Two girly teen flicks for one.

Before I start, I'd like to point out that I really don't like films aimed at teenage girls, usually. I usually avoid them like the plague, but I accidentally watched Mean Girls and loved it! So bear in mind that this review was written by someone who would usually cast a sceptical eye over chick-flicks...

Anyway, I don't regret it because I love the film Clueless now, as well. I know, I'm sad!

The packing (as you can see) is a bright pink box, housing both of the DVDs within it. Even though I don't really like the colour pink, I was drawn to it, and even though I was going to buy Mean Girls, I was thinking of buying it later, online.
The packaging was so eye-catching that I decided to buy them both then.

The film was released in 2004.
Out of the 2 films, I'd say that Mean Girls was my favourite, mostly because of the simplicity of the plot and the way the presence of the actors/actresses adds to the plot to make it something truely spectacular.
Cady Heron is a typical teenage girl except for one thing - she's never been to high school. She was raised in Africa, because her parents are both zoologists, but she has to move to America with them after they get jobs there.
She soon finds out that High School is a different sort of jungle, and is soon adopted by Damian and Janis, who show her all the important things that she needs to know - how to get out of lessons and where to sit in the cafeteria.
Janis describes her table as 'the greatest people you will ever meet' but we soon find out that 'the plastics' (as they are known in the film) call them 'art freaks'.
Anyway, having assessed Cady and decided she was a good match for 'the plastics', Regina, who is the head of 'the plastics' decides to try and recruit her. In the beginning, Janis thinks it's a great idea and her and Cady have a plan the mess up 'the plastics' from the inside.
However Cady soon gets carried away by the glamourous life of the 'popular' crowd and starts to ignore Cady.
The sub-plot to this is the boy, obviously. Cady has a crush on Regina's ex-boyfriend, Aaron, and 'the plastics' play mind-games with her to make her thing Regina is really okay with it, but Regina steals him back off Cady. However, Aaron doesn't seem as keen and everything turns out alright in the end, with Regina realising her true colours (and getting hit by a bus) and becoming nicer to everyone, and Cady gets the boy...and so does Janis, miraculously.

In my opinion the acting in this is a bit limited, as Cady doesn't really seem to have that much of a different personality to Lindsay Lohan herself. However, the supporting cast do help to bring a bit of interest to the plot and I would definatly recommend you keep your eye on Rachel McAdams (Regina) and Johnathan Bennet (Aaron), who both really stood out to me while watching the film.
The plot of this film is a good one, and quite original. I would have to say that I've never really seen anything like it in a chick-flick.
I like the way the film is directed, also. There are little section added in, where we see things as Cady predicts or hopes, not as they really happen (like in Ally McBeal...) first, before she sees them in real life. The visions we see are usually of the students acting the way that animals in the jungle. A particularly memorable one for me is of when Regina is all over Aaron and we see Cady leap on her and try and rip her to shreds, before returning to real life where Cady replies meekly 'Your hair looks good pushed back' and then sits down.
My favourite part of this film would have to be the halloween party where we're told that in 'Girlworld' halloween is an excuse for girls to dress like sluts in skimpy lingerie and animal ears, and Cady shows up as a demon bride looking completely terrible.
To be quite honest I don't really have anything negative to say about this film, because I love it...

♥ Clueless - Plot & Setting

My favourite quote:
Cher: [seeking a match for her teacher] Unfortunately, There was a major babe drought at my school. The evil trolls from the math department were actually married and in the grand tradition of P.E. teachers, Ms. Stoger seemed to be same-sex oriented.

I usually tend to avoid watching these DVD extras, but the ones on Mean Girls are incredibly funny and well worth watching, if you've got the time.

As I've said, I love both of these films, even though I didn't really expect that I would, so everyone who thinks that they can't really enjoy a 'chick-flick' should watch these films and then re-evaluate their opinion!
I'd definatly recommend both of these to those who want something easy to watch, either as a pick-me-up film (which is generally what I watch them for!) or when they're ill and need something to divert their attention.
Both of these films are truly fictional, as I have several American friends who say that High School was and is not like this at all, which is one of my main gripes with the film. They're not exactly realistic but the stereotypes make me laugh and I find myself lost in watching it, no matter how boring you might find the storylines.
The older generation might not get the modern references in these films, but as I've said, Clueless isn't exactly the newest film and they're both quite easy-to-watch so they're perfect for anyone who likes this type of film, and the fact that (in my opinion) both among the best films in this genre should give people who aren't exactly fans of chick-flicks a reason to watch them too.
I bought these films for £17.98 in my local Tescos.

I've found the box set on www.play.com for £9.99 (annoyed about this!!).