tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post22510361293538399..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Romantic Comedies' Golden Age, When Wit Was Front Row CenterEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-81029626643594133132010-08-18T08:29:48.018-07:002010-08-18T08:29:48.018-07:00recent romantic comedies I've enjoyed:
CONVERS...recent romantic comedies I've enjoyed:<br />CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER WOMEN<br />THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT<br />STRANGER THAN FICTION<br />NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST<br />and it might be stretching it a bit, but one could argue that ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND is among other things a romcom as well as a satire of romcoms...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-90702986225437797152010-08-16T03:37:10.482-07:002010-08-16T03:37:10.482-07:00Maybe the witty repartee went to television instea...Maybe the witty repartee went to television instead? The dialogue in for instance THE GILMORE GIRLS often felt like a homage to old screwball comedies.<br /><br />That list of modern romances that work is not very good. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY really is good, but Judd Apatow is likely the most overrated person in movies. I'd list the following:<br /><br />Roxanne (1987)<br />Say Anything (1989)<br />Groundhog Day (1993)<br />Clueless (1995)<br />10 Things I Hate About You (1999)<br /><br />And if one is not too picky about what constitutes a romantic comedy, there is also:<br /><br />Raising Arizona (1987)<br />Hairspray (1988)<br />Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)<br />The Opposite of Sex (1998)<br />Legally Blonde (2001)Anders Enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-6001437048948257202010-08-15T22:46:21.353-07:002010-08-15T22:46:21.353-07:00There was a blip in the early 80s of good screwbal...There was a blip in the early 80s of good screwballs, mostly made on the cheap by Disney's Touchstone division. "Splash" "Down and out in Beverly Hills" and "Ruthless People." They weren't very romantic but they did capture that same sense of comedic energy. <br /><br />Other than that I can only name the BBCs "Coupling" as decent screwball or romantic comedy.<br /><br />Dan LuftAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-12222352213895262822010-08-15T13:29:02.261-07:002010-08-15T13:29:02.261-07:00I read the Dowd article and suffered the same regr...I read the Dowd article and suffered the same regrets. What was the last good romantic comedy? BOT was nothing like the book and poorly cast. Only Audrey and the song were good. <br />At some point, even Woody forgot how to make good romantic comedies. I'd be hard pressed to name one in the last decade. Or two.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-37640782206534159202010-08-15T10:11:10.937-07:002010-08-15T10:11:10.937-07:00Never understood the appeal of Breakfast at Tiffan...Never understood the appeal of Breakfast at Tiffanys. George Peppard was a pretty charmless actor and Mickey Rooneys blantantly racist performance jusy kills it for me.<br /> Some of the examples of modern romances that work also leaves me scratching my head. My Big Fat Greek Wedding?Annoying characters. Arthur? Liza Minneli romantically interesting to a straight man? She too creepy. And never much cared for Knocked Up(could never buy the relationship) and Juno I hated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com