I think a lot of the flak this movie is getting nailed with is coming from people who don't really understand what parodies are. All in all, NATM is a decent comedy spoof. Even the harshest critic will have to admit some scenes were hilarious and many jokes were clever.
NATM has been criticized for its frequent descent into pure raunchiness, blatant sleeziness, outrageous violence, and low-brow slapstick. To some extent, I believe this may have been an intentional slap in the face of the viewer. This was the movie's way of saying, "See how vulgar the media that entertains you has become? This is awful, but you will watch and you will be amused. See how low we've come? "
Hardcore movie fans will be rewarded with a landslide of movie references and gags. The downside is that mild movie goers will miss many of the jokes. The overall plot primarily spoofs Pretty in Pink and She's All That. Viewers should definitely be at least vaguely familiar with those two. Other semi-important study material include: Varsity Blues, 10 Things..., Never Been Kissed, Bring It On, Breakfast Club, American Beauty, American Pie, She's all that, Can't Hardly Wait, Cruel Intentions. If you haven't seen all those, don't sweat it; you'll just miss a few gags here and there.
There is a horde of other references. The movie actually tries to touch base with a bit too many movies. A few of the gags and references are almost so obscure as to be useless(Almost Famous??). And some of the target movies were actually spoofs themselves.
Another flaw is that occasionally, NATM became a bit too self-conscious, and the ending really began to drag. Overall, it ran a bit longer than necessary.
I give Not Another Teen Movie a 6 out of 10. Go with a bunch of friends and just have a good time.
NATM has been criticized for its frequent descent into pure raunchiness, blatant sleeziness, outrageous violence, and low-brow slapstick. To some extent, I believe this may have been an intentional slap in the face of the viewer. This was the movie's way of saying, "See how vulgar the media that entertains you has become? This is awful, but you will watch and you will be amused. See how low we've come? "
Hardcore movie fans will be rewarded with a landslide of movie references and gags. The downside is that mild movie goers will miss many of the jokes. The overall plot primarily spoofs Pretty in Pink and She's All That. Viewers should definitely be at least vaguely familiar with those two. Other semi-important study material include: Varsity Blues, 10 Things..., Never Been Kissed, Bring It On, Breakfast Club, American Beauty, American Pie, She's all that, Can't Hardly Wait, Cruel Intentions. If you haven't seen all those, don't sweat it; you'll just miss a few gags here and there.
There is a horde of other references. The movie actually tries to touch base with a bit too many movies. A few of the gags and references are almost so obscure as to be useless(Almost Famous??). And some of the target movies were actually spoofs themselves.
Another flaw is that occasionally, NATM became a bit too self-conscious, and the ending really began to drag. Overall, it ran a bit longer than necessary.
I give Not Another Teen Movie a 6 out of 10. Go with a bunch of friends and just have a good time.