5. Spice World: The Movie (1997), dir. Bob Spiers

[strange_complex]

Possibly my favourite way to spend a weekend morning is to wake up late, mooch on down to the sofa, and eat my breakfast there in my dressing-gown while watching fluff on the telly and browsing LJ on my laptop. That, in fact, is what I'm doing right now. Normally, my watching fare consists of things like old episodes of Poirot or Sherlock Holmes. I

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[ingenious76]

I saw this on TV a few years ago, and remember it was trashed by reviewers as badly acted, badly directed, badly scripted and not even funny. But, as you say, the whole point of it is that its trashy and OTT, and a testament to celeb culture. What bands today inspired the devoted fanatacism of the Spices in encouraging girls to "wannabe"? I honestly can't think of any.

BTW, your blogging of every film watched in a year gave me the idea to do it myself. I don't think I've ever credited you for that, so thank you.

[strange_complex]

Hey, no problem. I took the idea myself from various people on my friendslist.

[strange_complex]

From where I'm standing, that's not a disadvantage. :-p

[myfirstkitchen]

I saw it in the cinema too. Oh, we took a nine year old along as our "excuse", but...yeah. Funny. I do watch it in the background if it's on and I'm about, generally.

[strange_complex]

Glad I'm not the only one! Though we must be a pretty small minority, I think.

[ms_siobhan]

I used to love the Spice Girls - before Geri left that is, in that they were a fantastic pop band and whilst their proclamation of girl power was flimsy to say the least in the face of some feminist/academic analysis*, they were great fun and I'd like to think they made lots of young girls think they great too and could do anything they wanted as well.

I went to see that film at the pictures with a friend (we got an awful lot of stick from some mutual friends for going) but we really enjoyed ourselves, it was a really good laugh and I'll watch it in the background if its on tv still.

*of course I'm glossing over the fact that it is also argued that the way they were marketed and promoted added to the sexualisation of childrens clothing, and the ever burgeoning lowest common denominator celeb obsessed culture......

[strange_complex]

No, I loved them too! I mean, obviously they were very cynically manufactured, but at least that manufacturing was based around quite catchy tunes and distinctive, in-your-face characters. In my book, that makes them a great deal more interesting than bands like Girls Aloud, who are little more than five identical mannequins in dresses.

[ms_siobhan]

Absolutely, at least the Spice Girls persona's came across (even if it was just vacuous clothes horse in the case of Victoria)the only Girls Aloud member I can differentiate is the red haired one - she might be called Nicola not sure, on the basis that she always looks depressed and whilst depression is no laughing matter me and Mr Pops find it hilarious that such an image based lack of substance type band have a member who always looks so miserable.

She'd be far better off in an emo band ;-)

[kissmeforlonger]

my favourite way to spend a weekend morning is to wake up late, mooch on down to the sofa, and eat my breakfast there in my dressing-gown while watching fluff on the telly and browsing LJ on my laptop.

Oh yes! When I replaced my old computer at the beginning of this year I seriously thought about getting a laptop so I could sit in front of *coughs* Coronation Street and the like, or those food programmes on Saturday morning, browsing LJ in my dressing gown and answering emails. The Imac's large screen won me over though, so BBC Iplayer it is.

[strange_complex]

Absolutely - 'tis a delicious indulgence. (And I'm with you on the food programmes, too - I'll sometimes pick those if there's no Poirot on). Three cheers for living in the future, eh? :-)