We’ve all been there.

It’s Saturday night, you and your girlfriend really don’t want to hang out with your Debbie Downer couple friends tonight–you just want to stay at home and watch a movie.  A trip to Blockbuster is discussed and you’re on your way.

Oh, Blockbuster. Any of their good movies are usually buried on the shelves with only one copy. You can find a whole library of bright and shiny Vin Diesel films, but can’t find a damn thing by Fellini. I curse you, Blockbuster! But I digress…

You know that your girlfriend hates the typical guy flicks that you love — explosions, dismemberment, kicks to the face — all films worth the price of a rental.  Somehow, you are going to have to find a middle ground (e.g. whatever she wants to see). You walk into the menacing fluorescent lighting of the store, barely able to open your eyes past a painful squint. Looking to the right, your girlfriend is already sold on a movie. On the northeast wall sit 150 copies of The Ugly Truth. The heart across Gerard Butler’s crotch has her in a trance.

“This is supposed to be funny. What about this?”

FREEZE.

This is why Film Savior is here for you.

Your next reaction can make or break your night. You already know this movie is going to be horrible. You recently saw the horrendous 14% it received on Rotten Tomatoes.

Gently grabbing the DVD from her Butlerized hand, you need a quick counter. A relevant counter. You can’t raise The Ugly Truth with a Terminator: Salvation. It just doesn’t work.

If it’s going to be a romantic movie night, study the below list so you always have a counter. Just because something is labeled “Romantic Comedy” or “Love Story” does not mean it has to be be a male bashing, non-sensical, train wreck.

Does she like classics?

Roman Holiday

Breakfast At Tiffany’s

Does watching movies about weddings make her happy?

My Best Friend’s Wedding (again)…NOT Made of Honor

Want to try out a romantic Foreign Language modern classic?

Cinema Paradiso (One of my all time favorites)

A quirky romance?

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Modern romance that will make you both feel warm and fuzzy inside?

The Family Man

Want to see a Meg Ryan classic NOT named Sleepless in Seattle or When Harry Met Sally?

When A Man Loves A Woman

Any of these suggestions will keep you from wasting 90 minutes of your life.  Consider yourself saved…

Good luck!

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