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My Best Friend's Wedding or When Harry Met Sally?


I know these films are completely different to each other, but in terms of the treatment of the best-friends-falling-in-love, which film do you like best?

I like both films, but I prefer When Harry Met Sally. Much more charming in my opnion!

Fiddle-dee-dee!

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My Best Friend's Wedding by far!! After all, When Harry Met Sally doesn't have Dermot Mulroney in it!!

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I'm going with "When Harry Met Sally"

The relationship evolved so beautifully over time, I preferred the New York back drop - and the ending was happier.

But I will agree with kirby - Dermott Mulroney is always a plus ;)

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it's a tough call...they are both one of my favorites!
I just watched My Best Friend's Wedding yesterday again though, and fell in love with it even more, so I will have to go with that one.

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When Harry Met Sally - it got a more professional treatment by rob reiner which is why it is funnier and more memorable.

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I love both, but When Harry Met Sally!

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"Baby fishmouth!" lol ... When Harry Met Sally wins hands down for me.

"The time to make up your mind about people is never."

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omg you just picked my two favorite movies! But since When Harry Met Sally is my second favorite movie of all time and My Best Friends Wedding is third then of course im going to have to go with that.

"Wait! We can't stop here. This is bat country!"

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When Harry Met Sally, no contest. I do love My Best Friend's Wedding, but I love When Harry Met Sally even more.

"Dwight, you ignorant slut!"

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Orgasm or he came here to *beep* me....
lol
both are really great movies...I cannot choose because both are excellent

"I'm the distraction that's going with her to England, sir."
-Say Anything

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I'd definitely choose When Harry Met Sally. To me it's a classic best-friends-to-lovers romance film. They actually show the development of H and S's relationship through the years which makes it more appealing.

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neither.

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I hope you are joking. There is no comparison.....even the title credits of 'My Best Friend's Wedding'........a music video for the Dusty Springfield classic, "Wishin' and Hopin' -- is better than the entire movie of "When Harry and Sally."

PS. I don't really like Billy Crystal all that much. A little, OK, but not a lot. Meg Ryan, yes. BC, no.

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While You Were Sleeping. (Hehehe)

When you're excited, you'll win.

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i love both. but i think i'll go with when harry met sally =)

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WHMS, definitely. But Dermot is much more attractive than Billy Crystal (who holds zero appeal for me, physically, although he is amusing).

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They are both fun romcoms but I'll have to go with When Harry met Sally only because they end up together and I'm a big fan of 'happily ever after'.

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No contest...

When Harry Met Sally...there was no petty backstabbing and sabotage in that one. Harry and Sally are truly friends who support each other for YEARS before realizing they love each other.

MBFW is just a pathetic woman being downright evil to her best friend in an attempt to destroy his relationship with his fiance. Like I said, pathetic.


I hate IMDB's Signature policy...

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When Harry Met Sally...there was no petty backstabbing and sabotage in that one. Harry and Sally are truly friends who support each other for YEARS before realizing they love each other.

MBFW is just a pathetic woman being downright evil to her best friend in an attempt to destroy his relationship with his fiance. Like I said, pathetic.


Agreed to the max.

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...And it doesn't work. That's what made me love the movie.

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While it is good that the narrative recognizes that what she did was bad, it still felt kinda icky to me and it's supposed to be comedic in many parts which I felt it wasn't. WHmS avoided a lot of the pitfalls many modern romantic comedies fall into which I commend it for.

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