Romeo + Juliet (1996)
September 13, 2009 by kitten
Filed under Romance, Tearjerkers
It’s hard to choose a favorite Romeo and Juliet remake because there have been so many great versions of this Shakespeare classic, but it I had to pick just one, it would have to be the 1996 version with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes starring as the ultimate tragic lovebirds.
Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet is bold and visually stunning. Taking the actual Elizabethan dialogue and setting it against a modern backdrop was a brave step, but it works fantastically. There is nothing lost in translation here and that might be the biggest reason this film works so well.
The Notebook (2004)
September 10, 2009 by kitten
Filed under Featured, Romance, Tearjerkers
The Notebook is the ultimate chick flick. Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams – what incredible chemistry. You believe in their love and you want so badly for it to work for them.
The Notebook may very well be perfect. You connect on a deeply emotional basis with the characters and in the end, you’re left feeling moved. If you don’t have a box of tissue on hand for this movie, you’re a fool. You will need it.
The cast is incredible all the way around with heartbreaking performances by James Garner and Gena Rowlands. I really can’t say enough good things about The Notebook. It’s just an incredible movie that every woman needs to watch at least once. Just don’t be surprised when you find yourself going back for seconds – and thirds, and fourths…
The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
September 9, 2009 by kitten
Filed under Tearjerkers
Okay, Dakota Fanning, I demand to see some ID, because after watching you in The Secret Life of Bees, I do not believe for one second you were born in 1994. There’s just no way, not a chance, because there you are sharing the screen with enormous talents like Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson and Paul Bettany and it’s like we’re watching their contemporaries – not someone who is at the very least, ten years younger than the youngest of them.
The Secret Life of Bees is one of those great tear jerker movies that packs a heck of a punch from the very first scene. At times, it’s not easy to watch. You feel so much for Dakota Fanning’s charater, Lily, that seeing what she goes through is a harrowing experience. In the end, though, you are rewarded with a rich, fulfilling movie that makes you appreciate you family and friends.
