HeSaid SheSaid Movie Reviews

Top 30 Romantic Movies for Valentine's Day

BHG.com editorial staff compared their favorite romantic movies and came up with a list of 30 - all guaranteed worthy of watching in honor of Valentine's Day or buying for your sweetie. (AND they offer complementary recipes chosen by their food editor too. Valentine's Day dinner and a movie done easy!)

Dinner and Movie with David Muir

You are cordially invited to dinner and a movie with David Muir...

Starters: (The first course was easy to choose.) Duck Soup. The Marx Brothers at their best. I've never tastedduck soup but I'm guessing it will taste a bit like chicken. :-)

Main Course: I was tempted to go for another Marx brothers - A Day at the Races - but I don't think I could eat a whole horse. So I'll go for a nice lamb chop instead with The Silence of the Lambs - although parts may be difficult to stomach.

Pudding: I don't like American Pie, although Pi might be OK. I think though that ice cream is most likely to bring Comfort and Joy (Read the HeSaid SheSaid review of Pi here.)

And to finish: Cheese and Crackers to accompany A Grand Day Out with Wallace and Gromit and some Tea with Mussolini.

Dinner and a Movie with Stephanie

   

Stephanie is a big fan of ordering pizza and watching stoner movies from the 90s for dinner and a movie at home. Stephanie's recommendations: Half Baked, Biodome - or anything with Pauly Shore.

Dinner and a Movie with Drew

That Sinking Feeling - Great precursor by Bill Forsyth, to his better known Gregory's Girl - bowl of cornflakes as one of the main characters has an obsession for them and eats them everywhere he goes.

Jour de Fete - Jacques Tati's finest hour - a pain au chocolat & strong coffee

King of Kong - a burger & fries after gatecrashing someone else's party - you need to see the film to see why

Into the WIld - a mixed leaf salad - but make sure all leaves used are edible :-)

(This is Drew Buddie's dinner and a movie pairings. Want your own posted here? Email your list to theysaidmoviereviews@gmail.com.)

Dinner and a movie with Syd

Movie: Babette's Feast
Dinner: Might as well have Mac & Cheese because anything you try and create will pale in comparison.

Movie: Eat Drink Man Woman
Dinner: Chinese Take Out *see reason above*

Movie: Big Night
Dinner: Homemade Cannelonni w/spinach, cheese and ground beef stuffing. Noodles made from scratch of course. Topped off with a lovely Ecco Domani Chianti

Movie: Chocolat
Dinner: Chicken Mole and for dessert chocolate fondue with fresh fruit and a cheese ball.

Movie: Super Size Me
Dinner: A protein shake and 50 sit-ups. (Sheesh, Syd. I was hoping it would be a Big Mac with super-sized fries and drink!)

(These dinner and a movie pairings courtesy of RabbitRoodle. Want your personal pairings published here? Email your list to theysaidmoviereviews@gmail.com.)

Dinner and a movie...at home

With the stock market tumbling down, it may be time to revisit the concept of dinner and a movie - at home. So Michele Kayal of the Associated Press asked top chefs and food personalities to pair Oscar-winning "Best Picture" movies from the past 10 years with make-at-home dinners.

• No Country for Old Men (2007) - Danny Boome of Food Network's Rescue Chef recommends Bloody Mary Gazpacho (with the chilled soup representing the "cold-hearted, emotionless killer that is Javier Bardem's character")
• The Departed (2006) - Barbara Lynch recommends steak tips with hot pickled cherry peppers and A1 Steak Sauce, thick French fries and an ice-cold Budweiser
• Crash (2005) - A "double-double" burger from In-N-Out Burger
• Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Deep-fried Oreos 'cause Swank's character says that boxing is the only thing standing between her and a trailer park life with "a deep fryer and some Oreos." (Dip the cookies in funnel cake batter and drop them in the hot fryer.)
• Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) - Hobbits eat multiple breakfasts, so set out a buffet of pancakes, eggs, toast, oatmeal, muffins, etc.
• Chicago (2002) - A Chicago Red Hot on a poppy seed bun with yellow mustard, a good sprinkle of celery salt and salad on top
• A Beautiful Mind (2001) - A 5-pound bone-in pork loin. Serve with roasted potatoes. ('Cause it's 1960s comfort food)
• Gladiator (2000) - Caesar Salad
• American Beauty (1999) - Meatloaf and mashed potatoes
• Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Anne Burrell, host of Food Network's Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, recommends roasted lamb shank. (For authentic Shakespearean fare, eat it with your hands.)

But why limit ourselves to Oscar-winning Best Pictures? Send in your recommendations for dinner and a movie pairings to theysaidmoviereviews@gmail.com. We'll post them under a new "Dinner and a Movie" category here.

(Liver with fava beans, maybe. Anyone?)