Valentines
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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)
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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
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would join
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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