I Confess: I Like to Read...And Write...Romantic Comedies

I was just reading Karen Knows Best's blog, specifically the article "Who-the-fck-reads-and-loves-romantic-comedies-anyway".

I do!

I confess.
I love romantic comedies. I not only read them, sometimes I even write them. Oh oh! After reading that article, I almost feel like I'm "coming out". Even when I don't write an official romantic comedy,  comic relief often comes into play in my stories.

The movie industry loves me. When a romantic comedy movie comes out, most likely I will be in line to watch it. I've spent a ton of money going to the theater.

My favorite romantic comedy movies
Singing in the Rain, Pillow Talk, Mulan, Girl Happy, Runaway Bride, You've Got Mail, Shakespeare in Love, The Ugly Truth, While You Were Sleeping, Bridget Jones Diary, 27 Dresses, Serendipity, Because I Said So, Mannequin, Keeping the Faith, The Truth About Cats & Dogs, Picture Perfect, and Someone Like You. I'm sure I've forgotten some.

WHY I like romantic comedies so much
Life's stressful. I need levity and a good laugh. I want to escape after a long day at the office. I want to forget about the donor who got nasty and personal with me on the phone. I want to block out the kids fighting. I want to forget that my husband forgot Valentine's Day. But the bottom line is: I like to laugh.


Sometimes I enjoy angsty books. Sometimes I even write them. It depends what mood I'm in. My next sweet romance to release (the last week in March) is full of angst. It still makes me cry after the many times I've read it.

And sometimes I want a good thriller, even a horror. Ask my kids. I also love what they call "End of the world movies". My favorite book is Stephen King's "The Stand". My youngest, a teenage boy, hates the movie as it's "too scary". (This is the same child who loved "Zombieland" - so he can be a little off.) My favorite movie is "The Mummy".

The types of comedy I don't enjoy
All this said, I don't enjoy slap stick. I don't like ditzy characters (except for Gracie Allen - she slays me.) I run from the room when my husband turns on something like "Scary Movie" or "The Naked Gun" or even "Police Academy". They annoy the hell out of me. There's even one scene in "Singing in the Rain" where Donald O'Connor does a solo slapstick routine that annoys me no end.

My romantic comedies
My best seller is a romantic comedy: "American Beauty". It's prequel "Purrfect Justice" enjoys a lot of sells, too. "Price of Fame" was also received well.

What about you?
Do you enjoy reading romantic comedies? Do you ever write them? Or do you hate them? Do they drive you nuts?

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Thursday Thirteen - 13 funniest movies

My Thirteen Favorite Funniest Movies Of All Time 1. Dick (with Kirsten Dunst – about the Watergate Scandal - this is sooooo funny! A laugh a minute) 2. Pillow Talk (Doris Day + Rock Hudson, still good even though made in 1959) 3. The Mummy (Brendan Fraser & Rachel Weis - if you like horror w/your comedy) 4. Tootsie (Dustin Hoffman, Jessica, Teri Garr, Bill Murray) 5. Big Trouble in Little China (Kurt Russell - yum!) 6. Smokey & The Bandit (Burt Reynolds & Sally Fields) 7. M.A.S.H. (Donald Sutherland) 8. John Tucker Must Die (like "Dick" this is a laugh a minute) 9. Grumpy Old Men (Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau) 10. Singing In The Rain (Gene Kelly not only dances like a dream, he is drop dead funny in this) 11. Foul Play (Goldie Hawn & Chevy Chase) 12. Back To The Future (Michael Fox & Christopher Lloyd) 13. Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (When Charles Durning who plays the governor does his "sidestep" I have a giggling fit every time. Burt Reynolds, Jim Nabors, and Dom Delouise are also hilarious)

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I love comedy romance, whether it's in books or movies, I'm gaga over them. And thus I write a lot of comedy romance. Have you read my "American Beauty", "Purrfect Justice", and Make-Believe Lover published at www.ellorascave.com? I think they're pretty funny and I've been told they are. How I wish they'd be made into movies. I'd be in heaven. Some of my other comedy romance novels (the ones I've written that is) are: Double Dare, Over The Moon, and My Baby Too all published at www.awe-struck.net (as Elaine Hopper). A couple others are out of print. I may have forgotten one or two.

So what type of movies do you like? What type of books? If you like comedies, which ones are your favorites? I'm always looking for new ones. Legally Blonde, Blazing Saddles, and Young Frankenstein also deserve mention. I also like Idiocracy (I have no idea why except that Luke Wilson is so cute), 13 Going On 30, and King Ralph. I tried to save this to post at midnight, but I can't find the function, so it's being posted early in case I get busy. More softball mom stuff I have to do tonight, even though the games ended before Spring Break. Now it's planning the banquet and picnic time. Does it ever end???