So as if its not bad enough I'm such a sucker for Romance, I also am a sucker for all things Magic! No I'm not like a closet wicken(not that there is anything wrong with that) or anything. But I really get drawn into stories that have to do at all with magic. Harry Potter? Yes Please! Witches of Eastwick? Charmed? The Illusionist? The Prestige? Yes Yes Yes Yes! (some of you are shaking your heads in dismay and saying oh god Jenn why? and to that I say I don't know, maybe because I loved a man who was a magician and its stuck... or maybe its because I like the idea of a world where a spell can fix things).
So of course this movie, Practical Magic, is not just ice cream on a hot day but ice cream banana split with cherry on top on a hot day! And I think it is the ONLY movie I can ever think of where the book actually SUCKED and the movie is something so so much better! How the hell did they ever get this movie out of that book? That book was AWFUL!
But I digress...lets get to it shall we?
Giddy: Magic? Curses? The scene where Sandra makes out with Aiden... YES! We have many giddy moments!
Lie: Sandra's lying to herself about her gifts and Nicole is lying about the accidental murder of her boyfriend.
Big Emotional Outburst: Yes - and it takes a COVEN to resolve it!
Wedding: no
Dance Sequence: Put da lime in da coconut... mmmmm margarita dance (I've had a few of those).
Rewatchable: YES! This is one of those movies my husband really doesn't understand how on earth I could watch so much and has to go find something to do when its on. He knows I will not turn it off mid movie and he can't possibly stomach one more viewing of it.
Love: Yes! A spell cast love, a love that breaks the family curse!
Fantasy: Magic! YEAH!
Journey of the Main Character: I love that classic tale of the girl who denies her own gifts because she's seen as not normal but comes to embrace them and learn that self acceptance is far superior to others'.
Body Count: 2! Husband and boyfriend.
Music Montages/Soundtrack: Oh yes! We have several great montages and this soundtrack has a lot of great classics!
Strong Female: Yes each woman (Sandra an Nicole, Dianne and Stockard) has strength, endurance, and MAGIC! Yay! I assume having magical powers has to make you pretty damn strong. I don't have magical powers... and strength is something I struggle to attain everyday.
YES!! I LOVE THIS MOVIE! I thought I was the only person on earth who adores this movie. It is so funny and romantic and moving. I LOVE Dianne and Stockard as the aunts. Whenever I find this on, I have to watch it.
ReplyDeleteWe are all time travelers, whether reluctant or unaware or purposeful. We move forward through time at our own pace, impeded or rocketed forward by the powerful momentum of our expectations and preparation. The choice is ours, even when we are hopelessly stuck in the past or momentarily paralyzed by fear or regret. Whether a bitter trudge of negativity or a quick dance of optimism, we choose, and we affirm our choice in a hundred small decisions. We shape it by the way we look at things. We clothe ourselves for the journey, signalling our intentions as hostile or hopeful, armed for success or armored woefully with defensiveness and uncertainty.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a certain Magician friend.
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