Wednesday, March 13, 2019

To be or not to be romantic: favorite and least favorite

I have issue when it comes to favorite romantic movies, books and plays. So many of the classic "love stories" end miserably. I do not care for those. I'm sticking with movies today and giving a few of my favorite and least favorite big-screen romantic fiction.

Favorites (in no particular order):
  1. Much Ado About Nothing (Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh)
  2. The African Queen (Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn)
  3. Key Largo (Bogart and Lauren Bacall)
  4. White Christmas (Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Cyd Charisse and Rosemary Clooney)
  5.  Gross Pointe Blank (John Cusack and Minnie Driver)
  6. The Mummy (Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weiss)
  7. 50 First Dates (Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore)
  8. An American in Paris (Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron)
  9. The Scarlet Pimpernel (Anthony Edwards and Jane Seymour)
  10. Leap Year (Amy Adams and Matthew Goode)
Ones I Hate (also in no particular order):
  1. Romeo and Juliet (any version)
  2. West Side Story
  3. Love Story
  4. Dr. Zhivago
  5. Casa Blanca
  6. Gone with the Wind
  7. A River Runs Through It
  8. Somewhere in Time
  9. Wuthering Heights
  10. Roman Holiday
So do you agree? Disagree? Let me know what you think. Since March is my birthday month, I'll give a free download of my recent re-release, SEA CHANGE to one random commenter.

In other news: The first 4 books of the Gaslight Chronicles are on sale this month at all e-tailers. Get Steam and Sorcery for 99 cents, Photographs and Phantoms free (It's always free!) Kilts and Kraken for $1.99 and Moonlight and Mechanicals for $2.99.

Finally,I have another old title being released Supernova Indie Publishing on March 19! I co-wrote this book almost ten years ago with the fabulous Lacey Thorn. We're both delighted to see it get a second life.
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6 comments:

  1. DebbyMarch 13, 2019 at 7:54 AM

    I do agree with your lists. I like stories that are happy.
    debby236 at hotmail dot com from USA

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  2. Cara MarsiMarch 13, 2019 at 9:31 AM

    I like White Christmas and Leap Year from your "like" list. I really really don't like Bogart so won't watch anything with him. On your "not like" list I love Gone With the Wind. Don't much like any of the others either.

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  3. Vicki Batman, sassy writerMarch 13, 2019 at 12:29 PM

    I love Roman Holiday and Casablanca. But really agree with everything on your list.

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  4. Cindy Spencer PapeMarch 19, 2019 at 9:11 AM

    Thanks for the comments, everyone! The winner is Debby!

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  5. Janice SeagravesMarch 23, 2019 at 10:24 PM

    My favorite romance is an oldy but a goodie, It's an Affair to Remember.

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  6. ELFMarch 24, 2019 at 2:38 AM

    Happy Birthday month! I actually love West Side Story for the songs and dancing, but agree that I didn't appreciate the ending. I love my HEAs and I am VERY disappointed when I don't get them.

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