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Spice World (1997)
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As conscious as I was in 1997, the Spice Girls never entered my mind.
Therefore, it's taken me so long to see Spice World which sucks on every level. Did they blatantly rip off the
idea from A Hard Day's Night featuring the Beatles? Both films are similar
in terms of randomness before taking a break to sing. Even the boss is cranky, nagging on the band members to show up on
time. The finale consists of a concert. As for the songs, there's no contest: the Beatles had well-written, catchy
lyrics while the Spice Girls' are just plain rubbish.
The biggest problem about the five females is they're virtually indistinguishable, at least from a personality standpoint.
Not only that, but the editor also has to make rapid cuts by going from one character to another, making for a
disorientating film. As a result, it has been a madcap of pure nonsense.
To make it worse is the Spice Girls wearing at least four-inch thick platform shoes to hide the fact that they're almost
midgets. The cameos of a few well-known stars are curious. Most claimed they only did the film because their
children were big fans. Interestingly, a current real-life singer admitted that she thought it was a fictional band
just like Spinal Tap. I would've said the same thing, too.
All in all, the Beatles were supremely talented while the Spice Girls weren't, having to resort to showing off lots of
skin to get attention.