Thursday, February 13, 2014

Movie Recommendations: Valentine's Day Edition!

Bonjour! And Happy Valentine's to you lovely people out there! Well, my friends and I were having a conversation earlier this week about movies that should be vital to watch, and more if they are romantic, or romantic comedies, so I'm going to write a list of my all-time favorite romantic movies I'll recommend you to watch during the coming up Valentine's weekend!

 
Top Favorites:

Crazy, Stupid, Love
Reasons to watch: The cast is freaking perfect! Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Julianne Moore, Steve Carell, I mean who more do you need.
10 Things I Hate About You
Reasons to watch: Watch how Heath Ledger and Joseph Gordon Levitt steal your heart. Do yourself a favor and watch this movie if you haven't had the chance.
Leap Year
Reasons to watch: Amy Adams quirky and funny side! And then the romance with Matthew Goode... if you love Irish men, you'll adore this film.
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
Reasons to watch: Period dramas, and if you love Jane Austen's masterpiece, a novel with the same name, you'll adore this movie. The scenography and photography in this movie are insane. Joe Wright is one of my favorite directors, and I love how the little details in his movies are the most important elements within the story of the film. He does it beautifully.
Roman Holiday
Reasons to watch: A CLASSIC! Gregory Peck and the immortal, Audrey Hepburn! A journalist who falls for the princess, a forbidden love that will capture your heart!
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Reasons to watch: THIS LOVE STORY, #NEVERFORGET, and the of course, oh so lovely Audrey Hepburn in the movie that made her the famous fashion icon.
Romantics Anonymous
Reasons to watch: A really cute French movie about these two really shy people who share a passionate love for chocolate and how they cope with their problem to interact with people through love.
Emma (1995)
Reasons to watch: If you like period dramas (again), you'll love this adaptation of the classic story, Emma by Jane Austen in where we get to see Gwyneth Paltrow portray a really fantastic role of Emma and the love story with Mr. Knightley, this is such a romantic and cliché movie, but you'll fall in love with it so bad.
Amelie
Reasons to watch: This is a really well known French romantic comedy starring Audrey Tatou. This movie is really quirky and fun to watch! I really need you to watch this movie please, if you haven't watched it.
The Proposal
Reasons to watch: Sandra Bullocks' and Ryan Reynolds's comedic genius + a love story, please this is a must watch. No more to say.
Love Actually
Reasons to watch: The cast is flawless, it is a British love/comedy/drama film with multiple stories that relate to one another, with the acting of Liam Neesom, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Keira Knightley, and much more. Seriously, one of my top favorites.
Elizabethtown
Reasons to watch: Kirsten Dunst in my opinion, is the queen of romantic and quirky movies. Orlando Bloom is the protagonist of this story, but without Kirsten's character to spice up his life, we seriously don't have a love story. And yes, it is one of my favorite movies ever. It's pretty much about finding love, to be loved and to look for confidence kind of movie.
A Walk to Remember
Also a classic, Mandy Moore and Shane West's ultimate best couple ever! A true love's story in which the main character is diagnosed with cancer and she warns him to not fall in love with her, but of course he does. Perfect love story.
Silver Linings Playbook
Reasons to watch: This movie is just how love grew between these two people who are coping with troubles within and things that have happened in their life, that with each other's help, they find love. Jennifer Lawrence's Oscar winning performance along with Bradley Cooper's extraordinary portrayal really enamour you.
He's just not that into you
Reasons to watch: So many great actors in this movie, and the stories aren't all necessarily about love, but there are so many life lessons to take as advice. Favorite couple in the movie is Ginnifer Goodwin and Justin Long's characters.
Win a date with Tad Hamilton
Reasons to watch: Topher Grace's ability to make your heart melt. Topher and Kate Bosworth's chemistry is so sweet and charming, you can't resist. I love the scene where he confesses to her, but I won't spoil it for you, so must watch.
My Week with Marilyn
Reasons to watch: Eddie Redmayne's Colin that falls for Michelle William's Marilyn Monroe. You'll fall for him, because he loved Marilyn with this quiet passion and even though he's young, he really has this mature love for her. How he truly cared for Marilyn's well being. Just watch this movie, he is the romance in it.



Romantic Independent film favorites:

Lost in Translation
Reason to watch: Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray's chemistry and acting in this movie! I would watch this movie a hundred times and never get tired of it.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind:
Reason to watch: Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet's chemistry is off the charts, and the plot of this story is so original and captivating, I fell in love right away! Mark Ruffalo and Kirsten Dunst are also in the film (two of my favorite actors).
The Giant Mechanical Man
Reasons to watch: THIS FILM. Jenna Fischer is one of my many favorite actresses, and in this indie film, the photography is orgasmic. The main couple is so adorable, it is about standing up for yourself and have confidence, to feel loved and to be loved. The romance is pretty realistic. A must watch.
Drinking Buddies
Reasons to watch: JAKE JOHNSON, okay and Olivia Wilde. This relationship is so immature, but so beautifully portrayed in this movie. I think this is the best summary, lol. You will see how this relationship is stuck in time, in which both of these people don't really see what they are feeling.
Safety Not Guaranteed
This movie isn't in my ultimate favorites, but it is worth a mention, because it is a unique love story, in where Aubrey Plaza just decides to believe in this guy who has been working on this time machine, where she just goes with the flow and falls for him. Pretty good! We see a different kinds of relationships and human phases in it, we can relate to any of these.

So comment below if you have any romantic film favorites, and enjoy this list that is only for you. Happy Valentine's day!

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