Rom-Com Don’t List from EW

Posted on February 15, 2010 at 3:58 pm

Entertainment Weekly has a list of romantic comedy cliches it wants to ban forever from the wisecracking best friend to the adorably uncontrollable dog, the trying-on-clothes montage, the makeover, the chase through the airport (have they ever heard of cell phones?) and the lip-synching. I’m already on record as being opposed to the last two. But I think most people who buy tickets to romantic comedies expect and want those conventions to be there, don’t you?

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Chick Flick Cliches that are NOT in ‘He’s Just Not That Into You’

Posted on February 8, 2009 at 3:58 pm

Justin Long, Bradley Cooper, and Kevin Connelly, the male stars of “He’s Just Not That Into You,” made a very funny short film explaining to men that it is all right for them to see the movie because it does not contain the top 10 chick flick cliches. How many can you guess? Can you name a movie for each item on their list?

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