She said/He said: Battle of wills

01 August 2016 - 10:38 By Paige Nick, Jason Mykl Snyman

I once vomited on a first date. And it had nothing to do with tequila. It was the guy's fault; he took me to see one of those Bourne Identity movies, I forget which one - pick a number between one and eleventy. SHE SAID - By Paige NickI once vomited on a first date. And it had nothing to do with tequila. It was the guy's fault; he took me to see one of those Bourne Identity movies, I forget which one - pick a number between one and eleventy.I managed to get the first three-quarters of the flick down, but then I had to run for the porcelain towards the end. That movie is 98% bloody, shot with a super-shaky hand-held camera.For me it simulated falling down a flight of stairs for 90 minutes, while on a ship in stormy seas. Hardly the most romantic first date in history. The guy didn't stick around to get lucky on the third date.Picking a date movie early on in a relationship is fraught with almost as many obstacles and train smashes as that stupid Bourne movie. As a woman, you don't want to come across as the kind of date who refuses to watch anything but chick flicks.But just ensure you don't lead a guy on and pretend you love dick flicks, just to get into his pants. Otherwise you'll find yourself on the receiving end of every skop, skiet and donder, or worse, every superhero reboot. Seriously, how many more Batmans, Supermans and Spidermans do you need, guys?Spoiler alert: bitten by a radioactive spider, doesn't like kryptonite and something or other gay to do with Robin. Surely we all already know what's going to happen? You don't want to come across as an art-house movie fan either. Just in case your date ends up being a keeper. Subtitles are great every now and then, but I prefer my movies read to me, by the actors.Pornos are out, at least for a first date. Anyone for Shrek 17 ?HE SAID - By Jason Mykl SnymanRecipe for Chick Flick:Take one small-town-girl trying to make it in the big city. Add the male childhood friend who is secretly in love with her. Stir in a couple of sassy chicks with bad ideas.Throw in one over-moussed hunk with a dazzling smile, a six-pack and probably has a girlfriend. Small-town-girl falls for the hunk, because he has those abdominal V-lines which turn smart girls dumb. And she will probably learn a lot about herself and figure out that she was, in fact, deserving of true love all along, while ignoring her childhood friend, who may or may not hang himself before the end. Bake until golden.Recipe for Guy Film:Boobs and exploding helicopters. Rules: Anybody on a fire escape is bullet-proof.A few weeks ago I was watching what I assumed to be the longest tampon commercial in TV history. An hour in, I realised that it was, in fact, the Sex And The City movie. The problem with chick-flicks is that they are boring, predictable and in many ways impracticable. These films give young women unrealistic expectations. The only movie character you should be taking love advice from is that French candlestick from Beauty and the Beast.Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not too thrilled about Michael Bay ruining my childhood either. Action flicks have men acting in ridiculous ways - such as imagining everything you do happens in slow-motion and at age 60 you can still leap through a ninth-floor paned-glass window of a burning building.Things need to change, we need more Jerry Maguires, because I'm sooooo sick of having to watch well-acted, superbly written, structured, original, tastefully directed art films. At least now we have the new all-female Ghostbusters, which, let's face it, is confusing the hell out of all the Expendables fans.E-mail us if there are any topics you'd like to hear about from She Said/He Said: amillionmilesfromnormal@gmail.com..

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