Those are just bad movies. The vast majority of women are not insipid shallow little things, so if we are going to use the term "chick flick" it needs to reflect that. I don't like the "Friends with Benefits" type movies, nor do I know any women that do.
In Kill Bill and Death Proof both Tarantino created roles for women that allowed them to be tough, dangerous and extremely cool. Not a lot of roles have been written for women like that. Not in the way that he did. So, for that I am grateful to him and for every insipid movie that gets dismissed with "chick flick" I'm going to counter with, "my favorite chick flick is Death Proof."
Another thing that makes Death Proof an awesome chick flick is Zoe Bell. Tarantino taps into her coolness factor by letting her play herself; one heck of a stuntwoman.
In Kill Bill and Death Proof both Tarantino created roles for women that allowed them to be tough, dangerous and extremely cool. Not a lot of roles have been written for women like that. Not in the way that he did. So, for that I am grateful to him and for every insipid movie that gets dismissed with "chick flick" I'm going to counter with, "my favorite chick flick is Death Proof."
Another thing that makes Death Proof an awesome chick flick is Zoe Bell. Tarantino taps into her coolness factor by letting her play herself; one heck of a stuntwoman.