AIBU that Love Actually makes me want to poke my eyes out? Light hearted.

[Mapletreelane]

Don't get me wrong, I love a good Christmas flick. But I'm seeing a lot of love on social media for Love Actually. Am I the only one who finds it cringey; it stereotypes Britain as posh and middle class, and Hugh Grant's dancing PM is just....horrendously embarrassing, not funny? It has a wealth of our greatest acting talent who manage to sound unnatural and unfunny. Give me Elf any day (And I am not a Will Ferrell fan). I'm seeing so much love for it and I just cannot see the attraction!

YABU- Get a life. Love Actually is one of the greatest Xmas films ever

YANBU - it is a cringefest akin to nails scraping on a blackboard (for those of you old enough to know what a blackboard is)

It completely dated.

The first time I tried to watch it I just didnt understand all the story lines (to be honest, I was in hospital at the time, about 7 years ago)
Ive watched it a few times since, and it still makes me mad, although totally contradictory, I did somewhat enjoy it.

I think its hard not to enjoy the basic story line-eg. People falling in love despite the obstacles they face..

But the way it is told, an affair? The fact that the whole way MM is the fat, ditsy, common girl, that should be so thankful someone in power gave her time, even the little lad who was ignored by the pretty young girl and had to go the extreme to make her notice him (I would hate my own DS to feel like he has be impressive to any woman) dont even mention the man chasing his best friends wife - so many boundaries crossed - you almost feel sad for the best friend, until you think how your would feel as the married guys best friend- you're coming onto his wife! This is not love, this is downright disgusting, if it was an MN post, it would be full of "what the fuck are you doing"

to the man who feel in love with the woman who worked for him... its all just abit.. wrong and sad.

Its just dated so badly. I wouldnt want my DC seeing it and thinking "this is the way love should be"

I like the film except for the part when Martine Mcutcheon says, 'Where the f**@k's my f**@king coat?' Why say the f word twice in one sentence. Who even does that? It just sounds so forced.

I loathe the storyline with the ‘My family’ kid so much. Hate the Keira Knightly storyline. Hate the pornstars storyline. I still really enjoy it though. When I was younger, it was the Hugh and Martine, Colin Firth stuff that gripped me. Now that I am older, it is Emma Thompson that makes the whole film for me. I sob at that scene when she pulls herself together for her children.

@Bella43

I like the film except for the part when Martine Mcutcheon says, 'Where the f****@k*'s my f****@k*ing coat?' Why say the f word twice in one sentence. Who even does that? It just sounds so forced.

Again, it was just to cement to the watchers mind that she was "common"

Horrible.

I think its shite. Every year people rave on about it. There are hundreds of more watchable films out there. It's like some inexplicable cult.

Hate all the stupid one dimensional characters and their ubiquitous one word lines punctuated by tight lips - "Right" - stares at middle distance.

Fuck off!!!!

@damnthemanatee

I hate it and I love Christmas films. It's full of shitty people and shitty relationships.

A bit like real life then

It’s aging badly and some of the storylines are cringey or horribly creepy.

I was always bored by the Colin Farrell storyline and the Martin Freeman/Stacey from Gavin & Stacey one.

But the woman who’s brother keeps calling needing her and Emma Thompson make it worth it to me

@cheesecrackersandcorona

Someone pointed out last year that actually it's all male bosses taking advantage of female subordinates.

Hugh grant
Alan Rickman
Colin (forgot his name) Farrell?

Sure there's a forth and it's escaped me.

Not a forth but a Firth

I hate this film. It's my idea of purgatory

I have never watched it as not my cup of tea but I did wonder recently if it was called Love Actually because of ‘Hove, actually’.

Does anyone know? I don’t know why I care!

It was a very popular film at the time. I remember singing along to “Where the fucks my fucking coat, Rudolph?” It was quite the Christmas hit that year.

YANBU

Worst Christmas film with the worst Christmas song.

I enjoy it, but agree that the plot lines are a bit annoying, and don't stand up well to scrutiny. It's never made me cry, but it makes me smile a lot.

My favourite scene is where Colin F goes off to Portugal to propose to Aurelia - I love the humour in it, especially the conversation between her family and the village locals, as they all tag along to watch the spectacle.

I LOVE IT

I can't stand it, but then I have a completely irrational hatred of martine mccutcheon, well not irrational just hate the fact that she can't act, she just plays exacting the same character in everything.

I do agree that some bits are off but I really like it. I don’t think it’s fair to describe the Andrew Lincoln character as a stalker. He ignores her so thoroughly that everyone thinks he hates her, she only finds out when she pushes her way into his place, and then he comes round one time only to say yes he does have a crush on her but he will leave her alone.

Emma Thompson is fabulous. She’s not being held up as a role model for dignity - she says that he has made her life look ridiculous. She doesn’t just let him off.

And Rowan Atkinson as deus ex machina is hilarious.

@damnthemanatee

I hate it and I love Christmas films. It's full of shitty people and shitty relationships.

Will nobody think of the lobster ?

I absolutely love it and watch it every year without fail. It's my 2nd favourite Christmas movie, behind The Holiday. I'm Australian though, so that might make a difference.

I absolutely love it. I watch it at least twice every Christmas, I cry a few times during it and love every minute of it.

It’s light-hearted fluffy entertainment.

It truly baffles me why there are multiple threads on it annually. I mean, I don’t like James Bond films, I don’t like Die Hard, I wouldn’t watch Harry Potter if you paid me, but I don’t feel the need to go online posting my opinion about how awful they are and wondering why others like them and castigating those who do and speculating whether it’s that they just can’t see the inherent problems like I can. I accept that different people have different tastes.

@Bella43

I like the film except for the part when Martine Mcutcheon says, 'Where the f****@k*'s my f****@k*ing coat?' Why say the f word twice in one sentence. Who even does that? It just sounds so forced.

And it makes zero sense in context — you might say it if you were angry, stressed, alone and running very late, but this is in front of her parents, aunt and uncle and small children, in a non-stressful situation. The school is round the corner. The others can keep her a seat. She doesn’t need to behave like Gordon Ramsay on a stressful kitchen shift. But Richard Curtis thinks comedy proles are very sweary.

I realised I have seen this scene, and indeed whole chunks of this film, way too often, when I found myself wondering where Martine McCutcheon keeps her coat, given that she appears to have been looking for it upstairs, and concluded the hall is too narrow for a coat rack... [gtin]

I hate it. Emma T is good in it. Watched it once. Never again.

I have to skip the Keira Knightly scenes but other than that, I love it.

It was SO of it’s time. I loved it when it was released. Would have been early twenties and navigating my own dramatic, stupid and all-consuming relationships. Watched it many times over the years and loved it for the nostalgia and Christmassy feels. Then about 4 years ago I remember settling down to watch it and thinking... erm... this is actually a bit creepy and feeling grateful that all that dramatic, stupid and all-consuming relationships bit of my life was well and truly over. I just felt a bit cringe and embarrassed! Haven’t been able to bring myself to watch it again

@Ultimateblends

It completely dated.

The first time I tried to watch it I just didnt understand all the story lines (to be honest, I was in hospital at the time, about 7 years ago)
Ive watched it a few times since, and it still makes me mad, although totally contradictory, I did somewhat enjoy it.

I think its hard not to enjoy the basic story line-eg. People falling in love despite the obstacles they face..

But the way it is told, an affair? The fact that the whole way MM is the fat, ditsy, common girl, that should be so thankful someone in power gave her time, even the little lad who was ignored by the pretty young girl and had to go the extreme to make her notice him (I would hate my own DS to feel like he has be impressive to any woman) dont even mention the man chasing his best friends wife - so many boundaries crossed - you almost feel sad for the best friend, until you think how your would feel as the married guys best friend- you're coming onto his wife! This is not love, this is downright disgusting, if it was an MN post, it would be full of "what the fuck are you doing"

to the man who feel in love with the woman who worked for him... its all just abit.. wrong and sad.

Its just dated so badly. I wouldnt want my DC seeing it and thinking "this is the way love should be"

I don't know that the basic storyline is people falling in love despite obstacles.

Some do. Some fall in lust. Some get over love. There are a few examples of familial love, a few of self-sacrificing love. Love that's been damaged. Doomed love. Love where you hurt the person you love.

I don't quite get the hate over people who fall in love at work, it's quite common.

I also find it very weird that so many people these days think films are only supposed to show people doing right on things, and if they show people doing human things they are somehow "problematic". Do people really think no one ever falls in love with someone who is not for them, and have to keep it to themselves? Or that only a creep would be in that position?