Party Girl

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Summary: I'll have a falafel with hot sauce...
Review: ...a side order of babaganouj and a seltzer, please.

Ok, I have seen "Party Girl" more times than any other movie (we're talking hundreds of times here). It is actually on my top five list of favorite movies. This movie is definitely not for everyone. I myself, found the movie EXTREMELY entertaining and funny. This was actually the very first independent film I ever saw and it got me into the whole Indie scene way back in the day.

What's up buttercup? The rent and I'm not paying.. NA-TASH-A!

The "imitate a cat puking" part makes me laugh to this day! Parker Posey is very very talented ... along with the other members of the cast.

A trained monkey learned this system on PBS in a matter of hours! Re-coat it!

The character Posey plays in the movie, Mary, wants to be a librarian and make something of herself. Granted, she is also a Party Girl, so this makes for some interesting scenarios in the movie. I would give this movie 10 stars if I could. Maybe I'm just partial to it because it was the first non-mainstream/non-Hollywood UNIQUE movie I ever saw and it broadened my horizons, but, who knows, maybe you will like it too. ;)

I want to be a librarian!

(I also highly recommend the soundtrack to the movie.)

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Summary: Parker Posey is a True Diva
Review: A very witty urban comedy, this movie follows the misadventures of Mary. As an organizer of parties at her place, Mary refuses to work a real job, however after the law steps into the picture, mary is forced to choose a more stable, respectable career. With the help of her godmother, Mary the club-hopper becomes Mary the librarian, and through this career she discovers talents she never had before. Parker Posey is perfect as Mary, and her wit and attitude are the true gem of this film. Directed by Daisy Von Schulenberg ("Madeline") "Party Girl" also stars Guillermo Diaz and Schulenberg's real-life mother as Mary's godmother. If you loved "Clueless" you'll love "Party Girl"!

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Summary: SEE IT!
Review: Absolutely hilarious show! Who cares if it is not realistic? I know I don't. Parker Posey is the perfect party girl. See it!

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Summary: REVIVED MY LIBRARIAN ASPIRATIONS
Review: Actually, I didn't see the whole movie. I caught most of it on TV, though, and my dream of being The Librarian of Congress or any librarian was revived. I love books! Parker Posey's character does too, but she's not the type of librarian that turns me off of libraries, she's a party librarian and mixing books with music and friends and fun is what I want to do with the rest of my life. Let's hope I don't turn into the shushing librarian with weird moles and platform nurse tennies who wears her glasses on her nose and starts using her quiet voice everywhere she goes. THANK YOU, whoever made this movie. I probably won't end up a librarian, because I don't know how realistic this movie is, but I feel like there could be direction in my life if I wanted there to be.

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Summary: Hold on a minute...
Review: Actually, I had originally planned to give "Party Girl" four stars, but the other reviews were so uncritical and fawning that I knocked it down to a 3 just for contrarian purposes. (I won't give a movie five stars unless it's called, say, "Citizen Kane" or "Rashomon," or perhaps the MST3K version of "Manos: The Hands Of Fate.") To tell the truth, I really enjoyed the film for the most part; Ms. Posey is simply luminous in the title role. But I'm afraid I can't quite relate to its celebration of Lower Manhattan club culture, as the review from D.C. below alludes to. As a hopelessly drab, working-class Midwestern suburbanite, I'm a little put off by what seems to me to be a rather elitist sensibility in the club scene, particularly in NYC. Sure, there's the appearance of democracy, with whites, blacks, Latinos, gays, and other socio-ethnic groups all in attendance, but the truth is that only WELL-HEELED, WELL-BUFFED, and WELL-CONNECTED whites, blacks, etc. actually have the proverbial snowball's chance to actually get past the all-powerful gatekeepers, at least at the kind of hipper-than-thou "now" clubs that are depicted in this film. And, as someone who's seen firsthand the damage that drug abuse can wreak in a person's life, I have a problem with ANY movie that makes said drug abuse look trendy and cute. Still, I found myself liking Posey's character in spite of myself, and "Party Girl" is an entertaining enough depiction of a contemporary subculture; just don't look at it as a model for Real Life.

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Summary: The Citizen Kane of Librarian Movies?
Review: All right, it's not brilliant. But Parker Posey is adorable. She has the best clothes. There is a great scene involving the sound of a cat puking. The plot depends heavily on the Dewey Decimal System. In short, all librarians must watch it.

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Summary: Parker Posey sets a tone with "Party Girl"
Review: Although Ms. Posey has a style, ALL HER OWN. I see her as Susan Sarandon's heir apparent. I own the Soundtrack, Video and Laserdisc. And, I plan to get the DVD/DIVX when I'm able to upgrade to one. After seeing "Party Girl", I anticpate each of her next projects. Even if it is slow. One thing's for sure, Parker ain't.

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Summary: My name is Mary and I'm sorry but i really need a drink.
Review: Don't let the reviews praising or criticising the portrayal of club culture bias your attitude towards this movie - it is a simple and sweetly told love story, albeit with a hipper than usual setting, hilarious dialog and of course the wonderufl acting talents of Parker Posey! Other reviews also make it seem like a piece of fluff, while it is certainly not a life changing or thought provoking movie, it does operate on two levels and eventually has Parker Posey's character operate on the deeper side of life - however the party side is oh so fun! There's a sex scene in the library that is soooo lovely. "I think I'm an existentialist". I think that if you like Kevin Smith movies, you would like this one.

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Summary: Hello Chanel!
Review: Funny, Funny, Funny! In her own weird twisted way, Parker Posy is a Doris Day or a Sandra Dee for the 90's. She always has great clothes ... enough cash to be decadent,lotsa friends... but never a real job ... oh well!

She is consistently charmimg in everything (except Frisk) and if any of ever had someone reorganize your records from BPMs ... you will understand the most of this... well!

BTW: I once had someone alphabetize my records ... I almost lost it!

A really fun, multi-watchable movie.

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Summary: bad, bad, bad
Review: Hard to believe the people above saw the same move I just saw. Parker Posey was fine, but the script and story just kept getting unimaginably worse. Its presentation of NYC night life is totally unrealistic - or perhaps dated. Just some small, petty examples: when has a NYC night club EVER been as quiet as that, where people can have actual conversations? And why are there virtually no pedestrians near the corner of Lafayette and Houston (where the vendors sell Falafel)? Production value extremely low-budget. Only a couple of real laughs. The librarian jokes were too easy, like shooting fish in a barrel. It was admittedly fun to watch her dance around, but even that got pretty tired pretty fast. I loved her in "Waiting for Guffman" -- see that instead.