Not Another Teen Movie

Rating:
Summary: One of the worst movies I've ever seen
Review: The main problem with this movie is they attempted to be clever by making fun of some recent teen movies, but they did it in a very lame and unfunny way. If your going to make a satire, do it so it's very funny. But the problem with this movie is, the movies they are making fun of are good movies, and this movie just [stinks]! This movie strikes me as the kind of movie that was written in about 2 days, no depth and no wit. Young kids, I would say between the ages of 10 and 14, will probably find this movie funny because that's the level this comedy is at, very immature and very poorly written. Nice try but this one is a major strikeout. The writers of this movie may not want to quit their day jobs as the day shift managers at the local Dairy Queen. But after this flop, they're going to have to find another source of income, because they sure as heck don't have any talent as writers.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful DVD Features -- Good spoof as well
Review: My rating of this movie is based on both the DVD & the movie itself. If you're expecting a sit-through cohesive story, you're not going to get it here. It is non-stop spoof, and it accomplishes this very well.

The plot is simple enough: twist dozens of teen-movies of past's plots and collage them together. The movie has its ups and downs. Some of the spoofs are just OK while others are uproarious. The opening scene and Chapter 18's "Bring It On" sequence have to be the highlights of the actual movie. It was nice to see some surprise cameos as well as spoofs of some of the teen movies from the 1980's. I still remember being in the theater smiling as I heard some of the underage viewers' reactions to the more controversial scenes. That's why it is rated R!

The real highlight here is the DVD itself. It is very rich in features that many new DVDs are lacking. There are a whopping 18 deleted/shortened scenes that make this 90-minute feature turn into an all-night riot. Some of the deleted scenes are the cream of the crop clips. Add the 3 special featuerettes of "the making of," and you have a complete DVD. The Marilyn Manson video, while I like the song, seemed more like an MTV promo than anything. It included the "making of" the video that MTV had created. It was still a nice addition.

Again, this is a 'movie' that is a collection of spoofs. If you're expecting a deep plot, search elsewhere. However, if you're looking fall out of you chair laughing, this is your ticket. Don't forget to search through the DVD's extra features to get the full experience.

Rating:
Summary: Worse than the movies it parodies
Review: "Not Another Teen Movie" parodies of two decades worth of romantic movies made for teens. This genre reached its zenith in the 1980s with John Hughes films like "Breakfast Club" and "Pretty in Pink". By the 1990s, this kind of movie, overall, had become banal and predictable. A couple of years ago, "Scary Movie" took a sharp and hysterically funny look at the cliches and formulas used in contemporary horror movies. The teen romance movie is an equally deserving target, but this movie doesn't know where to aim its arrows. It's no better than the movies it parodies; in fact, it's worse than many of them.

There are scenes that work, but they are few and far between. When they show up, though, you tend to disregard them because you've been numbed by lots of dumb ideas and bad dialog.

Characters say and do the grossest, most appalling things throughout the movie. I've always felt that it takes a supremely talented comedic actor to get away with such behavior. The idea is to make people laugh in spite of themselves, and that takes perfect timing and delivery plus exceptional body language. The cast of "Not Another Teen Movie" is a mediocre one. What I felt for every actor was embarrassment.

I have rarely seen a mainstream film with so much scatological humor in it. In almost every instance, the writers fail to provide the setups necessary to make the raunchy scenes funny. Many of the jokes are so old that you can predict the payoffs long before they appear.

To succeed as a parody, a movie usually has to work as satire too, and here is where this picture totally falls apart. Satire comes from using witty language to convey insults or scorn. The dialog here is devoid of wit. A group of average teens could have written it better themselves, and the movie probably failed at the boxoffice because bright teens realized this. Not so bright teens don't get parody or satire to begin with. They must have thought that this was just another teen movie.

Rating:
Summary: This millineums 'Airplane!'
Review: I've read the gripes,I've read the praises.Not only is the movie fast paced and riddled with references,but the added features of the dvd make it worth retail price easily!
Yes,the writers ripped off the plot-admittedly,'She's All That'-as did the Zuckers in Airplane! (airport disaster movies and culture).But if you're an 80's afficianado like myself just seeing a herd of newspaper boys running down people yelling "2 dollars!" is a classic in itself.
Lastly,if the writers didn't skewer a movie directly-read the background signs-it takes repeated viewings to catch half of what they were doing.
My last comparison to show this should be classic SOON is in the '70's people were shocked seeing Julie Haggerty inflate the auto-pilot...this has a contemporary comedy sensibilities-so if easily offended-you didn't see the movies they were satirizing anyway.I loved it!!

Rating:
Summary: Better than you might expect
Review: Well, 4 stars is maybe a bit generous on my part but I did enjoy this movie. The theme is not original but this movie does not cover the horror genre like the Scary Movie series or Shreik did. It is a spoof of movies like 16 Candles, Pretty in Pink and most notably Varsity Blues. So it is a spoof of teeny bopper movies. A decent spin on a used concept. Scary Movie will always be the premier spoof. Billy Bob and his pig from Varsity Blues are basicly reprising their roles as the overweight, concusion plagued center and his pet pig. See in the pig smoking was hysterical. The kid trying to get the slow clap was a bit of a waste but it provided some filler in dead moments. Seems that the main 2 movie plots here are a mix of Varsity Blues and Cruel Intentions. The characters played by James Vanderbeek and Ryan Phillipe are combined and turned into 1 character and it plays out fairly well. Many cameos in this film. Molly Ringwald plays a worker at an airline counter. Mr T is the wise janitor who gives jumbled yet good advice when needed. Melissa Joan Hart has a cameo but I have no idea what the purpose was. She did however make for some nice eye candy at the pool party. Randy Quaid as the shellshocked father was pretty funny. Over all this is a decent rental. I purchased it and do not regret it. It is not a movie for the kids though. There is quite a bit of nudity and some sexual moments (more crude sexual conversation than acts).

Rating:
Summary: GGGGGGRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Review: I loved this movie.........i laughed all the way through.
It's just GREAT...you must see this movie.......i highly recommend it.

Rating:
Summary: GROTESQUE!!!! DISTURBING TO MOST PEOPLE!
Review: I saw this in the theater with my dad. We walked out grossed and white faced. This movie had more toilet jokes than Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Scary Movie, Freddy Got Fingered all put together. This movie had scenes that would offend anybody. Molly Ringwald swears all the time in this, nothing like her sweet 80s movies like 16 Candles, Pretty In Pink, or The Breakfast Club. She never swore like that before. The whole film did have a couple funny parts in it but was over all disgusting. Save your money! This movie was more than just 18A, it should be Restricted.

Rating:
Summary: Very Funny
Review: I saw this movie when it first came out and now cant wait for the DVD. I found it hysterical. From the naked girl (who was hot by the way) to the twins, I was just laughing the whole way though. It reminds me of Scary Movie. Great movie if you like a warped sense of humor.

Rating:
Summary: It was hilarious, but gross
Review: This funny movie is a spoof on all the good teen movies (She's All That, 10 Things I Hate About You, American Pie, The Breakfast Club, Bring It On, American Beauty, Varsity Blues, Never Been Kissed, Cruel Intentions, Clueless, etc). It was pretty gross though, they had alot of sick language, and nudity, and a really sick seen that I'm not going to mention. The story line follows Jake, a popular jock, who makes a bet with her friends after his breakup with his girlfriend cheerleader Priscilla (Jaime Pressly), to make any geeky girl in the school into prom queen (sound like She's All That?). The girl who get's picked is Janey Briggs (Chyler Leigh), a paint covered artist who hides behind glasses. Well, she dosen't like Jake, so Jake goes to his sister the "cruelist girl in school" Catherine (played by the beautiful Mia Kirshner) for advice. She gives Janey a makeover, Priscilla gets jealous, and the cocky blonde guy who made the bet with Jake gets mad because Jake's winning. The down points are the pretty Cerina Vincent walking around naked the whole movie (SHE WAS A POWER RANGER. WAY TO SHED THAT WHOLESOME IMAGE!) Altogether it was funny, and gross, but worth watching. I really like Mia Kirshner, she's very beautful and talented.

Rating:
Summary: A pleasant flick with hilarious moments
Review: At best, "Not Another Teen Movie" doesn't seem to mind copying many storylines and humor from various movies, "Scary Movie," "American Pie," "Curel Intentions," "Porky's" and many others, including the fabled John Hughes films including "Pretty in Pink."

But mostly, this film is about a handsome guy who places a bet with his friends that he can change the class geek (Chyler Leigh) into a ... sorority girl. Along with the plot borrowed heavily from "She's All That," is ... characters: the token black guys, desperate male and female virgins, graituitous nudity and the ... foreign exchange student (Cerina Vincent, who you may have seen in the kids' show "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy").

At best, the movie is a blunt ripoff out of many movies. It's stupid, gross and crude, but it's a pleasant surprise despite the recent teen comedies. More laughs are evident in this somewhat hilarious flick despite its sex and flatulence-related jokes than the "other" teen sex comedies. You know. Like "Slackers."

Rated R for nudity, strong sexual cotnet, sexual/crude humor and for language.