A movie suitable for Valentine's Day?

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I "celebrate" holidays in a great way, meaning I watch a movie that fits the theme. On Valentine's Day, a romantic one.

Last year I watched The Buccaneers miniseries, and the movie 27 Dresses. The year before last I probably watched Titanic.

 

 

Now I checked my DVD shelf to see if there was anything suitable for the theme.

Pretty Woman

Some Like it Hot

The first Sex and the City movie (I liked to watch it quite often years ago)

A Walk in the Clouds (Keanu Reeves)

Where the Heart Is (Natalie Portman and James Frain, I like him)

A Fish Called Wanda

Someone might argue that not all of these are suitable for this purpose. I've also wanted to watch Gone with the Wind for the millionth time for some time. And what about my favorite Red Eye? I've only seen it a few times recently, and it was on TV only six times last year. Many people have thought Red Eye is a romantic movie at the start of it.

 

 

The Notebook

Well, I ended up watching the movie The Notebook on Viaplay, for the first time, even though I've been meaning to watch it for a long time. Now my interest was piqued by an online comment that said the male lead in this movie is a toxic asshole. Well, he did blackmail the woman into going on a date with him right at the beginning by threatening to commit suicide.

In The Notebook, a rich girl Allie falls in love with a poor boy for some strange reason, and her parents don't like that.

That movie is based on a book by Nicholas Sparks. I haven't read it, and I don't think I've read any other books by that author. But I hear the relationship in the book is less toxic than in the movie. You always have to add drama to movies.

What did I think of the movie? It's hard to say. I really couldn't be a movie critic. I guess The Notebook has been quite popular, I don't quite understand why.

I have to say that I'm not a fan of Ryan Gosling, but I do like Rachel McAdams (and James Marsden). I shed a few tears towards the end of the movie, but I have no desire to see this movie again.

 

Previously, I would have played Friday today, in honor of Valentine's Day, wearing pink outfits. So those pink outfits would be on the game characters, and not on me... Is this the first time I really miss Friday? When I've been feverishly thinking about what to play this Friday night... There's just no game that's fun.

 

 

Should I just drink my sorrows away? I haven't been drinking much lately. I've never had such a large and diverse Absolut vodka collection before. I've kind of grown to like that Absolut Watermelon.