So I saw Iron Man 3 last weekend. I told one of my friends that I really enjoyed it and her response was...
"Really? You probably just liked it because it had hot guys in it."
Now I'm no feminist. The idea of girl power is wonderful but I don't feel a burden to herald the cause of womanhood at every possible moment. What does grind my gears is that this is the response I usually get from people both male and female when I tell them that I genuinely enjoyed a "man's movie".
Now another movie that I've loved since high school is the horror film Sleepy Hollow. Try telling a sorority house that you liked decapitations and screaming more than The Notebook and you're in for a talking to. "Is it just because Johnny Depp is in it?" I will get. Now, ladies, is Johnny Depp attractive?
"Really? You probably just liked it because it had hot guys in it."
Now I'm no feminist. The idea of girl power is wonderful but I don't feel a burden to herald the cause of womanhood at every possible moment. What does grind my gears is that this is the response I usually get from people both male and female when I tell them that I genuinely enjoyed a "man's movie".
Now another movie that I've loved since high school is the horror film Sleepy Hollow. Try telling a sorority house that you liked decapitations and screaming more than The Notebook and you're in for a talking to. "Is it just because Johnny Depp is in it?" I will get. Now, ladies, is Johnny Depp attractive?
Of course he is. I'm not blind, people. Does it hurt that action movies are littered with handsome men? Of course not. But is that the only reason I drag myself to the opening weekend of Star Trek or The Avengers. No.
The title of this blog comes from a eye-rolling article from Ask Men. It's called "Top 10: Guys' Movies She'll Like" and it has great reasons like:
25th Hour:Near the movie's conclusion, Brogan's father hatches a plan to help Monty escape his prison sentence. The only catch is that father and son will never be able to see each other ever again. The whole scene is moving and tragic and all that other stuff that makes girls cry.
Oceans 11:Um, did we mention Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and George Clooney?
True Lies:Curtis' strip tease for her husband is sexy and funny all at the same time. Your significant other will love it, and so will you.
So to go see these movies are so-called "kick ass compromises"...movies that you, as a man, will love for the obvious action sequences (for example guys would like Ocean's 11 because "The heist itself makes this film: it's unpredictable and memorable.")
This blog is going to be about movies and TV and a safe haven for girls that love a good Die Hard instead of...or as an appetizer to...a Nicholas Sparks film. I want this blog to be a part of a community of women who can talk about their love of Bates Motel or Walking Dead without feeling like their weird or not girly.
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