You'll have to excuse me for not updating this page in a longgg time. I'm in London now for the semester, and I promise I will update soon! I didn't see as many movies over break that I would have liked to, but Blood Diamond just came out over here, so I'm hoping to go sometime soon!
But for now, I'll let you know about the EPIC movie called "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" startting Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt, circa 1985. First of all, I got this classic movie for just one pound at Woolworth's and am proud to say that it was totally worth the converstion rate to equal a total cost of 1.90 US dollars.
The movie starts out with an embarresed and nervous SJP in a catholic school girl uniform, where a nun is making her tell the class a little bit about herself. She's an army brat and loves music, but mostly she loves to dance, and wants to be on Dance TV! Luckily, Chicago is the place where they tape this fine dance TV progam, and she and Helen Hunt become fast friends.
They soon learn there's a dance contest and who ever wins, gets to become regulars on the show! like, OMG, they have to try out! SO they try out, Hunt's partner knocks her over, therefore eliminating the pair, but SJP and her partner dance like champs, and she moves on to the finals, only to get paired with one of the hottest guys in the competition. (note: the actor has done nothing with his acting career after 1988, only making a few more movies after this one...)
SO they practice, and make out, and SJPs dad is an ex colonel who's strict, and she has an annoying younger brother, and you're probably saying why is this movie any good?! Well it's one of the better 80s movies I've seen (minus anything with John Cusack in it), and maybe it's so classically bad, that it's actually GOOD. It doesn't have that typical 80s movie "stupid best friend" character in it that annoys the hell out of you, you actually feel bad for Helen hunt not making it!
SO over all, i recommend that you most definitely see this movie, bad 80s dancers and all. You'll have a good laugh, and you can play the game of predicting what will come next! Totally AWESOME!
