Highly Overrated But Still Good

A lot of fun.

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

A disgustingly funny and splendidly done spoof film. I'll be honest, I've seen a quarter of the films they parodied in this film, however you could easily see where other films came into it. From the cringe group song for the prom, the Bring It On aspects, the cliché plot that seems to be in every teen film. The Anthony Michael Dining Hall was a favourite of mine at the John Hughes high school. The characters were brilliantly done, I'm surprised they got through filming so seriously. We've got the jock that falls for the nerd girl who turns out to be a hidden beauty through a mini makeover with a slow, dramatic entrance. We've got the boys in puberty, trying to find a semi-naked girl and then the 'token black guy' who says 'whack' and 'damn'. The unruly car collision towards the end, the hold-your-breath football game with a near-death on the pitch. The poor, nerd girl has a dead mother, as usual. The blonde best friend of the jock bully type. One of my favourite scenes was when Jake sang 'Janey got a gun' in a spoof-scene of '10 things I hate about you'. Then the 'breakfast club' scene as I simply dislike that film, I found it rather funny. I can't put into words how remarkable this film is, it's perfectly cliché and cringe with all the best teen movie bits done incredibly well, it's disgustingly crude and blue with same 90s music in the background. Oh, and the iconic chase to the airport...

Not Another Teen Movie (2001): Dir: Joel Gallen / Cast: Chyler Leigh, Chris Evans, Jamie Pressly, Mia Kirshner, Randy Quaid: As Scary Movie satired horror film clichés, here is an attack on teen film conventions and the results are every bit as vulgar but less promising. Title seems to voice the frustration of those who sat through Boys and Girls and She's All That. It exploits teen stereotypes such as the popular jock who accepts a bet to make the uncool girl into prom Queen. Well directed by Joel Gallen who obviously knows the clichés but the characters are seen as types with no personalities. Chyler Leigh completely embodies the image of Rachel Leigh Cook from She's all That but she is not given a role that rises above the appearance and cliché. Other characters include the obsessed best friend, foreign exchange student, and the token black guy. Chris Evans plays the popular jock out to win a bet. Jamie Pressly plays a snobby cheerleader who will be opposed by another team in a reference to Bring It On. Mia Kirshner is featured as a jab at Cruel Intentions when her role requires her to want sex with her brother. Randy Quaid plays the bat crazy father to the Leigh character. He is supportive yet mentally whacked. Predictable and vulgar but well aimed on its target. Too bad that the screenwriter couldn't go beyond another teen movie and create something that was actually funny. Score: 5 / 10

Being reviewer number 389, I guess there is not much left for me to add. Whatever ...Being attracted by the picture on its sleeve, underlined by a clear title, I purchased this DVD for euro 5,-. This could be something out of the ordinary.And yes, it is. There are several ways to consider this movie. As a nice persiflage on the common American teen movie. Or as a soft porn, getting vulgar right from its start. And in any case as a piece of well-acted madness.Whatever choice you make, its coherent story guarantees you a nice & light watch. Keeping its tune nearly all the way down.However, in its end 'Not another Teen Movie' becomes Just another Teen Movie: the Guy & the Girl find each other in eternal love. I suppose an ending like this represents an American tradition too strong to neglect.

'Not another teen movie' is one of the better spoof movies out there this and 'scary movie' are the best one's stay well away from the others.although the jokes aren't that funny,yes they do make me chuckle but they do not have the same (HA HA HA) effect that scary movie has on me. It was interesting to see the movie 'try' to spoof the hell out of the best movie ever made 'american beauty' but the other movies they spoof such as 'varcity blues' 'pretty in pink' 'american pie' they all work perfectly. do not miss out on seeing this you'll be sorry if you do. my rating is 6/10