Flashback Friday: Top 10 Chick Flicks of Our Childhood

Mikaela Rice Student Contributor, Boston College

Elizabeth LeRoux Student Contributor, Boston College

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at BC chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Chick Flick (n.)—Any movie that indulges in the hopes and dreams of women, follows the formula unpopular girl + cute boy – malicious snob = love, and results in completely unrealistic and totally predictable happiness. Below is a flashback of the top ten most timeless chick flicks from the early 2000’s.

10. 13 Going on 30 (2004)

Most Memorable Quote: “OK, you can wipe the doe-eyed-Bambi-watching-her-mother-get shot-and-strapped-to-the-back-of-a-van look from your face.”

9. The Princess Diaries (2001)

Most Memorable Quote: “Me? A… A princess? SHUT… UP!”

8. 27 Dresses (2008)

Most Memorable Quote: “I feel like I just found out my favorite love song was written about a sandwich.”

7. Sydney White (2007)

Most Memorable Quote: “I’m sorry, I’m still learning to speak priss.”

6. What a Girl Wants (2003)

Most Memorable Quote: “If you take your nose out of the air for one second you’ll see that you’re designer, I’m vintage. You’ve got a mansion, I’ve got a five floor walkup. You’re snotty little miss cranky pants and I go with the flow, so why would you ever think for one second that I’d ever have the same taste in guys?”

5. John Tucker Must Die (2006)

Most Memorable Quote: “It’s like lettin’ your best friend sleep in a silk hammock. They’re breezy. They don’t bind. And they give you just enough swing.”

4. She’s the Man (2006)

Most Memorable Quote: “Heels are a male invention designed to make a woman’s butt look smaller. And to make it harder for them to run away.”

3. The Prince and Me (2004)

Most Memorable Quote: “He was quoting Shakespeare like some duke, lord guy. I hate phonies like that.”

2. A Cinderella Story (2004)

Most Memorable Quote: “I know that guy that sent those emails is somewhere inside of you, but I can’t wait for him… because waiting for you is like waiting for rain in this drought. Useless and disappointing.”

1. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Most Memorable Quote:

I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair. 

I hate the way you drive my car, I hate it when you stare.

I hate your big, dumb combat boots and the way you read my mind. 

I hate you so much it makes me sick — It even makes me rhyme. 

I hate the way you’re always right. I hate it when you lie. 

I hate it when you make me laugh — Even worse when you make me cry. 

I hate it when you’re not around. And the fact that you didn’t call. 

But mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you — Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.

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