Anonymous
Post 01/15/2024 22:01     Subject: New Mean Girls Movie?

I’m loyal to the original but this one is fun! Regina is a more complex character for one thing. The new Janis (the woman who sang Moana!) is also less of a caricature. Oh, and there’s lots more racial and body size diversity too.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2024 21:53     Subject: New Mean Girls Movie?

I actually liked the new one better, and I will admit here that I watched both the new and old movies today so I could compare. They spent more time on the side characters in the new version, for the better, and I enjoyed the songs.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2024 20:48     Subject: Re:New Mean Girls Movie?

It looks like bullshit. I watch it when it is free on Netflix.

It won’t be as good as the first.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2024 16:59     Subject: New Mean Girls Movie?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Seems like a lame money grab.


+1
Can't for the life of me understand why they remade this movie, which isn't even old to begin with.


It wasn't a remake of the original movie, it was a remake of the musical.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2024 16:57     Subject: New Mean Girls Movie?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I took a group of 12 year olds yesterday. They enjoyed it okay but prefer the original. Found the music boring.


This is how my 14 year old felt about it.



+2 My 15 year old the same
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2024 16:57     Subject: New Mean Girls Movie?

Anonymous wrote:Seems like a lame money grab.


+1
Can't for the life of me understand why they remade this movie, which isn't even old to begin with.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2024 16:40     Subject: New Mean Girls Movie?

My 12 yo loved it. I love the original, and the new musical is entertaining but can't compare to the 2004 movie. The new Regina is gorgeous, but on screen she looks bigger and taller than all the other actors. I looked up her height and she is not overly tall... maybe the other actors are fairly short.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2024 15:35     Subject: New Mean Girls Movie?

Tina Fey needs to get some integrity and creativity and move on from this hackneyed cash cow. Give it a break!
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2024 11:39     Subject: New Mean Girls Movie?

Anonymous wrote:I took a group of 12 year olds yesterday. They enjoyed it okay but prefer the original. Found the music boring.


This is how my 14 year old felt about it.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2024 11:38     Subject: New Mean Girls Movie?

Seems like a lame money grab.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2024 11:33     Subject: New Mean Girls Movie?

I took a group of 12 year olds yesterday. They enjoyed it okay but prefer the original. Found the music boring.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2024 11:08     Subject: Re:New Mean Girls Movie?

Thinking about it seems an edgy PG13.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2024 08:56     Subject: New Mean Girls Movie?

We really enjoyed it, but our family has seen the original movie, the Broadway show, and it’s important for folks to know that this is not a redo of the movie. It is a movie take of the musical. Lots of singing. We loved it! I took my 12-year-old but she’s the youngest child and, that language/discussion is not shocking to her.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2024 07:39     Subject: Re:New Mean Girls Movie?

Saw the musical but not the new movie. Common Sense Media says 13+.

"Expect suggestive gestures and lingo, including a teen rapping about his skills "under the sheets" and mentions of one girl's high number of sex partners. There's also passionate, over-the-top kissing, plenty of cleavage, and a couple of numbers with sexy costumes/references. Language -- from "a--hole" and "s--t" to "b--ch" and "sl-t" -- is fairly frequent. Teens drink in a couple of party scenes (including having shots), and there are references to vaping and an inhaler full of vodka. Violence is infrequent and played for humor but does include one potentially shocking moment."
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2024 07:36     Subject: New Mean Girls Movie?

Anyone seen it? How is it? What age would you take your daughter?