Tuesday, June 3. 2008Movie Review: She's the Man
Being a huge fan of The Bard, I recently went looking for a film adaptation of Twelfth Night, one of his few works that I have not had the chance to see as of yet. Hearing that there was a recent film adaptation, She's the Man, I set about procuring a copy of it.
What an utter waste. The stupid voice and facial expressions Amanda Bynes used to try and pretend to be a guy were just ridiculous. Don't bother. Two thumbs WAY WAY down. Perhaps the most mind-boggling part: the aforementioned atrocities, which caused me to turn the movie off in disgust only 30 minutes into it, are cited by one RT critic as the sole PLUS of the movie: "Implausible as she is, her voice-changing, artificial guy-speak, and penchant for causing fights makes the whole film fun and watchable." I guess there just really IS no accounting for taste. My next adventure: Enchanted. Trackbacks
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Radar on :
Wow, gosh I am surprised. That movie sounded like it had so much going for it.
Next time you might consider listening to me before you make such a colossal blunder. The Mad Giggler on :
I. Love. Amanda Bynes. That is the best movie evar! How could you trash it so?!
Ancient of Days on :
Are you JOKING?! You're not just mad, you're downright INSANE!
Look, I've nothing against Ms. Bynes - I'm sure she's a fine person and a great actress. But that stupid, stupid, STUPID look on her face when she was trying to talk with a deep voice (she actually CROSSED HER EYES and stuck out her lips), the way she had to wiggle her head with each syllable, and the way she couldn't have fooled a 5-year old made this movie unbearable. The Mad Giggler on :
Boy! Something struck a nerve. Does it upset you that she so easily imitated your mannerisms?
Ancient of Days on :
Can you feel the heat of my hatred from there?
Wren on :
you leave Enchanted alone, I liked it.
Ancient of Days on :
I reject your artificial constraints.
Daboo on :
The vehemence with which I'd like to suggest the 1996 movie version of Twelfth Night is so strong that I'd like you to imagine it as a giant, writhing, tentacle-covered ancient god on a blood-encrusted altar which is crushing your ribcage in its massive coils. You MUST see that version of the play. MUUUUUST. If not, "She's the Man" will eat away at you like hissing acid, reducing you to a writhing, inhuman puddle over time.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117991/ for the basics. I will watch this movie with you at a moment's notice. I would watch it with you RIGHT NOW if you were here in my empty, echoing classroom. |
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