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CHICK FLICKS Films about emotions
What kind of films do you like? Ones with the Mafia, drug dealers, vampires, aliens or robots, and with lots of fighting, explosions, car chases and sex. Or films about emotions, true love and friendship? If you like the second kind, you’re a fan of “Chick Flicks”. This is one of the most successful film “genres”, and every year millions of innocent partners are dragged to watch “Chick Flicks”. What makes these movies so popular? By Laura Warrell (American English spelling)
Queen Meg One of the biggest Chick Flick stars is Meg Ryan. She regularly appears at the top of the chart when women are asked which actress they’d most like to be. And she’s built a solid Chick Flick career on her sweet face, her girlish voice and cute haircuts. Most of Meg’s Chick Flicks involve people who are far away from each other, but who come together in the end (see the films, “When Harry Met Sally”, “Sleepless In Seattle”, and “You’ve Got Mail”).
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Finally, filmmakers ran out of locations or situations so, they had to create a story about a man from the 1870s who comes to be with her (see the film, “Kate & Leopold”). Insiders say the next Meg Ryan film will be about an alien from Mars who falls in love with Meg, but can’t be with her because he’s been ordered to destroy the planet.
Queen Julia Another Chick Flick celebrity is Julia Roberts. Julia was a minor star until “Pretty Woman”, the story of a beautiful, non-drug addicted, disease-free Los Angeles street hooker who finds love with an incredibly handsome, rich businessman who looks like
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