filtteriii I once asked my grandmother what movies she liked when she was a teenager. She replied Love Story with Ryan O'Neal. She had seen it with my grandpa. If I remember correctly my mother was not yet born, but shortly after this movie she was conceived. This is my first review on IMDb and English isn't my first grammar so bear with me. For me watching this movie was interesting, because I often kept thinking back on what my grandparents must have thought of the scenes where for example MacGraw was being sarcastic or tough with O'Neal's character. In my opinion the movie wasn't perfect and I didn't find the story as heartwrenching as my grandma did. I think that in the '70s this movie must have hit the core with its wit, story and the characters. I thought that the acting was very mixed. The story also bothered me, not because I have more modern views of love or relationships, but because it was at times stupid or really counting on your emotions. Maybe taking the viewer for granted? The most interesting thing about the movie for me was the time period and the history it has for moviegoers. Love Story (1970) was watchable movie, but had I not known about my grandmas opinions or history with this movie I think I would have graded it much lower than 3/10. I thought that the movie was beautifully shot and had some good scenes, but overall I did not like it. I don't regret giving it a try and see it for yourself. Maybe you will find it amusing!

huggibear 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.

az95 This review is going to be brief, because what can you say about a movie about a girl who died when she was twenty five? Only that it had meticulously-crafted cinematography, witty dialogue, honest performances from O'Neal and McGraw, a perfect score, and a clichéd story line that deserved none of that. But I enjoyed the movie nevertheless, probably because I'm around the same age as Jenny in movie's exposition, and I too enjoy Mozart, Bach...and even the Beatles. I'll also add (since IMDb asks that I add more lines to this review) that I'm a big fan of Ryan O'Neal's, so pretty much any movie he's in, I'll enjoy. I'll also add (perhaps unnecessarily) that he retweeted me today and it sort of made my life.

Prismark10 This was a popular novel back in the day and the film was a blockbuster that propelled Ryan O Neal and Ali McGraw to stardom.It is a simple tale of two people who meet, fall in love, get married and then one of them becomes ill.Oliver is a rich kid who comes from a family of wealth and privilege. He has a distant relationship with his parents and its clear that his father played by the great Ray Milland disapproves of his girlfriend.Jennifer is working class, plain talking and with a sharp wit. Oliver gets a job as a lawyer once he decides to distant himself from his family.The film is actually rather hokey. Audiences rather lapped this film up but you have a film that does not state what illness Jennifer has, even the doctors do not tell her but tell her husband what is wrong with her.Its an interesting film of its time, nice music, a few stars making their early screen appearances but nothing much more except a famous line that has now part of everyday language: "Love means never having to say you're sorry."