So last night I was forced to sit through a holiday chic flick. It was one of my girlfriends favorite holiday movies so I tried to be a good boyfriend and watch it with her.
It’s also chock full of british actors. Unless it’s Monte Python I’m not usually too fond of British humor. British Rock Music I love, but the humor is not always my thing. However I always did like the originally “Who’s Line Is It Anyway” before they Americanized it.
So the movie we watched was… “Love Actually”.
It wasn’t so bad. In fact, there were a couple stories in the movie that I really liked. But there was one scene that basically wrecked the whole movie and made it so I couldn’t take it very seriously.
The scene was this geeky British guy who was all jazzed about coming to America so he could swoop a bunch of hot girls with his foreign accent in charm. That’s all nice in theory, and heck, it even works on occasion. Most people tend to like others that have different qualities.
But in this scenario, homeboy flies into Wisconsin, and then proceeds to get dropped off at the very first bar in sight. And guess what happens? 4 Freaking hot bombshell hotties swarm him and want to get all up in his jock strap! Puh——lease! In Wisconsin? I know there are some hotties in the WI, but this was a dive bar full of Los Angeles floosies. Way too cheezy. (no pun intended Wisconsin)
I wouldn’t of minded seeing the scene had I been watching a Harold and Kumar movie, but in context with the other stories in the movie it was just plain stupid. Turned a halfway decent chic flick movie into utter trash because of this one British wanker who scores all these hot chics without even exerting effort.
The movie was supposedly about “love” and a few stories really hit that premise very well. But the Euro dude scoring hotties with no effort at all basically negated me giving the movie a positive rating.
There was one story that I really enjoyed though. It was about a couple who couldn’t speak the same language as each other. One Portuguese, and the other English. They fell in love despite not being able to talk. In the end… well, I won’t ruin it for you. But the ending of that story was very ,very good.
So, I’m curious, what’s the worst Chic Flick you ever had to sit through?
And if you are a female, what is the worst Man Show you’ve ever had to deal with?
Peace
J-Mo
PS: I was thinking of starting to do a “movie review” thing. Might be kinda fun. Would definitely have to be video though.
You think Love Actually is way off base with its view of Americans? I think it was a tongue-in-cheek (typical British) way of poking fun at the way the Brits are usually portrayed in American films. You know, like “Three Men and a Little Lady” where we all talk with posh accents, wear tweed, and drive around in minis!
Of course, saying that, I don’t think it was a particularly good film. Like you say – a couple of good stories. I’m not a big fan of “chick” flicks myself. They usually have to be a bit clever or have a twist to keep me interested.
I prefer to watch a good action movie, thriller or sci-fi. The films that totally leave me cold are (and I am going to be hated for this) stupid comedies with obvious humour and lots of fart jokes! Anything like National Lampoons, Caddyshack etc. And I know people LOVE those films, but I just can’t find them funny.
J-Mo the worst chick flick I’ve ever seen is Jessica Alba in “Easy Video Sales” wow that movie was horrible!
OMG! Just remembered the worst “chick flick” ever – so bad that it shouldn’t be attributed to women anyway…. Mariah Carey in Glitter!
As a female, I have to say the worst “male” movie I`ve had to sit through (over and over and over again) is Braveheart. Now, I`m a fan of Mel Gibson, but I can only take so much “FREEDOM!” and kilts.
Dude! My wife made me watch Love Actually on Saturday. I thought it was pretty good for a chick flick. Also it’s funny how that kids dad kept talking to him about sex like it was no big deal.
Man, I totally dig Love Actually. I watched it with my sister back when it first came out and thought it was going to suck, but it was really cool.
Aside from the cheesy story you mentioned with the guy going to Wisconsin, the stories for the most part are really good.
As for the worst Chick Flick I have ever seen, my vote would go for one of the Matthew McConaughey Chick Flicks such as “How to Lose A Guy In 10 Days” or “Fool’s Gold” or “Failure to Launch”
I thought love actually was pretty funny but then again I’m a Brit. I actually thought the bit jay hated was a piss take out of the British thinking the Americans love their accent, when I was in the states everyone keep asking me what part of Australia I was from! My most hated girlie film, which I am subjected to on a regular basis is “hairspray”. Aaaargh
Man, the worse chick flick has to be Sliding Doors. In fact, anything Gwenyth Paltrow is in makes me pull my hair out.
I’d have to go with Beaches or Titanic.
My wife and I have a pact. She doesn’t watch the Lord of the Rings movies and I don’t watch Titanic. So far it’s worked out pretty well.