Chick Flicks anyone?

It's more about the quality than the genre. I mean, sometimes people just label chick flick in a single category as movies that "makes women and certain sensitive men cry easily". But it's always more complicated than that. I love GOOD chick flick! I love happy endings! Why not? Life is already tough enough. 'When Harry Met Sally' is one of my favorites of all time. Someone would say it can't be categoried as a chick flick, but it has all the 'chick flick' elements - a romantic comedy, modern 'fairy tales' about finding love, lots of talky dialogue and also tearjerking. So I guess good chick flick appeal to all.

Yeah, I like those kinds of movies too. But my hubby don't so if I rent movies I have to get a shoot em up movie or some kind of western movie that he'll like and I'll rent one that I like, but I usually watch it when he's not here. He can't stand them...lol..he says their too sappy..lol. I like Monster In law, with Jennifer Lopez, The Holiday, and The Heartbreak Kid, thats a newer one. Now not too long ago we watched a movie called Fools Gold, I don't know if you could call it a chick flick but it did have Matthew McConahay in it, that was worth watching, even the hubby liked it but of course it has some shoot em up action in it...lol

Mom I do like chick flick - well the ones you were meaning anyway! Dirty Dancing is my ultimeate favourite though I guess I better bbe careful when I say that as it could be taken the wrong way too! The 'other' type of chick flicks mentioned earlier in the discussion are often called black boxers here - cos they are taken home in blank black boxes! lol xxx

I do watch them with my wife....under sufferance most times, LOL! No, she accepts that I can't handle too many per six month period, so doesn't often expect me to watch them. That isn't to say that I've never enjoyed them, there are some that I really like. One that comes to mind is 'Autumn in New York' with Richard Gere and Wynona Ryder, but this wasn't one that had the 'happy ending'! Hmm, I hope that's not why I enjoyed it, LOL.

I do like "chick flicks" from time to time, if they are well-done. I liked "Juno" a lot, and "In Her Shoes." Those are the ones that come to mind especially. My husband likes them, too. But then, I also like action flicks and dramas, so he gets to see things like "V for Vengence," or "Four Brothers," and I like sci-fi, so we see that, too. The "chick flicks" only come around about every five movies or so. The only movies I don't like are really stupid comedies like "Dumb and Dumber" and horror movies.

Some males I know actually enjoy some of the 'chick flick', especially some romantics. But they would never admit the fact that they like it, partly because they're afraid that people might stereotype them. And many men who hate these movies simply because they think it's a girl/woman thing from the very beginning.

I prefer realistic movies even when the outcomes are not good. I love psychological dramas the very best. Things like dying young, or terms of endearment which had a lot of comedy and drama.

I'm not a big chick flick fan but I do watch some of them. "Steele Magnolias" being the first one to come to mind. I think it's my favorite one of the chick flick films. It has some great actresses in there along with a fantastic storyline. You laugh, you cry, and then laugh again you can't get better then that.

Chick flicks are mostly love stories. But they can be about other things like illness etc. They usually have a happy, sappy ending. There are a klot of ups & downs in "chick flicks" as well. My fave is MASK starring Cher. If I recall it's about her son who has a rare disease that is slowly killing him. She is a single mother whom also has bad relationships with men and blames her sons illness. A sad ending but definitely a tear jerker as Grandpa Bob cried during this one. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

I guess I would be with the guys watching the game instead. I Don't like the romantic comedies of today.But I do like a good epic like The English patient. does that count as a chick flick?

I must say Mom that this is quite the discussion as I have just read through the whole thing! LOL Who Knew!?! I guess we are all getting cultured being here and learning so much about others etc. I have to say I love Chick Flicks and by that I mean the "Love Story" version A Walk to Remember & White Oleander To name a couple but there are so many more!!! I also Enjoy the Anne Of Green Gables Series..... None of these are a fan of my husbands but he tolerates them on occasion LOL Mostly I end up watching them alone ~Heavens~

I do enjoy them very much as you said, they are a form of escapism.. The males in my house don't even come into the room when I am watching one.. I think that they are afraid of the competition.. Our males just don't deliver like the guys in a chick flick.. The guys in the chick flicks don't do the things that we have to put up with on a daily basis.. I am not sure if I have ever watched a chick flick where the guys burped, scratched, walked around in their old worn out shorts, (my favorites, he says), skipped shaving, dropped crumbs all over, flopped out on the couch in front of the tv or any of a thousand other things that our "normal" guys do.. So I do understand why he doesn't come into the room when one is on, and I can understand why we like these movies.. But then again, I am a bit lax someitmes and I know that I couldn't keep up with the guys in the chick flicks, bacause I might want to flop out in front of the tv sometime just wearing my old raggedy favorite clothing.. My chick flick guy night not like that.. I do enjoy the Lifetime Movie Network, and a lot of the lifetime movies.. All of these do not have "Happy endings" but I do especially like the ones that do have them.. I like the ones that have been made from books, such as Danielle Steele and others but I do not like the completely "mushy ones", some get too sweet even for me.. Have a great day and enjoy..