Tell Me Something Tuesday is a fun weekly meme hosted by Heidi at Rainy Day Ramblings that gives bloggers a chance to chat about everything from books to social issues and get to know each other better. It’s a big ‘ol group effort meme, so anyone who has an idea for a topic is encouraged to either email Heidi or leave a comment during the week’s stop.
This week’s question is sticking to the Fiery Hot Reads for Icy Cold Nights theme that we had last week and fits the ongoing hop:
What are some of your favorite romantic movies?
I’m so going to get in trouble for this one. I don’t watch a lot of movies. I hate sitting still for two hours to have someone else tell me a story in pictures when I could be reading one and filling in the blanks myself, so most of my favorite movies are from a loooong time ago and not a lot of them are romantic.
I have one. I watch it every time I can find it though, so it’s special! It’s from 1939, a black and white (don’t you dare watch the colorized version) starring Bette Davis and George Brent, called Dark Victory. It’s about a foolish, sort of obnoxious socialite who’s diagnosed with a brain tumor. Despite themselves, she and her doctor fall in love, get married and move out to a nice country house. I cry my eyes out every time at the ending – just a a couple of lines, a little kiss, a laugh with Brent and one more scene before it fades to black and I’m a puddle of mush. If you like old movies, you have to find this one!
Hmm, I’m not a big fan of watching movies, I like you prefer to be reading
a romance film I did quite enjoy was Robin Hood and the Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner, I can’t remember watching (or any being memorable) more recently
That was a good one (I do remember it!), especially for the Bryan Adams/Sting/Rod Stewart theme song and of course the most romantic line, when Robin rushes up to Marian and tells her, “I would die for you,” right before he lays a big kiss on her. He even does the face holding thing when he kisses her. swoooon
I do not like colorized versions either and I know this movie…and yeah I cry buckets at the end!
YAY! Someone besides me that knows this one! I’m usually the only one who does – *sniff* when she finds a hole in his sock when she’s packing him and trying to get him to leave.
I am sorry the linky wasn’t working this morning. I have it fixed now. So lame. I don’t think I have seen this one. I must go google it now. So glad you loved Somewhere in Time as well. I haven’t watched it in a long time. I should dig it out. Thanks for being a part of TMST. I will shoot you an email in a bit about the NA TMST.
I never even looked at the Linky. D’Oh! I’ll start brainstorming about a topic.
I love black and white movies… even silent films. And Bette Davis is one of my most favorite actresses. That’s saying a lot because I like so few of them. Can’t believe you didn’t mention a Bana movie!
1. The Bana shouldn’t be with anyone but me, therefore those movies are forbidden.
The only two that would be up for consideration:
2. He dies in The Time Traveler’s Wife, so that movie is forbidden.
3. He dies in Troy, so that movie is forbidden.
Nope, no Bana movie.
Now when we get to sexay movies, I’ll have a list plus exhibits!