I Finally Saw the Mean Girls Musical Movie...(y'all were wrong)
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- ...y'all were wrong.
I finally saw the mean girls movie musical and here is my review & my thoughts on all of the backlash this project received!
I hope you enjoy the video. What did YOU think of the mean girls the musical, the movie or whatever?
- Sam (& Ryan even tho he wasn't in this one)
Renee Rapp is SO talented, I'll support anything she does. Is the movie flawless? No. But come on, how many movies are? It's a fun popcorn watch.
I wanted world burn to show Regina throwing the papers I wanted the drama!
Same though
Sol que haces aqui???
My biggest problem was hiring someone to play a main singing character and her voice is just okay. It’s a musical. You can have a movie musical that’s toned down a bit compared to broadway but there was so little feeling in “Stupid With Love” it just made me sad.
Not the Mean Girls review we wanted, but the one we NEEDED 🔥
I'm almost 18 and I fully agree that this is gen z's mean girls. I honestly felt like tiktok was brought into it effectively. The story would never happen at my school, but I kind of felt like if it did, this was definitely similar to how I think it would look and feel like
There were some changes I wasn’t a fan of and there were some I thought were even better! It definitely was a good mix. I love “Stupid with love” a lot more from the stage production because of the beat and energy behind it, whereas in the movie it’s a bit slowed down and toned down in energy. BUT! “Sexy” is one of my fav songs in the stage production but I think Avantika KILLED it and now I play her version more! Apex Predator still wins for stage production but Janice’s “how do you outsmart” at the end was sooo good in the movie. I love both 🩷🩷🩷🩷
I watched it and I did enjoy it! The backlash the internet gave it definitely was way more than needed.
I Watched it, and I was just thinking about how i Wish Barrett Was Janis, but then Auli'i started singing i was like... oh my god.
It was good, and I enjoy it the more i watch it too!
Wasn't Janis' first singing line after about 10 seconds?
@@gaffer2602 yeah i meant while waiting for the movie to release
@@katefenton1697 ah. Auli'i was Moana as well, though.
@@gaffer2602 ik and she ate that role up
The original movie had all the mean girls be mean to each other. In this one it was only Regina being mean. I wish they had a scene like the telephone scene from the movie but adapt it to this time.
that's such a good idea!
If they had done different casting for Cady and Aaron for people who could sing (no offense to the actress who played her) this movie would be a 10/10 for me.
I am a huge fan of the Broadway show and when I first heard the soundtrack on YT I hated the changing of the music. When I went to the movies and watched it I hated it. But now that I've seen it multiple more times on stremaing, I've grown to love it
I love Renee but I think her Regina was a bit one noted. What rachel mcadams does she is so sweet to cady at first and then so manipulative in a confusing way cause she seems so sweet.
Renee always came off as a bully. Which makes me think why do so many people praise her then?
I wish we had seen more layers.
But her singing is out of this world!!! I love her
13:07 that’s the thing about opinions… “everybody has opinions but it doesn’t make em true!”
"i don't need their good opinions. i have plenty of opinions. every asshole has opinions, but it doesn't make 'em true." - janis sarkisian
As someone who is a HUGE fan of the Broadway Musical I actually do love this movie! Yes I do hate how they changed and cut some songs, but I still really enjoyed it. With movie adaptations of musicals they can’t always be 100% accurate to the og musical, and for what it’s worth they did an amazing job with this movie. I didn’t understand the hate for this movie, it’s so good
Strongly agree. Could it be better if they put some more effort into certain parts? IMO yes. Should they have cast a Cady and an Aaron that meet the singing requirements of these roles? IMO, yes. But overall I thought it was a really fun movie with some great performances, and also that Someone Gets Hurt scene! Damn!
MY NAME IS REGINA GEOOOOOOOORGE😊
The ONLY complaint I had about the movie was that the songs felt overproduced, but that's an artistic choice that probably happened in post. It felt like a "how do we reach these kids?" decision. Otherwise, I loved everything in the movie!
I went to see it opening night and had an absolute blast! I gave it a 3 1/2 stars and loved it. I didn’t understand the hate either, but I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed it as well Sam!
oh im so glad someone else enjoyed it! I've seen so many people complaining saying its awful and the music changes were horrible and i was really sad because I loved it! while it definitely had issues, but overall I had a great time and loved most of the performance. the lesbian panic I felt when the 'meet the plastics' scene started... my friends couldn't stop laughing at me because I was literally frozen
Glad I'm not the only one who froze at that scene the lesbian panic was unreal
oh absoloutely!! all my wlw friends who went to see it died
literally same
I feel like the movie shouldn't have gotten so much backlash!!! It was such a good movie and the music was so good! They totally captured the most important parts of the original Broadway show. Loved this movie.
I too hadn't really been in the Mean Girls musical fandom before the movie came out. I had heard a little bit of the music but otherwise was not really familiar with it at all. I went by myself because it was the summer holidays here and I had a blast. It was probably a lot-a-bit influenced by Renee Rapp being the icon and mother that she is, but world burn changed me in ways I can't describe (as a lesbian, this movie made me at least 10% gayer). It's safe to say that this has quickly grown into an obsession with the musical which I'm not mad about.
For everyone who has only listened to the soundtrack but the movie presents the music a lot better than the soundtrack especially because it’s live
Thank you
Because literally
@@theextralifewithethan4846 U GET IT!!!
I think part of the problem was Cady and part of the issue was music that was cut in favor of dialogue. The musical is just so good it didn’t need changed a ton to bring it up to current day. I thought the movie was good, it just didn’t meet my expectations after the musical.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I enjoyed the movie, it was fun, the acting was good and I like how they rearranged some melodies in the songs. I didn't like all of the choices but some were good!
Reneé is my queen, she was so good, but we all knew this.
Avantika just shocked me. I knew her from the DCOM Spin which was about DJ. She sang a little in that movie, but I wasn't excepting such a great voice.
Same thing for Bebe Wood, I didn't knew she could sing and she was so good! So after the movie I listened to her EP, which is great!
Auli'i was so good, her voice, her acting... And her chemistry with Jaquel was great! They were iconic together! I loved that they sang Apex Predator together! Yes Cady's part makes sense in the musical, but I feel like with the pacing of the movie it made more sense to make Damian sing with Janice. Especially considering that they cut his songs for whatever reasons they had!
Angourie's voice was... nice? I mean it wasn't groundbreaking, I wasn't shocked by her voice. It was not bad, she can sing, and it wasn't unpleasant to hear. Her acting was great, and she did a good job as Cady.
About Chris Biney, I don't really understand the casting... He didn't have that much presence and the fact that he didn't sing in a movie musical makes me think that he was casted to attract people. Which is not a bad thing per se, but it was just... weird.
When I saw it at the theater, I had a blast. And I now refer to Sloppy Joes as Confident Joannes.
Avantika , bebe wood , Renee rapp , and aulii cravalho killed it !!!!! I really enjoyed the new mean girls movie !!
I'm so glad you enjoyed the movie!
I saw it in theaters three times. All of it was good---especially some of the performances---but the editing and cinematography was astonishingly so, and I only wish I got to see it more times!
I think the movie is great without the Broadway, the problem for me is that some of the songs that were cut and the lack of passion in some of the scenes, but if I look at it stand alone I really did enjoy it.
THANK YOU! I really enjoyed it! The music changes fit the vibe of the movie so much better in my opinion.
Fully agreed! I went into this movie very open minded about changes it would probably have and just had a really good time! I enjoy both sound tracks broadway and the movie. And I have watched it like 4 times now
I love the original, and I like this version of, frankly, the same exact movie. Personally, I love the songs, especially Regina George's who took center stage in every scene she was in. There were some removal of things that would be a little questionable today, and there were new jokes that were honestly funny. Janis felt like herself, and they made it so it makes more sense that her and Damian are friends. It was what a remake is supposed to be. It is not supposed to replace the original but to add to it, with a new presentation that still fits the narrative. If you like the original better, then you will always have it, but I personally really liked the new Damian and Janis, and honestly, Karen was a surprise in a good way.
Genuinely I loved this movie. It can’t beat the musical in my opinion but I still ADORE it. Some scenes genuinely made me gasp in awe because of how amazing they looked. Good job Tina Fay!!!!
I completely agree! I literally knew what was going to happen during World Burn, but throughout the whole song I was on the edge of my seat 😂 also Janis and Damien were absolutely incredible
Thank you for sharing this because I agree. I saw all the discourse online and didn’t see it until it became free. I honestly didn’t hate it. It was different than what we expected, but I still enjoyed it in the cannon. We will always still have the original album/ show.
I totally agree with you Sam! All these people on the internet spreading hate on this movie and yes as you said there might be weird shots but overall it wasn’t that bad
I think that now a days people just expect a movie to completely change their world view in order to be considered “good” but honestly, some of the best movies are ones where you can just turn your brain off and have a good time!
I agree with a lot of this. Definitely some stellar performances in the movie
Also, are those ACOTAR books on your shelf?? 👀
Genuinely loved this movie so much!! Im happy that it's on paramount now gonna keep watching it
I was hoping for a video on this!! I saw the movie with one of my best friends and I personally did not like it. I also saw the musical on tour in June 2022 with the same friend and we DIED laughing it was awesome 💖🌸
I'm so happy to hear some positivity about this movie! I thought it was fun too and was disappointed by all the hate! The only change they made from the original that I didnt like was for the final problem in the math competition. They added a direction (0+ instead of 0), so the limit actually did exist lol
Gurrrrlll I completely agree with you on this!!
I think it must’ve had something to do with the marketing as it wasn’t marketed as a musical but that’s a whole other matter entirely!!
how’s everyone doing on this beautiful day? 😊🩷
TBH!!! I didn't hate it but my biggest issue was the massive change in music production (mainly cady's songs bye). Other than that I had a good time lol
It’s a fun watch! Some people don’t even know that this was a movie version of the MUSICAL. but I thoroughly enjoyed!
My mom and I absolutely loved this movie, I really don’t see why everyone is bashing it so hard. I was definitely worried after the first trailer came out but the movie is way better than what that trailer showed.
Ok so I love the original movie and the musical is one of my favs. I’ve seen both in person so I have a lot of knowledge on mean girls. So when they first announced the production of this movie I was really excited. However when the trailer was released I was really concerned. And again with peoples reviews of it I was really scared I was not going to like the movie musical. But I watched it for the first time the other night and I LOVE it!!!! It was the PERFECT mix of movie and musical. It reminded me a lot of the musical but also a good movie production. I feel it also captured how high school is nowadays amazingly and was more accurate to true mean girls. (Also the fact Mrs.Norbury and Mr.Duvall are married make it a 10000 times better, I always shipped them;)
I pretty much agree with you. It feels like they were trying to make it an updated hybrid of the original movie and stage show so anyone who has a strong attachment to either was going to feel disappointed. For me, if Cady had been more on par vocally with Janis, Damien and Regina that also might have helped. Angourie Rice wasn’t bad but alongside Renee Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho and Jaquel Spivey, she felt a little underwhelming.
The way I’ve been waiting for this video
I'm not a theater geek so I didn't disect every single song and how it differed from the Broadway musical. I was a teen when the original came out and it's one of my favorite movies. I was expecting to hate it from all the bad reviews but I loved it. I thought it was really funny and surprisingly it's able to stand on it's own with being an adaption of such a classic. I liked all the actors they chose for the roles. I was like "why is it getting so much hate?" I also love musicals so that helps.
I loved the movie! I saw it twice in the cinema because I was obsessed! Cause I already loved the musical and the music, so I went into the movie already a fan of the material, and I LOVED it! 🩷
I watched it on release day, and I loved it. I'd seen the bootleg with Reneé of it, and I honestly loved the movie so much too. The difference was not that grand, they just made it more fit toward a bigger audience. There were songs in the movie that I liked better in the film than on stage. I will defend it with my life, honestly. Reneé was incredible. Auli'i and Jaquel captivated me. Bebe's rendition of "What's wrong with me?" I played on repeat for hours afterwards. The only thing that I actually missed was the bit of Karen and Gretchen in "The Plastics" where all of them sang simultaneously. Otherwise it was genuinely good in my eyes, and hence the bashing has felt incredibly funny to me .
me and my friends were so prepared to hate on this film when we saw it in theatres and we were so shook afterward IT WAS SO FUN
Thank you for saying this it was needed I loved it 💀💀💀💀
OMG YESSSS
I thought i was the onlyone that enjoyed it🥺💖💖💖
i genuenly enjoyed it, its fresh and familiar with the right references and i just loved it! 💖💖
was it perfect? maybe not, but i also thought was part of it... that prfection is overrated ...
Sam thank you for this review! I scroll and see people complaining but you gave an honest and not that judgy in my opinion.
As a fan of the musical, I really enjoyed the new movie! If I had gone into it hoping for it to be the perfect faithful adaptation I think I would’ve been disappointed, but as it was I thought it was a fun watch! There are definitely some changes I didn’t like (Cary’s songs, for example), but it wasn’t nearly as bad as I feared after hearing everyone’s negative reviews!
I honestly loved it. The Internet made me scared but was really fun!
Renee and Auli'i(voice of Disney's Moana) both carried. Renee did perfect her songs but Auli'i proved why she's a Disney princess in her songs.
Also this movie was originally made for Paramount+ but the test audiences they showed it too really like it so they put this cheap made for TV movie in theaters. They didn't have the OG movie budget so they stayed at the school Paramount likely has on their studio lot and some small sets that worked for each scene. The musical fit in a stage so it didn't need huge sets.
I will not stand for ANY Mean Girls Musical slander
It wasn't the best musical I have ever seen, but I did like it. It was funny and I could listen Renee Rapp all day. I wish they had chosen another actress for Cady, for the singing purposes, but everyone else was great.
I love the musical, and i love the movie that Renee Rapp was perfectly cast as Regina
I mean, you'd hope so, seeing as she's been Regina on Broadway since about 2018
I loved the Movie!! I was scared from the the trailers but when I watched I actually fell in love with it
I feel like it is harder to hate the movie if you are not a huge fan of the original musical. The only problem that I had with the movie was the arrangement changes in the music. Stupid With Love was just so sad to listen to.
I 100% agree with nd see that i've been rly harsh. Cause played Janis in revenge party and just didnt like what they did with the colours but i do love the rest of the movie and songs and (most of) the vocals
I loved it. It was a fun movie and I think it will definitely be a comfort rewatch for me.
My takeaway from how everyone has been reacting to this movie is, you can be critical without being a c---, and some internet personalities need to learn that lesson.
I liked it a lot. I thought that they shouldn't have cut half the soundtrack or changed "Roar" to "What Ifs". Imo the OG movie and Broadway musical are way better. But all together good watch👍😊
I totally agree with you! Of course there were some thing that I wish had been done differently-that's true for any movie, especially those with source material(s) that are so well-known, culturally monumental, and beloved by their audiences-but overall it was a really fun movie and I'm glad I saw it! There were a lot of genuinely good and funny parts of the movie, it did what it came to do which was have a good time, lean into the camp, and make an entire generation of young queers fall in love with Renee Rapp, and I personally think they hit all those markers. After having seen it myself I'm surprised at the severity with which people online were dragging the movie, I *really* don't think it warranted the level of loathing that I saw. Is this one going to be as timeless and pop culturally significant as the original Mean Girls? No, almost certainly not. But did I enjoy myself while watching it? Yes, definitely, and that's what was important to me :)
renee's vocals are amazing but i was also stoked by auli's songs!!!
What a coincidence 😅 I also never watched the actual musical or the original movie and just last week I finally watched the movie musical 😂 and I also quite liked it 😁
Totally agree! It was a fine movie & fun watch. I obvs love the og movie more but I saw the broadway show & it liked it. I didn't like some of the changes to arrangements but hey I can listen to both movie or broadway cast recording.
Hey I'm totally with you, the Mean Girls musical movie was a totally fun watch! I really enjoyed it. I don't understand why anyone was hating on the movie.
I salute you venturing outside with a hangover. I spend mine hugging the bathroom floor.
Hello Sam! Love you girl!!🥰
Perhaps it's because I am GenZ but I couldn't stop laughing at all the references to modern pop culture and social media etc.
The TikTok stuff was a bit "uncanny valley", sure, but if you were to have a show about the social dynamics of a high school set in the 2020s and it had no social media at all it would be completely unrealistic, and for me, immersion-breaking.
That one shot of Cady during 'Revenge Party' was not one I would have signed off if I were a Director, but again people have allowed that to overshadow some of the genuinely amazing shots and cinematography like in 'What Ifs' or 'Rather Be Me'.
When the movie cast list came out and I found out that the summer i turned pretty guy didn't sing I literally said cameron dallas, but i fully agree with everything you said about the movie
You guys make the best titles; just thought you should know :)
Thank you for your proper semicolon usage lol
No, thank you! It wasn't that bad, people were very dramatic about this! Like. I enjoyed it but people were bashing it left right and centre lmao
I loved how diverse it was it felt like a real life high school ❤
I would just watch movie again just to see Reneè so talented I love her ❤ and she was amazing her voice just amazing. Just love the original movie and love this version of it, so fun to watch.
I agree! The movie wasn't perfect but it was a genuinely good time for me. I don't mind a critique but I do think there is a responsibility to ask: am I adding some new/necessary to the conversation?
I'm a millennial & a musical theater person who loves the musical. Both groups were way too judgy of this version, both before & after it released. There were things I would've preferred differently, sure. But I like the new movie!
me and my best friend saw this movie on opening night. we both had a GREAT time as mean girl die hard fans (of both the musical and original) ((the second can burn in hell)). i was genuinely shocked with everyone saying it was horrible because it really wasn’t. i mean everyone’s opinions are valid but they were making it out to be the worst movie ever made and thats not the case what’s so ever. also i must say as a raging lesbian i was going INSANE during the entire movie. my most negative thing to say about this movie is DEFINITELY who they casted as cady. no offense to the actress at all but i feel like the casting team should’ve chose someone who had musical experience for the LEAD ROLL. thats just my opinion though.
I haven't seen it but I've heard the soundtrack and that alone makes me mad like they completely changed how the songs are sung/ sounding for more of a movie with songs sprinkled in it type of movie, this is why musicals filmed on stage for their movie is way better than a musical being turned into a movie for movie goers not musical theatre people and that's why things like Dear Evan Hansen, Mean Girls and rent for example don't work as a movie (Mama Mia and The Phantom Of The Opera are exceptions to that rule). Maybe people who actually like musicals should make movies based on musicals not people who like movies who just wanna cash on a genre that's getting some attention.
What about In The Heights and Into The Woods?
@@gaffer2602 I actually like In The Heights cause some of the og cast were in it like Rent but unlike Rent they didn't change how the songs were sung/ played.
I saw the movie and I liked it! I can see why it got so much backlash, but I think it was okay, Renee was my favorite thing in the whole movie.
I don’t think there’s a single actress on this planet that could’ve been worse in this movie than Angourie Rice. They could’ve had Tina Fey play Cady and I bet it would’ve been better. I don’t know what celebrity she’s related to, but it literally angers me that she of all people is successful right now.
Someone didn't listen to Sam's talk.
Angourie doesn't have famous family. Her parents like run a random small theatre company in Melbourne who have like 1-2 credits of Aussie tv to their name from like year 2000 & they/the shows aren't even known to Australians. She's an amazing actress go watch other things she's been in like The Nice Guys, Mare Of Easttown to name a few.
@@JackieWarner13 My point still stands, I think she’s a horrible actress. And her parents owning a theater company still makes her a nepo baby.
I saw a clip of when Sabrina Carpenter played Cady on Broadway (I think she only got to do it a few days because it was literally _right_ before the covid shutdown). I honestly think she would’ve made a great Cady. She has background as an actress and singer. Plus, with her being so much more popular now due to being on the Eras tour, I think more people would’ve been drawn to see the movie. The clip I saw was her doing Stupid With Love and she sounds amazing!
@@jamiegdubois She would’ve been great, but I always thought she was too conventionally pretty to play Cady. Still would’ve been better than Angourie, but the bar is literally in Hell if that’s the standard.
me and my friend watched it when it primered and i liked it mostly, there were some parts that were a little disapointing but apart from those i really enjoyed it
🎶Cause when you feel attacked
that’s a feeling not a fact
Don’t jump online and react
You really need to stop 🎵
The Merrell Twins are also in the 2020 blockbuster "Like A Boss". Haha they are always showing up randomly!
I totally agree with everything you said!!
i don’t care what anyone says it was UNDERRATED!!!
Big agree!! It was so fun and I liked most of the changes! If they made it exactly the same as the musical it would be boring and it wouldn’t bring anything new. Maybe a hot take but I liked the actress that played Cady, her voice reminds me of Regina Spektor or Ingrid Michaelsons early 2000s soft pop. Her voice fit the character better in my opinion. But everyone is entitled to their opinion!
Rene Rapp was awesome, Auli'I and Janel were totally great. The actress who played Cady was OK at acting, convincing but vocally she left me with the mehs. Enjoyed the movie too
I had fun and I got Renée and Auli'i in it and that's all I wanted
I agreed with ALL of this Sam! Such a fun movie an good for a fun time!
Ngl, I find the movie pretty unwatchable. But one thing I do want to say really quick is that I think people need to stop it with the whole "they made a movie based on a musical based on a movie?!? How weird and/or lazy and/or such a cash-grab!" rigmarole. Because, 1) art and entertainment can take many different forms, and there is very much an art to adaptation (which I will say I think Mean Girls does not excel at), and 2), and more importantly, it's not a new thing. Do you like Little Shop of Horrors? Do you like Hairspray? They did the same thing!
I loved the 2004 movie and liked the musical, and I really really love the musical movie 2024! It's a fun and energetic movie. I think I've watched it like 6 or 7 times already ahahha. I simply love it. Auli'i is fenomenal as Janis and she totally crushed it on every songs, expecially Rather Be Me. Reneé is Reneé Rapp, she always gets the job done in every form of Mean Girls. All the cast was amazing and funny for me. Also, I totally loved Janis and Damian frienship here more then in the OG one. One of my new comfort movies.
Like, not every movie has to be a drama or Oscar worthy, we can have musical comedies too. This is such a good time to watch.
I loved the movie so much. I do wish they didn’t change Meet The Plastics give a thing for all the girls
Same
i really enjoyed the movie like i had so much fun 😭
…I ate it up…ofc it’s not gonna be the same as the original movie or musical bc it’s a different style of art…