Bridesmaids

[def28]

Its about a bunch of chicks getting married,relationships and bonding. Its a chick flick but its also funny as **** and better then most other comedies.

Liked the new scenes added with her blind dates kid. That kid was hilarious.

 

[Wolf Boy]

That's not what I'm saying. It has all the elements of a typical chick flick

Which are?

 

[Wolf Boy]

Its about a bunch of chicks getting married,relationships and bonding. hilarious.

So was Knocked Up, except more focused on men. Is that a chick flick?

 

[def28]

So was Knocked Up, except more focused on men. Is that a chick flick?

Kind of, not really. Its just a romantic comedy imo. Its half chick flick haha.

I dont see how Brides Maids is not a chick flick. I think people just hate that word and since this movies good they dont wanna throw it in that genre. Its a comedy first and foremost.

 

[Wolf Boy]

Kind of, not really. Its just a romantic comedy imo.

Well Knocked Up deals with babies, marriage, relationships. So did Bridemaids. I'm really not seeing a difference other than a differnt focus on gender, which means that just because Bridesmaids is a female cast people just call it a chick flick because of that.

 

[def28]

Well a chick flick is basically just a movie about love and relationships intended for Women. Alot of the scenarios in the film are all chick based, and not much from the guys perspective. Its all about chicks.
The humor in it is very universal regardless of your sex and I think that confuses people, but its still a flick about chicks. Its just not Notebook chick flick.

Excellent movie regardless of the genre.... and I love me some Rose Byrne

 

[bullets]

Which are?

It's geared towards women

So was Knocked Up, except more focused on men. Is that a chick flick?

No, I would define it as romantic comedy.

 

[bullets]

Kind of, not really. Its just a romantic comedy imo. Its half chick flick haha.

I dont see how Brides Maids is not a chick flick. I think people just hate that word and since this movies good they dont wanna throw it in that genre. Its a comedy first and foremost.

Thank you , I didn't mean to insult the film. It was a little different than I expected but I liked it.

 

[Eggyman]

I saw it with the missus at an advanced screening. I laughed a little near the begining, but after the halfway point I just wanted it to end but it didn't and it kept on not ending for a while and then my arm started to ache because I kept looking at my watch and then after a while it ended and I jumped out of my seat and I didn't say anything to the missus.

 

[flickchick85]

Its about a bunch of chicks getting married,relationships and bonding.

The elements bolded describe plenty of ~regular~ comedies. I Love You Man, Wedding Crashers, The Hangover movies, etc. The only difference is the first part of your sentence: It's about a bunch of chicks.

"Chick flick" IS derogatory term, usually applied to movies that deserve it. They are romantic wish-fulfillment fantasies for women, kinda like ridiculous over-the-top action movies for men...or porn, lol. Bridesmaids is NOT that at all - it's a well-observed comedic take on life, growing up/aging, identity crisis, friendship...all the things that every Judd Apatow movie gets praised for. It's exactly the same, except it's about a bunch of emotionally petty/immature women rather than emotionally stunted/immature men.

For starters, if this were a chick flick, the "adorkable" guy she ended up with would have looked more like Jon Hamm, lol.

 

[Wolf Boy]

It's geared towards women

But it's not. You just think it is because it's got a female cast and it's about Bridemaids.

The points made about WHY it's a chick flick can be applied to many "non-chick flick" films that aren't chick flicks.

Like i said, Knocked Up is a chick flick too if Bridemaids is, they tread similar ground, there's just a swap in gender.

 

[bullets]

But it's not. You just think it is because it's got a female cast and it's about Bridemaids.

The points made about WHY it's a chick flick can be applied to many "non-chick flick" films that aren't chick flicks.

Like i said, Knocked Up is a chick flick too if Bridemaids is, they tread similar ground, there's just a swap in gender.

You could make a case for Knocked Up and some people would agree with you , sure. I think Knocked Up is geared towards both male and female but it's more concerned with the male perspective.
A "chick flick" is an ill defined term. It can range from The Notebook to When Henry Meets Sally. I give credit to Bridemaids for trying to be different but I would call it a chick flick more than a gross out comedy.

 

[def28]

The elements bolded describe plenty of ~regular~ comedies. I Love You Man, Wedding Crashers, The Hangover movies, etc. The only difference is the first part of your sentence: It's about a bunch of chicks.

I love You Man is a reverse chick flick or bromance flick haha. Wedding crashers is a romantic comedy. Hangover is a comedy.

"Chick flick" IS derogatory term, usually applied to movies that deserve it. They are romantic wish-fulfillment fantasies for women, kinda like ridiculous over-the-top action movies for men...or porn, lol. Bridesmaids is NOT that at all - it's a well-observed comedic take on life, growing up/aging, identity crisis, friendship...all the things that every Judd Apatow movie gets praised for. It's exactly the same, except it's about a bunch of emotionally petty/immature women rather than emotionally stunted/immature men.

I dont think its a derogatory term at all. Why is that an insult to BridesMaids if its considered a chick flick? They are just films that appeal more to women. Not all of them are ****. I think we have different opinions on what a chick flick is.

For starters, if this were a chick flick, the "adorkable" guy she ended up with would have looked more like Jon Hamm, lol.

Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally. Some films are more shallow then others. Has nothing to do with the genre imo. Not all chick flicks need to be cliches.

 

[flickchick85]

I think we have different opinions on what a chick flick is.

Bingo. I described exactly what it means to me, and Bridesmaids obviously doesn't fit that description at all.

I've never heard the term used as a positive descriptor. EVER. It's always used as a dismissive term in my experience, as in, "only chicks could like this." "Bromance" is used to actually describe the content of the movie, kinda like an update on "buddy cop movie" or something, so I don't think of it as the male equivalent term the way you do.

 

[jmc]

It's geared towards women

Ah, no it's not, it's a movie that happens to have a female cast. The film is essentially about how much a loser Kristen Wigs character is, you could easily adapt the film with males characters. It's barley even a romantic comedy.

 

[Eggyman]

Bingo. I described exactly what it means to me, and Bridesmaids obviously doesn't fit that description at all.

I've never heard the term used as a positive descriptor. EVER. It's always used as a dismissive term, in my experience. "Bromance" is not.

No, not always. My missus, for instance, uses the term to describle a film that will appeal to her and not me. Nothing dismissive about that. It's just a simple way to label films that are geared towards females. Similarly, in literature, there is 'chic lit', which isn't derogatory either.

I think it would be best to concentrate more on context, rather than singling out a couple of innocent words.

 

[bullets]

Bingo. I described exactly what it means to me, and Bridesmaids obviously doesn't fit that description at all.

I've never heard the term used as a positive descriptor. EVER. It's always used as a dismissive term in my experience, as in, "only chicks could like this." "Bromance" is used to actually describe the content of the movie, kinda like an update on "buddy cop movie" or something, so I don't think of it as the male equivalent term the way you do.

I like how your username is flickchick , seems appropriate for right now. I usually hear the term chick flick as a way to admonish it. I didn't mean it the way it was taken though

Ah, no it's not, it's a movie that happens to have a female cast. The film is essentially about how much a loser Kristen Wigs character is, you could easily adapt the film with males characters. It's barley even a romantic comedy.

I don't consider this the "female version of Hangover" like some people are labeling it. If you put guys in this situation you'd get fairly different results. Where if you took a bunch of women and put them in a Hangover film, it would mostly be the same.

 

[jmc]

I don't consider this the "female version of Hangover" like some people are labeling it. If you put guys in this situation you'd get fairly different results. Where if you took a bunch of women and put them in a Hangover film, it would mostly be the same.

Both films would be different but the essence of both stories is pretty gender neutral. Both have weddings as a sub plot, they aren't the driving forces of the either film.

 

[def28]

But one is marketed to women more.

Bingo. I described exactly what it means to me, and Bridesmaids obviously doesn't fit that description at all.

I've never heard the term used as a positive descriptor. EVER. It's always used as a dismissive term in my experience, as in, "only chicks could like this." .

Yeah, mostly its used as a negative term. Theres a slew of crap that gets released every year but I feel thats the case whith everything.

A movie about a group of female friends getting married does appeal more to women. I dont know any of my guy friends who saw this on their own or with their drinking buddies. We all went because of our girlfriends. And most had "Its good for a chick flick" comment after.

I see your point though. I see it as a comedy first, but if there was a chick flick section in a video store and BridesMaids was there. I can see why.

 

[jmc]

But one is marketed to women more.

Well of course it's going to be marketed more toward women given the cast is all female, that doesn't make it a chick flick. Hell many male critics have gone out of their way to say it's anything but some soppy Katherine Hiegl rom com.

 

[bullets]

Well of course it's going to be marketed more toward women given the cast is all female, that doesn't make it a chick flick. Hell many male critics have gone out of their way to say it's anything but some soppy Katherine Hiegl rom com.

I wouldn't call it that either. There are sad moments but it's not overly done

Both films would be different but the essence of both stories is pretty gender neutral. Both have weddings as a sub plot, they aren't the driving forces of the either film.

Well Bridemaids deals more with the relationship aspect. Also one of the key things is jealousy. If you had two hours of Bradley Cooper being jealous of Ed Helms getting married it would seem kind of odd.
They did something like this with I Love You , Man and part of the humor was based on how awkward it was.

 

[def28]

Well of course it's going to be marketed more toward women given the cast is all female, that doesn't make it a chick flick. Hell many male critics have gone out of their way to say it's anything but some soppy Katherine Hiegl rom com.

Well if a film is marketed more to women then men, then that would make it a movie for Women. Another way to say that would be Chick Flick.

It depends on how someone defines what a chick flick is. There is no key structure or plot line beats. They can be comedy,drama ,period pieces or any genre for that matter. Imo its a film that appeals more to women then men.

 

[flickchick85]

I like how your username is flickchick , seems appropriate for right now. I usually hear the term chick flick as a way to admonish it. I didn't mean it the way it was taken though.

Ha, yeah, even when people misread my nickname for "chickflick" my kneejerk reaction is to feel insulted. That's the baggage that comes with that term. I don't feel Bridesmaids deserves that baggage at all. And while you might suggest it could just be considered a "good chick flick," I'd still disagree, because I see a "good chick flick" as something like Easy A or Mean Girls, as those are about things that really only girls can relate to, yet they have charms that either gender could still appreciate.

Bridesmaids is different from Easy A or Mean Girls, in that it's about things/situations that most PEOPLE can relate to - bachelorette/bachelor parties, wedding anxiety, feeling old and like you've failed at life, struggling financially, growing apart from your friends, casual sex (not to mention food poisoning, mixing alcohol with anti-anxiety pills, etc). It just happens to be about women dealing with those things in the ways that women do (which is where the dress fittings and bridal showers come in). If it were about men, the only things that would change would really be settings of the events they attend before the wedding, and they'd deal with them the way men would instead.

I don't consider this the "female version of Hangover" like some people are labeling it. If you put guys in this situation you'd get fairly different results. Where if you took a bunch of women and put them in a Hangover film, it would mostly be the same.

I agree that it's not a female version of the Hangover...but I feel like it's a female version of a Judd Apatow movie like Knocked Up or The 40-year-old Virgin. Not only because it follows the same adult coming-of-age formula of those movies to a "T" (establish the loser main character and relationships, put in some hilarious situational screw-ups, then an overdose of heartfelt soul-searching/resolution at the end), but those are just as gender specific as Bridesmaids (they would both play out VERY differently if they were about women, but still be similar plotwise/thematically), yet those get handed the broad label of "comedy." I feel like Bridesmaids belongs precisely in that same category.

A movie about a group of female friends getting married does appeal more to women.

And a movie about a bunch of chauvinistic stoner man-boys just trying to get laid is gonna appeal more to men, but those don't get pigeon-holed by gender into a category other than "comedy," so why should this?

 

[def28]

And a movie about a bunch of chauvinistic stoner man-boys just trying to get laid is gonna appeal more to men, but those don't get pigeon-holed by gender into a category other than "comedy," so why should this?

I dont think it would matter if they did or at least it wouldnt bother me, I never looked at chick flicks as a negative term. If a film appeals to a certain gender more and its labeled under that gender I dont see anything wrong with it. Its not offensive imo.
Chauvinistic stoner man-boys just trying to get laid flix would be a hilarious sub genre haha.

 

[Wolf Boy]

I don't see how this film was "marketed' to women. The movie poster has a bunch of women, giving "attitude poses" against a brick wall with "from the producers of 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up" above the title. It's not like it's a poster of Julia Robert's smiling holding a wedding cake with love hearts everywhere. The marketing has been uni-sex the whole time.