Mean Girls (2004)
★★★
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a bit at odds with this one, don't know how I feel, on one hand it has some pretty good editing and a great original score with actors who comedic chops carry some scenes but on the other hand it feels a bit and this is going to sound a bit negative and I don't mean it in this way but it's just a movie that I could flick on in the background and do a puzzle to which is cool, it's not bad and it's spectacular, I'm not going to turn this on if I am looking for a deep philosophical movie about life but who would turn on Mean Girls for that, there are some good things about this and some bad but mostly positive good things and that's great!
the editing was very nice in the film, but specially the Momentary editing, I like the scene to scene flow of the film, the way we move from scene to scene, or shot to shot is very nice but specifically the shot to shot was very well done in a couple of scene's like the cafeteria scene, the phone call scene which is my favorite in the film and a couple other places, it made the shot to shot fill so cohesive and nice to look at as it moved across the screen.
I also really like the original composition for the film, in particular there is a scene where there is this low buzzing or humming sound and that was infection and such a nice little detail, the score has got so much personality as it dances in the background, coming in at crucial scenes.
the actors for this were pretty great specifically Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Tim Meadows, Lizzy Caplan, they all do pretty great work here in the roles and with the material that they are given! so yay! good job!
the camera work is a bit bland in my opinion as it shoots kind of like every other high school teen drama but when it does make a transition like the few times it goes to a Dutch angle it is very purposeful and the smoothness of that transition is very well done, so that was very cool. other than that the cinematography doesn't hinder the film at all it's just kind of meh like it's not bad and it's not stellar it's fine and that is okay.
notes below
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- I like how the opening is framed around photos.
- I like the introduction of the plastics, how it's cut to other people explaining Regina to us, that was pretty cool.
- I like the fast camera in cafeteria.
- I like the original score, the composition is nice.
- man these are some mean girls. thank you.
- the set dec of Regina's room is very nice.
- Rachel McAdams is so good in this movie.
- I liked the rhythm of the dialogue when she is talking about hating Regina.
- I like the composition when they are making the plan, the bee buzzing in the background sounds really cool.
- I like that this rap from Kevin was hinted at through a card.
- when she said stop trying to make fetch a thing I kept thinking of streets ahead from Community.
- good transition from classroom to bathroom.
- Lacey Chabert is doing a really good job, great delivery when she needs to speak fast.
- I like the sound design on the chalk going across the board.
- I like this shot through the mirror.
- I really liked that phone call scene, that was nice, the pacing, the edit, the way the camera move during the scenes, it was nicely done.
- I like how the car pulled off and then the other one pulled in frame, that was nice.
- I like how the camera slowly tilted to a Dutch angle that was nice.
- I like how this is framed around the car still slowly moving.
- "you are mean girl."
- I like how the fight scenes are choreographed.
- I love Tim Meadows soooo much dude, like he is so funny, his comedic timing is impeccable.
