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We decided to go see this even after seeing the subpar reviews. That's what it is, it is a worse but still not bad Mean Girls. Good for a reboot, bad for a Movie. I think that the casting for Regina is good, I was worried about Reneé Rapp but she was by far the best plastic. I think Gretchen was cast well, but Karen and Katy I think ruined the movie. The theater was empty. They should have gone all in on the musical aspect or not at all. There were maybe 4 songs that I remember but otherwise it was just them talking. It is almost the identical plot. Instead of watching this, or God forbid spending money on it, just watch the original Mean Girls again.

I really wanted to like this one. I really did. I love the original, and of course, i know this is a different movie, based on the Broadway musical based on the original (and all written by Tina Fey). Of course i know that there was no need for a direct remake, since the original was near perfection. However, this just didn't work. There was no chemistry, no motivation for the characters. I did like that it's done from Damian and Janice's point of view. But the rest of it feels flat.

The positives - Renee Rapp has a voice on her, as does Jeremy Spivey. For me they were the highlights of the show. There are some cute moments. Some new lines, but nothing really memorable or quotable.

So, meh. It was OK.

For those of you who are fans of the Broadway musical, here is a list of the missing music: "It Roars" (replaced with a song that's not as good) "Where Do You Belong?" (What were they thinking by leaving out this showstopper?!) "Meet The Plastics" (Only Regina's first few verses were sung. Gretchen & Karen's parts were cut) "Fearless" "Stop" (Again, what were they thinking by cutting out a showstopper?) "What's Wrong With Me" (reprise) "Whose House Is This?" "More Is Better" "Do This Thing"

This is supposed to be a film version of the musical, not a remake of the original fetch & flawless film. So, leaving out so many songs was a bad idea. The characters all suffered from this choice; they all seemed too bland.

Cady did not sing "Apex Predator." Instead, Damian sang "And though Janice is great, she does not have this power," while Janice shrugged. This was such a poor choice, because we didn't see Cady falling under Regina's spell. Gretchen's changing relationship with Regina didn't play out well. The actress who played Gretchen captured the character when she spoke, but when she sang "What's Wrong With Me" in Regina's closet, it just didn't make me feel for her. Something got lost in translation.

A lot of the comedy was lost in this version. Although "Sexy" was filmed well, Karen just wasn't as funny as she was in the 1st movie or the Broadway version. Damian wasn't as funny; without his biggest songs, he didn't shine.

"Fearless" may not have been the biggest hit song, but I felt the loss of it. There needed to be a sharply hit moment when Cady realizes she is the new Queen Bee, freed of her oppressive relationship with Regina. The original film used voiceover to convey that realization and the musical used the song "Fearless." The film musical kind of glossed it over.

Another thing that was missing was the image of all the plastics walking together, all looking beautiful and glamorous. "Being in the Plastics was like being famous." On Broadway, "Apex Predator" captured that feel, but in this movie, the song focused on Regina alone and lost the power of the clique.

The Plastics just weren't feminine enough. Everyone looked too tough. It was like this version took place at the "south side" school that the principal said he left in the original. Even the nerds didn't seem nerdy enough. Regina started out looking like she had already been eating Calteen bars for months and we didn't see her change after Cady tricked her.

The chemistry between Cady and Aaron also did not come through. Leaving out "More Is Better" and the Aaron's part in "Stupid With Love" didn't help.

"I See Stars" was a magical finale on Broadway, but this film did not end with musical magic.

What did I like? "Revenge Party" was still lots of fun and it was filmed in a colorful way. "World Burn" was done well, and "I'd Rather Be Me" had a great energy.

Acting is horrible. Cringe. It's basically trying to be mean girls with no originality and creativity. Would've been better with all new characters and plot. Taking from the original and having these actors portray the original was not a good call. Overacted and forced all the way. I felt embarrassed watching this with my husband. Nothing was funny. Also, why does all the high schoolers look like they are in their thirties. I want 2 hours of my life back. This was horrid. The musical part of the movie was hard to sit through too. It would've been much better with new characters and plot that identifies more to Gen Z. Just not funny or worth the watch.

Too similar to the original, though the musical moments do help alleviate that.

I didn't necessarily like any of the songs performed in 2024's 'Mean Girls', but none of them grated on me - which is always a plus when it comes to musicals. I could've done with a slightly shorter run time, though the humour is decent - if a bit hit-and-miss.

Angourie Rice is a bit meh in the lead role, certainly a downgrade on Lindsay Lohan. I guess most of the cast are inferior comparatively, but I did enjoy the performances of Reneé Rapp and Jaquel Spivey... Auli'i Cravalho too. Good to see Tina Fey and Tim Meadows back again, whilst there's a great cameo at one point.

All things considered, it's fine. Can't wait for the 2044 remake.

Wish they put their own spin on it instead of recycling the same jokes and changed the music to be 'less offensive' I guess. However when I didn't hear 'Janice is a space duke' I was very upset (from a member of lgbtqia+ community).

Renee Rapp and Auli'l Cravalho were absolute perfection in this movie and were the only 2 cast members to bring something different to the role. They had so much fun with it and you can tell that they didn't need a lot of direction as this comes naturally. The reactions from cast and crew felt like a GCSE drama piece but the dancing was fantastic. I'm a massive theatre fan but this was the only movie musical I found myself begging them to stop singing (apart from Renee and Auli'l)

I don't know where Angourie Rice was pulling that Cady Herron from but what a snoozefest, I found her flat, boring and just uninteresting to watch. Would be interesting to see what someone else would have don't with the role.

I wouldn't watch again.

This was the worst movie I've ever seen. The most unnecessary remake to ever be made. I didn't watch the trailer or read reviews before I went to the cinema because Mean Girls is one of my favorite movies of all times, so thought surely it has to be good.

But it wasn't. As soon as the opening scene started I realized I'm going to have a hard time finishing the movie. Why was this like watching a 2 hour TikTok? Why did this have to be a musical? Why were all the songs so bad? Why was the acting so bad? Why were the only good parts about this movie, the parts they just copied from the OG? Which makes it even worse, because that means there was absolutely NO reason for this remake. You would only maybe enjoy it if you have not seen the original so the good jokes are original to you. I hated every minute of this movie.

My wife and I caught Mean Girls (2024) in theaters last night. This musical tells the story of a girl homeschooled in Africa who returns to the U. S. and faces the challenges of high school - navigating cliques, understanding popularity, and trying to survive.

This picture is codirected by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. (Where Have All the Flowers Gone), and stars Angourie Rice (The Nice Guys), Reneé Rapp (The Sex Lives of College Girls), Jaquel Spivey, Avantika (Senior Year), Christopher Briney (The Summer I Turned Pretty), Tina Fey (Date Night) and Tim Meadows (The Ladies Man).

This musical rendition of "Mean Girls" is brilliant, showcasing some characters, songs, and circumstances that outshine others. Overall, it's a worthwhile experience. Reneé Rapp, Avankita, and Bebe Wood shine, rivaling or even surpassing "The Plastics" from the original. Angourie Rice delivers a solid performance, though less compelling than Lindsay Lohan, and Christopher Briney holds his own. The entire cast is stunning, and Jaquel Spivey delivers an amazing breakout performance. The "Cautionary Tale" opening and the two songs during the costume sequence stand out, along with the "wild animals" high school scene. The sets, attire, and props are impeccably chosen, making the unfolding story enjoyable despite its predictability.

In conclusion, Mean Girls may not reach the heights of the original, but its comedy and solid delivery of musical numbers make it a must-see. I'd score this a 7-7.5/10 and strongly recommend it, especially for fans of the original movie.

A poor imitation of the original. It follows the same plot line and events as the original movie, but does it in a way that it so cringe and painful to watch. The movie felt like a theatrical high school musical play. The musical part did not help the movie in anyway. And some of the songs and scenes were so cringe, like when they pretend to be animals. The movie had a really strong massage about not bullying or putting people down, because we are all just people with feelings at the end of the day...

The film moved really quickly because it had to make room for the singing. It was over the top light and airy. The movie feels like it's trying too hard to be funny. If anything the movie felt like a parody, mocking the original film. By the middle of the movie I wanted to walk out, it got so boring and exhausting to watch.

The entire film can be summed up in this one message, they push really hard. "Calling someone ugly is not gonna make you better looking. Calling someone else stupid does not make you any smarter. And as women we have to be able to trust and support each other"

To be honest, I went into this movie with very low expectations. Due to the fact the first is an iconic classic with an extremely strong cast, and the fact it is a musical, but was not advertised as one. The little faith I had pre movie was that Tina Fey was involved and I had trust in Reneé Rapp. During the movie, however, I was shocked by how much I loved it. While Rapp did an outstanding job with the acting and vocals for Regina, the real standout was Janis actor, Aulii Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the Disney movie. Her acting was good, but what really was amazing was her vocals. The jokes were actually funny, and weren't reused from the original unless it was iconic. The only complaints I have was that while Cady did a great job acting, her singing wasn't anything special. The songs themselves were great for the most part, with a few standouts that I could have on repeat forever, although I haven't ever watched the musical itself, so I don't have a lot to compare the music to. I do think that Reneé Rapp will get a huge boost from this role.

It's a reboot. It's a musical. Is it plastic fantastic? Maybe.

It's 2024 and a new generation of it-girl plastics are ruling the roost. Except in the age of socials, rather than dominating the halls, it appears the queens of the moment have to satisfy themselves with being legends on their own screens. The musical aspects are a fun new (ish) direction, but it seems the recycling process takes the edge off our rehashed polymer pretties. Are gen zalpha soft? Have our PC sensibilities made our hard drives go floppy? Or has Tina Fey just lost the nerve to sharpen her claws in her sixth decade? Probably a bit of all the above. We live in different times, and this iteration of the plastic fantastic go heavy on the back-references and plays on in jokes, pulling their punches in preference of froth and uplift.

The film is fun, and watchable to the end, but it is a different beast. This is most certainly not your mother's Mean Girls. And it clearly never intended to be. It's softer it's cuddlier. It's cuter. The monster teeth are definitely fake, and they're discarded almost as quickly as the book of burn.

Wanna experience a headache caused by an avalanche of failed jokes? Try watching this flick for more than 15 minutes.

The bad: I tried, I really tried to watch it through, but what's painfully obvious from the very start is that the jokes all fall flat. I just didnt laugh once. What's a comedy without some solid jokes? But then again, comedy is quite personal, perhaps a teenage crowd wont mind the avalanche of lame jokes, that gave me a headache.

Not any good then? Tina Fey wrote this stuff. She often gets it right when it comes to comedy, I love some of her other work, but somehow this movie just tanked.

I don't know why it had to be a musical but it was really really bad. Some of the characters were tolerable but overall the movie was hard to get through. Regina was probably the worst one, maybe just because her songs were terrible and just didn't sound right. I wish they'd made some other kind of change as part of doing a remake, and maybe the idea of a musical version sounds good but it just felt like the songs were forced. Janis and Karen's characters were the best I think, especially Janis who I think had the best singing and acting in the whole movie. Other than that, I can't say anything positive about it.

You must remember when watching this that it's a film version of the Broadway play, so it's going to be a little different, but still feature some of those cult classic catch phrases that are said in the original Mean Girls movie. I love that some of the original actors had little cameos and/or revived their roles from the first film. All of the singers are very talented and the lyrics are fun and interesting. So again, watch it with the mindset of a Broadway musical and you will enjoy it a lot better versus wanting it to be just like the original. Both are unique and fun to watch in their own ways.

All who were involved did a great job with this - it comes up really well on screen.

As a massive fan of the original ir is so hard not to compare it, especially as it has the same story lines and characters.

With the dialogue that was the same, I felt the actors in this movie delivered it identical to the original, even facial expressions and the outfits were the same. I would have liked the new actors to have put their own take on it.

I went on a preview night, so the cinema was full and with what I assume was all people familiar with the original, so the laughs really only happened with the new material - which I did have some lol moments myself.

I didn't care much for the singing, but found it wasn't as often as I thought it would be.

Was there a need to remake the movie? I'd say no, but it's fun a great cast and it's enjoyable.,

The original 2004 comedy Mean Girls, directed by Mark Waters and starring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams, is one of my favorite movies of all time. I've seen it too many times to count in many different fashions, so needless to say I was extremely nervous to view this version, because what if it was ruined? And need I say, it was pretty awful. I mean come on, a cringey modernized musical version that nobody asked for? Why?

This version took everything that was original and fresh about the original and puts it to shame, instead of being funny it was focused on cramming every social media platform ever, TikTok? Check, Instagram? Check, etc. And frankly it was not fun seeing these iconic characters burst into song at the most random moments ever, 2 songs from the Broadway version weren't even in the thing 💀.

Renee Rapp hard carried, but if it weren't for her this would be a 1-star.

D-

Two really elderly gentlemen came to the early release and I thought that was adorable. Anyway so, I watched the 2004 one, I was kinda shocked the new one's a musical. I don't think I'd have gone to see this if I knew. The '04 had a better start, I really liked the rifle joke. Though I didn't plan on comparing them extensively, they're so similar that it feels more like a remake for the new generation than paying homage.

I like that it retained the same teachers, with the principal still dealing with the same arm issue, and the slang 'fetch' persisting. Many elements remained unchanged, making it more of a remake, as mentioned. I have mixed feelings about Reneé Rapp as Regina; having seen her in 'The Sex Lives of College Girls,' I felt like I was watching Leighton Murray's high school experience before college.

In other ways I'm glad I watched the first mean girls so I got references but in other ways it'd be better if you forgot about it before now. Maybe watching this with a vague memory, because I had finished watching Lindsay Lohan's mean girls literally 20min before going to see the new one.

Songs were great and I'm not a musical person, but I got tired of them after a while. Also, I'm unsure if the remake was overdone; now I don't know any high schoolers to confirm if it's an accurate portrayal of Gen Z, but it felt exaggerated. The first Mean Girls felt more believable and relatable, maybe you didn't see yourself in any specific characters but you could've known someone like them from high school.

I don't like musicals and just like most of them I think the movie would've been fine and shorter if it was just normal film with no singing. However because it's so similar to the first one which was such a huge success, I guess it needed something to set it apart. Especially since it follows similar character tropes, stories and quotes, so I might not like musicals but it made sense.

A good laugh I got was the coach going "she should be lifting through her glutes." I love how it integrated 'TikTok' culture for modern day, because that made me think of all the gym pundits who're always reacting to stuff and criticizing form. However I was the only one who burst out laughing in the theater at that part. But generally the movie did get laughs elsewhere. Like the Teacher, Tina Fey trying to sing was hilarious.

It's pretty predictable because the bulk of the story is mostly the same. Lindsay Lohan cameo was a nice touch. I love Amanda Seyfried, but I think Avantika played The dumb girl really well, it was hilarious. It's the one bit of this film I think it did better than the first, she was written better.

Overall, I think the first one is obviously better, but this remake is respectable. No one was asking for it. I enjoyed it more than expected, though it might not reach the cultural phenomenon status of the original, I think that'll probably go to Barbie.

I was very excited to see this movie, however the moxie was a mess. The film was directed by two inexperienced filmmakers...while it can be a courageous act to take a chance on unknowns, one should be certain if they have talent. All politically incorrect humor was removed, overuse of the "tik-tok" effect, terrible casting, songs that really weren't songs, and basic story-telling rules that are taught in Filmmaking 101 were ignored. I gave the movie 45 minutes of my time...I could not suffer through another hour of it! Tina Fey is an extremely talented writer...I don't what went wrong with her involvement...was it just a paycheck for her?

The new Mean Girls just arrived and I've watched it and I fell offended.

The old Mean Girls is one of my favourite movies of all time and I fell disrespected by this one.

Why are people changing phrases like "You Can't Join The Mathletes, that's social suicide" for "You Can't Join The Mathletes, that's socially ruinous"??? Why is the song for the Christmas Dance different and the dance isn't the same?

Angourie Rice can sing but can't sing very well... she needs more practice... Renné Rapp kills it and the Avantika Karen is just really dumb and clumsy... There are missing so many iconic parts... it could be much better...

Altought it's not the worst remake ever, it's not the best... I've watched to really bad remakes over the years... I liked this one but could have been much better...

Overall, it's a 6.5...

I don't see what's the point of doing another Mean Girls.

I enjoyed the original Mean Girls. I thought it was a clever take on the teen genre with fun dialogue and energy and the characters are memorable and hilarious. This adaptation is based on the broadway version of Mean Girls with a new cast (including some recurring actors) and musical numbers. But honestly, even with Tina Fey back, I didn't like it.

Throughout, many of the production designs, setting and the direction is solid although it does feel cheap like something from a straight to DVD project. Whether it was intentional to create a stage atmosphere, the cheap quality and production is lacking. The costumes, make-up and the lighting is solid and the direction from the filmmakers, while doing their best to handle the project, feels unbalanced regarding its satirical and comedic tones. The best aspects are the performances as the cast members do a pretty good job on performing their roles. Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli'i Cravalho, Christopher Briney and the rest of the cast members bring solid energy to their characters and roles. Regarding the singing, maybe it's because since I haven't seen the Broadway version, I found the musical numbers and singing to be not great and unmemorable as some of the songwriting and musical tones were either mid or pretty clunky.

The narrative, with some changes, is pretty much the same as the original but while the writing does try to create something fun, unlike the original, the narrative, chemistry, and energy doesn't feel the same as this one felt bland and derived to what made the original one really good. There were a few humor aspects that I did find to be good but otherwise, weak.

I understand this is based on the broadway version and it brings some new energy and grounds to the scene but I don't see what is the point of doing a new version for Mean Girls when the original is already iconic. I can see it being a spin and satirical take on the current era of teen generations but I just feel this new edition feels quite unnecessary.

My expectations for this remake were low, especially since its a musical.

However, I was pleasantly surprised! I enjoyed all the main characters, and also enjoyed the songs.

I appreciated that they kept a lot of things the same as the original, even some complete sentences.

At times it was clear that the movie was definitely aimed at people younger than me (29), but only a couple times.

Generally speaking though, I enjoyed it, it was a fun feel-good movie that I think is a good remake of the original. It won't replace it, but it's a nice addition, and I think the musical-aspect actually works for it.

This movie was better than I was expecting it to be. While remakes are often very poorly done and just straight cash grabs, I didn't feel that way about this one. I went in with low expectations, and was pleasantly surprised.

Now, that's not to say this a masterpiece of a movie, with some really deep meanings or anything like that. But it is a fun movie. Some of the songs were enjoyable and entertaining, albeit a bit silly. But that's part of what makes them fun! I enjoyed the choreographing, and the visual aesthetics created for a couple of the songs were (dare I say it) quite fetch. There were a few jokes here and there that didn't hit, but for the most part I thought that the humor was also well done.

Go into this movie with an open mind, and I think you'll find out it's alright. It's not the original Mean Girls, but it's certainly not a disgrace to the franchise in my opinion. Sit back, relax, and just appreciate the entertainment from a good, solid movie.

Cady literally could not hold a tune in this MUSICAL movie. Renee was phenominal as well as 90% of the supporting cast. However, I thought that the way they redid the iconic rock songs seemed lazy and the camp theme from the broadway musical just was not hitting the same. Really felt like they were holding back with the jokes and the meanness of the movie. Cady was more unlikable than the main mean girl which is really saying something. The casting of Cady really put a bad taste in my mouth the whole movie - they took the OG songs and gave her parts to other cast members because she couldn't even hold a tune. Whoever her agent is needs to be fired bc why would they put that poor girl in a musical.