Rating: 
Summary: Brilliant satire.
Review: The best time to watch this movie is at a lesbian slumber party. Stunning and subtle satire--the image of the doll's house, the "support group"--no, this isn't what it's like to come out, but that's how it feels. Yes, the movie plays on stereotypes--intentionally. (How else would RuPaul get in there?)The script is fantastic, the acting splendid for the most part, and the soundtrack giggle-worthy. Definitely worth seeing.
Rating:
Summary: Brilliant satire.
Review: The best time to watch this movie is at a lesbian slumber party. Stunning and subtle satire--the image of the doll's house, the "support group"--no, this isn't what it's like to come out, but that's how it feels. Yes, the movie plays on stereotypes--intentionally. (How else would RuPaul get in there?) The script is fantastic, the acting splendid for the most part, and the soundtrack giggle-worthy. Definitely worth seeing.
Rating:
Summary: The song
Review: The song in the club is by Saint Etienne and it's called "We're in the city"
I love this movie, I really enjoyed it and I fell in love with Graham instantly. Was also reminded of Clea DuVall's great acting.
I just showed it to a bunch of friends today and they all loved it.
Rating: 
Summary: A lighthearted and fun look at a controversial subject
Review: This 1999 comedy is lightweight, but it tackles a unique theme for
Hollywood, that of a "re-education" school for gay
teenagers. Starring Natasha Lyonne as a high school cheerleader whose
family and friends have identified as gay, she is hustled off to
"True Directions" where something like a 12-step program is
offered. The film is a fun romp, making fun of itself as well as
homophobia by making all the characters stereotyped caricatures. In a
brilliant bit of casting, RuPaul plays the role of a formerly gay
instructor who tries to teach the boys how to act like "real
men". I didn't recognize him until the credits rolled however
because he is NOT in drag. This is, after all, a comedy, and it's
best not to look too deeply for meaning. Like many other comedies,
this is a one-joke situation. After the first 20 minutes, the film
drags (no pun intended). Surprisingly, the acting is not bad. I
particularly liked the performance of the young Clea DuVall, who also
played a troubled teenager in Girl Interrupted. Cathy Moriarity, who
made her acting debut in Raging Bull in 1980, played the role of owner
of the school. She was always dressed in a bright pink suit, her hair
was teased into a beauty parlor hairdo. Just looking at her in her
perfect makeup was enough to bring out a chuckle. This was certainly
not a great film; it wasn't supposed to be. It tried hard through and
did grapple with a controversial subject in a lighthearted way.
Certainly, it isn't for everyone. And so I give it a qualified
recommendation.
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Summary: A Campy, Satirical, Pro-Feminist Farce
Review: This film is delightfully campy, get it's also an intelligent attack on conservative anti-gay/anti-woman ideologies. If you liked "Bedrooms and Hallways," or "Kissing Jessica Stein," or "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," or even "Supersucker," this is the movie for you! The casting was perfect, the costumes and sets were both political and laugh-out-loud funny, and the plot...well, I've never seen anything like it...and perhaps the highest praise I can give it is this: this is a lesbian "chick flick" even a group of gay men would love! (...) This is a witty, well-made, well-acted film. It's an affirmation of what it is to be young, to be female, to be gay, to feel like an outcast--things we should all be able to symphathize with, even if we can't empathize. My point is, you don't have to be gay to enjoy this movie, but if you are, that's wonderful, and perhaps this film will open up some doors for you, by making you realize you're not alone. In addition, if you or your mother ever took a home economics course, or read a 1950's textbook directing you how to cater to your "man's needs," this film will give you a real giggle...it's full of those reflective moments when strong, sensible women have to take a step back and say, "if being a lady means I have to spend more time using my elbow grease than my brain, is it really worth it?"
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Summary: Cheerleader to fall in love with... a girl!
Review: This is a fun movie. But, also, a moral can be drawn from it. It deals with how some "straight" people's stubborness in considering homosexuality as a "deviance from the normal" can only result in hurting feelings all around them. "You are what you are, and nobody's going to change that", one of the young characters in the movie claims at some point. It's the happy side of a shamefully generalized intolerant behaviour.
Rating:
Summary: Cheerleader to fall in love with... a girl!
Review: This is a fun movie. But, also, a moral can be drawn from it. It deals with how some "straight" people's stubborness in considering homosexuality as a "deviance from the normal" can only result in hurting feelings all around them. "You are what you are, and nobody's going to change that", one of the young characters in the movie claims at some point. It's the happy side of a shamefully generalized intolerant behaviour.
Rating:
Summary: it's a great film
Review: this is one of my favorite films, yet I think that some of it is misunderstood by people who take things too literally. what I mean is, the stereotypes of the butch dyke, lipstick lesbian, prancing gay boys, is part of what makes it so funny because (at least my interpretation of it) the film is what I would call satirical. it's making fun of how everyone else in our society sees homosexuality, which is pretty funny because it's so pathetic that Americans can see a whole group of people as disgusting and unworthy.
alright, that's it. hope I helped.
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Summary: Good times for everyone
Review: This movie is one of the best gay movies I've seen in the last few years. Yep, it includes just about every gay sterotype there is (the softball player, the goth girl, the boarding school girl, the social outcast, the actor/dance/singer, the retail worker, etc.), but underneath it all there is the underlying message of acceptance and the pride in the fact that you are who you are, and you have to learn to embrace it. Cathy Moriarty makes a great turn as the head of a program to "cure" teens of their homosexuality, without realizing that her own son is dancing to showtunes while mowing the lawn. Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall carry the movie wonderfully, and you actually believe the connection between the two of them (as opposed to a lot of other gay film leads). I loved the colors in this movie. I loved the music. Whenever I need a laugh, this is one of the movies I turn to.
Rating: 
Summary: Boring
Review: This was a really boring movie which we turned off after 20 minutes. Worst movie we have seen in a long time.
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