Best movie of this year hands down!

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

The acting in this movie is really good.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

There, I said it. I'm sorry - and I HAVE to say it because I do not love this film, and I mean it. I saw Love Story when it first came out in 1970. I was 14 and I thought it was crap then. Foolishly I attempted a rewatch wondering if my youthful impressions were too harsh. They weren't. In fact, they weren't harsh enough. Thanks to IMDb I can now see that this film was singularly responsible for the four worst Academy Award nominations ever. They make the nominations of Mikail Baryshnikov and Leslie Brown for The Turning Point look serious. At least those two could dance. I would seriously like to know how someone with the talent deficit of Ali McGraw gets into any film, let alone one from a major Hollywood studio, and gets to star in it, is terrible, and then gets nominated for an Academy Award. Which usually means something. Doesn't it?

Where Do I Begin theme track is the best part of the film that still holds this film up above most of its copies that were churned out over the years and it never goes too melodramatic either. But the film could have taken some more time for establishing the characters and the relationship. Although not as good to get the numerous Oscar nominations it got this is still a very good film that became a template for the chick flicks.

I had not seen this before. I don't usually watch older movies, but if it's got romance, I'm in! Mind you, I was only 3 years old when this movie came out. But I decided to record it on my DVR and watched it last night (12 Jun 2017). The leading role, Ryan O'Neal plays in one of my favorite movies called 'Chances Are', so I'm a bit familiar with him. I've never seen the leading lady in anything else. This movie is great because of the relationship dynamic and the conversations they had. It was almost like they were mean to each other, but could handle it in a playfully weird kind of way. They didn't seem to take each other all that seriously. That's a good kind of relationship. Yes, it does have the emotional part, where you just might shed a tear or more. But it's well worth watching once. Who doesn't love the song that plays all throughout the movie either? I'm a dreamer and I like to use my imagination, so this song is perfect for this movie. Enjoy it, I did.

Hey! If love really is so wonderful, then why-oh-why does everything about this movie make me wanna puke, big time? I'm not kidding! Considering how mega-popular that Love Story was upon its initial release back in 1970 - I'd say that it sure reveals (with crystal-clarity) just how absolutely "love-starved" that particular generation of movie-goers really was.I'd say it's utterly pathetic, in fact! This modern-day Romeo and Juliet story is so unbelievably trite, clichéd and insipid that it's hard to imagine what a phenomenal box-office success that it originally was. I mean, Love Story is so bloody ridiculous that when Ali MacGraw's character becomes terminally ill she (get this!) actually grows more beautiful as her death approaches. (Like - What ails you, girl?) Isn't that just too hilarious? You can easily argue that I don't know how the hell to recognize "great love" when I see it. But if this sappy, little soap-opera-of-a-movie is supposed to be a prime example of that "great love", then I'd say that the commodity we all call "love" is grossly over-rated. Yep. It sure is! Believe me, all you love-crazed, starry-eyed, little fockers - Unconditional Love Does Not Exist. It doesn't.Let's face it - "Love is "always" having to say you're sorry." Now - How's that for some healthy, finely-tuned cynicism?