Bruce Willis vs. Tom Hanks

At the risk of psycho-analyzing myself (something I usually hate doing on a general basis. I hate psychology), I have spent the last half hour trying to figure out why I would much rather watch Die Hard or True Lies or any other action pack film rather than something like How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, or You've Got Mail, or any other chick flic sporting the latest Hollywood couple (although, I thought Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks worked really well together). I've always told people that I think a building, car, plane or boat blowing up in flames was more believable than falling in love and actually getting together with the "perfect" guy. Always too often in those chic flick movies, the guy is pretty much gorgeous with amazing eyes, the perfect body and a decent social status...whether that means he's some kind of royalty or he's pretty high up in his job market or in society all together. I watch those movies and want to scream "That doesn't happen in the real world! It's not reality!" and then I turn the movie off feeling more rejected and alone than I did before I wanted to relax in front of the tv on a Friday night with nothing better to do than stay in and watch a movie alone. I like watching action movies with Bruce Willis or the 'Govenator', where sure there are still some good looking male actors that I will never have the chance of dating, let alone meeting, but the bad guy always loses--if not killed--and the good guy is left at the end as the hero walking away from the explosion that happened just behind him. There isn't much romance and if there is, it's because they were already together (not some chance meeting and then you watch how they just fell for each other in some blissful turn of fate) or it's James Bond and you know they're just messing around and nothing serious will come of it so there's no sense in wishing and dreaming of a relationship like that when the movie is over. (unless of course you want a one night stand with Pierce Bronson...which I'm sure many wouldn't mind.) I just think full out gun fights, explosions and blood where the good guy comes out on top is much more believable than falling in love with Prince Charming and having an amazingly blissful love story. Call me a cynic. I'm just not a fan of that "aww, I wish I could be her and fall in love with him and have that kind of relationship but I'm not that pretty and no guy that good would ever want me. yadayadayada" feeling. That's kinda like willingly setting myself up for rejection in the privacy of my own home. Why put myself through that? I want to feel good at the end of a movie, not like a rejected, worthless loser who stays home instead of going out on Friday night dates.

I have a feeling that even after I have some kind of make-shift "perfect" relationship, I'll probably still pick the fight 'em up, blow 'em up type movies over those reflecting a relationship (something I'd be able to relate with by that time). I'm just not that kind of person. Besides, you would think I'd be able to find a guy quicker with my anti-chick flick quality. What guy wouldn't give anything to have his gf prefer guns and fire over love and romance? and yet, I'm still single. Go figure.

Not even the amazing body of Matthew McConaughey or the awesome British accent of Hugh Grant (Honestly both actors greatly annoy me beyond words and I would rather watch paint dry than either of them...ever) or even Tom Hanks' charm will win over Die Hard's Bruce Willis or True Lies' 'Arnold Schwarzenegger (who has a rather humorous accent himself).

Bruce Willis will win over Tom Hanks any day in my world.