Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
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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.
Rachel Leigh Cook will always be the chick who destroyed the kitchen against drugs.
Oh, shit. Really?
Does the Blockbuster service offer edited DVDs, like they were reputed to be "for contenting" their videos?
Me, I like Netflix because they were there first, and have the luxury of never having me had a confrontation with idiot clerks, which drove me away from Blockbuster as soon as I first heard of Netflix. Sour taste, not gone.
