Guy Movies...

I watched 13th Warrior again tonight. The wife gave me the choice of what to watch. Talk about pressure. Nothing on tv so it was down into the basement to peruse our dvd collection. What to pick? Something to appeal to both of us? Forget that! I had the choice so I was going with a guy movie. Lots of choices in our collection. Do you expect less? Big Trouble in Little China just missed the cut. Kurt Russell is a guy's actor. Going with that I almost picked Escape From New York too. The three Lord of the Rings films also were an option. Both the theatrical releases and the extended cuts. But I wanted a guys movie. Tombstone just missed the cut. Again Kurt Russell. I narrowed it down to two movies---13th Warrior and The Great Escape. Reality intruded and the idea of a three hour movie finalized the decision. So tonight it was the 13th Warrior. The Great Escape will happen soon on another night. Can you believe the wife has never seen it? If we had more time that would have been the choice. Especially if the wife was more awake. She has never seen it and I want her first time to be memorable! So 13th Warrior it was. Talk about a guy's movie. Epic story. Impossible odds. Sacrificing yourself for the cause. Everything a guy likes in a movie. Yes, there were chicks in the movie. No nudity though but there was an implied sex scene. No movie is perfect. What is it about fighting the good fight against all odds? That is a theme that resonates throughout a lot of great guy movies. Real life sucks most of the time. Is it the idea of going against reality and sacrificing everything for a good cause that makes a great guy movie? I don't know. It does seem to be a theme in a lot of movies. What guy doesn't like the idea of breaking out of life's routines and doing something great? That is one of the hallmarks of a guy's movie. Also the idea of sacrificing yourself for your fellow guys. Who doesn't want to be the hero? Let's be honest. Guy movies are not rated highly by film critics. Also not by women. But guys love them because they speak to what guys love. And isn't that what movies are supposed to do? Entertain you? Take you away from your reality for a short time and let you experience your dreams? That is what guys are looking for in film. Oops I let the cat out of the bag. Ignore everything I just wrote. We can't let women find out what guys want from a movie...