grim22 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 15 minutes ago, ecstasy said: I'm gonna watch it. Just looked it up on IMDB. Looks good. Amazon instant video 14.99 though. I'll have to wait for it. It's streaming on Netflix. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 34 minutes ago, grim22 said: It's streaming on Netflix. That was my next stop! Thanks. Makes it much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted August 31, 2016 Community Manager Share Posted August 31, 2016 Well if your going to watch things on Netflix and if it's still on Netflix I recommend this movie: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 21 minutes ago, Water Bottle said: Well if your going to watch things on Netflix and if it's still on Netflix I recommend this movie: Paul Rudd. Another fella I dislike. I like him better than Pegg though. You guys are batting a thousand with these leading men choices. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 14 minutes ago, ecstasy said: Paul Rudd. Another fella I dislike. I like him better than Pegg though. You guys are batting a thousand with these leading men choices. Dammit, E, blame the casting directors! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted August 31, 2016 Community Manager Share Posted August 31, 2016 16 minutes ago, ecstasy said: Paul Rudd. Another fella I dislike. I like him better than Pegg though. You guys are batting a thousand with these leading men choices. Tbf They Came Together is less a romantic comedy and more of a spoof of the whole genre. It's very hilarious. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I actually didn't like "They Came Together" all that much. For some reason, the leads just did not go well together, and most of the spoof moments didn't land for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 39 minutes ago, Water Bottle said: Tbf They Came Together is less a romantic comedy and more of a spoof of the whole genre. It's very hilarious. I'll watch it. At least Rudd is handsome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) When the best recommendations people can make for current Rom Coms are those that poke fun at and skewer the genre and/or star Simon Pegg well... "It's dead Jim!" Simon Pegg... really? I'm with Ecstasy. He could not be less appealing unless he was Miles Teller - maybe. Paul Rudd I like though. I've had a bit of crush since Clueless. Edited August 31, 2016 by TalismanRing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) 41 minutes ago, TalismanRing said: When the best recommendations people can make for current Rom Coms are those that poke fun at and skewer the genre and/or star Simon Pegg well... "It's dead Jim!" Simon Pegg... really? I'm with Ecstasy. He could not be less appealing unless he was Miles Teller - maybe. Paul Rudd I like though. I've had a bit of crush since Clueless. Totally forgot he was in Clueless and I did like him there but he had to go and ruin it all in that movie with Michelle Pfeiffer. I couldn't figure out why I hated him so much. But it was that movie that did it. Couldn't stand him after that. Irrational I know. But there it is. Edited August 31, 2016 by ecstasy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 7 hours ago, TalismanRing said: When the best recommendations people can make for current Rom Coms are those that poke fun at and skewer the genre and/or star Simon Pegg well... "It's dead Jim!" Simon Pegg... really? I'm with Ecstasy. He could not be less appealing unless he was Miles Teller - maybe. Paul Rudd I like though. I've had a bit of crush since Clueless. Yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 12 hours ago, NuTella Lover of Sky Beams said: It's a small indie with Lake Bell and Simon Pegg, but it's well done and very aware of all the rom-com tropes, many of which it manages to invert or poke fun at. If you like the genre, I think you'd really like it. I watched it on Netflix. LOL I'm about to watch this now. And I totally missed your last sentence the first time around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Simon Pegg aside (I'm indifferent toward him), I'm just not sure I should take recommendation from the living fossil on the subject of modern rom-coms. They Came Together was ok. I like both Rudd and Poehler, but together, they're not clicking all that much to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Man Up was pretty good. I liked the quirkiness of the characters. Well directed. That dinner scene with his ex and her new man was especially so. It was well acted by all. Olivia Williams and Stephen Campbell Moore had me rolling. I enjoyed it. Reminds me of those Monica Potter films back in the day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arlborn Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) Deadpool was the best rom-com of 2016. Anyone disagrees? Edited January 14, 2017 by Arlborn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 1 minute ago, Arlborn said: Deadpool was the best rom-com of 2016. Anyone disagrees? It was almost the only rom-com of 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 On 12/3/2011 at 4:48 PM, Electric said: They're not dead at all.We have higher standards for them. Reporting from 2016. The genre is 100% dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moviesareawesomegirl Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I'd love to see Jennifer Lawrence and Michael B. Jordan in an old-fashioned rom com: he seems like the dapper, charming, hunky-yet-approachable leading man, and she certainly fits the archetype of the awkward beauty with the razor-sharp tongue and a heart of gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franfar Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 45 minutes ago, cannastop said: Reporting from 2016. The genre is 100% dead. Woah are you a time traveler? But for real, rom coms can't survive in the era of event films. Low-budgeted high-reviewed indie films could do okay if they just play on the coasts. I think that's a viable future for them. ... On another note, look at the country of origin of rom-coms from Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_romantic_comedy_films If you just skim through the list, they're all from the US/West until mid-2010s. Now they're basically gone from the West and are now produced in Asia. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, franfar said: Woah are you a time traveler? But for real, rom coms can't survive in the era of event films. Low-budgeted high-reviewed indie films could do okay if they just play on the coasts. I think that's a viable future for them. ... On another note, look at the country of origin of rom-coms from Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_romantic_comedy_films If you just skim through the list, they're all from the US/West until mid-2010s. Now they're basically gone from the West and are now produced in Asia. Weird. I see a lot of newer ones on Netflix though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
