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Monday, September 18, 2006
And what better way to celebrate my birthday this year than to see a chick flick with my friends? (Okay, I can think of lots of better ways, involving helicopters and private islands, but realistically speaking, this was one of the activities at the top of my list.) In case I haven't told you, as much as possible, I try to celebrate my birthday each year differently. And it was only this year that I realized that despite my obsession with movies, I've never actually treated my friends to a movie for my birthday before. Anyway, I'll just talk about my birthday in my main blog, and focus on the movie review in this one.
John Tucker Must Die, I would have to say, is so far the ultimate teeny-bopper chick-flick of this year. And if it had starred more famous actors, it'd be in the same level as Mean Girls. But I don't really have any problems with any of the actors here, especially Jesse Metcalfe who plays none other than John Tucker, captain of the basketball team, hottest guy in school, and well, I'm sure you know what kind of character I'm talking about.
So the story is, John Tucker is the coolest guy in high school, and all the girls like him. Very She's All That, only this time, he doesn't have just one girlfriend, he's got 3. And since they're not friends with each other, it takes them a while to realize that he's cheating on all of them. Enter Kate (Brittany Snow), aka Invisible Girl (like Mia Thermopolis (before she found out she was a princess)), who, instead of joining the bandwagon and fights for John, tells the girls that they're being idiots and that they should just get revenge.
And so begins a whirlwind of schemes, evil plots and other stuff that are all for the destroying of not only John Tucker's reputation, but I suppose his whole existence. But of course, things don't always go as planned, and there's that rule in battle: Never underestimate your opponent.
Point, it's a lot of fun, and though some parts are kinda lame, I liked this movie because it didn't try to incorporate too many stories into one thing. No "best friend who gets left behind" or college-dilemmas or whatever other cliches there are in teen movies (I can't think of any more right now), except for one (but I'm not gonna tell you what it is). Just believe me when I say that it's not [just] another teen movie.
Posted at 07:33 pm by miriyammqx
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