I’m a guy, and I like it. Is it THAT
big of a surprise?
Perhaps my favorite movie of the last
15 years is “Love, Actually”, a movie that kind of flopped when
it came out in theaters but has now taken on a second life as a
modern-day holiday classic (in this regard, it resembles “It’s a
Wonderful Life”, something I’ll discuss in a bit). Anyway, it’s
the tenth anniversary of the film’s release, and because of that
there have been a slew of articles released about the movie, many of
which deal with the same topic--
Did you know guys like “Love,
Actually”?
Speaking as a guy, just let me say
this--yes, some of us DO like “Love, Actually”. In fact, some of
us LOVE “Love, Actually”, and I’m not quite sure why all these
writers are surprised. I mean, sure, it doesn’t have any
explosions, farts, or fights, and it’s filled with heart and humor,
but that doesn’t mean guys don’t like it. In fact, I’ve always
been a fan of Richard Curtis, the guy who wrote and directed the
film, if only because his movies DO have heart & humor, and
conspicuously lack explosions and farts, and when he does include
fights, they’re usually between Colin Firth and Hugh Grant, and
they’re hilarious.
So there.
Another of my favorite articles on the
movie is one that asked people which of the nine subplots they liked
best (for those of you who haven’t seen the movie, [and shame on
you, by the way, if you haven’t], the movie juggles nine
inter-related subplots in the 5 weeks leading up to Christmas), and
that’s almost like asking someone which of their nine kids or
puppies or classic cars or whatever they like best. I don’t know
that I could pick my absolute favorite, although I will admit that I
have a fondness for both the Hugh Grant and the Colin Firth story
lines. The one that always gets to me, though, is the plot with
Keira Knightly and the guy in love with her. Once again, I don’t
wanna spoil it for anyone who’s never seen it, but if you aren’t
in some way affected after watching that plot line, you’d better
check to see if you have a pulse!
So there you go. I’m a guy, and I
love “Love, Actually”. Think they’ll write an article about
me, now??
8-)
*****
Okay, I mentioned how “Love,
Actually” has pretty much followed the arc of “It’s a Wonderful
Life” by being a box office failure at first, only to then become a
beloved holiday classic. Well, that reminds me I need to check on
something. A couple of years ago, there were plans afoot to make a
sequel to “Wonderful Life”, in which the ghost of George Bailey’s
youngest kid, Zazu, comes back to haunt George’s bratty grandson by
showing him how much better the world would’ve been if he was never
born.
That sounds like it’s full of holiday
cheer, doesn’t it? And the actress who played Zazu in the
original, Karoline Grimes, is coming back for this film. Why, why,
why? And if this is the case, what’s next--a sequel to “The
Wizard of Oz” in which Dorothy’s granddaughter skips out of rehab
to join a doomsday cult?
I’ve been joking on the air the past
few years about how the movie business has run out of ideas. Guess I
wasn’t that far off, was I?
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