tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post2958001501997545799..comments2023-06-17T08:49:52.285-07:00Comments on Ward Gossip: Saturday's Warrior Is A Load Of CrapDonna Bantahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-76314109370840241142015-04-07T15:23:23.006-07:002015-04-07T15:23:23.006-07:00Thank you!Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-5904789689443653472015-03-30T13:02:06.924-07:002015-03-30T13:02:06.924-07:00Thanks for reading, Anon!Thanks for reading, Anon!Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-64111273263727942702015-03-30T09:05:15.302-07:002015-03-30T09:05:15.302-07:00I am truly sorry for you and the bulk of the comme...I am truly sorry for you and the bulk of the commentators, all of you wallowing in your apostate pride. Donna, someday you will face the Lord again - hopefully not in your present state - there is hope for everybody. I will not follow up because I am sure there will be a boatload of snickering, prideful verbal bile forthcoming, but I hope someday you'll realize the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-3693054790082154752014-09-25T07:15:58.721-07:002014-09-25T07:15:58.721-07:00I enjoyed it too as a kid. So much depended on the...I enjoyed it too as a kid. So much depended on the quality of the performance, of course. The movie version that I reviewed above was pretty bad. And, of course, the message… What's a precept? Too funny! Thanks for weighing in, Tempest!Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-24450551770441326152014-09-25T05:59:22.111-07:002014-09-25T05:59:22.111-07:00Oh God, I LOVED SW when I was a kid...and I wasn&#...Oh God, I LOVED SW when I was a kid...and I wasn't even Mormon! My best friend was though, her father the Bishop of the church, and they took me to see the show back in 1975. Truthfully, I didn't have much insight into what the show was about (I remember it seemed non-sensical to me) but I adored the music and used to beg to borrow the album so I could sing along to it at home. My own family thought I was crazy ("What's a precept? Is this song really about zero population growth? ) but I thought it was brilliant. Of course I was 13 years old. <br />Thanks for this hilarious review. And btw I loved "The Book of Mormon"!<br />Tempesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899289821780463083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-85198987767859246852013-11-14T07:08:01.217-08:002013-11-14T07:08:01.217-08:00I think you and I may have seen different movie ve...I think you and I may have seen different movie versions. For our party, we watched the 2000 version. Since then, I've learned there was an earlier version. The 2000 version truly sucked. But I agree, the play, when performed well, was a fun show. (Albeit with a twisted message.) Too funny about the ZPG number being a turn on. sigh. It's who we were back then...Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-22240655975358722232013-11-13T20:49:42.194-08:002013-11-13T20:49:42.194-08:00I saw the play as a 9/10 year old in Portland Or. ...I saw the play as a 9/10 year old in Portland Or. It showed at the old Paramount Theater which is an impressive 2000 ish seat venue. Sold Out, all performances. I remember Emily gave me heart palps....and a lil "zero population my ass" woody... We had the soundtrack at home, acted it out...The play was ALOT better than this crapbag movie (though I sat up front the second show and noticed they lip synced the whole fucking thing, which disappointed me as a kid). In the flick, loved the Michael Jackson Thriller rip-off,,hahaha Still, the music was Mormon classic and every time I see a couple glowing, pimple-faced missionaries, I can't help but to break out in song with the ol "We are not the ordinary, fearlessly extraordinary,,. The only things that have changed for me is 1) No longer am a Mormon because it disappointed me as an adult, 2) Now Julie and the groovy apostate dancers give me the hard-on, and 3) The Church still practices "righteous hara-kiri",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, in a not so humble way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-67637067372647496532013-09-12T11:39:05.638-07:002013-09-12T11:39:05.638-07:00You are all idiots. Get a life. Really. Read th...You are all idiots. Get a life. Really. Read the friggin playbill. The show romanticizes certain LDS beliefs... <br /><br />ro·man·ti·cize<br /><br />/rōˈmantəˌsīz,rə-/<br /><br />verb<br /><br />1. ROMANTICIZE<br /><br />deal with or describe in an idealized or unrealistic fashion; make (something) seem better or more appealing than it really is.<br /><br />Artistic license and creativity. Satruday's Warrior ROCKS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-27225271281201580652011-05-23T16:13:21.583-07:002011-05-23T16:13:21.583-07:00Thanks Heidi!Thanks Heidi!Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-20919479413001573562011-05-23T14:24:46.937-07:002011-05-23T14:24:46.937-07:00Excellent analysis! Wish I could have come to you...Excellent analysis! Wish I could have come to your Saturday's Warrior evening.!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051444150563413808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-66780857570442530342011-05-23T08:26:34.664-07:002011-05-23T08:26:34.664-07:00Russo, it's still entertaining -- only in a di...Russo, it's still entertaining -- only in a different way now. ;-)Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-51966712030301641902011-05-23T03:45:22.668-07:002011-05-23T03:45:22.668-07:00Oh my goodness, I used to adore this movie. Funny ...Oh my goodness, I used to adore this movie. Funny how things change. You always know how to use your wit to make an interesting post!Russohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18310654493682083214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-52074562005539106342011-05-21T08:14:56.424-07:002011-05-21T08:14:56.424-07:00Oops! And Chanson, thanks for the new link!Oops! And Chanson, thanks for the new link!Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-49378496102405464372011-05-21T08:13:17.713-07:002011-05-21T08:13:17.713-07:00Becky, I wish you had been here too. JZ, sorry to ...Becky, I wish you had been here too. JZ, sorry to traumatize you!!Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-81837304776720721452011-05-20T23:24:28.922-07:002011-05-20T23:24:28.922-07:00Just the mention of the song titles made the tunes...Just the mention of the song titles made the tunes start going through my mind even though I haven't seen the thing for over 30 years! I had to drink much rum until it stopped...Just Zenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852070305659271000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-17895589864689579362011-05-20T15:49:16.284-07:002011-05-20T15:49:16.284-07:00OMG, I would have given anything to have been ther...OMG, I would have given anything to have been there for that karaoke session!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-46509840685309047332011-05-20T11:48:10.370-07:002011-05-20T11:48:10.370-07:00You're too sweet!!!
Sad that they didn't ...You're too sweet!!!<br /><br />Sad that they didn't update the wardrobe, but they did change the script, in interesting ways. I <a href="http://ex-mormon.net/saturdays-warrior/page-3-14.php" rel="nofollow">wrote about that, too</a>. ;)C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-66095194326224129812011-05-20T11:39:55.870-07:002011-05-20T11:39:55.870-07:00@C. L. Hanson, yeah, I saw a really cute productio...@C. L. Hanson, yeah, I saw a really cute production of it in Provo some years back. What really surprised me is that the movie didn't even update the story to the year 2000. The ZPG gang looked like they belonged back in the 1970's, and there were no allusions to timely popular culture.<br /><br />No, this version was a disaster. Whoever did the wardrobe hasn't purchased a Butterick pattern since 1970, and the choreography was terrifying. But the tunes are still catchy.<br /><br />Wish I'd seen the Cincinnati stake version -- and thanks for the link to the section of your book! :)Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-23440171643380749462011-05-20T11:20:41.590-07:002011-05-20T11:20:41.590-07:00"He's Just a Friend/Dear John," a pe...<i>"He's Just a Friend/Dear John," a peppy number that alternates between a G-Rated bump and grind featuring Julie and her sisters, and a chorus line of male missionaries who perform an awkward routine that makes them look like dogs relieving themselves along a row of hydrants. (Forget the feminists and gays, the ones the Brethren should really go after are the choreographers.)</i><br /><br />This whole post (especially the above) breaks my heart. Because it confirms my impression that the video version was such an unmitigated <i>piece of crap</i> that it destroyed the campy fun that <a href="http://ex-mormon.net/saturdays-warrior/index.php" rel="nofollow">the play can potentially be</a> (despite how negatively Mormonism is portrayed). Once a musical is made into a movie, the movie becomes the canonical version, and when it's so royally incompetently done, that's it.<br /><br />The production performed by the Cincinnati stake in 1979 was lightyears better than that horror flick that was the official video version (and I'm not just saying that because I played Emily).C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-54248917583116735252011-05-20T09:23:14.505-07:002011-05-20T09:23:14.505-07:00Ahab, be a sport! lol I think you would have had f...Ahab, be a sport! lol I think you would have had fun at our party. :D<br /><br />Thanks Izzybella! (it burns in the lamp much brighter than the sun -- snort.)<br /><br />Ain't No Mo No Mo, wish you had been here too. We'll have to have an encore.Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-50851848339335875902011-05-20T09:03:08.091-07:002011-05-20T09:03:08.091-07:00Bwa-ha-ha-ha! I wish I could have been there!! I...Bwa-ha-ha-ha! I wish I could have been there!! I'd like to sing "line upon line" with a margarita or two in my system....Ain't No Mo No Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389722943204568018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-80284230077733107362011-05-20T08:59:43.262-07:002011-05-20T08:59:43.262-07:00This. This was..just...love. Beautiful. This......This. This was..just...love. Beautiful. This...it burns in a lamp much brighter than the sun. That is all.Izzybellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482594926195861093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-24016185704354413452011-05-20T08:23:34.058-07:002011-05-20T08:23:34.058-07:00Remind me never to see this film!Remind me never to see this film!Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-31866618976583591612011-05-19T20:18:28.777-07:002011-05-19T20:18:28.777-07:00CD, the circle of our love ...
(we both hurl) For...CD, the circle of our love ...<br /><br />(we both hurl) Forever.Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-52259942646157166552011-05-19T20:14:14.032-07:002011-05-19T20:14:14.032-07:00Alex, thanks, and Natalie, wish you had been here!...Alex, thanks, and Natalie, wish you had been here!Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.com