Like, oh my god! Gag me with a spoon!

On Sunday I decided to lay down with Bella as she took her nap and watch Valley Girl. I had it on my Netflix queue and it came so I watched it. If she woke up any earlier, I probably would have never finished this movie and sent it back. But I’ll be honest, I loved this movie when I was a teenager. I wonder if high school kids of today would ‘get it’ – you know, the whole Valley Girl thing. Are there still any Valley Girls around?



Valley Girl (1983)
This is going to be a quick review because I don’t have much to say. I totally identified with this movie in high school. I saw both sides having worked in Hollywood at 16, and also visiting the Valley quite often. I saw the differences and the similarities. Yes, as I stated before, I loved this movie.

Twenty years later I’ve found it to be very thin in story yet tried to be heavy in theme. Love, life, cultures clash, etc.

From the very first dialogue scene you could tell they were trying to FORCE the Valley Girl talk right down your throat with all the quips and sayings. “Gag me with a spoon”, “For sure”, “Like, oh my god” etc. But it wasn’t natural. You and I could play around with this banter right now and make it more natural than what came out from that first scene.

Aside from Nick Cage’s performance there’s really nothing of value in this movie as I watch it today, except for the awesome music. Modern English’s “I Melt with You” will always be one of my all time favorite songs.

Deborah Foreman was touted as an up and coming big star, but really didn’t do much after this movie aside from April Fool’s Day. Unfortunate but true, for sure for sure.

I MELT WITH YOU – MODERN ENGLISH
Moving forward using all my breath
Making love to you was never second best
I saw the world thrashing all around your face
Never really knowing it was always mesh and lace

I'll stop the world and melt with you
You've seen the difference and it's getting better all the time
There's nothing you and I won't do
I'll stop the world and melt with you

(You should know better)
Dream of better lives the kind which never hate
(You should see why)
Dropped in the state of imaginary grace
(You should know better)
I made a pilgrimage to save this humans race
(You should see why)
What I'm comprehending a race that long gone bye

(I'll stop the world) I'll stop the world and melt with you
(I'll stop the world) You've seen the difference and it's getting better all the time
(Let's stop the world) There's nothing you and I won't do
(Let's stop the world) I'll stop the world and melt with you

The future's open wide

(Let's stop the world) I'll stop the world and melt with you
(Let's stop the world) I've seen some changes but it's getting better all the time
(Let's stop the world) There's nothing you and I won't do
(Let's stop the world) I'll stop the world and melt with you

The future's open wide

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I'll stop the world and melt with you (Let's stop the world)
You've seen the difference and it's getting better all the time (Let's stop the world)
There's nothing you and I won't do (Let's stop the world)
I'll stop the world and melt with you (Let's stop the world)
I'll stop the world and melt with you (Let's stop the world)
I'll stop the world and melt with you (Let's stop the world)