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Good/Bad Chick Flicks

A predominately male message board should interpret the term "chick flick" as a movie that was clearly designed for a female audience, that also appeals to their mates. If the question implied in this thread is "name some garbage that your wife likes that you don't pay any attention to..." then the answers will be much different.
 
auggie22 said:
Yeah, I am struggling to comprehend the concept of a chick flick so I am likely contributing to the problem.

In my own head, if my wife will watch and enjoy a movie it is 80% likely to be a chick flick. If a movie she likes has the word Love in the title or has a leading male character doing something that I would likely never do, it is 90 % likely to be a chick flick. If that same movie has Hugh Grant or John Cuzak in the movie, it is 100% certain to be a chick flick.

Anyway, one that my wife likes but does not meet any of the other criteria that should be on some list, somewhere - Almost Famous.
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That would not work with my wife. To give an example of what she likes, she is into John Wayne westerns, and she also just loves the movie Freaks that I've mentioned on other threads on this board. Also, my eclectic (oddball?) taste in films have rubbed off onto her as well in many cases.
 
dbmill said:
That would not work with my wife. To give an example of what she likes, she is into John Wayne westerns, and she also just loves the movie Freaks that I've mentioned on other threads on this board. Also, my eclectic (oddball?) taste in films have rubbed off onto her as well in many cases.
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My wife loves all John Wayne movies, and any and all WWI and WWII movies as well. She even loves classic monster movies. She actually does not like chick flicks, except Jane Austin stuff and Titanic or classics like Gone with the Wind.
 
Waquoit said:
I'm sure he was talking about the Arsenal version with Colin Firth. That was pretty good.
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Anything with Arsenal has to be good. :D
 
A "chick flick" is a movie that women will go see with their girlfriends. Or ask their boyfriend/husband to go with them. The guy won't necessarily want to, but will if he thinks it might help him get laid or wants permission to go to a game/camping/hunting at some other time.
 
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It's not a "flick", but the Outlander series on Starz is certainly hugely popular with women. Yet it's enjoyable for guys, with plenty of blood, dirt and swords.
 
CL82 said:
Casablanca a chick flick? I.. think... not.

I'll add The Fault in Our Stars to the good chick flick list.
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Casablanca is a goddam chick flick. Come on. It is a good one, but it is one nevertheless.
 
intlzncster said:
What???????????????

Sixteen Candles is a pantheon movie. No movie with a character like Long Duck Dong can be bad. Just can't. And Anthony Michael Hall delivers an absolute Tour de Force as Ted the Geek.

Say Anything was phenomenal.

Gotta say it, The Notebook was pretty good.
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superjohn said:
Spartacus also has horrible taste in movies.
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CL82 said:
Casablanca a chick flick? I.. think... not.

I'll add The Fault in Our Stars to the good chick flick list.
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Why am I defending a four-year old post on chick flicks?
 
intlzncster said:
What???????????????

Sixteen Candles is a pantheon movie. No movie with a character like Long Duck Dong can be bad. Just can't. And Anthony Michael Hall delivers an absolute Tour de Force as Ted the Geek.

Say Anything was phenomenal.

Gotta say it, The Notebook was pretty good.
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Sixteen Candles blows.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Good Chick Flicks
  • Last of the Mohicans
  • Pride and Prejudice (any version)
  • 10 things I hate about you
  • Gone with the Wind
  • When Harry Met Sally
  • Possession
  • The Wedding Singer
  • Notting Hill
  • High Fidelity
  • Four Wedding's and a Funeral
Just ok
  • Titanic
  • Officer and a Gentleman
  • Sleepless in Seattle
  • Becoming Jane
  • Shakespeare in Love
  • Splash
Bad. Note Casablanca and many others listed are not chick flicks
  • Almost all the others, especially Bridget Jones' anything
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Wait. You are telling me Casablanca ain't a chick flick, but Last of the Mohicans is? What kind of chicks do you hang out with?
 
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CL82 said:
Because you were so incredibly wrong on Casablanca?
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I was not wrong. You people are just embarrassed to admit you love a chick flick.

Here is a good test for whether an old movie is a chick flick---Does that movie serve as part of the plot for a modern day chick flick? Casablanca? Check. See When Harry Met Sally. An Affair to Remember? Check. See Sleepless in Seattle.
 
Spartacus said:
I was not wrong. You people are just embarrassed to admit you love a chick flick.

Here is a good test for whether an old movie is a chick flick---Does that movie serve as part of the plot for a modern day chick flick? Casablanca? Check. See When Harry Met Sally. An Affair to Remember? Check. See Sleepless in Seattle.
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So Nazi occupation, freedom fighters and a murder by the protagonist sounds like a chick flick to you?

Spartacus is off his rocker? Check.
 
CL82 said:
So Nazi occupation, freedom fighters and a murder by the protagonist sounds like a chick flick to you?

Spartacus is off his rocker? Check.
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How about this. I worked for two years in a video store. No dude ever rented Casablanca. Chicks did.
 
CL82 said:
So Nazi occupation, freedom fighters and a murder by the protagonist sounds like a chick flick to you?

Spartacus is off his rocker? Check.
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We all know Peter Lorre is always showing up in chick flicks. I think not.
 
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More Awful Chick Flicks ----

Every single Daniel Craig James Bond movie. He personally ruined a man cave franchise.
 
Spartacus said:
Sixteen Candles blows.
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Spartacus said:
How about this. I worked for two years in a video store. No dude ever rented Casablanca. Chicks did.
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Uh, huh. Sooo, how many times did this happen exactly?
 
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Spartacus said:
I dunno, do I? I was 16-18 years old at the time. Do you think I can remember that much?
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Uh huh, so you remember the movie title and gender of the renter from 30 + years ago?
 
My 2 cents limited to movies not mentioned:

Good:
A League of Their Own.

Bad:
Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion. Terrrible!

Hybrid: If a "chick flick" is a movie aimed towards a female audience:
Bridesmaids
Clueless (teen... but teen girls)
Mean Girls
Cruel Intentions (just kidding)
 
Chuck said:
My 2 cents limited to movies not mentioned:

Good:
A League of Their Own.

Bad:
Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion. Terrrible!

Hybrid: If a "chick flick" is a movie aimed towards a female audience:
Bridesmaids
Clueless (teen... but teen girls)
Mean Girls
Cruel Intentions (just kidding)
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How are Bridesmaids, Clueless and Mean Girls hybrids? I really liked Clueless and Mean Girls, and I think Bridesmaids is one of the most overrated movies in recent years. It is pitched as a women's The Hangover, but it is actually just depressing, the plot is ridiculous, and there is at least 20 minutes of filler that could be cut out. That is one of those movies that I also think should have been better because there was a strong cast and the characters were interesting, but the writers didn't know where to take it.
 
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