[alice_in_bubbaland]

I guess he should stay away from the Lifetime Network too.

[Tax-chick]

I find it interesting that the author complains that the plot is demeaning to men (which it is, as described) and then offers this line:

Women can find as many carnal partners as they’d like, regardless of their own appearance, simply by entering a bar and shouting, “Here I am boys! Come and have it!” This would be as effective an aphrodisiac for men as a million dollar salary would be for women.

Either men are conscious human beings who deserve respect from the other half of humanity, or they're apes who'll scr3w anything that presents. He can't have it both ways.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Well, OK, but chick flicks are just the flip side of unrealistic action/adventure films targeted at men. Most movies are ludicrous, and it isn't any sillier to suppose that Debra Messing would need to hire a date (especially since an awful lot of the target audience members would have to) than it is to suppose that Arnold Schwarzenegger can suffer ten wounds that would kill a normal man, leap back up, kill the bad guys, and sail off into the sunset with the heroine at his side and not even a Band-Aid on his chin. ;)

[R. Scott]

Way back when – around 1971 – my first wife made me see Love Story with her. She had an ulterior motive. A lot of her friends told her I was a dead fish emotionally, always thinking logically!
Imagine how barbaric I was – trying to be logical.
When the movie ended Debbie looked at my eyes and saw tears. She was so happy that I had cried I didn’t have the heart to tell her I had a piece of salty popcorn in my eye.

[martin_fierro]

Made the mistake last night of sitting in with Mrs. Fierro on one of the most indecipherable Chick Flicks ever: "While You Were Sleeping."

It's the old girl-meets-boy-boy-doesn't-know-girl-exists-boy-falls-in-front-of-train-girl-saves-boy's-life-boy-falls-into-coma-girl- masquerades-as-fiance-boy's-family-comes-to-love-girl-girl-comes-to-love-boy's-brother-boy-comes-out-of-coma-decides- to-love-girl-but-girl-really-loves-boy's-brother-and-at-last-minute-ends-up-marrying-boy's-brother story.

Unnngh.

[schwing_wifey]

Try my favorite chick flicks....

"The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns" with Brendan Frasier and Rachel Weisz....

Wonderful campy humor and the only movies I remember where the male and female leads are totally wrapped up in each other - no typical "other man" or "other woman" nonsense.

Especially "The Mummy Returns" - thats my hubby and me ;D

[chilepepper]

my favorite chick flick is Terminator III: Rise of the Machines"

[70times7]

Many years ago I made the mistake of going to see "Thelma and Louise" because of all the great reviews. I can honestly say that the only enjoyable part of the film was the very end; the two idiots drove off of a cliff and, thankfully, the film was over. I only lament that viewers didn't get to see them hit the canyon bottom. It would have been only fair since viewers had hit bottom at least an hour earlier.

I avoid all of the "Ya Ya Sisterhood of the Traveling Fried Green Steel Magnolia Tomato Pants" movies. (OK, I think I threw up in my mouth a little bit right there...)

[Mobilemitter]

What this guy needs is more of the highly articulated logic laced reality based Eastwood films. Like where he mops up a gaggle of highly armed and dangerous miscreants with an ax handle and then says, "There's nothing like a good piece of hickory.."

They are fun to watch because Clint demonstrates the most admirable form of gun control= always hit what you aim at, does not back down even when confronted with overwhelming numbers, has great one liners and doesn't waste words where fists, wood, steel or lead will do just fine.

My wife hates them and I fully appreciate that. That's one of the reasons I love her!!!

[Brett66]

About the best chick flick I've seen was Titanic. I don't have to endure these movies anymore ever since I got divorced.

[skeeter]

The last few chick flicks I was forced to endure were on airline flights. Enough to make me wanna take the bus.

[lemura]

Evidentally this reviewer doesn't understand why it's called 'show business'. The entertainment industry is not in business to educate or illuminate its audience as to some particular nuance of art and/or history - it's purpose is strictly to make money and enrich its stakeholders.

[kidd]

The foulest one I ever experienced was Bridges of Madison County which not even Clint Eastwood could enhance...

The author got this one right. This is the only movie that I paid full price for that I walked out of. Horrible beyond words.

[CaptainK]

Wedding Date was crafted with society’s lowest common denominator in mind, and I’m sure it will not fail to appeal to its base. However, any valuable trinkets and information it shares are meaningless when juxtaposed with its offensive depiction of men and the mindlessness of its plot.

I feel the same way about James Bond movies and their depiction of women.

[avg_freeper]

The closest I can get to "chick movies" are the ones where the lead star is a guy women find hunky. "Die Hard", "Lethal Weapon", "XXX", and so on.

Women like to watch the guys, I like to watch butts kicked and cars "done blowed up".

[Doctor Stochastic]

Isn't "Gone With The Wind" the ultimate chick flick?

[7thson]

The question, “are logic and reason dead?”, must be posed.

Yes. Look at the Michael Jackson jury.

[sauropod]

Miller Lites?

YECCCCCHHHH!

[A CA Guy]

They most often carry the common theme of a woman being betrayed, which women love to watch for some reason.

[subterfuge]

Two chick flicks I got conned into seeing were (and I hate admitting I was there)

"You've Got Mail"

and

"Vanilla Sky"

There was not one punch thrown, there were NO car chases and absolutely nothing got blown up!

Haven't been back except to see Passion of the Christ.