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Jensen_Briana

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I really liked this movie. I loved Sarah Michelle Gellar's character. She was so b_itchy. It was great to watch. I don't like how Sebastian died. But in the end, when everyone at their school was passing around Sebastian's diary. It showed what...
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I really liked this movie. I loved Sarah Michelle Gellar's character. She was so b_itchy. It was great to watch. I don't like how Sebastian died. But in the end, when everyone at their school was passing around Sebastian's diary. It showed what goes around comes around.
this was a great movie. It was just basically, rich people messing around to bring them down.

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Posted aug 16, 2007 9:18 am pt

Jordan_Alexa

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I absolutly love this movie. it has to be my favorite movie i have seen in a long time.
the only thing i didn't like was the end. i didn't like that sebastian died.
but i love sarah michelle gellar in this movie. i think she was great.

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Posted aug 3, 2007 11:18 am pt

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This move is one of my all-time favorites. It had an all-star cast at the time of its writing was great. It enters us into the lives of selfish rich teenagers as they try and seduce anyone with a bit of sanity just to purposely ruin them. And as...
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This move is one of my all-time favorites. It had an all-star cast at the time of its writing was great. It enters us into the lives of selfish rich teenagers as they try and seduce anyone with a bit of sanity just to purposely ruin them. And as the film goes on it shows you how you can't control how you feel about someone and sometimes things don't go as expected but even better. It's just one of those greater films that you appreciate long after watching.

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Posted jun 18, 2007 8:29 pm pt

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Awesome. Basically a show of how cruel teenagers can be just to entertain themselves. Sarah Michelle Gellar is on top form here, as are the rest of the cast. Okay, so the ending could have been better, but this is definitely one of the best teen...
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Awesome. Basically a show of how cruel teenagers can be just to entertain themselves. Sarah Michelle Gellar is on top form here, as are the rest of the cast. Okay, so the ending could have been better, but this is definitely one of the best teen films I have seen so far, because it's true to life (I mean with the drugs and things...not the whole storyline, lol).

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Posted jun 11, 2007 4:41 am pt

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The ending just soured me on the whole film.

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Posted may 14, 2007 5:55 am pt

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By far one of the silliest teen sex romps you have ever seen! Lifestyles of the rich and randy. Let's go through the list; incest, virgins, drugs, innuendo, Sarah Michell Gellar saying 'f&&&' a lot, lesbianac kissing, blackmail, rich...
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By far one of the silliest teen sex romps you have ever seen! Lifestyles of the rich and randy. Let's go through the list; incest, virgins, drugs, innuendo, Sarah Michell Gellar saying 'f&&&' a lot, lesbianac kissing, blackmail, rich brats, homosexual football players, racism, fancy cars, and of course, everything ends with sexy results. (underline sexy results)

Sometimes you just have to laugh at this movie; it gets really over-the-top sometimes. It's not bad, it's actually quite good. But sometimes you have to wonder; who wrote this?

Most of the comedy is brought on by Selma Blair (who thinks that being promiscuous enrolls her in a secret society), but sometimes the other characters are unexpectedly funny. (Gellar's demonic horn-dog character offers a few laughs just because her character is very unrealistic. She's like a teenage Cruela De'Ville; cartoony and in need of a cold shower.)

If you're looking for that movie to watch while bonding with the family, don't get this one. This is strictly reserved for watching with 'that special someone'. .. Or an ex.

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Posted may 2, 2007 2:56 pm pt

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Brilliant. Diabolical teens toying with the lives and emotions of others. I have yet to see the original, but I plan on it and will update.

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Posted mar 11, 2007 5:47 pm pt

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This film was released at a time when movie studios were just starting to release a bunch of reinvented teen comedies. So, this raw, satirical and refreshing teen drama was well received. We got to sneak a glimpse into the world of the obscenely...
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This film was released at a time when movie studios were just starting to release a bunch of reinvented teen comedies. So, this raw, satirical and refreshing teen drama was well received. We got to sneak a glimpse into the world of the obscenely wealthy and how they go about courting women and men. The ending is fantastic and definitely not expected.

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Posted feb 2, 2007 1:59 am pt

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First CI movie is also the best. It's fun, and it's interesting. Sarah is the best Kathryn (although in third part it's other name, but you got the meaning...). Reese is the only wrong thing in this movie. I mean she did her role good (I guess),...
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First CI movie is also the best. It's fun, and it's interesting. Sarah is the best Kathryn (although in third part it's other name, but you got the meaning...). Reese is the only wrong thing in this movie. I mean she did her role good (I guess), but I never saw her as a girl for whom Sebastian would leave anyone, least of all Sarah-Kathryn.

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Posted jan 30, 2007 2:43 am pt

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Raw, interesting, funny and dramatical. Definately a movie hit. I recommend this amazing movie to everyone who wants to have fun and at the same time, learn some valuable life lessons. Plus: lots of popular stars. Indeed this is a movie you'll all...
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Raw, interesting, funny and dramatical. Definately a movie hit. I recommend this amazing movie to everyone who wants to have fun and at the same time, learn some valuable life lessons. Plus: lots of popular stars. Indeed this is a movie you'll all enjoy.

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Posted jan 20, 2007 5:12 pm pt

• [+] Washington Post
  
  90
  A witty, raunchy comedy, which proves that a well-written piece of business – oozing with sex, wit and nasty intrigue – works for any generation.

  by Desson Thomson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film.com
  
  80
  Don't be fooled by the WB appeal; if you've ever been in high school, Cruel Intentions has the wiles to seduce.

  by Elizabeth Weitzman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Salon.com
  
  80
  The dirtiest-minded American movie in recent memory -- and an honestly corrupt entertaining picture is never anything to sneeze at.

  by Charles Taylor | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
  80
  Nasty, profane and wickedly entertaining for the most part.

  by Emanuel Levy | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  80
  The original was about social manipulation as blood sport. Amazing how easily it transports, themes intact, to our blighted decade, and to our children.

  by Stephen Hunter | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  75
  It crash-lands with an ending of soppy moralizing, but until the end, it's smart and merciless in the tradition of the original story.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film.com
  
  70
  The darkly comic tone is often just right, and the casting occasionally pays off.

  by John Hartl | Read Full Review »
• [+] Newsweek
  
  70
  You won't be able to resist the film's ribaldry and cynicism.

  by B.J. Sigesmund | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  70
  Neither the characters nor the events are exactly the same as those of the novel, but some of the same spirit comes across.

  by Jonathan Rosenbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] New Times (L.A.)
  
  70
  As the story plows toward its finale, the cultural dislocation problems become worse, until by the end they almost defeat the whole film.

  by Andy Klein | Read Full Review »
• [+] Village Voice
  
  70
  A "guilty pleasure" -- only it's the sort of film that would mock anyone who felt guilt in pleasure.

  by Dennis Lim | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  67
  Never shocks or even offends by ascribing fully adult cruelties and erotic activities to obnoxious kids; such harshness wouldn't flatter a cast this moussed and magazine-layout-ready.

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
  60
  It's tremendous fun, thanks largely to a smarter-than-average script and some fierce casting.

  by Ken Fox | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
  50
  It is maliciously entertaining, up to a point.

  by Bob Graham | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
  50
  You have the queasy sense that the whole thing is just an elaborate stunt, and in this case an exploitative one.

  by Stephen Holden | Read Full Review »