Comments | connielane: Rom-Com Cliches That (Mostly) DON'T Need to Retire

connielane

Rom-Com Cliches That (Mostly) DON'T Need to Retire

Jun 17, 2009 10:53

IMDB's daily links list is often a rich source of interesting blog posts, but it's sometimes also a rich source of posts that make ME want to blog right back. Case in point, Entertainment Weekly Online's 24 Rom-Com Cliches We'd Retire. I agree with some of these, but others are downright ridiculous, and some only have a couple of examples - ( Read more... )

movies, romantic comedies

Comments 11

shocolate June 17 2009, 15:56:26 UTC

Oh gosh, yes. This one does need to die. Although I must plead for the Pretty Woman fashion show.

Can we include Rupert changing his shirts until his bets mate approves in Cherrybomb??

connielane June 17 2009, 16:02:38 UTC

:D I suspect it's far less silly and gratuitous than the SATC and 27 Dresses fashion shows.

queenriley June 17 2009, 17:51:10 UTC

And for the life of me I can't remember Janeane Garofolo's major physical transformation in The Truth About Cats and Dogs. I thought the whole point of that was that the physical Abby that the guy thought he was in love with was a totally different person.

You are correct. Abby DIDN'T go through any physical transformation at all. Brian fell in love with Abby the personality, but saw Noelle the pretty face. Once he discovered the truth, he went after the personality he loved... and she never once changed the way she looked. That was the point of the entire movie... Abby was WRONG in thinking the only way she could get a guy was if he thought she was some drop dead gorgeous model, when really he loved her just for who she is. Goodness, that was said outright point blank with the whole bathtub scene!

"You forgot to say I love you because you're beautiful."
"No, I didn't. I mean, she is, but that's not why I love her."

*headdesk*

(not that I love that movie a whole lot or anything... *whistles innocently*)

connielane June 18 2009, 02:14:10 UTC

I love that movie, too. Especially the scene when Abby points out that if she were a man, women would be all over her.

Noelle: "I'd f*** you."
Abby: "Thanks, sweetie, I know you would."

smallerdemon June 17 2009, 18:10:58 UTC

We really never needed another Romantic Comedy after HIS GIRL FRIDAY anyway.

connielane June 18 2009, 02:09:14 UTC

Switch His Girl Friday with The Philadelphia Story and I agree with you. :P

smallerdemon June 18 2009, 03:09:58 UTC

*heh* I love that one, but HGF is just more... fun. Machine gun rapid fire.

divinemum June 17 2009, 23:34:18 UTC

I think another 'Blooming Wallflower' that worked was Tula in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". She put on makeup and fixed her hair and got contacts because SHE wanted to, and not because she met a guy. Her outward change was a direct result of an inner change she had already made.

And yes, I realize she met Ian before her makeover, but as he said, "I don't remember any Frump Girl. I just remember you".

connielane June 18 2009, 02:07:41 UTC

Yes! They used that movie several times as an example of cliches. And as I recall, it was a big deal at the time that the not-traditionally-beautiful Nia Vardalos got to have a love scene. I'm still convinced that that is a huge hurdle popular culture has to (and likely will) overcome - allowing women who are not skinny minis to be sexy and, you know, have sex in stories. Because they are and do in real life all the time.

divinemum June 18 2009, 02:35:00 UTC

"...allowing women who are not skinny minis to be sexy and, you know, have sex in stories. Because they are and do in real life all the time."

YEAH WE DO! (Says DM who is decidely not skinny but having a great time with the DH while we are child free for a week.)

Ahem. Sorry, TMI. ;)

the_vixxmeister June 18 2009, 07:45:05 UTC

I generally like cliches in my movies, especially if I'm going to sit through a rom com, I know what to expect and get a feeling of "yeah, well that's how it should be" from them.