Back to the 90's - Clueless

This isn't related to this post's title, but regardless it's a passing thought.  I think it goes without saying that my life is manically (maniacally... which it can be too) busy, leaving me with very little time to contribute to this blog (which is unfortunate because I greatly enjoy it).  I was thinking how the only real opportunity I have in an average day to let my mind wander (aka muster up an ounce of creativity and come up with ideas for this blog) is in the shower.  Thus the first person to come up with a device that allows me to blog while I shower will have my money and unwavering devotion.  Just putting that out there...

That said, my TIFF experiences, only a few weeks ago prevalent and powerful, are admittedly starting to fade. I will have to try and get those thoughts down before they are gone away. (But then I'll just watch more moves and make new experiences :))

Today's blog though, is meant to get started on a trip back to the 90's!  Once again thanks to TIFF, I was overjoyed when they announced this program. It's a collection of campy teen favs from the decade in which I was a middle and high-schooler.  I could go down the specifics of memory lane, but my experiences aren't that different from everyone else who was a teenager of the 90's, and our connection to those years is pretty much like everyone's connection to their teenage years, regardless of the decade.  So I'll let the movies do the talking.

The launch of TIFF's Back to the 90's program made me realize that 1) I own 8 of the 11 films that are screening and 2) I wanted to re-watch them all! (Even the ones I don't own are only a download away ;)) So that's become my mission, watch the 90's film that's screening at Lightbox on a given week and write a little about my impressions of the movies, my memories of when I first saw it, etc. Actually for those who are also revisiting 90's favs, I would love to hear your thoughts and memories too - please proceed to the comments section!

So far I'm so-so for being on schedule but I'm trying here.  I was out of the country when Clueless screened in early October but got caught up over the weekend.

I never really liked Clueless when it came out 1995.  You see, I wasn't like Cher in high school... Ty maybe, but even then, not really.  My little floral skirts were more Lisa Loeb that Cher, and my box purses were definitely more inspired from The Craft. I was sometimes grunge, and loathed rap in favour of techno, euro, and other forms of underground dance music.  So me want to be like the girls in Clueless? As if.

That lame TV show that came after pretty well sucked too, do you guys remember it? So much bloody pink...

Later in life I was to learn that the plot of Clueless was based on Jane Austen's Emma, which I do like. That may have softened my harsh opinion of Clueless, but still it never really rocketed it up my movie list to the point where I wanted to purchase a copy for myself. As a result, I've probably only seen it like 4 times in my life.

Watching it this time was a novelty, like a cheesey throw-back, and it was a lot of fun.  Also young Paul Rudd, I should've paid more attention to former stepbrother Josh!  Oh, speaking of former stepbrother/stepsister, that element has alway been a little weird to me in Clueless.  Yet, Katherine & Sebastian in Cruel Intentions? No big deal. I never quite understood why that was? Maybe cause Katherine was so delightfully devilish? But that's another movie (that's screening later this year!)

Until the next movie...