August 3, 2008

Pants Are So Awesome

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Dear Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,

When you first came out in 2005, I was 22 and considered myself way too old for teen movies. Too old and "too cool". Oh, how wrong I was...

I heard from a couple female friends shortly after your DVD release that you were a really good movie, but I did not listen.

Finally, I saw you one night in Barrie on my parents' satellite and MAN, did I ever cry. That scene where Carmen (America Ferrara) confronts her father over the phone? I cried harder during that scene than Pete cried when he saw The Notebook*.

Anyway, SotTP, what I'm getting at here is that you are an effing fantastic movie. I just re-watched you on YTV and you made me cry just as hard this time and feel just as re-affirmed about life.

And what timing! Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 is coming out in a few days, and I'm ready to pick up where we left off. The trailer looks totally awesome! I was pleasantly surprised to see Tibby looking hot and dating that superfine Asian guy from the first film, Lena looking like a deer-in-headlights as usual, Bridget doing cool stuff like going on an archaeological dig in Turkey, and America Ferrara doing whatever the hell she wants to do with her character because she's amazing.

Will I go see you in theatres? Considering that I haven't seen The Dark Knight yet even though it has been hailed as "the best movie ever, ever", probably not.

But I am bumping you up from "will catch on satellite sometime, maybe" to "will rent in first 2 weeks on DVD".

See you in October,

Karen

P.S. If you ever find room for one more in that pair of pants, you know where to find me.


*Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Okay, everyone cried during The Notebook.

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Comments: 6 so far

August 5, 2008 4:17 PM

Courtney Walker said:

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But... but... but....
You hate pants!!

August 5, 2008 4:20 PM

Karen said:

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I hate pants on my body, not on my TV!

August 5, 2008 4:51 PM

Ash said:

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And you would LOVE the SotTP pants, because they would fit you like you're Blake Lively.

I would 100% go see that with you in theatres. The first one makes me cry EVERY TIME.

August 5, 2008 4:53 PM

Karen said:

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Maaaaaayyyybe we should go then.

August 6, 2008 5:06 PM

beth maher said:

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I don't really know you, but I would see this with you too. I too caught it on TV a few months back and got a bit misty eyed, totally unexpectedly.

I went to go see the Dark Knight last night and it was good, but not that good (umm yeah, it does in no way compare to the Godfather. Why are people saying that? Because Heath Ledger died? Lame.) so I'm thinking of telling the boyfriend that his gender owes it to me to take me to go see this. I sat through Iron Man, I sat through The Lord of the rings 1, 2 and 3, come see Traveling Pants with me.

August 7, 2008 2:52 PM

Adam said:

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See, my complaint that has nothing to do with it is that they have abandoned the pants concept. When the first one came out I worked at Sears and they were selling the official Levi's from the movie. In this trailer, no pants. I just feel betrayed as a fan.

I have heard people comparing DK to Godfather, but not because it was as good or better, but because of what it means for comic book movies. Before Godfather came out, all gangster movies were all "You'll never catch me copper, see?" with those fake 20's gangster voices. And after, we started getting things like Godfather 2, Casino, and all the rest. Better movies to compare DK to might be Heat or The Departed. DK is like a crime drama that just happens to have some guys in costume.

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