So, what's your favorite romantic movie? (re: American Film Institute (AFI) )

American Blue ^ | November 16, 2001

[Stand Watch Listen]

Will it be Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara? The dying young woman who claims love "means never having to say you're sorry'? Or the star-crossed Italian lovers from Verona?

The search for America's 100 greatest love movies was launched on Wednesday by the American Film Institute (AFI) as part of series celebrating 100 years of cinema.

The AFI sent out ballots to 1,800 actors, screenwriters, critics and historians for its "100 Years...100 passions" feature, linked to a CBS television special to be aired in June 2002.

The event follows searches over the last four years by the AFI for the top movies of the past century, the most beloved stars, the best comedies, and the scariest thrillers.

AFI director Jean Picker Firstenberg said the theme of romance was chosen for the cinema centennial series before the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

But she added "As we move forward we are now -- more than ever-- reminded that the movies tell stories that move us and bring us together; and though the lovers on screen may end up apart when the lights come up, we, the movie lovers, remain bound by their emotional journey."

Jurors are asked to choose their top 100 romantic movies from a list of 400 provided by the AFI and return their ballots by December 14.

[68skylark]

I definitely have to say "Say Anything".

Yeah, I agree with you.

[jeremiah]

Total Recall. It has everything, a beautiful adventurous blonde with nice legs, and a divorce, with prejudice.

[weegee]

Princess Bride. So what if it's a comedy?

How about Ben, even though it's about a boy and his rat...

It even has a nifty song by Michael Jackson as its theme/love song.

[MHGinTN]

Matthew Brodericks, Infinity; it's the beautiful love story of Richard Feynman and his lovely first wife, Arlene. The DVD has a wonderful, long segment on the making of the movie, also. I heartily recommend it for form and content. Matthew directed it and his mother and he had a large hand in the writing. A must see, without the gratutitous sex or off-color language ... AND IT'S ALL TRUE!

[ofMagog]

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
with
Janet Reno, Jerry Falwell, Hillary Clinton

[lowbridge]

Bad Ronald

You are a sick, sick man.

(And I being the only other FReeper who (A) knows that movie, because (B) I saw it — what does that say about ME??)

Got room on that therapists couch? Move over, because I saw that movie too! Quite a few times! In fact I believe I got a copy of it on tape somewhere around here inside my videotape collection.

[lowbridge]

Grease

You've Got Mail

The Frankie Avalon and Annette Funnicello Beach Party films

[Texaggie79]

True Romance

[BibChr]

{elbow, elbo} Get a load of THIS guy!

Dan
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[KillerWabbit]

Okay we're all missing something here. When they picked the top comedy films my guess was that a cross-dressing flick would be in the top 5. Turns out (as I recall) that 3 of the top 5 were cross-dressing flicks, inluding number 1 -- "Some Like it Hot". (To this day why critics raved about a flat film like "Tootsie" is beyond me, except they just love cross dressing flicks.)

So look for some homosexual or lesbian love story flick (I can't think of one) to finish in the top 5. And maybe more than one, if there are more than one to pick from.

[sakic]

Beast of 20,000 Phathoms

[drjimmy]

A Boy and His Dog

[fish hawk]

King of Kings, where my Lord went to the cross for me.The ultimate LOVE.

[VRWCmember]

Payback

[VRWCmember]

or "True Lies"

[GretchenEE]

I am so happy to find a Jane Austen fan on this thread! She is my favorite author of all time on any subject. Now that I have read all of her books, the juvenilia, and incomplete work, I circle around and start reading them again. That woman packed more worthwhile meaning into any sentence than any prose writer I can think of.

And yes, A&E's Pride and Prejudice is a winner. Big time. I've now gotten a video of almost every version of Jane's books. Persuasion is another nice love story.

I enjoy William Hurt and Charlotte Gainsborough (sp?) in Jane Eyre.

Can't remember my other favorites right now.

[GretchenEE]

And, of course, "An Affair to Remember".

Thank you for reminding me of the title of that movie! It's one of my favorites; still makes me cry even though I now how it turns out.

[YourAdHere]

A Boy and His Dog. LMAO, Just kidding.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

OH! I can't believe someone else knows about this movie:

All This and Heaven Too

THE BEST!