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Romances AS bad or worse than Episode II's?

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The quote unquote "romance" of Anakin Skywalker and Padme something or other will probably go down as one of the worst - if not THEE absolute worst - in the long, sad history of bad cinematic romances. But can we think of others that are almost as bad if not as bad or worse than the unnatural pairing of Anakin and Padme? Let's give it a try.

First up, I nominate Will Smith's agent Jay and Rosario Dawson's what's-her-name girl in Men In Black 2. That was not a very pleasant "romance" to sit through either.

Then there were the laughably bad "romances" of Daredevil and Elektra, in which Elektra is either supposed to be falling in love with Daredevil/Matt Murdock (in the former) or Mark Miller (in the latter). Neither one is convincing.

Anymore... oh yeah, the contrived romance of Halle Berry and Benjamin Bratt in Catwoman. And the not too believable love story of Keira Knightley's Guinevere and Clive Owen's Arthur in King Arthur.

Can you guys think of anymore?
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Meh. The average Star Wars fan is just upeset that a guy like Anakin could get laid before they did...
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I'd say... titanic's romance scenes are worse. Oh, FAR worse.
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Funny, Titanic was the first one I thought of too.

Lord of the Rings has a pretty weak, forced romance between Aragorn and Arwen. He and Eowyn had much better chemistry and would have been a more natural pairing, IMO. I guess I'm just a sucker for unrequited love.
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Yeah, Peter Jackson tried to make the love story in LOTR better after AOTC. Isn't that ironic?
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Haha, yeah I recall the buzz about Jackson bringing out more of the love story in Two Towers in response to AotC. Whatever...
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I just remembered another one - Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler's "romance" in Armageddon. That was not pleasant...
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OK, then how about "Pearl Harbor"?
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Originally posted by: RRS-1980
OK, then how about "Pearl Harbor"?


That love story just... well, it just ruined the movie.

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Ben Affleck seems to be a recurring character in some of the worst love stories ever told. Interesting...
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Not only that, he seems to have a recurring role in some of the worst movies, period.
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One night I saw Bronxtale, directed by Robert Deniro and interesting movie, but jeepers did that love story stink. I'd put it slightly above attack of the bad dialogue's one.
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Haha, yeah I recall the buzz about Jackson bringing out more of the love story in Two Towers in response to AotC. Whatever...


And then Jackson forgot to do the romance between Faramir & Eowyn...

If the love story of Aragorn and Arwen seemed forced, I guess it was because it really wasn't an issue in the books.

A new one for the list - Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale in "Van Helsing".
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Sometimes, romances just spoil movies, don't they?

Whenever I'm watching an action movie, and then some useless woman (not a sexist comment, just she was useless to the plot) appears on the screen and I think, ugh...here comes the romantic interest.

Or when a seemingly head-strong main female role HAS to fall in love with the main male role...I REJOICE when this doesn't happen (can probably count these occasions on one hand, though).
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Sometimes, romances just spoil movies, don't they?

Whenever I'm watching an action movie, and then some useless woman (not a sexist comment, just she was useless to the plot) appears on the screen and I think, <i>ugh...here comes the romantic interest</i>.


I heary you baron, I hear you.

I got another addition, I'm not sure if it should really count or not, but I'm adding Monica Bellucci and Lambert Wilson (AKA: The Go To Guy For Smug, Smarmy, Effeminate French Villains) from The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.

I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

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No, that romance was on a much, much higher level of greatness than the AOTC one.
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Here's a romance that rivals Anakin & Paddy for sheer crappiness - the "romance" (one night stand) of Tony and the Blonde Waitress in Ralph Bakshi's American Pop.

Tony: What is this?
The Blonde: Corn.
Tony: Corn? Corn comes in a little white box from Birdseye. Corn? Kansas is corny! Can ya eat it?
The Blonde: Yeah.
Tony: Can ya smoke it? Can ya drink it? Can ya lie in it?
The Blonde: Sure.
Tony: Then lie in it with me.
The Blonde: Are you crazy?
Tony: Yeah, I'm crazy. I'm crazy in love with your blue eyes... and your corn-silked hair. Your corn-silked hair. I'll never eat corn again without thinking' about you. Canned corn, candy corn, popcorn, Crackerjacks! You're the prize in my box! And my box is this country. It's all tinfoil on the outside. Corn and sweetness on the inside.

Having watched American Pop, I can honestly say that was one of the worst bits of dialogue I've ever heard. And the way the actor doing Tony's voice delivers his lines, he makes it sound even worse than it looks in text. This really rivals the "I hate sand" moment in Episode II.
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

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anakin and padmes relationship was just boring, period
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Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Here's a romance that rivals Anakin & Paddy for sheer crappiness - the "romance" (one night stand) of Tony and the Blonde Waitress in Ralph Bakshi's American Pop.

Tony: What is this?
The Blonde: Corn.
Tony: Corn? Corn comes in a little white box from Birdseye. Corn? Kansas is corny! Can ya eat it?
The Blonde: Yeah.
Tony: Can ya smoke it? Can ya drink it? Can ya lie in it?
The Blonde: Sure.
Tony: Then lie in it with me.
The Blonde: Are you crazy?
Tony: Yeah, I'm crazy. I'm crazy in love with your blue eyes... and your corn-silked hair. Your corn-silked hair. I'll never eat corn again without thinking' about you. Canned corn, candy corn, popcorn, Crackerjacks! You're the prize in my box! And my box is this country. It's all tinfoil on the outside. Corn and sweetness on the inside.

Having watched American Pop, I can honestly say that was one of the worst bits of dialogue I've ever heard. And the way the actor doing Tony's voice delivers his lines, he makes it sound even worse than it looks in text. This really rivals the "I hate sand" moment in Episode II.



It's sounds funny if you read it in a stupid comedian kinda way.
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Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
The quote unquote "romance" of Anakin Skywalker and Padme something or other will probably go down as one of the worst - if not THEE absolute worst - in the long, sad history of bad cinematic romances. But can we think of others that are almost as bad if not as bad or worse than the unnatural pairing of Anakin and Padme? Let's give it a try.

First up, I nominate Will Smith's agent Jay and Rosario Dawson's what's-her-name girl in Men In Black 2. That was not a very pleasant "romance" to sit through either.

Then there were the laughably bad "romances" of Daredevil and Elektra, in which Elektra is either supposed to be falling in love with Daredevil/Matt Murdock (in the former) or Mark Miller (in the latter). Neither one is convincing.

Anymore... oh yeah, the contrived romance of Halle Berry and Benjamin Bratt in Catwoman. And the not too believable love story of Keira Knightley's Guinevere and Clive Owen's Arthur in King Arthur.

Can you guys think of anymore?


Men in Black 2 stunk, and that supposed 5 minute fall in love "oh wait but i have to go because i'm the chosen one" story was aweful. But the "love story in MIB 2 is just slightly less annoying than Frank the Dog in this one. That movie just plain crapped on the original.