Who Here Dislikes "Chic Flics"?

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Yes, those extreme gender roles are really irritating. Why do they feel they have to do that???

I hate chick flicks, because they're unrealistic, all the sappy and corny remarks make me gag, and I usually hate the main female characters. Last "chick flick" I had to suffer through was Bride Wars, I hated those two characters obsessions with weddings and trying to sabotage their friendship because they wanted "the perfect wedding".

They're so unrealistic and smug. I look at my own life and how I deal, then at what kind of life/behaviour is being marketed and the sugary contrived 'happy endings' make me punch things. I hate them. I don't understand why they are considered to be what all women like or identify with. Sure, some women may enjoy them 'taken with a pinch of salt', but to label them 'for chicks'?

A couple are slightly better, such as Benny + Joon or Amelie, but they're more realistic rather than retro fairytales. So I'm not sure they come under that heading completely. Dunno

I too hate chick flicks. I rarely watch them, unless like someone here said, there's nothing on TV, and then it usually becomes background noice while I get distracted doing something else. I really cann't stand them, altho at some point I remember watching a few of them thinking that it would help me 'get in touch' with my gender/ peer group, because they all talked about them.

In general, I would rather watch horror movies or action movies.


I do have to add tho that Benny and Joon and Fried Green Tomatos were favorites but I never saw them as chick flicks really.

Yes, I would agree with that.

Was that a chick flick? I just saw it as comedy.

Is Lassie a chick flick? There’s touchy feely there… I love all Lassie movies. And a lot of cartoons are sweet even if they are very ”feel good”…

Other than that I hate drama, drama comedy, romantic drama/comedy. They’re boring. I usually only like sci fi, horror and fantasy and some action and thrillers.

Was that a chick flick? I just saw it as comedy.

Is Lassie a chick flick? There’s touchy feely there… I love all Lassie movies. And a lot of cartoons are sweet or/and fun even if they are very ”feel good”…

Other than that I hate drama, drama comedy, romantic drama/comedy. They’re boring. I usually only like sci fi, horror and fantasy and some action and thrillers.

The word chick flick sounds stereotypical, when I hear the word, I think of a movie a woman would want me to watch in order to help me understand her. I wish it were that easy, watch a movie, understand someone, but I can say without a doubt that I can appreciate someone if I watch the right kind of movie with her.

Now there's no way I'd watch a chick-flick with a guy without being a total pig, I can't say it sounds very masculine, but in the past we've enjoyed making off color observations in order to establish our "manly boundaries" I mean watching something like 300 just makes us agree that we like hard core action and we feel gay for agreeing so strongly, so watching "In her shoes" helps us realize that we can rip into women we don't like (or rip into women we do like) without feeling gay vibes together because we think of different women here.

Entire two-hour movies based on the romantic whims of people's fantasy, or worse, the joys of dating? Bleh. No thanks.

Now, there are a few that are okay, but that's usually because they have a heaping load of other plot along with it. I don't mind romance in movies. It can be a good addition if done correctly. But for me, it's a side serving for the main dish. If it's the only plot that's there, chances are I'm not going to like it.

My roomies and I figured something out about my tastes in movies/television.

I don't like shows that do lots of faces. Most chick flicks do lots of faces.

I love science fiction--usually they are showing tech (views of planets, aliens, robots, etc) in addition to faces.

I love, love, LOVE Jackie Chan because he always exaggerates his facial expressions so they are easy to read.

I like a lot of noir type films because usually there's plenty of scenery shots due to the director establishing a mood.

If it's all significant glances and closeups? Yuck, regardless of genre.

IMO those are among the worst. In those movies I get a nice plot that I wanna know more about and see through, but am always disappointed because they manage to mess it up with that mushy nonsense.

I find romance to be boring and ridiculous, and erotics to be disgusting and boring.

My problem is that some movies start out quite funny- (I love comedy, by the way)- but then, somewhere along the line they start to get more "romantic" and suddenly they lose the comedy bits- (and the romantic stuff is just "kitschig", as one says in German. I guess that means overblown, stupid and tacky). In my opinion, the few that have worked for me have been the ones that stay funny all the way through.

Yes, movie romance is rather like fake cherry flavouring. Cloying, sickly, and bears no relation to the real thing.

To me, 'Dirty Dancing' was the ultimate chick flick and I was only discussing it yesterday. I couldn't describe how much I detested it. My NT friend was incredulous. How many times have you seen it?, she asked.
'Once,' I replied.
'Well,' she said. 'It's odd that you have THAT judgement on it and you ONLY saw it ONCE.'
I said:
'Seeing it once was more than enough, and it's not perhaps THAT unusual for a gay aspie not to keep coming back to it.'
Things I hated about it, and other 'chick flicks' in general:-
The non-existent plot.
The dire script, (Baby).
It ian't actually ABOUT anything.
Nothing flipping happens. Absolutely nada.

A previous poster suggested 'Whatever happened to Baby Jane' might qualify as a 'chick flick.'
I would definitely disagree, it's a classic

I tried to watch "Sleepless in Seattle" but turned it off because it was too boring.

not into chick flicks *gag*