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Valentines IdE ClAckAMAS P r ÌNT WedNEsdAy, FEbRUARy 15, 2002 Movies to watch all alone some ERINNLERTEN Staff Writer 'Casablanca'* (1942) Jirector: Michael Curtiz ¡tarring: Humphrey Bogart, ngrid Bergman Unarguably one of the very >est films in Hollywood his- ory, “Casablanca” is set in :rench Morocco just before the tart of World War II. Humphrey Bogart plays Rick, , nightclub owner. He’s his isual cool, collected self until i ghost from his past walks in in the arm of the most wanted nan in the resistance. The roman is lisa (Ingrid Bergman), lis lost love from Paris who lever made it onto the train vith him. Since then, he’s man- iged to suppress the emotional cars of jilted love, but finds limself drinking alone that light, pondering the reason vhy, “of all the gin joints in all he cities in all the world, she lad to walk into mine.” In the end it comes down to he age-old love triangle sce- lario. Bergman is still in love vith Bogart but feels obligated o support her husband, while Jogart is in the situation of be- ng in control of the destiny of he man married to the woman e loves. The ending is one of he most famous and memo- able in movie history. 'The Princess Bride" (1968) )irector: Rob Reiner Starring: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright A lowly stable boy, Westley (Cary Elwes), pledges his love to the beautiful Buttercup (Robin Wright), only to be ab ducted and reportedly killed by pirates, while Buttercup is betrothed to the evil Prince Humperdinck. Buttercup her self is then kidnapped by a gi ant, and is pursued by two fel lows—a scheming criminal mastermind and a master Spanish swordsman, a myste rious masked pirate (could it be Westley?). As they sail to ward the Cliffs of Insanity... The wild and woolly arcs of the story, the sudden twists of fate, and, above all, the car- toon-scaled characters all work because of Goldman’s very funny script, Reiner’s confident direction, and a ter rific cast. Elwes and Wright, both sporting their best En glish accents, juggle romantic fervor and physical slapstick effortlessly, while supporting roles boast Mandy Patinkin (the swordsman Inigo Montoya), Wallace Shawn (the incredulous schemer Vizzini), and Christopher Guest (the evil Count Rugen). There are also brief but funny, cameos from Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, and Peter Cook. "When Harry Met Sally" (1989) INTERNET PHOTO Director: Rob Reiner Starring: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan The witty and likeable, light weight, old-fashioned romantic comedy, “When Harry Met Sally” was intended to answer the question, “Can two friends sleep together and still love each other in the morning?” Two long time acquaintances, Harry Bums (Billy Crystal) and Sally Albright (Meg Ryan), grapple with this question over a 12-year relation ship. Director Rob Reiner di rected this film (his fifth) of the semi-autobiographical tale scripted by Nora Ephron - it was compiled from the shared recol lections of actual romances. The perfect night out on the town with The Print's own Monsieur Barron NICK BARRON Business Manager So here we rest, once again, on the verge of perhaps the most superficial holiday, Valentine’s Day. For each per son there is a separate opin ion on what this day signifies, and for me it is no different. I am a man who has been in a relationship for one Valentine’s Day in my life, and I can honestly state that I was in love with that certain some one. But, alas, that relation ship ran its course and since that girl, I have spent every Valentine’s single. As de pressing as that sometimes becomes, I would not ask for a date on Feb. 14 just so that I :ould say I did not spend Valentine’s alone. To me, the only way to ac tually enjoy and benefit from Valentine’s Day is to truly love the one that I am with on this holiday. I only wish to spend Valentine’s showing my girl that she is the only one for me. You may be wondering how I would illustrate to my love that she means more to me than my car or my career. Well, I would have to be with that spe- c i a 1 some- one, for each woman is unique and re quires different aspects of ro mance., But in dreaming of my perfect Valentine’s, the following con stitutes generic ideas I have enter tained for when I swim in the love of my girl. If the woman of my dreams follows a cer tain routine every morning.(i.e., checks her e-mail when she wakes up, steps out side to get the news paper), I would insert some thing from the very start that says, “I love you.” Perhaps I will have an e-mail quoting po etry or giving her the reasons behind my devotion to her. Maybe a homemade sign stating my love for her on her door, so that she will see it when she returns from getting the paper. Maybe I will pick her up and drive her to work or school. I would arrive with a single red rose and a kiss on her lips, not for getting to open the car door for her. In the car I would have a romantic CD playing, while I hold her hand the entire drive. I would send a dozen red roses (or her favorite flower) to her workplace in the middle of the day. Ideally, I would deliver them my self, with a kiss. I would have decorated her place in heart balloons, lit with her under the moonlight. candles, and any other symbol Once our dancing time was of Valentine’s Day. Waiting for through, we would rest our feet her to see, on her bed, I would and I would verbalize my feel have placed a gift, a stunning ings for her and the hopes I dress to her liking. Once she had for our relationship. Once at my place, I would discovers this token of my love, I would inform her that lead her to my bed, which we have dinner reservations at would be covered in red rose an exclusive restaurant. Then petals. I think the rest you can I would proceed to metamor fill in for yourself, in your own phose into her Prince Charm way. But I can assure you, for m e , ing, and we would be off m y to dine like royalty. i n - At dinner, I would order dreamboat! ten a bottle of tions the finest would be totally pure. I would champagne just want to hold her in my arms and make a until she drifted off to dream, toast to our love for hopefully of me. each other. A single We TAke violin player ^EpORTINQ would join TO NEW us, serenading my lover as she enjoyed an exquisite meal. H eíq I hts . Once she were finished, I would drive her to an isolated location. There I would play music from my car stereo, dancing
