when i was 6 this had a grip on me like nothing else on this earth. i rewatched it again like 5 years ago? and was pleased to find that it is disgustingly campy and truly wonderful. if you at any point loved the spice girls you owe it to urself to watch this treat of a movie
My dad loves all these British “Kitchen Sink” films and he showed this to me as a kid because he thought I’d like the theme song by the Seekers (and I do). Watching this as an adult woman who is slightly above average height (#tallgirl) hits different though
First saw this when I was 16 and never been the same. It’s such a comfort movie, depicts the 90s nyc club scene well, and I find it fascinating it being the first movie to premiere on the internet.
Fun fact: when I was a first year college student and was sad af, I watched Party Girl cuz my campus was doing a screening of the film, and throughout the week all I could just hear was the soundtrack in my head whilst walking through the city.
This movie made me want to be an actor and now I am 🤷🏻♀️ Also shout out to Spiceworld aka the film I watched so much as a kid that the tape MELTED inside my VCR from exhaustion. Now THAT‘S girl power ✌🏼
time frame's approximate buuuut you know it when you hear it. think "poker face". there is so much space and everything's so dry... there is no lushness... the drum samples are unbelievably flat... and yet! and yet! it works so well! the economy of production makes any pop singer's vocals soar even higher than they would otherwise, and really pares the machine of a pop song down to its bare necessities... which is why i think we got so many bangers in this period. there's a lot of good stuff to get into even if it's just for nostalgia
tbf i'm still working on this but: many ppl have the tendency to like, put themselves out in the world with an attached asterisk like "oop! sorry i exist! oop! sorry if you don't like me, i'm working on being the universally beloved human object! oop!" and thusly pre-apologize for every mildly annoying or perceptually uncouth action they will ever take. none of that shit. assuming one is regular and not trying to like, destroy the lives of everyone around themselves, one does not need to constantly explain and apologize for their actions. trust people to tell you if you suck, because They Will. same goes for art obvs. don't apologize just make it and if people think it sucks they'll tell you.
