Comments on: What the Manolo is… http://shoeblogs.com/2008/09/16/what-the-manolo-is-152/ Manolo Loves the Shoes! Fri, 25 May 2012 10:48:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Suzainur KAR http://shoeblogs.com/2008/09/16/what-the-manolo-is-152/comment-page-1/#comment-588937 Suzainur KAR Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:44:23 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/?p=4541#comment-588937 OMG, Ms Havisham! LOL! Fantabulous comparison, dear Manolo. Your review voiced everything I felt about the movie without my having to work for it. Glad to know I am not the only one wanting to deep six Cynthia Nixon's character. *grin* OMG, Ms Havisham! LOL!

Fantabulous comparison, dear Manolo. Your review voiced everything I felt about the movie without my having to work for it. Glad to know I am not the only one wanting to deep six Cynthia Nixon’s character.

*grin*

]]> By: misscherrysez http://shoeblogs.com/2008/09/16/what-the-manolo-is-152/comment-page-1/#comment-573383 misscherrysez Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:15:05 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/?p=4541#comment-573383 Oh the boob cups...who else would have filled out that dress other than maybe Jane Russell or Marilyn Monroe? Maybe Anna Nicole Smith? I dont think ms. westwood intended for them to be compleletly filled out, but instead to provide some balance to the proportions of the dress. Because the SJP is certainly not lacking in the boobage department. The rest of her frame is super slight, which probably doesnt help matters, but not the boobs. Oh the boob cups…who else would have filled out that dress other than maybe Jane Russell or Marilyn Monroe? Maybe Anna Nicole Smith? I dont think ms. westwood intended for them to be compleletly filled out, but instead to provide some balance to the proportions of the dress. Because the SJP is certainly not lacking in the boobage department. The rest of her frame is super slight, which probably doesnt help matters, but not the boobs.

]]> By: misscherrysez http://shoeblogs.com/2008/09/16/what-the-manolo-is-152/comment-page-1/#comment-573372 misscherrysez Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:09:14 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/?p=4541#comment-573372 Here's the thing about the "dyed hair, droopy jowls, shaped eyebrows, and his indecisive, dreary, somnambulantly (hellooo dictionary.com) sulky" Mr. Big: If he were cast as Tom Selek, who is all that you say and more, then Carrie's life would seem toooo perfect! Not to mention, as beautiful as Ms. Parker is, she is not without physical imperfections either - just ask Maxim magazine. This show already pushes it with exaggerated fantasticalness. Smatterings of flaw, in physical appearance and character, is how we all allow ourselves to accept Carrie's world as feasable. Also, one has to ask, if the object of Carrie's affections were as sexy as the obviously sexy Mr. Selek, would we be able, as an audience, to fullly embrace the emotional relationship the characters share, or would we always be distracted by how their relationship looks? Would we be tempted to let Mr. Big completely trample the heart of our heroine because, on the surface, he was simply too extraordinary a package to let go? Chris Noth was INTRIGUING! You couldn't really assume anything about him by looking at him, other than he was a handsome, successful, business man. Those qualities, in and of themselves, do not an irresistable man make. And that's what Big was for Carrie - irresistable. Noth's Big was full of surprises, good and bad. We accepted him as vulnerable, because we didn't have any preconceived notions of perfection. Despite the truth that SATC may have been too imperfect to satisfy our deepest fantasies of romantic perfection, in the end Carrie and Mr. Big were imperfectly-perfect for one another. And if despite my efforts to persuade you otherwise, you remain staid in your conviction that Chris Noth was not the best choice for Mr. Big, well then at least you still have the Manolos. Here’s the thing about the “dyed hair, droopy jowls, shaped eyebrows, and his indecisive, dreary, somnambulantly (hellooo dictionary.com) sulky” Mr. Big:
If he were cast as Tom Selek, who is all that you say and more, then Carrie’s life would seem toooo perfect! Not to mention, as beautiful as Ms. Parker is, she is not without physical imperfections either – just ask Maxim magazine. This show already pushes it with exaggerated fantasticalness. Smatterings of flaw, in physical appearance and character, is how we all allow ourselves to accept Carrie’s world as feasable.

Also, one has to ask, if the object of Carrie’s affections were as sexy as the obviously sexy Mr. Selek, would we be able, as an audience, to fullly embrace the emotional relationship the characters share, or would we always be distracted by how their relationship looks? Would we be tempted to let Mr. Big completely trample the heart of our heroine because, on the surface, he was simply too extraordinary a package to let go?

Chris Noth was INTRIGUING! You couldn’t really assume anything about him by looking at him, other than he was a handsome, successful, business man. Those qualities, in and of themselves, do not an irresistable man make. And that’s what Big was for Carrie – irresistable. Noth’s Big was full of surprises, good and bad. We accepted him as vulnerable, because we didn’t have any preconceived notions of perfection.

Despite the truth that SATC may have been too imperfect to satisfy our deepest fantasies of romantic perfection, in the end Carrie and Mr. Big were imperfectly-perfect for one another. And if despite my efforts to persuade you otherwise, you remain staid in your conviction that Chris Noth was not the best choice for Mr. Big, well then at least you still have the Manolos.

]]> By: Debutaunt http://shoeblogs.com/2008/09/16/what-the-manolo-is-152/comment-page-1/#comment-573341 Debutaunt Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:26:05 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/?p=4541#comment-573341 I liked the series, and I love fashion, but it just was over the top in the movie. I also like Mr. Big when he was a bit more craggy looking. Now the wedding dress. Ill-fitted, yet pretty, but I just couldn't get past the feathered veil. It just looked ridiculous. I just wanted someone to yank it off her head and then hand her a sammich. I liked the series, and I love fashion, but it just was over the top in the movie. I also like Mr. Big when he was a bit more craggy looking.

Now the wedding dress. Ill-fitted, yet pretty, but I just couldn’t get past the feathered veil. It just looked ridiculous. I just wanted someone to yank it off her head and then hand her a sammich.

]]> By: Lenya http://shoeblogs.com/2008/09/16/what-the-manolo-is-152/comment-page-1/#comment-573266 Lenya Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:55:02 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/?p=4541#comment-573266 Ladies the dress actually was chosen because it symbolizes how big and out of control the wedding became. Pat Fields and Michael Patrick King chose the dress to coincide with the story line. Ladies aren't we getting off track. This is supposed to be a blog about shoes. Ladies the dress actually was chosen because it symbolizes how big and out of control the wedding became. Pat Fields and Michael Patrick King chose the dress to coincide with the story line. Ladies aren’t we getting off track. This is supposed to be a blog about shoes.

]]> By: La BellaDonna http://shoeblogs.com/2008/09/16/what-the-manolo-is-152/comment-page-1/#comment-573259 La BellaDonna Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:14:19 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/?p=4541#comment-573259 Hola to the Cambiata! La BellaDonna, she does not mind the dress itself (what she has seen of it, at least); nor does she mind the work of the Vivienne Westwood, which has often had the spirit of fun and the unusual, unexpected spark of beauty. Nor, if the truth be told, does La BellaDonna object to the quintessential princess dress, having made one of her own (a nicer one!) for her own wedding. It is merely that it looks as if this one were grabbed off the rack, and nobody bothered to observe that the size, it was in the double-digits, and Miss Parker, she wears the single-digit size. It is a curious and puzzling problem; it would have been possible to temporarily alter it so that it fit, yet could be worn again by the woman with ... who actually fit into it. It appears even to lack that popular expedient in the 50s, the Toilet Paper Stuffing, to keep the cups from crumpling. It is just a large dress, collapsing on and sliding down on a small lady. Hola to the Cambiata! La BellaDonna, she does not mind the dress itself (what she has seen of it, at least); nor does she mind the work of the Vivienne Westwood, which has often had the spirit of fun and the unusual, unexpected spark of beauty. Nor, if the truth be told, does La BellaDonna object to the quintessential princess dress, having made one of her own (a nicer one!) for her own wedding. It is merely that it looks as if this one were grabbed off the rack, and nobody bothered to observe that the size, it was in the double-digits, and Miss Parker, she wears the single-digit size. It is a curious and puzzling problem; it would have been possible to temporarily alter it so that it fit, yet could be worn again by the woman with … who actually fit into it. It appears even to lack that popular expedient in the 50s, the Toilet Paper Stuffing, to keep the cups from crumpling. It is just a large dress, collapsing on and sliding down on a small lady.

]]> By: Cambiata http://shoeblogs.com/2008/09/16/what-the-manolo-is-152/comment-page-1/#comment-573220 Cambiata Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:58:55 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/?p=4541#comment-573220 How much do you want to bet the wedding dress was selected by Sarah Jessica Parker herself? I read an article suggesting that the black dress worn by one of the other ladies at the wedding (sorry, I don't know these characters... whichever one of the four wore a black dress) was among one of the styles chosen for the wedding dress. And having seen that dress, I think it's gorgeous and would have looked fantastic on SJP. However, the Vivienne Westwood was selected as being "the quintessential princess dress." Ugh. How much do you want to bet the wedding dress was selected by Sarah Jessica Parker herself? I read an article suggesting that the black dress worn by one of the other ladies at the wedding (sorry, I don’t know these characters… whichever one of the four wore a black dress) was among one of the styles chosen for the wedding dress. And having seen that dress, I think it’s gorgeous and would have looked fantastic on SJP. However, the Vivienne Westwood was selected as being “the quintessential princess dress.” Ugh.

]]> By: Lenya http://shoeblogs.com/2008/09/16/what-the-manolo-is-152/comment-page-1/#comment-573218 Lenya Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:41:18 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/?p=4541#comment-573218 I think this reveiw is very one-sided and harsh. While I loved the movie, I can see how some people would be dissappointed in the characters. But Manolo as a supposed lover of shoes (I question this because of some of your posts, but nevermind) and fashion, the movie was a veritable treasure of clothes and shoes. Everything from the Dior Extreme to the fabulous Proenza coat and everything in between was FABULOUS. I do realise this is your blog and your entitled to your opinion, but I must point out that the post was very very harsh. I think this reveiw is very one-sided and harsh. While I loved the movie, I can see how some people would be dissappointed in the characters. But Manolo as a supposed lover of shoes (I question this because of some of your posts, but nevermind) and fashion, the movie was a veritable treasure of clothes and shoes. Everything from the Dior Extreme to the fabulous Proenza coat and everything in between was FABULOUS. I do realise this is your blog and your entitled to your opinion, but I must point out that the post was very very harsh.

]]> By: Poochie http://shoeblogs.com/2008/09/16/what-the-manolo-is-152/comment-page-1/#comment-573217 Poochie Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:39:50 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/?p=4541#comment-573217 I got more picky than you, Manolo, but agree with what you said http://shoedaydreams.blogspot.com/2008/07/one-more-satc-movie-commentary-like-we.html I found it very choppy and, for one who likes the fashion, found the money/label focus overwhelming. Poochie I got more picky than you, Manolo, but agree with what you said

http://shoedaydreams.blogspot.com/2008/07/one-more-satc-movie-commentary-like-we.html

I found it very choppy and, for one who likes the fashion, found the money/label focus overwhelming.

Poochie

]]> By: Alison http://shoeblogs.com/2008/09/16/what-the-manolo-is-152/comment-page-1/#comment-573216 Alison Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:16:22 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/?p=4541#comment-573216 I enjoyed the movie, but I suspect it has to do with the second part of the title of the Dickens work so aptly quoted by the Manolo: expectations. I expected very little, because it had been hyped so much, and so it was that I found myself pleasantly surprised. On the whole, I find the Manolo to be accurate in many of his observations. However, I liked the movie for reasons that have nothing to do with witticism of the word or capability of intellect. I enjoyed the movie, but I suspect it has to do with the second part of the title of the Dickens work so aptly quoted by the Manolo: expectations. I expected very little, because it had been hyped so much, and so it was that I found myself pleasantly surprised. On the whole, I find the Manolo to be accurate in many of his observations. However, I liked the movie for reasons that have nothing to do with witticism of the word or capability of intellect.

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