Mean Girls
Published 2015-05-17
Welcome to girl world
Film info
- Director
- Year / Run time 2004 · 1hr 37m
- Genre Comedy
- Cast
Raised in the African bush country by her zoologist parents, Cady Heron thinks she knows about 'survival of the fittest.' But the law of the jungle takes on a whole new meaning when the home-schooled High School Junior enters public high school for the first time and falls prey to the psychological warfare and unwritten social rules that teenage girls face today.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 0:55 | Aww, sweet and innocent Lindsay. |
| 3:19 | I didn't know Tina Fey was in this. Love her. |
| 6:32 | "I like math... it's the same in every country." Genius. |
| 8:51 | Her t-shirt say Rubbish. I want one that says Rrrrubbish. |
| 11:45 | "It's so fetch." Ahh, forgot about fetch! |
| 15:19 | Haha, the rules of feminism. That would make interesting reading. |
| 22:08 | "Sometimes older people make jokes." |
| 25:08 | Grool! |
| 27:06 | Zombie bride, ex-wife, that's some kind of genius. |
| 31:12 | "In girl world, all the fighting had to be sneaky." |
| 34:33 | What is this candy cane sending business all about? |
| 41:04 | Gretchen really is the worst at keeping secrets. |
| 42:27 | Trying to get the boy to the auditorium is hilarious. |
| 47:43 | "I have a fifth sense." |
| 55:34 | Ladysmith Black Mambazo reference. Amazing. |
| 1:02:40 | Oh god the screaming. That's a whole new level of rage. |
| 1:13:17 | I wish I'd had Ms Norbery as a teacher. |
| 1:17:30 | "Your mum doesn't hate you. She's just afraid of you." |
| 1:22:07 | Love the backwards K. |
| 1:29:31 | I'm pretty sure you could have someone's eye out, throwing broken plastic around. |
Thoughts
Mean Girls is one of those classic films that I watched once and promptly forgot about, but enjoyed the hype that surrounded it. For example, I'd forgotten that "fetch" was a thing (or that it was trying to be a thing) until we watched this and it all came flooding back.
As a film to watch after some pretty serious endeavours recently, this was perfect. Teen movie, girls being bitchy to each other, some great one liners and jokes, and generally a lot of fun to be had. It's not perfect, but you can see why it has the same cult status as Clueless - a film of a very similar nature.
As always with films like this, it was also fun to see the younger actors and actresses in action - Lindsay Lohan before she went rogue, and also Rachel McAdams who we didn't really recognise until it was too late! Great film, lots of fun, a proper cult classic.
Rating: 4 / 5