To Wong Foo - vs. - Priscilla
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alisha83 — 19 years ago(June 15, 2006 08:25 AM)
I may be the only one who disagrees but I happened to see Priscilla after "to wong foo" and I found it much "greyer" than the latter one.
I may be wrong cause I just watched them to enjoy and don't know anything about the culture behind it, but in my imagination "to wong foo" it's my favourite cause it gives me a much colorful feeling, which I expect to get from a movie about drag queens.
I feel that Priscilla, on the other hand, feels more real and tells the story with a much more "real" feeling, but that's maybe just for it's colorful unbelievableness that I liked "to wong foo" more
Just my point of view by the way -
Taxday71 — 19 years ago(July 13, 2006 05:27 PM)
"To Wong Foo" seemed like it was made for "the masses": the people in areas that aren't familiar with drag queens/gay people. "Priscilla" is more of a character driven story and didn't rely on goofy he/she drag queen jokes. I almost cried at the end of "Priscilla"- I found the storylines touching. The only serious part that was ALMOST touching in "To Wong Foo" was the scene about "Vida" driving past her/his parents house.
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joeleol — 19 years ago(July 24, 2006 04:47 AM)
To Wong Foo, although amusing, feels sanitized and fake to meveering towards exploitation/minstrel show territory.
How many queens do you know who walk around in drag 24/7? And how many of them would drive across the USA in full drag? In a convertable with the top down?!?
The USA that I live in is one where you can get beaten to within an inch of your life just for looking at the wrong guy for a moment too long. I know that in '95, while Clinton was in office, we were optimistic about gays entering the mainstream and gaining ground among the masses but reallythis is too much.
I feel similar mixed feelings about "Will & Grace". I mean - seriously - a cute, rich lawyer with a fantastic apartment in Manhattan who can't find a man for years??? ARGH!!!!
Anyway, rant over, give me Priscilla anyday. =)~