Saturday, February 25, 2017
Mike W: #100 Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (David Mirkin)
When i was in my late teens we started receiving bags of movies from the neighbors down the street who owned a video store. At first glance at the box art for this movie i was convinced this was something i did not want to watch. I did not like Lisa Kudrow (was not a fan of friends) and I only knew of Mira Sorvino because she was attractive (i had no opinion other than that). On a rainy weekend afternoon I had exhausted all other options in the bag and decided to put Romy and Michele on while i was fiddling around with my 4-track. Possibly messing with the "Murgolian Scallions" album. Maybe 15 minutes in i was hooked. I can't pinpoint why. I dont WANT to know why. Something about the humor made me laugh. I wound up watching it twice that day and rewound the dance number multiple times each watch. Over the years I've watched many more times and I am always delighted. I still dislike Lisa Kudrow and I still dont really care about Mira Sorvino. But i love this movie.
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Ha! This is a solid pick. I feel like I probably watched it way back when because YOU recommended it. But I think that it also came out when Star Video was still in business. And when Star Video was in business, I watched pretty much everything that made it into that store.
ReplyDeleteI'd have to look it up, but I feel like Sorvino was in at least half a dozen good movies around that time before she just fell off the map. And yeah, I watched all the movies she was in for the same reason you did!
I respect David Mirkin because of his connection to The Simpsons during "golden years" of the show. I've never seen this before but I feel like it is respected in certain circles. I remember seeing trailers for this movie on several VHS tapes that I watched as a kid. Not a huge of LIsa Kudrow or Mira Sorvino either, but I'll check it out.
ReplyDeleteAlso have never seen this, but am curious now because of the David Mirkin connection. I had no idea he directed this - pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteJust re-watched this one. It holds up really well. It's got a smart script and fully committed performances. I think that you Mirkin fans will enjoy this.
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