I am a huge fan of romantic comedies. I absolutely love them. There’s something so heartwarming in watching a couple fall in love. It’s what we all want, and in Romantic Comedies, you get to fantasize about it for just a little while. Reality’s pushed aside and the perfect romance every person dreams of is a reality. You get to see the first glance, the witty banter, and the beautiful courtship all in one fell swoop. And then you get the much anticipated happily ever after at the end of the movie. Was there ever any better formula for pure movie bliss?
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So, when they end up disappointing, it’s a bit of a let down for me. You know what I’m talking about. Those movies that try to be funny but just aren’t, when the lead actors have no chemistry, or when the plot just plain sucks. That perfect dream’s shattered and in its place is a mere farce of what a good romance should be.
There’s a time and a place for ridiculous comedy, over the top theatrics, and just plain bad cinema. That place is most definitely not within a romantic comedy meant to sweep one away to a far-off land of blissful love. I don’t want to see a pairing that makes me want to gag, and I certainly have no desire to be barraged with dirty juvenile jokes. Those don’t belong here!
So, I’m letting loose with the absolute worst of the worst this week. These are the movies I could barely sit through. Of course, these are my subjective opinions!
20. The Break Up
19. Forces of Nature
18. Home Fries
17. New Year’s Eve
16. The Wedding Planner
15. Maid in Manhattan
14. All About Steve
13. Failure to Launch
12. Rumor Has It
11. 50 First Dates
10. The 40 Year Old Virgin
9. What Happens in Vegas
8. Fever Pitch
7. Gigli
6. Employee of the Month
5. The Love Guru
4. Mr. Wrong
3. From Justin to Kelly
2. Knocked Up
1. The Beautician and the Beast
Do you agree with my choices? Disagree? Do you have any horrible romantic comedies to add to the list? Sound off below…
Featured image at top: Forces of Nature. Photo: Dreamworks
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I agree with most of these for sure. And it makes me wonder what the creative minds behind some of them were thinking. Especially Gigli and All About Steve. Woof. LOL
I must say though that I loved Mr. Wrong. Partly because I didn’t consider it a romantic comedy. I thought the chemistry between Ellen and Bill Pullman worked because it was supposed to be horribly awkward and the anti-romantic.
I’m probably the only person in the world that liked that movie but it made me laugh.
Another fantastic list!
Thanks! I know, what were they thinking? There hasn’t been any really good romantic comedies for a while too. They seem like they’re going downhill to me. 🙁 Although, I must say I really liked Austenland., but that could be because I love the book too.
I agree with all except The Wedding Planner and 50 First Dates. I have soft spots for those two. Haha!
That’s ok. I have a soft spot for Ella Enchanted, which most people can’t stand. Lol.
I have a soft spot for The Wedding Planner too. Not the other one though…
As a guy I surprisingly agree with most of these… however, I think 40 yr old virgin is more of a straight comedy than an actual romantic comedy and is so incredibly ridiculously funny that it is hard to bash at all lol
I also liked the Breakup, even with the odd ending. I guess that would make it a bad romantic comedy lol But I liked the movie!
This is Rebecca’s list so I can’t say I can judge 40 yr old Virgin because I have never seen it. Doesn’t look like my kind of comedy at all. But I get the choice because sometimes it seems the media is trying to sell these kinds of comedies as being a sort of romantic comedy except they really aren’t.