Originally Posted By utahjosh For Valentine's day, my wife offered to watch any sci-fi or fantasy movie with me. This is huge -she's never seen any Star Wars or Lord of the Rings all the way through. She saw part of the first Star Trek re-boot and fell asleep. What should I pick? I'm thinking Star Wars IV, but maybe Empire....
Originally Posted By utahjosh I'm thinking maybe "Serenity"...maybe she'll want to watch Firefly with me.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I'd pick Lord of the Rings, make her watch all 3 movies too, make her really prove her love
Originally Posted By utahjosh Good one, CC. I am trying to convince her that Star Wars is really one long 6-part movie.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance lol too bad they didn't make a dvd version where they all just run together with no breaks
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "I'd pick Lord of the Rings, make her watch all 3 movies too, make her really prove her love " The extended editions.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh I'd pick Ladyhawke, because it is a fun movie and a good love story. Perfect for Valentine's day.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "The extended editions." And then re-watch with director commentaries. Also they have "the making of LOTR" available on Netflix to tie everything together nicely at the end.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Absolutely NOT LOTR. If she is not a sci-fi or fantasy fan it will turn her off for all time. I loved them (though I thought The Hobbit was BORING), but let's face it... you have to be a major geek to slog through the danged things. Star Wars would be OK, but Harry Potter (I know... barely meets the definition of fantasy) is probably more accessible to people who are not fans of the genre. I would choose "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"... more adult in tone than the first two, and not nearly as dark as the final five. Of course you could always go with an oldie but goodie (I think) that most women tend to like... "The Abyss". Remember... this is VALENTINE'S DAY. The point is not to see how far you can push your wife in trying to please you. It is to have her enjoy something while still feeling she is doing it to make you happy.
Originally Posted By u k fan If you really wanted to push her over the edge you could've watched Dark Crystal!!!
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "Star Wars would be OK, but Harry Potter (I know... barely meets the definition of fantasy)" How does Harry Potter barely meet the definition of fantasy?
Originally Posted By doombuggy LOTR 9 hrs of my life I'll never get back. Giant birds, walking trees, but nnnoooooo lets walk all the way. oooohhhhh a big eye unless it shot death rays what was soooooo scary about it?
Originally Posted By oneyepete "The point is not to see how far you can push your wife in trying to please you" That's right RT. I have 364 other days for that.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>though I thought The Hobbit was BORING<< +1000 I enjoyed the LOTR movies, but the Hobbit trilogy is nothing more than an attempt to ride on the LOTR coattails and make a lot of money. The filler material is dull and pointless, and if Tolkien was alive he'd probably be furious at how they mangled The Hobbit. After seeing the first Hobbit movie on DVD I won't be bothered to see the next two.
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin So.... Josh, what did you choose? Something for you or something that wouldn't be that bad for her? I would probably have gone with Episode IV.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<How does Harry Potter barely meet the definition of fantasy?>> Some felt that the early films were way too juvenile in tone to be decent fantasy.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Great SciFi movie 'The Fifth Element' Bruce Willis, Milla Jovivich (sp? ) It's a good one. Still holds up.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Doesn't anybody like getting 'lost in space' any more? ORDDU: I prefer Battlestar Galactica, myself. Used to just LOVE watching Apolo and Starbuck in action. ORGOCH: 'V' gits my vote. Got faith in dishonest aliens?
