Calling movies "flicks"

[sleep]

I'm just trying to get a read on this. Also, is it possibly a geographical thing, like people in the north saying "pop" instead of soda?

[Boris the Blade]

"Flick" comes from the original term "flicker show". Movies are indeed flicker shows - a small slate flicks between each frame of the film.

This means you're spending about half your time in the theater in the dark. Suckers.

[JABSEN]

It doesn't bother me.And I do refer to films as flicks on occasion.But not enough to vote yes.


Whatever shall I do?

[Thomas Mauer]

I wouldn't know if it's a regional thing or how other people use it. Usually, I call a movie "flick" when it's a cute, trashy, pulpy kind of movie. One that's not really blowing me away but doesn't leave me cold, either.

[sleep]

It doesn't bother me.And I do refer to films as flicks on occasion.But not enough to vote yes.


Whatever shall I do?

If you use the word flick at all, vote "yes".

[james michael]

i dont get why people call movies flicks... i mean, it seems to be a word that is more suited for tv, as you flick more...

[THWIP!]

I hate it so much.

[Olivier E.]

It's a diversification thing, to not ever use the same word movie, sometimes I use flick

[JABSEN]

Can I ask why it bothers you so?

[bartleby]

I do sometimes. It depends a lot on the type of movie.


For instance, I would possibly say "I went to see the new Bruce Willis flick today." But I wouldn't use the word to refer to a serious dramatic movie like MILLION DOLLAR BABY or THE SEA INSIDE or HOTEL RWANDA. And I probably wouldn't call an animated or kids movie a flick.