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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly good, December 29, 2009
This review is from: Jennifer's Body (+ Digital Copy) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
What was it about Jennifer's Body that made it seem like it would be so worthless upon first glance? Was it due to the fact that it at its heart is a teen horror flick, or the fact that it was written by Diablo Cody, whose darling Juno I just didn't care for (I know, I know, blasphemy). Regardless of the reason, upon viewing Jennifer's Body, I can honestly say that it is a surprisingly good, funny, and even enjoyable flick that lampoons its high school setting as much as it celebrates it. Transformers beauty Megan Fox stars as the title character, who is the hottest girl in high school, and ends up falling prey to a devil-worshipping band (led by Adam Brody) who use her as a sacrifice. However, Jennifer ends up coming back to life as a demonic boy-devourer, and it's soon up to her unlikely BFF Needy (Amanda Seyfried) to save the day, and put an end to Jennifer's spree. While the film is a play on the sapphic relationships between teen females, there is enough hearty helpings of humor and gore for horror fans to eat up. Combine that with Diablo Cody's Juno-esque dialogue and surprisingly good turns by Fox and Seyfried, and Jennifer's Body ends up being surprisingly enjoyable. Give it a chance, you'll be pleasently surprised.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Bloody girls kissing, how bad can it be?, July 16, 2010
Ok, I finally did it. I watched Jennifer's Body last night. I can't believe how badly the movie was trashed while it was in theaters. It really wasn't that bad. Actually it was a decent horror flick, and Megan Fox held her own in her first leading role. Granted this isn't Shakespeare, but people, the movie is absolutely worth watching. I do question the writing with lines like, "You give me a wettie", "Put it in", "Am I too big", "Am I hurting you" and my favorite line, right after Megan Fox was stabbed with a 10 foot pole and blood was squirting out of her gut says, "do you have a tampon?" It jumped pretty quickly from a true horror flick to a comedic spoof I believe. I must have missed the leap though.
Jennifer (Megan Fox) is a high school cheerleader and by far the hottest girl in school, now this doesn't take a stretch to believe. She hangs out with her best friend Amanda Seyfried and the two lean towards lesbianism, even though Amanda has a long term boyfriend. Sorry, but I might have to watch the movie again based on the above sentence alone. I do have to throw a snapshot in here as well about the kissing scene. It might be one of the all time best girl on girl kissing scenes in any movie to date. OK, now back on track. Jennifer and Amanda head to a bar for a night out, and that is where all hell breaks loose.
It appears that the band worships the devil and they need a virgin to sacrifice in order to push their career over the edge. They choose Megan Fox; now how they thought she was a virgin is beyond me. With her already having experienced sexual relations, in several different ways according to her monologue, the sacrifice goes badly and our darling Megan turns into a flesh eating demon. How can you fault her for getting a little carried away with her dietary supplements? She is Megan Fox after all. Let her feast on as much flesh as she would like.
So things start going a little whacky when half eaten bodies begin to show up, and in the end it really begins to piss Amanda off. She might be the nice book worm side arm to the smoking hot Megan Fox, but even she has her limits. Once Megan threatens Amanda's boyfriend the war commences and the girls start to battle. I guess that long drawn out passionate kiss they shared did little to heal the animosity a demon can stir up in the loins. So crazy girl Amanda does her best and without giving away the ending, if that matters, you do get to see a little blood spilled before the finally curtain call.
Again, not an Oscar level movie, but not a bad showing for what the movie was intended to be. I do think the writers and director should have made it a little more clear cut on whether it was a comedy or an all out horror flick. It really did seem to flip too suddenly and the comedic undertone almost seemed unintentional. It is worth taking a look at if you get bored one evening. Don't expect anything ground breaking but you will be entertained for a couple of hours if you like seeing smoking hot girls, lots of blood and listening to one liners like Megan saying, "My tit" and Amanda responding, "No your heart" when she stabbed her in the chest with a box cutter from Home Depot.
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dark, sexy and twisted, October 29, 2009
It's hard to explain what's so great about "Jennifer's Body" really, especially considering its total fail in the box office. Maybe we have to start with origins. For everyone who isn't aware, the scriptwriter and producer of the movie is Diablo "Juno" Cody. For me that name was enough to give a totally different perspective to a movie I'd otherwise probably never even watch.
"Jennifer's Body" is a dangerous mix of dark comedy, horror and smartass teeniness. Dangerous because it not only works well very rarely, but it's also very hard for the audience to get the right mindset to appreciate it. And obviously the movie failed spectacularly in that last regard, but I honestly believe it wasn't its fault. Because it's DAMN good! Sure, it has its hick-ups, but "Jennifer's Body" is smartly written (sometimes TOO smartly), it oozes sexual tension and has one of the best OSTs of the year. It doesn't really try that hard to scare you, but that doesn't stop the scary bits from working really well. And then there is the tampon line...
I don't have any illusions that I'll somehow turn the tide of hate around. I just wanted to put in my two cents.
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