Valentine's Day Movie Picks

Valentine’s Day is less than 12 hours away which means sappy movies are on every channel and chick-flick lovers everywhere are flocking to see “The Vow,” starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams.

“The Vow” is about a woman who wakes up from a coma with no memory of her husband after a car accident and he tries to make her fall in love with him all over again.

According to Yahoo! Movies, "The Vow" is based on the true story of Krickitt and Kim Carpenter. After Krickitt lost all memories of her new husband, a therapist recommended the couple date again, Krickitt agreed. "I figured I liked him before, so I'll get to know him again."

And a Hollywood movie was born.

If you don’t feel like venturing out to the movie theater, you can always snuggle up with some classic movies. For those in the mood for romance, there’s, “Punch-Drunk Love,” “Ghost,” “The Wedding Singer,” “When Harry Met Sally,” “Benny & Joon,” or sticking with the memory loss motif, “50 First Dates.”

Or, check out AFI’s list of the 100 greatest love stories of all time.

If you’re not into love stories, jump on the Indie-film bandwagon of indifference and watch “500 Days of Summer.” This movie states right up front that it is not a love story. 

If these ideas don’t spark your interest, you could go see “Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace” in 3-D, "Safe House," or think completely outside of the box and have a one-of-a-kind, Valentine’s Day “Lethal Weapon” marathon.