Members Kace Posted February 27, 2011 Members Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Anyone here ever seen this movie?My wife called from work and asked me to pick up a romantic comedy from the video rental place. She said it might set the right mood. I almost peeled out of the driveway in such a hurry. I get there and browse row after row of movies and this one catches my eye - (500) Days of Summer. The cover is cute and bills it as "Smart, sexy and seriously funny". The back describes it as a "quirky romantic comedy about love and fate". Ooooh, sounds perfect! I check out and bring this little Bluray gem home. We sit on the couch and I snuggle up to her side as the movie rolls on. It was 95 minutes of the male protagonist having his heart run through a meat grinder. The poor guy is unbelievably frustrated, pining for this girl that's completely unreadable. One minute she's warm and lovely, the next she's as cold as an icepack to the testicles. And just when you think things are looking up for poor Tom she non-nonchalantly devastates him in such a way that his concept of romance is finished off in a final coup de grâce, leaving him a bitter crippled mess. There is no happy ending. I've read Franz Kafka novels that were more uplifting and less brutal. That's not to say it's a bad film, but it sure as hell isn't "romantic" or a "comedy". The takeaway moral to the story (explicitly spelled out) is that human coupling is nothing more than random chance and it's impossible to ascribe cosmic significance to anything here on Earth.Then it got late and she was tired. Thanks Fox Searchlight Pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ladylove Posted February 27, 2011 Members Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 We saw this movie also, We flat out disliked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WendyNY Posted March 1, 2011 Members Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 So much for setting the right mood ! And you were such a great husband to run out and pick one up !! (That's one good thing about Porn----it ALWAYS sets the right mood !!! ) (sorry.........) I love Vince Vaughn movies, those are always funny. Yes, it's hard to judge a movie by the cover. Oh, there was a really good movie /romantic comedy I saw a couple months ago, "The Wedding Date"-- Debra Messing was in it . It's been out awhile---since 2005--she may have seen it already. It only got 3 stars, but I thought it was great. Here is the link :http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372532/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kace Posted March 1, 2011 Author Members Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I'll definitely look for your movie suggestion! It's hard to find a movie she likes, romantic comedies aren't the genre I typically browse through. V-day was a bit of a bust and this movie thing didn't work out like I'd planned - but I'm taking her to see her favorite comic tomorrow and she has no idea. Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WendyNY Posted March 2, 2011 Members Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Yes, I just read what you had done for Valentine's Day---SO ROMANTIC ! I'm sure she'll love the comedy show too. Ok, I looked up a couple of my very very FAVORITE movies. One is a Romantic/Comedy and one is just a Romance movie. She may have seen them . The first one is "The Truth About Cats and Dogs" (1996) It features Uma Thurman and Janeane Garofalo. Here is the trailer to view on YouTube: The second one was shown on the Hallmark Channel "The Love Letter" (1998)---Jennifer Jason Leigh is in it . It 's a very, very bizarre love story (kind of a time travel theme to it.)Here is the link to the first 6 or 7 min of it on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyDuJVnU0Gs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ladylove Posted March 2, 2011 Members Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 The first one I've seen and thought it was cute, but the second I've never seen and looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WendyNY Posted March 5, 2011 Members Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 The first one I've seen and thought it was cute, but the second I've never seen and looks great. Time travel is my favorite theme and this was such an awesome and romantic movie. Since it was shown on Hallmark---I'm not sure if it's out in full video to either rent or buy. I'll have to check out Amazon for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kace Posted March 10, 2011 Author Members Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 I'm not sure if you're into reading novels or not, but if you like time travel, romance, and exotic locations - pick up a copy of "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon. It's a great read by an up and coming author. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ladylove Posted March 10, 2011 Members Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 I'm not sure if you're into reading novels or not, but if you like time travel, romance, and exotic locations - pick up a copy of "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon. It's a great read by an up and coming author.Big reader, I'll have to put it on my list. Thanks, I'm always looking for new recommendations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kace Posted March 10, 2011 Author Members Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 There are 6 books in the series so far, they just keep coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WendyNY Posted March 11, 2011 Members Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 That book series sounds great !! I will look for it. I do have a favorite Time Travel / Romance book I love to read. It's old---from the 70's. I read it about once a year ! (I always return to my favorite books ! ) It's called "The Mirror" by Marlys Millhiser. A girl about to me married, gets swept away by her grandmother's antique mirror. She becomes her grandmother and her grandmother becomes her. Each has to live their life in the other's body in a different time period. So very hard to put down !!! http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADRA_enUS370US370&q=the+mirror+book&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&wrapid=tlif129984480090710&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=10540179353376251242&sa=X&ei=nRN6TcP0Is3vrAGJvtzPBQ&ved=0CDAQ8wIwAg# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kace Posted March 11, 2011 Author Members Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 That sounds intriguing! I'll definitely check that one out. That would be really odd, giving birth to your own mother. That's wrong on so many levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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