Dementeleus Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 3 minutes ago, Chewy said: Of course. The Pirates movies, all the Spider-Men, the first Thor, etc I think those are all a stretch. Technically, yes, there's romance, and there's comedy, but both tend to take a back seat to everything else. The Spideys probably come closest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Just now, NuTella Lover of Sky Beams said: I think those are all a stretch. Technically, yes, there's romance, and there's comedy, but both tend to take a back seat to everything else. The Spideys probably come closest. You're a stretch (The PIRATES movies actually lost their momentum (and their audience!) when they moved away from it) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 1 minute ago, Chewy said: You're a stretch (The PIRATES movies actually lost their momentum (and their audience!) when they moved away from it) The Pirates movies lost their momentum when they tried to tell a 90 minute story in two and a half hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Everything Spidey does is motivated by his girl, just like in your average rom-com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 1 hour ago, CJohn said: You must be thrilled that you are getting Bridget Jones 3 this September then. I need to check out the second one but if this one gets good reviews, hell yeah I'll go see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Seriously, Legally Blonde, When Harry Met Sally, Bridget Jones's Diary, You've Got Mail... all top-notch films that'd be pretty high up in my studio releases of the year if they came out this year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orestes Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Just now, ecstasy said: I think that one is a little one sided. Maybe, but so far as meet-cutes go, it was a pretty good one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted August 29, 2016 Community Manager Share Posted August 29, 2016 3 hours ago, TalismanRing said: The death of the studio rom com pisses me off. There was no reason for it to happen. They got subsumed by raunchy "girls" movies and man-child comedies masquerading as romance when there's nothing romantic about them. They now mostly exist in Indies and on Netflix. Trainwreck was amazing though. How dare you hate on Amy Schumer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Is gushing about your favorite non-romcom movies allowed in this thread now? Because I can play at that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 6 minutes ago, cannastop said: Is gushing about your favorite non-romcom movies allowed in this thread now? Because I can play at that game. No Furries talk please 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 11 minutes ago, TalismanRing said: No Furries talk please Spandex talk is a-OK though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 1 minute ago, cannastop said: Spandex talk is a-OK though. Of course not, they don't wear spandex though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 3 minutes ago, filmlover said: Marvel should just stop trying to set Steve up with Emily Thorne/Amanda Clark and just #MakeCap&BuckyACouple already. The plot to the most recent Captain America movie would've been much more plausible if they had. Bucky is not worthy. He's the kind of boy that will only get you in trouble or use you as shield and toss your body around as a weapon (see apt fight). Sam would never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 1 minute ago, TalismanRing said: Bucky is not worthy. He's the kind of boy that will only get you in trouble or use you as shield and toss your body around as a weapon (see apt fight). Sam would never. Please. We all Cap and Bucky are soulmates. It's been written for the last 5 years. Speaking of which, it really is kind of surprising that we're 10 years after Brokeback Mountain and the doors really haven't been opened for LBGT movies in the mainstream. I'm actually surprised a studio hasn't considered doing something like a same sex version of a Fatal Attraction-style thriller. Plenty of commercial appeal is probably there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HesAPooka Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Quote Are typical ROM COMS kind of dead? Nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 10 minutes ago, HesAPooka said: Nope How so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 48 minutes ago, TalismanRing said: Of course not, they don't wear spandex though. Deadpool does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxOfficeFangrl Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 1 hour ago, filmlover said: Please. We all Cap and Bucky are soulmates. It's been written for the last 5 years. Speaking of which, it really is kind of surprising that we're 10 years after Brokeback Mountain and the doors really haven't been opened for LBGT movies in the mainstream. I'm actually surprised a studio hasn't considered doing something like a same sex version of a Fatal Attraction-style thriller. Plenty of commercial appeal is probably there. The obsessed lesbian/bisexual is kind of an ugly stereotype, though, the audience who would want to see a movie with gay protagonists otherwise might boycott it. Not that Hollywood would care about trading in stereotypes, but they are kind of risk averse in general. Surprised more studios haven't pulled this low-budget sci-fi trick of filming making alternate versions of the same movie where the lead is gay or not gay, depending on the edit (and title): Force of Impact: Deadly Skies (slightly NSFW trailer behind a spoiler cut): Spoiler An easier approach with an action movie than a rom-com where romance is the point, obviously... Rom-coms have largely gone low budget, indie/VOD on one end and Hallmark Channel on the other, and the latter has a developed a real brand and a staggering amount of content year round. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Well, the love triangle in Civil War was suffocating and intoxicating. And what Cap did for Bucky was the most romantic thing since Love Actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomCat Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 1 hour ago, BoxOfficeChica said: The obsessed lesbian/bisexual is kind of an ugly stereotype, though, the audience who would want to see a movie with gay protagonists otherwise might boycott it. Not that Hollywood would care about trading in stereotypes, but they are kind of risk averse in general. Just reminding me of this movie. Though the protagonist wasn't gay... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
