Comments on: Chick Flicks Defined and Discussed http://markmorga.com/2007/04/11/chick-flicks-defined-and-discussed/ Thoughts, fun-finds, and what I'm up to (no good). Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:42:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: eddyj http://markmorga.com/2007/04/11/chick-flicks-defined-and-discussed/comment-page-1/#comment-187 eddyj Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:03:48 +0000 http://markmorga.com/2007/04/11/chick-flicks-defined-and-discussed/#comment-187 The problem with many "Chick Flicks" is that they are of the same garden variety crappy Hollywood fare. Tried and true way to get the lemmings to flock to the studios. The equation is always: "Boy meets girl, boy likes girl, CONFLICT, RESOLUTION." Some movies that take this approach: "How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days," "Hitch," and even "You've Got Mail!" Some films can get away with it with brilliant acting with some sort of relief or drama that is not related to the core CONFLICT. Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks had enough chemistry to make "You've Got Mail!" to work. Other films, unfortunately, didn't make it like that. And "chick flicks" aren't to be confused with "chick flixxx," the genre you thought Greg was talking about. The problem with many “Chick Flicks” is that they are of the same garden variety crappy Hollywood fare. Tried and true way to get the lemmings to flock to the studios. The equation is always: “Boy meets girl, boy likes girl, CONFLICT, RESOLUTION.”

Some movies that take this approach: “How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days,” “Hitch,” and even “You’ve Got Mail!” Some films can get away with it with brilliant acting with some sort of relief or drama that is not related to the core CONFLICT. Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks had enough chemistry to make “You’ve Got Mail!” to work. Other films, unfortunately, didn’t make it like that.

And “chick flicks” aren’t to be confused with “chick flixxx,” the genre you thought Greg was talking about.

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