You don't like the lippy lips, you hold the belt.

Oh, the lips are fine. They're calling to me.

I never saw The Princess Diaries cause I was kind of morally opposed to yet another "Let's give a pretty girl bad hair and glasses, and then make her pretty again, which will solve all her character's problems, ever!" movie. Though I still haven't seen She's All That, and I want to, because it kicked off the teen movie trend of the last however many years. (Not that teen movies haven't been around forever, but it started a new wave, if I recall.)

because it kicked off the teen movie trend of the last however many years. (Not that teen movies haven't been around forever, but it started a new wave, if I recall.)

Be thankful you weren't a teen when the Porkys movies came out....

Though I still haven't seen She's All That

It's pretty bad. But Rachel Leigh Cook? Also hot. In a totally more different way. Also, clearly hot even before the change, whereas in Princess Diaries they at least gave her REALLY REALLY REALLY bad hair (a wig, actually) before the switch, so it was less clear.

ETA: Freddie, however, makes my brain hurt. In just about everything he does.

I'd suggest Ella Enchanted before either of the Princess Diaries movies, by the way. It's just better. The PD books are great, though, Mia's voice is hilarious.

She's All That has a great dance scene. And a cool cast list. But I never remember much more. However, it's no (and was preceded by) Can't Hardly Wait.

But Rachel Leigh Cook? Also hot. In a totally more different way.

Yeah, I've also heard Josie and the Pussycats is actually good satire and worth seeing. I think I saw parts on TV one day. Oh, and she was in AntiTrust, which was a horrible movie. With Claire Forlani. I mean, Rachael Leigh Cook and Claire Forlani in the same movie. I had to watch. Even though it gave new meaning to the term "melodramatic."

However, it's no (and was preceded by) Can't Hardly Wait.

Preceded, really? That one I have seen, multiple times. Very fun.

Man, Depp in the Bed Blender is a classic moment.

When I had chicken pox, back in 1987, I watched Nightmare on Elm Street and Buckaroo Banzai on a daily basis (they were the only two movies we had in the house on VHS that I was willing to do that with). I have fond memories of both.

(Edited to change the year to the correct one.)

Rachel Leigh Cook will always be the chick who destroyed the kitchen against drugs. I still haven't come to terms with her having a movie career. Luckily she doesn't remind me often.

P-C, Can't Hardly Wait is summer of 98, and She's All That is early 99.

Man, Depp in the Bed Blender is a classic moment.

That does end with an improbable amount of blood shooting from the bed and gushing out onto the ceiling, right? They show that scene in the montage at the beginning of Freddy vs. Jason.

Rachel Leigh Cook will always be the chick who destroyed the kitchen against drugs.

Ha ha ha ha. Oh yes. I remember that now. ANY QUESTIONS?

P-C, Can't Hardly Wait is summer of 98, and She's All That is early 99.

Hm, well it can count as a precursor, kind of the way X-Men kicked off the comic book movie craze even though Blade came first.

Was She's All That really that much more successful than Can't Hardly Wait?

And don't they both owe Clueless a lot for softening the market?

Now I'm curious about the comic book movie craze. I agree that X-Men was hysterically successful, but there was still quite a lull between that and a bunch of high-profile actors putting on the spandex.

When I had chicken pox, back in 1987, I watched

That's when I had chicken pox! Only, I watched Mannequin about 90,000 times, and I made everyone else watch it too.

ETA:

Is Netflix better than Blockbuster online? Because Blockbuster seems to offer the same thing, and is two dollars cheaper.