by Katana Collins
My husband and
I share a love of a lot of interests (motorcycles, coffee, food, antiques), but
when it comes to movies, music, and TV, we are as different as different can
be. Picking a film we can both stand is like yanking a tooth from a rabid dog's
mouth. My vote: The Note-book. His vote: The Departed. My vote: Pitch
Perfect. His vote: Pulp Fiction. And so on, and so forth (Let me do
a quick sidebar to say I actually like a lot of his favorite movies, I just
find them kind of gross and hard to re-watch over and over. I have to be in the
right mood for them.).
But, in our 13
years of knowing each other, I now and then find a hidden gem—some romantic
movie that he loves and we cling to those movies like valuable artifacts that
belong in our fire-proof safe. So, with the upcoming romantic holiday, below
you'll find our list of the Top Seven Romantic Movies Your Husband Will Also
Love (or in Sean's words: ...Your Husband Won't Hate).
1) Crazy,
Stupid Love
This movie really does have a bit of everything for all
audiences. It's got humor (we laughed out loud many times throughout). Love.
Sex (hello, shirtless Ryan Gosling!). But at the heart of this movie is the
story of an unlikely friendship. The true romance (in my opinion) is between
Steve Carrell and Ryan Gosling. Yes, it's also about a woman who captures the
heart of a playboy. And about a separated husband and wife entering the dating
world once more. But the meat of the story is about two dudes who become
friends. And that's a theme most men can get on board with. Also....Emma Stone.
2) Ten
Things I Hate About You
Men and women alike have one love in common: Heath
Ledger. To men, he played an iconic version of the Joker. To women, he'll
always be that rough around the edges Australian who won our hearts in the
Shakespeare retelling of Taming of the Shrew, 10 Things I Hate About
You.
3) Shaun of
the Dead
I'm not a zombie lover. They scare the bejeezus out of me. BUT,
there are a few zom-rom-coms I can get on board with (Zombieland, Warm
Bodies). But of all of them, I think Shaun of the Dead is likely the
best. Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright can almost do no wrong. Basically, it's got
romance for me (slacker tries to win back his love) set against a zombie
apocalypse (for him). For my husband and I? It's the very definition of
compromise.
4) Romancing
the Stone
Sean specifically requested that I put this one in here.
And he got zero objections from me. For both of us, it's one of our favorite
movies. Ever. Of all time. And if you haven't seen it yet? I highly suggest you
find your favorite pair of acid wash jeans, tease your hair, and venture back
into the 80s for this classic. Basically, Robert Zemeckis took a schlocky
romance tale and turned it into an action/adventure romance with quite a bit of
comedy. If you can get beyond Michael Douglas's lame dance moves, then this is
a movie to watch and re-watch over and over.
5) The
Princess Bride
Look, guys....Peter Falk specifically tells you to like this
movie within the movie. Basically, Columbo is vowing that you will not
lose any of your manbits by watching this romance. Plus—sword fights, torture,
Andre the Giant, revenge, rodents of an unusual size, poison, Robin
Wright...with all of that, why is it that we women are even watching? Ohhhhh,
that's right. Cary Elwes (yum). So, guys....if your girlfriend or wife asks to
watch The Princess Bride? You should have one answer and one answer
only: As you wish.
6) Groundhog
Day
For many guys, Bill Murray would be reason enough. But if you need more
than that to convince him, in 2006, the United States National Film Registry
added it to its 'best of' list and cited it as a “culturally, historically, and
aesthetically significant” film. It's philosophical while still being funny
(much like Bill Murray) and all about a selfish man who learns to love someone
outside himself.
7) Last of
the Mohicans
I mean, come on. Do I really even need to explain this one? If
anything, I was the person who needed convincing to watch this one. But after a
little nudging, Sean and Daniel Day Lewis won me over. This is a truly
beautiful movie. And if you can stomach the sad reality of it and the violent
battle scenes, it will surely be a classic in your house as well! So that's it!
And just in
case you watch a lot of movies, here were the runner's ups, as well!: Love
Actually Bridges of Madison County Ghost Casablanca While You Were Sleeping Up (the first 9 minutes, at least)♥
Katana Collins splits
her time evenly between photographing boudoir portraits and writing
steam-your-glasses romances. In addition to navigating life as a small business
owner, a first-time homeowner, and a newlywed, she is the author of the
best-selling paranormal Soul Stripper trilogy. Her most recent projects include
the contemporary romance, CAPTURING YOU (the first in the Maple Grove series)
and the erotic suspense series, Wicked Exposure. In the summer of 2014, she
wrote her first ever graphic novel, CAFÉ RACER, with her husband Sean Murphy.
She and Sean commute back and forth as they please between Brooklyn, New York
and Portland, Maine, with their ever-growing family of rescue animals (two
dogs, a cat, and counting!). She can usually be found hunched over her laptop
in a cafe, guzzling gallons of coffee, and wearing fabulous (albeit sometimes
impractical) shoes. Visit her on the web at www.katanacollins.com.
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