Woggle Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Getting mad because life is not like a romantic comedy makes as much sense as me getting mad because I can't fly like Superman.
Soxfaninfl Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Getting mad because life is not like a romantic comedy makes as much sense as me getting mad because I can't fly like Superman. Your right about that, but those movies help to forget about my troubles.
Estate Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 ...it's one of those movies where a man is stuck in the FZ, and the happy ending is that he actually GETS the woman of his affections. :-) ... still a chick flick dude.
TaraMaiden Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Oh come on you don't like sleepless in Seattle? No. Should I? (Meg Ryan makes me heave, I can't stand her anyway. She's a thoroughly unpleasant woman). I also don't like "What women want," "French Kiss", "Love Actually", "Notting Hill", "The Switch" and "Failure to Launch" I prefer films like ones starring Jason Statham, Some Nick Cage films, and films with a bit of bite and action, where a love story is incidental and part of the plot, rather than being the primary focus. 1
iKING Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Personally I get my kicks from real stories, but that's just me. Some of the nonsense they push in idealized romance movie themes is just silly. Show me the relationship a year after the girl wins over prince charming's heart, and she realizes prince charming is just another human being. All I envision is a drunk guy on a couch with a pregnant wife working his nut-bag off to make ends meet in the giant mansion he used as a ploy to win the female's heart. Alright, admittedly, that was a bit cynical, but I hope women do realize the reality of a relationship and understand that it isn't all butterflies and roses. Here's a cute story I read awhile back (don't ask what I was looking for when I found it - I'll give you a hint.. It's really cheesy.): "We were high school sweethearts, and after college, were living together. We were planning a move across the country for grad school, and it was important to me to be married--not as much to him. But we knew we were in this forever, just placed different value on the actual marriage. So I decided...why not? Why is it that only the gal gets the honor of being wooed? And why is the guy the one to set the timing? So I bought a plain gold band. It sat in my bedside table for several weeks, and I will FOREVER know the nerves men go through. It was a simple ring, but it meant so much. He''d take a shower, I''d go sneak a look at the ring. He''d go to work, I''d sneak a look at the ring. One day we were hanging out thinking what to do and I suggested we go to our favorite SoCA place, the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena. We went there a lot...no big surprise. So we drove there, ring in purse and he thought I was crazy when I swatted his hand away from my purse when he was looking for chapstick. I thought we''d go find a lovely grassy nook. HE wanted to go in the museum, because they had a great exhibit with Linoln''s possessions. I was a wreck. he wanted to read each and every single word on every singlt thing exhibited. I was like an impatient kid, tugging him along, "come on! come on!" But no, had to look at the bullet that shot lincoln. had to read every word of the letter he wrote his wife. Sigh. So we finally went out and were walking around, and I told him I wanted to sit down. "There''s a bench..." he said, pointing to a bench in a not so SIGNIFICANT, GETTING PROPOSED, kind of place. No! I said, and dragged him on. He must have thought I was insane. We passed about five different benches that he pointed out, but on I trudged. So we finally sit in the grass, I pull out the ring box, turn to him and say..... And say..... "BOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO BOO HOOOO" because I couldn''t speak because silly me started bawling. So he is sitting there with a ring box, and me sobbing, saying nothing. So he was like, "Is this a proposal?" and I''m nodding yes and sobbing. So he said yes. The deal made was that we were "half" engaged, until he asked me back. We were too broke to consider an engagement ring for me, but he surprised me one day by casually giving me a box that was a box in a box etc etc and in the tiny box was his great great great grandmother''s ring which his mother gave him to present to me. And now we''ve been married eleven years! It worked for us." 4
Soxfaninfl Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 No. Should I? (Meg Ryan makes me heave, I can't stand her anyway. She's a thoroughly unpleasant woman). I also don't like "What women want," "French Kiss", "Love Actually", "Notting Hill", "The Switch" and "Failure to Launch" I prefer films like ones starring Jason Statham, Some Nick Cage films, and films with a bit of bite and action, where a love story is incidental and part of the plot, rather than being the primary focus. No lol. Meg Ryan isn't that bad. I wasn't a big fan of French Kiss.. Love Actually was ok. I did like the switch. Failure to Launch was funny. I do love the Nick Cage movie with Tea Leoni in the family man. It kind of reminds me of what I had when I was married. It hit home with me becuase money doesn't make you happy. Well in my case it doesn't, but the love of a women and family does. I miss it terribly. Nick Cage in the movie realize what he had missed out on by leaving his girlfiend for a career and lots of money. All that stuff that Jason Statham does is awesome. I do like the taste in movies that you like.
JuneJulySeptember Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 I've never heard of a woman proposing to a man. Ever. And over 3/4 of my friends are married. Wild!
grkBoy Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Sorry to be a cynic, but the only times I've seen a guy get out of the FZ and get the girl is usually after the girl has been "damaged" enough by her bad choices in men that she latches on to him as her "safe bet" or "last resort". Too often she also ended up knocked up and abandoned before she took her friend out of the FZ...so she's also hoping for a new daddy for her kid.
ptp Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 ...it's one of those movies where a man is stuck in the FZ, and the happy ending is that he actually GETS the woman of his affections. :-) What? Strongly disagree with this. The male version of a chick flick is something like a Entourage movie...or Swingers.
RedRobin Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 You should probably be more worried about the male trilogy of terror.. Crying Game Deliverance Fatal attraction
Anela Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Pretty Woman: hookers are women who will fall in love with you and just need a big strong man to show them a lil tenderness I heard that the original script was very different, and a lot darker than the movie. What? Strongly disagree with this. The male version of a chick flick is something like a Entourage movie...or Swingers. Or Fight Club. 1
Els Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 LOL. Yep. In reality, put the main character of that movie next to her ex boyfriend and he is going to lose hard with 99.9999% of all women. On the flipside, the ex bf would walk off with every woman in the room. Eh, the main character might win if he'd actually been a decent guy and treated her well. But as needy, whiny, and immature as he was? Don't think he'd stand a chance with anyone, let alone the female protagonist. I'm surprised he even got the ex-gf that he apparently had for a few years. 1
Anela Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 I love Bedazzled. I haven't watched it for years, but this scene is one that sticks in my mind: Nothing can stop the FAVOR OF THE LORD!!!Nothing! - Bedazzled -(Most Sensitive Man Wish Scene) He does get the girl at the end - not the one he wanted, but close... 2
dasein Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 "The Year of Living Dangerously" is my favorite chick flick. Not much else I've seen compares in that genre. Mel acts like a man should, Sigourney acts like a woman should, Linda Hunt got Oscar for acting like a dwarfish man and making us believe it. Highly recommended.
iKING Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 What Dreams May Come. Loved that movie. Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind. Excellent one as well.
Necris Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) ...it's one of those movies where a man is stuck in the FZ, and the happy ending is that he actually GETS the woman of his affections. :-) I don't know man, I thought the male version of the chick flick is the action movie. or and if you're into racing with ultra crazy action this should do: loved this movie, so ridiculous yet so beautiful.... Edited March 8, 2013 by Necris 1
Bengal Tiger Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 The Rebound with Catherine Zeta Jones is totally glorifying the beta male. You get to see this sweet sensitive male feminist get his ass kicked by a bunch of violent women in a self defense class. He's great with kids, lives with his parents, has no career or ambition, etc. But somehow manages to get some by being such a nice guy who once in a while whips out the alpha at critical moments. Awesome. reminds me of myself a few years ago. And supposedly a lot of women like to watch the male pornstar James Deen, who is a skinny Jewish dude with a young boyish face. Cougars exist. These women may prey on built frat boys, but they sure as hell don't have relationships with them. Stiffler's Mom does have an affinity for a pathetic failure of a young man in the American Pie movies. A young weirdo who desperately wants love and acceptance from somebody.
KraftDinner Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 When Harry Met Sally...is totally realistic! They were friends first. It's no fairy tale, it's just a really nice story, and many really good couples started as friends first. I HATE Sleepless in Seattle. And the Notebook. Don't put WHMS in the same category as those two. WHMS was well-written and funny. Those other two were pure formula + sappy sentiment. Blech.
KraftDinner Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 When Harry Met Sally...is totally realistic! They were friends first. It's no fairy tale, it's just a really nice story, and many really good couples started as friends first. I HATE Sleepless in Seattle. And the Notebook. Don't put WHMS in the same category as those two. WHMS was well-written and funny. Those other two were pure formula + sappy sentiment. Blech. 1
ChessPieceFace Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 The male version of the chick flick is the action movie.
Bristolius Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Pretty Woman=Cinderella. Cinderella is the proto chick flick story. A peasant girl wins the prince.
KraftDinner Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Sorry for the double post! Not sure how I pulled that off.
KraftDinner Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Pretty Woman=Cinderella. Cinderella is the proto chick flick story. A peasant girl wins the prince. Totally agree.
CudLRoo Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 In terms of 'chick flicks' for guys, I'd say stuff like The Hangover, Superbad, Swingers, The 40 Year Old Virgin and maybe an old cult gem I liked, Hangin' With The Homeboys, that was a good bromance, 'man issues' movie. We don't seem to like romance in films, well maybe just a teensy little bit if there are some incontinence jokes alongside. Even as a romantic guy, I'd much rather see an Arnie flick than something with Jennifer Aniston in, even his latest one - HELL, even Junior(!)
TaraMaiden Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Pretty Woman=Cinderella. Cinderella is the proto chick flick story. A peasant girl wins the prince. Surely, you mean, "Cinder-phukkin'-rella!" If you read further up the thread, though, you will see that Factually speaking, 'Pretty Woman' is a modern re-make of 'My Fair Lady' (previously incarnated as the non-musical film, 'Pygmalion').
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