Once Again

Mean Girls

There's something about watching a bunch of pseudo-teenagers acting like pseudo-teenagers that is incredibly repellent. Upon first viewing of Mean Girls in the movie theater (yes, I went to the cinema to see it with the droves of high schoolers packing the theater) I actually was rather sickened and confused that I couldn't relate (only being a few years out of high school) to any of it. However, I couldn't help but love the pathetically unreal, but undoubtedly bordering on actual reality, nature of the whole thing. Cameos by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey definitely helped, but in all, I grew to love it and the spastic presentation of high school life it depicts.

The plethora of stupid quotes "I wanna lose three pounds!" "Your face smells like peppermint," and fantasy sequences of high schoolers as African wildlife sweetens the pot. Any thoughts? Am I the only twenty-something male that finds Mean Girls appealing (in the not just scoping out young girls kinda way)? 

Re:Mean Girls

mercurial:

There's something about watching a bunch of pseudo-teenagers acting like pseudo-teenagers that is incredibly repellent. Upon first viewing of Mean Girls in the movie theater (yes, I went to the cinema to see it with the droves of high schoolers packing the theater) I actually was rather sickened and confused that I couldn't relate (only being a few years out of high school) to any of it. However, I couldn't help but love the pathetically unreal, but undoubtedly bordering on actual reality, nature of the whole thing. Cameos by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey definitely helped, but in all, I grew to love it and the spastic presentation of high school life it depicts.

The plethora of stupid quotes "I wanna lose three pounds!" "Your face smells like peppermint," and fantasy sequences of high schoolers as African wildlife sweetens the pot. Any thoughts? Am I the only twenty-something male that finds Mean Girls appealing (in the not just scoping out young girls kinda way)? 

I didn't watch it in the theater, unfortunately, but being a college student have watched it many, many times.  It's interesting how some of the language used in the film has gained acceptance in popular culture (at least on college campuses).  Phrases like "word vomit" and the word "fetch" are used a lot in my circle of friends.  Films like Mean Girls and Superbad definitely adopt a cult-like popularity.  I don't think I'll ever get tired of either.

Re:Mean Girls

lopezdash:

mercurial:

There's something about watching a bunch of pseudo-teenagers acting like pseudo-teenagers that is incredibly repellent. Upon first viewing of Mean Girls in the movie theater (yes, I went to the cinema to see it with the droves of high schoolers packing the theater) I actually was rather sickened and confused that I couldn't relate (only being a few years out of high school) to any of it. However, I couldn't help but love the pathetically unreal, but undoubtedly bordering on actual reality, nature of the whole thing. Cameos by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey definitely helped, but in all, I grew to love it and the spastic presentation of high school life it depicts.

The plethora of stupid quotes "I wanna lose three pounds!" "Your face smells like peppermint," and fantasy sequences of high schoolers as African wildlife sweetens the pot. Any thoughts? Am I the only twenty-something male that finds Mean Girls appealing (in the not just scoping out young girls kinda way)? 

I didn't watch it in the theater, unfortunately, but being a college student have watched it many, many times.  It's interesting how some of the language used in the film has gained acceptance in popular culture (at least on college campuses).  Phrases like "word vomit" and the word "fetch" are used a lot in my circle of friends.  Films like Mean Girls and Superbad definitely adopt a cult-like popularity.  I don't think I'll ever get tired of either.

Let me be frank, and honest--I love Mean Girls.  How does it get better than Lindsay Lohan back when she wasn't addicted to coke, anorexic, or going on booze binges every night? 

What I like about Mean Girls is that, though it has its over the top teen comedy moments where you just want the campy dialouge to stop, it also has genius moments.  Tina Fey is an incredible writer and comic and it comes as no surprise that her work on this movie resulted in some golden moments.  Each of the characters is interesting and complex (in their own way) and the more I watch this movie the more I like it... 

Lohan and company did a great job in making a movie about high schoolers that didn't follow the exact same terrible forumla that was produced time and time again in the late 90's.