An entertaining review of the most popular wedding movies released in recent times.
I love nothing more than to spend an afternoon or evening watching my
favorite wedding movies. It may not be my fiancées favorite pastime,
but he is generally a good sport about it. He may not admit it, but he
can recite certain scenes from My Best Friend's Wedding off the top of
his head. Quite a few excellent wedding movies have been released in
the last couple years, and these are some of my favorites.
Meet the Parents has become one of my all-time faves. It was released
back in 2000, and stars the ever-so-funny Ben Stiller. The premise is
typical of many wedding movies; a nervous young man is introduced to
his future in-laws. What makes this movie so excitingly funny is the
role of prospective Father-in-Law, played by Robert DeNiro. The dynamic
that plays out between Stiller and DeNiro is unforgettable. Oh, the
hilarity of it all!
Meet the Fockers is a sequel to the above mentioned, and was released
in 2004. This time around we have the pleasure of meeting the parents
of Ben Stiller's character, Greg Focker. His parents are played by
Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand, both of whom deliver
unforgettable roles. They stand in stark contrast to the bride's
parents from the previous film. While the bride's parents are somewhat
conservative and stuffy, the parents of the groom are new-age leftists.
These two films have become my all-time favorite wedding movies. Sooo
funny!
The Corpse Bride is another highly entertaining movie with a wedding
theme. This animated masterpiece was released to critical acclaim in
2005. It is quirky in the way that all Tim Burton films are, and it has
some of my favorite stars doing voice-over work. Johnny Depp and Helena
Bonham-Carter play the lead roles. The premise goes something like
this; a young man is having difficulty with his lines during his
wedding rehearsal. He strays off into the forest to practice alone. He
nails his lines perfectly, and places the ring on a fallen tree
branch…or so he thinks. It turns out that the fallen tree branch was
actually the decrepit finger of the Corpse Bride, who has risen from
the dead and claims to be his legal bride. Even your boyfriend will
love it!
Samantha Taylor is dreading her fiancées bachelor party. When she is
not trying to convince him to watch yet another wedding-themed movie,
she writes for yourwedding101.com – an informative and insightful
wedding planning guide with information about wedding speeches, ethnic wedding traditions, honeymoon destinations and more.
