Lamb dressed as mutton

[msmcknittington]

I watched Pretty in Pink today while doing the sickness thing on the couch. I don't think I'd ever seen it from beginning to end before, and technically I haven't yet, since I missed the first 10 minutes.

Oh my god, Andie should have stuck with Duckie. I don't care how amazing Romeo (or whatever cute rich kid's name was) was, Duckie loved her. He seemed like he'd be a lot more fun to hang out with than Romeo, too. Give me rockabilly and suspenders any day over Old Milwaukee (Pabst Blue Ribbon?) and pretzels.

Also, that pink dress she wore to prom was really goddamn ugly. It made her look like a tube. A big pink tube. Unbecoming for the '80s even. And why were all those teenage girls dressed like old women? This is a t-shirt and jeans kind of place, and none of the old high school yearbooks show girls dressed in flowered rayon dresses and lace vests.

Now I need to go take a shower or bath to see if I can loosen up the crud in my chest. You know, so I can spend some time coughing this evening.

Comments

[tattycat.livejournal.com]

I love that movie, and I still cannot fathom her *not* ending up with Duckie. Although I do like to think that Duckie and Iona got together eventually.

[bibliocat.livejournal.com]

His name was Blaine. I'm somewhat ashamed that I know that.

*hides*

[beraht.livejournal.com]

I've never seen the first Brat Pack movie and am okay with that.

[bklynwebgrrl.livejournal.com]

Make a tea with ginger, lemon and garlic - gross but it kills germs. And also Chinese hot and sour soup. That kills sick too.

I think in Pretty in Pink (PiP) the point of the clothes were to accentuate the economic differences between the kids. In the one scene when he comes outside you can see the kids look very different - more dirty. The rich kids are very clean. Poor kids are dark, the scenes are dark, the rich kids are light, pastels, etc.

I agree, that dress was the ugliest. I'm not even a tremendous sewer but I could have whipped something better than that up. But I think the point was to make her stand out a bit and look "creative."

My favorite character is Iona. Hands down. She wore the best clothing, except for the normal look. I wanted her apartment. I wanted to be Iona when I grew up so badly.

My favorite scene is when Ducky lip-syncs Otis Redding in the record store. I loved the Ducky character and totally would have gone out with him too. He does score Kristy Swanson, later to become Buffy the Vampire Slayer, though.

Yes, I've watched the movie a lot! ;)

[troubleagain.livejournal.com]

Honey, lemon and whiskey. Fix you right up.

[valkyr8.livejournal.com]

It is for this reason that Pretty in Pink "fails" in my 80's movie repertoire. Ducky is all that AND a bag of chips.
Although the OMD song in the background (when she is kissing Blaine) is awesome.

Feel better.