1. Margot and Richie Tenenbaum, The Royal Tenenbaums. Yep, I'm starting this off with some potent controversy. It's almost incest, since they were raised in the same household. But, after all, she WAS adopted. So it's not really illegal, but certainly "frowned upon." I don't know about you, but as a kid I always fantasized about my mom or dad marrying someone with a hot son(who conveniently came to live with us) that I could have a secret relationship with. The fact that these two grew up together is just icing on the cake. They ran away together as kids. He attempted suicide after hearing of her sexual escapades. They kiss in his childhood tent hideout. Yep, a top notch pairing.
2. Loretta Castorini and Ronny Cammareri, Moonstruck. This is not just one of my favorite couples of all time, but also one of my all-time favorite movies. First, Loretta is engaged to marry Ronny's brother Johnny. Then, she meets Ronny and loses her mind. This may seem like a totally cliche situation, but I assure you, it is not. Loretta is not the breed of flighty whore that you would associate with such behavior. She's a middle aged lady that has her shit together. I mean, she works at a funeral parlor, for crissakes! Oh, and did I mention that Ronny is played by a very young Nick Cage? I know...you may not imagine this to be a hot and sexy or well-acted character, but I ASSURE you, it IS. I will fight someone to the death if they say that Nick Cage can't act (with this movie as my only real evidence.) When he knocks over the table in a drunken passion, scoops Loretta off her feet and screams "Son of a bitch!" as he walks to the bed with her in his arms, I squeal like a 12 year old girl at a Jonas Brothers concert. If this fails to arouse or at least make you laugh/smile, it's possible that you are not human.
3. Amélie Poulain and Nino Quincampoix, Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain. This movie is just soaked in romance. The cinematography, the music, the setting! I love every bit of it. But Amelie is adorable, and the way she interacts with Nino is so innocent and sincere. Also, who can dispute the hotness that ensues when she goes on the scary ride at the Fun Fair, and a reaper costume-clad Nino whispers in her ear? HOT.
4. Magenta and Riff Raff, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Who knew alien love could be so fucking hot? Once again, we are rocking the incest, here: these two admit to being siblings more than once in the film. Maybe I'm into that kind of thing? Jesus...I better get myself to a shrink... Anyhow. They have a special secret handshake that is exclusive to the two of them, which I find awesome, basically. I think that should be a prerequisite for all couples! Also, they have kickass space style, rockin' sets of pipes, and killer dance moves. I'd say these are the two most fashionable alien lovers EVER.
5. Dawn Campbell and Tommy Corn, I Heart Huckabees. She starts out with a total toolbag named Brad, known in reality as Jude Law (or Dude Law, as I like to call him.) She has a mental breakdown as a result of the existential detectives and decides that she no longer wants to be a sex symbol. Then she dresses in overalls and a bonnet and almost dies in a fire. Except for the fact that Tommy is a firefighter (HOT!) and ends up finding her in the burning building (DOUBLE HOT!) Their connection is a love-at-first encounter kind of deal. They are totally comfortable with each other and can handle one another's "Infinite nature." Amazing.
6. Lotte Schwartz, Maxine Lund, and Craig Schwartz, Being John Malkovich. Yeah, this is twisted. Craig and Lotte are married, but they both fall in love with Maxine. The passion they both have for Maxine--which they act out through Malkovich's body--is compelling. The rivalry between the former husband and wife team over this woman is life-long, changing them both forever. And, well, it makes for an awesome movie, showing how far people will go to have the one they love in extreme circumstances.
7.Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman, Adaptation. Two things to start out: first, let's just establish that Charlie Kaufman, the writer, is THE MAN. Secondly, I am using this movie as further evidence of Nicholas Cage's awesomeness. The man plays twins. Two people! And he does it AMAZINGLY. I know that the relationship between these two brothers isn't romantic, but it doesn't matter. The journey that their relationship makes, from a one-sided appreciation to full-circle actualization and intense love really shakes me up inside. Donald is the living and breathing embodiment of his essential line in this film: "You are what you love, not what loves you." Charlie realizes his brother's emotional majesty and superhuman depth right before it is too late...Ground-breaking.
8. Sam Wheat and Molly Jensen, Ghost. Yeah, it's not as profound as the last one, but come on! Who hasn't seen this and cried like an infant? There are definitely cheesy parts (like, uh...the majority of the film) but the fact that Sam won't leave Molly behind, trying to communicate his love and protect her postmortem, is just heartbreaking. The P-Swayze had a good thing going in this film, and he will be greatly missed.
9.Forest Gump and Jenny Curran, Forest Gump. This was a toughie, because I considered putting "Forest and Bubba" instead of Forest and Jenny. The mutual love between the two aforementioned soldier friends was definitely heart-wrenching and genuine. However, Forest's love for Jenny basically propelled him through the entire film. Everywhere he went, he thought about her. Whatever he did, she was there with him. He often ended up at historical events without even realizing it, in part because he was always looking for her (and also because he was semi-tarded.) Considering how much Forest loves Jenny, he really only gets to be with her in the physically sense, for a small portion of his life. But the way his love is reflected in everything he does, says and thinks throughout the movie makes it a great and notable love.
10. Aragorn and Arwen, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Inter-species love...YES! This couple is too good to be true. A strapping human dude with larger than life hero skills, and an ethereal, gentle elfin goddess. Their children would be too beautiful to even look at straight on. Arwen forsakes immortal life for the possibility of spending her life with Aragorn if the battle between good and evil doesn't kill them all. If that's not romantic, well heck...I don't know what is!
11. Milo and Otis, The Adventures of Milo and Otis. Flouting eons of historically bad canine-feline relations to go on adorable adventures together. This is good shit, people.
12. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, Romeo and Juliet. This has always been one of Shakespeare's most loved works, but I'm going to go with, specifically, the Baz Luhrmann version. It's a visual feast with an out of this world soundtrack, and Leonardo DiCaprio was at his hotness peak, in my opinion. Claire Dane's expressive face combined with her restrained interpretation of Shakesperian dialogue was pretty inspired. However, this is not what I was thinking as a 12 year old, when I saw this film with my cousin as my first sans grown-ups movie theater experience. I was just thinking about how steamin' Leo and Claire were together during the underwater kissing scenes, and how fucked up it was when they both kicked the bucket. An edgy, culturally relevant portrayal of a historically sizzlin' love.
13. Butch Coolidge and Fabienne, Pulp Fiction. You've probably guessed by now that this list isn't in any particular order of importance, because if it was, these two would be near the top. There are a lot of memorable couplings in Pulp Fiction, but I like this one best. Their dynamic is truly hilarious and heartwarming. He's a tough (and disgustingly hot) boxer who turns into a pet-name slinging mush ball at the sight of her. She's an adorably opinionated French gal who looks like a middle school boy. Yet, their relationship is surprisingly normal and refreshing. Tarantino-style magic.
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what about Merry and Pippin?!
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