Spiceworld The Movie
1997
One of the reasons that the Spice Girls remain so much fun is that in the great British tradition, they don't take themselves too seriously. Like The Beatles before them, the girls are more than happy to take pot-shots at their own manufactured image, something that Spiceworld: The Movie revels in. It doesn't hurt, of course, .. Read more
| Starring | The Spice Girls, Richard E. Grant, Roger Moore, Richard O'Brien |
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| Director | Bob Spiers |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
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Spiceworld The Movie
One of the reasons that the Spice Girls remain so much fun is that in the great British tradition, they don't take themselves too seriously. Like The Beatles before them, the girls are more than happy to take pot-shots at their own manufactured image, something that Spiceworld: The Movie revels in. It doesn't hurt, of course, that plenty of others are along for the ride: Richard E. Grant chews scenery as the road manager; Meat Loaf is the kindly, ever-reliable bus driver; Elvis Costello (!) makes a tongue-in-cheek cameo; and Roger Moore is... well, bizarre. The plot, as such, is merely a convenience, somehow tying together the girls' first-ever live concert, a pregnant friend, a documentary film crew, a non-Spice love story, and something or other about a tabloid photographer. But that's not the point--what matters here is a surprisingly deft touch by director Bob Spiers and a script that refuses to take anything too seriously; the result is a gentle self-parody that knows just how far to take the joke. --Randy Silver
| Starring | The Spice Girls, Richard E. Grant, Roger Moore, Richard O'Brien, Barry Humphries, Naoko Mori, Richard Briers, Elvis Costello, Bob Geldof, Bob Hoskins, Elton John, Hugh Laurie, Jennifer Saunders, George Wendt, Alan Cumming, Simon Chandler |
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| Director | Bob Spiers |
| Studio | 4 FRONT VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 29 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German |
| Hearing-impaired | English, German |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, German |
| Released | DVD: 14 Jun 2004 Production year: 1997 |
| Format | DVD |
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The first (and as it transpired only) feature film to exploit the enormous success of pop quintet the Spice Girls, this is an attempt to capture the comedic style of the Beatles films, and not nearly as bad as it might have been. The girls themselves — particularly a pre-troubles Geri Halliwell, the first to jump ship — are engaging screen presences, if not much cop at acting, and seasoned TV sitcom director Bob Spiers corrals a unwieldy parade of cameos with aplomb. There's even a bus to remind us of Cliff Richard's Summer Holiday. But it lacks that film's chaste innocence, and you'd need to be a fan of the girls' music to enjoy it (nothing wrong with that, of course).
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"...SPICE WORLD is pleasant....The whole group radiates energy, color and good cheer. They make the most of their raging celebrity here..."
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Not great but OK
If you liked the Spice Girls, you'll probably really like this film. It's an obviously a modern attempt to ape the Beatles film 'A Hard Day's Night' (a day or days in the life of a very famous pop band) but it doesn't work as well. Some of the scenes are far-fetched and the girls themselves don't really have the personalities to shine in the film. Then again, I'm a Beatles fan so I'm probably biased! Richard E Grant is good as the manic, neurotic Clifford, manager of the the Spices. It also has some memorable performances from Roger Moore (as the Chief) who parodies Blofeld in the Bond films wonderfully. There are also cameos from various other celebrities including Jools Holland, Elton John & Elvis Costello.
The film's no masterpiece but if you put it shortcomings aside, its still reasonably enjoyable. -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Avoid this pap
Just like their music devoid of talent, wooden plotless and dire. if you were 6 when this was made you will probably love it anyone with an IQ of more than 10 will hate it. This is a repeat because the star stayed at default of 5 instead of 1
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Spiceworld The Movie
One of the reasons that the Spice Girls remain so much fun is that in the great British tradition, they don't take themselves too seriously. Like The Beatles before them, the girls are more than happy to take pot-shots at their own manufactured image, something that Spiceworld: The Movie ...
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