10 Things I Hate About You

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Summary: Kiss me Kat
Review: The Shakespeare revival continues unabated, as the Stratford-based writer proves to be more in demand than ever. One of the results of sparky, entertaining films such as this reminder that Shakespeare is a writer for all ages, not just some literary legend who speaks only to the time in which he lived and is therefore fit for a privileged few, as well s the odd GCSE taker.

Far from it, 10 Things I Hate About You - based on The Taming of the Shrew - has the wide appeal to be a big succes and the quirkiness to prove a cultish hit too. Wisely skirting the less politically correct issues within this mighty clash of the sexes tale, writers Lutz and Smith have made a John Hughes-esque high school romantic comedy that provokes as much thought as it does laughs.

Beautiful yet aloof Katarina Stratford (Julia Stiles) is given a wide berth at Padua High School, where she is feared for her feisty manner and biting wit. Her younger sister Bianca (Larisa Oleynik) is much more popular, especially with new boy Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who is desperate for a date with her. But this is far from easy as their horribly nervous father insists that if they are to date, they must date together, safe in the knowledge that Kat would never find a man who could live with her exacting standards. So Cameron and his new pal Michael (David Krumholtz) set about to finding such a man. The lucky guy they select is the brooding Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger) who no-nonsense tough guy image would seem the ideal foil for Kat.

And the start of the fun when things don't go quite as well as planned. Laughs come effortlessly out of the characters and their plight, as all play out a drama that has a basis in reality, that is recognisably an adaption of the Schrew, but which is a fun film all on its own. Above all, Stiles and Ledger make a winning couple against a roster of entertaining supporting characters, as the film proves itself stylish, uplifting and thoroughly winning.

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Summary: Awesome!
Review: This is my favorite movie of all time! I have watched it hundreds of times. It is totally awesome! it is totally worth buying!

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Summary: A plesant surprise.
Review: Like many of the other people here, I avoided this film like the plague because of the way it was pitched: directly at the teen market, between the "slasher" bores of I Know What You Did Last Summer and the "romantic comedies" featuring She's All That. Plus, I have a general rule: if the majority of my classmates like the movie, I refuse to see it. This would be why I haven't enjoyed the likes of the Scream trilogy or Varsity Blues and American Pie.

However, upon much insistance of my English class, I finally broke down and watched it (plus, we were doing the original Taming of the Shrew). To my surprise, this is a very smart and well crafted film. The main ensemble cast (Heath Ledger, Larisa Oleynik, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt) did a wonderful job, but what really made it especially endearing were the "minor" characters. Mandella and Michael, the friends who find love over Macbeth; Andrew Keegan as Joey Donner, the guy everyone loves to hate and/or kiss up to; Alison Janney (from the West Wing) as the horny guidance counselor; Bogey Lowenson, the unassuming future MBA. The person that stood out in my mind the most, though, was the English teacher. He was the funniest person in the entire film. The interaction between Mr. Morgan and Kat was quick, witty, and even a little double-edged.

I would recommend this film to almost anyone, even those wary of the teen genre that's flooded the market with truly horrible flicks. It probably takes someone with a penchant for Shakespeare--or feminist literature--to truly understand the wit of the lines.

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Summary: 10 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT THIS MOVIE
Review: This is one of my favorite movies right now along with Never Been Kissed and Clueless. It's a funny, and sorta romantic movie about a new high school student, Cameron, who right away falls for Bianca, a girl who everyone knows is not allowed to date, until now, her older sister, the anti social undateable, but pretty Kat does. Cameron tries desperatly to find a date for kat, he finally pays a strage mysterious guy to date her. This is Very funny and Very good! It stars Larissa Oleynic, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Heath Ledger.

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Summary: Great movie but I have a little problem. . .
Review: I love the movie and bought the sound track but was disappointed when it lacked some of the songs that were on the movie. If anybody knows what the song is when they show the shots of Kat's neighborhood and then goes inside where she's reading in the chair I would be forever grateful if you would tell me.

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Summary: A good teen movie!!
Review: Though most of the teen movies out there are bad (loser, she's all that, I know what you did last summer), ten things I hate about stands as out as a well written well thought out movie that will please teens as well those who are not teens. This is movie is actually a decent romantic movie like high fidelity and keeping the faith. I liked to see a group of young actos playing this modern day adaptation of taming the schrew.

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Summary: THE BEST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN!
Review: This is my favorite movie. Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles make an excellent couple. I've watched it so many times i have every line memorized. It's a truly great movie!

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Summary: I want you to want this movie.
Review: Why, oh why does 10 things captivate me so? The plot's turn-by-turn predictable, appearing in "She's All That" the same year. The high school is like no high school I've ever seen, and the plot has holes you could drive a mac truck through. So why has it taken up permanent residence in my DVD player?

First, the main players have some sparkle and bite to them. Heath Ledger makes a great rebel type, and Julia Stiles plays a heroine with attitude to spare. A great deal of actual acting is required from her, and she rises to the task.

Secondly, the adults in the movie are well cast, for a welcome change. Larry Miller is hilarious as a paranoid father, and Allison Janney shines as a dirty-minded guidance counselor. Both are as good as Eugene Levy's K.O. as the father in American Pie.

Finally, the script. The plot's a bore, but the dialog is sharp and believable. Julia Stiles' "shrew" gets plenty of zingers, but there's enough for everyone to have one or two.

Forget the negatives, folks, and surrender to the charisma. Great actors, excellent dialog, funny and charming; If the first digit of your age is lower than 3, you'll love this movie.

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Summary: Best high school movie since "Breakfast Club" & "16 Candles"
Review: All right, I have now pegged myself as somewhat older than most who have reviewed this movie. Yes, I graduated high school in the 80's, back when John Hughes was making great movies that you wanted to watch over and over to memorize the lines and marvel at the oddball main characters and even more bizarre supporting cast. This movie reminded me of those great teen films.

I skipped "10 Things" in the theaters and even on video. It sounded like another teen comedy, and they seem to come fast, furious, and awful these days (maybe I'm getting old). I finally saw the movie last weekend on cable and I was stunned. My wife wanted to check it out because we had just seen "The Patriot" and Heath Ledger is just "soooo cute," so I grabbed the Sunday paper and plopped on the couch preparing to be bored out of my skull while watching attractive kids show their lack of acting ability in a poorly written extended music video.

Needless to say, the paper stayed on the coffee table. It didn't take much more than the opening scenes with counselor Ms. Perky ("I've got a novel to write and deviants to see, so SCOOT!") and A/V geek/Future MBAer outcast Michael Eckman ("On your left are the beautiful people...") introducing new student Cameron to the ins and outs of Padua High to assure me that if this were indeed just insipid teen movie cotton candy then it was at least cleverly written.

As the plot develops, the movie gets even more interesting. All of the characters have that Hughes-esque "quirkiness" to them. Larry Miller as Kat & Bianca's Dad steals just about every scene he's in ("Kissing is not what keeps me up to my elbows in placenta"), and Ms. Perky ("A bratwurst? My, aren't we the optimist"), Mr. Morgan ("Some day you're going to get b-tch slapped, and I'm not going to do a thing to stop it!"), and Mr. Chapin (played by David Leisure, the former Joe Isuszu) are absolutely perfect. The one liners abound throughout ("Remove head from sphincter, then drive!"; "I have a d--k on my face, don't I?") and they are delivered expertly for the most part. Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger are an appealing couple, and -- HEY! -- they can actually act. The character transformations do happen a bit too quickly to be entirely believable and neither Patrick nor Kat really seem as awful as their reputations, but I didn't care -- heck, any character development in a typical high school movie should be headline news.

If you paid any attention in high school English, you know exactly where this movie is going, but the ride is so much fun, you don't care. as Mr. Morgan points out, "Shakespeare may be a dead white guy, but he knows his s---!"

'10 Things" could definitely be classified as a "chick flick" with the cute romantic plot and the little touches like Patrick's rendition of "I want you, baby" in the stadium and Kat's climactic sonnet, but it doesn't come off sappy at all. Even Joseph Gordon-Levitt (the kid from 3rd Rock from the Sun) is tolerable. I liked the movie and have even watched it a few more times. Great soundtrack, too!

Now why did that never happen to me when I had detention...?

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Summary: The best movie...and heath is a hottie
Review: This movie is a must for everyone! Its funny and is great for sleepovers. What makes this movie great? Its the acting and the humor. Julia and Heath portray their characters wonderfully, and the crazy, secretly writing love stories to portray her fantasy guidance councelor is a real kick. The scene at the prom where Bianca punches and kneels Joey(we all know where) is great because she is taking after her sister and no one would think she would do that. Everyone should go see this movie and they will fall in love with it! :c)