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Summary: Yawn!
Review: I am a big fan of 1999's "Cruel Intentions". The cast and the story made the taboo subject matter very engrossing. However, this so-called "sequel", which was pieced together from a failed television show is not worth the $20. The story is boring, the actors are bland, and the whole movie should of never been released.A big appeal of the first movie is the suspense and sexual tension. This movie has about as much suspense as Baywatch and as much sexual tension as Barbara Bush. The movie first aired on Showtime, so if you want to save your money, just view it on there. There is nothing special on the DVD and even worse, nothing special about the movie...
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Summary: I have a headache.
Review: Being a big fan of the original Cruel Intentions, I was quite curious when I'd heard there would be a prequel. I'd heard it was to explore Kathryn and Sebastian's early relationship, and was very much intrigued. I didn't think it was going to be quite as good as the first, but I thought it ought to be worth two hours time at any rate. In short, my time would have been better spent hitting myself repeatedly in the head with a brick. The original is an extremely well-written, beautifully acted adaptation of the classic novel and movie(s) "Dangerous Liasons"(If you haven't seen the film starring John Malkovich and Glenn Close, I highly reccomend it...and for those of you who like that sort of thing, Keanu Reeves is in it, too.). I've seen it several times, and have enjoyed it more with subsequent viewings. Its prequel is everything the original is not. Apart from being improperly titled (a prequel should not contain a "part 2"...Since it is supposed to occur before the first part) It is poorly acted and horribly written, playing on some of the more clever lines from the original and butchering them to fit some pointless re-hash (pre-hash?). The actor playing Sebastian Valmont, while not nearly as good as Ryan Phillippe, may have some potential, if he can get over his James Van Der Beek phase, but other than that, the movie is absolutely devoid of talent. The only amusing character in the film is it's equivalent of Cecile Caldwell, an amazingly vapid young woman named Sherrie, though she has none of the innocent charm of Selma Blair (the actress who played Cecile in the original). In fact, the amusement comes only from watching her bumble her way across the screen. The biggest shock came when the credits rolled, as I learned the writer/director of this absolute travesty of a film was Roger Kumble, the same man who did just a wonderful job on the original. It just goes to show what people will do for the right amount of money. Do yourself a favor, if you enjoyed the original, buy Cruel Intentions 2 if only to set it on fire. That's what I'm planning on doing.
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Summary: Not Bad
Review: Now I liked the first one better but this one still was well acted and very interesting. Although I think it would have done good on tv I think it was very good and kept your attention with great dialouge and wity talent. I reccomend this movie.
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Summary: Of Course Not Better than the Original, but . . .
Review: Cruel Intentions 2 is not real bad. The acting isn't ultimately superb, but it fairs well. As all know by now, CI2 was originally the planned FOX tv show, Manchester Prep, which was spun off from Cruel Intentions. When FOX saw how risky the content was, they decided to not add it to their fall line-up in '99, or any other line-up beyond that. I, myself, was very dissapointed as Cruel Intentions is my top favorite movie of all time. CI2 is basically about how Sebastian Valmont really got into ruining people's lives, a quest that was set by his "psycho stepsister" Kathryn Mertieul. I must say that Amy Adams did a good job portraying Kathryn, but nobody will ever beat Sarah Michelle Gellar at the role. Also, Keri Lynn Platt who plays Cherie did her character and very good was the most hilarious person. CI2 is also a bit more toned up than the original, as in there's more of the nudity business . . . and the grabbing business. But it all fits into the plot, which was also great. All in all, CI2 is a fair sequel, and will undoubtedly do well on video and DVD.
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Summary: human behavior at its worse + nice shower scene!
Review: I haven't seen the first Cruel Intentions, so I can't really comment on how close it followed the storyline and characters of the first one. It was somewhat funny at parts, but mostly showed petty teens being really mean to one another, and the one good teen at the end turned completely rotten and as bad if not worse as the rest of them. A horrible display of humanity. Classism and statism at its worst. Be rude to the "help." Backstab at every opportunity. Be cruel because you can. Look out for number one. Do it because it feels good. There are not conseqeunces. No good deed goes unpunished. Kinda depressing. On the plus side the shower scene with the twins was hot. The two brunettes are faintly weird when they speak in unison as they do, but they were extremely attractive and you get nice long looks at their rather nice breasts fairly close up, I was rathe surprised. No hotter than anything in Playboy, but still... A suprising amount of soft porn in this video, the only thing that really saves it, though on a different level.
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Summary: ...I liked the first one...
Review: The first "Cruel Intentions" was was nasty, slightly campy, good fun. It was well-made, and well-acted. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillipe, Reese Witherspoon, and (especially) Selma Blair knew EXACTLY how to handle the material. It's a funny, and kinky, guilty pleasure. None of the above is true of the prequel, "Cruel Intentions 2." This is a LAME rehash of the original elements. The cast (none of whom return from the first film) are unremittingly bland. The story basically shows how Sebastian became corrupted and ended up like he was in the original film. The highlight of the film involves twin sisters in a shower. Most guys will probably find it the highlight. One final note: the only 'special features' are a couple filmographies and the film's trailer. Interestingly, about half the shots in the trailer are from scenes that didn't make the final cut. Weird that the producers decided not to include any deleted scenes on the DVD...at least it would've increased the value somewhat of an otherwise virtually useless disc.
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Summary: awesome
Review: this movie is my hero, my role model on how i should live my life. I would love to live the life of what they are.
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Summary: Twister Set-Up
Review: I've seen the first, then was flipping through channels, came to Showtime, and saw that the sequel was a prequel and was gonna be on. So I watched it and it seemed fairly slowly building up, but the ending was just totally radical. A complete twist of events that would really push toward the original. Instead of being seniors in the original, they're sophmores. So If you like the first, you'll like this.
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Summary: Not too bad!
Review: I was a big fan of Cruel Intentions so when I heard of the T.V. series that was supposed to air last December I was excited, but then quicky dissapointed to learn that it had been cancelled. Well it recently aired on cable the other night and it was really not as bad as most people would think for a kind of straight to video movie. It is a prequel so you get to see how Kathryn and Sebastian really met and what ends up leading them to their little games they play with innocent guys and girls. Unfortunately none of the actors from the Cruel Intentions movie are in this sequel/prequel but it really was not that bad!! I can see how they would not air the series on T.V. cause it definately is not suited to be on regular T.V. but I found it to be funny and entertaining. It kept me interested the whole time. Watch it and see!
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Summary: A really good movie!
Review: This was a really good movie! I really liked the story line and it was almost like the first cruel intentions, except it was a little bit better. I reccomend this movie to teens and adults.
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