The question is, simply enough, what are the shared qualities of a "chick movie?" Are there certain characteristics or common threads that distinguish movies that appeal, almost completely, to the feminine viewer?
While I will be the first to admit to the strangeness of the inquiry, particularly from a guy, I can only say that I ask the question only after my personal research failed to produce a definitive answer. The question is, simply enough, what are the shared qualities of a "chick movie?" Are there certain characteristics or common threads that distinguish movies that appeal, almost completely, to the feminine viewer?…
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76 - Nancy
I'll add to my earlier list: I'd also include
Moonstruck
Pirates of the Carribean #1
and I'd definitely include Princess Bride; spoof or not, it's a classic.
Dancing w/Wolves
The Devil Wears Prada
77 - lisa
I think that you were thinking of 28 days with sandra bulloc sorry for mis spellings this is also a great cm another funny and good one is Her Minor Thing
78 - Mellie
Ok for my media exam I am researching chick flicks so this has all been quite interesting for me to read, very helpful.
Now for my thoughts,
1. Films have been branded since early days of cinema. Though the term 'chick flick' wasnt used the genre still existed.It was originally called 'womens pictures'. Though this genre has evolved since it first came about. Nowdays its more defiant, upbeat, post-modern & post-feminist.
2. The term 'chick flick' doesnt imply that the film is only aimed at women, and that if a man did go see it he would have to deny it. 'Chick Flicks' are infact aimed at typical characteristics linked with women. It doesnt mean that all women enjoy a good 'chick flick', I infact do but I know tones of girls that love a good 'dick flick'. Similarly I know plently of males that love 'chicks flicks' and not all that into 'dick flicks'.
3. Quite commonly 'chick flicks' are based on fairy tales such a cinderella (e.g. A Cinderella Story, princess Diaries, Pretty Women), or Shakespeare (e.g. Shes the Man, 10 Things I Hate About You) or on popular novels/literary Classics (e.g. The Devil Wears Prada, Little Women).
4. There are very few characteristics of a 'Chick Flick' that they all have. 'Chick Flicks' vairy so much from the outlaw, vulnerability of Thelma & Louise to the soapy wisdeom of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. The only characteristics that I think every 'chick flick' has are a powerful female lead or at least appears powerful for majority of the film, example of this is meal girls, any of the plastics + Katy. The only film I can think of which is a slight exception to this rule is What Women Want, but in it he starts to understand women & in some ways starts to have characteristics of women.
Oook i think thats all I have to say on the subject, at least for now.
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79 - MCH
Well, you start with a group of pro-war conservatives who've never served, spouting bellicose military rhetoric, and then...er, oops...
...um, never mind, I misread the title, sorry...thought it said "Chickenhawk Movies"...
80 - JASMINE SUTTON
WELL MAKING A GOOD FEMALE MOVIE SHOULD BE BASED ON LOVE AND TRHINGS THTA WE WILL DO FOR LOVE.AND HOW EVERY TIME A WOMEN FALLS IN LOVE WITH A MAN THEY ALWAYS GET THERE HEART BROKEN. TRUST ME I KNOW BECAUSE I HAVE BENN THREW IT ALOT.ALSO, MAKING A GOOD MAOVIE AVOUT FEMALES SHOULD BE ABOUT THE THINGS THEY DO WHILE THEY ARE WIVES.
WELL BASICALLY THE MOVIE SHOULD BE ABOUT THINGS WOMEN GO THREW PERIOD. ALL WOMEN GO THREW ALOT EVEN WHEN IT DOESNT HAVE SOMETHIGN TO DO WITH A MALE. MAYBE IT CAN BE WITH THERE PARENTS, THEIR CHILDREN,DRUGS,DEPRESSING,PROBLEMS THTA SOME WOMEN DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY HAVE. SO WHEN YALL GET THIS MESSAGE PLEASE E-MAIL ME BACK AND TELL ME WHAT YALL THOUGHT.I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW!!!!
81 - Chris
I really think someone said it best when they said that nudity is irrelevant....I don't think nudity holds any bearing on whether something is generally accepted as a chick flick or not, though female nudity IN a chick flick might give a guy an excuse when his friends make fun of him for liking it.
82 - Adam
Sappy titles are always good (e.g. 'Imitation of Life'). Men's movies, though, can be every bit as tear-jerky ('Brian's Song', &c.).
Women absolutely HATE gritty, grubby scenes. Cold, dirty, tattered movies ('Saving Private Ryan', 'Alien') make women flee in horror. Nice decore and costumes--especially haute couture, or period clothes--are de rigueur. This is much of the difference, for example, between 'girl' movies ('Twilight') and 'guy' ('Underworld') ones, even of the same genre.
83 - Anonymous
I know that I am just reading this now but I read and saw "how to lose a guy in 28 days", seriously it is 10 DAYS, not 28, get with it
84 - Dr Dreadful
"how to lose a guy in 28 days"
Is this that movie where the heroine takes that amount of time to realize that a rogue virus has turned her boyfriend into a mindless rampaging flesh-eating zombie?
85 - JKOH
Kaye suggests movies that have serious dual appeal (some favorites of mine):
Avatar â€" Great male human lead. Great female alien lead, tragedy, noble, lots of violence though.
300 - Strong woman, great man, great love story, both very noble, tragedy, but lots of blood and guts.
Jurassic Park - Has almost an ideal woman role model, but also a great male lead, both of whom are noble, lots of tragedy, lots of mostly non-human-on human violence
Fearless by Jet Li. Not terribly romantic but noble and tragic.
86 - sammi joe
its how to loose a guy in 10 days not 28! ahhh un educated hypocrites these days ...