Romantic Movies!

Hello readers! It’s good to be back on campus after a long winter break. Just to update you on what’s been up in the life of Dr. Crews, I released my wildly anticipated and wildly acclaimed book, Love with Wings: A Deep Look Into the Socioeconomic Love Patterns In the Disney Movie, D2: Mighty Ducks. Let me tell you folks, this is a great book and a nabbed a once in a lifetime interview with Emilio Estevez. If you have room on the bookshelf, do me and do yourselves a favor by adding this book to your collection. I also had the privilege of going on a book tour in Europe with my dear friend, Nicholas Sparks. As you may recall Nicholas and I went on a backpacking trip along the paths of Italy this summer and it was good to be reunited with an old friend. We shared many amazing experiences including me having the privilege to read my new book to the Queen of England.

Well this week instead of answering some questions I thought it would be helpful to compile a guide to classic romantic movies you can watch with your significant other this upcoming Valentine’s Day. This is a sure-fire way for you to rekindle some of the spark you may have lost during the busy holiday season or because of the depressing February weather. Let’s get started!

Forrest Gump

Not only is this movie one of the all-time greatest romances, it’s one of the all-time greatest movies ever! Better than Citizen Cane! This movie really pulls at the heartstrings. Tom Hanks plays the sort of character he is usually typecasted as, great men in unfortunate situations (Just think of his character in Philadelphia with aids or his character in The Da Vinci Code with that haircut). Watching this movie with your partner will provide plenty of laughs and before you know you will be sobbing (or maybe snogging) all over each other. Just a word for the wise, do not attempt to hold your partners hands during the Vietnam scenes. Chose either to make the move before or after but not during the Vietnam scene. Vietnam wasn’t really that romantic.

Casablanca

Holy cow, folks. Casablanca is like the Bible of romance movies. Casablanca is like the Michael Jordan of romance movies. Casablanca is like the Ken Jennings of romance movies. It is IMPOSSIBLE to watch this movie without growing more in love with the person beside you (which is a good reason not to watch this movie with someone you have absolutely no intention of dating). Have you ever seen a couple where one person is extremely attractive and the other person is not? Have you ever wondered why? This movie is the reason. Somehow that “other person” got the very attractive person to watch Casablanca with them. If you are someone who is unattractive, you should really try to use this strategy. It never fails. This movie really tugs at the heartstrings.

A Goofy Movie

Casablanca may be considered the greatest romantic movie of all time, but there is no doubt that A Goofy Movie comes in a close second. And I mean a close second. Not only is it a fantastic movie, but A Goofy Movie has the greatest soundtrack of all time! Based on a true story, A Goofy Movie portrays the journey of Max Goof as he tries to impress his crush and his cross-country trip with his Dad. It really tugs at the heartstrings.

Well there you have it. Chose any (or all) of these three movies and you are guaranteed to have the best Valentine’s day ever! You will have the Michael Jordan of all Valentine’s Days! You will have the Ken Jennings of all Valentine’s Days! These movies are sure to tug at the heartstrings. Also, I wanted to say Happy Birthday to Love & Relations Relating to Relationships as we celebrate one year here at the L&RRTR headquarters.