FabSwingers.com forum: Your favourite romantic film

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Mine is Roman Holiday.

I fell in love with Rome after watching this film, and went there for my honeymoon.

Sadly the magical romanticism in the film could not be replicated.

Perhaps I was too stressed to enjoy it so soon after the wedding; or the numerous renovation works in the city during our stay in readiness for 2000 spoiled some of the scenery; or I was with the wrong person, as we divorced 7 years later.

However, the film never fails to make me feel all soft and gooey.

One of my guilty pleasures for certain, especially the handsome and dashing Gregory Peck!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The saddest thing about me, but I looooove The Truth About Cats and Dogs.........

Mad Dog And Glory is a good un too......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Moulin Rouge !!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Star Wars...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Star Wars..."
lol, I agree it's a great film, but hardly a romance........

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Star Wars..."

ESB is a better, in fact, the best of all SWs, IMHO.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Star Wars...

ESB is a better, in fact, the best of all SWs, IMHO.

Totally agree, dark and weird - shall I get the popcorn in??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Star Wars... lol, I agree it's a great film, but hardly a romance........"

I dunno, it's got everything - incest, wookies and ewoks...

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Ewoks appear in ROTJ, not SW, I think.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I quite enjoy a bit of tragedy in me romances, so for me it's 'The English Patient' and 'Wuthering Heights'

Do they count? ...or is 'Romance' more light hearted?

I like the passionate stuff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Alien

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can b romantic but would have to say officer an gentleman

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Fell asleep during the English Patient.

Laurence Olivier was brooding yet dashing in the 1939 version of Wuthering Heights.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

mainstream?

Boys on the side!

bittersweet but darkly humorous with lots of touching moments and a superb cast!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vksfC8UNpsk

Gay?

umm.. it hasn't been made yet!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the texas chainsaw massacre...what do you mean its not romantic..leatherface loves that chainsaw..

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

english patient is an awesome film..

meet joe black even though its so cliched..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ESB?

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

breakfast at Tiffanys,my all time fave romance

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"ESB?"

Empire Strikes Back.

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By *issBehavingxxWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"ESB?"

Empire Strikes Back I think...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ewoks appear in ROTJ, not SW, I think.

It's the same franchise! I'm too tired and emotional to be pedantic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't really do soppy movies or chick flicks yawn prefer action ora good thriller

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Laurence Olivier was brooding yet dashing in the 1939 version of Wuthering Heights.

He was.... but nobody broods like Ralph Fiennes...Gawd he was brilliant as Heathcliffe...shame about Cath with her french accent though

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ewoks appear in ROTJ, not SW, I think.

It's the same franchise! I'm too tired and emotional to be pedantic

Different films to be precise, not pedantic.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Laurence Olivier was brooding yet dashing in the 1939 version of Wuthering Heights.

He was.... but nobody broods like Ralph Fiennes...Gawd he was brilliant as Heathcliffe...shame about Cath with her french accent though

Laurence Olivier was an excellent broody Mr. Darcy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gladiator

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By *a and kaCouple
over a year ago

Leicestershire(ish)

Quentin Tarantino's perfect love story...

True Romance

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Breakfast At Tiffany's - a wonderfully romantic film - I adore it

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

jane eyre

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"jane eyre"

Which version?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

My favourite Mr. Rochester will always be Timothy Dalton in the late 70s' TV version.

Yum yum!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"jane eyre

Which version?

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the book never seen the film

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like Titanic and also Disneys Beauty and the Beast, always cry when Belle says 'don't die beast'.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Message in a bottle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"jane eyre

Which version?

the book never seen the film"

defo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Edward scissorhands (makes me cry everytime)

Not romantic films as such but do have a love story central to the plot Terminator

Bram Stokers Dracula (1992)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ps I love you. Always makes me cry!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ps I love you. Always makes me cry! "

that was going to me my choice along with the notebook and the timetravellers wife

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Quentin Tarantino's perfect love story...

True Romance "

Prefer dusk till dawn! Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love Actually

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Closest I'll ever come to liking a romantic film is possibly Grosse Pointe Blank

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ps I love you. Always makes me cry!

that was going to me my choice along with the notebook and the timetravellers wife

Only seen a little bit of the notebook (complete with subtitles at work!) And not seen the time travellers wife, but I love love love ps I love you. In fact anything with Mr butler in makes me slightly emotional!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Before Sunset

2 strangers, 1 train journey - ooof !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Closest I'll ever come to liking a romantic film is possibly Grosse Pointe Blank

Get off this thread you! I have a boob out and I require privacy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ghost for me, ummm dirty dancing, oh hell as long as its patrick mmmmmm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Closest I'll ever come to liking a romantic film is possibly Grosse Pointe Blank

Get off this thread you! I have a boob out and I require privacy

So I see... Staying now!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Closest I'll ever come to liking a romantic film is possibly Grosse Pointe Blank

Get off this thread you! I have a boob out and I require privacy

So I see... Staying now!

....ya dirty so 'n' so

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Closest I'll ever come to liking a romantic film is possibly Grosse Pointe Blank

Get off this thread you! I have a boob out and I require privacy

So I see... Staying now!

....ya dirty so 'n' so

Yes... yes I am

Even better example of a 'romantic' film: The Princess Bride

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

*hides assets*

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By *unloversCouple
over a year ago

rotherham

Most definatly

TOP GUN

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"*hides assets*

Awwwwwwwwww

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

"Don't really do soppy movies or chick flicks yawn prefer action ora good thriller"

I'm with you there, however, Sunday afternoons, mile high pile of ironing, nothing better to while away the hours than a soppy or family film.

If I had to choose - Corina, Corina!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Absolutely love

High society

But for the pure British embarrassment and. The fact you could order gin at train stations the winner is

Brief encounter

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

any bette davis film.

the piano.

love is a many spendered thing

south pacific

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

I actually do like sleepless in seattle... does that count...

oooooh... and Truly Madly Deeply... this is a fantastic film!!

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By (user no longer on site)
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over a year ago

Love actually

I don't really do romance though

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By *ove2-shareCouple
over a year ago

South Gloucestershire

Up (yes the pixar cartoon)

there is more love in that movie than any romance i have ever seen,

how many people do you know who have blubbed watching it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

was never a film i thought i`d get into but lost in translation with bill murray and scarlet johannson was deep

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

50 first dates romance and comedy. Class film

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

gotta be Pretty Woan every time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

*Woman

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By *ixson-BallsMan
over a year ago

Blackpool

I admit to liking the film "Overboard" with kurt russell and goldie hawn??....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Laurence Olivier was an excellent broody Mr. Darcy.

Ya got me there!

so handsome too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Quentin Tarantino's perfect love story...

True Romance "

Oh Lawks! bloody love that film

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

True romance is a brilliant film, you mention it to a man who's never seen it and the always say I'm not watching that girly rubbish, then you've to explain it has drugs the mafia a prostitute and val kilmer playing Elvis lol, and a fantastic cast Patricia arquette is a perfect woman, beautiful but still kooks filthy Mmmmmmm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

51st dates ace film n good bit of romance n good for a giggle too also lose how to lose a guy in ten days for the same reason

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Quentin Tarantino's perfect love story...

True Romance

Oh Lawks! bloody love that film

You do surprise me there old cock but so do I

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By *irtydanMan
over a year ago

Blackpool

pretty women

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By *irtydanMan
over a year ago

Blackpool

or ghost

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Quentin Tarantino's perfect love story...

True Romance

Oh Lawks! bloody love that film

You do surprise me there old cock but so do I

Cool ... I have it packed away somewhere lol!

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By *uyuksno1Man
over a year ago

poole

while you were sleeping

but mr darcy is my hero xx

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

this film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmzLLlmCD80

and this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNfyhvlVLx0

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pretty woman

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Odyssey and The Note Book are top of my list.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Ive just ordered the notebook cause callum told me how good it was

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm not a great one for watching romantic films but, Somewhere in Time with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour reduces me to tears ever time I see it

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

I'm not much of a one for soppy films, much prefer to see some muscled action hero strafing the forest or the street with his huge weapon

But if I notice either of the following films when channel surfing then I can't stop myself from watching them...(plus the sexy Alan Rickman is in both so that's a bonus)

Love, Actually

Truly, Madly, Deeply

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By *ukus 62Woman
over a year ago

Essex

mine is the wedding date

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

meet joe black was abit of a tearjerker

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

i forgot about truly madly deeply,and ps i love you,both reduce me to tears

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

and,the scent of a woman,love that one

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By *icplforbimalebarrowCouple
over a year ago

barrow in furness cumbria

i love dirty dancing or pretty woman for me

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

"and,the scent of a woman,love that one "
actually it wasnt a romantic one come to think on it,damn good film though,Al Pacino mmmmm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My favourite Mr. Rochester will always be Timothy Dalton in the late 70s' TV version.

Yum yum!

And before that Timothy Dalton also played Heathcliffe in the 1970 version of Wuthering Heights........ yummy yummy - may I lick the screen please - yummy yummy yummy!!!!!!

(Gimme the sick bucket!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mine is Roman Holiday.

I fell in love with Rome after watching this film, and went there for my honeymoon.

Sadly the magical romanticism in the film could not be replicated.

We did it the other way round - I took Perky to Rome in Dec 10 for our first break abroad and she fell in love with IT! (Bloody Romans - what have they done for us???????). When we cam back we bought the restored version of Roman Holiday and spent Xmas Day spotting all the sites and sights we had seen and been to. Everybody say 'Ahhhhhhh......'

As for My favourite film - How's this for 'high-brow'????

HEIMAT. (Dir. Edgar Reitz) A German language film from 1986 following the life of a Germany family from 1919 to 1984. It is that good that Speilberg nicked ideas from it for Schindlers List (most notably the little girl in the red coat....). Watched it at the NFT when it came out, in a marathon 18 hour session (the film is 16hrs long).

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

The Bridges of Madison County...tearjerker, but best i could do, as i dont do rom coms

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By *ove2-shareCouple
over a year ago

South Gloucestershire

"Mine is Roman Holiday.

I fell in love with Rome after watching this film, and went there for my honeymoon.

Sadly the magical romanticism in the film could not be replicated.

As for My favourite film - How's this for 'high-brow'????

yes i remember that tho i could have sworn it was originally released as a series, and that Shoa at 9 1/2 hours was the longest film released (maybe its just the longest documentary) but im probably wrong, both were brilliant and powerful, I forced myself to watch shoah , kept a stash of food drink n so i had no excuse to miss a minute, and came away emotionaly numb (9 1/2 hours about the holocaust with no archive footage will do that)

Heimat is more upbeat in that it shows germanys rebuilding after the war and the resiliance of family.

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