Top 10 Chick Flicks
June 15th 2009 20:19
Chick flicks are great for those nights you have the house to yourself, either by chance or by design. These movies are best enjoyed with a bowl of popcorn or a pint of Ben & Jerry's, alone or with your best friend. Generally speaking, the man in your life won't be thrilled to share these with you. Guys just seemed to enjoy action and adventure more than sentiment. A few of these are hard to find on DVD but show up on television from time to time. These are my personal favorites, in no particular order.
10. "An Affair to Remember" (1957), Playboy Nickie Ferrante (Cary Grant) meets Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr) on board a ship sailing for the United States. Though both are involved with other people, they agree to meet on top of the Empire State Building. Fate steps in and the meeting never happens. The ending of this film is a real crying festival. I love this movie, the final scene never fails to move me.
9. "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993), Tom Hanks plays Sam Baldwin, a widower with a young son. The son calls into a talk radio show to try to find his father a new mate. Meg Ryan is Annie Reed, a woman who hears the show and decides that she must meet Sam. The films references to "An Affair to Remember" are part of its charm. It's just a nice light romantic comedy.
8. "Step Mom" (1998), Julia Roberts is Isabel Kelly, a career woman who is trying find her place in the lives of her fiance's children. Susan Sarandon is Jackie Harrison as the ex wife who needs to accept that another woman can have a place in the lives of her children.
7. "You've Got Mail" (1998), Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan team up again for one of my favorite romantic comedies. Hanks is Joe Fox and Ryan is Kathleen Kelly, bitter rivals in business who meet in an Internet chat room and strike up a friendship. Greg Kinnear and Parker Posey co star. Another light hearted romantic comedy.
6. "Love Story" (1970), Ryan ONeal and Ali McGraw in the movie adapted from Erich Segal's novel. This movie was the big tear jerker of my adolescences (Go ahead, do the math!) It is the story of a wealthy trust fund baby who meets and marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Watching it now, it seems a little dated but I still get teary at the final scenes.
This is the bottom of my chick flick list. Tomorrow, I will finish up with the top 5.
10. "An Affair to Remember" (1957), Playboy Nickie Ferrante (Cary Grant) meets Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr) on board a ship sailing for the United States. Though both are involved with other people, they agree to meet on top of the Empire State Building. Fate steps in and the meeting never happens. The ending of this film is a real crying festival. I love this movie, the final scene never fails to move me.
9. "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993), Tom Hanks plays Sam Baldwin, a widower with a young son. The son calls into a talk radio show to try to find his father a new mate. Meg Ryan is Annie Reed, a woman who hears the show and decides that she must meet Sam. The films references to "An Affair to Remember" are part of its charm. It's just a nice light romantic comedy.
8. "Step Mom" (1998), Julia Roberts is Isabel Kelly, a career woman who is trying find her place in the lives of her fiance's children. Susan Sarandon is Jackie Harrison as the ex wife who needs to accept that another woman can have a place in the lives of her children.
7. "You've Got Mail" (1998), Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan team up again for one of my favorite romantic comedies. Hanks is Joe Fox and Ryan is Kathleen Kelly, bitter rivals in business who meet in an Internet chat room and strike up a friendship. Greg Kinnear and Parker Posey co star. Another light hearted romantic comedy.
6. "Love Story" (1970), Ryan ONeal and Ali McGraw in the movie adapted from Erich Segal's novel. This movie was the big tear jerker of my adolescences (Go ahead, do the math!) It is the story of a wealthy trust fund baby who meets and marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Watching it now, it seems a little dated but I still get teary at the final scenes.
This is the bottom of my chick flick list. Tomorrow, I will finish up with the top 5.
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