My "Love Actually" story

[emmagrant01]

Before our son was born (and we had more disposable income), DH and I used to go to London every year over Thanksgiving weekend. We usually made almost a week of it, and we'd go to lots of theatre, do some Christmas shopping, and generally have a wonderful time.

On our 2003 trip, we had an evening free one night and decided after dinner to go to one of the cinemas on Leicester Square. We picked a movie that was conveniently about to begin, one I had only heard of because Liam Neeson was in it (and I was in the Star Wars Prequels fandom at the time). That movie, of course, was Love Actually.

To say that we enjoyed it is a huge understatement. The experience of seeing that movie and having no idea what it was about, in London in the midst of the Christmas season, and right after a fantastically romantic dinner at a great restaurant -- it was just perfect. And every time I see it, I remember the night that we saw it for the first time. That was one of the top ten movie-going experiences of my life!

What's your story? What makes that movie so special to you?

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Love Actually

[thorinsmistress.livejournal.com]

I watched "Love Actually" my senior year of college - just after I returned from a year abroad in Ireland. While "Love Actually" is set in England, it helped me to "transition" back to the US without going absolutely bonkers. And I pull it out every Christmas to remember my time across the pond. Plus some nice eye candy, to boot!