{"id":8475,"date":"2018-02-05T14:56:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T14:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=8475"},"modified":"2020-02-12T13:52:01","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T13:52:01","slug":"8-films-to-avoid-if-youre-single-af-this-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/02\/05\/8-films-to-avoid-if-youre-single-af-this-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"8 films to avoid if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re single AF this Valentine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valentine\u2019s Day is just over a week away, which means you probably know by now whether you\u2019re going to spend it having an overpriced meal with a loved one (or at least a potential loved one) or sitting at home trying to think about anything but stupid Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>One way to avoid the horrors of Valentine\u2019s Day as a singleton is to lose yourself in a good film. Unfortunately, this can be a bit of a minefield; stick on a romcom, for example, and you could end up just reminding yourself that you\u2019re alone while other people are out feeding each other chocolate and whatever else happy couples do.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why we\u2019ve compiled this definitive list of 8 films to avoid this, and all, Valentine\u2019s Day. We\u2019ve also included a handy \u201d\u02dctears per minute\u2019 calculation so you know just how awful each film will make you feel \u201d\u201c you\u2019re welcome.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>10 Things I Hate About You<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tears per minute: 1 <\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56%; position: relative;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" style=\"position: absolute;\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/10QdQvsM3HHQxW\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/10-things-i-hate-about-you-julia-stiles-kat-stratford-10QdQvsM3HHQxW\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To be fair, this modern update of Shakespeare\u2019s <em>The Taming of the Shrew <\/em>is pretty entertaining and it has a stellar cast (including Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Heath Ledger) too.<\/p>\n<p>However, the ending which *spoilers* sees Kat read a poem called \u201910 Things I Hate About You\u2019 about Patrick will make you wish you had someone to write poems about (or to write poems about you).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>(500) Days of Summer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tears per minute: 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 42%; position: relative;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" style=\"position: absolute;\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/SIooG8eJVcNBS\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/500-days-of-summer-SIooG8eJVcNBS\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>500 Days of Summer <\/em>is perhaps the greatest advertisement for not asking that person you like out. Greeting card writer Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) falls in love with Summer (Zooey Deschanel) and the two eventually embark on a relationship&#8230; only for Summer to dump Tom out of the blue.<\/p>\n<p>Tom spends the rest of the movie wondering where everything went wrong and dreaming up various scenarios in which Summer still loves him. If someone you were <em>really<\/em> into has ever dumped you, this film hits hard (although it does have a great song-and-dance sequence).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The Break Up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tears per minute: 2 <\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56%; position: relative;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" style=\"position: absolute;\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/fro6XGMlQEj5u\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/jennifer-aniston-vince-vaughn-the-break-up-fro6XGMlQEj5u\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After splitting up, Gary (Vaughn) and Brooke (Aniston) refuse to leave their apartment, leading them to literally split it in half with tape and indulge in their worst behaviour to antagonise the other.<\/p>\n<p>Although it\u2019s a comedy, <em>The Break Up <\/em>perfectly captures the petty, vindictive side of a break up. It\u2019s funny but a little too real for comfort \u201d\u201c although it might make you reconsider sending your ex that mean text you\u2019ve had in drafts for the past week.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>When Harry Met Sally<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tears per minute: 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 54%; position: relative;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" style=\"position: absolute;\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/Us9VDU9B40FDa\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/sally-Us9VDU9B40FDa\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can men and women really be friends? That\u2019s the question that drives <em>When Harry Met Sally,<\/em> with the title characters have a particularly in-depth debate on a car ride from Chicago to New York.<\/p>\n<p>Ten years later, the pair meet again and struggle with their feelings for each other although *spoilers* things eventually work out for the pair. While some may find that heartwarming, this is a difficult watch if you\u2019ve ever had a platonic friendship that didn\u2019t work out (or you just hate happy endings).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tears per minute: 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 54%; position: relative;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" style=\"position: absolute;\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/cGOrXKUevk95m\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/mind-jim-marimoody-cGOrXKUevk95m\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes all you want to do after a break-up is forget about the other person entirely. In <em>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<\/em>, Joel (Jim Carrey) and Clementine (Kate Winslet) have the opportunity to do just that thanks to a revolutionary new procedure that erases selected memories.<\/p>\n<p>However, Joel has second thoughts mid-procedure and desperately tries to cling onto his memories of Clementine even as they literally crumble around him.<\/p>\n<p><em>Eternal Sunshine <\/em>is one of the best films of the 2000s but its tough going. Best give it a swerve&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Notting Hill<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tears per minute: 3 <\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 54%; position: relative;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" style=\"position: absolute;\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/IdQ8QhD4xOVk4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/alone-lonely-forever-IdQ8QhD4xOVk4\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Any Hugh Grant romcom is generally best avoided when you\u2019re single, but <em>Notting Hill <\/em>throws a one-two punch by having our Hugh fall in love with an impossibly beautiful and incredibly successful actress (Julia Roberts) who just happens to waltz into his bookshop.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s be honest: the chances of your favourite movie star walking into your place of work and sweeping you off your feet are pretty much zero. No-one needs to be reminded of that, especially on Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The Notebook<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tears per minute: 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 40%; position: relative;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" style=\"position: absolute;\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/RcC4fP1Tjgghi\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/online-ryan-would-RcC4fP1Tjgghi\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reasons not to watch <em>The Notebook <\/em>this Valentine\u2019s Day:<\/p>\n<p>1. Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams are a ridiculously good-looking couple and you\u2019ll feel insanely jealous.<br \/>\n2. It\u2019s incredibly sad and you\u2019ll end up crying alone with no-one to turn to.<br \/>\n3. You probably watched it with an ex because every couple is obliged to watch <em>The Notebook <\/em>together at least once.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Titanic<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tears per minute: 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 55%; position: relative;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" style=\"position: absolute;\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/OaC79RcrWVBLi\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/titanic-gif-OaC79RcrWVBLi\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now come on; why would you even consider doing this to yourself? There are at least seven scenes which will make you cry like a baby in <em>Titanic<\/em>; if the old couple cuddling as the ship sinks doesn\u2019t make you blub, Jack and Rose slowly freezing to death while declaring their love for each other definitely will.<\/p>\n<p>Just don\u2019t. Seriously.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>What films do you avoid on Valentine\u2019s Day? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n<p>Whatever your relationship status, you\u2019re bound to find something to watch this Valentine\u2019s Day on the musicMagpie Store. There are thousands of DVDs and Blu-Rays to choose from, all from just \u00a31.09 with FREE delivery. Why wouldn\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/store\/dvd?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=valentines-films\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5210 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SHOP-NOW.png\" alt=\"SHOP NOW\" width=\"299\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valentine\u2019s Day is just over a week away, which means you probably know by now whether you\u2019re going to spend it having an overpriced meal with a loved one (or at least a potential loved one) or sitting at home trying to think about anything but stupid Valentine\u2019s Day. 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