DISQUS

PaulSileo · 9 months ago

What does it say about me that I've seen every episode of Sex and the City at least twice and also kind of dug the movie?

jack2jack · 9 months ago

That you are a pretty cool guy. Liking S & C does not mean that you are gay or henpecked. The Ladies of S & C talk as much about sex/men/job's/life as men do. Men don't want to admit they have these conversations in the same context as women do.

Lola · 9 months ago

Oh god, this List is awful!!! My test for a guy would be the opposite, if he is into most of these films then there is just no way it's going to work.

Why you gotta make the supposed chick list soo terrible but that guy one soo amazing?
I'd probably put on ones like The Big Sleep, Darjeeling ltd, Philadelphia story, bad timing, blow up, who's afraid of virginia woolf, get carter (original of couse!) invasion of the body snatchers (test them on which they prefer)....

Elizabeth · 9 months ago

Philadelphia Story! THAT is a movie that both sexes should appreciate.

Jennifer · 9 months ago

Yet another example of the sexist crap Film School Rejects promotes... You guys are usually amusing, but if you are going to put all "chick" flicks on the list, at least put films like Thelma and Louise on it -- films in which women don't always give everything over to a man. argh.

Neil Miller · 9 months ago

Honorable Mention: Thelma and Louise. ;)

Cole_Abaius · 9 months ago

Jennifer, thank you for being more dynamic than the average female movie fan. Your presence in this world (and on this site) is appreciated.

babbalicious · 9 months ago

you know I dont think that it was the point of the article but doesnt taking offense to somthing as simple as a date movie list kind single you a sexist woman looking for a reason to hate on a man? I'm just sayin, take it for what it is and not what you think it is.

maggie · 9 months ago

They should make a movie about this article and Cole should write it. It would be a lot better than the movies listed which I either didn't see or didn't like.
The guys list is much better. I loved nearly all of those movies.

Elizabeth · 9 months ago

There is one movie on this list I would want my guy to tolerate (The Cutting Edge) but otherwise for the most part _I_ hate these movies. When I was making a list of movies my husband should have at least seen, and preferably like it was more classics and a lot less frippery. We both like action movies and sci-fi.

Plus, since I have some really controversial opinions about films that come up in class a lot (I didn't like Jerry Macguire at all) I don't really hold him responsible for liking movies that I like. Tolerating-different story.

Kristina · 9 months ago

Let's be honest here, ladies. We're regular readers of this site, and by this virtue alone we are different from the tons of girls who would list, when asked to give their favorite movies: "Uhmm... THE NOTEBOOK! And like, any Jane Austen movie, and The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood, and omg any Disney movie. OH and anything with Freddie Prinze Jr., he's SO dreamy." Yeah. None of us who read this are like that, because we wouldn't enjoy our favorite movies being smited daily. (DISCLAIMER: I've never actually seen any of these movies.) So let's not take offense, because we're just as apt to make fun of these girls as these FSR guys are. The last movie I got it on to was Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. And before that? Natural Born Killers. Fucking weird? Yes. Girly? No. Anyway, if a guy suggested to me that we watch Mamma Mia, I'd respectfully decline. My Bloody Valentine 3D, anyone?

PaulSileo · 9 months ago

^^^^^^^^^^^^

Elizabeth · 9 months ago

The thing is, I honestly think that you can't say a thing about gender and movie selection. I do know a few girls who are into chick flicks and some of the movies on this list. But for the most part, my friends, my family, my co-workers, and my fellow students all have wildly varying tastes.

There's room in this for feminist film theory, of course, and I could go on about that for a while. But in the end, I've never really seen any opinions on "what movies women like" to hold true when you start talking to large numbers of actual, real, live women. It's always felt to me like a marketing trick that we're all falling for over and over.

PaulSileo · 9 months ago

^^^^^^^^^^^

Cole_Abaius · 9 months ago

That's what I discovered in making this list. I talked to a lot of women, and there was a lot of variation. I stereotyped both sexes in both lists - but the great truth is that there are a lot more movies out there that we both love. It's much harder to find films that men "shouldn't like" but women do or films that women "shouldn't like" but men do.

It boils down to good movies being good movies regardless of gender or who they are marketed to.

It's also more difficult for men to admit that they like movies like Sleepless in Seattle (which gets me every time) than for women to admit they love Evil Dead (which all human beings should).

Nicole C. · 9 months ago

Where's My Big Fat Greek Wedding? That was a test my ex failed.
Gents? Eh?
But really, I have little interest in Dirty Dancing or How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days or Keira Knightly.

babbalicious · 9 months ago

I am so happy that My girlfriend hates most of these movies. As a matter of fact my girlfriends requirements for me to watch were: 1. Equilibrium, 2. Empire of the Sun, 3. American Beauty, 4. Crash (2004), and 5. The Virgin Suicides. Gotta say Didnt have to much of a problem with that list. Equilibrium is her favorite freakin movie! how awsome is that?

jack2jack · 9 months ago

Being the tomboy I still am, and very proud of it. I love my custom Arlen Ness Bike. The Fog, Alien, Halloween (original of course), The Original Twilight Zone episodes, The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, anything by Hitchcock, anything with Bette Davis, all old Al Pacino (espically Carlito's Way), anything by Tarantino and Spike Lee. Any book by Stephen King, Hockey, Basketball, Football, The Cleveland Indians.

I agree with Kristina, the female subscribers of FSR are not your average delicate girly-girls. We love bad ass car chases and sh*t that blow's up. I would have thought that the boy's would have guessed that that list would not "cut the mustard" so to speak.

So I'd like to see, The Way We Were, Barefoot in the Park (with Jane Fonda), Greystroke The Legend of Tarzan, Thelma and Louise added to that list, and movies 1,6,7 and 8 removed.

Kristina · 9 months ago

ITT A comment section where chicks try to brag about themselves and their nongirliness in order to snag one of the FSR guys and get free movie passes or something.

/thread.

filmfaerie · 9 months ago

blah on this list, free movie passes be damned!!! I can honestly say that the average girl fan cannot accept this list on account of being allergic to high levels of estrogen. I'm sure somewhere in hell this is the matinee for all eternity, watched "clockwork " style!

jack2jack · 9 months ago

I agree, anyone can score free movie tickets. I give them away all the time. The list does not reflect the females who subscrinbe to FSR, period.

jack2jack · 9 months ago

I don't think the females on this site brag about anything. Your comment suggest behavior befitting someone on who digs for gold. They should know they have a real diverse group of women. Women who enjoy the same movies they do.

Michelle_FSR · 9 months ago

It certainly describes a large portion of my movie interests. Obviously I like more than just the chick flicks listed, but when dealing with that category of movies, this definitely hits the nail on the head for not only me but also all my female friends.

dragonmum · 9 months ago

When Mama Mia! came out, my hubby sighed in relief to every other husband he knew that he'd never have to see it - he knows that while I do love musicals, I can't stand chick flicks, with a very few exceptions - Pretty Woman and Dirty Dancing being two of those. Gimme the other list any day. Hell, I'm waiting for Evil Dead: the Musical to come to town. :)

flameyheadgear · 9 months ago

This list is horrible.

Jon Voight is still my favorite ho.

Don · 6 months ago

I loved Mama Mia. A beautiful vacation in Greece with horny women? Hell yeah.