TOP 10 TEEN HIGH SCHOOL MOVIES
(The purely daggy kind - no Dead Poets here please)
1. 10 Things I Hate About YouWay to make Shakespeare cool - have Heath Ledger play Patrick Verona and assemble an equally good cast around him - Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Alison Janey.
Following on the heels on 'Clueless', 10 Things showed how good teen movies could be. And did I mention Heath's in it!!!
1. Bring It On
They're sexy, they're cute, they're popular to boot! Kirsten Dunst plays Torrance, the bright-eyed cheerleading captain who must save her high school's squad from a major cheeragedy: going down as the team who stole routines. In the end, we learn there's more to cheerleading than loads of hairspray, teeny halter tops, and back-stabbing: These are athletes who know how to really bring it.
3. She's All That
Any movie where the lead characters are called 'Laney Bloggs' and 'Zac Syler' just has to be good. Another Shakespeare rip off - this one tells the typical ugly duckling story and does it with great joy (and some very good dance sequences).
Sabrina the teenage witch traded in her magic to join Vinnie Chase in this underrated teen drama. In another make-over story, Melissa Joan Hart stars as a peppy preppy who performs the ultimate makeover on her scruffy next-door neighbor Adrian Grenier and discovers this former 'frog' was a really nice prince all along! Awww!
5. Valley Girl
A movie very dear to my heart, this movie is a little treasure, a funny, sexy, appealing story of a Valley Girl's heartbreaking decision: Should she stick with her boring jock boyfriend, or take a chance on a punk from Hollywood? Be warned though, the 'Valley speak' takes a while to understand and I still have to rewind the first scene to get what they're saying.
6. Grease
I don't think anything really needs to be said about this movie - if you haven't seen it then shame on you, and if you have then you'll know why it's on this list.
This one on the other hand may need a little explaining! Often seen as the poor cousin of it's predecessor, Grease 2's genius is in its ultimate dagginess. The reversal of the story in Grease, Stephanie is the cool 'Pink Lady' looking for a 'Cool rider' while Michael is a dork of the first order desperate to win her heart. There's singing, dancing, motorbikes, pink ladies and even FRENCHIE pops in for a visit. This movie is absolute gold!
8. 17 Again
Obviously this movie holds great attraction due to its leading man but don't for a minute think that is all there is to it. This movie is funny and touching and well acted by all involved. The surprise was Thomas Lennon playing Mike's best mate, Ned Gold - Zac and Ned's scenes are some of the highlights of the film. Oh and Zac is HOT!
9. H.S.M series
Like its inspiration, Grease, not much needs to be said here. I'm sure we're all aware of the phenomenon that is HSM. What you may not know is they are actually really fun movies and well worth a watch if you're the only person on earth who hasn't done so already. Oh and Zac is HOT!
10. Say Anything
Hoist that boom box above your head and turn up ''In Your Eyes.'' Stand motionless with a fixed expression of unrequited but determined love. And watch Cameron Crowe's ode to young passion, which made John Cusack the thinking teen's heartthrob and should have done the same for Ione Skye. It's set at the end of High School but I just had to sneak John Cusack into the Top 10 or it just wouldn't be complete.
What's in your Top 10?
3 comments:
YES PLEASE!!!!
tough poll this week....automatically want to say Zac, because clearly he is the hottest on this list, but i'm not sure if i can do steamy with Zac. he;s more of a pash behind the shelter sheds kind of boy! Will keep thinking about this one before i commit!!!
That is exactly what I was thinking so I'm not putting him either - glad you understand the intricacies of the poll.
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