We’ve all been there, chaps, Googling endless variations – valentine’s gifts for her, romantic presents for her, valentine’s presents for girlfriend and all the rest. So if you’ve come this far, don’t give up on us now. Don’t go running for the hills. Instead, ‘man up’ and treat your other half to some full-on romance this Valentine’s Day.
Don’t panic though, we’re not suggesting you spend a small fortune on Michelin-starred meals, there’s no need to sign up to dancing lessons, and we definitely don’t think you should take out a second mortgage on 12 red flowers. No sir. We reckon the personal touch has a lot more going for it.
Here’s what to do. Get yourself a personalised a bottle of champagne and a personalised box of chocolates, both featuring her name. It’s a great way of tailoring something just for her. Then simply pick from one of these soppy films, light a few candles and snuggle on the sofa… with the personalised champagne and chocolates ready to go. We’re talking serious brownie points.
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
First things first, there’s that scene – the one in the cafe with Meg Ryan pretending to really enjoy herself. Then there’s comedy legend Billy Crystal, not to mention Princess Leia. So whereas it’s definitely one for the girls, it still has a few things thrown in to keep guys happy. Broadly speaking, it’s a story about… surprise surprise Harry and Sally, two university graduates who meet when they carpool to New York. Over the coming years, and through the trials and tribulations of failed relationships, their previously prickly bond starts to resemble something closer to friendship. You can guess the rest – might there be a little more to it than just best pals…?
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Okay, let’s be honest here. If you’d be more inclined to wallop Hugh Grant than watch him, you’re going to struggle with Four Weddings. It is, after all, a film with Grant at his charmingly befuddled best. That said, it’s also a very funny, smart and well-acted piece of cinema, thanks in no small part to the film’s premise. It follows thirty-somethings Charles and his group of friends as they go from one wedding to the next, drinking too much and generally talking rubbish. That is until, at the first wedding in the movie, Charles meets Carrie, played by Andie McDowell. After that, everything changes. To top it all off, the soundtrack includes Wet Wet Wet’s cheesy ballad, Love Is All Around.
Ghost (1990)
It’s got Demi Moore in it. But perhaps more poignantly, the late, great Patrick Swayze, too – the guy who gave us Point Break’s Bodhi, one of the coolest movie criminals of all time. For that reason alone, we ought to cut him some slack with the rather girlie Ghost. Sam and Molly are very much in love, living the American Dream and enjoying a night out at the theatre. Returning home, Sam is murdered in a robbery gone wrong. Finding himself trapped as a ghost, he soon learns his death was no random act of violence and that his beloved Molly is in perilous danger. Unable to communicate with her, Sam uses psychic Oda Mae Brown – played by Whoopi Goldberg – to speak with his mourning missus.
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Richard Gere. Why is it his characters are always these intense, brooding types? You never see him playing a systems analyst or anything like that, do you? An Officer and a Gentleman isn’t any different. Here, Rich plays Zack Mayo, a man who enrolls as a trainee at a naval officers’ school with the dream of flying jets. What else?! With his new girlfriend, Paula – played by Debra Winger – willing him on, and his tough-as-nails drill sergeant pushing him to the limit, can Mayo fulfill his dream? We’ve got a sneaky suspicion he will. The film’s final scene, where Gere scoops up Winger to the tune of Joe Cocker’s ‘Up Where We Belong’ has since been parodied in The Simpsons and Friends.
Casablanca (1942)
If you’re not familiar with the timeless Casablanca, there’s still a pretty good chance you’ll recognise some of its famous bits. Quotes include “Here’s looking at you, kid” and “Play it once, Sam. For old time’s sake”, while the song ‘As Time Goes By’ also comes from the movie. Even the younger among you will have heard of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. So what’s it about? Well, Bogart stars as Rick Blaine, an American who runs a bar in the Moroccan city. He’s one of those guys who’s determined never to get involved with anyone. Until, that is, his old flame walks into the bar. Factor in a quality cast of Nazis, thieves and refugees, and even ‘romance-a-phobes’ are onto a winner.
Titanic (1997)
You’ll never guess what? It didn’t go well for the Titanic. And now you’re going to spend the next three hours of your life knowing what happens at the end. But in among the pleasant sailing, a large iceberg and a sinking ship, James Cameron’s epic flick also features a rather nice love story between Leo DiCaprio’s poor-boy, Jack, and Kate Winslet’s rich-girl, Rose. It’s this story that, eighty-odd years later, is recounted by an elderly Rose. By the end, you’ll be struggling to maintain dry eyes and a butch persona as you’re left with one lingering question – why couldn’t they have shared that piece of wood? They could’ve grown old together! *Sobs*.
Love Actually (2003)
Hugh’s back. And this time he’s joined by Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman and Bill Nighy. It’s swooningly dishy stuff. But, guys, you at least get to console yourselves with Keira Knightley. Plus, the likes of Rowan ‘Blackadder’ Atkinson, Martin Freeman and Billy Bob Thornton also crop up. As for the story, it follows eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives. Set in the frantic month before Christmas, each tale is loosely related, culminating in a good number of warm, fuzzy, happily-ever-afters at the end. It’s definitely another one for the girls, but with a host of one-liners, you’d do well not to smile.
Dirty Dancing (1987)
“No one puts Baby in the corner.” It’s the line of the film, and one that makes girls over the age of 20 weak at the knees. In fact, the teeny flick with a naughty title melted the hearts of females the world over. A story of first love, the plot’s simple. It’s the summer of 1963 and Baby – played by Jennifer Grey – is off to a mountain holiday resort with her parents and sister. It’s here that she meets the charismatic and entirely sexy Johnny Castle, played by Patrick Swayze (again). While teaching her how to dirty dance, they fall in love – kicking off a romantic tale filled with enough oestrogen to raise the Titanic. If only the course of true love ran smooth…
Pretty Woman (1990)
“We both screw people for money” remarks Edward, Richard Gere’s ruthless businessman to Julia Roberts’ newbie hooker, Vivian Ward. Charming, you might think. But what follows is a series of improbable events that make them realise just what’s missing from their lives. No longer just another trick, Edward learns about a less cut-throat approach to his work, while Vivian gets a social education and the chance to start her life over. It’s actually a reworking of My Fair Lady, so it’s not exactly groundbreaking stuff. But the chemistry between the two leads makes it work, with Gere’s knight in shining armour on the one hand, and Roberts’ thigh-high boots on the other.
The Wedding Singer (1998)
If you really can’t face an evening sat in front of an unadulterated chick flick, The Wedding Singer is the perfect compromise. The reason it’s a great trade-off is because it’s got the love story for her, plenty of guy-orientated jokes for you, and more Eighties nostalgia than playing Duck Hunt with The A-Team. The movie sees Adam Sandler’s wedding singer, Robbie Hart, ditched at the altar on his very own wedding. Apparently unable to continue in his chosen profession, things only start to look up when Drew Barrymore’s waitress, Julia Sullivan, enters the fray. What follows is a really sweet love story that never strays into ‘cheesy’ and even comes with a blast of the Miami Vice tune. What’s not to like?
Movies are the key element of entertainment for many people. There are obviously many reasons for popularity of movies but above all reasons the most important is that movies provide a type of entertainment that is matchless with any other type of entertainment. Movie is a long and lengthy process and these days, million of dollars are spent to make a movie so we can say that movie making is a business which involves huge investments.
There are thousands of companies around the world that makes hundreds of movies every year but not all movies made by these companies get international attention and fame. But most of the movies produced by Warner Bros get the popularity not only in United States but internationally. The main reason behind the getting international popularity by these films is that these are made keeping in view the general interest of viewers around the world and secondly, as mentioned earlier, huge investment also make it possible to make the movies extra ordinary.
The latest addition in some of the most successful movies by Warner Bros is The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Although the movie finished top at the box office in its first week after release on Dec 10th but still it didn’t able to capture business in the volume which was captured by earlier two films of the series. There is no doubts there huge spending were made in making of newest Narnia movie but it didn’t live up to its predecessors or expectations and because of slow box office start of the movie, it maybe the end of Narnia series but it next few weeks are though very important for the makers as these will decide of the future ventures of the series.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader has a holiday feel to it as the launching time of the film was set in crowded winter season in an attempt that it should pay off for the makers of the movie.
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Japanese Horror Movies – A Look at the Calm Supernatural Curse, Ringu
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The year 1998 saw a Japanese film which was named Ringu and as per the horror movie reviews, this was the start of the attendance of mass audience to view such movies in different countries. The Japanese Horror movies of similar nature came with subtitles and made the public demand for more. Ringu was adapted from a novel by Koji Suzuki and it was again inspired from Japanese folk tale – Bancho Sarayashiki. This film was released in United States as The Ring (English Remake though) in 2002, which again was a success. The film talks about a cursed video recording and when anyone watches it – is fated to die within a week.
The original novel was a great success in Japan, as per the horror movie reviews and Kadokawa Shoten started to think about a movie with the same story and it took nine months and a few days to create the movie. Hiroshi Takahashi and Hideo Nakata worked on the script together and came up with a budget of 1.2million USD. The special effects and some other scenes were shooted on 35mm film and then re-done in a computer laboratory to bring out the actual effects that we saw in the movie. The Japanese horror movies became highly popular among the people all over the world after this was released world wide.
The story of Ringu is very simple and the added spooky effects got all its praise from horror movie reviews. The story talks about a teenager – Tomoko, who views a videotape which was cursed and then receives a phone call. The videotape showed a woman telling her that she would die within a week and she dies, along with her other friends. One of her friend goes berserk after seeing all these and Tomoko’s aunt tries to find out how it happened. She investigates and finds about a strange video that all the friends viewed. Many Japanese horror movies that came up later took this idea of a cursed video and were successful.
The Aunt Reiko watched the video to find what it is all about and was eventually cursed, and tried to find out a way to break the curse. The critics of the horror movie reviews harped on the fact that many of the things were not explained properly but still it got a prequel and sequels to form an atmosphere which is unique and can be experienced by the people who come with a strong heart. The music of this movie helps to enhance the atmosphere of bizarre. The soundtrack was done by Krzsztof Penderecki – Polish Composer and Kenji Kawai; both famous with the Japanese horror movies.
Hideo Nakata’s original movie got its English version as ‘The Ring’ and many other sequels and single prequel of the movie. The horror movie reviews state that the movie became more popular as it is completely free of the usual macabre shots of the supernatural movies. The story idea is simple and this helps to make it more fantastic and scary and the effects of dark scenarios and soundtrack made it more blood cuddling at places. Unlike other Japanese horror movies – this has a sense of calm and a few set pieces make it more realistic and creeping, with an assumption of dread at every second.
Ritesh Maity is a Calcutta based freelance content writer. If you are looking for a freelance content writer who can provide quality contents at a reasonable price, feel free to contact him.
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