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Chickflicks That THIS Guy Thinks Weren't Bad
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Love LettersLove Letters
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Too good to be considered just a chick flick. On my BURIED TREASURES list. The DVD/VHS apparently cuts the most erotic scenes, but I never saw them anyway, watching on a TV late show. A film with balanced perspective on the characters.
Forever Young (Snap Case)Forever Young (Snap Case)
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My second favorite Gibson movie, next to the Road Warrior. I usually don't care for movies about ghosts or time travel. As little Beth once said to Lou Grant about NFL football, " I prefer real life". But this is an affecting tale, to me anyway.
SerendipitySerendipity
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A romance about love and destiny, more cosmic than your average chickflick.
The Bridges of Madison County (Full Screen Edition)The Bridges of Madison County (Full Screen Edition)
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Probably too classy to be on this list. Any Clint Eastwood nominee for Best Picture is obviously more than a chickflick. The scene with Streep in the car and Eastwood in the rain is very powerful.
A Man and a WomanA Man and a Woman
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Awash in tears, rain, lush music and photography. Won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Picture in 1966. Probably doesn't stand up to repeat viewing though.
Roman Holiday (Special Collector's Edition)Roman Holiday (Special Collector's Edition)
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Another Best Picture nominee that probably shouldn't really be considered just a chickflick. Audrey Hepburn won Best Actress.
Kiss Me GoodbyeKiss Me Goodbye
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I thought Sally Field deserved an Oscar nom for this. Too flimsy material, I guess. She was effective at both drama and comedy here.
Cooler Climate [VHS]Cooler Climate [VHS]
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A good HBO made-for-TV film boasting another strong performance by Sally Field.
Baby It's You (1983) [VHS]Baby It's You (1983) [VHS]
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In a VERY weak year, I actually liked this movie the best of its year. A good performance by Vince Spano. Whatever happened to him?
Just Between FriendsJust Between Friends
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One of only four good feature films with Mary Tyler Moore, my all-time favorite actress by far. The others are Flirting With Disaster, Finnegan Begin Again, and Ordinary People(which I thought was over-rated).
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - The Complete First SeasonThe Mary Tyler Moore Show - The Complete First Season
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Season One especially, and also 2 and 3 focus more on the female characters: Mary, Rhoda and Phyllis.
Personal Best [VHS]Personal Best [VHS]
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Maybe not really a chickflick, but it's about women athletes. Warning: lesbianism plays a role, but it's an interesting drama and one that I PROMISE guys with an eye for beauty will appreciate.
EveningEvening
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A quality 2007 chick flick. Profound, trite, thoughtful, emotional, poetic, superficial, wise. Average lives are unimportant, yet important; long but brief. Clair Danes and Meryl Streep are excellent.
Legends of the Fall (Special Edition)Legends of the Fall (Special Edition)
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OverboardOverboard
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Actually, I don't remember this film very well. I just remember it as probably Goldie Hawn's last good movie.
An Affair to RememberAn Affair to Remember
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One of the all-time tearjerkers.
The Way We Were (Special Edition)The Way We Were (Special Edition)
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Oscar nom for Streisand. And the title song won Best Song.
My LifeMy Life
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Keaton is good. Highlight is his video teaching his child how to make an impressive 'entrance' into a room.
The Princess Diaries (Full Screen Edition)The Princess Diaries (Full Screen Edition)
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The Notebook (New Line Platinum Series)The Notebook (New Line Platinum Series)
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Up Close & PersonalUp Close & Personal
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When Harry Met SallyWhen Harry Met Sally
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Forget ParisForget Paris
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Terms of EndearmentTerms of Endearment
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Won Oscar for Best Pic in 1983. Supporting Actor win for Jack Nicholson and a Best Actress Nom for Debra Winger.
Pretty Woman (15th Anniversary Special Edition)Pretty Woman (15th Anniversary Special Edition)
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Oscar nom for Julia Roberts.
Sleepless in SeattleSleepless in Seattle
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You've Got MailYou've Got Mail
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Titanic (Three-Disc Special Collector's Edition)Titanic (Three-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
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It won a record-tying 11 Oscars in 1998, tied with Ben Hur.
Love StoryLove Story
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Nominated for Best Picture in 1971.
Starting OverStarting Over
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Has something rare. A respected ACTING performance by one of my favorite PERSONALITIES, Burt Reynolds. A film from the peak of Jill Clayburgh's career. She and Candice Bergen got Oscar noms.
Pride & PrejudicePride & Prejudice
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There have been several filmings of this classic chicknovel. The others could be on this list too, but this serves the purpose.
Miss CongenialityMiss Congeniality
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SommersbySommersby
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An interesting drama.
Getting Married in Buffalo JumpGetting Married in Buffalo Jump
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An early film with one of my favorite current actors, Canadian Paul Gross, star of a great TV series called DUE SOUTH.