Review of Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) by Kaci M — 24 Oct 2005

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[b][color=black][i]*Lost Boys[/i]- Oh God, that 80s music! Haha, it's really terrible but at least "People are Strange" is in there. Doesn't quite save the soundtrack, but really liked its inclusion. Fun movie! Kiefer is quite badass. You can tell Joss Whedon based his vampy faces on these guys, with the wrinkly foreheads. I like comedic vampy movies, it doesn't take itself toooo seriously, though sometimes the eighties music is meant to be serious and just made me laugh my ass off. Good vampire movie though, wonder why they didn't just cast my cousin for Corey Haim's character- they look and act almost exactly the same. Anyway, I enjoyed it. "Too many damn vampires". Hehe. Grandpa's funny.[/color][/b].

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[b][color=darkred]*[i]Mad Hot Ballroom[/i]- such a sweet movie. I couldn't believe freakin' Ann Reinking and Charlotte Jorgensen were judges at the final competition!! These kids have no idea who they're dancing for, it's insane. These kids are good. The whole point of the movie is that ART SAVES PEOPLE. Thank God NYC schools understand this. These kids were ready to join gangs or do drugs or be on the streets. Dancing kept them out of trouble. I loved listening to the girls talking about boys- they must have decent parents to be in their situation and still say "i don't want a guy who deals drugs or doesn't go to school". That's awesome, you go girls. Get a college-educated boy who can ballroom dance. It's so fun to see these kids get better and better, dancing ballroom and really loving it. See, back in my dad's day, that kind of dancing was necessary-the hustle, swing, you had to know them to even go out clubbing. It's different nowadays, but hopefully this sort of program will keep the younger generation interested in ballroom- not just booty dancing.[/color][/b].

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[b][color=blue]*[i]Cradle Will Rock[/i]- So good. A little "deep" at times, and artsy, but overall a very good movie. Obviously I can appreciate films about theatre production, and the trials that go along with them. The movie is about censorship, hands down. It's incredible, a veritable Salem witch trial not even twenty years before the McCarthy era. Art and theatre scare people, especially when they're telling the truth. The characters are both over the top and realistic at the same time- Orson Welles and his producer (Cary Elwes) are hilarious together. Bill Murray's ventriloquist is so sad and poignant. The ending is superb. The show itself is one I'd love to see produced again![/color][/b].

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[b][color=indigo]Okay, I should go. I've been in class this whole time, and she's probably watching me back there. Oh well. I have a lot of homework to do, two chapters of my autobiography. I'm hungey. And sleepy. I miss my nice dark cool house. Speaking of cool, it's gorgeous out. Windy and cold, it's like an early winter. I'll hate it by Friday, but right now I'm in my new dark moss green sweater (matches my eyes) and I'm happy with the weather. I'm sitting next to you know who. Like nothing happened. Like he's not a total asshole. Whatever. Bet he wouldn't push me away. Never did, did he? LoL.[/color][/b].

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