Brace Yourself for the Ultimate Chick Flick List

I'm no expert, so it's hard for me to say what makes a good chick flick. I know this much: Every genre has highlights and low points, but these movies, generally speaking, seem to move the needle less than others. Why is that? I guess it's because, so long as there's the ending the audience expects, anything, no matter how stupid or cloying that comes before it, is forgiven. Maybe I'm being too hard on chick flicks, but I don't think so. I am the guy who admired the first Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, after all, and thought The Notebook was decent, despite the saccharine infusion, because it had four really good performances. SheKnows.com has unveiled a list of chick flicks "that never get old," and I'll give the list credit for that much, although I do doubt whether The Princess Bride is really a chick flick. Anyway, here's the list. Supposedly, if you're a guy, you can't miss with these. But if you're leaning on Titanic on a first or second date, you're a loser. 1 - Titanic
2 - Dirty Dancing
3 - My Best Friend's Wedding
4 - Bridget Jones' Diary
5 - Shakespeare in Love
6 - When Harry Met Sally
7 - The Princess Bride
8 - The Notebook
9 - Pride and Prejudice
10- Grease

Comments

[Nick Capertina]

Wait a second, this is a chick flick list right? Not one John Cusak movie?! Are you kidding me? He's is the king of sappy love stories! I would think High Fidelity or Say Anything would have made this list. Especially over Pride and Prejudice, which I would think would get pretty old as its long winded and very...slow.

[Psyko Tek]

Inigo Montoya says prepare to die

[gary]

princess bride over other ones? interesting....
i dont view princess bride as a chic flic

[J.Bradley]

Well, I'd say these are flicks for WOMEN not current teeny or twenny CHICKS. "Titanic" works for women, pick-apart-the history buffs, or just those who appreciate it as Cameron's RETRO "tech-noir" movie. Same crowd that made it the mega-hit it was. Though I'm sure for a generation of late Xer and millennial females - that WERE a big factor in it's success - it still "goes on". And that's probably why it's here on this list AND at the top. The thing is, which do you take a "chick" to for a "repetoiry" screening - which is the only way you'd see most of these, as opposed to something current. Basically ALL of these are "test-of-timers". Now what will this list look like in five years, ten years - NEXT YEAR? Y'know how women change their mind.

[Lillian James]

I agree with all except for Grease. Ugh.

[D]

I'll never forgive Shakespeare in Love for stealing Saving Private Ryan's Best Picture Oscar.