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[green_queen]

I have a sinus infection and I was dehydrated enough at the doctor's today that she couldn't take my blood pressure. Good times! So I'm on antibiotics and I have to drink Gastrolyte, which is foul-tasting.

I'm getting seriously fucking pissed off about Idol. Firstly, I think one of Mark's overblown touchdowns has been deserved this year. Secondly, Tarisai may have a good voice, but she pissed all over a Queen song last night and they all fell to their knees and worshiped their fake little goddess. I cannot STAND that girl. Thirdly, Marty should've been out WEEKS ago, fourthly, what the hell kind of theme is BritPop?, and finally, BMac needs MORE ATTENTION.

At least Carl still keeps groping hugging everybody. That boy is so damn cute.

They found the purpose of the appendix!

Supernatural 3.04 episode description. Spoilers...obviously.

Some of the Heroes cast being cute, as they do, and some outtakes from that sexy boys-only shoot from ages ago. There's video of them being adorable at Access Hollywood, too.

My pretty wife has shown up recently, you can find the Maggie pics here at mata090680's and here at kerrsmith2306's, but only if you friend him.

I'm going to see Hairspray again tomorrow with what has turned out to be a million of my nearest friends (okay, 8, but seriously...) so today I watched the original Hairspray (1988)

I wasn't expecting it to be the same as the remake, I knew it was underground (even if it's the most mainstream John Waters film) and not a musical, but I still couldn't help being disappointed. Ricki Lake doesn't have the magnetism of Nikki Blonsky, who you can't stop watching, which was the main problem I had with it. The pacing's also kind of odd. That said, the satire is sharper than in the remake, and as a film on its own terms it's pretty clever and fun. It's interesting how many of the actors were underground/music figures. I can't help feeling they improved on it, though.

Oh, and random Josh Charles! Weird.

7 out of 10



What can make me feel this way?
Green Queen

Comments

[corellianjedi.livejournal.com]

Huzzah for random Josh Charles! :D

[kerrsmith2306]

Thank you so much for the Heroes links, dear. :)

[makkabee.livejournal.com]

I prefer the original. I liked the mix of genuine 60s music and new tunes in the proper period style created specifically for the film.

Besides, the remake felt too "safe." It went from watered-down John Waters to not really feeling like John Waters at all.

[green-queen.livejournal.com]

The remake wasn't John Waters, though, it was a new interpretation of a script originally written by John Waters. And it's still got some sharp, funny jokes in it.

It depends on what you like, of course, as they're completely different films.