"The Stepford Wives"

[terrya]

The remake is coming out this summer (I, for one, am going to see it)

The whole premise of the movie is so creepy. I can't get into that mindset...to kill the smart, headstrong, free thinking person you love and replace her/him (I suppose you could do with men as well) with a automaton who does your bidding and is there solely to please you.

Ira Levin wrote the book in the 70s. It was considered a endorsment of feminism. Or some intrepreted it that way.

I don't know why anyone would want to replace the person you love with a mindless, obedient automaton that would exist SOLELY for you. It's...perverse.

I guess I have way too much time on my hands to be thinking of stuff like this. :-)

Terry

[GCP]

1. It looks to me like they've tried to make it a comedy

I really hope not, because it was a genuinely creepy book and movie.

[terrya]

2. Paul Rudnick did the screenplay.

And he's said in interviews that when he saw the original, he saw it as a black comedy. I sure didn't...but will see it anyway.

[meegbear]

6. I saw a preview of it on the tele ...

it looks like a black comedy. And while I never read the book, the theme seems ripe to be one.

[ComerPerro]

3. There are people who would do that to their wives

They are called conservatives.

[felonious thunk]

4. I agree

Everything you say makes total sense. You are wise!

Can I get you a Coke? Some snacks maybe?


:)

[terrya]

5. Clean the house.

And I want a nice massage when I get home from work. :-)

[ihaveaquestion]

7. One can be my maid;

one will be my chauffer;
another my cook;
I also need a secretary;
and the last can be my sex slave.

Oh - to dream!

[underpants]

8. The trailer gives away the whole movie (Hannity's McBride is in it)

I have seen the trailer for it 4 times and it pretty much gives away the whole movie, the ending at least.

When I saw that Martina McBride is one of the Stepford Wives (Hannity uses one of her songs-out of context of course-as his theme song) I almost did a spit take.

[eyesroll]

9. "Stepford Wives" is one of my guilty pleasures

I do have a standing request that, if anyone catches me reciting my vocabulary into a tape recorder, they should kick me really hard in the shins a couple of times.

[SarahB]

10. It's an insecurity thing

When a man feels like "his woman" (or man) exists for him alone, he won't have to be alone. "Control issues" are about not being evolved within yourself.