Rating: Summary: ...Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Philippe were where? Review: Cruel Intentions 2 (2000) Robin Dunne, Sarah Thompson, Amy Adams, Keri Lynn Pratt, Barry Flatman, Mimi Rogers, Teresa Hill, Barclay Hope, D: Roger Kumble. Deteriorating (and even more unsavory) direct-to-video preclude is basically meloporn and treachery to the story of DANGEROUS LIAISONS as it shows the preparatory events of the sexually-active stepbrother-sister couple, Sebastian (Dunne) and Katherine (Adams), where she steps in the way of his new assignment: the headmaster's daughter Thompson. Bad comparison of the original is more of a rehash, though with the same director, but with different faces and hypocritical performances. Running Time: 90 minutes and rated R for sexual content, nudity, and some language.
Rating: Summary: Remade to Death Review: First there was the classic Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Then the American version Dangerous Liasons. Then the story was moved to a younger generation and we had Cruel Intentions. Each of these three have reasons to be recommended. Not the latest one, however.Cruel Intentions 2: Manchester Prep seems like a cheapened form of Cruel Intentions. The first was classy, bold, and stylish. The second was crass, obnoxious and just bad. Sebastian seems a little more sympathetic in this version (we actually get to see the parents). He is just a very smart kid with a promiscuous father. He is not the cultured snob of Cruel Intentions. His step-sister Kathryn is now a spoiled brat who seems somewhat of a klutz at trying to be cultured. This is definitely a step down from Gellar's Privileged B-tch of the first movie. The film is full of the swearing and nudity that were nicely absent from the first. One can feel that nudity and swearing were the main reason for this film being made. The idea that it was to kick off a Manchester Prep series would be disappointing as the movies ideas would not translate to the more restricted television format (although the original CI might have made it). The movie's ending makes little sense (like much of the movie) and any sympathy we might have had for Sebastian is tossed out the window.
Rating: Summary: I gave it a one because: Review: ok, here's why. this movie had NO POINT. sure, if what you're looking for is just some cheesy childish story, this is the movie. but as I said, it had no point. the whole story changes at the end of the movie!!!! when??? 3 minutes to the end of it, so you wont even have time to evaluate what you've seen and what you haven't. This movie came out to be on TV as Manchester Prep.!! but they couldn't sell this junk to any media, so the decided to change it's ending and make it a movie. just dont waste ur money on this, go rent it, and if u liked it which i'm sure u wont then buy it.
Rating: Summary: couldn't hold a candle to the original Review: What parts I did manage to view in this movie, made me wonder what the producers were thinking. It has unecessary nudity that doesn't fit. The acting is so poor that I turned it off. I just couldn't handle it
Rating: Summary: Not even worth seeing Review: Bad actors + bad script + bad storyline + over the top profanity=? A bad movie! This movie was one of the worst I've ever seen. To take a super-good first movie and then put it to shame with something as horrible as this isn't just mean. It's plain wrong.
Rating: Summary: not bad at all Review: I thought the first cruel intentions definitely had a better plot and a better cast. The acting was definitely better in the first one. The second one had actors/actresses I have never even heard of, i dont even think it was in theatres. I saw the cover in blockbuster once and the movie looked really cheesy. When I saw the the faces of the new cast I was definitely not renting it. Then i was flipping channels one night when i just left it on. Those actors and actresses looked soooo young! Wow !amy adams had a tough act to follow, but i thought she did very well. robin dunne did not look the part and did not play the part well. the movie was very erotic. Maybe it was even sick. But the fact that the people looked so young with all that stuff in there made it interesting for me (not something you would see everyday). Despite the fact there was no plot there were some interesting scenes (not just the erotic ones). I thought it was a good flick, its worth watching. Maybe even buying, if its on sale. The acting/quality wasnt as good as the first but it does have its good moments.
Rating: Summary: Beware of cheap imitations! Review: The central mistake of this movie lies in attempting to imitate the original Cruel Intentions production: attempting being the key word. Indeed, everything that made Cruel Intentions an enjoyable viewing experience is lacking in this poorly made and somewhat pointless prequel. First, there is no real plot: the 'story' merely drifts from one scene to the next with no sense of purpose or direction. Second, the characters are unconvincing and shallow: the first Cruel Intentions set high standards in terms of acting and succeeded in producing extreme, but broadly convincing, personas in the form of Sebastian and Katherine; this prequel in no way reflects those standards. Third, the art of the original Cruel Intentions was to mix a heady combination of sexual innuendo, power lust and downright nastiness into a more complex and intricate storyline: in other words, although the movie was somewhat racy, there was a point to every scene and action. Cruel Intentions 2 could not be further from this: graphic scenes and smutty jokes are there to serve as just that - graphic scenes and smutty jokes. The result is a rather immature, and quite unfunny, production that comes across as insipid and, at most times, rather boring. In conclusion, even as a stand alone movie Cruel Intentions 2 would be weak; however, when compared to the original it isn't worth even the most cursory of glances.
Rating: Summary: [Too Bad]- I couldnt choose 0 stars Review: This is one of the worst movies i have ever seen. No plot.. NO POINT...
Rating: Summary: Plesantly Suprised Review: Late one night. I was bored, had nothing to do and I noticed that this movie was going to be screening on Television. I thought I'd give it a shot as my friend had only just told me that it ws the best movie ever (I think he watched it for the girls though). I moderatly enjoyed the first one andI didn't expect much other than the average below grade teen flick but what I got was a suprise in my opinion. Sure it had it's crude elements and some scenes had completly no relevance but over all I though this movie had more sophistication than most other movie of it's genre it was willing to experiment with dialogue that would have literaly no effect on the teenage audience some classic examples are the "Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde debate" and the line "What is this Ben-Hur, do they beat you here". I feel that this moved in into a watchable movie terrioty and the write-director certainly deserves credit for what he trys to accomplish with this picture. As for the "horrible acting" yes most of it was below average but I felt that Robin Dunne did a fairly good job in the role of Sebastian. His facial acting was great and the way that he said some of the dialogue had smiles cross my face. The servants were potrayed in greatly steriotypical ways but I thought that was pretty classy too. Don't get me wrong I am not one of those film reviews who dismisses great films like Schindlers List and Midnight Cowboy as garbage and only watches movies like this, I feel that I have seen enough movies in my time be be able to give accurate reviews on my thoughts about them. All In all I have to say that this movie was enjoyable but I wouldn't advise you to buy it, rent it instead
Rating: Summary: Oh Horsie Review: After watching it, a buddy and I vowed we'd buy this movie when it came out on DVD. Why you might ask, why would we spend the money for a movie that everyone on this site and others have labeled as a waste? Two words: Oh horsie. The idea of a girl getting herself off by rubbing herself with a horsie is tasteless and crude. I'm taseless and crude. If you're taseless and crude and love to laugh at horrible acting, with some sex in the middle, but don't want to get caught purchasing "mature" video's, this is what you want. Well, not exactly, but it's pretty close.
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