Opening This Week: Ghosts of Proposals Past

We have two similar Rom-Com movies coming to cinemas this week in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past and The Proposal. Read on to know which one is worth catching, and which is not. So let's get started.


Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner
Director: Mark Waters
USA release: May 1
Msia release: July 30
USA gross: $54,916,376
Worldwide gross: $78,605,844
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Runtime: 1 hour 42 mins
Rated in USA: PG-13 for sexual content throughout, some language and a drug reference
Rated in Msia: 18PL
IMDb User Rating: 5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 28%

A womanizer, Connor, finds himself being haunted by the ghosts of his former girlfriends at his younger brother's wedding. Through the spiritual guidance from The Ghost of Girlfriend's Past, Present and Future, these spirits hope to help Connor come into realization about his ways with the women. [Cinema Online]

Reception of the film doesn't look too good with critics saying the movie pretty much stunk and the general audience giving a very average rating on IMDb. If you want a first-hand account from someone who has seen the film, head on over to my good friend, Louis' blog, Behind Corrective Lenses for his review of the film.




The Proposal (2009)
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds
Director: Anne Fletcher
USA release: June 19
Msia release: July 30
USA gross: $135,798,000
Worldwide gross: $157,317,386
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Runtime: 1 hour 48 mins
Rated in USA: PG-13 for sexual content, nudity and language
Rated in Msia: PG-13
IMDb User Rating: 7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 44%

When a Canadian book editor working in the US is threatened to be deported back to Canada, she makes up a fake engagement and marriage to her male assistant.

So here we are with two movies of similar genres. It's very simple, really. You will want to watch
The Proposal and give Ghosts of Girlfriends Past a pass. Haha. And I'll tell you why. Here are reasons to watch The Proposal this weekend.

1. Although critics didn't really like The Proposal, they definitely like it better than
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.
2. The general audience liked it better.
3. It made more money at the box office in the USA and worldwide.
4. It got a pretty good IMDb score.
5. And because I say so. OK, no. I'm just kidding.




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