Why rom-coms suck

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has anybody seen the film ADAM ??? he has aspergers and falls in love with a girl that moved into the flat above him. the flm doesnt have the same ending as some rom com films . . .its very well done

Amazotheamazing

500 days of Summer is one of the worst imo, because it drags indie into rom coms, both leads are horribly unlikable people, she's a heartless weirdo and he's an emotionally stunted idiot.

One thing I really, really hate about both rom com's and recent comedies, is that every single woman in them is a cold, hearltess, must get married, bitch. I dunno, my girlfriend and my female friends are funny, interesting, opinionated people but such women never appear in these films for some reason.

.Moosejam

liah wrote: »

God, I hate that girls eat this shít up.

you best avoid non mainstream Japanese film so ...

Duggy747

Rom-coms are absolutely horrible pieces of insipid film-making! If there ever was a form of an easy cash-cow then it's this genre. I'm sure there's a template on some software for scriptwriters that says "Rom-Coms"

Man = Chalk (Successful dickhead / Unsuccessful dickhead)
Woman = Cheese (Successful woman whose missing something.........Mr.Right)

Add in some zany secondary characters, the woman's endearing but worried mother, the woman falling over at least twice, and the man running to the woman to declare his love before the it's all too late.

PLUS, and this is absolutely fùckin' vital, something must strain their fresh relationship to ENSURE that it's worth the commitment in the end - This can be anything from an evil ex to the man cocking something up.

Women gobble this crap up and then wonder why they get so insulted at parodies at the stupidity of said genre.

This genre effectively dumbs them down to the point where they forget movies can actually be well-written and entertaining without the need of the protagionist falling in love.

Eurgh, never in a million years would I be caught watching these films.

I'd rather eat my own vomit.

foxyboxer

Every rom com is a variation of the classic formula from Pride and Prejudice.

Heroine meets the Hero.
They fancy each other but won't admit it.
One or both of the following scenario's happens

1. A 'misunderstanding' happens which makes them despise each other
(despite still fancying each other)

or

2. An event takes place which prevents them from getting together
(despite still fancying each other)

He realises that he has to change to win her.
She eventually realises that she loves him (usually takes 90 minutes) and they both end up together.

:rolleyes:

Now replace the 'misunderstanding' or 'event' and repeat ad nauseum.

Then there's the cynical/sarcastic male audience going "jeez, I wonder if they'll get together in the end??"

One of the greatest crimes against cinema was "MADE OF HONOR", was forced to watch this crap

Loriharton

the posters really f**king annoy me too [/QUOTE]


Oh my God YES!-WHY can't they come up with better posters?? If I see one more poster with the two (male and female) leads leaning their backs against each other and looking at us with that horrible smug smile I think I might scream!! American rom-com posters are. the. worst.

Klingon Hamlet

I detest rom coms but I did enjoy Definitely, Maybe (probably cos I'm a single daddy haha)

Mickeroo

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

500 days of Summer is one of the worst imo, because it drags indie into rom coms, both leads are horribly unlikable people, she's a heartless weirdo and he's an emotionally stunted idiot.

One thing I really, really hate about both rom com's and recent comedies, is that every single woman in them is a cold, hearltess, must get married, bitch. I dunno, my girlfriend and my female friends are funny, interesting, opinionated people but such women never appear in these films for some reason.

I know this post is old but I wouldn't call that film a rom-com, I fail to see how a movie about

a failed relationship

classifies as a rom-com. I thought it was one of the few films that had a more realisic portrayal of relationships, same with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Although i will say the ending of 500 days of summer

was a bit too happy happy considering what had come before

Kess73

Rom coms would work if they were like 30 Days Of Night. Film not the fantastic graphic novel (and the many that followed it)


Guy and Girl are married. Having problems. Friends and family can see they still love each other. They won't talk it over. Girl goes to fly away. Girl misses plane. Vampires come along and kick the shyte out of town and feast on town folk.

Guy decides he stills loves girl and she still loves him.

Guy becomes vampire and dies in sunlight.

It is just perfect. It has the romance, and plenty of spots that made me smile, so ergo it is a rom com for Kess.


The remake of Dawn Of The Dead is another excellent rom com for blokes.

paddyismaddy

i like they ones with no happy endings

Sir Gallagher

I also found 500 Hundred Days of Summer to be complete arse, it has to be one of the most pretentious and unlikeable movie i've seen in a long time. I pretty much agree with what Amazotheamazing has said about the two lead characters.

"What are you listening to?"

"The Smiths"

"Oh I love The Smiths!"

"Wow we must be like the only two people in America who like The Smiths"

Wow, how ironic and "indie" of them. Complete and utter pseudo indie hipster sh1te. I'm so annoyed that Joseph Gordon Levitt is in Inception because anytime i've seen his miserable little face since i've gotten a flashback of this utterly horrible film.

:pac:

L31mr0d

My problem with rom-coms is that romance isn't funny, and comedy isn't romantic. So you end up with this oil and water mixture of skits that may be funny followed by some serious sequences where the cast learns a valuable lesson about themselves and how to make relationships work.

Most rom-coms start off with a solid first act, where all the humor is crammed in (to keep the BF's from walking out). It usually revolves around some deception or secret in the relationship. The comedy abruptly stops mid way through the second act when the deception/secret gets out of the bag and both parties question whether they can really be in love. Now the romance starts and the BF's are sitting there thinking "WTF is this?" Usually some side boob is thrown in to keep them seated... and then we all know the typical cookie cut ending.

The romantic comedy genre needs to die. It has been fooling BF's into paying for an extra seat in the cinema for years, all for the comedy moments shown in the trailer that end approximately 30 minutes into the film.

thorbarry

matthew mcconaughey is a chief contributer to the genre. The guiy cant even stand up (by himself)

thorbarry

*snip double post*

tunguska

liah wrote: »

God, I hate that girls eat this shít up. All it does is propagate a stereotype and makes us as a gender look completely, utterly vapid. I hate rom coms and romance novels. With a passion. Waste of film and paper.

I wonder why so many girls play into this image of being.. well, dumb. Loving films that have no plot or redeeming qualities at all but "omg that boy in it is so cute!!!1" I mean like.. really? Really? Please tell me it's just an act. But if it is an act, it's even worse.

I fear for my gender.

Fair play to you Liah, good to know that not all girls buy into rom coms. If I was a woman Id be seriously offended at the way Hollywood thinks it can pawn any old crap off on women. Like releasing rom coms around valentines day or to coincide with the world cup.
Had to sit through 30minutes of "How to lose a guy in ten days" and I almost lost the will to live. Hard to believe that anybody could endure that entire film(male or female) it was so bad.
I just think that a film is either good, middling or bad. It doesnt matter if its a so called "girls" film or a "mans" film. If a film is badly scripted, directed and acted then its a bad film. How to lose a guy in ten days is a bad film. It shouldnt matter that I'm a man. If its good it should hold up to both genders. The recent release of Sex and the city 2 was a prime example. Pretty much universially panned by male reviewers but a lot of women were saying that men shouldnt be allowed review a film like this. They were basically saying that the reason men dont like this movie is because they dont get it, because they're men. That sex and the city 2 is really a good film, but only if youre a woman. If a film is good and well made it should appeal to both sexes. If its a bad movie its a bad movie.

candy-gal1

I think, you need to be in the right humour for most romantic comedies tbh. Most are the same old same old plot and one-liners and are aimed at watching for fun, but there are a few which I thought were different with a really good slant or funny in a different way such as :

Ps I love you
Enchanted
Definitley maybe
27 dresses
Juno
Love actually
Sliding Doors


to name a few.

froog

why does rom have to go with com anyway?

ShiverinEskimo

Cos if it wasn't at least trying to be funny dudes wouldn't even go to appease their girlfriends.

Rom-Horror would be slightly awkward also.

Mickeroo

candy-gal1 wrote: »

I think, you need to be in the right humour for most romantic comedies tbh. Most are the same old same old plot and one-liners and are aimed at watching for fun, but there are a few which I thought were different with a really good slant or funny in a different way such as :

Ps I love you
Enchanted
Definitley maybe
27 dresses
Juno
Love actually
Sliding Doors


to name a few.

I don't think Juno, Love Actually or Sliding Doors fit the necessary conventions to be called rom-coms in the same way that 27 dresses does. There's a lot more going on in those movies and they don't fit the template, which is what makes them so good.

Besides i think theres only one thing that can really make rom-coms good and that would be making them all into zom-rom-coms!

Sir Gallagher

candy-gal1 wrote: »

I think, you need to be in the right humour for most romantic comedies tbh. Most are the same old same old plot and one-liners and are aimed at watching for fun, but there are a few which I thought were different with a really good slant or funny in a different way such as :

Ps I love you

Hmmm i don't know about PS I love you having a really good slant, it seemed like more of a creepy gimmick. Withouth a doubt one of the most terrible movies i've seen.