10 Things I Hate About You DVD

Advantages: Classic storyline, Amazing quotes, Unparalelled intellectually funny conversation
Disadvantages: A bit of a stereotype, Can be predictable at times

...Intentions is "Les Liaisons Dangereuses." 10 Things I Hate About You, the latest high school film and a brillant one at that, is a modern-day, kicked-up-a-notch version of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." What sets this apart from its many competitors for teen cash is that not only does the movie feature a surprisingly edgy and intelligent script, but it offers a group of characters capable of holding an audience's interest for more ...
...the frisky shrew. 10 Things I Hate About You is top-heavy with the references to Shakespeare. The Bard's sonnets are being taught in English class, so we get to hear bits and pieces of them. A couple of would-be lovebirds enjoy quoting from "Macbeth" and dressing like they belong in the 16th century. The school where most of the action transpires is called "Padua High." The main characters have last names like "Verona" and "Stratford", and their ... Read review

Advantages: great acting, great storyline, eye candy.
Disadvantages: How the hell do they afford those cars?

For years now 10 Things I Hate About you has been my favourite film, it's got everything; great music, great cast, great acting and of course eye candy, but it's still such a basic film. Read on if you want to know more about the best film ever made: The Basic Plot Okay the plot isn't that basic to tell but when you watch it it's a lot simpler. Cameron is a new student at Padua high and falls in love with a sophomore called Bianca. However ...
...called Katharine and Bianca. In 10 Things they are called Katarina & Bianca. 2) William Shakespeare came from a town called Stratford-Upon-Avon, and the girl's last name is Stratford. 3) In the book Katharine's suitor is Petruchio of Verona, in the film it's Patrick Verona. 4) The high school is called Padua, in the book it's the city of where Shakespeare's play is set. There are many more comparisons between the book and the film, and as you start ... Read review

Advantages: The main characters are an affable bunch and the support is hilarious.
Disadvantages: The old tired horrendously cliched plot

With a plot pilfered and adapted from the Great Bards Taming of the Shrew, 'Ten Things I Hate About You' is one of a glut of teenage comedies that have appeared over recent years. To those who are regularly readers of my currently infrequent movie reviews it will come as no surprise when I say this is hardly my favourite movie genre and I must admit to hardly being overwhelmed with enthusiasm when this tape was pushed into my video player. What will ...
...wrong in my initial foreboding and ended up thoroughly enjoyed watching Ten Things. Having not written for a while I thought I'd put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard and detail my reasons as to why, for me, this film stands out from a generally pitiful genre. It was here that I came unstuck, the plot is certainly no better than many of its contemporaries, far from groundbreaking it provides two cliched romances instead of the usual one, the ... Read review

Advantages: Heartfelt comedy, warm and likeable characters, not too wishy-washy
Disadvantages: Rather predictable in places

...About You.’ I’d seen 10 Things twice before, and enjoyed it on both occasions. Not wanting to go to bed feeling as miserable as I did, I popped it in the video recorder in the hope that it would cheer me up. 10 Things is a modern day adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Taming of the Shrew,’ and is set in a U.S high school. The film centres on the lives of two sisters, Bianca (Played by Larisa Oleynik) and Kat (Julia Stiles), who are so different that ...
...bad, had I not seen 10 Things twice already and knew what was coming, but I can cry at Eastenders, me! The comedy scenes are fantastic though – watch out for Patrick singing ‘I Love You Baby’ in a last ditch attempt to win Kat over. Hilarious! So, who would the film appeal to?? My first instinct is to say teenage girls, but then I’M not a teenager, and I enjoyed it. My Mum did too. She was on her way to bed when I put it on last night, watched the ... Read review

Advantages: good acting, original dialogue
Disadvantages: -

This is one of those films that when it came out I had no idea it was be seen as one of the classic teen movies of the day. I think it was out all the way back in 1999, scarily the last century. I don't remember going to see it at the cinema because I didn't but I did see it on the TV one night a couple of years ago and ever since it has been a favourite film of mine. This film is a teen movie based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew which I haven't ...
...how it compares to the play. So to summarise this film I will try not to give away too much plot. Basically set at Padua High we have Julia Stiles' character Katarina Stratford (Kat) and she is what I would call the rebellious child one who doesn't like to follow the crowd and has few friends for it but she doesn't really care. We then have Larisa Oleynik's character Bianca Stratford who is Kat's sister. She is the popular girl at school and the ... Read review