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Admirable film.

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Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Spice World (1997): Dir: Bob Spiers / Cast: Geri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm: Contributes absolutely nothing as something hailed as a musical. It presents a muddled premise that plays off many dimwitted subplots. Title regards influence as if the world really needs more Spice Girls. We see the Spice Girls in concert, bizarre movie ideas, unsatisfied reporters, media problems, signing autographs for aliens, and yes, a childbirth scene. Just what is this nonsense about? Directed like a bad music video by Bob Spiers who previously gave the world the horrible remake of That Darn Cat. With that film being a total waste of film it is obvious that lightning strikes twice and this poor sap gets struck with a second terrible film choice. The only difference here is that he gets to direct five reasonably attractive women who cannot act. The film is colorful to look at but not pleasant to experience. Despite their popularity The Spice Girls cannot act nor lip synch their own music. They are colorful in their flashy outfits as well as being attractive to boot, but that doesn't carry their performances above embarrassment. Plus we have a variety of celebrity cameos who had nothing better to do than sign onto this piece of crap. If you are looking to spice up your world then I recommend the weather channel and leave this film to suffer in its own defeat. Score: 2 / 10

Spice World (1997) 1/2 (out of 4) This here is pretty much a variation on A HARD DAY'S NIGHT but this time instead of John, Paul, George and Ringo we get Baby, Sporty, Ginger, Posh and Scary. Most movies made feature a credit that will read something to the effect of "story by..." but not this one. No, that credit is actually replaced by one that reads "idea by..." and that pretty much tells you everything you need to know. Really? The biggest pop female pop band that the world has ever seen and one that apparently made between $600-$800 million can only come up with a movie based on an idea? I guess it really doesn't matter that SPICE WORLD has been called one of the worst movies ever made because their fans ate it up when it was released and apparently they are still very fond of it. I guess if I was a die-hard fan of the group then I'd enjoy seeing them in anything no matter how bad it actually was. What makes this film so bad is that there really doesn't seem to be any idea of what this movie is supposed to be about. I'm sure it was an attempt to milk the success of the band and that's understandable. I just wish we had actually gotten a backstage look at the lives they were going through or at least gave us some sort of realistic look at the band. Instead we basically just get one long music video where the girls play their music and get to try on many different outfits. Nothing the five girls say are funny. Nothing they say is very interesting. In fact, nothing they do is all that entertaining. The movie actually reaches a level where it becomes painful to sit through it any longer. Heck, the girls can even lip-sync their songs and that well. SPICE WORLD doesn't quite earn a BOMB ranking thanks in large part to the girls being cute and wearing tight clothes but you can look at a magazine for this. The film itself is quite bad and sadly it never reaches a level to where you can just laugh at it.

Okay, like all you fellow IMDb members, I'm a lover of a movies. But once in a while, a film like this should be making people laugh, not moan about the million things wrong with it.I haven't watched this flick in ages, but yesterday I was in a "take-a-look-at-stuff-from-the-past" mood, found the tape whilst doing my spring cleaning, and so I popped the tape in. I was a little biased the last time I watched it, being an 8 year old Spice Girls fanatic, but this time I took the film into serious consideration. Don't you get it? It's a satire about film making... And with the fabulous cameos (Elvis Costello, Elton John, MEATLOAF!! just to name a few..)how could you not love it? Just a teensy bit?Trust me, the British know film, and they know what they're doing with this one. Instead of showing one "real" side of the spice girls, they've shoved 50 years of stereotypical rubbish into one movie. You've got people trying to make a movie, a documentary, and the tabloids trying to break the girls apart, along with aliens, hot Italian models and random deja vus. All in one. So, cool off IMDb... if you don't take yourself too seriously and want to step back into the 90s for a good laugh, watch this.

I'm not even sure if you can call SPICE WORLD a movie, per se. That's because instead of having actors and a plot, the film plays like a giant advertisement for this prefabricated "super group". In other words, the cynical folks who brought us this "film" were basically trying to squeeze every last drop from the franchise and sell more records. Fortunately for the world, the group was already on their way out and the film made much more of a fizzle than a sizzle at the box office (thank God).As with other vanity products, the actors really cannot act and have the charisma of cheese. While I know this may sound like sacrilege to some, this is a lot like Paul McCartney's vanity opus, GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADSTREET. Like this other film, lots of glitzy locales, special guest stars and noise were all used to try to hide the fact that the singers were not all that talented as actresses. Had all the glitz been removed, you would have been left with...well...nothing. So, instead there are a billion costume changes, crazy sets and pointless cameos--all to hide the utter vapid nature of the film. Overall, a total waste of time for anyone but a Spice Girl zombie-fan. I saw it because I am a masochist--otherwise, don't bother.