Poll Did a Girlfriend you love dearly "Make" you watch The Notebook "Or Else"?

[TremblingBluStar]

I got this ultimatum about a week ago, and then it was CONSTANT NAGGING, until I finally submitted last night, and relented to watching this mash of clustermush. Not terrible, but seriously how did this film shape a generation of women?

I never had an ultimatum to watch it, but did so around 2005 with a girlfriend who heard that it was really good. We both laughed our asses off the whole time at how cliched it was. But at least we can rest assured in the knowledge that Ryan Gosling is going to grow a few inches and look like James Garner in 50 years.

 

[TremblingBluStar]

Oh look,more rampant sexism talking about how all women like stupid things, because all women are exactly the same. Yeah, that's really hilarious.

Thankfully not all are into chick flicks. My wife is into Dr. Who.

How could anyone not get that? Did you get it? What is happening? Must I simplify the Blighty juice machine that squeezes every last drop of irony gravy out of the churner?

Sarcasm doesn't translate well here.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

^ Neither does "Comments to PM," apparently. Enough.

Any comments to PM

 

[Guy Gardener]

Earlier, she who must be adored "suggested" that I would understand her more as a person if I watched the Nicholas Wing Refn masterpiece "Drive" and y'know what? I'm not worried at all. Nope. I don't think she's into sociopaths, or that I'm expected to embark on a bloody crime crusade to support her romantic high octane ideal, not for a second.

It's just a movie.

A sad, muffled movie full of incomplete characters and unrealistic plot motivation... Seriously, it was all about knocking over a pharmacy? If this movie was supposed to be about secret Batman, y'know if bumbling idjit criminals kidnap Bruce Wayne because they think he's an easy mark, but y'know, he's Batman, then it should have been called "Pharm" and been about the Kick Ass Pharmacist.

"Sigh"

I counted. Carry Mulligan had less lines than the hotrod Ryan Gosling was speeding around in. Not exactly pushing up towards the glass ceiling there Carry, but fuck it they probably paid you a mint, and you can fight for social justice when you're more financially secure.

 

[B.J.]

Yesterday, we had the perfect storm of having all three kids out of the house at the same time, so we decided to go see a movie. She picked Deadpool.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Deadpool is just like The Vow but with more mutants.

 

[Sparkle Fabulosa]

Those mutants had a better love story than The Vow.

And I haven't even seen Deadpool yet.

 

[JWPlatt]

Yesterday, we had the perfect storm of having all three kids out of the house at the same time, so we decided to go see a movie. She picked Deadpool.

That's not what I'd choose to do when my three kids are out of the house for a while.

 

[Smellincoffee]

I watched it in high school, when I was a sappy romantic. I liked the big band music, though.

 

[Pondwater]

Nope. I'm not that kind of girlfriend. I regret watching it with my girl friends back in the day.. I could of bought myself two Big Macs with the money spent on that.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Yes.

 

[Kor]

Why would somebody coerce their significant other into watching a movie (or, for that matter, doing any other trivial thing they weren't inclined to do), "or else"? That's awful.

Kor

 

[Guy Gardener]

Some times she uses a stick, and sometimes she uses in a carrot.

In either case, I'm still an ass.

 

[Orac]

Why would somebody coerce their significant other into watching a movie (or, for that matter, doing any other trivial thing they weren't inclined to do), "or else"? That's awful.

Kor

Because most couplings between humans are not egalitarian, I have observed that usually one partner dominates the other, or both partners are in constant conflict as they both desire to be the dominant one in the coupling. IMO Based on Guy's posts he is most likely a submissive partner.