Who here truly enjoys romantic chick flicks?
Are they corny? Yes
Do I like some of them? Yes
Thoughts?
Are they corny? Yes
Do I like some of them? Yes
Thoughts?
Be honest.....
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Not a big fan. I'll watch them to make the wife happy, however I prefer comedies over all else with a good suspense flick thrown in every once and a while. If women think porn gives them unreal expectations, chick flicks do the same for us. Noah from the notebook doesn't exist in real life ladies.
I thought far from the madding crowd was excellent. That is an old school chick flick and the brits to the period pieces very well.
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Usually I don't, but I have a few exceptions.
I enjoyed The Devil Wears Prada, mainly because Meryl Streep is just amazing.
I also thought When Harry Met Sally was pretty decent for a chick flick.
Most suck, though.
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Also, this article from The Onion nails on the head one of the absurd things about romantic comedies:
TORRANCE, CA—Denny Marzano, a 28-year-old Torrance man, was arrested Monday for engaging in the type of behavior found in romantic comedies.
Police officers take Denny Marzano into custody following his latest romantic-comedy-like crime.
Marzano was taken into custody after violating a restraining order filed against him by Kellie Hamilton, 25, an attractive, unmarried kindergarten teacher who is new to the L.A. area. According to Hamilton, Marzano has stalked her for the past two months, spying on her, tapping her phone, serenading her with The Carpenters' "Close To You" at her place of employment, and tricking her into boarding Caribbean-bound jets.
Hamilton made the call to police at approximately 7:30 p.m., when she discovered that the bearded cable repairman she had let into her apartment was actually Marzano in disguise.
"Thank God he's in custody, and this nightmarish ordeal is finally over," said Hamilton, a single mother struggling to raise an adorable, towheaded boy all alone in the big city. "I repeatedly told him I wasn't interested, but he just kept resorting to crazier and crazier schemes to make me fall in love with him."
Marzano, who broke his leg last week falling off a ladder leaning against Hamilton's second-story bedroom window, said he was "extremely surprised" that his plan to woo Hamilton had failed.
"She was supposed to hate me at first but gradually be won over by my incredible persistence, telling me that no one has ever gone to such wild lengths to win her love," Marzano said. "But for some reason, her irritation never turned to affection."
In addition to the stalking charges, Marzano is accused of framing Stuart Polian, a handsome Pasadena attorney and chief competitor for Hamilton's hand, for arson. Marzano denied the charge.
"While it is true that I would love to have seen my main romantic rival out of the picture, I did not burn down that animal shelter and try to pin it on Mr. Polian," Marzano said. "I believe and have always believed I can win Kellie's love without resorting to such illegalities."
Marzano had been arrested for engaging in romantic-comedy behavior on five previous occasions. The most recent arrest came in May 1998, when he pretended to be a confession-booth priest in the hopes of manipulating a Fresno, CA, woman into unwittingly revealing her love for him.
TORRANCE, CA—Denny Marzano, a 28-year-old Torrance man, was arrested Monday for engaging in the type of behavior found in romantic comedies.
Police officers take Denny Marzano into custody following his latest romantic-comedy-like crime.
Marzano was taken into custody after violating a restraining order filed against him by Kellie Hamilton, 25, an attractive, unmarried kindergarten teacher who is new to the L.A. area. According to Hamilton, Marzano has stalked her for the past two months, spying on her, tapping her phone, serenading her with The Carpenters' "Close To You" at her place of employment, and tricking her into boarding Caribbean-bound jets.
Hamilton made the call to police at approximately 7:30 p.m., when she discovered that the bearded cable repairman she had let into her apartment was actually Marzano in disguise.
"Thank God he's in custody, and this nightmarish ordeal is finally over," said Hamilton, a single mother struggling to raise an adorable, towheaded boy all alone in the big city. "I repeatedly told him I wasn't interested, but he just kept resorting to crazier and crazier schemes to make me fall in love with him."
Marzano, who broke his leg last week falling off a ladder leaning against Hamilton's second-story bedroom window, said he was "extremely surprised" that his plan to woo Hamilton had failed.
"She was supposed to hate me at first but gradually be won over by my incredible persistence, telling me that no one has ever gone to such wild lengths to win her love," Marzano said. "But for some reason, her irritation never turned to affection."
In addition to the stalking charges, Marzano is accused of framing Stuart Polian, a handsome Pasadena attorney and chief competitor for Hamilton's hand, for arson. Marzano denied the charge.
"While it is true that I would love to have seen my main romantic rival out of the picture, I did not burn down that animal shelter and try to pin it on Mr. Polian," Marzano said. "I believe and have always believed I can win Kellie's love without resorting to such illegalities."
Marzano had been arrested for engaging in romantic-comedy behavior on five previous occasions. The most recent arrest came in May 1998, when he pretended to be a confession-booth priest in the hopes of manipulating a Fresno, CA, woman into unwittingly revealing her love for him.
I couldn't even think of a romantic comedy. The only things that came to mind are Pearl Harbor and Titanic. While terribly humorous they lack much romance.
I can handle a romance movie, but can't handle a guy bashing flick.
Example, at "The Ex-Wives Club", which I attended with my future ex-wife, I was the only man in the audience in a theater about half full. My wife made a comment which I don't recall (before the movie began) and I suddenly had an inspired thought. Out loud, and too loud, I exclaimed, "Watch! Not one guy will be a good guy unless he's gay! Maybe, MAYBE one.", and sure enough the guys were all jerks.
But while I sat suffering in silence, I was pelted repeatedly from several directions with popcorn from angry women who were taking it all out on me.
Example, at "The Ex-Wives Club", which I attended with my future ex-wife, I was the only man in the audience in a theater about half full. My wife made a comment which I don't recall (before the movie began) and I suddenly had an inspired thought. Out loud, and too loud, I exclaimed, "Watch! Not one guy will be a good guy unless he's gay! Maybe, MAYBE one.", and sure enough the guys were all jerks.
But while I sat suffering in silence, I was pelted repeatedly from several directions with popcorn from angry women who were taking it all out on me.
There are some good one. As said above, When Harry Met Sally, and Love Actually are generally solid movies.
But most of the romantic comedies are about independently wealthy, impossibly good-looking people, who live in fabulous NYC apartments, woe-is-me'ing about the fact they just can't find The One.
Watching romantic comedies is like dancing at a bar with a gal you just met - you really don't want to do it, but you have to do it if you want to close the deal.
But most of the romantic comedies are about independently wealthy, impossibly good-looking people, who live in fabulous NYC apartments, woe-is-me'ing about the fact they just can't find The One.
Watching romantic comedies is like dancing at a bar with a gal you just met - you really don't want to do it, but you have to do it if you want to close the deal.
Probably we should settle on some examples of the genre, because I suspect we aren't talking about the same thing. Not all romantic comedies are chick flicks, and -- to my way of thinking, at least -- relatively few chick flicks are comedies.
So what are five movies we're supposed to be saying whether we liked or not?
So what are five movies we're supposed to be saying whether we liked or not?
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