Your top 5 romantic comedies

Posted: Tue, Apr 17 2012, 11:42 am Post subject: Your top 5 romantic comedies

There's a 6 page thread on this site with romantic comedies, but there are just so many, I have no idea where to start. So can you all share your favorite 5 romantic comedies, even if others have mentioned them and this way we'll be able to see which are the most popular. Thanks!
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How to lose a guy in 10 days had me laughing non stop DH is not into movies ....she gives the guy a "Love fern" (I could easily see myself doing something stupid like that Rolling Eyes

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Sabrina with Audrey hepburn
Sleepless in seattle
never been kissed
serendipity
27 dresses

those are my top "5" Very Happy

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I'm more of a fantasy/sci-fi fan, so I don't watch many romantic comedies, but here are a few that I think may fit:

* While You Were Sleeping (with Sandra Bullock - this is my mother's favorite movie EVER, so my sisters and I can quote sooo many lines by heart)

* Groundhog Day (does that count? There's a romantic plotline... okay, whatever. I'm just gonna plug this movie any chance I can get!)

* Enchanted (does this count, too? It's got James Marsden in his typical role as the guy who gets dumped by the protagonist for someone else by the end of the movie...)

* Pride and Prejudice, in all incarnations: BBC miniseries, Kiera Knightley version (my sister's favorite movie EVER), Bollywood version ("Bride and Prejudice" -- it's got a singing, dancing Sayid from LOST in it!)... Jane Austen CREATED the romantic comedy genre! Smile

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1# -License to Wed- Laugh out loud funny!!
#2 -Definitely Maybe- great movie!
#3 -Hitch
#4 -Sweet Home Alabama
#5- The Proposal (not as funny but I love Ryan Reynolds!)

I can't think of 5, but I loved Sense and Sensibility.

Edit: I guess that's not really a comedy. Well, I loved it anyway. Embarassed

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#1 is definitely Pretty Woman- a classic!!
choosing just 4 more will be difficult, but I'll try:
The Wedding Planner
Two Weeks Notice
Maid in Manhattan
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
The Wedding Date

(I guess that's really 6 but I can't decide which one to leave out, sorry)
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Oh I have way more than 5! And I probably cannot remember half of them so I will just list the top 5 I can remember

The Switch
How to lose a guy in 10 days (really funny)
Maid in Manhattan
Confessions of a shopaholic
Leap Year

I have a whole list of other good ones if you have seen these. I can send it to you if you want!
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I have to rely on a long memory, because we don't really have a way of playing movies at our house.

Most adaptations of Jane Austen Novels are good, with some exceptions. Stay away from Mansfield Park, and Northanger Abbey, although the novels themselves are quite delightful. Most versions of Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma that I have seen are quite delightful. I also like Persuasion, but that one tends to be more serious, and you are looking for comedy.

There was a BBC version of Wives and Daughters, which had both comedy and "romance." (Highly recommended.)

Let's look at older movies that I enjoyed:
Roman Holiday
Desk Set (I have to mention that one, having once been a librarian.)
Sabrina (with Audrey Hepburn. I think that was mentioned here though)
Marty (slightly on the serious side, but also has some laughs.)
Shop Around the Corner
It Happened One Night (but beware, this one can get a bit racy.)

That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

For some reason, another movie popped into my head, that does not meet your request at all, but I remember it being very good. It isn't romantic, or funny, but I remember it being very well written and dramatic. You may like it if you are into classic films: All About Eve.

Posted: Wed, Apr 18 2012, 4:05 am Post subject: re: Your top 5 romantic comedies

Life as We Know It--This is my favorite!
America's Sweethearts
The Proposal
Emma (the BBC version)
The Holiday
Sweet Home Alabama

Okay, that's six, but those were the first I thought of.
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Posted: Wed, Apr 18 2012, 4:44 am Post subject: re: Your top 5 romantic comedies

1. Hannah and Her Sisters
2. Shakespeare in Love
3. When Harry Met Sally
4. Moonstruck
5. Micki and Maude
(only one of these films is from the 90s most are in the 80s, so its obvious I havent been watching films the last few years)
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I loved "Love Actually"

don't know what else compares.
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No top 5, but 50 first dates is really good!

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When harry Met sally--all time favorite and you know why!
Sleepless in Seattle
You've Got Mail
Anything with Tracy and Hepburn (that's not a movie title, that means any movie starring this duo, from Bringing Up Baby to Desk Set to Woman of the Year)

Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 1:49 pm Post subject: re: Your top 5 romantic comedies

Jane Austen is considered comedy?
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#1 Gone with the Wind
I'll have to think about the others.