Chick Flicks that Guys should see

Are there actually some?!

 

I don't know if there's any , i never had one before!

 

You are in for a treat then, Firefoxy, as I've met several caring men on the World War II Forum - and I've never been in doubt regarding their masculinity.

I'm particularly fortunate as I'm also married to one.

PS Happy Birthday!!

 

Hey there Macrusk, yes i'll keep that in mind, you are right about there masculinity. If there in to wars there dIfferently manly. I don't know why i said what i said in my other posts.

Hope i marry someone like you're Husband one day.
Thank you, One year older but still i'm very young for my age in the mind.
Makes me feel great there's a powerful women on here, it's mostly all powerfull men and no women at all. Cheers!

 

To get this thread back on track . . . . I would add Bull Durham to the list.

 

IS that a movie you're a person?

and i'll add Jerry Maguire.

 

Based on dg's criteria, I guess both would Bull Durham and Jerry Maguire would work. Interesting, but I see Bull Durham as more of a film to appeal to the male and Jerry Maguire to the female - yet both have a love story and sports!

A similar content, sports and a love story, is contained in an older movie that was superior to these, "Pride of the Yankees", about Lou Gehrig.

 

WOW, it look's like i'm on the right track for once
I ran out of movies for now!

 

Im glad you agree DG as im NOT A GAY GUY watched it with the wife and kids i was just trying to impress the appeal of the film in the nature of the thread

 

Sir,
I didn't realized that straight men watch those kinds of Movies,of cause i know now that they do.

 

(I just hope Jimmy Kimmel doesn't come in here and revoke all of you guys' Man Cards!)

 

Hmm, musicals are definitely appealing to a lot of women. It takes something strong to appeal to both genders. Modern choice that I enjoyed and might appeal to a guy - Dreamgirls. Phantom of the Opera worked best for me as the stage production.

Many of the musicals of the 30's, 40's, and 50's were also watchable by either gender - but I have to stop and think about which ones as they would need to have a strong enough storyline combined with the music.

I watched a movie that on the surface would not be considered a "chic flic", "Somebody Up There Likes Me" - but it starred a young Paul Newman as middleweight boxer Rocky Grazziano and an important factor was the strength of the female characters and their love and support of him.

 

I have always loved musicals. I own many of the MGM greats and watch 7 Brides for 7 Brothers all the time. Growing up, musicals were considered entertainment for everyone and I still do not understand why that is no longer the case. My younger son watches a lot of musicals -- often while playing with his army men -- and my older son will mock him for both activities (until I intervene).

For modern musicals, Les Miserables and Jesus Christ Superstar are by far my favorites.

 

Modern musicals do work (Moulin Rouge and Chicago are recent examples), but they work because the movie framework is vastly different from 40-50 years ago. Audiences don't understand a character bursting into song to describe how they feel about a scene/moment. The two examples above worked because well known actors (i.e. Nicole Kidman, Queen Latifah) shocked the audience by doing something vastly different than what they had done before.

 

European movies are vastly different from Hollywood movies ( much smaller budgets, little to no CGI) thus, more dialogue, less action. I'd like to add some must see euro movies to macrusk's list here.

The Memory of a Killer-An aging hitman with recently diagnosed alzheimer's wants out of the game, but he's forced to take one last job. He soon discovers a conspiracy of government ministers forcing children into prostitution, and he starts killing the ministers, calling the Police as he carries out the killings. The Police are simoultaneously trying to catch him, and also quietly supporting him. Based on a true story from mid 90's Belgium.

Mrs. Henderson Presents-An aging and bored widow, with a lot of money, buys a theater and hires an excellent show manager. When competition forces them to include nudes in the show, London is scandalized. Before it becomes a big issue, WW2 breaks out. London is soon under the blitz and putting on the shows becomes a matter of patriotism. BTW, it's a true story.

The Stolen Children-At the start of the movie, a mother is pimping out her 11 year old daughter. Police swoop in, arresting the mother, and the john. The Police then have to take the girl and her younger brother to an orphanage a good distance away. On the journey, the cop escorting the children becomes a needed father figure to the children, and they bond as a family. However, the cop is under orders to give the children he has come to love to the orphanage, and he can't. This is the best acting job you will ever see children carry out-a masterful performance, a three hanky movie.

 

I seen 7 brides for 7 brothers yes even young people like me like good time oldies

Anyways how about Greese as a musical, do you like that musical?

 

After my older son grew up watching shows that I hated, I started training my younger son from birth to enjoy the same shows that I watch. He watches sports, musicals, classic movies, reality TV and cartoons that I like. Now I find that if he discovers a show, chances are good that I will like it.

 

Better than Chocolate it is a chick on chick chick flick, try saying that six time fast.

Honourable mention

But i'm a Cheerleader, for the same reason.

v.R