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Mean Girls

Raised in the African bush country by her zoologist parents, Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) thinks she knows about "survival of the fittest." But the law of the jungle takes on a whole new meaning when the home-schooled 15-year-old enters public high school for the first time and falls prey to ... the psychological warfare and unwritten social rules that teenage girls face today.

Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams
Directed by: Mark S. Waters
Runtime: 1 hour 37 minutes
Release year: 2004
Studio: Paramount

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Synopsis: Raised in the African bush country by her zoologist parents, Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) thinks she knows about "survival of the fittest." But the law of the jungle takes on a whole new meaning when the home-schooled 15-year-old enters public high school for the first time and falls prey to the psychological warfare and unwritten social rules that teenage girls face today.

Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams

Supporting actors: Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Lacey Chabert, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Franzese, Neil Flynn

Directed by: Mark Waters

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 1 hour 37 minutes

Captions and Subtitles: Details

Release year: 2004

Studio: Paramount

MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and some teen partying

ASIN: B000IZA426 (Rental) and B000HZGBJC (Purchase)

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5.0 out of 5 stars I actually caved in... October 13, 2004

By Danielle Kuehnel

Format:DVD

After an adamant boycott of everyone and everything teeny-bopper (aka Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan), I decided that maybe I shouldn't be so prejudiced. Maybe these movies are alright.

So I rented "Mean Girls" not expecting too much - just a chick flick with a stupid plot. Boy, was I wrong!

The film could have been bad. Worse than bad - it could have been awful. But it wasn't. It turned the other way, entering the dark world of the Plastics.

Tina Fey shows an excellent grip over satire and comedy in not only her performance, but also her screenplay. I also felt it smart to utilize the talents of other SNL mates, Tim Meadows and the glorious Amy Poehler, who all seem to have excellent chemistry and add so much comedic parts to the film.

Fey portrays high school life in a vicious, yet addicting, satire of the teenage years. There are parts to the film that I think everyone is able to relate to, whether you're at the butt of the joke, or you're the one divvying them out. Either way, you can't help but laugh, or say, "That's so fetch!"

And like I said, a film like this is fragile territory (especially after Lohan's poor film choices lately...), but I feel that all of the actors pulled it off so well.

If you're looking for a light, hilarious satire, look no further than "Mean Girls," and see what everyone's talking about...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mean Girls January 10, 2006

By speed_on_wheelz

Format:DVD

This was my fourth time watching Mean Girls. I really like it and think it shows the high school scene through a girl's point of view. This movie's about a young girl who enters high school for the very first time. 16-year-old Cady Heron has been home-schooled all her life. Till now that is. She befriends Janis Ian and Damian, who informs her on who is "naughty or nice" in the school. They also tell Cady about, and to stay away from, The Plastics. One day, Cady gets invited to sit with The Plastics for lunch. Regina George, the leader of The Plastics (aka "The Queen Bee") invites Cady to eat with them for the rest of the week. Cady agrees, and then afterwards tells Janis and Damian the news.

When Cady falls for Regina's ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels, Regina agrees to talk to him for Cady. At a Halloween party, as Regina is talking to Aaron, she inadvertently kisses him. Heartbroken, Cady and her two friends plan to destroy Regina (emotionally of course). They do all kinds of stuff to breakdown Regina's "image".

This is a really good movie with a great cast. Lindsay Lohan plays an outstanding role as Cady. Regina George, played by Rachel McAdams (also starred in The Notebook) is awesome at her role also. Her role was also very believable, as if she was a real life "Plastic".

P.S. When I first saw this movie, I had no idea Rachel McAdams played the part of Regina George. I was in complete shock when I heard.

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Is butter a carb?" March 30, 2006

By Jabberwocky

Format:DVD

Recently I saw Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, and thought it sucked big time. But what I found so interesting was the closeness in topic between the two movies. It made me ponder why Mean Girls succeeded while Confessions failed.

First, Mean Girls has a funny, smart, crisp script due to Tina Fey. I don't watch Saturday Night Live, so I don't know how funny she is, but she sure wrote a gem here.

Second, Lohan has a worthy adversary in Rachel McAdams (Regina). McAdams is a genuinely good actress as opposed to the broad in Confessions whose name I don't know and don't really care to know. By Rachel McAdams' roles in Red Eye, The Notebook, Wedding Crashers, and the Family Stone, she is certainly an actress to be on the watch for. I predict she will win an Oscar eventually.

Third, Lohan doesn't have to carry the movie on her own. She has legitimate talent around her. I am not expert enough to truly gauge Lohan's talent; therefore I don't know if she would have the acting chops to be a profound leading actress or if she will forever live in mediocre teenage/romantic comedy hell.

Anyway, the girl who plays Janis Ian and the guy who plays Damian are great as supporting cast to Lindsay.

Mean Girls isn't some dumb movie that aspires to mediocrity just because it's catered to teenagers. It's smart.

P.S. The guy who plays Kevin Gnapoor is hilarious! "I'd rather see you out there shaking that thang!"

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Is someone out there bribing Amazon to keep new 5-star reviews off this...	I dont really know how to reply to this message what do you mean? Apr 11, 2012 by Meanlilkitty \| See all 2 posts
Don't be surprised if the IMDb weighted average rating for this movie...	Fortunately there is also the rotten tomatoes tomato-meter! I think it is www.rottentomatoes.com. Something like that. Trolls can't tend to all the movie reviews on the Internet! Jul 20, 2009 by Cattywampus \| See all 4 posts
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Great movie, but what's with all the nasty comments and insanely large...

But if it was like that it wouldnt be realistic.

Nov 20, 2012 by megan | See all 3 posts

all of these ratings

I dont think so I disagree sorry but i do. tell you later

Apr 11, 2012 by Meanlilkitty | See all 3 posts

Is someone out there bribing Amazon to keep new 5-star reviews off this...

I dont really know how to reply to this message what do you mean?

Apr 11, 2012 by Meanlilkitty | See all 2 posts

Don't be surprised if the IMDb weighted average rating for this movie...

Fortunately there is also the rotten tomatoes tomato-meter! I think it is www.rottentomatoes.com. Something like that. Trolls can't tend to all the movie reviews on the Internet!

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Let me ask you. How did you hear about this movie? It was torn to shreds...

I found "Mean Girls" to be a charming and funny movie.
I like Ms. Lohan, think she is very talented and wish only the best for her.

Apr 3, 2011 by db | See all 3 posts

How to lower a movie's rating from 8.9/10 to 6.9/10 at IMDb in three...

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