Haven't seen it yet, but I really enjoyed the soundtrack. Very moody,
ominous all the way through and at certain points very unlike Air. I'm also
quite attracted to the story, a schoolhouse legend about 5 sisters who
commit suicide, like any unlikely - yet apparently true - story you might
have heard at that age. As soon as it hits town I'll be shure to see it.
As for this ongoing B&S discussion, I - once more - state that I totally
understand Andy's feelings, and, mind you, I'm a fan! One shouldn't take
criticism on his/her fave band personally to the degree of actually being
hurt by it. Just because someone says so - not about you, but about people
you happen to like but in the end not even know - doesn't make you "lame".
Bad choice of words, Andy! I like B&S regardless of what some folks will
say.
Hard lines are being drawn right now. It's getting nasty. I wonder how
"mummy"'s going to react to Andy's latest. I'm all for respecting his
opinion and leaving him be. This is what discussion is about, folks. We can
keep on patting eachother on the back for having the same "superior" taste,
or we can start acting like the outgoing adults that we are and face
eachother with dignity, respect and candor. The true fans out there should
stop being so defensive and start showing, through intelligent discourse,
that they're bigger than this.
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----- Original Message -----
From: maria tessa sciarrino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: popjourno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 3:32 PM
Subject: [popjourno] the virgin suicides
> i saw the virgin suicides about 2 weeks ago and i really enjoyed it. [i
> posted, but i forgot to send it to the list]
>
> odd, i thought it would be quite a boring film since you knew the premise
> long before you even bought your ticket. strangely enough, it works, very
> well at that too. i think there's a lot of distractions in the film to
make
> you forget that you know the ending, from how the film looks, to
> incorporating a small plot, etc, that by the end you're actually surprised
> at what happens but not because of the ending itself but how it happens. i
> didnt think that sofia coppola's choice to film the whole movie as if it
> came right out of a fashion mag was a good idea initially, but that was
one
> of the distractions of the film. the more i became wrapped up in the
beauty
> of it, the more shocking the ending was and for a moment, i felt like one
of
> those teenage boys - trying to make sense out of the myths that surrounded
> the girls, and still coming up with nothing.
>
>
> as for the recent postings of b&s on here, i would have to agree with
> someone's earlier comment - i probably would not have joined if i knew a
lot
> of the convo surrounded the group. does anyone listen to any other kinds
of
> pop besides the above-mentioned band? i have to speak for myself on this,
> but ive been spending more time with my old country [like jim reeves] &
> motown records than i have been with anything thats been made in the last
> ten years.
>
> -m.
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