7 Chick Flicks for Dudes

published June 21, 2009

There has always been a dilemma for most dudes. You and your ladyfriend are going to watch a movie, however you have severely different movie tastes. There always comes that time where you have to buckle down and watch what she wants to watch. Now, we at The Archnemesis are certainly no experts on chick flicks, but here are 7 that we've seen that are widely regarded as "chick flicks." So fellas, when it's her turn to choose the movie, here are some that you will tolerate.

The movie poster for every chick flick ever.

What Women Want - To be quite honest, this is one I wanted to watch when I saw the previews. The reason being, I genuinely wanted to know what exactly it was that women wanted. The answer, of course is young Mel Gibson's penis, sex on prom, and for Mel Gibson to prevent them from slashing their wrists. Aside from that, it is fairly intriguing to read the minds of various women, and how to exploit this power to get the big one (Helen Hunt). After watching this one with your ladyfriend, you'll know exactly what she wants, and while your penis may not be Mel Gibson's, she can at least pretend it is.

I may not be a young Mel Gibson or a mind reader, but I know this, women want young Mel Gibson's crotch.

Sliding Doors - This movie is an intriguing tale of two stories, and answering the oft asked "what if" question. The good thing dudes will like about this movie is the whole paradox of choice and chain of events. The other thing is that the dudes Gwyneth bangs are pretty butt ugly, making your ladyfriend think 'I'm so glad I have better, because my man will watch this movie with me." This will make your post movie experience with your ladyfriend just that much better.

I've never been this attracted to Gwyneth since her decapitated head was delivered to Brad Pitt in Seven.

Titanic - This is the highest grossing movie of all-time, and the main reason is because gals flocked to it to see it 13-19 times each. The great thing about the movie is that *SHOCKER SPOILER ALERT* the ship sinks at the end and tons of people die. Also James Cameron is a pretty damn good director compared to the recycled formulaic garbage we're being fed to these days.

Some friends of mine re-enacting scenes from Titanic.

Jerry Maguire - This may be considered cheating by some, but I'll be damned if someone calls this a sports movie. Bolstered by Cuba Gooding Jr's second finest performance (Boyz in the Hood), this movie is one that dudes can find quite enjoyable. The sports aspect of it all is a major factor of course, but also that fact that the most demonized profession (sports agent) is looked at from a somewhat sympathetic standpoint is intriguing as well.

Honestly, Cuba Gooding Jr would have made a better Ali than Will Smith.

Bull Durham - This movie can be considered cheating as well, but if you look at any review ever written about this movie, it's definitely a chick flick. The cool thing is that it also has a different prespective on baseball. While "Major League" is a far superior baseball movie, this one is quite possibly more realistic as far as the locker room talk and such. It's also intriguing to see the baseball groupie point of view.

Susan Sarandon wins the award for the "Averagest Looking Leading Lady Ever."

Groundhog Day - This is what "Sliding Doors" would be if it were a good movie. Some say "50 First Dates" is a good movie, but we at The Archnemesis have not been brought low enough to watch that one. This one features Bill Murray at his goodest (cannot say best). The cool thing is this is a situation that we'd love to be in. Do anything you damn well please, and wake up the next day and see if you can do it better! In the end it turns into Bill Murray's quest for the affections of perennially underrated Andie MacDowell. This movie is good enough that I've even watched it with other dudes, and that says alot.

What we hoped Groundhog Day would actually be.

Ghost - Man, if there's something dudes like, it's revenge stories. This is an awesome revenge story disguised as the ultimate chick flick. Revenge from the point of view from the Ghost himself! Famous for the clay love scene, this story quickly digresses into an unfortunate murder and diabolical scheme from the Patrick Swayze's coworker. With help from from a train ghost (who looks like a dead Jeff can Gundy) and cats, he gets his revenge. This movie also Also features a weird lesbian kiss of Whoopi Goldberg and Demi Moore. While not nearly on the top of my list of best lesbian kisses, it's still rpetty cool because of the context.

Pictured Above, A real life Ghost of Patrick Swayze. What's that? He's not dead yet? Oh.

BONUS TIP: NEVER EVER EVER GET FOOLED INTO WATCHING "MAMMA MIA." COME UP WITH ANY EXCUSE POSSIBLE. THIS MOVIE IS A DEAL-BREAKER AND WILL SUCK PART OF YOUR SOUL OUT.

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