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St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009)
Wasn't as bad as expected for a sequel
On the positive side, this was a very funny film. This was made possible by the performances of Rupert Everett, Colin Firth and David Tennant. Everett's Miss Fritton was possibly even better than in the first outing. It's quite obvious all three are relishing their parts. Nothing at all serious here but they all play it up so well.
The downside is some of the plot was just a bit too far-fetched. I'm happy to suspend disbelief in a camp movie such as this but I do have my limits and they were definitely reached. I also found too much of the action in this film takes place outside of the school and you get far less of a feel for what the school is about than in the first one. So it's a lot harder to understand how the girls go from being in the various cliques with hostilities towards each other to working together for their school.
As sequels go, this was far more entertaining than I had expected but it could have been so much better.
Showtime (2002)
A fun movie
I saw this on dvd recently and it's a fun movie. It's nothing great and the story isn't the greatest but it has many funny moments. I did notice some of the cut out scenes would have allowed the movie to have a bit more sense. The continuity was pretty poor. But still it was good for a laugh.
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
A big disappointment
After hearing for years how wonderful this movie is, I finally sat down and watched it, and was thoroughly disappointed. I especially found Malkovich a bit too whiny to be believable as the Vicomte de Valmont. He is supposed to be a lover of many women but I find it hard to believe many would be drawn to him in this film. Glenn Close does perform well except that I don't believe her character could be believed to be anything but a hardened woman, disappointed in love and badly used in marriage. I do credit Michelle Pfeiffer as giving a good performance as Madame de Tourvel. It is believable although not quite as I had pictured it when reading the book.
I have not seen the more recent film, "Cruel Intentions" based on the book, but I have seen "Valmont". Of the two versions, I much prefer "Valmont". Although it does not follow the book's plot, it is definitely believable and Annette Bening is exactly how I would picture Madame de Mertueil: absolutely an angel in public, but cunning and deceitful behind the scenes. Colin Firth seems a far more likely Valmont, very likeable and difficult for a woman to resist. My only complaint with that film was the lack of consistency in the accents of the characters.