I Must Be Getting Old...
...because like my mom, I don't like when movies are remade. I can handle remixed classic music (or flat out stolen-ala Kanye) but leave my movies alone. My mom introduced me to Sparkle when I was about 16 and I've been in love ever since.
I have no desire to see the new Sparkle in the movie theater, but since my boo Derek Luke is playing Stix, I will catch it on Red Box.
I watched the original on Youtube last night.
My favorite lines/scenes....
(1) Love this song & performance
(2) Announcer: "Some neighborhood kids got together and started a new group. So here they are without further ado...that sensational singing group-The Farts."
Stix: "The HARTS!"
Announcer: "I..I mean The Harts"
(3) Sparkle: I ain't never been in a hotel room before."
Stix: "We getting too big to be making love on the roof....besides it's getting too cold." lol
(4) Sparkle: Give you a chance? Wanna know something funny? When you first left, I wasn't sure if I'd be able to live without you. Yeah, I used to sit in this room and wondered if I would ever get through another second. Can you imagine a person so unhappy? To not know if they'd live through another second? I got through the second, Stix. Minutes, days, months, weeks. I'm doing fine without you. Just fine."
(5) Mama: "He's just gonna drag you to the gutter with him."
Sister: "The gutter? How can you say that? He's as big time as you can get."
The soundtrack is awesome and Sparkle & Stix's chemistry is fiyah!
Ms. Waters was too nosy, I wanted to fight Satin, and I hate how Sister did Levi. *sigh*
Are you planning to see the new Sparkle?
My Favorite Show Right Now....
Kerry Washington's SCANDAL!
You gotta love modern technology. We don't have cable but I get to watch with limited commercials on ABC.com.
What I love?
The storyline- Before watching, I heard Kerry Washington was having an affair with the President. I was immediately turned off. I was annoyed-a Black woman is leading a prime time show (that isn't the stereotypical reality show format) and then turn they around and discredit her morally.
I got over it and was immediately drawn in during the first episode. It wasn't some one night stand talk show mess-they genuinely love each other and the First Lady is fully aware of this fact. I laugh as I type this-I just made an extramarital affair look okay. lol Anyway, that is more of a sub-plot and each episode features Washington's real work-cleaning up the scandals of DC politicians, socialites, etc.
The clothes- I'm not a fashionista but I love how Washington's character is dressed for the show. Simple, elegant, classy :-)
Columbus Short- Sexy, intelligent *sigh*
The music- they play a lot of classic R&B and rock-Oh yeah!
Abby- She just says what the hell she wants and I live for that. lol
The chemistry- Strong cast...so many personalities and mystery surrounding each of them. I can't wait to see how Rhimes unfolds each character.
Did I say Columbus Short? :-)
I haven't watched Grey's Anatomy since they put George and Izzy together, and Private Practice was a snooze fest after season 1. Shonda Rhimes gets two thumbs way up for her latest effort.