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• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002L6NYBS
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a comic delight in this day of dumbed-down, October 18, 2009

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Col William Russell (Springfield, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: St Trinian's (DVD)

For those who haven't enjoyed the Searle cartoons of the early 1950s film with Alastrair Sim, this movie is a delight. In this day of Will Farrell stupidity and dumbing down, it's a treat to watch something whose humour may be unsubtle but is fun. Rupert Everette steals the show in his 2 roles. I never thought anyone after Sim could do this but he does with style. I'm not going to spoil the surprises thriugh the film. I watched it on Virgin coming back from one of my London trip and am sure I annoyed other passenegers with my laughing. Who cares! Get the DVD because a sequel is about to be released and maybe this time whatever idiot is in charge of international distribution will make sure it gets a wide US release. Movies like this make it worth looking into a region-free DVD player!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FLUFFY BIT OF FUN, December 29, 2009

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Margaux Paschke - See all my reviews
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This review is from: St. Trinian's (DVD)

This is not a high brow film. It is pure sugar - not recommended as a daily diet but great as a sweet snack. The original version and sequels were very risque for its day and this remake does a good job of trying to update the movie without going overboard.

An English school that accepts those girls that have been thrown out of every other school is not only in financial trouble but the government means to make an example of them too. Will all of the different factions (goths, sexpots, toughies, geeks, etc.) of St. Trinian band together to save the day?

Rupert Evertt does not do drag justice (which is amusing....) but all the characters are fun to watch. Colin Firth and Stephen Fry (brief cameo) were my favorites to watch. There are a lot of talented UK actors who appear in this movie and then there is a scene by Misha Barton.

This movie has more of a cult following then strong comedy to recommend it. I do not think it will appeal to the masses but it is silly fun.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You Had Me At "Naughty English Schoolgirls", December 27, 2009

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This review is from: St Trinian's (DVD)

This was recommended to me by an acquaitance from England, where apparently this is quite big, so I gave it a try.

This is about the adventures of a group of girls at a VERY unconventional school as seen through the eyes of a newcomer as they struggle to fight off not only foreclosure by the local bank. But instead of holding bake sales and other normal fund-raising activities, they decide to steal the famous painting "Girl With Pearl Earring" from the National Gallery and then sell it on the black market--like I said, this is a VERY unconventional school.

This film certainly shows off a different side of England than what people expect and for the most part it's good fun; my only real problem with it is that the girls suffer no real setbacks in their efforts, no "raising of the stakes", as it were. But like I said, it's all good fun.