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10 Things I Hate About You

10 Things I Hate About You

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: funny
Review: I have this, movie it's funny well it's funny that the sister Bianca can't date unless Kat her sister does, Camron he likes her it's pretty funny. Enjoy.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Shakespeare adulteration
Review: "10 Things I Hate About You," a modern updating of "The Taming of the Shrew," demonstrates what happens when filmmakers drain The Bard of his poetry and language and cater to modern moviegoing tastes - they reduce a classic work to yet another in a long line of lamebrained, dull teenagers-on-the-make tales featuring a contingent of adolescents who would never be caught dead reading Shakespeare.

In this version, set in contemporary Tacoma, Kate and Bianca have been converted into two squabbling high school sisters, the former a notorious harridan from whom all peers flee and the latter a virginal beauty whom all the boys covet but who is laboring under her father's edict that she not be able to date until her older sister does.

That Shakespeare's plot fails to translate to modern times goes without saying since the father's obsession lacks the kind of logic the original author provided. In the original's historical context, the cultural tradition dictating that the older daughter must marry before the younger one rings true as a motivation for the story's narrative underpinnings. Here, since the fathers seems mostly concerned with the - real or imagined - horrifying consequences of his daughter's dating, his decision to allow Bianca to date only if Kate does seems counterintuitive and counterproductive. It seems hardly sensible that his fears would be allayed by having TWO daughters out on the town with boyfriends.

All this could be forgiven if the filmmakers had provided a screenplay with even a smidgen of cleverness and humor. In fact, the first ten minutes hint at a reasonably astute satire of modern high school life, particularly in the character of a sex-obsessed female counselor who provides the only moments of amusement in the entire film. Since she us dropped almost immediately from the action, all we are left with is the spectacle of a group of shallow teenagers laboriously executing the mechanics of a once irresistable plot. Kate is nowhere near the terrifying shrew nor her pursuer the arrogant rogue they need to be to be comically effective. They come across as only slightly askew, but basically ordinary, adolescents who lack the charisma to make them even slightly interesting.

"10 Things" proves yet again that Shakespeare without Shakespeare results only in a bareboned plot devoid of wit and artistry.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This is an excellent ,funny and awesome movie
Review: I love this movie! I have watched it so many times I can't keep track anymore. Ms. Perky, Mr. Morgan and Mr. Stratford were scene stealers and truely three of the funniest characters in the film.

Heath ledger and julia stiles were excellent in this film. Julia and heath can really act. Joseph Gordon-levitt is also a good actor. but I already knew that before seeing this film.

this film is the best teen film I have scene ever. the casting of it was superb, the story was interesting and the script was hilarious! if you haven't scene it already see it and then you will see why I like it so much :)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: More Than Ten Things I Love About This Movie!
Review: Personally, I really enjoyed this movie. It was a great way to make a modern shakespeare! I thought that the dialog was creative but kept to the plot well. You have to rent this movie... even if it is only for Patrick singing on the bleachers!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great movie, the type where you'll memorize every line!
Review: When I first saw previews for this movie, I thought that it looked alright, and that it was just another movie like Can't Hardly Wait and She's All That. Since I found those movies entertaining, I decided to watch it. When I finished the movie, I was completly blown away. The movie was nothing as I had expected it would be. The plot was so much better than all of those other teenage movies. This movie has everything: a good script, hysterical jokes, great acting, even a good soundtrack. Heath Ledger played Patrick Verona, a typical tough guy, and it's so fun to watch his tough exterior dissapear to reveal a sensitive loving guy. Julia Stiles does a wonderful portrayal of Kat Stratford, a sarcastic teenage girl trying her hardest not to fit in. Her sister Bianca is also well cast, played by Larissa Olyenick. The contrast between these two sisters is hysterical. Cameron, a sweet guy, is played by Joesph Gordon-Levitt, and you can't help but smile at his innocence ("She kissed me! <where?> ...In the car!")This movie follows the lives of these wonderful characters, and you will come to love each of them. Even all of the smaller parts are well acted and funny, such as the Stratford sisters uptight father, the hysterical guidance counselor Ms. Perky, and all of the other high school students. One of the best things about this movie is how true it is. Walk into any high school, and you will feel like you have just walked into Padua, their school. ("Those are your basic beautiful people...don't talk to them unless they talk to you first.") It is very rare to find a movie that has so much humor. Give this movie a chance, I'm glad I did...I could probably recite the whole movie by heart.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Stars in the Making
Review: First of all, this movie is really great. I think this movie got lost in the teen movie of the week shuffle and it's shameful because it's the best of that genre. I havent't read "Taming of the Shrew" which this movie is based on but it has inspired me to pick it up. I really like all of the characters here - they weren't the stereotypical airheaded teenyboppers that most movies seem to include. Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles steal the movie with their very strong performances. Their characters are the high point for me - they are both tremendously talented actors (particularly Mr. Ledger - check out "The Patriot"). I look forward to them both having long careers. Please give this movie a chance. I promise you won't hate it. PS I am far beyond my high school years but I could still relate.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Great Spin On Shakespeare
Review: 10 Things I Hate About You is a funny yet smart movie that is great. What make it even better is that it is loosely based on the Shakespearean play, "The Taming Of The Shrew".Newcomer Heath Ledger(Patrick Verona in the movie) shined. I totally fell in love with the character of Kat(Julia Stiles). I think she is someone alot of teens can realate to. And when you add Joey(Andrew Keegan), Micheal(David Krumholtz) and the rest of the cast to the mix and what you get is a hilarious, sexy comedy.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: pretty good for a chick flick
Review: well the first time i saw it i was tricked into it.i hated it the first time i saw it. however the second time i saw it i found it to be not all that bad. the acting is so so basically just a bunch of seventeen magazine people are in it. i wouldnt buy it its only rentable quality.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Guilty pleasure
Review: An unconventional, and very loose adaption of The taming of the Shrew. There are the typical sterotypes of teen age life. the standout is Heath Ledger's antihero. The standout moment...his rendition of You're Just Too Good To Be True....a real show stopper. Some good ensamble acting, though hindered by the script. A real guilty pleasure.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Mostly for Teens
Review: This movie is based in Shakespearean's 'The Taming if the Shrew'. But with a major 90's twist. Popular Bianca can't date till her sister (that she calls a 'mutant') Kat dates. So one of Bianca's admirers gets Patrick to woo the shrew. '10 Thinks I Hate About You' will make you laugh. It's mostly for a teen audience.


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