Having
problems differentiating between Chick Flicks and Macho
Movies? 
Chick Flick: The main relationship is between a man and woman
Macho Movie: The main relationship is between a man and his sworn
enemy (or sometimes his sub-machine gun and/or sports car).
CF: There are lots of close-ups so you can see every emotion on the
characters face.
MM: There are lots of long shots so you can see every bit of blood,
bone and grey matter that explodes from the characters face.
CF: The villains are people you see everyday, like cheating
husbands and nasty bosses.
MM: The villians are people youll probably never see in a
lifetime, like heads of cocaine cartels and man-eating
aliens.
CF: The villains worst act is something awful like sleeping with
her best friendspouse.
MM: The villains worst act is something awful like stealing a
nuclear weapon.
CF: A chick flick always includes child actors so they can add
humanity and warmth to the story.
MM: A macho movie includes child actors so they can be kidnapped
and add suspense to the story.
CF: The characters learn to respect one another through long talks
and thoughful actions.
MM: The characters learn to respect one another by beating each
other up.
CF: If someone gets a disease, it's inevitably cancer or heart
failure.
MM: If someone gets a disease, it's inevitably a rare form of
radiation poisoning or an exotic parasitic infection picked up in
space.
CF: There will be at least one emotional death
MM: There will be at least 20 unemotional deaths
CF: There will be at least one grunting, gooey depiction of
childbirth.
MM: There will be at least one grunting, gooey scene of
hand-to-hand combat.
CF: The chick flick will feature at least one scene where the lead
character interacts with her mother.
MM: The macho movie will feature at least one scene where the lead
character interacts with a digital readout counting down to
zero.
CF: The climactic scene involves an explosion of passion.
MM: The climactic scene involves an explosion of a car, bridge or
other man-made structure.
CF: A happy ending is when the lead character finds love.
MM: A happy ending is when the lead character finds the villain and
blows him to smithereens.
