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more about #romcoms BettyCrockerPunkRocker: I think "The Family Stone" tried to fit in several of these cliches, and failed miserably. #9 I was truly bothered by the way the overbearingly cla... more » camera_obscura: I love Zooey Deschanel, mostly because I look a lot like her, or at least like the third sister (the second being Bones) Also, I vote Meet the Parent... more » celery: One more flick for the time travel set - "The Lake House" which from the previews i know is something about a time traveling mailbox that introduces S... more » tappitytappitytap: I was just commenting last night that I have never seen Hugh Grant in ANYTHING other than the gag-worthy rom-com world. I don't even know the kind of ... more » flugennock: I'm not sure which of these categories it fits under -- and I know it wasn't made in the Aughties -- but on the positive side, I think The Truth About... more » flugennock: Under The Tuscan Sun was on cable a few years or so ago, and my wife absolutely insisted that I watch it with her. Jeezus H., was that ever awful. The... more » Island of Misfit Toys: Are there any romantic comedies left? more » ceejeemcbeegee is not here: Ohh! I've got one! Geeky/nerdy African American woman meets.... wait, there are no geeky/nerdy African American women in movies! Oh, well... never... more » chicanafalsa: You're kidding about Music&Lyrics, right? Pop! Goes My Heart was inspired genius! more » westie1984: What about fat guys scoring hot women? Seth Rogan, J Black more » BytheSea: I'm secretly fond of Young Girl in the City Finds Career and Falls on Her Face, Loses Job but Wins at Life. Nanny Diaries, Devil Wears Prada. I think ... more » ccivar: Not to be nitpicky, but I fail to see how About a Boy is about a reformed bad boy. more » sequined: Career Woman Who Needs to Loosen Up also applies to The Princess and the Frog! BAM! Fish Out Of Water also applies to the Little Mermaid! BAM! (I rea... more » bluesbelle: The only romantic comedies I can stomach are old classic Hollywood fare like It Happened One Night, or maybe a foreign film. And I absolutely found We... more » R_Claw: Still #8 is from Love Actually, thus best RomCom of the decade, and not at all overused. It's lovely! more » tiredfairy: I dunno. I don't feel like either Nick and Norah or Juno belong on that list. Norah isn't quirky, for one thing, and it's a "happened one night" story... more » burningdinner: No joke - my boyfriend told me this morning as we were commuting together that, if our love was a movie, Sandra Bullock would play me and we would get... more » carinamarie: I have this bookmarked so that when I'm HORMONAL, the mister can pick one to watch with me that doesn't make him want to gouge his or my eyeballs out:... more » thatblackgirl: I've only seen one of the many movies mentioned: Juno. Can I still post here? more » doodly: And the MONTAGE! They always fall in love during a 1-2 minute montage. I know it's not a plot, but still. This is an awesome list, but to be fair, li... more » -
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Most Overused Romantic Comedy Cliches Of The Decade
Hollywood's current strategy for romantic comedies seems to consist of increasingly contorted plot-lines being mistaken for actual freshness. (The Bounty Hunter, anyone?). Still, in the last decade, the genre found a lot of the same ways to be contrived.
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#starsjustlikeus
Celebrity Wedding Planners Lead Crazy Lives, Need Their Own Rom-Com Immediately
"It's like a military operation," says one celebrity wedding planners in a fascinating look into their top-secret machinations. Because if Chesea Clinton is, indeed, secretly getting married, apparently the whole thing's been carried off with painstaking precision. More » -
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Third Cliché-Filled Bridget Jones Flick In The Works
There's a third installment of the Bridget Jones series in the works, which means two things: First, Renée Zellweger will once again "pack on the pounds" to play the full-figured singleton. But also:
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#knockedup
Swedish Study Says: Just Get The Epidural
Science guy says: "Our conclusion is that natural childbirth preparation with psychoprophylaxis does not reduce the need for epidural analgesia or improve the birth experience, when compared with the standard form of antenatal education." Translation: watch the labor scene in any rom-com! More »
