My sleeper success is Two Weeks Notice. It’s not life-changing, but much more entertaining than most rom-coms.

Braden, I’m not sure I’m with you on the super old movies being better. A few of them are, but it seems like the fact that we’re seeing them means time has weeded out a bunch of lame ones.

Natalie, I knew there had to be more. Seems like there should be more still, though.

Erin, your comment made me laugh. I’m sure Judy does want to kiss Hugh Grant.

Ryan, I hope Hitch learned the hard way that there’s no substituting Judy Greer when it comes to quirky romcom friends.

Anna, now you know the smoke alarm trick. Just make sure you’re ready to defend your life.

Macy, I like your establishment of a new subgenre: the progressive romcom.

Kook, so funny about Bugs Bunny. I know exactly what you mean. Anytime there was something risque on when mom and dad were in the room it felt like I had written, produced, and directed it.

Shannon, yes, you do need to say more. I would recommend starting with the words, “I’m sorry.”

Joyce, I remember liking French Kiss a lot. I’ll have to rent it next time my wife goes to a new, terrible romantic comedy.

Angie, the smoke alarm saved me before I saw that. That is indeed more progressive than even 500 Days of Summer. Can’t wait for the first Matthew McConagauh/Hugh Grant gay romcom.

Jenna, I agree, critics aren’t always spot on. But there kind of all you have if you want to get an idea of what you’re getting into before spending the time and money.

Maweesa, we’ll just have to agree to disagree. Or get divorced.

Daniel, my wife came back from Dear John with “crying eyes.” So it must have been pretty bad.

Norm, man, that video named about everyone that I did. I feel like I plagiarized my post.

Nici, do you really feel like in most romcoms we “get to watch lovers overcome obstacles, work through issues of trust and commitment, see them triumph over class struggles, pride and prejudice, immaturity, distance, insecurity, jealousy, and so forth?” I’d be up for a movie like that, but I don’t feel like we ever see that. In fact, I feel like romcoms have cornered the market on movies about love, so that we never see a realistic, more serious take on the topic.

Tia, well, I’ve been dating for the last 10 or so years, so that explains most of it. And no. I would not be interested in a romcom with 2 talking dogs. Marriage into the Harrison family doesn’t mean you acquire the defective gene responsible for breaking into raucous laughter whenever a talking animal comes on the screen. Oh, and the less said about the Milk Dud incident, the better.

And, as an aside, I just have to say that your previous post about blow pops totally reminded me of the milk duds incident and made me laugh. Sometimes a guys gotta do what a guys gotta do to get through the day, (or weekend if that’s the case.)

MM makes me want to puke, but back in the days of How to Lose a Guy, I kind of enjoyed him.

And I loved the Notebook, but only because of James Marsden’s character, who had his engaged wife leave him and didn’t do anything bitter. But Nicholas Sparks really showed his masochistic tendencies when he wrote Dear John, with a plot only a Twilight fan could love.