Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Poll: "Ghost" tops as the most romantic movie love scene
BBC News/Entertainment On-Line | Friday, 7 Feb.,2003 | staff writer

Posted on 02/08/2003 11:04:14 AM PST by yankeedame

Friday, 7 February, 2003, 16:11 GMT

Ghost tops romantic love scenes poll

Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze's clinch over a pottery wheel in Ghost has been voted the top love scene in a film poll of UK cinema-goers.

The scene from the 1991 supernatural romance, which also starred Whoopi Goldberg, took 22% of the 3010 votes cast at UCI cinemas across the UK.

Top five romantic scenes 1. Ghost (Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze)

2. Love Story (Ali McGraw, Ryan O'Neal)

3. Four Weddings and a Funeral (Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell)

4. Pretty Woman (Richard Gere, Julia Roberts)

5. Casablanca (Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart)

"Ghost" beat classic scenes such as the final goodbye on the airport tarmac in the drama "Casablanca" (1942), and Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr's embrace on the beach in "From Here To Eternity" (1953).

The list does include a number of classic romances from yesteryear.

The scene where Jenny (Ali McGraw) dies in Oliver's (Ryan O'Neal) arms in "Love Story" was a surprise second favourite.

Scenes from 90s romances "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Pretty Woman" came in at number three and number four.

"Casablanca" has been called the most romantic film ever

The airport farewell between Ingrid Bergman's Ilsa and Humphrey Bogart's Rick in Casablanca made number five.

The romantic list also included scenes from "Brief Encounter" (number six), "Gone With The Wind" (number seven), "From Here To Eternity" (number eight) and "Bridget Jones' Diary" (number nine).

And the scene from "Titanic" where Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio stand at the prow of the doomed liner was number 10.

"The favourite film moments chosen here by our guests are a really interesting mix of tear-jerkers, passionate declarations and scenes to make you smile," said a UCI spokeswoman.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS:
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-63 next last
To: contessa machiaveli
No, really, you must see Always, it is much, much more than Dreyfuss. It is a feast for the heart, mind, and soul. It touched even ME, and I'm pretty tough lol.
41 posted on 02/08/2003 5:59:37 PM PST by Darheel (Visit the strange and wonderful, you just never know what might happen.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies]

To: visualops
It was HER movie. And, yes, I hate Lib actors, but I LIKE good movies like Dr. Zhivago, and Contact Ii love the romance between Foster and McCaunahy(ican't spell his name)and all the other dynamics with men, including her dad.
42 posted on 02/08/2003 6:03:35 PM PST by Darheel (Visit the strange and wonderful. I've been there, it's pretty sweet.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 36 | View Replies]

To: Darheel
Contact was very cool.

Sometimes I believe one has to simply appreciate art for art's sake, otherwise there'd be alot of stuff in basements lol
43 posted on 02/08/2003 6:14:42 PM PST by visualops (Currently cranked: Megadeth "Moto Psycho")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 42 | View Replies]

To: contessa machiaveli
Have you ever seen, or read 'Fine Things'? The best made-for-tv-movie romance ever(sobbing).
44 posted on 02/08/2003 6:14:44 PM PST by Darheel (Visit the strange and wonderful.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: visualops
If they changed the last few minutes into something spectacular and meaningful, Contact would be an absolute classic.

We can't leave out Sarah Conner and Kyle Reese in 'Terminator', but the love that never was was between Ripley and Hicks in 'Aliens'. sigh.

45 posted on 02/08/2003 6:18:10 PM PST by Darheel (Visit the strange and wonderful.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 43 | View Replies]

To: Darheel
Agreed on Contact-
Yeah, Terminator...that scene was very poignant.
46 posted on 02/08/2003 6:29:21 PM PST by visualops (Currently cranked: Angel Dust - "Bleed")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 45 | View Replies]

To: yankeedame
What, no votes for "Naughty Nurses In Bondage?" I cried when Lola said "bless you, Dirk, I'll never use that speculum again." They just (sob!) don't make 'em like that any more...
47 posted on 02/08/2003 6:36:13 PM PST by Billthedrill
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Billthedrill
Right! What about Last Tango - wasn't there the romantic butter scene! Who did they poll? Women only? Do Women consider clay more romantic than butter? And why not scenes with whipped cream? Guess guys prefer Basic Instinct (physical) while women prefer Romance (emotional).
48 posted on 02/08/2003 7:07:44 PM PST by TransOxus
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 47 | View Replies]

To: Mamzelle
The end of "Love Story"(I am not ashamed to say I cried),The fort scene from "Mohicans", all of Romeo and Juliet (but then I was young and very much in love at the time), Casablanca and finally the "Ghost" scene would be my top five.
49 posted on 02/08/2003 7:26:59 PM PST by redangus
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies]

To: BlueAngel
how about "Somewhere in Time" with Jane Seymour. Romance all over the place!

"Somewhere in Time" really was the most romantic movie.

50 posted on 02/08/2003 7:51:59 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | View Replies]

To: Dr. Scarpetta
The last 5 seconds of "Mercury Rising" will tear your heart out and hand it to you on a plate.
51 posted on 02/08/2003 8:05:58 PM PST by calljack
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 50 | View Replies]

To: yankeedame
How about this one?


52 posted on 02/08/2003 8:11:15 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (.. . . frankly, my dear . . .)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 51 | View Replies]

To: Joe 6-pack
Let's not forget the Turkish prison scenes in Midnight Express!
53 posted on 02/08/2003 8:13:39 PM PST by eleni121
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: AnAmericanMother
You are soooo right! Now Gable may be before my time but Swayze a better lover than Gable - NO WAY!
54 posted on 02/08/2003 8:15:15 PM PST by eleni121
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 52 | View Replies]

To: eleni121
He's before my time, too, I must confess.

But my mom was at the premiere at Loew's Grand downtown in Atlanta (the old DeGive Opera House, right where the Georgia Pacific Building is now.) She was a very small child, and her father put her up on his shoulders so that she could see Gable and Leigh and all the others going in.

55 posted on 02/08/2003 8:27:00 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (. . . "Miss Harlot! Miss Harlot!" . . . . "That's Scarlett, Prissy!")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 54 | View Replies]

To: visualops
Agree, City of angels and Mohicans were both good
love scenes, but nothing will ever top that scene
on the beach in "From here to eternity"
When Burt Lancaster kisses her, wow.
The music, the whole thing.
56 posted on 02/08/2003 11:15:14 PM PST by 2rightsleftcoast
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: martin_fierro
Deliverance had to be the scariest movie I've ever seen. I had nightmares for years about it (not the Ned Beatty scene). I dreamed I had killed someone, and there was a lawman who knew it, but couldn't prove it, and kept following me around. That scene at the end where the hand comes up out of the lake and Jon Voight wakes up screaming, then it goes back to the lake still scares me. Brian DePalma made an entire career out of ripping off that ending (Carrie, Dressed to Kill, etc.)

For romantic scenes, I'll still take the spaghetti scene from "Lady and the Tramp".

57 posted on 02/08/2003 11:22:28 PM PST by Richard Kimball
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: Dr. Scarpetta
Bammo. You nailed it. Even though it featured Christopher Reeve, Somewhere in Time had to be the most romantic movie ever.
58 posted on 02/08/2003 11:25:16 PM PST by Richard Kimball
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 50 | View Replies]

To: Richard Kimball
Somewhere in Time- I love that movie. Just hearing the music from the movie, I get a huge lump in my throat and the eyes start to sting. *If* I still had cable, I am afraid I'd be compelled to watch it every time it was shown :-)

ACK! Now I'm going to have to find and buy the DVD :-)

59 posted on 02/08/2003 11:47:06 PM PST by Marie Antoinette
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 58 | View Replies]

To: Marie Antoinette
Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody was the theme. There's a web site here that plays the theme when you open the page, and also has a bunch of info on the rhapsody. There's another here, with a better version. I thought Jane Seymour made the movie


60 posted on 02/09/2003 8:27:15 PM PST by Richard Kimball
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 59 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-63 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson