Men Say Chick Flicks Are Hits
By Catherine Scullion
Stereotypes have been overturned as a psychology study has shown that men are a willing audience for rom-coms.
The author, Professor Richard Harris of Kansas State University, affirms; "Everyone thinks women like romantic movies and they drag guys along to them. What was significant was that the guys also liked the movies, and that the choice to view a romantic movie was usually made together as a couple, not just by the girl."
The study showed a good correlation between how men rated romantic films and how much their dates thought they’d enjoyed it; an unrelated but tacit proof of the perceptive powers of the fairer sex.
While attitudes remain that a group of men are unlikely to make a mass trip to Reese Witherspoon’s next big screen appearance the results provide some food for thought for moviemakers.
A new market seems to have opened: don’t be surprised to see Vin Diesel loved-up at a cinema near you! Cue the terrible XXX puns.
Catherine's other articles can be found here. So go on, off you pop.
The author, Professor Richard Harris of Kansas State University, affirms; "Everyone thinks women like romantic movies and they drag guys along to them. What was significant was that the guys also liked the movies, and that the choice to view a romantic movie was usually made together as a couple, not just by the girl."
The study showed a good correlation between how men rated romantic films and how much their dates thought they’d enjoyed it; an unrelated but tacit proof of the perceptive powers of the fairer sex.
While attitudes remain that a group of men are unlikely to make a mass trip to Reese Witherspoon’s next big screen appearance the results provide some food for thought for moviemakers.
A new market seems to have opened: don’t be surprised to see Vin Diesel loved-up at a cinema near you! Cue the terrible XXX puns.
Catherine's other articles can be found here. So go on, off you pop.
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