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::Possibly Cloonmore is referring to comedy in the [[Shakespearean comedy|Shakespearean sense]], i.e. with a happy ending. The film doesn't violate anything in [[Romantic comedy films]] and it has as much (or little) humour as some of the examples given: ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' and ''[[Roman Holiday]]''. I certainly cringe at the idea of using IMDb's definition. I dunno, it could go either way; I just don't know where I'm going. [[User:Clarityfiend|Clarityfiend]] ([[User talk:Clarityfiend|talk]]) 20:18, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
:::Yes, it's certainly comedy in the Shakespearean sense, as all ends happily, but it's also a romantic comedy film in the absolute best sense. See the "description" section of the [[romantic comedy film|Wikipedia article]], which fits ''IKWIG'' to a T. The IMDb definition is just plain wrong. Even such wonderful comedy classics as ''[[City Lights]]'' and ''[[The Shop Around the Corner]]'' wouldn't fit the IMDb definition. SteveCrook, comedy isn't measured by how often you belly-laugh. (But does the ending of ''IKWIG'', with Joan's parading return and the wry terms of the curse read by the narrator, not evoke at least a smile?) BTW, if you click on "genre" on the left side of the TCM page, you'll see the reference to comedy. [[User:Cloonmore|Cloonmore]] ([[User talk:Cloonmore|talk]]) 00:04, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
::::I see what you mean, using the arcane definition that anything that isn't a history or a tragedy must be a comedy. But if you told most people that a film was a comedy, they would expect to have quite a few laughs or at least to be smiling, giggling and tittering a lot. Hence the IMDb definition. There's a difference between "humorous or comedic experiences" and those that generate belly-laughs. So do you go for a definition as most people would understand it or for the technically more correct but not so widely understood definition? There are elements of the Wikipedia definition of [[romantic comedy film]] that seem to fit it. But I think it's a better fit to the Wikipedia definition of a [[romance film]]. Yes, there are usually smiles at the end of a screening, smiles and wry grins amidst the tears. But I'm not really a fan of genre classifications either. I don't know many films that really fit a one or two word definition. I leave it up to you to leave it as it is, change it or delete it entirely -- [[User:SteveCrook|SteveCrook]] ([[User talk:SteveCrook|talk]]) 06:28, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
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