Okay, folks, I couldn't resist. 

I'd seen this trailer up on the apple site http://www.apple.com/trailers maybe about a month or two before the film was actually released and really the only thing that drew me to it was because I'd heard SNL's Tina Fey had written it along with (former SNL cast member) Tim Meadows.  This just looked really funny.  But at the same time I was worried this would become another forgettable teen queen movie.

It starts off a little dry in the humor dept. but quickly picks up.  I'm kind of a hard person to make laugh depending on the style of humor, but this was really, really funny!  If you leave the rumored boob job thoughts out of your head regarding Lindsay Lohan's performance, you can actually find her quite endearing.  I love Tina Fey.  She's in this as well.

And what's more, this "chick flick" is guy-friendly.  Yes, guys, even you will find yourselves laughing.  If not, then take your girlfriend (or best girl pal) and just enjoy the view.  (There's a scene with the four girls dubbed "The Plastics" - which does include Lindsay - performing a provocative dance to "Jingle Bell Rock" for their school's Winter Talent Show.)

Coming out of this, I wanted to be a "mean girl" and I absolutely despise chicks like that.  But how cute, you know?  At least to dress like one because their wardrobe was pretty kickin'. 

Anyway, this one is clever and fun and funny all at the same time.  In the style of "Legally Blonde" meets "Clueless"....sorta.

9/10.       

Mean Girls

As I look back on this summer I'm upset I didn't go to more movies (though most looked rather...questionable) but I am glad I went to Mean Girls.  This movie, although it looks like another teen flick, is funny for anyone whose ever been through high school.

Tina Fey wrote and is featured in this movie about a girl who lives in Africa her whole life until she turns 16 and starts highschool.  She quickly befriends two of the school rejects (Lizzy Caplan and Daniel Franzese), but eventually finds herself in the thick of popular crowd and all the dilemmas that go along with that, ie - boys, shopping, and uh...boys.

Lindsay Lohan does a great job in the lead and the entire supporting cast is phenominal.  The writing is also very smart and sharp witted and is surprisingly accurate in describing the high school world.

The movie is not without it's flaws.  A lot of the gags involving the stupid  popular girls fall flat, and at times you'll find yourself routing against the protaganist, but those are small quams in a movie that breaks the teen comedy cliches.

While the movie might not break any new boundries, it is about as good as a movie within it's genre can be.  I recommend checking this one out.

***1/2 (out of 5)
GQ

It was better then I thought it'd be.

***

I thought the movie was ok.

i loved this movie, but maybe that's because i'm still in high school (although i don't know any of you and u all could be in high school). i just loved that we finally have a teen movie where the teens are people you know (we haven't seen that since American Pie). I tired of all the goody-goody teen movies (::cough::go home hilary duff!) plus the girls are super fine! (linsay lohan was plenty... but plus rachel mcadams, lacey charbert...)

****/4

I haven't seen this film but it is probably good, it just isn't for me. I will give almost any film a chance but these films, pg 13 which have little or no swearing are sometimes untrue

I was one of those kids that everyone hated, even the uncool kids hated me for a stupid reason but still did. Anyways there are certain things that go on in school and in teen years that films do not show because they want a pg 13 rating

For 1 they portray hot women as young nerds which make no sense other than to sell the movie with hot people

Quoted from Jdawg2006, posted December 17th, 2004, 8:15pm at here i loved this movie, but maybe that's because i'm still in high school (although i don't know any of you and u all could be in high school). i just loved that we finally have a teen movie where the teens are people you know (we haven't seen that since American Pie). I tired of all the goody-goody teen movies (::cough::go home hilary duff!) plus the girls are super fine! (linsay lohan was plenty... but plus rachel mcadams, lacey charbert...) ****/4

Are you kidding? I've never ever heard or seen a teen act like that in the film. The films a make believe comedy of Paris Hilton alike barbies (but its funny). Do not even tell me you actually know people who act like this!

Also, if you wanna check out the opposite to Mean Girls (ie. the way real teens act) then I recommend checking out "Thirteen". RENT IT!

Please, Thirteen was a joke. It was poorly written, and the only reason it got any acclaim was because it was based on real life events. If it hadn't been it would have been regarded as a cliched cautionary tale.

Cliche?! How is Thirteen a cliche, its the realest movie I've ever seen potrayed on film (minus the DUMB mother part) and it cant be a cautionary tale cuz kids like this aren't ever gonna see the movie.

It wasn't meant for kids like the ones it portrayed. Rather people who idolize kids like those and their parents.

Doesn't that have 13 year olds prostituting themselves etc? Happens sure, but hardly the GENERAL way in which kids of their age behave. The way real teens act? I'm starting to think some people went to some rough as sh*t high schools lol.

You ever watch daytime talk shows that have the very young hookers and strippers haha, they aren't real. They are so desparate my neighbor was on Jenny Jones about 2 years ago I believe when it was still on

This is an American show using Canadians to play the former bully in the geek to stripper episodes or some crap like that, are they high?

The only reason it was made was because the director wanted Nikki Reed (an actress in the movie) to stay out of trouble and wanted her to more creative things.

Why are you talking bout Jenny Jones?

And dont they prostitute themselves, they give a couple guys blowjobs, but when they dress like that, what can you expect?

Well if you would take a few minutes to read the other post above mine where Ian states that not a large percent of teens actually are like that, I was merely pointing out that he's right because they fake those shows

But you didn't, you just look at the topic and than look at the post

I still dont see what Jenny Jones has to do with Thirteen. They fake it for entertainment. Real life is real life. 2 completely different things and also, how many of the poeple here are actually teenagers:

Wesley_And_The_Curse, are you a teenager?
Michael Birch, are you a teenager?
Ian, are you a teenager?

Most people on these board either are teenagers or have been teenagers.
Most teenagers are not like the ones in "Thirteen."

Either way it's not a very good show.

Jason unless you are too stupid to have already known my age since it is freely used whenever well that's your problem, open your eyes and read the title of this thread. I'm sorry, it does not say Thirteen, it says Mean Girls

What do you know about being a teen? The place where you live is not the same as another place so you know what you know and others know what they know. Everyone is right on this fact, just some are too stupid too see that.

If as a teen you want to be a hooker, so be it. If as a teen you want to be a cliche, than so be it. If as a teen you want to be high and drunk, than so be it. If as a teen you want to commit murder, than so be it. And so on and so...

I don't see why it matters...but I'm 18 years old. As it says on my profile.

Well I haven't looked at anyone's profile herre, so I wudn't know. And it matters cuz you're not gonna really know about teen life unless you are one. It doesn't matter if you know someone who is a counsellor, or you are a counsellor or you're a parent to a teen, you can't know and unless you are one I think you shouldn't judge the topic and whats believable and whats not believable in a movie about teens.

Jason,
That post is pure ignorance.
You'd be surprised at how little changes from the time your parents were teens to now.
Wes and Ian were teenagers so they know how it is.
I'm 16 so I can say how it is to be a teenager - and honestly it's not as bad as they make it out to be in "Thirteen" or as bad as you make it to be in your:
"This is your life."

Its not as bad as that to everyone, in some cases its worse. Just cuz where u live is quieter than that doesn't mean that where somebody lives that its the same. Just like where I live isn't the same as where you live.

And ALOT has changed from the time my parents were teens, DRUGS is waaaaaaaay more available to ANYONE than it was 20 years ago.

You live in Ireland, right?
Since I live in America I can't say how it was or is in Ireland.
Twenty years ago drugs were just as availible then as they were now where I live.

How do u know where I live?

I checked your profile.
I read "This is your Life" and was curious to know where you are from.

I was just a teen a few short months ago, unless you have some disability or are in a car accident you will never forget how it is to be a teen. It's hard but only the weak are taken down dark roads, the murders in my town have picked up since I graduated high school.

It's not my fault I grew up and stopped living in the past through screenplays or self pity

I mean maybe it's just me

What are you two talking about...?

The reason I like Thirteen is because I found to be very real and less corny than most American Movies.

And what are you on about Wesley_And_The_Curse... you said I live in the past through screenplays and self pity? First off, you couldn't write about anything I've wrote because you've never actually experienced it. Second... I wrote a script which was a quater true... and suddenly my lide is based on self pity through screenplays? That's extremely idiotic.

"I don't see a reason to p*ss on about how much life sucks, because it'll get better"

Firstly, my life doesn't suck... the lives around me, that I see, do. That's why I lime movies like Thirteen, because movie plots like that, happen around my area.

I actually don't even understand what the two of you are trying to say.

Also I couldn't write what you write because I like to have a story but that's beyond the fact, I wasn't talking about you, so please go back into your life and leave me alone

It was a general term, people write about there lives and are all like oh read this is based on my life. "Love me for having a rough life" Sorry, those kinda people if they can write a screenplay about there lives they must not have been that hard

Stop telling people how your life is, nobody cares. I would if you would have taken the time to get to know me but from experience I know people don't care. On this site or anywhere.

Are you saying I'm continously telling people about my life, or are you saying this "in general"

What the hell makes u think I want any form of sympathy from you or from anyone. And also give me ONE reason where it says I HAVE to make friends with people on this site or "get to know them", is it a law? Did you ever think that I just didn't wanna waist my energy talking to people who I can physically see?

I don't know what you're talking in the slightest, it's actually amusing, because I also think that this a WEAK, PATHETIC, stab at me, but honesty, I think you also don't have a clue what you're talking about. Maybe you should stop reading so much into everything. If the reason I'm not getting on with most people here, did you ever think that it's maybe cuz I defend things, such as This Is Your Life and Thirteen?

You know what, don't reply to this 'cause I can't be bothered to READ anymore of the complete and utter shit you have to write.

Anyways, I think once Mean Girls comes onto the movie network I'll give it a watch. it's probably not a great film but hey I will give anything a chance at least once

Maybe highschool life is completely different depending on where you live...  I live in the area mean girls took place,  me and my friends even go to the mall they mentioned in the movie, and this movie was so much like my highschool.  And if you live in Ireland, or canada, or wherever, I'd assume it would have many differences.

Yeah, but nobody ever takes that into consideration. Here the girls dressed dirty and acted really horrible to people like me but they liked me. They may not have respected me because of who i am but they accepted me and that's not saying I was cool, I was the most hated person probably in a long time in that school.

I think the girls are meaner in earlier grades like 7 and 8, man do i have some stories from them that could be very entertaining and sad. High school sure i was the most unpopular but everyone accepted me as the smart different guy.

I just don't remember anyone being pg 13 around me

The movie is supposed to show how girls are mean to different girls, and to what iv seen in my highschool, that movie was dead on, the way girls treat guys is completely different from the way they treat other girls, I dont think iv heard a single girl ever purposely humiliate a guy, but girls on the other hand, I dunno, its odd.

The girls in my high school loved each other, not saying they were lesbiens but they could have been.

u must have gone to the perfect high school wesley, lol. pretty much all the girls hate all the girls at my school. they don't hate each other, but they certainly don't like eachother.

You should have seen them, from the outside looking in and since I'm a guy they were like perfect at the time for like an orgy porn video. They liked each other more than they liked the guys.

This may have been a front for in school or maybe it was just how they really were, there was the occasional guy hanging with there group, we'll call him the boyfriend but other than that I don't remember one catfight well 1 but it happened in the cafeteria and i missed it but other than that it seemed like only the guy hated each other and the girls hated the guys not girl on girl hatred

my high school, I went to two and even at my first one and going back years I don't honestly remember girls going at each other in hatred. it was always guy girl, guy guy fighting and stuff.

Either I live in the best place if you're a male who has fantasies about women loving each other or I live in an average place

Wesley's description seems to about match my high school as well.

Although yesterday, my friend was telling me how he a girl walked onto a public bus and began to punch and kick another girl.  As it turned out, the girl being kicked had slept with the attacker's boyfriend (who was probably about five years older than her).  My friend pulled the attacking girl off, and she quietly got off the bus.

Im not tlaking about fighting, because at least in my highschool, that like never happens at all, but like viscious gossip and rude remarks, the "burn book" in mean girls illuminated this well,  And girls like have lists of people who they dislike, and lists of people who are okay, and if you mention a dislike girl to them theyll get all huffy and keep saying stuff like "She's such a slut" or "What a total bitch"