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I prefer Wendy Hiller as Eliza Doolittle in "Pygmalion" which was the basis for the musical "My Fair Lady." I also like the transformation of Greta Garbo in "Ninotchka" which was remade as the musical "Silk Stockings." 🤔😊👍
The one that floored me the most was Anne Hathaway. When she played the Princess, but she wasn't told until she was a teen. That was clever to use a newcomer. At least, I had never heard of her
"I don't remember Frump Girl", but I remember you." That line is so romantic, I love that Ian was emotionally connected to Toula's spirit, before her big transformation.
I personally never found Allison's makeover to be a big deal, as it meant that she was bonding with Claire, who was giving her the affection that her own parents never had. Also, Andy clearly liked her long before the makeover even happened, since he stated that he liked seeing her face.
Exactly. Andrew had already approached her several times and shared plenty of bonding moments with her prior to the makeover. I think you hit the nail right on the head by saying that it was a bonding moment for Allison and Claire, seeing as how most of the interactions between them up until then had been more caustic than sympathetic (mostly on Claire's part), so "why are you being so nice to me?" "Because you're letting me" becomes much more significant/meaningful.
The problem I have with these makeover tropes is that the girl ditches her glasses when she gets made over! I mean, couldn't they just give her new frames that are chic on her?
I LOVE Strictly Ballroom! 1. Because it’s Australian, 2. Because Fran’s transformation was slow and subtle and she wasn’t plastered with makeup to make her pretty. I could watch that final dance scene over and over! Amazing movie!
It's always funny when they try to hide the hot girl under your glasses and a ponytail when you know full well she is absolutely gorgeous exactly like that and without it
Yes! And in her case (unlike a lot of these) it wasn't just about a more glamorous appearance--though that was there too and fun to see--it was a real transformation from inside.
Remember, if you're gorgeous and you're reading this, if you want to be instantly ugly, just slap on a pair of glasses. This message has been Hollywood-approved.
I agree, though it's obvious that Emma Watson was always cute, even at a young age, it was when Harry and Ron started to realise that she was, in fact, a girl, especially Ron.
*MY FAVORITES:* Mia Thermopolis - The Princess Diaries Edna Turnblad - Hairspray Andy Sachs - The Devil Wears Prada Selina Kyle - Batman Returns Laney Boggs - She's All That Cinderella - Cinderella Bridget - Trolls Eliza Doolittle - My Fair Lady Marisa Ventura - Maid in Manhattan Fran - Strictly Ballroom Allison Reynolds - The Breakfast Club Olive Penderghast - Easy A Cady Heron - Mean Girls Charlotte Vale - Now, Voyager Jo Stockton - Funny Face Sam Montgomery - A Cinderella Story Fern Mayo - Jawbreaker Helen Tasker - True Lies Sandy Olsson - Grease Anya - Anastasia Vivian Ward - Pretty Woman Danielle de Barbarac - Ever After Josie Geller - Never Been Kissed Loretta Castorini - Moonstruck Tai Frasier - Clueless Zeta Alpha Zeta Girls - The House Bunny Toula Portokalos - My Big Fat Greek Wedding Gracie Hart - Miss Congeniality Katie Simpson - She's Out of Control
No DUFF? Not only did they not made her ugly by adding fake glasses or anything, but also, she's the one who took charge of her own make-over and stayed true to herself while doing so. Can't believe she's not here.
So, apparently it is on the outside that counts, since in pretty much all of these films/shows, once the female (or in some cases male) character starts to look good, that's when people start to like/pay attention to them, & it has been this way ever since My Fair Lady, & continued in films like Pretty Woman, She's All That, & The Princess Diaries.
Duh, that’s the formula 😂 I don’t know if any of us are proud we like it, and knowing it sends the wrong message doesn’t stop it from being a popular trope all the same - a guilty pleasure
My favorite transformations were TRUE changes in the character... not just exterior changes...Bette Davis in "Now Voyager" and Olivia DeHavilland in "The Heiress"!
I am so so happy to see Strictly Ballroom on your list. One of my all time favorite movies and the first I thought of when I saw the title of this video. Thank you!
These "transitions" would be more interesting if the actors weren't stunningly beautiful already. That said, I'm SO glad you included "Ballroom Dancing" on this list. A fantastic movie. I used to have it on DVD, but lost it somehow. I'd love to see it again.
Selina Kyle was changed beyond the catsuit… she looked entirely different for the whole movie… limiting her to her alternate persona is a shame as it passes by her whole crisis around who she is really in the end…
Chyler Leigh did the walk down the stairs thing yet again last year in the show The Way Home when going to her daughter's dance to be a chaperone. They even set it to Sixpence's Kiss Me again lol
women put pressure on themselves and on other women. Don't victimize them, please. Women are just as shallow and sexist as men and also want 'mr charming' rather than average guy.
I wish the magical makeover from 1989’s Teen Witch had made an appearance, but otherwise this was a really great list! Shoutout to Strictly Ballroom!! ❤❤❤
You should make a part 2 so that a few great makeovers you missed could be included. Like Agnes Gooch (Peggy Cass) in Auntie Mame. Amanda Bynes in What a Girl Wants. And Stockard Channing in The Girl Most Likely To… Debbie Reynolds in The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Among others.
The live action "Cinderella" was pretty awesome also. I suppose Lily James was more of a frump, disregarded blossom than an 'Ugly Duckling' but her transformation both physical and psychological was stunning.
tough. My sympathy goes for the poor children and women and MEN dying in war zones, not to women and girls in rich countries being so privileged that their only issue is getting affected by fictional movies.
What shocked me the most was Anne in that Princess movie. Not sure how well known she was? If she wasn't, that was clever. I didn't know her at the time
Notice that in the tale of the ugly duckling, there is no sudden transformation. It is just the very slow Progressive evolution Of the central character.
To me Fran (Strictly Ballroom) and Allison Reynolds (Breakfast Club) are the most successful transformations. They seem more realistic because the characters are comfortable with hiding. Their transformations seem to shock even themselves and they step into them cautiously - but the results are magical.
Allison didn't need a confidence boost. Most of her interactions were already with Andrew to begin with, and he was very clearly interested in her before she pulled her hair back and put on some different eye shadow.
Afraid to admit this but saw a few of the films including Clueless recently and some like Pretty Woman, The Devil Wears Prada & Grease (more than once - know the script in some films by heart). BUT my favourite has to be the original of Cinderella - not becuase of the transformation because of the story & song which has stood the test of time. 🔔🌹❤🥁🍀👍
Some of these aren't really ugly duckling transformations, but moves to conform to a different sector of society. Grease and Working Girl are in this category, and My Fair Lady, Cinderella, and Pretty Woman sort of are. I had forgotten about this part of the plot of Strictly Ballroom, which was a good choice for near the top of the list.
Okay. Clearly watchmojo/msmojo hasn’t watched Ever After. Only one of Danielle’s stepsisters mistreated her. In top of that, Danielle’s stepmother/sister also mistreated her own daughter/sister. Please do your research
Which of these makeovers do YOU remember the most? Let us know below, and check out our video of the Top 10 Most Ridiculous Makeover Tropes - ua-cam.com/video/kTFWoov7adU/v-deo.html
I prefer Wendy Hiller as Eliza Doolittle in "Pygmalion" which was the basis for the musical "My Fair Lady." I also like the transformation of Greta Garbo in "Ninotchka" which was remade as the musical "Silk Stockings." 🤔😊👍
So glad you included Now, Voyageur. One of my all time favourite movies.
Barbara Streisand
The one that floored me the most was Anne Hathaway. When she played the Princess, but she wasn't told until she was a teen. That was clever to use a newcomer. At least, I had never heard of her
I am not surprised at your number one pick. I would have been surprised if she wasn't. I held my breath at your #1
"I don't remember Frump Girl", but I remember you." That line is so romantic, I love that Ian was emotionally connected to Toula's spirit, before her big transformation.
I liked this one the most because she was doing it for herself, where a lot of these makeovers were for other people.
I personally never found Allison's makeover to be a big deal, as it meant that she was bonding with Claire, who was giving her the affection that her own parents never had. Also, Andy clearly liked her long before the makeover even happened, since he stated that he liked seeing her face.
I agree!
Exactly. Andrew had already approached her several times and shared plenty of bonding moments with her prior to the makeover. I think you hit the nail right on the head by saying that it was a bonding moment for Allison and Claire, seeing as how most of the interactions between them up until then had been more caustic than sympathetic (mostly on Claire's part), so "why are you being so nice to me?" "Because you're letting me" becomes much more significant/meaningful.
All of these so called “ugly ducklings” were already pretty!
Agreed!
@@leiamims3633 I agree, they were already gorgeous to begin with, but many just needed a confidence boost.
@@trinaq I agree!
The problem I have with these makeover tropes is that the girl ditches her glasses when she gets made over! I mean, couldn't they just give her new frames that are chic on her?
@@melissacooper8724 I agree!
She was already pretty in “She’s all that” she just had glasses on 😂
And a wig. A bad wig.
These characters have always been beautiful. They just needed someone to show them. ❤️❤️❤️
show them how to be uncomfortable and conforming. anything but themselves..
Not necessarily, that is nothing wrong in looking better, but stay the same personality wise.
From a beautiful girl or women, to a male Gaze objekt.
I LOVE Strictly Ballroom! 1. Because it’s Australian, 2. Because Fran’s transformation was slow and subtle and she wasn’t plastered with makeup to make her pretty. I could watch that final dance scene over and over! Amazing movie!
Me too!! ❤❤❤
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That's the reason I stopped scrolling to watch this... to see where Strictly Ballroom placed 😂
Toula was my favorite because she did it for herself, not for a men
Except that the new look required make up, loss of glasses, change of hair style, i.e. conventional "improvements" intended to attract men.
"Tell me about it, stud". RIP Olivia. It was the new attitude as well as hair/make-up/wardrobe update.
Barbra Streisand in “The Mirror has 2 Faces.” That and “Moonstruck” are 2 of my favorites!
I was hoping that Barbra Streisand (The Mirror has 2 Faces) would be on the list.
YES! MIA THERMOPOLIS' MAKEOVER FROM "THE PRINCESS DIARIES" FRANCHISE WAS ICONIC & I LOVED IT! 👸🏻💄👠🎞️🎬🎥🥰
So great to see Strictly Ballroom on the list.
Me too. It such a good movie. So underrated!
Omgggg St Trinian!! I never see this getting any mention anywhere ever!!! I love it!!!
I absolutely love “Working Girl” and “The Devil Wears Prada”
Sabrina (Hepburn or Ormond version) should have made the list.
Completely agree.
It's always funny when they try to hide the hot girl under your glasses and a ponytail when you know full well she is absolutely gorgeous exactly like that and without it
queen latifah in last holiday
Yes! And in her case (unlike a lot of these) it wasn't just about a more glamorous appearance--though that was there too and fun to see--it was a real transformation from inside.
I liked the makeovers of all the girls in 'House Bunny' :)
Agreed, I expected to see that movie on this list.
Remember, if you're gorgeous and you're reading this, if you want to be instantly ugly, just slap on a pair of glasses. This message has been Hollywood-approved.
Muriel from "Muriel's Wedding" should have made the list.
Agreed!
Not saying she's not pretty, but Hermione's will always be my favourite ❤
I agree, though it's obvious that Emma Watson was always cute, even at a young age, it was when Harry and Ron started to realise that she was, in fact, a girl, especially Ron.
I thought she would be in the top 3... 😅
In the book it is different: her nose get operated.
To Wong Fu, Thank For Everything. Julie Newmar:
After the strawberry festival
*MY FAVORITES:*
Mia Thermopolis - The Princess Diaries
Edna Turnblad - Hairspray
Andy Sachs - The Devil Wears Prada
Selina Kyle - Batman Returns
Laney Boggs - She's All That
Cinderella - Cinderella
Bridget - Trolls
Eliza Doolittle - My Fair Lady
Marisa Ventura - Maid in Manhattan
Fran - Strictly Ballroom
Allison Reynolds - The Breakfast Club
Olive Penderghast - Easy A
Cady Heron - Mean Girls
Charlotte Vale - Now, Voyager
Jo Stockton - Funny Face
Sam Montgomery - A Cinderella Story
Fern Mayo - Jawbreaker
Helen Tasker - True Lies
Sandy Olsson - Grease
Anya - Anastasia
Vivian Ward - Pretty Woman
Danielle de Barbarac - Ever After
Josie Geller - Never Been Kissed
Loretta Castorini - Moonstruck
Tai Frasier - Clueless
Zeta Alpha Zeta Girls - The House Bunny
Toula Portokalos - My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Gracie Hart - Miss Congeniality
Katie Simpson - She's Out of Control
Amazing Bette Davis!
Sandra Bullock made me laugh so hard!
No DUFF? Not only did they not made her ugly by adding fake glasses or anything, but also, she's the one who took charge of her own make-over and stayed true to herself while doing so. Can't believe she's not here.
isn't Hilary Duff at # 18?
Yes she is 😂
Muriel’s Wedding. I would have picked that over Strictly Ballroom.
So, apparently it is on the outside that counts, since in pretty much all of these films/shows, once the female (or in some cases male) character starts to look good, that's when people start to like/pay attention to them, & it has been this way ever since My Fair Lady, & continued in films like Pretty Woman, She's All That, & The Princess Diaries.
Duh, that’s the formula 😂 I don’t know if any of us are proud we like it, and knowing it sends the wrong message doesn’t stop it from being a popular trope all the same - a guilty pleasure
love this channel so much 🥰one more great vid!
Aaaawwwee Man.. a lot of these scenes got me through my Young Lonely Male Teenage Years 😂
My favorite transformations were TRUE changes in the character... not just exterior changes...Bette Davis in "Now Voyager" and Olivia DeHavilland in "The Heiress"!
Both are excellent movies!
I am so so happy to see Strictly Ballroom on your list. One of my all time favorite movies and the first I thought of when I saw the title of this video. Thank you!
Definitely Cinderella (ever since my childhood) happy saturday afternoon, Emily, take care and God bless you. Greetings from Colombia to you as well
Ormond in Sabrina changed my brain chemistry, but Sandra Bullock and Anne Hathaway are my transformation idols.
These "transitions" would be more interesting if the actors weren't stunningly beautiful already. That said, I'm SO glad you included "Ballroom Dancing" on this list. A fantastic movie. I used to have it on DVD, but lost it somehow. I'd love to see it again.
Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games did quite a transformation from poor girl to the girl on flames
24:59 if you put glasses with thick black frames on Allison now, she’d look like a pre-makeover girl in other films
Selina Kyle was changed beyond the catsuit… she looked entirely different for the whole movie… limiting her to her alternate persona is a shame as it passes by her whole crisis around who she is really in the end…
Chyler Leigh did the walk down the stairs thing yet again last year in the show The Way Home when going to her daughter's dance to be a chaperone. They even set it to Sixpence's Kiss Me again lol
At least she didn’t destroy the staircase this time.
Huge omission here, Stockard Channing in "The girl most likely to"
This is all about the pressure on women. Y'all are beautiful. Don't let the media ever make you think differently.
women put pressure on themselves and on other women. Don't victimize them, please. Women are just as shallow and sexist as men and also want 'mr charming' rather than average guy.
Animated entries on this list, really?!?!
Anyway, my favorite has always been Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club.
Ally Sheedy was much hotter in black! It's not only my opinion, all the other guys around agreed.
@8:54 I disagree with the movie Greece. Sandy Olson (Olivia Newton-John) looked way finer in the beginning, her makeover was horrible.
Miss congeniality deserves to be number one
😂 I loved how it said were not including men then #1 was john Travolta rofl 🤣
Sorry. What about Goldie hawn from death becomes her!! Best transmission EVER
I would've added Sandra bullock character from love potion No.9.
I am surprised that "Adrian" in the movie- Rocky- did not make the cut. Talia Shire's transformation was great.
I wish the magical makeover from 1989’s Teen Witch had made an appearance, but otherwise this was a really great list! Shoutout to Strictly Ballroom!! ❤❤❤
You should make a part 2 so that a few great makeovers you missed could be included.
Like Agnes Gooch (Peggy Cass) in Auntie Mame.
Amanda Bynes in What a Girl Wants.
And Stockard Channing in The Girl Most Likely To…
Debbie Reynolds in The Unsinkable Molly Brown.
Among others.
Not an intentional transformation, but Adrian Balboa is an entirely different woman by the end of "Rocky".
The live action "Cinderella" was pretty awesome also. I suppose Lily James was more of a frump, disregarded blossom than an 'Ugly Duckling' but her transformation both physical and psychological was stunning.
The mirror has two faces!
Mine is she’s all that !! I love that movie !! She is so beautiful !! Both ways !!
Nr 22 will always be my Nr 1 make over classic!
its movies and shows like these that gave millions of girls/women issues of their self worth and beauty
tough. My sympathy goes for the poor children and women and MEN dying in war zones, not to women and girls in rich countries being so privileged that their only issue is getting affected by fictional movies.
where is last holliday? i love that makeover
Emma Thompson as Nanny McPhee and Bernadette Peters as the witch in the flimed version of Into The Woods belong on this list.
Bahaha!! I was watching and kept thinking "Where's Mia?!?! Where's Mia!?!?!" That. That one is my fav. Closely followed by Pretty Woman.
Love all of these but haven’t seen all of the movies
How is Sandy not #1?
"Muriel" is missing, certainly one of the best on the theme, if not the best
I'm in the middle of watching this. Let's see if Sissy Spacek's Carrie, or Stockard Channing in "The Girl Most Likely To" made the list
What shocked me the most was Anne in that Princess movie. Not sure how well known she was? If she wasn't, that was clever. I didn't know her at the time
I think Mandy Moore was a lot more famous than her back then (I was in uni). At least in my country. So yeah, that was a clever move.
Notice that in the tale of the ugly duckling, there is no sudden transformation. It is just the very slow Progressive evolution Of the central character.
Beauty come from the inside
Not really. In fact the repeated ad nauseam complaint that these actresses/characters were already beautiful says quite the opposite.
25:02 I thought we all agreed that was an anti-makeover
Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman should make JD Vance scared.
@@ineslazalde9629 😂😅
To me Fran (Strictly Ballroom) and Allison Reynolds (Breakfast Club) are the most successful transformations. They seem more realistic because the characters are comfortable with hiding. Their transformations seem to shock even themselves and they step into them cautiously - but the results are magical.
Another moral of many of these movies is that it takes lots of money to look good.
Sad, but true.
Even Mojo gets it right sometimes.
Laney Boggs ❤❤
Only halfway through watching but I hope Sabrina makes this list. Best makeover ever
You have two of my favorite films on this list: Now, Voyager and Strictly Ballroom.
Did maid in Manhattan dirty didn't even show the finished look
Edit error at 19:20. Text is repeated at different takes for different intonation. Weird that this went unnoticed.
Can't believe you skipped Queen Latifa in Just Wright.
I haven't watch the whole thing but I hope the main girl of off teenage witch is on here love that movie
I knew princess diaires would be number 1. Part of me would have loved to be a part of the movie.
Most of these ladies already looked beautiful, especially Sandra Dee. They simply dressed up.
You should have included Cantinflas’ “A volar joven” where Miroslava Stern’s character transformation is amazing.
My mommy? 😂I laughed at that one when I was younger.
I think the clothes were more of the make over more then the girl
I never forget Amy Dolenz in She´s out of control and Anne Hathaway in Princes diary one !
Eliza Doolittle will always be my number one❤ I adore Audrey Hepburn.
And she stands out as the most harmed or most isolated by the makeover.
HELLLLLOOOOOOOO! You didn't even mention The Duff!
I remember "The Nanny" with My Fair Lady
The devil wears Prada was not the duckling movie. It was the princess diaries when Mia became princess of genovia
I always preferred Velma, Laney, Fern, and Allison before the makeovers. I guess I've got a type.
Allison didn't need a confidence boost. Most of her interactions were already with Andrew to begin with, and he was very clearly interested in her before she pulled her hair back and put on some different eye shadow.
Yes she did, she was sloppy and tacky.
Afraid to admit this but saw a few of the films including Clueless recently and some like Pretty Woman, The Devil Wears Prada & Grease (more than once - know the script in some films by heart). BUT my favourite has to be the original of Cinderella - not becuase of the transformation because of the story & song which has stood the test of time. 🔔🌹❤🥁🍀👍
Great vidéo, thanks! So, we are expecting the same for male characters.
I almost clicked away in disgust when Princess Diaries wasn’t on the list and then 😂 there it was at #1
I do a make over every day 😂
You should include Emma Watson in Harry Potter in the ball dance scene
ugh no? Hermione was never an 'ugly duckling'
Some of these aren't really ugly duckling transformations, but moves to conform to a different sector of society. Grease and Working Girl are in this category, and My Fair Lady, Cinderella, and Pretty Woman sort of are. I had forgotten about this part of the plot of Strictly Ballroom, which was a good choice for near the top of the list.
WOW
Of course I was wondering who could possibly be number one
Oh, die Kindheit ist so schön
Okay. Clearly watchmojo/msmojo hasn’t watched Ever After. Only one of Danielle’s stepsisters mistreated her. In top of that, Danielle’s stepmother/sister also mistreated her own daughter/sister. Please do your research
@@loveolicity4542 Ever After is my favorite!
Julie Walters, in Educating Rita was another Pygmalion type transformation, though over time, and not over night.
This year "Hitman" had one too! But It was a male character