG Sense and Sensibility - this movie effing rocks my socks.
I surprised myself by actually enjoying this one. In case the OP is unaware, this movie is based on Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew".
Edited for accuracy.
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Oh! Yes! This had completely slipped my mind. It's excellent.
Titanic. I guess.
I third the Princess Bride and Ever After is great though.
I'm surprised that Noone brought up Pride and Prejudice or Tristan and Isolde.
Both are pretty decent, I liked the movie renditions, but be prepared for a tough read.
Some other movies with a written base are: [some of these are on loose footing/open to interpretation on "romance" status
-Original Sin [Waltz into Darkness]
-Cruel Intentions [Les Liasons Dangereuses]
-The Illusionist [Eisenheim the Illusionist, short story]
-Brokeback Mountain [hahaha, Brokeback Mountain, short story]
-Memoirs of a Geisha
-Breakfast at Tiffanys
There's also numerous Musical possibilities...like..South Pacific...Singin' in the Rain, etc. Most of which have film adaptations.
Cinema Paradiso
Because:
It's fucking superb.
It's proper bitter-tragic romantic, none of this wet Titanic stuff.
It's fucking superb.
Gorgeous, heart-wrenching soundtrack from Ennio Morricone
Italy
It's fucking superb.
Wimminz will love you for it.
Best kissing scene in the history of film
It's etc.
[PS See the original 1989 version, not the new Director's Cut, which ruins it a bit]
seriously folks.
incidentially a Marvel graphic novel was recently done on it.
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The Princess Bride - almost everyone has suggested this.. going with that.
Pride and Prejudice - because it's a modern classic.
10 Things I Hate About You - since it's based of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew", so many points for that! I
Sense and Sensibility (Ang Lee version)
Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock version) - since they where suggested by a girl, plus the creepy obsessive theme might be nice change.
Breakfast at Tiffanys
Ever After - since it's girl suggested and have heard them talked about a lot.
The Notebook - ... what? nothing wrong with this suggestion... nothing at all.
On a side note, I'm going to look Sooo gay at the movie rental store.... I should probably get "Blood and Death Fists part 8; Killing time" or something. That way I can be all like "sick girlfreind at home... yep"
I also second Last of the Mohicans... for all the above reasons as well as the fact that the final scene on top of the mountain could be one of the best scenes in film making.
in for a penny, in for a pound.
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Added... you have a way with words.
but no more! This already is like... a lot of hours worth of girlie love stuff.
also: The Fountain.
Because that's how it is these days it seems.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Because I think we can all sympathize with the wanting to forget you business.
Wow... I don't know how I could forget such an amazingly awesome movie. Very good call!
I saw this movie for the first time last week. It was amazing.
Also, I will put one in for Moulin Rouge. It is a fun musical romance movie, the soundtrack is awesome. My girlfriend loves it to death.
Several times. It's really good.
I'm also going to toss Garden State into the mix. I loved it.
There's not enough limes in the world to express how much this needs to be limed.
Last of The Mohicans and Cyrano - and Cinema Paradiso of course - are the only genuine romantic love stories mentioned here (Titanic has the framework but is just too bloody...Titanic), and they are very good. Princess Bride also great but it's a fairytale, and Eternal Sunshine...it's not exactly the same thing.
If you like Last of The Mohicans, come back and get some proper big fucking Russian epic romances or the French death blood honour and revenge love stories like what they used to make in the old days guv.
No mate, that is the 'love story'. Has been for centuries. Not studied Chaucer and Arthurian myth yet?
Query, and I promise I'm not trying to be an ass here, I'm just asking because you sound like you've studied this stuff along the way:
Isn't what you quoted there, what you claim as what has been the 'love story' for centuries, exactly describe Eternal Sunshine?
I should point out that there is no love story in the book. Movie only.
movie was better than the book. Cooper can make a man go sleepytime if you arent prepared. I like him though he portrays a good picture of early america.
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Yeah I was honestly surprised it took as long as it did to get mentioned. My favorite love story of all times, and one of my favorite movies as well. Definitely not sappy, and almost frighteningly realistic.
Everyone who has ever lived (and loved) at some point wishes they could simply erase feelings. This puts into light what might actually happen if we could, and raises points of why inherently we aren't and shouldn't be able to play god.
Also I didn't like Garden State at all for some reason, which is odd because I like Braff as an actor, I guess just not a writer.
I'm also partial to Tristan & Isolde.
I disagree, though I read the book first. All the changes they made for the movie drove me nuts.
i honestly tried my best to like Doctor Zhivago (sic?) but I couldnt force it. The music, all that damned snow. Didn't happen for me and it was way too many hours upon hours of snow.
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To be fair Last Mohican has be redone many many times being the first successful american novel. The book is great but I don't see how anyone could be disappointed in how Michael Mann treated the work. With the 2.5 hours he had to tell the story I think he did an excellent job (actually it's my favorite movie ever made so...).
the greatness of his choice of the location, the casting and the battle scenes are really hard to argue in my opinion. did he take some artistic license? they all do. but come on man...you liked it.
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I wasn't trying to decry the movie, I was just pointing out to the OP that the book had no love story.