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alternate endings

posted 22 years ago by jarmstr917
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Have you ever noticed how the lovie dovie movies are always the same? They have to have good endings and seem to mimic the other movies like them.
My alternate endings to Two weeks notice and maid in Manhattan

Two weeks notice. – The liberal which bullock played looses the guy. The blond girl wins him. Bullock is then hired as a consultant to teach the blond girl what she needs to know. This allows the movie to concentrate on her self-pitty for being a liberal.

They tare down the building but due to a suggestion from the blond girl the rich guy ads a pool and a small gym so he can take a tax ride off for letting the community use the pool and equipment.

Bullock thinks she’s going to win the guy at a party she finds out he’s throwing for her. But it ends up being a going away party that he doesn’t attend. Shes trained the blond girl and he doesn’t need the liberal interfering with his life anymore.

The blond girl makes security check her and takes the stapler. The liberal then lives her life wallowing in her self-pity every time she sees the couple together at the events she’s still trying to tare apart.

She also gains 300 pounds from all that food she’s eaten.

In Maid in manhatten.

She loses her child for being a rotten parent. The polition adopts him but files a rit on her not to come within a 1000 foot of them.

She has to go to work for the ditzy blond lady and isn’t allowed to speak English or taunt her friend anymore because she needs her job because no hotel will hire her after the embarrassment she caused the last one.

Her Hispanic friend applies for a management position gets it and is knocked up several times by rich tenants whom pay her to keep it quiet. Till one marries her and then they hire her to be their maid.

These are just my ideas of how to break the same old movie style that keeps being rehashed over and over till its hard to go watch them anymore.

I’m not trashing bullock or what’s her name in the other movie I’m just wishing someone would make something fresh and new.

james

[–] dauphinlovr 22 years ago

I understand your frustration at the same ending evertime; however, that is the reason that these movies do so well. People like to be entertained. They like a break from the harsh reality that can be life. No one goes to a movie like this to see an Oscar winning performance or an unhappy ending. People like these movies because they are like the stories we heard as children and always wanted to live ourselves. For two hours we are transported to another place where happy endings exist and can be realized by all. No one wants to go to a romantic comedy that ends sadly. We want to see the girl get the boy, and for a short time to look through the rose colored glasses and see the fairy tale ending.

[–] jarmstr917 22 years ago

how would I know what i want to see if no one makes an ending other than the boy or girl gets the one he or she wants. I may enjoy seeing a movie where everything doesnt work out. after all it is artistic integraty. they can do great things with film when they think they neeed to.

remember guandi.

that didnt have a happy ending and it did great in the theatres.

lets give the american people a little more credit and try something new.

james

[–] dapayette 22 years ago

Its spelled GHANDI, and by the way, that film was not a romantic comedy. A romanctic comedy is a romantic comedy because of its ending. If it did not have a happy ending, much like the alternate endings, it would no longer be a romantic comedy. It would be a drama. A 'feel bad movie' that depresses most people yet they watch it anyway, much like "The Hours". The trailer for that film depressed me. I'm afraid of what might happen if I were to actually watch it. I agree with dauphinlovr. We go to romantic comedies because of the endings, because of the fairytale world. If you don't like it, I have a simple solution. DON'T WATCH IT! Its easy. I dislike soap operas, and therefore don't watch them, and refrain from aknowledging them entirely. You should try it.

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[–] shaggy_domas 22 years ago

Doesn't " My best friends wedding" end up something like what your suggesting? The guy does fall for the blonde, and Julia roberts character has to find something else to do.

I think that movie did pretty well at the Box office and does pretty well in sales still. There, happy?

I'd rather see an action movie end differently. Watch the asteriod actually hit the planet, or something like that. Would be interesting.

Jeff

[–] CappieGuy 22 years ago

Some movies have happy endings that work well without being too corny like in "While You Were Sleeping" and "Wedding Singer". Some movies have a not-too-happy ending like in "My Best Friend's Wedding". The endings are all depending on the plot. I know some of them are predictable and corny like this is too easy. But if u dont like this movie, thats ok. Just move on. My friend thought at the TWN ending, George should have made the speech in public so Lucy could listen to him. I told him that has been done too many times so why bother doing that again? There were two other women listenng to the speech anyway. Thats good enough. I give TWN a 6 to 7 for a weak plot.

[–] OliviaF 22 years ago

There is one exception which springs immediately to mind: My Best Friend's Wedding. Julia Roberts lost to Cameron Diaz. The premise at the beginning of the film was that she would get the guy and after all the obstacles and journey of self discovery etc etc....she didn't get the guy. (Mind you - I hated the film altogether, but I thought I would point that one out as an exception to the rule of romantic comedies).

What I thought was interesting about TWN was the scene of Bullock running after Grant (it reminded me of Bridget Jones running after Mark Darcy at the end of the film, except, not in her underwear obviously). Could the ending of TWN possibly have been just that little bit more interesting if it had been Hugh Grant running after Bullock? (and him getting his impeccable suit all dirty and sweaty in the process??).

It probably makes no difference here or there who runs after who, but I thought I would speculate all the same.

[–] Rubywife 22 years ago

I totally agree with you, and enjoyed reading your alternate endings. I am quite fed up with predictable romantic comedies. I have sworn off seeing anymore for a long time.

[–] Vashti13 22 years ago

Gimme a break, folks!

I don't want an alternate ending when I have some apple pie. Oh, sure, I might like it warmed with french vanilla ice cream melting all over it...or I might like a bit of cinnamon on it...or served cold out of the fridge...but it's still apple pie.

The point of this movie was NOT about how it would turn out; if you didn't know how the movie would end (more or less) when you bought your tickets, then you were deliberately not thinking.

It's about how it was delivered. It's about a warm performance by two charismatic stars. It's about enjoying the experience, not looking for the prize at the bottom of the crackerjack box.

Bullock was adorable. I agree with what someone said above, I haven't been particularly fond of most of her recent movies (haven't even seen may of them; the trailers didn't even interest me). But here she played the 'straight man' and did a wonderful job with it. She's stunningly beautiful and projects a warmth and down-to-earthness that many other starlets don't have (which fit with her grassroots law practice).

As much as I like her (and liked her performance in the movie), Hugh Grant was the star of the flick. I find him generally charming but pretty predictable and usually not all that interesting. In TWN, he was much more assertive. And, in the strongest element of the movie, his comedic timing was spectacular. He flawlessly inserted lines into the dialogue that never felt forced or seemed a reach. Unlike most of his characters who are hapless cuddly buffoons, George Wade was a role of someone who was actually talented but determined to be hapless. He alludes to this when he says, "What's worse is when no one has any expectations whatsoever" (paraphrased).

The writing was keenly inspired and if Grant gave it his typical blinking, stammering Englishman, it would've flopped. But his directness was refreshing, and combined with Bullock's 'straight' routine, made for a terrific experience.

If you want "Gandhi", then go rent a Hopkins drama ("Remains of the Day", etc.), or Cage in "Leaving Las Vegas". But its just silly to expect that sort of drama out of a romantic comedy.

I liked my apple pie just fine in this movie, thank you. It was warm, tasty and deliciously comforting.

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[–] Gifted Healer 22 years ago

The (grim) alternate endings you suggest are valid, but besides the point. A movie with endings like that are NOT romantic comedies. They are life reality dramas for Lifetime or Women's Entertainment (WE).

If you hate formula and want to avoid that kind of movie, then never go see anything that is described as a "romantic comedy." They are marketed that way because the public knows what to expect when they see them.

Personally, I see the value in both kinds of movies. To use a food analogy, dinner at Spago's or the Rainbow Room is likely to give you a sophisticated and unique dining experience every time you go there, but sometimes you have a nostalgic craving for McDonald's, and you know exactly what you will get there.

(And James, you show some smarts with your use of words and your opinions, but you really should let someone proofread your material. Misspellings diminish the validity of the points you are trying to make.)

[–] jarmstr917 22 years ago

Aloha gifted healer. i agree. My spelling and grammer are horrable. Iv tried to do my best but always end up failing at it. as i am single and celibit i cant rely on a feline to correct it for me.

damn and double damn.

However I am looking for a ritch woman to love and support me.

calgon take me away........

James

[–] pussycat963 22 years ago

Alicia Witt is a redhead, not a blonde...did you even SEE the movie???!!!

[–] lifes_a_bitch 22 years ago

Yeah, i know what you mean about the ending always being the same. When i was watching the film i was thinking it was such a typical romantic comedy, and like most of the other hugh grant movies i've seen, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

There's something kind of comforting about a film that sticks to genre conventions, and whilst i wouldn't say this was a great movie in terms of movie making- it's not; there is very little plot, and bullock and grant hog all the limelight making all the other characters very two-dimensional which is a bit of a shame, but the chemistry between these 2 is really great and the movie may have been a complete disaster with other actors- it is all the same a feel-good movie, predictable yes, but in a highly watchable way.

If you are in the mood for something a bit challenging and complex or visually stunning then you will more than likely be bored to death by this film, but if you've had a long day at work and you just want something pleasantly entertaining to watch, with a few laughs then give it a shot.

[–] Udolpho 21 years ago

There seems to be a disturbing amount of bandwidth dedicated to the fact that Bullock plays a so-called "liberal" in this movie.
OK, so what?
This seems to be getting up a few people's nose. But, hey, there are people who lie in front of wrecking balls and want to keep heritage buildings and neighbourhoods out of the hands of greedy developers.
I thought this movie was silly but the only thing I liked was the fact that Bullock played an intelligent woman with a Harvard law degree who belived in something. If that makes her a "liberal" so be it.
But will posters lay off the name-calling. It's tedious. It was just her character.
If all you want is right-wing and non-liberal themes, stick to T3 or better still Fox News and let other people just enjoy movies for what they are.