dual personalities

Tag: romantic movies

“Clandestine amours so soon, Mr Blifil?”

by chuckofish

Love is in the air, right? I mean, Valentine’s Day approaches, so aren’t we all madly planning exciting and creative ways to celebrate? Well, maybe not. But okay, we’re all wondering what to watch on Valentine’s Day. Whatever.

In light of that, I thought it was time for another Pop Quiz. Identify the romantic movies from which each of these quotes comes and write your answers in the Comments section. I’ll post the answers later today.

– You seem to be very… earthly for a spirit.

– And you, madam, are enough to make a saint turn to blasphemy!

– How about making me vice president in charge of cheering you up?

– But you don’t know me – you don’t know who I am.

– I know all I want to know. Will you go?

– Is this a courting or a donnybrook? Have the good manners not to hit the man until he’s your husband and entitled to hit you back.

– Yes. Get off my back, lady. Stop living vicariously on what you think I do! There are plenty of warm rolls in the bakery – stop pressing your nose against the window!

– And if you get bored in Oklahoma City, you can always go over to Tulsa for the weekend!

-All a man has to do is be firm. You know how sometimes I have had to be firm with your mother.

-Yes, but father, but what can you do when they cry?

– Hmm… well, uh… that’s quite a question. You just have to make them understand that what you are doing is for their good.

– And wuv, tru wuv, will fowow you foweva…So  tweasure your wuv.

– The fact that you’re not answering leads me to believe you’re either (a) not at home, (b) home but don’t want to talk to me, or (c) home, desperately want to talk to me, but trapped under something heavy. If it’s either (a) or (c), please call me back.

– Then you do love me, don’t you? Don’t you?

– You know I do.

– I killed you. Haunt me, then! Haunt your murderer! I know that ghosts have wandered on the Earth. Be with me always. Take any form, drive me mad, only do not leave me in this dark alone where I cannot find you. I cannot live without my life! I cannot die without my soul.

– You baked today. I can smell fresh bread on you. Sometime today, you cooked with salt pork. Smell that on you, too. You smell all over like soap: you took a bath. And, on top of that, you smell all over like a woman. I could find you in the dark, Mrs. Lowe, and I’m only part Indian.

Honey, there’s a spider in your bathroom the size of a Buick.”

How’d you do?

Love your life

by chuckofish

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Emily McDowell, of course

Here’s hoping we all have a happy Valentine’s Day, complete with candy and grocery store flowers. If you don’t have someone to give them to you, buy your own. And love your life. Enjoy the day! Smile, even when you don’t feel like it! Someone will smile back.

Just remember: your glass is half full, not half empty.

And if you are lucky enough to have a husband/wife/partner, remember that having the same exact thought at the same time is not habit or routine–that’s a blended soul. You are meant for each other. Set me a seal upon your heart.

I have no specific plans, but I will probably watch one of my favorite romantic movies. I have to say that the lists of such movies I’ve seen on the internet are pretty pathetic. Usually they include nothing older than twenty years and those chosen are pretty lame. Maybe the list will include some old chestnut like An Affair to Remember (1957) with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr–which really is a terrible movie and doesn’t deserve to be on any list ever–but that’s a big maybe. List-makers usually haven’t seen a movie older than Titanic (1997)!

My list would include:

Captain Blood (1935)

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Casablanca (1942)

Key Largo (1948)

The Quiet Man (1952)

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

The Princess Bride (1987)

Green Card (1990)

The Man Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain (1995)

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Chocolat (2000)

Dear Frankie (2004)

Of course, there are many more, but I couldn’t think of them and particularly anything from the 1970s (Worst. Decade. Ever.)

What is your favorite romantic movie?