Posted on 01/07/2005 7:16:50 AM PST by pissant
JULIA ROBERTS' classic turn as a prostitute in PRETTY WOMAN has picked up another accolade - the best 'Chick Flick' of all-time.
The 1990 film, which also starred RICHARD GERE, beat THELMA + LOUISE and LOVE STORY to the top spot in a new book, THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CHICK FLICKS.
Author KIM ADELMAN's top 10 is:
1. PRETTY WOMAN
2. THELMA + LOUISE
3. LOVE STORY
4. BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
5. BEACHES
6. THE WAY WE WERE
7. DIRTY DANCING
8. ROMAN HOLIDAY
9. HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK
10. ALL ABOUT EVE
Score one for Maggie!
Oh--love Raising Arizona. Hubby did too. Nic Cage never looked or sounded nuttier, especially when he said, after robbing a convenience store "you know, honey, I'm ok, you're ok.."
(snickers)
When Harry Met Sally
Much Ado About Nothing
Emma
You've Got Mail
Notting Hill
Bridget Jones' Diary
The Wedding Planner
Shakespeare In Love
Sleepless in Seattle
Sense and Sensibility
....just to name a few.
OK, I will agree you are ALL Right, but since your list lacks any Audrey Hepburn, guys like me will not watch!
"I'm Barrrrn H.I.!"
I regret to say I have never seen "Roman Holiday", but I guess I need to do that...it seems to be a popular choice.
When he and Strausser first meet in Rick's, he says he is Checkoslovakian. Strausser says he may have been, but now he is a citizen of the Third Reich. Victor says that is a privilage he has declined to accept.
Sabrina! Got Bogie & my favorite waif!
"my seed could find no purchase"...
Wow, just got chills down my spine. Seriously, I have to watch Casablanca tonight. Was going to try Troy, but I have been told it kinda...sucked. Any comments?
Are the only women you know idiots?
Actually, my wife & daughter are quite intelligent. But I have dated a few idiots in my time; and I'm sure I've dated a few that thought the same of me. Cheers.
Okay, let me try to rephrase this. Do you know any women that would watch anything of substance or only the silly stuff you emunerated?
I CANNOT believe "When Harry Met Sally" is not on this list. It is the best chick flick of all.
(My hubby likes it too)
Just be advised that the original picks were from a chick named Kim Adelman at ContactMusic.com. As for my own preference of Chick movies, if they have Audrey Hepburn, I'll watch. Otherwise, I'd rather watch paint peel!
The Wife watches some others, but I'm usually arranging the sock drawer while they are on!
Don't know anything about Troy other than reading so so reviews. SWIMBO and I watch Casablanca every New Year's Eve. It's tradition for us. Then Turner had it on on New Year's Day, so it was fresh in my memory. Can't go wrong watching a classic.
Being a gal these are my chick flicks
Patton
Evil Dead trilogy
Zulu
Demolition Man
Seabiscuit
Dirty Dozen
Longest Day
5th Element
From Dusk to Dawn
the original Dracula
LJ, you may be the 1st and only chick to list Patton in their top 10. Take a bow!!!
"(My hubby likes it too)"
We'll start a psychotherapy fundraiser for the guy. :?)
Here is a good choice for one of the top ten guy flicks:
Monster: The Story of Aileen Wournos
(tee hee she snickers)
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