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Brian Damage · 10-11-2010, 09:15 PM

Life as We Know It" was a flop as we know it at the box office this weekend, as former "Grey's Anatomy" star Katherine Heigl failed to deliver.

The rom-com bomb about two opposite-sex frenemies who are forced to adopt an orphaned toddler earned a ho-hum $14.6 million in its opening weekend.

In fact, the Heigl-as-movie-star issue seems to be creeping up on her. Following her big hit with "Knocked Up" (which was overrated in our opinion), her last few romantic comedies have been duds. Same goes for Jennifer Aniston ("The Switch) and Jennifer Lopez ("The Back-Up Plan").

We can't decide if the romantic comedy genre is dead or whether we're just sick of the same-old actresses acting out the same-old plots.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...ent+-+Mixed%29

TJL · 10-11-2010, 11:38 PM

Let them die!

MrCleveland · 10-12-2010, 07:18 AM

I'm hoping to make a film called "Annulment" which is about a guy who sees that his school crush was married and he has 72 hours to annul the wedding. It's a combination of "Knocked-Up"...

...and "Breakfast at Tiffany's"....

With music by Neil Hannon, featuring this song....

So maybe I'm trying to make the Perfect Romantic Comedy for this generation....

10-11-2010, 09:15 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Is The Romantic Comedy Genre in Movies Dying? Life as We Know It" was a flop as we know it at the box office this weekend, as former "Grey's Anatomy" star Katherine Heigl failed to deliver. The rom-com bomb about two opposite-sex frenemies who are forced to adopt an orphaned toddler earned a ho-hum $14.6 million in its opening weekend. In fact, the Heigl-as-movie-star issue seems to be creeping up on her. Following her big hit with "Knocked Up" (which was overrated in our opinion), her last few romantic comedies have been duds. Same goes for Jennifer Aniston ("The Switch) and Jennifer Lopez ("The Back-Up Plan"). We can't decide if the romantic comedy genre is dead or whether we're just sick of the same-old actresses acting out the same-old plots. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...ent+-+Mixed%29 Attached Images
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10-12-2010, 07:18 AM	#3
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,228	I'm hoping to make a film called "Annulment" which is about a guy who sees that his school crush was married and he has 72 hours to annul the wedding. It's a combination of "Knocked-Up"... ...and "Breakfast at Tiffany's".... With music by Neil Hannon, featuring this song.... So maybe I'm trying to make the Perfect Romantic Comedy for this generation....
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