Define 'Chick Flick' ?
 

A buddy of mine recently refered to The Breakup as a 'chick flick'
I was taken aback .. to me it was a well done comedy with some insightful things to say about relationships. I couldnt see where a guy would enjoy this movie any less than a gal.

Then i started to think - what would i consider a chick flick ...

I know 'romantic comedies' get called chick flicks ... but i dont get that either .. i find they're comedies - either well done or poorly done.

So does the measure of how well it's done elevate it from the status of 'chick flick' ? isn't that negatively sexist ?

After contemplating this - in the shower this morning ...where i do all my best thinking - i came to the conclusion that the only thing i would consider a chick-flick - is a poorly made drama .. where boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy loses arm in a tractor accident, girl cares for boy, and little Joey gets stuck in a well after a battle with an incurable liver disease.

that being said - i would only consider this a chick-flick to s specific few chicks .. sad, lonely, none-too-bright.

Certainly none of the 'chicks' i know - but they must be out there.




so does that make sense to anyone else or do most of you knuckle dragging beetle browed football eating neadrathals just consider anything without a body count (as a result of extreme violence) a chick-flick ?

I don´t think any film an be entirely a chick flick but i suppose it´s one that the film maker has chosen females as the target audience. But every film appeals to some people not in their target audience.

there it is




I think any movie with MORE romance than any other element .....i.e. comedy,action,horror.....would be considered a "chick flick".


Brokeback Mountain,in my eyes, would be a "chick flick".

And me and newb enjoyed that together quite a bit. :D


Seriously though, the ones with the mushy-wushy, teary-eyed stuff, long-drawn out sequences of forlorn lovers...the ones with endings so sweet they make your back teeth ache with a heavy throb...

"Reality bites" - not a motto for these ones.

And of course, the "Mean Girls" and "Parent Trap" kinda flicks.

see - to me:

- Mean Girls is a teen comedy
- Parent Trap is a disney film ..

i wouldnt consider them to be chick flicks

I would make a really strong suggestion that Disney's "ENCHANTED" is a chick flick. Because it's really girl-oriented and romance-oriented, it has hunka guys in it, and songs are sung. Oh, and it has animated characters and Susan Sarandon. In other words, it's a chick flick. :rolleyes: ;)

naaah

disney film/fairy tale satire

Yes they´re that, but I think a chick flick could be any genre, just a film with the storyline and casting etc. aimed at pleasing females more.

That's a dick flick you moron:rolleyes:

well, not so much a 'flick' as a 'serious pounding'

I laughed out loud until I threw up a little!

I would say that a chick flick could be defined as any film that is made as a vehicle intended only to employ a "feel-good" message aimed at women- you know, girl power.

Legally Blonde, Just Like Heaven, 27 Dresses, etc.

These films were made with women in mind- that's it. There was no other target audience.

Yeah like those Order of the Pants movies or wherever they're called.

Gives a whole new meaning to "Poo nutts" doesn't it?:D

Any film made for a female target audience that results in demeaning and patronizing them by its lack of good sense is a chick flick. Example: About a Boy possesses intelligence and pathos and has a well written script. It is sort of made for a female audience. Not a chick flick. 13 going on 30 was written by monkeys and has nothing going for it but the kind of saccharine emptiness the stereotypical braindead female studios have targeted it towards is looking for.

my thoughts exactly.. nice..

see - i completely disagree with that assessment of that particular movie ..
i found the entheusiastic performance of the lead to be contagiously engaging..

just a fun movie - an alternative to 'Big'

didnt want to bother starting a thread for this - so i'll derail my own ..

just got back from the specialist appointment.

apparently the arthritis in my knee is far worse than the tear - so they're trying a series of injections into the knee instead of surgery ...
the injections will replace the natural lubricant my knee isnt producing at this time.

possibly good news (got the 1st shot immediately - need 2 more - once each week for the next couple of weeks..

if this works i'll be one happy mo-fo

Sex and the city

a definite chick flick

Definitive chick flicks are character driven stories with romance and/or emotional growth of the main character, usually a female or a group of females. Conflict is generally in the form of a significant other or a life threatening illness. Climax is always emotional as opposed to action driven. Examples of definitive "chick flicks":

Steel Magnolias
Fried Green Tomatoes
The Jane Austen Book Club
Stepmom
Beaches


Not so typical, but still falling into the category:
Thelma and Louise
Pretty Woman

Pfff, Brokeback Mountain sucked, if it was a man and a woman in that role it would have went unnoticed. By the by, it's funny because my friend and I were just talking about how much we liked the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. That was while we were pre-ranking our fantasy football squads mind you. There are guys that loved The Notebook and there are girls that loved Die Hard, it's unfair to call something a "chick-flick" but it's just as insulting to call a mindless action film a "guy movie".

The term Guy Flick or Guy Litterature doesn't excist. Only Chick flick and Chick Lit. Quite sexist isn't it? :rolleyes:


That being said, i'm 100% sure i will never watch Sex And The City. Not even an episode on tv.

Are you kidding? You've never heard the term "Guy Movie"?

Here's Maxim's 100 Greatest Guy Movies
http://www.filmsite.org/maxim100.html

GQ's 10 Best Guy Movies You've Never Seen
http://men.style.com/gq/features/lan...d=content_6276

CNN talking to the Men's Journal editor about the best Guy Movies.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movi...cnna.horowitz/


"HEMMER: [The] criteria is what for this list?

HOROWITZ: These are movies that guys like, generally that guys can watch in groups, that they remember all the lines [and that] they watch over and over again. It tends to be movies women don't like.

HEMMER: Top three films are?

HOROWITZ: "Dirty Harry," number one. "Godfather," number two. "Scarface," number three."

Jane Austin movies are what I consider chick flicks. That and romance mixed with history.

Pride and Prejudice
Emma
Sense ans Sensibility
The Other Boyln Girl
Chocolat
Little Women
titanic

others I would consider chick flicks are Dirty Dancing and Ghost

See, I liked Chocolat, and was indifferent towards Ghost. Not a fan of Dirty Dancing (either is the wife) or Titanic (which the wife loves) and I don't think I've sat through the others. Little Women was a good book though.

Never heard the term no.

Are you sure your read it as Best Guy Movies and not Best Gay Movies? :p

Just take off your wooden shoes, kick your feet up, and read the lists.

I hate Jane Austin movies, I was just using them as an example. Loved Chocolat and Little Women. Titanic was a bore. I think I just like movies Like Dirty Dancing and Ghost for the nostalgic, staying up and watching movies with my parents value. Give me romance along the lines of Shaun of the Dead over strictly romance anyday.

I don't have that kinda time. Sorry.


Why don't you read it to me. :)

Want me to tuck you in too?



The Breakup was a lot of fun, I think Dan in Real Life was another romantic comedy I enjoyed recently. What about classic romantic comedies like Say Anything? Oh, and The Price of Milk was a little surreal but it was pretty fun too. :)

Chickflick=anything that has the word "sisterhood" in it.

I honestly find myself doing the same thing. Honestly, if it's mushy and sucks, I pretty much consider it a chick flick. If it's well-written, acted, clever, etc., then I'll throw it in an appropriate genre.

But I agree - I honestly find the phrase "chick flick" to be incredibly offensive and condescending to women film-goers in general. Not going to lie, though - I've caught myself perpetuating this linguistic offense on a number of occasions.

I now broadly refer to these films generally as derivative, insipid, manipulative, pandering and whatever other patronizing vernacular comes to mind.





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And for the record, ads for Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants II just make me... angry.

Uh, can I suggest that you maybe speak ENGLISH a little, so that some of us can understand you? Jeez!

All Danielle Steele movies! :(
and yes, Sex in the city...

And the one with the pants... -it's just way too Gilmore Girls to be considered watchable by normal guys. :o

movies like pretty in pink
legally blonde
babysitters club
then we have movies like
sex in the city
magnolia [or what ever its called]
brothers and sisters
to me really..any movie where the chick is the domineering one
and the guy ends up on his ass..which to me is sooooooooooo sexist.

Well, I'll be the first to comment on this then...

Hope things get better with the new treatment and you can play volleyball again!

HAHA! Broadly. Chick Flick.


get it?

Any feel good movies that the girls can watch and bond over/ share life experiences/ stories with. In my case a romantic film that helps ease the tension in friendship of two stubborn adults.:D

somebody up there mentioned gilmore girls ..
I HATE GILMORE GIRLS..
non stop freaking talk.. 'argh'

*Edit*
Vod beat me to it.....Shit!!!