tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post8541623207202787184..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: Love Is All Around .......Ally Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-62092305546172296972012-10-20T16:18:45.903+11:002012-10-20T16:18:45.903+11:00And my previous comment should have said Shawshank...And my previous comment should have said Shawshank Redemption ...... blaming new keyboard for typos. :)Helen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430510162241437623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-13831760869733729702012-10-20T16:17:34.300+11:002012-10-20T16:17:34.300+11:00Hi Michelle - I LOVE Star Wars. Han and Leia's...Hi Michelle - I LOVE Star Wars. Han and Leia's romance is one of my favourites :)I love how Quest movies sometimes make the best romances.Helen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430510162241437623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-16408623819444936012012-10-20T16:15:55.809+11:002012-10-20T16:15:55.809+11:00Hi Rachel - yes, anything Austen :)And I love how ...Hi Rachel - yes, anything Austen :)And I love how you mentioned the friendships in HP. One of my favourite movies is Shawshank Rememption - and while there's not a whiff of romance, the relationship between Andy and Red is such a wonderful example of a loving, caring friendship - so in a way, a definate love story :)Helen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430510162241437623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-4365886476488764872012-10-20T12:25:32.081+11:002012-10-20T12:25:32.081+11:00Helen, it sounds as if your conversation with your...Helen, it sounds as if your conversation with your reader has been great fun!<br /><br />I think Star Wars is another excellent example of a movie where the romance adds so much. I think saving the world is a most admirable goal (of course) but winning the heart of a love interest makes it personal. Great topic!Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-42740025068050647772012-10-20T10:42:59.596+11:002012-10-20T10:42:59.596+11:00Helen, I definitely look for the love elements in ...Helen, I definitely look for the love elements in all movies and TV shows - both the romantic love and other forms. With Harry Potter, I was watching for the Ginny / Harry and the Ron / Hermione relationships back before all the books had been released and we weren't sure which way things would end. But I also adored the love between three friends that sustained them through their challenges. To me, that was the heart of the books.<br /><br />Another one is Pride and Prejudice (the books and the mini-series, naturally) where I melt when Lizzie and Darcy finally get together, and when Jane and Bingley get their HEA, but I also watch / read it for the beautiful sisterly love between Lizzie and Jane. That makes my soul smile. <br /><br />Yep, love is all around!Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-51939895689837589252012-10-20T07:47:25.668+11:002012-10-20T07:47:25.668+11:00Hi Annie - yes, it's great fun looking for the...Hi Annie - yes, it's great fun looking for the romance in movies that aren't traditionally a romance. Went I went to see the Expendables with hubby, he came out of the cinema saying Stallone could still pull off being an action hero in his 60's ... all I remembered was the sniff of a love story between Jason Statham and Carisma Carpenter. I guess even aweful action films can have redeeming elements :)Helen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430510162241437623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-91827852549940743272012-10-20T07:42:29.367+11:002012-10-20T07:42:29.367+11:00Hi Catslady - The Mummy is a great example of an a...Hi Catslady - The Mummy is a great example of an action adventure movie seeped in romance. Like Romancing The Stone and of course Indiana Jones (who didn't do a little hurrah when Indy and Marian got to together in the last movie - it would have to be the only valid reason for wathcing the woeful Crystal Skull) Great examples, thanks :)Helen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430510162241437623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-14948961813514482612012-10-20T06:19:08.003+11:002012-10-20T06:19:08.003+11:00Helen, absolutely. It's the romance that groun...Helen, absolutely. It's the romance that grounds the story and makes it worth watching, even if it's not front and centre! Fascinating reading what you've written here as I hadn't thought about my movie watching in those terms.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-21156546337862872932012-10-20T02:00:46.178+11:002012-10-20T02:00:46.178+11:00I think romance is the added bonus in every book a...I think romance is the added bonus in every book and movie. Maybe it's just us romance readers that realize there even is one in some of the ones you mentioned and so many more! For books I give Jean Auel's Earth's Children Series and The Mummy for movies for just a couple of examples.catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-42344289925788397292012-10-19T13:18:10.438+11:002012-10-19T13:18:10.438+11:00Hi Sharon - I LOVE Harry Potter example - it's...Hi Sharon - I LOVE Harry Potter example - it's so true and their relationship wasn't as obvious as Ron and Hermione (Although I loved that storyline too. And then in the end finding out about Snape and Harry's mother..... sigh.) Great examples, thanks!Helen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430510162241437623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-46201710365201433132012-10-19T13:15:58.579+11:002012-10-19T13:15:58.579+11:00Hi Robbie - yes, Braveheart is a great example of ...Hi Robbie - yes, Braveheart is a great example of it. Now that movie is on my list to watch again :)Helen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430510162241437623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-80057478959597332122012-10-19T12:06:32.153+11:002012-10-19T12:06:32.153+11:00Wow, this got me thinking, Helen... and I realised...Wow, this got me thinking, Helen... and I realised that I DO look for the love story in non-romance films and books... even if it's not a happily ever after. I really enjoyed the romance in The Bourne Identity too! And the chemistry between Vesper and James in Daniel Craig's first 007. And the developing romance between Ginny Weasley and Harry Potter.<br /><br />Yup, love is all around! LOLSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-70043077914242974672012-10-19T08:51:35.665+11:002012-10-19T08:51:35.665+11:00Helen, how great you've found a true kindred s...Helen, how great you've found a true kindred spirit. There's almost nothing better than talking with someone who loves the same books you do.<br />I'm always looking for the love story in larger stories. And when a movie doesn't quite do it for me and I analyse more, it's often because there's no real romance. When it's fantastic, it's more often than not coz I was committed to the love angle.<br />Take Braveheart, for instance. His goal was freedom for Scots. But his greater goal was his love for his wife. IMHO, *that's* what made that film so exceptional.Robyn Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397395873217056254noreply@blogger.com