What to Watch:
Watch something simple and funny, but with some romance in it. You should be happy; you’re celebrating that you love someone, you shouldn’t be grossed out, crying, scared, or confused. Laugh, show your smile, and relax. Watch something light, like Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Juno, or Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is a great pick for Valentine’s Day. It’s cute and funny and has several different relationship situations to relate to or laugh at. It’s not too heavy or sappy, and if none of the romances get you, Queen Latifah as a sex operator definitely will.
Accidental pregnancy seems like a horrible idea for Valentine’s Day, but everyone loves Juno. Juno and Paulie are just so endearing and adorable; everyone wants to see their awkwardly perfect relationship deal with the ups and downs of Juno’s pregnancy. Not to mention Juno’s attitude and snarky comments will keep the mood light and you both laughing. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is along the same lines, considering that Michael Cera plays the same character in every movie he’s ever acted in. Scott tugs at and his journey to win her heart is just hilarious.
Those movies are great choices. They’re funny, silly, enjoyable and will make you happy. And that’s kind of the point of Valentine’s Day – enjoying yourself and that special person by your side. So grab your love, your heart-shaped milk chocolate assortment you bought at Rite-Aid, curl up under your Snuggie, and have a great Valentine’s Day.
What to Avoid:
If your relationship is new, avoid movies like A Walk to Remember and The Notebook. You don’t know each other well enough yet to have gross, tear-stained faces in front of each other. You’re still in the stage where you want the other to think you look perfect all the time, and that’s fine. Avoid movies that will make you cry like a baby, it’s not cute.
Avoid movies that involve someone cheating to find the love of their life. It’s just not a good theme for Valentine’s Day. Unless you’re spending Valentine’s Day with whomever it is you’re cheating with, then by all means, celebrate your secret love with a funny flick like It’s Complicated. Chances are, for you, it probably is.
Avoid action movies and war movies like The Town and Braveheart. Both are excellent movies, but for V-day, it’s just too much blood, guns, war, and death by beheading. Movies like Braveheart are also too long for a cute Valentine’s Day night in. You want to spend some time together enjoying each other, not bound to a three-hour war movie. That’s totally fine for a normal weekend, so save the gore for the next movie night.
Horror movies are along the same lines. No one wants to see dead people on Valentine’s Day, it’s just a fact.
Note: Don’t watch Inception this weekend. You’ll be too busy trying to figure out at which dream level you lost your grip on the movie to pay any attention to your Valentine. And no one wants to come in second to Leo.
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