Showing posts with label chick flick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chick flick. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Movie: The Vow


My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8.5

Genre: Chick flick 

Primary actors: Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum

Length: About two hours

Based on: A true story, if I remember right?! Anyone know for sure?

Time period: Present

Rating: PG-13

Year it came out: 2012

My overall opinion: I liked it better than The Notebook. No, but seriously. This was a sweet movie and melted my heart just a little bit in some parts. If you need a sweet chick flick for an evening, consider this one! :)

Monday, December 9, 2013

Movie: The Lucky One


My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8

Genre: Chick flick, life, family, romance

Primary actors: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling

Length: Two hours

Based on: the book by Nicholas Sparks, I think

Time period: Present

Rating: PG-13

Year it came out: 2012

My overall opinion: Not bad! Hmmm. I guess what struck me most was the way Zac walked – it was kinda weird. But that’s probably just me. Overall? I liked it, other than a few scenes. The ending was a little melo-dramatic, I thought, but it was a sweet story and moved along at a good pace, while still being laid-back and peaceful. A good movie for filling an extra evening.


Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Movie: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, & Blonde


My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8

Genre: Chick flick

Series or set: Sequel to Legally Blonde

Primary actors: Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field

Length: Two hours

Time period: Present

Year it came out: 2003

My overall opinion: Way too much pink. That’s what I think. An interesting story, though I enjoyed the first more. But this one…I was feeling a little over-pink by the end of it all. Because EVERYTHING was pink. I’m not that fond of pink to begin with…and definitely not by the end. BUT. That being said. Not a bad sort of movie. I watched the whole thing and enjoyed it for the most part.



Movie: My Big Fat Greek Wedding




My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8

Genre: Chick-flick, family (yeah…this movie has a lot of family…just sayin’), comedy

Primary actors: A lot of Greek people…

Length: Two hours

Time period: Present. Or maybe the 80s? Or 90s? Hereabouts.

Year it came out: 2002

My overall opinion: I had very high hopes for this movie considering how popular it is, but was a little disappointed. The comedy wasn’t bad, indeed, the movie overall wasn’t bad. But I didn’t LOVE it or find it super outstanding. It was good. It wasn’t awesome. And I don’t desperately want to watch it again. However, I’m glad I did see it once – and while I’d say that you don’t really need to see it, you probably won’t hate it. Unless you hate chick-flicks. Then, never mind.


Movie: Legally Blonde

Before I even continue this…let’s stop. Just stop. I can see all those surprised faces. “She watched ‘Legally Blond’?” Yes. I did. I’m in college now and my roommate loves chick-flicks, so I’ll be watching quite a few probably. You are warned. And now that we have that out of the way, let’s begin.



My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8.5 high

Genre: Chick-flick

Series or set: There is a Legally Blond 2 but it’s not really a series. (edit: having now seen Legally Blonde 2 yes it is a series watch them in order. That's all.)

Primary actors: Reese Witherspoon

Length: Two hours

Time period: Present

Year it came out: 2001

My overall opinion: Let me just start by saying that if chick-flicks aren’t your thing, don’t watch this. Because it’s totally a chick-flick. Secondly, be warned – there are some inappropriate things, language, innuendo, etc. You can no-doubt find a full list on IMDB or another movie review type site. However, barring those things – this was a really fun movie that I greatly enjoyed! It had humor that was funny, interesting people, and while rather superfluous (ummm, hello – it’s a chick-click) it was a fairly good movie that I have no objection to seeing again. Also, Reese Witherspoon is super cute. And blond. And ditzy. And smart. And crazy. And wears a great deal of pink.


Movie: The Lake-House



My rating on a 1-10 scale: 9

Genre: Chick-flick (be warned, I’m watching chick-flicks now!)

Primary actors: Sandra Bullock, Christopher Plummer

Length: Two hours

Time period: Present – early 2000s

Year it came out: 2006

My overall opinion: Well, it’s sort of a chick flick. It’s actually just one of the sweetest and most romantic stories I’ve seen on screen for a long time. Most of the movie, the main couple isn’t together – they’re just writing letters. There’s an element of time travel, for lack of a better way to describe it. Sandra Bullock is a.m.a.z.i.n.g. I thought. Enjoyed her acting so much! It moved along smoothly and sweetly, but wasn’t really predictable. However, this is totally a movie I’d watch again.






Movie: She’s the Man


My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8 high

Genre: Chick flick 

Primary actors: Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey

Length: Two hours

Based on: Very loosely on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night – if you read that, then watch this, there are some similarities in names and such.

Time period: Present

Year it came out: 2006

My overall opinion: So interesting and brilliant! There are a few times when inappropriate things are mentioned, but for the most part, I really enjoyed this fascinating and unique movie. Like I said, it’s loosely based on Twelfth Night. I watched 2/3 of this, read Twelfth Night for my English Lit class, then finally had time to finish this – and was happily surprised by the clear parallels. For a chick flick? Not bad at all. Good comedy, good story.