Youd be hard-pressed to find a more dedicated bunch of movie fans than the folks at Hammock Publishing. So when, in honor of Valentines Day, we asked for favorite romantic movies, we got plenty of nominations, and some of them were a bit, um, unusual. In no particular order, here are the flicks that say lovin' to the Hammorati:
Sleepless in Seattle
-Submitted by Carrie Wakeford and another Hammock employee who remains nameless because she doesn't want people to think she's sappy
Amelie and Sense & Sensibility
-Both submitted by Alison Lund and Jamie Roberts (they have similar tastes!)
My favorite, the classic, An Affair to Remember, an old Cary Grant/Deborah Kerr movie--also a great book, referenced in Sleepless in Seattle
-Submitted by Julia Boklage
Schindler's List
Pulp Fiction
Deer Hunter
-Submitted by John Romance, not my strong suit Lavey
The sad ones:
The Way We Were
English Patient
Life is Beautiful
-Submitted by Jamie Roberts
Dirty Dancing
-Submitted by Shannon Who didn't want to cheer when Patrick Swayze said, No body puts Baby in the corner! Scully
Casablanca
Chocolat
-Submitted by Barbara Mathieson
The African Queen
Bedazzled (1968 version with Dudley Moore, Peter Cook and Raquel Welch)
The Lord of the Rings
-Submitted by Bill Love's just part of the story Hudgins
Comments (2)
Jamie Roberts, what no Johnny Depp flick on your list! And you claim to be a true fan. Chocolat is number one on my list, and I would have listed Finding Neverland, a flick I saw yesterday, but I was nervous about who Barrie was really in love with in the story.
Posted by Barbara Mathieson | February 14, 2005 3:02 PM
Posted on February 14, 2005 15:02
Ha! The list of Johnny Depp movies that I love would be its own Hammorati blog entry. I didn't want to dominate the discussion with the fabulousness of Don Juan DeMarco, etc. (Read the recent New Yorker story about the real life of J.M.Barrie--it will ease your mind about Finding Neverland.)
Posted by Jamie | February 14, 2005 3:02 PM
Posted on February 14, 2005 15:02