TV/Movies Megathread

[Sheilbh]

Where do John Hughes, Mean Girls, Clueless, Easy A etc (you know, the classics) sit in teen comedies canon?

[HVC]

Where do John Hughes, Mean Girls, Clueless, Easy A etc (you know, the classics) sit in teen comedies canon?

Best movie about incest ever.

[Barrister]

Where do John Hughes, Mean Girls, Clueless, Easy A etc (you know, the classics) sit in teen comedies canon?

You tell me.

Mean Girls is an absolute classic I am kicking myself for not mentioning.

John Hughes?  I mean I already cited Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller.  Clearly he's the godfather of the genre.

I don't think I've seen Clueless or Easy A  but both have great reputations and certainly belong, as you say, as classics.


Since you went in a more female teen-age movie vibe - Heathers.

[Admiral Yi]

I mentioned a while back that I tried to rewatch Pretty in Pink.  Did not work for me. Molly is still cute but she's actually kind of a cunt in the movie.

No way Revenge of the Nerds is a teen movie.

[Barrister]

I mentioned a while back that I tried to rewatch Pretty in Pink.  Did not work for me. Molly is still cute but she's actually kind of a cunt in the movie.

No way Revenge of the Nerds is a teen movie.

Like I said - fuck this guy.

Do you really want to distinguish between high school kids and first year university kids?  I say no.

[Sheilbh]

You tell me.

Significantly higher than the pinnacle of Eurotrip

But I think the teen comedy genre is fantastic. Love a lot of films even in the Clueless inspired adaptations of classic literature: 10 Things I Hate About You, She's All That etc.

I don't think I've seen Clueless or Easy A  but both have great reputations and certainly belong, as you say, as classics.

Both fantastic - I'd recommend them.

Since you went in a more female teen-age movie vibe - Heathers.

Yes Thought about it but wasn't sure I'd really peg it as a comedy, though it's very funny.

On female teenage movies - really enjoyed Booksmart which came out recently. Raunchier than I expected but very goo.

[Admiral Yi]

Like I said - fuck this guy.

Do you really want to distinguish between high school kids and first year university kids?  I say no.

Manners, tsk, tsk.

Absolutely.  Only half of college kids are teens.  Parents are gone.  No more sneaking around for sex.  No building up to the big Senior Prom.  No jocks and cheerleaders dominating the social scene.  No confrontations/bullying in the cafeteria.  No ditching class hijinks.  No sexy/dorky exchange students.

It's kinda like saying rom-coms are teen movies.

[garbon]

I'm with Yi. Similar but different.

[garbon]

Recent female teen film: Bottoms.

[Josephus]

Pretty in Pink was great. Not quite as good as Breakfast Club but still enjoyable. Yes Molly was a bit of a cunt, but she redeems herself

[Barrister]

Like I said - fuck this guy.

Do you really want to distinguish between high school kids and first year university kids?  I say no.

Manners, tsk, tsk.

Absolutely.  Only half of college kids are teens.  Parents are gone.  No more sneaking around for sex.  No building up to the big Senior Prom.  No jocks and cheerleaders dominating the social scene.  No confrontations/bullying in the cafeteria.  No ditching class hijinks.  No sexy/dorky exchange students.

It's kinda like saying rom-coms are teen movies.

I do what I want.

Other than the "no parents" part, every single aspect can apply to a college-aged movie.  Let's take Animal House.  Lots of hijinks around sex.  Instead of senior prom there was homecoming.  Jocks and cheerleaders definitely dominated the social scene.  There was an iconic cafeteria scene.  Maybe not cutting class but comments about grades.  I don't think there was an exchange student in Animal House, but definitely in other college movies.

It's the same genre in a very slightly different setting.

[Admiral Yi]

she redeems herself

Does she ever apologize to the Cusak chick, to whom she was the cuntiest?

[Admiral Yi]

I do what I want.

Other than the "no parents" part, every single aspect can apply to a college-aged movie.  Let's take Animal House.  Lots of hijinks around sex.  Instead of senior prom there was homecoming.  Jocks and cheerleaders definitely dominated the social scene.  There was an iconic cafeteria scene.  Maybe not cutting class but comments about grades.  I don't think there was an exchange student in Animal House, but definitely in other college movies.

It's the same genre in a very slightly different setting.

I said sneaking around for sex.  You're absolutely wrong on jocks in Animal House.  For one thing I don't think one character plays college sports.  The insiders aren't jocks, they're do gooders, ROTC, straight laced, Republicans.  For another we see Animal House throwing an absolute blow out house party that all the hot chicks come to.  There is no establishment equivalent.  There is a cafeteria scene but it's not about bullying.  The point of cafeteria scenes in high school scenes is so bullying can have an audience to amplify the shame.

[Razgovory]

I watched Behind the Curve a movie about flat-Earthers.  You're not suppose to make fun of them, but damn are they stupid.

[Tonitrus]

Eurotrip was good. The pinacle of American teen comedies.

Damning with faint praise, again. 

There are some amazing teen comedies out there.

Superbad
American Pie
Porky's (never seen it so no idea if it stands up, but it was infamous in it's day)
Animal House
Breakfast Club

just off the top of my head.  Superbad and Animal House being particular favourites of mine.  Hell, I should watch Superbad again (I was in a fraternity, I've watched Animal House numerous times).

"Better Off Dead" is my favorite.