J.R. Hudson
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Maybe Top Gun is Unisex ? Like Titanic ?
What constitutes a "Chick Flick" ???
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MattinSTL
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Oh my God man... don't give in! Top Gun is a TOTAL chick flick! They only threw us a bone (no pun intended) with the jet fighter action sequences... if you want to loosen your stance at least say it was intended for Tomboys.
And what's up with the criticism of somebody labeling a movie as a chick flick? I could care less if somebody calls The Matrix a guy flick... I still like it. I don't care what label you put on ANYTHING I enjoy... I don't stop enjoying it regardless of what you think.
Lakehouse? Uh... yeah... chick flick squared.
Somebody on here said it best when they mentioned all the time shifting romantic mushfests through the years... like Kate and Leopold... etc.
I think the primary difference between chick flicks and guy flicks is that chick flicks are driven by emotional ideas while they play to stereotypical female fantasies... and guy flicks are driven by situations of action, logic, and problem solving... which are the typical male fantasies.
But sex is up for grabs... it goes both ways. (okay two intentional puns that time)
And what's up with the criticism of somebody labeling a movie as a chick flick? I could care less if somebody calls The Matrix a guy flick... I still like it. I don't care what label you put on ANYTHING I enjoy... I don't stop enjoying it regardless of what you think.
Lakehouse? Uh... yeah... chick flick squared.
Somebody on here said it best when they mentioned all the time shifting romantic mushfests through the years... like Kate and Leopold... etc.
I think the primary difference between chick flicks and guy flicks is that chick flicks are driven by emotional ideas while they play to stereotypical female fantasies... and guy flicks are driven by situations of action, logic, and problem solving... which are the typical male fantasies.
But sex is up for grabs... it goes both ways. (okay two intentional puns that time)
Blaine
Mr. Hollywood
Top Gun is every bit the chick flick that An Officer and a Gentleman was. They just tried to make it more palatable to the guys buy throwing in the whole jet fighter thing (as Matt pointed out), trying to disguise it as a action movie similar in that respect to Proof of Life, just less thinly disguised. Tom has made several chick flicks in his career, the latest being Jerry Maguire.