Chick Flicks

[knights68]

Ok GUYS, be honest, what is your favorite chick flick movie?
Ladies, what is your favorite Guy Flick?

My favorite chick flick is "Wedding Singer".

[Udaman]

Jerry McGuire...because it's a chick flick dressed in a sports movie.

[TillyGalore]

Godfather. I have no idea why, but it's one of my favorites.

I also love Tora, Tora, Tora, and The Longest Day. Do those count as "Guy flicks"?

[camion]

I have been told that "Jeremiah Johnson" is a chick flick because it stars Robert Redford. I disagree and consider it the antidote to the chick flick.

Generally my enjoyment of a chick flick is directly related to the chick. A couple of my favorite movies of this genre are "The Fabulous Baker Boys" and "Serendipity."

[aimo]

Anything with Steve McQueen, ie Bullitt, Great Escape. And I actually thought Borat was hilarious. Not sure if that's considered a guy flick or not.

[Bluedawg]

As Good as It Gets (1997) with Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt.

[Udaman]

This begs the question of what are the worst chick flicks? I categorize these as "A Clockwork Orange" bad, in that you would have to tie me down and force my eyes open to make me watch it from start to finish. For me they include:

Out of Africa
A River Runs Through It
Steel Magnolias
Age of Innocence
You've Got Mail
Dirty Dancing

[wilson]

"When Harry Met Sally" is the best chick flick ever made.
At least, that's what I've heard.

[Indoor66]

This begs the question of what are the worst chick flicks? I categorize these as "A Clockwork Orange" bad, in that you would have to tie me down and force my eyes open to make me watch it from start to finish. For me they include:

Out of Africa
A River Runs Through It
Steel Magnolias
Age of Innocence
You've Got Mail
Dirty Dancing

Gee, you picked all of my favorits...

[toughbuff1]

Love Actually was actually pretty good.

[rthomas]

Bull Durham

[hc5duke]

Love Actually was actually pretty good.

ditto on this. I usually like movies with Hugh Grant (About a Boy, 4 Weddings, Sense and Sensibility), though some of them are downright awful (Music and Lyrics and American Dreamz - though that might be because they're not British movies) . I must add that I am shallow, and refuse to watch chick flicks without a hot girl I saw The Notebook for this reason and was not disappointed.

-- added later --
I have a friend who is convinced Rocky I is a chick flick (and he has a point), and I'd add that to the list of chick flicks I liked

[gw67]

I know that I'm in trouble when my wife starts looking through the movie section but, in reality, I enjoy 80% of the movies that she drags me off to see. Off the top of my head, some favorites include:

Annie Hall
Titanic
Chicago
Phantom of the Opera (never saw the play)
Pride and Prejudice
A River Runs Through

gw67

[wilson]

A River Runs Through It

gw67

Dude, this movie's about fishing. That means it simply cannot be a chick flick. It is, however, excellent.

[micah75]

Thelma and Louise --- My late Mom's favorite, hence it holds sentimental value for me.

Kill Bill --- Part 2 may have been better than the original. Great action flicks.

[knights68]

Love Actually was actually pretty good.

Oh fudge, how could I forget Love Actually?!
Yes, that is my other favorite, for the record and all

[gw67]

Wilson, I understand where you are coming from. I called it a chick flick because my wife dragged me to see it and she loved the story of the two brothers. Probably didn't hurt that one of them was a young Brad Pitt. I enjoyed the story and the outdoor scenes in Montana were spectacular. Every couple of years, my family would visit my aunt, uncle and cousins on their small ranch near Billings and the movie brought back good memories.

gw67

[snowdenscold]

Love Actually was actually pretty good.

Also my favorite chick-flick (and one of only two romantic comedies I enjoy).

I believe this thread topic came up several months ago, because I remember posting how I like Love Actually - unless it's just some crazy deja vu.

[Clipsfan]

I think I'll have to go with 4 Weddings and a Funeral. I'm alright with my wife dragging me off to movies, this weekend it looks like we'll see No Country for Old Men and American Gangster. I can handle both of those.

[micah75]

Mystic Pizza, with a young (Duke grad) Annabeth Gish

Just looked it up on IMDB and Gish was only 17 at the time, so I guess she wasn't yet a Duke grad.
But she received top billing over Julia Roberts. (1988 movie release.)