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Good Date Movies
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I'm supposed to write a Valentine's Day themed article about 5 good date movies for my college paper. Any ideas?
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Shaun of the Dead? Much more violent, but a romcom with zombies. Definitely not as universal in its appeal as TPB.
Dodgeball? Not even a romcom. But its a comedy and has a love plot. I don't know man, I got nothing. Sorry.
If you want to go conventional, Notting Hill is a big one. Same with Bridget Jones's Diary
Sid and Nancy
Sunset Boulevard
Manhattan
Rashomon
BAM perfect date night. Any of these movies = love is sooooo in the air.
Hilarious.
An adventure like Raiders of the Lost Ark would be good.
Or a Disney musical.
Don't, this is a college paper. Besides, from your comic, I'm well aware of your very tenuous grasp on humor.
If you want an left of center date movie, try True Romance.
My Personal list:
500 days of summer.
17 dresses
The Notebook (Chief364, Listen to your old man.)
when I took a girl out on a date years ago... we end up watching "Sonority boys" We didn't end up together but that didn't go as badly as I'd imagined.
Sweet November.
@Esh The editor wouldn't have let me put in one of those movies anyway. Besides, I know that it's not in good taste.
Wristcutters is actually hilarious, and pretty crazy. Not what I expected it to be for sure
Hard to Kill
Marked for Death
Out for Justice
Under Siege
You can swap any of the first four for Exit Wounds but it's not as romantic as those.
Well if she doesn't like them then obviously you shouldn't date her.
It's the sneakiest of date movies. They ought to call it Crouching Sex Act, Hidden Date Movie.
So we've got to think about what sort of response you want to get out of your film, how well do you know each other yet?
So we've got, in order of how well you know them;
The Cliched Horror Film; worth a mention because it so often comes up in advertising, with the man then having to comfort the girl intentionally or otherwise as she huddles close to avert her eyes. You've just met a girl and then taken her to see Hostel to prove your a man and so she'll cuddle up? You're a sociopath, plain and simple. Unless of course we're talking about a classic or you know they're really into that sort of thing, in which case see 'Your/their favourite film'. This applies for weepy Rom Coms too but they tend to get a bit more a pass as far as it just being a poorly chosen 'New Film'.
The New Film; biggest thing here is that it gets you out of the house and pretty much meshes pretty well with going for a meal out as well. Film should be first to avoid having to rush dinner to get to the showing, which will probably then lend itself to being a more family friendly film due to the timeslot. Also gives you an emergency thing to talk about, but honestly you probably don't know her well enough for that so it's unlikely to be the main topic of conversation. Whatever is out now and fairly safe. Basically, you've only just met or at least since Christmas or you're still at Uni and went home over the holidays to see friends and family just after you first started going out and just barely kept in touch through texts and emails. Valentines is an excuse to go out just as you without any of the baggage of meeting up with friends later, and a film is the perfect opportunity to spend time together without having to constantly try to impress the other person or find stuff out about them.
The Film That We Then Talk About; obviously you know enough about them that they're kind of into film so we're going to pick either a classic or something indy and clever that gives us something to talk about in the pub afterwards. We know the vague surface details about each other, so this is an opportunity to just talk to each other about something and see how you both think without having to focus on it being a date. You met up in September/October, perhaps went to an awkward Halloween party after you'd just met, and perhaps sort of made the time to see each other over Christmas/New Years but might have well spent it with friends. You know the basics, and your friends know you're a couple but you're still definitely discovering who each other are (and you're serious enough about it that this could potentially be quite a cool little tradition to continue, and an easy one on top of that). You don't have to both like it, if you both walk out or end up going on about how pretentious that was (the film and/or your plans) then you've still got a connection and a cool tradition. At this point, it could be Primer or it could be Megashark vs Giant Octopus depending on your relationship (or both!)
Your/Their Favourite Film (or perhaps type of film). You've been going out a while and know what sort of thing each of you like. So we're either trying to get into the same sort of thing they're into (plus hopefully their pants) or to get them to understand something that means something to us. You've been going out for a few months now, and probably met up with their friends and/or family over Summer/Halloween/Christmas/New Years - you think you know each other but also want to strengthen those bonds between you with a common interest. Obvious choice is something from your childhood, your go-to Rom Com for when times are bad, or Star Wars as long as you're not going to be a dick about it.
The Famous Film Somehow Neither Of You Have Seen, and everyone has seen but for some reason you haven't. Everyone knows the Godfather, and who at this stage hasn't seen the original Alien? Well...both of you. It's kind of the same as above but at a slightly later stage, you know what you both like and don't mind admitting that whilst you might be aware of something in societies big bucket of pop-culture, you've actually never seen it yourself. You've been going out since last summer, or a year or so at least, so why not have a quite night in, cook something decent and see if you agree that these are the best films ever made? Biggest thing here, and in particular separating it from the previous category is that this is definitely going to be a more private affair, you don't have to go out to watch these.
Best romance ever made. Probably not very girl friendly because girls don't really get love. There is a reason why romcoms are written by guys, we are really the mushy lovey type where girls in real life aren't - only in movies.
But back to point - Clarence and Alabama, now that is love at it's finest.
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Also I would add The Hudsucker Proxy. Great comedy, good romance, leaves you warm & fuzzy at the end.
Also, Once. Simple love story, great music
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Gotta agree there. Those effects account for the few (and welcome) interruptions the first time I watched it. So I watched it a second time later that month, and still, so good.
A few more (safe options):
Edward Scissorhands
Star Wars: Episode V
The Money Pit
Strictly Ballroom - love Baz Luhrmann
Amelie
Roxanne
My Date with Drew
Down With Love
50 First Dates
Jeux d'enfants (Love me if you Dare) - intense, and good.
Moulin Rouge
Amelie (as previously mentioned)
While You Were Sleeping (one of my personal favorites)
Leon The Professional
Let Me In
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And this thread just went from zero to creepy in no time at all.
That being said, I will absolutely 3rd Stardust. I love that movie ever so much.
Let Me In is a totally awesome vampire movie!
And Leon the Professional is totally badass!
Edit: I forgot some scenes in Let Me In. You're right, it's pretty creepy. But it's otherwise a great movie.
Leon the professional though, isn't that creepy. It has a great story. And Gary Oldman.
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Also I can't believe I forgot Once. Such a fantastic movie.
Did you miss the part about the several hundred year old castrated male vampire and the pre-teen boy in love with him? Or the infatuation of a pre-teen girl with a man in his mid-40s?
They're both great movies, yes, but they're not what I would consider date movies by any stretch of the imagination. I imagine anyone who put these up as consideration for "date movies" in a college paper might end up getting a lot of weird looks and possibly be removed from the staff.
I'll probably try again at some point.
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Anyway, whatever dudes. It's cool if you guys don't think it's a good date movie.
And yes. I agree with you on Let me in. Hence my edit. I just forgot about some scenes. It's been a while.
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I said the girl's infatuation with Leon, not the other way around. Either way, I don't see how you could possibly conceive of it as a romantic date movie. I'd love to hear the justification behind that one.
It's not a "classic" date movie per se, but it tugs on the heart strings. A little girls family is murdered, and a man helps said little girl not get murdered as well out of human compassion, something of which that little girl has never experienced before due to her family being abusive assholes. A movie that tugs on my heart strings like that, to me, is a good date movie, which is also why I chose Let Me In. A lonely little boy, who is constantly picked on, makes a friend, and ultimately has a better life as a result of said friend.. Yes there is weird shit that happens, but it's a fucking vampire movie. Twilight is unfortunately considered a "romantic love storyomg" (unfortunately), even though the main character emotionally abuses and stalks the female lead character.
So yes. My choices were most definitely unconventional, and not necessarily romantic, but I didn't choose them all willy nilly.
Edit: I was hoping to add something a little different other than "The Princess Bride", and "the notebook" etc, because *everyone* on the face of this planet knows that they are good date movies.
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Yes, and all that "other stuff that happens" makes it a very bizarre pick for a date movie. You have to realize that this article that the OP is writing is for a college newspaper and there will be a very wide range of people reading it. The audience must be considered. So, making suggestions like Let Me In and Leon is setting up the OP to land himself in some very hot water and is potentially very destructive advice.
If you want unconventional, see my suggestion or maybe something like Wild At Heart. Something Wild, 2046, or Untamed Heart.
Hold on, are we talking about the original or the remake? Cause one is definitely more twisted than the other.