If you sat down and really gave it some thought, you might say that the horror genre is the worst of them all. With so many crappy PG-13 films out and about (all of them geared towards tweens) it is hard to dispute the fact that horror is on the downfall. I would disagree however. Since my site is not a democracy, you have no say or opinion on the issue.
Romantic comedies are the asshole of Hollywood nowadays. I had the displeasure of watching “Must Love Dogs” last night. The girlfriend had just watched two out of three “Die Hard” movies and “Grindhouse,” so I figured it would be nice to go through her collection and watch something different. Something different would have been nice, but the assholes who make movies like “Must Love Dogs” do not understand the meaning of the word “different.” Each and every romantic comedy is the same pile of shit (in this case, dog shit) and if you have seen on then you have seen them all. Why, oh why, did John Cusack subject himself to “Must Love Dogs?” I know the man isn’t exactly billboard material nowadays, but I still like the guy and his movies. “Grosse Pointe Blank” and “High Fidelity” are really cool and funny romantic comedies. They had style and tried to do their own thing. “Must Love Dogs” was bad when I saw it back when it was called “Maid In Manhattan,” which was called “The Wedding Planner” before it. If you have seen one, then you have seen them all.
What happened to the good romantic comedies like “Pretty Woman” or my favorite, “You’ve Got Mail?” They have been replaced by every movie starring J-Lo. Sad, truly sad. “Two Weeks Notice” or “Failure to Launch” are scarier than any other horror film I have seen lately. Jokes fall flat, creepy things happen (like Diane Lane meeting her father for a blind date) and characters who nobody gives a fuck about get together in the end. The only three couples that should be allowed to make romantic comedies from here on out are Sandler/Barrymore, Gere/Roberts and Hanks/Ryan. Anyone else is just kidding themselves. I am tired of the same crap being remade over and over again. Romantic comedies are now a bigger gamble than horror movies. That, my friends, is the scariest thing of all.
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A bad formulaic romantic comedy is rivaled only by a bad formulaic sports movie. Genres can get repetitive but these two types of films are undoubtedly the worst.
To be fair, the Bridget Jones series is good, and a lot of romantic comedies are good, I'd say action and horror are by far the worst of the franchises. Steve likes butsecks.
The difference between action/horror and romantic comedies are if you sit through a bad romantic comedy, it sucks balls. If it wasn't fun to watch bad horror or action movies, "Shitty Movie Night" wouldn't exist.
Okay, while I can agree that shitty romantic comedies are just that, I disagree with your opinion for "Must Love Dogs." Fuck You, I liked it(either that or I have an unkown passion for Cusack).
You're right for the most part about the couples doing these comedies though I found "Fever Pitch" to not be bad either.
All genres have their crappy-ness to them, but excluding drama, I'd say bad romatic comedy beats them all... Bad action movie, still got action. Bad pure Comedy, some jokes are so bad they're good. Bad Horror = Comedy.
I think we all get the point...
~Tario
I disagree with "Must Love Dogs." It was shit, and I am a huge Cusack fan. I like him, and he was the only reason I kept the thing going, but it wasn't his finest hour.
I agree that it wasn't his finest hour. I'm just stating that it isn't the worst of movies or the worst of romantic comedies. That is all...
~Tario
I'm with Steve on this. Romantic comedies, at least most of them, are crap.
Must love dogs was not shit. maybe not the best movie for john cusack to pick but definitly not shit. And yes, although most romatic comedies have the same basic thread through out them don't horrors? I mean come on some dumb as goes into the creepy house or gets lost in the woods and a psycho comes after them. Same old stupid crap. Atleast somewhere in the romantic comedy you can laugh.
WRONG! I would choose a crap horror flick anyday. You obviously have never been drunk while watching "Gingerdead Man." I drank while watching "Must Love Dogs" and all I wanted to do was eat my own face.
Ok, the fact that you are a weirdo has nothing to do with that. Just about every horror flick is the exact same scenario. The dumb ass is going back to find out why someone is chopping people up and then they get killed. boring!
Spoken like a true dumbass. For those of you who don't know Bobbi, she is the one who refuses to watch any and all horror movies because she is a pussy. Therefore her opinion is less than that of a tween.
But see the reason behind my refusual to watch horror movies is they're all the same friggin thing. you wind up watching it thinking why are you getting out of the car in the middle of bfe and not just running away? Every horror movie i have seen has been a waste of my time even more of a waste than talidega nights
Ouch. Snap. Burn. You have a point, albeit a small one (that's what she didn't say). But you are still wrong. Even when I have recommended a good one to you, you scare away. I am with you on the point which is there are a majority out there that suck, as with any genre, but there are a good number that are excellent. With horror we have several subgenre (haunted houses, ghosts, killers, monsters, japanese, etc) With romantic comedies its the same shit. Guy meets girl. The two either don't like each other or don't get along until the end when everything is wrapped up nicely in a little pink bow. Fuckin makes me want to puke. Want to see a realistic romantic comedy? Get off your ass and go watch "Alfie." Does not matter which one (Michael Cain or Jude Law) and then you will see a realistic version of what happens in life and love.
in any genre of movie you basically know what's going to happen. I'm just saying that the romantic comedy has a little more to play with. Yes we know where they start and where they will probably end (but not always) but getting there is the difference. Name one horror movie that has an interesting story line and that's not your run of the mill stupid guy/girl getting themself killed
The Saw Trilogy, Descent, In the Mouth of Madness, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness...should I keep going or are you done?
i think you should keep going
That's what she said.
sounds like you've got a personal problem
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