Love Actually

[BlueHammer85]

If that's the one where they dance on the bonnet of cars at the beginning then I'm with you. No one gets out and twats them. No one. Just leap onto my bonnet, go on, today's cars are made of 50 inch steel, nothing will break.

Interestingly that scene took 6 months to make and they damaged many cars in the making

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Some of the storylines are creepy as fuck but dressed up as romantic.

Which ones?

It’s ridiculously London-centric and middle class, like almost anything Richard Curtis produces, but it’s not the worst thing I’ve ever seen. Thought it was ok.

 

[manimanc]

One of my favourite films actually, love.

 

[Kippaxpete]

Worst film ever made

Actually, second worst to Truly, Madly, Deeply.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Never seen it and all Richard Curtis films sound crap. In the bits I’ve seen of them, even with the numerous quality actors they have, nobody really excels other than being themselves. Just boring stories.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Never seen it and all Richard Curtis films sound crap. In the bits I’ve seen of them, even with the numerous quality actors they have, nobody really excels other than being themselves. Just boring stories.

Whole thing is a complete mish mash
Flicks between so many lives that you can’t connect to any of them
A PM (Hugh Grant) knocking on doors to find Martine McCutcheon
A bloke knocking on the door to tell Kiera Knightly he loves her via Bob Dylan style notes (whilst her boyfriend is sitting on the bloody couch!)
Alan Rickman falling for a weirdo was probably the highlight, good acting from him and Emma Thompson.
Ending is just some weird Airport scene where a few of them hug.

2 and half hours of pointless TV

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

A bloke knocking on the door to tell Kiera Knightly he loves her via Bob Dylan style notes (whilst her boyfriend is sitting on the bloody couch!)

‘Actually‘ thought that was a really nice story.

 

[Cheesy]

Worst film ever made

This may be the first time I've agreed with one of your posts!

It's fucking wank.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Whole thing is a complete mish mash
Flicks between so many lives that you can’t connect to any of them
A PM (Hugh Grant) knocking on doors to find Martine McCutcheon
A bloke knocking on the door to tell Kiera Knightly he loves her via Bob Dylan style notes (whilst her boyfriend is sitting on the bloody couch!)
Alan Rickman falling for a weirdo was probably the highlight, good acting from him and Emma Thompson.
Ending is just some weird Airport scene where a few of them hug.

2 and half hours of pointless TV

Alan Rickman looks positively ashamed at being in that film in that airport scene at the end. Oh and then the end credits, eurgh pass the bucket. It’s a shame Alan didn’t turn into Hans Gruber and take them all out. I’d watch that.

 

[MCFC1993]

Which ones?

It’s ridiculously London-centric and middle class, like almost anything Richard Curtis produces, but it’s not the worst thing I’ve ever seen. Thought it was ok.

Creepy was probably going overboard but off the top of my head (haven't watched it in years):

Spoiler

- The wedding cameraman's pursuit of his best mates wife.
- Colin Firth wanting to marry the maid despite never having a conversation with her and then her father being okay with what he thinks is selling her into slavery.
- Alan Rickman cheating on his wife with his dodgy secretary.

Don't know whether I need to spoiler that after nearly 20 years.

There's more storylines that I think are bizarrely dressed up as 'romantic'.

I suppose that's my main issue, it being called a romantic holiday classic when it's just not.