Had always heard this movie was NOT good, and was never a fan of the Spice Girls, so until now had avoided this one like the plague. But my buddy insisted that it is one of those movies you can enjoy BECAUSE it's bad, a la MST3K.
And then I heard that this movie had both Richard O'Brien and Meat Loaf in it, two stars from Rocky Horror Picture Show. I was interested to see those two actors together in a movie again, so I decided to give Spice World a try.
I do not exaggerate when I say Spice World was one of the most horrifying and painful viewing experiences I have ever witnessed, and that's even accounting for the fact that I was able to (thank you Lord) skip through the millions of vacuous musical numbers using my tivo.
I don't think there was a single good performance in this movie, not even by the real actors in it. Meat Loaf and Richard O'Brien are, of course, wasted. Few speaking lines, no musical contributions, really just cameos.
For those who like bad movies (i.e. enjoy making fun of them MST3K style), this is still NOT a good movie for you. I think that's because the movie is already supposed to be a comedy. For some reason, it's difficult to crack funny jokes at a bad comedy. Maybe that's why MST3K never used comedies in their show. The bad humor cancels out your good humor, somehow.
Anyway, a movie to avoid at all costs. Zero stars.
And then I heard that this movie had both Richard O'Brien and Meat Loaf in it, two stars from Rocky Horror Picture Show. I was interested to see those two actors together in a movie again, so I decided to give Spice World a try.
I do not exaggerate when I say Spice World was one of the most horrifying and painful viewing experiences I have ever witnessed, and that's even accounting for the fact that I was able to (thank you Lord) skip through the millions of vacuous musical numbers using my tivo.
I don't think there was a single good performance in this movie, not even by the real actors in it. Meat Loaf and Richard O'Brien are, of course, wasted. Few speaking lines, no musical contributions, really just cameos.
For those who like bad movies (i.e. enjoy making fun of them MST3K style), this is still NOT a good movie for you. I think that's because the movie is already supposed to be a comedy. For some reason, it's difficult to crack funny jokes at a bad comedy. Maybe that's why MST3K never used comedies in their show. The bad humor cancels out your good humor, somehow.
Anyway, a movie to avoid at all costs. Zero stars.