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Top 10 List how we choose
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50 First Dates
One of the funniest romantic comedies to hit the screen in recent years,
Drew Barrymore plays a beautiful young woman with short term memory loss.
Adam Sandler is a playa who falls for her hard, but she can't remember that
she has ever met him. You'll laugh with them as they go on their
50 first
dates and enjoy many first kisses. A cast of secondary characters add
additional humor throughout the movie, including animals such as a walrus
and a penguin. You'll love the heart behind this story of true love that
stops at nothing. |
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Casablanca
1942 classic, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Find out
how much
Humphrey Bogart got paid to star in this film (hint, it's less than many
regular people make in a year now). You'll love this traditional romance if
you enjoy a good mystery and a bit of drama. Don't expect the typical happy
ending for this bittersweet film. The movie won three academy awards and is
on nearly every top romance list you'll find. Looking for
Bogie
memorabilia? You'll find everything from movie posters to CDs. You'll
also find many different Casablanca collectibles. |
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Dirty Dancing
If you don't have anything better to do than carry a watermelon, you might
enjoy watching this movie about a young girl discovering love and herself.
In fact, you'll likely have the time of your life watching Patrick Swayze
show off his dance moves and Jennifer Grey get her groove on. Set in 1963,
the movie is filled with tons of terrific
music. The focus of this movie is on the budding relationship between
"Baby" (Grey) and Johnny Castle (Swayze). Mixed in are hot topics like
purity, looking at more than a checkbook and honesty. |
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Ghost
Another heart wrenching movie that doesn't exactly end happily, this one is
nevertheless worth watching. A romantic thriller where two lovers are
separated by the murder of the husband. However, Sam (played by
Patrick Swayze)
can't move on yet and can't quite figure out why until he realizes that his
wife, Sam (Demi Moore) is in mortal danger. He then embarks on a crazy
scheme that pulls a medium (Whoopi Goldberg) into the movie as he tries to
convince his wife that he is communicating with her beyond the grave. Many
tender moments in this movie. |
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Gone With the Wind
The beautiful Vivien Leigh plays the spoiled Scarlett O'Hara. Based on a
novel by Margaret Mitchell, this movie is set during the Civil War. It was
released in 1941 and at the time the controversial parting shot, uttered by
Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), caused many critics to caution against seeing
the film. Again, this isn't a movie that has a typical happy ending, but it
does end on a positive note, with Scarlett insisting that tomorrow is
another day. You'll find tons
GWTW collectibles,
such as figurines, games, jewelry, Christmas ornaments and dolls. |
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Never Been Kissed
Drew Barrymore
stars in this sweet 1999 release about a shy copyeditor who was tormented in
high school. When she gets a chance to relive her high school days as an
undercover reporter, it sounds like a great idea until she is thrown back
into a high school setting and realizes that the same types of kids as those
who used to torment her still exist. It is only through the help of her
brother and her growing awareness of herself as a woman that allows her to
finally gain acceptance, not only of others but of herself. The
soundtrack
has some interesting picks on it. |
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The Notebook
Nicholas Sparks' epic love story comes to life on the big screen in this
movie that follows the tale of Allie and Noah in a Romeo and Juliet type
story. Explores the power of true love even into old age. This story will
make you laugh, make you cry and make you wish you could experience the
blush of first love all over again. The ending is as sweet as the story
itself. This is a great date movie. You'll want to own the DVD, so you can
watch it over and over. You may also want to
read the book and compare notes on how closely the two resemble one
another. |
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Pretty Woman
Although a Beverly Hills hooker might not make you think of romance, this
film is one of the top selling romance movies and videos of all time.
Julia
Roberts plays Vivian, a hooker with big dreams who doesn't quite seem to
fit in the seedy world in which she is living. Edward (Richard Gere) asks
for directions but winds up taking her back to his hotel. A whirlwind
romance then ensues. This movie does have a happily ever after that will
leave you sighing with satisfaction and believing in true love.
Roy Orbison's song
by the same name is featured prominently. |
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Somewhere in Time
1980 time travel romance starring
Christopher Reeve and
Jane Seymour.
A visit by an elderly lady starts Reeve on a journey that will take him back
into time and into falling in love. Although the ending is sad, it is
somehow satisfying and understandable. Find out what happens when two people
love each other so much that their love can reach across the very boundaries
of space and time. A true romance classic, you'll find a
widescreen
collector's edition and
original motion picture soundtrack. |
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While You Were Sleeping
1995 movie starring
Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman.
Lucy is a grown woman who wants a family of her own. A token seller, she
secretly admires a passenger from afar until the day he falls on the subway
tracks and she saves him. That simple act takes her on a journey of
misunderstanding, finding a family to love and finding something much deeper
than the crush with which she originally begins. In the end, through a
comedy of misunderstandings and errors, true romance is born and Lucy finds
her happily ever after. |
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