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Or saying that you have watched and enjoyed them?

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Give some examples.....from my era, would Erich Segal's 'Love Story', filmed with Ryan O'Neil and Ali McGraw, be an example?

 

I ask because some people consider movies like 'Titanic' (the 1997 version) to be 'chick flicks' even though there's a bunch a 'guy' stuff about steam and pistons and water-tight doors in there, along with Kate Winslet's bosom ;)

 

I've never really thought much about it. I watch movies which interest me and move me. I don't recall ever considering 'impressing' a woman with that and imagine few have been impressed incidentally, but I could be wrong.

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Like "The Notebook" I mentioned a chick flick I wanted to watch and he mentioned the notebook, saying it was a good movie. I was like yeah it's really good. Then he said "but you can't watch it alone.."

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I like movies, period. Whether it's a chick flick or not, I'll watch it if I like it.

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Serendipity - has john Cusak

Kate & leopold has hugh jackman & time travel.

 

Two chick flicks & the the only reason I watched them.

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Like "The Notebook" I mentioned a chick flick I wanted to watch and he mentioned the notebook, saying it was a good movie. I was like yeah it's really good. Then he said "but you can't watch it alone.."

Sure, always enjoyed Gena Rowlands. Watched that both with my exW and alone. Never occurred to me that it was a 'chick flick'. I connected more with the past/present dynamic and Gena's portrayal of an Alzheimer's patient, as I was a new caregiver of similar at that time. ExW got that DVD in the D so I'll order another :)

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Like "The Notebook" I mentioned a chick flick I wanted to watch and he mentioned the notebook, saying it was a good movie. I was like yeah it's really good. Then he said "but you can't watch it alone.."

You can watch any movie alone, he's just looking to get you on the couch. It's not always to impress though, some guys do enjoy women oriented stuff. I was bummed out when Sex & the City ended.

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You can watch any movie alone, he's just looking to get you on the couch. It's not always to impress though, some guys do enjoy women oriented stuff. I was bummed out when Sex & the City ended.

I tried to get into SATC but it wasn't my thing.

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The average rating a movie gets on imdb is a surprising accurate way to predict how much someone will like a movie, since you can break down the votes by gender and age. Here's the highest rated movies according to chicks:

Top/Bottom Titles by Females

 

So, Amelie is the highest rated chick flick. But to avoid giving the impression that you're intentionally choosing a chick flick, you could go with something like Finding Nemo - it's impossible for a girl to watch that without going awwwww at the end.

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I LOVED Amelie!! One of the best movies ever.

 

Only "Chick Flicks" I can't stomach are the ones where it is NOTHING but drama - FAKE drama even. Some SATC was entertaining, but "WHERE THE HEART IS" was the end of it for me. Never again will I sit through someone's baggage and crappy life that ends up going nowhere just trying me to feel something for a bunch of pointless losers. That is not entertainment for me - that is watching someone else's therapy. ONLY excpetion is if my girl explains to me WHY she thinks it is good, and why she feels I would be enriched by its message. Then again, I don't generally date gals into Where the HEart is style movies. More like Terminator and Amelie :)

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I have a rule. For every one Nicholas Sparks movie you make me watch, I get to make you watch two movies like Fight Club or Goon.

 

I have yet to have encountered any woman who would take that offer. I assume this is because there is zero overlap between chicks who like violent guy films and chicks who like schmaltzy girl emotional porn.

 

The other possibility is that the Nicholas Sparks fans avoid me. I bitch endlessly about those films. They're so stoopid and so awful. They're nothing but emotional porn. At least man porn has the decency to only require no more than 20 minutes of viewing time.

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Kate Winslet's bosom ;)

 

Bah. Forget KW from Titanic and give me some KW from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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I have a rule. For every one Nicholas Sparks movie you make me watch, I get to make you watch two movies like Fight Club or Goon.

 

I have yet to have encountered any woman who would take that offer. I assume this is because there is zero overlap between chicks who like violent guy films and chicks who like schmaltzy girl emotional porn.

 

The other possibility is that the Nicholas Sparks fans avoid me. I bitch endlessly about those films. They're so stoopid and so awful. They're nothing but emotional porn. At least man porn has the decency to only require no more than 20 minutes of viewing time.

 

HAHAHA!!! I actually like "guy" movies as much as chick flicks. Love all the Trasporter movies, Fight Cub, Never Back Down, Fast Five all those ones are just as entertaining to me. I guess there is a time and a place for every movie.

 

I will back Nicholas Sparks by saying many of his works are actually based off his life, his sister was Jamie in "A Walk to Remember" his grandparents the couple in the notebook, ect. So at least his do have a basis in reality. I will admit though the Last Song was ruined by Miley Cyrus since the book was much better.

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I make sure that I tell my ladies that I probably wont enjoy it, and if I really dont, I make sure they wont want to watch chick flicks with me again. I also dont drag them to movies that I know they wont want to watch. And IMO anyone that thinks they have to "fake" liking certain types of movies to impress their date is pathetic. Be honest! They'll have more respect for you.

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I make sure that I tell my ladies that I probably wont enjoy it, and if I really dont, I make sure they wont want to watch chick flicks with me again. I also dont drag them to movies that I know they wont want to watch. And IMO anyone that thinks they have to "fake" liking certain types of movies to impress their date is pathetic. Be honest! They'll have more respect for you.

 

I openly admit horror flicks are out, all the Saw movies are no goes!!! I am a whimp I admit it so those you can watch alone while I am far away and can't hear it cause I will have nightmares!!!

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If by chick flick you mean a romantic comedy with a female point of view, then no, men dislike those movies.

 

If by chick flick you mean romantic comedies in general, yes guys like them as long as we can relate to the story. The classic, "When Harry Met Sally", which basically helped pioneer the genre, is a favorite among men and women because it comes from a male and female point of view.

 

Modern male oriented rom coms include "I Love You Man", "500 Days of Summer", "Hitch" and others like them.

 

I enjoy a good love story, so long as its realistic and I can relate to it. I dont relate to fairytale female oriented chick flicks though. If the story has a guy as the main focus and has a storyline ive lived through, then Im game.

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I could never even get a guy to watch a chick flick, let alone one bragging about it.

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I was made to sit through "Sex and the City", when my ex and I visited some friends. I am not a television person, and I could not stand the characters (mind you, it was my introduction to Sex and the City to begin with). I would not date any of those main characters if they were the last women on earth. I just wanted the whole ordeal to end. I survived the entire movie, did not throw a fit, did not even make a snide remark. Those friends never found out how much I enjoyed myself, but my ex knew I had suffered for 2 hours.

 

Slightly better, but generally just as terrible, romantic comedies. :sick:

 

Drama, like the Notebook? I am game.

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And since I touched on comedies, allow me to touch on dramas as well. My previous opinion still applies.

 

Movies like the Notebook are too cheesy, cliche, unlike real life, and over the top for my liking. They unrealistically pander to female emotion and give some women unrealistic expectations of what realtionships should be and how love feels in real life. The Titantic I wouldnt class as a chick flick. Its a general love drama many people could relate to, hence why so many men and women have seen it.

 

My favorite love drama was Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I think many people can relate to being so heartbroken you want to erase your ex just so you can get through the day. The story showed what love is really like at time. Its not gum drops and happy endings all the time. Sometimes its agony and fighting to hold onto something dear to you after you made a rash decision. Its about sometimes wanting to start over with the one you love because you dont want to give up just yet. It was a great movie.

 

PS - Since everyones mentioning Sex and the City, I thought Id add that I quite like the show. I always thought it was a fun show, though I never had an urge to see the movies at all. I could watch them with no problem though. Plus Im originally from NYC so Im attracted to professional city women anyways.

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I think if a guy suggested we watched a Nicholas Sparks style 'chick flick' I'd run a mile - we just wouldn't be compatible. :lmao:

 

Id much rather watch a zombie movie. :cool:

 

To the OP - gaius is right. He was just trying to get you on the couch.

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Or saying that you have watched and enjoyed them?

 

No, why would I?

 

This doesn't make any sense.

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I have a rule. For every one Nicholas Sparks movie you make me watch, I get to make you watch two movies like Fight Club or Goon.

 

I have yet to have encountered any woman who would take that offer.

 

I would. Chick "flicks" (what a stupid name anyway) are lame as hell. I'd rather watch a good action, horror, comedy or thriller movie. Give me Jigsaw "playing games" over Leo doing Kate in a car on a ship any day.

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Some films seem to be made for girls nights out - so she can go and see those with her girl friends.

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im a girl and absolutely hate chick-flicks. especially those rom-coms with a desperate blonde girl obsessed with finding a man to marry her and all the guys are commitment-phobes. they are all the same. they portray women as stuck up, with no personality, and only have one goal in life just to find a man.

 

as for SATC, its shallow and sex obsessed. nothing to learn from, or meaningful.

 

im a cinema enthusiast, so i like a thought-provoking, well made film, something credible.

 

actually any media aimed at women pisses me off, even magazines like cosmo, they basically tell women they are stupid, in every issue, they have ridiculous sex advise, how to lose weight, stupid fashion advise, its one big advertisement.

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im a girl and absolutely hate chick-flicks. especially those rom-coms with a desperate blonde girl obsessed with finding a man to marry her and all the guys are commitment-phobes. they are all the same. they portray women as stuck up, with no personality, and only have one goal in life just to find a man.

 

as for SATC, its shallow and sex obsessed. nothing to learn from, or meaningful.

 

im a cinema enthusiast, so i like a thought-provoking, well made film, something credible.

 

actually any media aimed at women pisses me off, even magazines like cosmo, they basically tell women they are stupid, in every issue, they have ridiculous sex advise, how to lose weight, stupid fashion advise, its one big advertisement.

Yes! Sane women exist!

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