Movie: Josie & the Pussycats (Amedia-only)

[amedia]

TODS was away at a conference last weekend so I picked a movie to watch that he wouldn't mind missing. Strangely enough, he did not grow up watching Josie and the Pussycats every Saturday morning during middle school like I did! So that was the movie I watched.

It was very cute. And Alan Cumming played a delightful villain who was named, of all things, Wyatt.* My ability to screencap died after just a couple (I *really* need to get the DVD drive fixed on this computer), but here's what I managed to grab, along with some comments on the movie!


Wyatt spots the Pussycats and realizes he and his evil boss can make money off of them. Therefore, he smirks.


Wyatt realizes that he has succeeded in persuading the Pussycats to sign a contract that will make him and his evil boss obscene amounts of money. Hence, another smirk. More subtle this time.

With the hair and the glasses and the evil smirk he looks like a cross between John Lennon and the devil from Brimstone, especially in a later scene where he wears a black turtleneck.

A lot of the movie was rather silly, but most of it was amusing and occasionally there was some clever social commentary. In some ways the movie as a whole reminded me of Speed Racer, where the evil corporation tries to use the young main characters for nefarious purposes but the kids are just too darned wholesome to let them get away with it.


*Note to my very patient non-Tin-Man-familiar friends: Wyatt is the name given to the Tin Man in the miniseries of the same name; Alan Cumming plays the Scarecrow. You may have noticed that I have a predilection for fanfic involving the two.

Comments

[moonys-autumn.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, I love this movie. It cracks me up. :)

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Me too! It was so much fun.

[surranndie.livejournal.com]

....oh, ALAN. *facepalm*

~*~WYATT~*~

*rofling*

[amedia.livejournal.com]

*glitchnod*

[lionille.livejournal.com]

hee!

Wyatt!

hair!

[amedia.livejournal.com]

The hair is ... well, it defies description, doesn't it? It's so awful, but so perfect for the character.

[erinm-4600.livejournal.com]

Oh, that movie.. ♥

"Why are you here?"
"I'm here because I was in the comic book."
"What?"

DU JOUR MEANS SEATBELTS!!!

[amedia.livejournal.com]

"Why are you here?"
"I'm here because I was in the comic book."
"What?"

YES!!!! Oh, yes.

And all of the "Du Jour means..." statements. Much and many tidbits of goodness.

[erinm-4600.livejournal.com]

Did you watch the music video for Around the World??

I will send you the soundtrack, if you ever need/want it. ♥

Fun fact, my BFF and I were on a roller coaster at Six Flags StL we rode the boss *snort* and the second before gravity took over, we looked at each other and shouted "Du Jour means seatbelts!"... then laughed the rest of the ride at our timing and missed the ride :D

[derien.livejournal.com]

That picture being totally out of context for me, having not seen the movie, I'd say that in the second picture the smile could be interpreted as fond, because he's got those little wrinkles by his eyes. Hm, I never noticed before how sexy those little wrinkles by the eyes are. ;) Supposedly they indicate a sincere smile (or someone who habitually smiles sincerely), is what I've heard, though I suspect I'm borderline Asperger's for my inability to interpret facial expressions, sometimes.

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Hm, I never noticed before how sexy those little wrinkles by the eyes are. ;)

They are, aren't they? I hadn't noticed before either, but you're absolutely right!

And your observation is adding a whole 'nother layer of speculation to this scene! Hm, maybe the apparent sincerity is because, despite his evil plans to exploit them, the girls are so likeable that he can't help liking them.

Or maybe it's because the actor likes to smile, and even though he's a good actor, he can't control his eye-crinkle-muscles.

[kwashu.livejournal.com]

I love that movie! Nice screencaps, too. Few, but appreciated. :) I did not grow up watching Josie either and I only watched the movie like last year, but it was surprisingly good; certainly much better than I thought it would be. I ♥ Alan's look in this, until the final scenes at least. ;)

Thanks for sharing!

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Few, but appreciated. :)

Thank you - I'm glad to hear it!

until the final scenes at least.

He actually reminded me more of Glitch in those, I guess partly because of the American accent but also because of the innocent wide-eyed look. But definitely less hot!

[chorale.livejournal.com]

I thoroughly enjoyed the film version but aaah! I didn't make the connection that Alan Cummings was both the band manager and Cain until you pointed it out. *squeal*

I thought he was good and campy in Josie.

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Campy! That is exactly the right word.

I was just tickled that the character played by the guy who played Glitch, a.k.a. Ambrose, would be named Wyatt, since that's the other character. I wonder if what's-his-name (Neal something, who played Wyatt Cain) has ever played a character named Ambrose!

I didn't make the connection

I think the second thing I saw him in was the second X-Men movie. I kept staring and saying to myself, "Where have I seen him before?" I actually had to look up the name to figure out that he was Boris in Goldeneye. I guess he's really good at the chameleon thing where he's hard to recognize from one part to the next. I totally did not recognize him in Titus - it wasn't until Tin Man folks started burbling about the movie that I made the connection. (I haven't seen the whole thing, but I saw a couple of scenes that he was in.)

[erinm-4600.livejournal.com]

I wonder if what's-his-name (Neal something, who played Wyatt Cain) has ever played a character named Ambrose!

I can mostly assure you, he hasn't. :) though, I haven't seen ALL his work, but, well..

[koslorollo.livejournal.com]

Holy shit he looks like my ex boyfriend in those shots… Freaky…

I've kinda wanted to see this movie. Rachael Leigh Cook. Big fan.

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Holy shit he looks like my ex boyfriend in those shots…

Um, ewww? ;-)

Rachael Leigh Cook was darling as Josie. Very sincere and straightforward and cute as a bug.