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September 25, 2008

If Pretty Woman Happened In Real Life

Pretty Woman is one of those movies where, if you see that it's on on a Saturday afternoon, even if it's on the USA Network, you just have to watch it. Okay, I have to anyway (other movies like this include Top Gun, Ghost, and the Clooney Ocean's 11.) This happened last weekend, and I thought the same thing we all think when we see that movie now: that it is completely and utterly ridiculous, even by romantic comedy standards. So I was reminded of this great clip from the late, lamented Chappelle's Show that shows what would happen if just one of Pretty Woman's ridiculous scenes happened in real life:

They could have done that with the entire movie, starting with the part where Vivian doesn't do drugs.

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hard liquor, soft holes

ha! all weekend i was saying, "big mistake. big....HUGE!"

because i am also a lady.

Posted by: hard liquor, soft holes profile link at 09/25/08 11:52 AM | Reply
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Angelaaaa

There is some "chick gene" responsible for this type of behavior. For example, I have "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days", "The Wedding Date", and "When Harry Met Sally" all recorded [DON'T JUDGE ME], but if it is on live television, I must tune to the channel and watch it.

I actually wrote these words last week:
"There’s nothing else on except for “Pretty Woman”, which I’ve seen 80,000 times and my eyeballs will fall out if I watch it again. [Then again, it’s on in the background now and I’m sort of getting into it.]" See what happens?

Posted by: Angelaaaa profile link at 09/25/08 5:35 PM | Reply
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I don't get the Pretty Woman thing. That spoof says it all. There would never be a hooker/cinderella story in real life.
I just wanna scream during that movie, "Women, please make your own way in life without depending on a man or selling your body!!!"

Posted by: Genevieve at 09/25/08 6:44 PM | Reply
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