Romcoms Are Back, But At What Cost?

People just not falling in LOVE no more!

One thing about me is that I love a romcom.

There is just something about watching two people fall in love (not like watching them from a window in a creepy way) who have to break up because of some innocuous situation/laughable miscommunication, and then find their way back to each other as a 1980s pop song plays in the background. SWWOOOONNN!

We learned about Nancy Meyers’ new film coming out with a budget of $130 million, and chile I can’t tell you WHAT she needs $130 million for because what is that going to do in a romcom? Where is the budget going? Anyway, that didn’t last long because Netflix is BROKE — so Meyers is shopping it around elsewhere, and good for her.

Meech @MediumSizeMeech

I feel like the best RomComs have the WORST premise but it’s okay, because the people are hot. You’ve Got Mail? Girl he is a LIAR and put your family bookstore out of business? Stand UP. My Best Friend’s Wedding? So much for sisterhood and intersectional feminism wedding ruiner!

The question is, how do we get back to the days of yesteryear when a man could e-mail a woman, lie about who he is through an ongoing, distrustful correspondence, open a huge bookstore chain that rivals her generationally owned local bookshop, and puts her out of business only for them to meet in Gramercy Park and fall in love?! Tell me when?

Euphoria’s Sydney Sweeney and Everybody Wants Some!!’s Glen Powell were seen in behind the scenes photos and video of their new romcom — a romcom whose plot is completely under wraps — it wouldn’t surprise me if they’re just making it up as they go because it looks a mess. Do I think these people have chemistry? No. Do I think she’s a good actress? Also no. But am I a little bit desperate for love? Yes.

Meech @MediumSizeMeech

Why is he running like that? Why is she standing with her face like that? LOLOL this looks so goofy

For now, I will live in the past and share with you 5 of my favourite RomComs:

1. Anything with Julia Roberts

   (Notting Hill, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Pretty Woman, Sleeping with the Enemy) I mean she is the queen of romcoms and should be treated as such! Am I counting her new film Ticket To Paradise with George Clooney in this? Absolutely not. I’m not THAT desperate.

2. St. Elmo’s Fire

   This film has EVERYTHING! A theme song that repeats multiple times throughout the film, the brat pack, cocaine! I mean what more can you ask for!

   Meech @MediumSizeMeech

   The St Elmo’s Fire theme song playing no less than 8 times throughout the movie is really something that these new movies need to learn from!!!! Extremely iconique

   

3. The Talented Mr. Ripley

   I know you might be thinking Meech, this is NOT a romcom — and you’d be WRONG. If a man came all the way to Italy just to hang out with me and sing in Italian dive bars, was SO obsessed with me that he literally wanted to be me? Baby that’s LOVE. Sign me up.

4. Meet Joe Black

   This is maybe what I would call a dark romance. It’s so beautiful and love is ever-present throughout the entire film. It’s so tender, and sweet, and you will absolutely come away feeling differently about love than you did before. Trigger Warning Brad Pitt at his hottest. Remember he’s a different person now!

5. Bachelorette

   This is more a romcom but like, about friendship. It’s raunchy, it’s hilarious, it’s incredibly sweet. Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan, Isla Fisher — they’re all at their best.

Anyway, we need to bring the hot and sexiness back to romcoms because baby the good ones are few and FARRRRR between.

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