The Muppets

Robby

I am in fact, a complete romantic sap.

Anyone that knows me knows I'm a hopeless romantic at heart, I'll root for couples in real life as well as on screen, I'll cheer or even cry when appropriate, and I'll do anything I can to make a lady smile if I've taken a liking to her.

And yes, I even like the occasional romantic comedy. I still get amused by My Best Friend's Wedding, Forget Paris, and Moulin Rouge is one of my all time favorite movies, period. And of course Princess Bride and Stardust are great fantasy romances.

I don't usually get to the theaters for these things, but I just saw this trailer that I thought looked really good. It's got Jason Segel, Amy Adams… and even from just this little trailer you can tell they're going to be wonderful in it. Looks very romantic and funny. Check it out. I might just have to see this in the theater.

Pochipochi

Yeah I was surprised by the trailer a lot

Conekiller

Best trailer ever!

city_lights31

So, what are your guys favorite romcoms?

Mine…

~ Punch Drunk Love
~ Eternal Sunshine
~ City Lights
~ Away We Go
~ Amelie
~ Lars and the Real Girl
~ Lost in Translation
~ 500 Days of Summer
~ Manhattan

Granted, not all of those fit the genre perfectly. I know I am missing a few. Im on the mobile so I will check out the trailer later.

EDIT: loved the trailor. I am all about Mr Jason and Mrs Amy.

Robby

Speaking of Amy Adams, I really kind of like Enchanted, for that matter. Its a little girls movie, and its a little stupid, but its an unashamed full blown Disney animated musical… in live action. The song numbers were great and Gizelle was a lot of fun and I can't hold the plot against it when it was so FUN and full of joy, and the straightman was great at being annoyed by everything.

Also, similarly titled Ella Enchanted was also cute in its own way. Mostly for the "want somebody to love" song number. Both movies aimed at little girls, but still fun.

Neither of them were anywhere near Princess Bride level though.

Shogun was a FANTASTIC romantic book/tv miniseries. Multi-cultural romance war story thing going on. Blackthorne was so awesome.

Gizmo

That ending…

! Was not expecting Muppets. Romance with the Muppets. Love Amy Adams and Jason Seagel so I'm definitely want to see this.
As for love stories, I'm a sap. Personally love Definitely, Maybe and 500 Days of Summer.
And I grew up in the Disney/Nick era where shipping best friends was common so I'm also a sucker for corny best friend romances.

Kitsune Inferno

This movie will be amazing.

And I hate romantic comedies.

Darkstorm

I'm more of a zomromcom guy myself.

Satsuki

OMG that is bloody brilliant.

LightningAce

@RobbyBevard:

Speaking of Amy Adams, I really kind of like Enchanted, for that matter. Its a little girls movie, and its a little stupid, but its an unashamed full blown Disney animated musical… in live action. The song numbers were great and Gizelle was a lot of fun and I can't hold the plot against it when it was so FUN and full of joy, and the straightman was great at being annoyed by everything.

Also, similarly titled Ella Enchanted was also cute in its own way. Mostly for the "want somebody to love" song number. Both movies aimed at little girls, but still fun.

Neither of them were anywhere near Princess Bride level though.

Shogun was a FANTASTIC romantic book/tv miniseries. Multi-cultural romance war story thing going on. Blackthorne was so awesome.

lol. I saw Enchanted during Christmas - i really really enjoyed it for the exact same reason as you. I watched it like several times over during that period. Goood good stuff

captain usopp

well i'm not much of a chick flick person, but i might watch this.

Mrs. Iceburg

The trailer looked great, I love me some cheesy romantic movies. I just really hope they don't screw up.

InvaderP

Uhh… you do know this is

! just a very clever teaser for the upcoming Muppet movie (which has Amy Adams and Jason Segel). "Green with Envy" is not a real movie xD it was just a joke.
! (or you're all just playing along… )

Mrs. Iceburg

Ohhh!!
Well that explains

! the Muppets at the end.

IceBorg

I don't know guys, I hate romantic comedies and I don't see what is so different about this movie compared to others after watching this trailer.

LightningAce

@IceBorg:

I don't know guys, I hate romantic comedies and I don't see what is so different about this movie compared to others after watching this trailer.

Did you watch it all the way to the end??

InvaderP

@LightningAce:

Did you watch it all the way to the end??

Facepalm …

Nobodyman

Well, I saw Intolerable Cruelty for the first time tonight (I'm a big fan of the Coen Brothers).

Great on comedy.
Meh on romance.

Insider2000

Summary of my reactions:

! -Aww, I love Romantic Comedies too!
-Oh, a trailer? And Robby is interested? Must be good!
-OH! Jason Segal!
-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! AMY ADAMS!!! :wub::wub::wub:
-Ooooooh, Kermit the…WHAT!?!
! The rest is unintelligible from random screams of unlimited joy, ecstasy, and fangasm.

Robby

@Insider2000:

Summary of my reactions:

And that's pretty much the reaction I hoped people would have.

I know I'm looking forward to it.

city_lights31

@captain:

a chick flick person.

Chick flicks =/= Romantic comedies.

For example, the list I posted above has quite a few movies that certainly are not typical chick flicks. People pigeonhole the idea of Romantic Comedies too much, it's crazy. However, yes, chickflicks are usually romantic comedies ~~ but it's not necessarily true the other way around.

Pochipochi

Chick Flicks is a pejorative term to refer to any movie that is holed into heteronormative gender roles and usually involves really inane ways of trying to appeal to what media thinks women like

And it kind of works, as sad as it really is. People sux

But chick flicks are not romantic comedies. Basically most of them heavily involve romance due to the previously mentioned lines of thought, but Romantic Comedies is a very broad spectrum. I.e. chick flicks are probably romantic comedies, but romantic comedies can be aimed at, or targeted to anybody.

kessy

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captain usopp

if it has romance in it though, it's aimed at women. if it's aimed at women, to me that's a chick flick. either way, it all doesn't appeal to me, so for me chick flick=boring. I'm sorry. I'm probably wrong, this is just how i feel.

Robby

@captain:

if it has romance in it though, it's aimed at women. if it's aimed at women, to me that's a chick flick. either way, it all doesn't appeal to me, so for me chick flick=boring.

That's a really weird train of thought.

Does that mean Gone with the Wind, Citizen Kane, Casablanca and Raiders of the Lost Arc are chick flicks? Every Disney film ever and a whole bunch of Miyazaki films are chick flicks?

Love and romance is a universal theme, the purest and basest and most fun of emotions, understood by children and embraced by adults, the sheer act of having ROMANCE in a story doesn't instantly change the entire intent and genre of a story.

When romance and feelings are the only thing a movie is about, and there's a female lead carrying it, then it goes into chick flick territory… and not even always then.

captain usopp

those don't FOCUS on the romance though. (ok, well maybe the disney ones, but the audience isn't women it;s children) citizen kane had romance? i't been a while since i seen it, but I don't even remember that part. Indiana Jones is about an action adventure. princess mononoke was about the balance of society with nature and people's part in it.

sorry, i guess that was bad wording. I guess I should say I don't like any stories that focus on romance. I need something else that interests me.

Robby

So you do understand that "if it has romance in it though, it's aimed at women." is a really weird insanely broad statement to make.

And yes, Citizen Kane had romance and affairs and marriages in it, its what led to Kane's downfall.

captain usopp

i guess i thought when others were saying "it has romance in it" that they meant it as the main focus.

as for this movie, i wonder how much focus will be on the romance.

Mrs. Iceburg

@RobbyBevard:

So you do understand that "if it has romance in it though, it's aimed at women." is a really weird insanely broad statement to make.

And yes, Citizen Kane had romance and affairs and marriages in it, its what led to Kane's downfall.

Oh, so Shakespeare is actually chicklit!

I think most romantic comedies are aimed at women anyway. They present beautiful, fairy-tale like love stories with a likeable female main protagonist, a highly improbable male love interest and jokes that consist of awkward situations (often involving clothing or appearance) and other uninspired pettiness. At least that's what I think of when someone says "romantic comedy".
When you talk about romantic movies, that are actually tragic or dramatic, that is a whole different thing.
And I like romantic comedies that do not fit above description. 500 Days of Summer is a very fine example and a very enjoyable movie I think for men too.

Robby

@captain:

as for this movie, i wonder how much focus will be on the romance.

Well from what I've heard

! almost none at all. It's a Muppet movie after all. That trailer was just a tease joke trailer. The actual plot of the movie has been summarized like this. Warning, actual spoilers here.
! >! On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, US, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets' former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10-million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit the Frog reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate. With secret, signature, celebrity cameos, "The Muppets" hits the big screen November 23, 2011.
! The film will feature four new musical numbers, plus several classic Muppet songs; such as "The Rainbow Connection" and "Mah Nà Mah Nà."
! Sounds very Blues Brothers.

@Mrs.:

I think most romantic comedies are aimed at women anyway.

Yeah, most romantic comedies are. But not all Romance is, the way CU was saying at first.

captain usopp

I'm sorry. I'm bad with words sometimes. I get it from my mom. ><

anger management. really. i was hoping something more exciting, or career orientated.

Conekiller

@RobbyBevard:

Well from what I've heard

! almost none at all. It's a Muppet movie after all. That trailer was just a tease joke trailer. The actual plot of the movie has been summarized like this. Warning, actual spoilers here.
! >! On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, US, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets' former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10-million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit the Frog reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate. With secret, signature, celebrity cameos, "The Muppets" hits the big screen November 23, 2011.
! The film will feature four new musical numbers, plus several classic Muppet songs; such as "The Rainbow Connection" and "Mah Nà Mah Nà."
! Sounds very Blues Brothers.

Yeah, most romantic comedies are. But not all Romance is, the way CU was saying at first.

Was planning on seeing this anyway…but that...DAY ONE!

Insider2000

Sister wants to see it in theaters.

OUTLOOK IS GOOD!

SuperJew

Love Actually is arguably the greatest movie in the history of mankind.

Oh, and this looks okay.

Chicken

Hmm,

! Muppets.

The only memorable romanitc comedy film I've watched is a Korean film called My Sassy Girl.

IceBorg

@Chicken:

! Hmm, Muppets.

What are you talking about?

We are talking about romantic comedies here.

Chicken

@IceBorg:

What are you talking about?

We are talking about romantic comedies here.

Quit sweatin' me.

captain usopp

Chicken get back on topic. >_>

Tsukishima

@Chicken:

The only memorable romanitc comedy film I've watched is a Korean film called My Sassy Girl.

Yeah, it's a fantastic watch. It helps that the heroine is totally my type of woman, she knows how to have fun!

Robby

Another trailer for the movie. It really looks great.

! yeah, not much hiding what it is this time. OH WELL. Still looks great.
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! Better than the actual Green Lantern trailers. It looks like they've totally nailed the spirit of the franchise. LOVE the tag line at the end. Oh, and also, this picture. LOL.
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! There was also a Hangover 2 parody trailer, apparently, which I'm a bit more meh on.
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And I'm still a romantic sap.

Pochipochi

Is this a thread about Robby's self securities, or Green With Envy

I just can't tell

Robby

Mostly the movie, but I don't want to spoil the surprise for anyone that hasn't actually watched the first trailer yet. And it also leaves open the option to talk about romantic stuff in general, if there's any actual desire to do so.

Though now that we're a couple weeks in and on page three I suppose there's not so much need for the spoiler tagging and may need to decide one direction or another for the thread. Might change the thread title later. Or leave it for a different mod to decide. I dunno.

TLC

It's official. This movie is one of the most anticipated movies that I so want to see ever.

Rebecky_Mo

God, this movie. So excited.

I've been flipping out over this since it was announced; with every new teaser, I want summer to be over and November to be here! I actually had a little spazzfit when I saw the first teaser at Pirates of the Caribbean, and now this new one…

As a longtime fan of the stars, it's nice to see a crew who knows how to really work with them. The attitude and spirit they've portrayed thus far is perfect.

Oh, and apparently an 'official' trailer for the movie is set to be released on Monday the 20th. Bring it on, Disney.

Bring. It. On.

On a side note, Ever After is one of my favorite romance movies ever. <3

Sano

I also can't wait for this movie to come out.

captain usopp

@Rebecky_Mo:

God, this movie. So excited.

I've been flipping out over this since it was announced; with every new teaser, I want summer to be over and November to be here! I actually had a little spazzfit when I saw the first teaser at Pirates of the Caribbean, and now this new one…

As a longtime fan of the stars, it's nice to see a crew who knows how to really work with them. The attitude and spirit they've portrayed thus far is perfect.

Oh, and apparently an 'official' trailer for the movie is set to be released on Monday the 20th. Bring it on, Disney.

Bring. It. On.

On a side note, Ever After is one of my favorite romance movies ever. <3

careful becky. you live in canada, remember. :P

Rebecky_Mo

@captain:

careful becky. you live in canada, remember. :P

I remember, Cap'n. I'm willing to sacrifice the tiny amount of summer we get to see this movie sooner. That's how much I NEED it.

puts on extra layer, tuque and Uggs… just in case

Malintex_Terek

That trailer was TIGHT.

Robby

Official trailer, no parody aspects this time. Looks good, but the first trailer is still my favorite, just because it hits you out of nowhere.

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Nobodyman

Why was R.O.B. driving the car in that one scene?

Anyway, awesome trailer, and I'm definitely going to see it.