As men, we all have to endure the occasional "chick flick". If we never had to we would probably be missing out on some sex so it is a necessity at some point. So I've compiled a short list of 4 movies that OK to enjoy as a guy without in any way questionning your own sexuality or manliness. In the essence of fairness and ying/yang I've also defined the 4 movies that are NOT OK to like as man.
Just to be fair, the 4 movies that are NOT OK to like do not make you less of a man in anyone's eye; they are just bad movies for guys. If you do like them I am not questionning your manliness but only your taste in movies.
Top 4 chick flicks that are OK and NOT OK to like as a guy:
OK 4- Father of the Bride
Why is it a chick flick?
Story of a father who loses his first daughter to marriage and deals with it in a very deep and personal way.
Why is it OK for me as a guy to like it?
Two words: Steve Martin! Yep, the jerk himself makes this movie OK to watch as a guy because he's just funny in the way he handles himself. It's also not too much of a chick flick and almost more of a comedy (and that, my friends, is only because of Steve Martin). Anyone else in that title role would have made this movie a total chick flick.
NOT OK 4- When Harry Met Sally
Why is it a chick flick?
Story of two lovers across time and differences who end up together after blah blah blah...
Why is it NOT OK for me as a guy to like it?
Two words: Meg Ryan. Nuff said!
OK 3- WALL-E
Why is it a chick flick?
One cute little robot falling for another cute little robot and then they save humanity with their cuteness = Total chick flick!
Why is it OK for me as a guy to like it?
Pretty simple; it's actually a good movie with laughs and Wall-E is THE MAN! He's like the sole survivor of the robot race and in such is like a robot Clint Eastwood. A robot Clint Eastwood is ALWAYS OK for guys. Especially when they save the world. A ROBOT Clint Eastwood!!!!
NOT OK 3- You've Got Mail
Why is it a chick flick?
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan fall in love through email...
Why is it NOT OK for me as a guy to like it?
See above answer: email, c'mon!
OK 2- Roxanne
Why is it a chick flick?
A modern retelling of the story of Cyrano De Bergerac where a long nosed man falls in love with a beautiful woman and helps someone else fall in love with her only for her to fall in love with his words after she blah blah blah...
Why is OK for me as a guy to like it?
Again, Steve Martin (can you tell there's a pattern here people) plays the modern version so it makes it funny but most importantly he's a friggin FIREMAN! That's right, the man is a FIREMAN. Movies with FIREMEN are always cool for guys!!!
NOT OK 2- Sleepless in Seattle
Why is it a chick flick?
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan fall in love because she heard him speak on a radio show blah blah blah...
Why is it NOT OK for me as a guy to like it?
It's just too much! Any real man would have called bull**it about halfway trough the movie. It's just too impossible and it also stars Meg Ryan.
OK 1- The Notebook
Why is it a chick flick?
A couple fall in love despite all sorts of obstacles and problems and blah blah blah...
Why is it OK for me as a guy to like it?
Well, the guy in it is not a panzy (as in most chick flicks) but a real man and he gets the girl without really trying so that makes him cool. Also, I liked it alot so it must be OK for guys and Meg Ryan never got near it.
NOT OK 1- Pretty Woman
Why is it a chick flick?
A hooker and a John (yes, that's what you call people that hire hookers) fall in love despite being a hooker, and her client.
Why is it NOT OK for me as a guy to like it?
Just read over that last sentence. It's a hooker who falls for her client and the client who falls for the hooker. In what universe does this take place again?
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Top 7 sick day movies you should own on DVD to watch when sick...
Lets face it -> TV Sucks! Most daytime TV shows are quite boring unless you need some gardening tips (God knows most of us do) or enjoy watching someone who has died, returned to life, killed his twin, survived brain cancer and married his cousin in order to steal her money (God knows most of us don't).
So, when you happen to be sick (or just playing hookie) I would suggest you go out and buy at least one of these DVD's to watch on your sick day. Each movie is there for a different reason so please bare with me as some reasons may not work for you. However I am confident that at least one will tickle your fancy and you can go out and probably get it in the 10$ or less bin...
Top 7 sick day movies:
7- Hudson Hawk
IMDB Link
Why watch it when I'm sick?
Well, I know this is a God awful movie to watch on a regular day. However, when you're not feeling well and you just don't feel like concentrating because you have a headache; this is the film to make you smile. The "it's so bad it's good because you can tell they had fun making this movie" vibe is just what the doctor ordered to get a cheap laugh out of you. Just don't take two of these and call me in the morning. I suggest watching it once only...
6- Waiting
IMDB Link
Why watch it when I'm sick?
Well, this movie is about a group of young people not heading anywhere in life and working in a horribly tacky chain restaurant. It's not very well known but stars Ryan Reynolds, Anna Farris and Justin Long as the tittle characters. The entire movie is just one normal night at the restaurant and if you work in the service industry you'll understand just what everyone goes through on a daily basis. Since you're sick, at home and NOT dealing with these people at the moment; seeing them cope and enjoy themselves on screen will make you appreciate your sick day just a little more and probably have you forget any responsabilities you might be thinking about during the day.
5- Batman Begins
IMDB Link
Why watch it when I'm sick?
Well, you've probably seen this unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past 4 years. Now, why watch it when you're sick is simple -> this is a feel good movie. While you're sick and not feeling strong; seeing Batman begin his training and then taking on Gotham's underworld and ending the movie with justice prevailing will give you some hope. The hope feeling is always good when you're not feeling well. Batman/Bruce Wayne will give you that hope!
4- Any of the first 4 Rocky movies
IMDB Link (Rocky III)
Why watch them when I'm sick?
Fun and inspiring are the first 4 Rocky movies. When you're not feeling well inspiration is key and Rocky will inspire you to get stronger and get faster. All of these movies present an adversity that Rocky has to overcome with training (usually shown by using a great montage to show months of progress in 3 minutes). Seeing him get better/stronger/faster will make you feel like getting/stronger/faster and get you off your crease on the couch.
3- Anyone of the Bourne movies
IMDB Link (Bourne Identity)
Why watch them when I'm sick?
Just because they are all awesome! Really, these movies are just pure awesome so it doesn't matter how you're feeling. However if you're feeling down and out you'll notice that so does Jason Bourne in all three movies and he still manages to kick some major butt.
2- The Princess Bride
IMDB Link
Why watch it when I'm sick?
The entire premisse of the movie is a grandfather telling this story to his grandson to make him feel better while he is sick. It's the perfect sickday movie to watch because it has adventure, pirates, true love, giants, swords fights, chases and anything else the grandfather mentions at the start of the movie. It will also make you smile because of the happy ending and you'll spend the rest of your sick day answering the phone with "Hello, my name is Inigo Montaya, you killed my father, prepare to die"!
1- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
IMDB Link
Why watch it when I'm sick?
Well, this is the "playing hookie" movie. Right after you've called in sick even tough you're not so sick you need to watch this movie. After which you will feel like you must make the best of this day! So this movie will help you make sure your sick day was totally worth it. One of the best movies of the 80's.
So that's it for now! Enjoy your sick day!!!
So, when you happen to be sick (or just playing hookie) I would suggest you go out and buy at least one of these DVD's to watch on your sick day. Each movie is there for a different reason so please bare with me as some reasons may not work for you. However I am confident that at least one will tickle your fancy and you can go out and probably get it in the 10$ or less bin...
Top 7 sick day movies:
7- Hudson Hawk
IMDB Link
Why watch it when I'm sick?
Well, I know this is a God awful movie to watch on a regular day. However, when you're not feeling well and you just don't feel like concentrating because you have a headache; this is the film to make you smile. The "it's so bad it's good because you can tell they had fun making this movie" vibe is just what the doctor ordered to get a cheap laugh out of you. Just don't take two of these and call me in the morning. I suggest watching it once only...
6- Waiting
IMDB Link
Why watch it when I'm sick?
Well, this movie is about a group of young people not heading anywhere in life and working in a horribly tacky chain restaurant. It's not very well known but stars Ryan Reynolds, Anna Farris and Justin Long as the tittle characters. The entire movie is just one normal night at the restaurant and if you work in the service industry you'll understand just what everyone goes through on a daily basis. Since you're sick, at home and NOT dealing with these people at the moment; seeing them cope and enjoy themselves on screen will make you appreciate your sick day just a little more and probably have you forget any responsabilities you might be thinking about during the day.
5- Batman Begins
IMDB Link
Why watch it when I'm sick?
Well, you've probably seen this unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past 4 years. Now, why watch it when you're sick is simple -> this is a feel good movie. While you're sick and not feeling strong; seeing Batman begin his training and then taking on Gotham's underworld and ending the movie with justice prevailing will give you some hope. The hope feeling is always good when you're not feeling well. Batman/Bruce Wayne will give you that hope!
4- Any of the first 4 Rocky movies
IMDB Link (Rocky III)
Why watch them when I'm sick?
Fun and inspiring are the first 4 Rocky movies. When you're not feeling well inspiration is key and Rocky will inspire you to get stronger and get faster. All of these movies present an adversity that Rocky has to overcome with training (usually shown by using a great montage to show months of progress in 3 minutes). Seeing him get better/stronger/faster will make you feel like getting/stronger/faster and get you off your crease on the couch.
3- Anyone of the Bourne movies
IMDB Link (Bourne Identity)
Why watch them when I'm sick?
Just because they are all awesome! Really, these movies are just pure awesome so it doesn't matter how you're feeling. However if you're feeling down and out you'll notice that so does Jason Bourne in all three movies and he still manages to kick some major butt.
2- The Princess Bride
IMDB Link
Why watch it when I'm sick?
The entire premisse of the movie is a grandfather telling this story to his grandson to make him feel better while he is sick. It's the perfect sickday movie to watch because it has adventure, pirates, true love, giants, swords fights, chases and anything else the grandfather mentions at the start of the movie. It will also make you smile because of the happy ending and you'll spend the rest of your sick day answering the phone with "Hello, my name is Inigo Montaya, you killed my father, prepare to die"!
1- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
IMDB Link
Why watch it when I'm sick?
Well, this is the "playing hookie" movie. Right after you've called in sick even tough you're not so sick you need to watch this movie. After which you will feel like you must make the best of this day! So this movie will help you make sure your sick day was totally worth it. One of the best movies of the 80's.
So that's it for now! Enjoy your sick day!!!
Watchmen hype and the top 5 overhyped movies of the internet generation
As the Watchmen movie is about the come out, I'm seriously overwhelmed with the amount of advertising they went through. It seems I couldn't turn on a TV or visit a website without seeing ads for the movie.
It's even hit webcomics and such:
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20090306
I've made plans to go see it on IMAX but only in a few weeks because they were not good seats left before then. So if you've clicked on the link above, you know I'll be complaining about it being not true or too true enough to the comic.
Now, the other stuff; I've decided to list the top 5 overhyped movies that I can remember (please keep in mind that these are not bad movie in any way but the hype was so great that it was impossible to satify most fans after this much hype):
5- Superman Returns
From about Janurary 1st 2006; all anyone talked about was the new Superman movie. When the first preview hit the fan base was over excited. Around early June the preview was running on every TV channel. I remember seeing the preview on Home & Garden Television... There were also a bunch of ads on the steets of Montreal advertising the movie.
4- Watchmen
As I've mentioned above; all internet sites have ads and the TV won't stop showing the preview without showing any of the story.
3- The Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions
This one is a bit different. In 2003 you couldn't visit an internet site without having someone discuss one of the Matrix sequels. This was amazing because the hype came totally from word of mouth. The original movie had established something so great that a nation of geeks were expecting this to be their generations "Star Wars". Which brings me to my next point...
2- Star Wars Episode 1, The Phantom Menace
This hype started in 1997, a full two years before the movie actually came out. And I mean everything about this movie; from casting to filming locations to fan art became popular. It seems as tough when anything happened about this movie; it hit the internet and chat rooms and bunch of nerds, unknowing that the Matrix sequels were about to get a greenlight, probably were having amazing wet dreams just thinking that they got to see a shot of Tatooine 2 years before they saw it at the theaters wearing their store bought Storm Trooper costumes...
1- Batman (1989)
The summer of 1989 was all about Batman. People were cutting the Batman symbol into the back of their heads. Burger King had transformed into a Batman store and all tourist shops all over the world were selling Batman t-shirts. Batman was just everywhere that year and I believe it made expectations that the movie just couldn't deliver.
If you notice one thing about all these movies; they were good but not great. Do you think the overhype had something to do with it? I think so!!
It's even hit webcomics and such:
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20090306
I've made plans to go see it on IMAX but only in a few weeks because they were not good seats left before then. So if you've clicked on the link above, you know I'll be complaining about it being not true or too true enough to the comic.
Now, the other stuff; I've decided to list the top 5 overhyped movies that I can remember (please keep in mind that these are not bad movie in any way but the hype was so great that it was impossible to satify most fans after this much hype):
5- Superman Returns
From about Janurary 1st 2006; all anyone talked about was the new Superman movie. When the first preview hit the fan base was over excited. Around early June the preview was running on every TV channel. I remember seeing the preview on Home & Garden Television... There were also a bunch of ads on the steets of Montreal advertising the movie.
4- Watchmen
As I've mentioned above; all internet sites have ads and the TV won't stop showing the preview without showing any of the story.
3- The Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions
This one is a bit different. In 2003 you couldn't visit an internet site without having someone discuss one of the Matrix sequels. This was amazing because the hype came totally from word of mouth. The original movie had established something so great that a nation of geeks were expecting this to be their generations "Star Wars". Which brings me to my next point...
2- Star Wars Episode 1, The Phantom Menace
This hype started in 1997, a full two years before the movie actually came out. And I mean everything about this movie; from casting to filming locations to fan art became popular. It seems as tough when anything happened about this movie; it hit the internet and chat rooms and bunch of nerds, unknowing that the Matrix sequels were about to get a greenlight, probably were having amazing wet dreams just thinking that they got to see a shot of Tatooine 2 years before they saw it at the theaters wearing their store bought Storm Trooper costumes...
1- Batman (1989)
The summer of 1989 was all about Batman. People were cutting the Batman symbol into the back of their heads. Burger King had transformed into a Batman store and all tourist shops all over the world were selling Batman t-shirts. Batman was just everywhere that year and I believe it made expectations that the movie just couldn't deliver.
If you notice one thing about all these movies; they were good but not great. Do you think the overhype had something to do with it? I think so!!
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