Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

An article/interview in the SF gate about the remake of "The Women".

The woman who wrote and directed it is obviously a complete idiot who doesn't understand what made the original fun and enjoyable. She wants to focus on the "friendship and betrayal" of Mary Haines by Sylvia Fowler, rather than anything to do with Mary's husband. She thinks that nobody in the original movie is especially fascinating either. Um, what?

This just pisses me off!!!

I think we should have a protest viewing of the original this weekend sometime.


0% on rottentomatoes. lol!
Okay, that's not really fair, because there's only 6 reviews, but still it's funny to say. "Haw haw, 0%!!!"

[innerSpaceman]

I can't believe my sister is excited to see this movie. Yes, protest viewing of original by all means!!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Allegro Non Troppo - funny, crazy, beautiful animation, loved the spoof aspect as well as doing Disney one better in some ways. All Fantasia fans need to see it.

[Gemini Cricket]

26 reviews in. The Women remake is still at 0%!

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

26 reviews in. The Women remake is still at 0%!

Life is good!

[Alex]

0% must be over (I didn't look). Ebert gave it three stars.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Alex

0% must be over (I didn't look). Ebert gave it three stars.

Yep. It's 10% now.

[Gemini Cricket]

This is a section of Richard Schickel's review of The Women remake:

Mary has a daughter named Molly (India Ennenga), who is a standard-issue adolescent Wise Child, victim-commentator on the adult follies proceeding around her. At one point she is discovered burning her tampons, symbolizing her desire not to become a woman. That's an understandable feeling, given the adult company she's been obliged to keep. But it's a stupid sequence, neither funny nor touching nor well prepared for. It is merely awkward and desperate, like everything else in this film, which is, in fact — and I'm choosing my words carefully here — one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

Source

Pretty strong language. The bolding is mine.

[Andrew]

We finally saw Dark Knight last night. Amazing spectacle.

[€uroMeinke]

So in furthering our education ion Bollywood, we saw Partners last night. This film came highly recommended by the diminutive Islamic woman in a Sari Shop, who insisted that we had to have both the DVD and CD when we asked for some recommendations. Needless to say, we took her advice.

Now, part of the fun of Bollywood films is the element of kitsch shared by home-grown musicals in simply fitting music and ance numbers into the storyline. This one of course, delivered that - and more. I would have never expected a Latin Dance number, spiced up with Spanish phrases, bolero hats, and mariachi fringe - but there it was.

Still this film about a "love guru" helping men marry the girls of their dreams caught me completely off guard with odd sub plots that resulted in Mob bosses being pissed on by little boys, or the guided missle jet ski chase. I have to say, this film had me say "wow" on several occasion as I gazed in wonder how they worked this all into the plot.

Of course the other fun, is seeing the cultural differences played out. There is a certain innocent that harken back to the old school Hollywood musicals, as well as clcihéd stereotypes also not seen since that era, mocking Chinamen, British Colonials, and of course, the over the top effeminate and presumed gay wedding planner. All the more amusing when compared to the ripped leading man, whose house is filled with poster sized images of himself, usually bare chested - manly, but certianly not gay - uh huh, just like those Hollywood hunks of days gone by. In any event it seems every bollywood film at some point has it's leading man emerge from a body of water, ripping off his shirt to reveal his dripping built torso.

The language is alos fun, the mix of English and whatever Indian language the films are produced in where we learn that Sh*t Man means "Oh No" in the land of subtitles.

Anyway, Partners deleivered and now I have a new set of private ear worms to enjoy.