DO REVENGE is WILD and here to Save the 90s Teen Movie | Explained

[@AmandaTheJedi]

So I'm late, WHAT OF IT?! EDIT: THANK YOU! The shirt has thoroughly been found both in its original form and numerous remakes, you're all heroes of science

[@trinaq]

Thanks for reviewing this movie, Amanda, I knew that it would be right up your alley! 😍

[@VeryHappyCat]

You're not late, everyone is just early

[@tmntaddict]

There is no late when everything's important.

[@BJ-zd2or]

The hole in the wall?

[@andygarcia5518]

snakehole

[@yellowpride321]

Gabbi really said "I can excuse elaborate and dubiously legal revenge schemes, but I draw the line at defending my shitty brother" and I, for one, support her for that

[@Catz1a]

Except that Gabbi also knows he does bad stuff and doesn't ever do a single thing against him or even to call him out. She even joins the clique in comforting Max about cheating on his girlfriend. I get feeling she can't really speak out against him but she's not particularly in any higher moral ground than Drea's old friends. Maybe even a lower ground since some of them seem unsure Max really leaked the pics but Gabbi seems very sure. So she never really actually draws the line (or at least without it being kind of hypocritical). I agree with Amanda "consistency be damned" lol but I just don't think it had anything to do with being more against her brother than anyone else

[@maydaze5934]

It should’ve been called Revenge Mommy and I stand by that.

[@trinaq]

Yes, it's a shame that Drea and Eleanor didn't end up together, what with all of the not so subtle flirting they were engaging in. Still, the people they DID end up with were cute as well.

[@jennifervasquez]

@@trinaq there is something innately homoerotic about toxic female friendships so i think thats what they were trying to get across while still having each of them have separate love interests but it definitely wouldve been very interesting to have them be each others love interest

[@zitronentee]

@@trinaq Thelma and Louise

[@lesbiangoddess290]

You know what? That is cool

[@basicsimp8798]

I do you one better, "Mommy Vengeance"

[@madamekarnstein]

I read online that Camila Mendes announced that Do Revenge would be the last role she was doing as a high schooler, and I'm glad for her that she's taking this step. Not that she can't pull off the role, but at 28, still being stuck in the casting category of teenager must be exhausting in so many different ways, and we all know how rampant the practice of casting people in their late 20's as teens is in Hollywood.

[@dianagoenaga7263]

I'm just glad the movie took the time to vocalize our collective thoughts on Sarah Michelle Gellar

[@notoriouslysky]

Who?

[@notoriouslysky]

@Chloe KM that name means nothing to me I don't get the hype

[@may.k_me]

@@notoriouslysky the actress who plays the headmaster in this. She's famous for a lot of her very popular work in the 90s and early 2000s like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I Know What You Did Last Summer and Cruel Intentions.

[@commanderkittin1873]

@@may.k_me and the live action scooby doo movies in which she plays literally the best version of Daphne I've ever seen

[@fitzytail896]

I love Sarah Michelle Gellar!!! She was everywhere in the late 90's as Buffy the Original Queen of Slay and Horror movies like I Know What you did last Summer and Scream 2 and the Teen Classic Cruel Intentions as a Queen Bee who can give Regina George a run for her money.

[@Sunnyomori649]

Here is the only reason im actually GLAD Elanor and Drea never get together, its to prove that a lesbian girl and a straight girl can be friends without romantic intention. Its to break the stigma of all lesbian/bi women hitting on their friends. I am very glad they made this choice. To show that they can cuddle and be real with eachother and it NOT be a romantic thing for the lesbian girl.

[@Sunnyomori649]

Idk its just comforting to me

[@No1PlutoSupporter]

yes! i love when movies are about friendships and the main characters have a strong relationship that isnt romantic

[@ladyclmntyn]

i stand by this! my best friend and i are both bi and we love each other to death. Platonic with a captial P.

[@seannanana84]

Agreed! I'm bi but I have friends who I am close with who I do cuddle up with or show physical affection with 0 sexual intentions because they're basically my sisters so it's nice to see a platonic female friendship like this with out the romantic undertones or fetishizing of lesbians.

[@penelopekitson8060]

I understand what ur saying but come onnnnn 😢 they had so much chemistry. We had booksmart where the straight girl and the lesbian were friends give us this 😫.

[@growupanushka]

I think the reason Austin Abrams was given the "school hottie" role was because those definitions are changing. Genz girls go after men who aren't afraid to show a lil femininity (thus Max painting his nails), who are allies to women and other communities, and who just overall seem woke. And a lot of men pretend to be like that to become popular. That's what his character was about and I loved it.

[@abbywolffe4114]

Also mediocre white men blowing up for doing the bare minimum is super common nowadays

[@arabelladow214]

Yes! Came to the comments to say this exactly

[@jacquelinelugo5518]

Also with his looks, he is a great a example of people who say oh this person wouldn't do that based on his looks. And they are exactly who would do something based on their looks

[@athenajaxon2397]

I don't disagree but you got to get a Timothee Chalamet type to do that

[@lisasowa1195]

I mean, myself and a lot of my friends were a Bit obsessed with him After dash and Lily and Euphoria so i think the joke is that he is that - in a Little Bit More mundane way

[@abbywolffe4114]

This is also one of the few teen movies I've seen where the satirical jabs about Gen-Z people being ultra-woke are actually funny and well-done. "The Cis Hetero Men Championing Female Identifying Students League" made me want to rip my hair out but it was also so perfect and funny

[@Svengali764]

The performative wokeness was so apt. I actually snorted when they rolled that.

[@wildwesley9328]

It had dialogue that reminds me so much of exaggerated versions what I’m used to hearing online, especially with the lines about what they wanted the Headmistress to do to them.

[@genie1568]

maybe because the joke wasn't "look at these teenagers and their caring about social issues", but it was "look at this performative piece of shit"

[@chelseeez]

I think the main dude’s styling was supposed to mimic a harry styles, timothy chalamet type, not the traditional jock bro leading man but the modern one so I feel like they cast him perfectly if that’s the goal

[@AmandaTheJedi]

oooo yeah that's definitely what they were going for

[@pistachiopanda]

I think its also to subvert expectations. Freddy Prince Jr., Heath Ledger, Jonathan Bennet, Jesse Metcalfe. Distinct faces and body shapes but all 90s and 2000s classic hot popular guy. I love Austin Abrams, he is absolutely adorable in Euphoria, but he is the exact opposite of campy teen romcom stereotypes. And I love it!

[@deidjpeidj]

@@pistachiopanda Yeah, he looks like he'd play a character more like Joseph Gordon Levitt's in 10 Things I Hate About You so it was a great choice. His casting also reminded me of Promising Young Woman choosing to cast actors who usually play kind, genuinely nice guys as the villainous "nice guys".

[@cabbage-soup]

Yes!! He looks so much like Timothy chalomet, they’ve both got blow dried rat vibes

[@agnieszkasmoreda3789]

Wasn't the character of Max basically the comment on soft boy aesthetic? I felt strong Timothee Chalamet vibes throughout and Chalamet is adored. Great casting, imo.

[@alyssapinon9670]

Was also getting Harry Styles vibes too

[@krezy554]

Yeah I mean drea even says in the film he's every girls manic pixie dream boy fantasy, so I think they knew exactly what they were doing when casting him.

[@tmntaddict]

The way Eleanor so naturally and casually coins "Revenge Mommy" is something the world's been missing. Loved it, great song choices and Camila clearly enjoyed a role outside of Riverdale.

[@AmandaTheJedi]

I'm surprised I didn't mention revenge mommy

[@tmntaddict]

@@AmandaTheJedi There was a lot to cover! 💫

[@DoubleBlack2.0]

@@AmandaTheJedi I’m very surprised too! Hahaha 😂 Great reaction, tho!

[@suis1822]

"I flew to close to the sun so my boyfriend leaked my sex tape", hands down, one of the funniest lines I've ever heard

[@BlckSWANWhtRbbt]

I felt like the part where Max was able to spin the story of him cheating into the school loving him was a reference to "John Tucker Must Die." One of my personal favorites

[@Schylove12]

Yes!!! That’s what I said to my husband while we were watching.

[@Shontay06]

Lol, Sophia Bush pointed that out and her review of the movie was what actually made me watch it.

[@flawedsanity]

@@Shontay06 Lol same! I had no intentions of watching it really, but I saw her insta post and I grew up watching everything she was in, so I gave it a watch and ended up enjoying it

[@Olitheconartist]

I’ve seen this movie twice now just so I could pick up stuff I missed before, and I noticed that when Drea and Eleanor are in the car and Eleanor is talking about her past. When she screams and plays it off as something she does all the time to relieve stress, but I have a feeling it was because Drea didn’t know she was talking about her. I mean, that couldn’t have felt good, even if she’d been planning revenge since the start

[@SelfRamblings]

That's a pretty cool observation!

[@hafrensbz9046]

Ohhh good point!

[@CaffeyAaron]

I thought the same thing too. When I first watched it, I didn’t pick up on that.

[@CaffeyAaron]

My second time watching, I noticed how Eleanor just kept looking at Drea very oddly after every other encounter they had. Especially when they were doing the whole make over thing for Nora and drea was talking about “narcissists are too focused on them selves to know when their getting played”. Drea not knowing Eleanor really had it out for her the whole time. The plot twist made this movie a blockbuster honestly. Hawke and mendes need to do more projects together.

[@trinaq]

Agreed, Eleanor was likely frustrated that Drea couldn't remember the moment that ruined Eleanor's life, nor recognised her own part in the rumours

[@ohjeezriles]

“You said some real messed up stuff out there.” I think Gabbi’s implying that Eleanor was sounding *real* victim-blamey, at least that’s what I understood of the context

[@gilbej91]

Is it just me or did anyone want to wear the school uniforms? The colour palette is immaculate.

[@AnveshaTrip]

I heard it was inspired by Korean high school uniforms and they really nailed it

[@NoName-dx1no]

@@AnveshaTrip even though it’s inspired by Korean High school uniforms in the film, there’s apparently a name for the uniform’s aesthetic, which also has its fans in China called “JK” or Joshi Koukousei which is inspired by Japanese school uniforms but the uniforms have much colorful and cuter style. So yeah if anyone wants clothes like the uniforms in this film just search up JK uniforms.

[@shayan6291]

This movie is exactly how the winx club show should've looked

[@sodiumsodiumsodium1109]

It's giving Barbie Princess School, in a good way

[@alexlovesjams9588]

Do revenge truly just felt like a love letter to the 90’s classics rather than what most current rom coms have done by trying to both replicate them and act as the better/modernised version which just makes them come across as vapid and snobbish idk …

[@avalonsignoraalmas6150]

@@justheretocommentokdontwan685 that’s not plagiarism.

[@avalonsignoraalmas6150]

@@justheretocommentokdontwan685 well, plagiarism isn’t an opinion. It either is or it isn’t, and this definitely isn’t.

[@justagirl36]

@@justheretocommentokdontwan685 LMAO no, it's an homage to the movie, not plagiarism. plagiarism would be them entirely replicating Kat and Patrick on a date specifically going to a paintball fight place. the circumstances are completely different.

[@radhiadeedou8286]

@@justheretocommentokdontwan685 plagiarism? 10 things I hate about you is a Shakespeare adaptation, is that plagiarism?

[@justagirl36]

@@justheretocommentokdontwan685 well that's fine if you don't like it personally, but don't just say plagiarism because that's not what it means

[@aleandra3945]

i NEED camila and maya make another movie together, their chemistry is insane

[@trinaq]

It was wonderful to see Sarah Michelle Geller pop up as the Principal, a likely nod to her role in "Cruel Intentions", AKA one of the greatest teen revenge films ever made.

[@Meshakhad]

Also, you know, her playing Buffy in as series that was pitched as "High school is LITERALLY hell"

[@Xineal]

@@Meshakhad I feel like her character from Cruel Intentions is more relevant though - I could imagine that principal as an adult version of Katheryn Mertuil if she got, like, a LOT of therapy

[@zitronentee]

Cruel Intentions is based on 1782 novel Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons)

[@juliannjohnson1162]

@@zitronentee Which Gabbi was reading at the first assembly!

[@soilgrasswaterair]

That was very intentional by the writers, to have Sarah Michelle Geller’s character make that nod to her character in “Cruel Intentions”.

[@Starkid_hanners]

I actually liked that Ethan from euphoria was the hot guy bc it shows the shift from movies thinking everyone loves a jock to the new sort of culture of soft bois who paint their nails but are still misogynistic and terrible lmao. Everyone loved timothee chalamet over armie hammer bc of it and he definitely gives that vibe.

[@claryy8]

I’m just so glad that Sarah Michelle Gellar is acting again - and I feel like the movie perfectly captures our thoughts about her 🤭

[@gateauxq4604]

She left to go have a family and get out of the rat race which I truly respect. If she’s back it’s because she wants to be and that will make her the best SMG she can be.

[@trinaq]

Precisely, I respect Sarah's decision to stay out of the limelight slightly and raise her family. She and Freddie are such an adorable couple. ❤️

[@kikihernandez410]

When I saw her I was like omg Catherine! Lol it would’ve been cool if she made a reference to cruel intentions or her character.

[@unbakedalaska1301]

@@kikihernandez410 I was WAITING for a quick cutaway of her in her office pulling out a crucifix necklace filled with cocaine 😩

[@claryy8]

@@kikihernandez410 I think she mentioned in her recent NY Times Interview that the headmaster in Do Revenge is kind of how how she and the director envision Kathryn as an adult

[@justlurkingat8]

Pre-makeover Eleanor giving Amanda the Jedi vibes is DEFINITELY a compliment.

[@wildwesley9328]

I was hoping she’d go back to the look by the end

[@brunabispo748]

I think that with a generation obsessed with harry styles and kpop singers it makes perfect sense for max to be the resident hottie, especially with his fake feminist bullshit

[@BlckSWANWhtRbbt]

I totally believed he could be. I've never seen Euphoria though, so maybe that helped.

[@alyssapinon9670]

If anything, I was thrown for a curveball when I saw Austin Abrahams go from sweetheart Ethan to faux feminist Max. So it was a good choice to cast someone with that reputation to play a wolf in sheeps clothing.

[@trinaq]

When Eleanor talked about wanting to enact revenge on someone, I thought for sure that it would be Drea... Only for Carissa to be revealed as the guilty party. But THEN, that twist came, which I genuinely didn't see coming! 😮

[@wildwesley9328]

Same! I had an initial instinct that she despised Drea, then fell into the cliché, only for the twist to come back making me feel like an idiot!

[@karen.johana]

I think the reason Gabby was upset was because Eleanor basically didnt “believe women” knowing that max had most likely released that video, just to hurt drea. So I think gabby was disappointed in Eleanor. I know I would’ve been. So it didn’t seem that off putting for her to react that way

[@escbot]

THIS!!!

[@KateCat420]

Also, as Max's sibling, she has likely had a front row seat to his abusive behavior. She knows what he's done, and it probably drives her crazy to see a bunch of strangers offer themselves up to be hurt by him. I also think that in that moment, Eleanor reminded Gabbi of Max, and she didn't want to be around someone who made her feel that way. (This is just my headcannon, all good if you saw it differently)

[@greeshmithak8861]

"whats a campy teen movie without a felony" truer words haven't been spoken

[@shivareewaltz]

I loved the movie, I've already watched it twice. One comment I read bothered me, an opinion that what Drea did to Nora at camp "wasn't a big deal". It would be pretty devastating to be that young and come out to someone you trust who in turn accuses you have an attempted assault. I don't care if you're 13 or 30 that can cause severe damage and trauma.

[@brittanyhebert6766]

Yeah, that's an absolutely unforgivable thing to do to someone.

[@dyingforeddiemunson]

oh no that definitely is a big deal,,,especially in not just nora being outed (which is huge) but also being framed as a predator too? which is the first thing people think of when we say queer, and it sucks,,,

[@InfernoYeet]

The best thing about this movie is that it gave us Maya Hawke doing ASMR in an interview and I stand by that.

[@blarmy827]

Omg and the lie detector test interview with her and Camilla…her natural speaking voice is pretty asmr ish lol

[@camdenhunt7565]

Her voice sounds like that IRL too, and she is actually so nice, she came into the bookstore where I used to work one time and started helping me put books away, it was like a queer romance novel😭

[@claryy8]

Also, I absolutely LOVED Sophie Turner’s cameo in this 😂

[@erikdaniels0n]

“I DON’T EVEN DO COCAINEEEE” “SHE DOESN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!” “I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!”

[@jacobd1984]

The actress playing her friend only got a couple of lines, so she decided she was gonna go all in on them.

[@TheCrazeace]

holy fuck, she was having a lot of fun at playing a role so different from herself that I thought it wasn't her but some actress who happened to look like her 😅😅😂

[@Sabrina-vc9yt]

@@TheCrazeace same

[@fulichak6499]

I truly believe she genuinely enjoyed playing the f out of her small but pivotal role to the story

[@videohistory722]

This is a type of movie I can excuse adults playing teens, because could you even IMAGINE the backlash if the characters in these situations were played by actual minors? No freaking way.

[@famousthaneus9810]

True, but it doesn't remove the question of why the characters needed to be in highschool anyway. They could've been just entering college and it would've worked just fine

[@videohistory722]

@@famousthaneus9810 lower stakes?

[@famousthaneus9810]

@@videohistory722 What stakes would've been lowered? The only real "stake" presented was Drea getting into Yale, which easily could've been reconfigured to be her risking getting kicked *out* of Yale (and that never came off like it actually mattered). They even presented her with the "you'll lose your scholarship and get kicked outta here" thing anyway.

[@videohistory722]

@@famousthaneus9810 Do you not remember high school, when everything felt like one wrong move meant the end of the world? Trust me, I lived it. College has different pressures, true, but believe me when I say when you're finally out of high school, you realize how insignificant so much of it actually was.

[@famousthaneus9810]

@@videohistory722 1) 18 to 19 year olds aren't that far removed from high school and the mentality that comes with it, and getting kicked out of college would've given an extra whammy to the "my world is over" section 2) The movie itself never treats Yale like it's a big deal save the mentions of Drea always wanting to get into Yale. Literally at the end of the movie she's like "eh, I'll be fine without it." And before you say that's because she grew and had an arc: I would be more inclined to agree if the movie had more emphasis on Yale being a stake. Nobody's parents are ever in this film which is another reason why there's no need for them to be highschoolers. Drea's mom being threatened was the emptiest thing because who is she to the audience? We could've at least been given a scene of Drea getting in trouble for punching Max. All of this is why I'm saying there was no need for them to be highschoolers

[@kackareznickova5431]

I actually think the actor playing Max not being typically hot makes him even better for the role. He seems more innocent and he is playing into his femboy look which is now very popular.

[@ethcal3195]

I thought he looked way too old to play a teenager, even a "Hollywood" teenager. I found it too distracting, like in "Dear Evan Hansen".

[@famousthaneus9810]

@@ethcal3195 Me and my gf were saying the same thing, only to find out that he's in his lower 20s, and I think one of the youngest at least amongst the main cast.

[@KateCat420]

@@ethcal3195 not everyone whose young (late teens to early twenties) looks that way. America does have a thing with age-innappropriate casting, but if the actor is less than 25 I feel like it's petty to complain... there's a lot of legal reasons to not cast minors as actors in America, so that's how it is 🤷‍♀️

[@Dauerglotzer123]

Rarelt do teens look like teens in films. Like Greece is wild for that

[@allisonlaurel]

One movie I haven't seen brought up but that this reminded me a lot of is Jennifer's Body, which also commented on trauma, patriarchy, and toxic female friendships in a campy but smart way. In any case, loved this film so much, and loved your commentary on it

[@SapPasSap]

There actually is a video on Jennifers’ Body I believe.

[@SapPasSap]

I think it’s called “The Redemption of Jennifers’ Body: Explained”. I hope you have a good night/day.

[@SapPasSap]

Sorry to bother you.

[@SapPasSap]

Best wishes.

[@Cookie-jl4st]

I hope Sophie turner does more Comedies cause she was hilarious as Erica

[@davidmadly]

They could totally make a sequel where Erica is out for revenge against Drea and Eleanor. I would love that.

[@Cookie-jl4st]

@@davidmadly i would love to see that movie.

[@jacobd1984]

What I learned from this movie is that Maya Hawke could make a great villain.

[@chaosmerchant]

That bathtub scene was iconic

[@reannagordon]

I honestly didn’t see that plot twist coming

[@nintendonut100]

She definitely could. She's such a blast in the parts of the film immediately following the reveal.

[@Anynom]

I was already loving it and then THE TWIST which is so batshit but love the "for me it was Tuesday" that Drea could have it spelled out and not realizing it. Then we see how Eleanor set this all up and I'm "inject this in my veins." SEQUEL NOW!

[@theboringkaren]

I really loved the Hitchcock aspect to the film. It even felt like some of the camera work and close-ups in cars were homages to his films sprinkled throughout the brilliant teen movie homages.

[@okdthefmv]

I want a Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke team up movie, every few years.

[@deadbeatarpan5755]

" it's so problematic" "it is but it's fun" has me dead

[@Trynsa]

I genuinely loved this movie, and made my sister watch it two days later. Still loved it the second time. I felt both a fair amount of nostalgia, and enough new to feel fresh. Everything I grew up loving, with all of the lack of self-seriousness that made it good.

[@UnsafeTuna]

Something I don't hear anyone talk about is how purposefully the music was chosen and when each beat played out. Reminds me a bit of how they edited the music for baby driver but I guarantee you they won't get nearly as much credit as Edgar Wright

[@snoopygonewilder]

Best part of this video is that Amanda named the principal Buffy... yeah, I have no idea what the character's name was either, but it was Buffy. I enjoyed this movie.

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

That made me chuckle too. Also I was really happy to see her acting again

[@ktm9292]

To be honest, I just pretended she was Buffy and that over the years she had progressed from guidance counsellor to principle at a very fancy school. In my mind she emphasised staying lost because with slayer her destiny that was an experience she never got.

[@thewatcheronthewalls4809]

The only thing I didn’t like was how neatly everything was tied up at the end. Nora threatened to frame drea’s mother and hit her with a car and they just got over it lol. Drea drugged a dinner and got off scot-free and I’m still kind of confused about Nora’s characterization. Is she a vindictive, manipulative sociopath or was her desire for revenge just making her seem that way? Because when the twist is revealed she starts acting like amy funny from gone girl but goes back to being quirky girl Nora after max’s villain monologue.

[@monicacreator3168]

I 100% believe she's a bit of a sociopath.

[@hibodhi]

My thoughts exactly. Also I was kind of hoping Drea had more of a big brain "flip the script on Nora" plan other than reverting to middle school bullying. She pretty much told Nora that was what she was going to do up to the house.

[@gucciasalways]

Honestly they escalated it so much that the only satisfying ending for me would’ve been like murder. It got really dark and the ending tied a neat little bow on the fact that these characters are gonna have lasting trauma? Only thing I didn’t love about it

[@KaliqueClawthorne]

@@gucciasalways That's the reason I wasn't able to finish watching it ... oh, and the fact, that I was constantly screaming at the screen ,,GO TO F***ING THERAPY Y'ALL'' Seriously. It started so good and even the twists were nice and surprising but the end ....

[@AwkwardFellow]

I think after her talk with Gabbi, Nora realized she needed to pull something big (either full on kamikaze everything or to get to Max). The whole house situation was most likely a bluff to push Drea to go to the party (plus the car thing for her final revenge), because after the Nosy Nora thing at the party and they have their heart to heart it doesn’t make sense for her to keep going. But when Drea pulls off the broach.. Nora tries to stop her. So unless she wanted the footage of being called “Nosy Nora”, I think the camera broach was one way she was trying to get info on Max while she had her own on her if one of them was ever alone with him. I think potentially Nora calling Drea “Revenge Mommy” at the dinner table was a hint along with how friendly she was when they got to the party + the “no dont break the broach” after they clearly stated they dont want to hurt each other may have been hints, but I’m not sure.

[@FireyCurls22]

The re-watchability of this movie is insane I enjoyed it so much you can tell they put a lot of love into the film and all the actors have amazing performances. I don’t think I’ve enjoyed a teen movie this much since The Duff.

[@keisakura9014]

I put it on for background noise while I worked on a project, but found myself thoroughly enjoying the movie. This movie was definitely needed at this time, and Camila & Maya make an excellent duo.

[@claryy8]

Gabbi is nice and all but I can’t be the only one that kinda wanted Drea and Eleanor to get together? Like, their dynamic was so delightfully unhinged and Cami and Maya just have this crazy chemistry together

[@monicacreator3168]

nah, it shows that a straight woman and a lesbian can be close friends without worry, so I like that

[@mad3695]

I totally thought that’s where the movie was going too

[@claryy8]

@@monicacreator3168 I get your point, but Cami and Maya just had such good chemistry 😅

[@annie7716]

@@monicacreator3168 I agree and get why they didn't put them together, but MAN their dynamic and chemistry was crazy. Brain says they should be friends, but heart says lovers

[@ChibiKawaii3]

I just watched this movie today and was disappointed because all the memes made me think they were going to end up together

[@sophiaisabelle027]

Do Revenge is not your average or typical revenge coming-of-age film. It has a very special twist that you won't see coming. Maya Hawke and Camila Mendes should star in more movies or shows together. Their chemistry just works really well on screen. Also, Austin Abrams should be the lead character in his own movie or show. His character in Do Revenge is menacing as well as merciless.

[@annjay2581]

We actually had a guy grow weed on schoolgrounds, which nobody noticed because nobody gave a shit about that garden and teachers were happy that someone took care of it. He basically got himself caught when he got too cocky and baked a weed cake for all the teachers on his last day at school and they tripped like mad. Not sure if it was too late to expell him, since he was basically already graduated.

[@blarmy827]

Also I love Sophie turner and seeing her being a complete nut throughout her cameo was kind of everything to me 😂

[@Lalaoceanne]

tbh i was bamboozled into thinking that drea and eleanor would be together LMAO

[@Icelynsinging]

My sapphic heart was so happy watching this

[@jasminem812]

i honesly loved this movie. The fashion alone was enough to make it great, plus silk chiffon by muna on the soundtrack? yes absolutely

[@mariaskabardonis8353]

He was actually a lot cuter on Dash and Lili. Here he is trying to give off Timothy chalamatt vibes who I am to old for but he’s popular to Gen z so it gives a sense of his popularity. He does a good job with the role. It's a fun movie a good throw back to the 90s

[@BlindZubat]

As someone whit a narcissistic parent, that line hits so fuckin' HARD. Love that!

[@notoriouslysky]

Fr

[@Celestialite21]

In Australia, anyone who had possession of that video could have been charged for possession of child pornography because I'm fairly certain she was under-age at the time

[@NewtsAhoy]

There were a few scenes that also paid homage to Look What You Made Me Do outside of the line spoken by Eleanor. Eleanor sitting in the bath and Drea’s accident for example

[@chandrawagner4061]

I love how Elenor tells us in her first line the twist. She says "it all started with her" talking about Drea but later the story she gives has it starting with Carissa. But this is future Nora telling us Drea did indeed start all of this for Nora.

[@jessio.4689]

This movie was so fun. The “we’re poly” bandaid wouldn’t have worked, though. No way a “girl from every click” is gonna go along with that nonsense after being cheated on.

[@gucciasalways]

I actually can see them doing that. They all saw what happened to Drea when she retaliated against Max. I think considering that the whole school easily believed him and took his side it makes sense the girls wouldn’t be willing to be ostracized

[@jessio.4689]

@@gucciasalways You know, that’s probably true. I forgot the characters are like 17/18 years old; I still think at least one girl would have been spitting fire about it. Maybe not even for a good reason, just for the victim card?

[@cabbage-soup]

He had an official girlfriend though. They knew they were never going to be exclusive from the start

[@radiostatic]

Maya pre makeover and Talia Ryder absolutely reminded me of you. There was even a shirt that Talia wore that I almost tweeted at you as a need-to-find.

[@seannanana84]

Maya and Camilla are so good together on screen I hope they do more projects. I was hesitant about the movie and gave it a go, I grew up in the 90s and LOVED teen movies when I was a teen and seeing all the random homages made me so happy. And it was a genuinely such a fun ride! I'm glad it's getting the well deserved love.

[@Zaddy-Lu]

7:58 I haven't seen the movie, but I can see a resemblance, and she should take it as a compliment that people say she gives you-vibes

[@elizabeththompson8511]

now ME PERSONALLY as soon as eleanor brought drea's mom into it that was too far

[@sheren_b]

this might be personal taste, but ive watched this movie more in the past week than any other teen movie in my adult life bc honestly i do think do revenge does live up/on the same level as most of the other teen dramedies if not better, certainly i think it will age better in being a pastiche of 80s/90s teen movies while also adhering to a lot of millennial/gen z social standards and music to make it a time capsule of the time of the current age. i also think it gives me lots of but im a cheerleader vibes with the intense pastels in the production and costume design, and also how gay the movie is. getting into the plot, drea does say herself that she regrets letting her guard down when she sent the video to max, and at the end you have to assume she felt assured his feeling were real thus why she was so hurt when he betrays her and her perfect life. max also is as popular as he is because nowadays esp in wealthy circles the football jock is less impressive and it is guys like max who tend to be popular, because they have charisma and less about the typical masculine skills (think the scene in 21 jump street when channing tatum is confused why guys like him arent as cool). also i feel like any answer of how does "x get away with that", wealth. this movie is about status and class all these kids are getting away with getting in trouble bc of their class and status, thats why also the stakes are high for drea bc she doesnt have that at least on their level (like everyone at rosehill is super uber dumb money rich) this is also florida, everything is legal in florida. gabbi turns on eleanor for the fact that acting self serving, wanting a birthday party enough to betray drea, gabbi doesnt have the context of drea wanting the dirt on max and so to gabbi eleanor was acting as a double agent in both circles and ultimately chose max to serve her own needs and invalidated drea's fears/feelings of being violated and gabbi being wlw ofc isnt into that. also its not really queerbaiting or even ship baiting, eleanor and drea have chemistry for a reason, thats why the twist works bc you can see why nora felt so strongly about the betrayl bc she did like drea when they were kids enough to come out to her also the speech in the car wasnt about carissa at all it was about drea so all those positive descriptions of basically being in love with "carissa" were about drea.

[@DAYV3EN]

Honestly literally every movie reviewer I watch is talking about this movie. Love your vids amanda

[@elenav.5470]

omg this movie was partially filmed at a university near me! about a year ago i went there to check out a dual enrollment book on one of the days, saw the switched signs and everything 😭 cool to see what that came to lol

[@SasukeUchiha723]

While I went "Now kiss" everytime I saw Drea and Nora, I came around and accepted reality....... Then after the movie, I thought "You know what, movies always fall into this category of Main character falling for their BFF or someone close, I'm glad they showed that gay girl can be bff with another girl." But still, there wasnt THAT much screen time for Nora and Gabbie to root for, unlike Drea and Russ..

[@sodiumsodiumsodium1109]

This is the first plot twist in YEARS that actually caught me by surprise. It was so good, I went in with absolutely no expectations and I loved it. Unhinged girly movie classic for sure. I also love fictional characters who are awful people and embrace it lol

[@gooseyloosey0]

Just finished the movie and so glad that I can come to KZbin to see an Amanda review right away!

[@bbear2695]

its funny that hole is considered so iconic now because back in high school, around 2000, the other freaks made fun of me for liking hole. glad we're going back and giving alt-culture women icons their due flowers.

[@lisatomsen-mason6608]

Loved the movie, the revenge mommy and the bathtub scene where she's saying I'm a teenage girl, we're psychopaths are tied for my favorite parts of the movie. I also love your review so thank you 💞

[@MrsShity]

All I could think of during the first minutes of the video was if it's actually Ethan from Euphoria or Drew Gooden. Both would be appreciated

[@EF-kk3vh]

Omg I’d pay good money to see Drew Gooden in a movie like this. Bonus points if he never acknowledges it and he doesn’t do anything even remotely comedic in the movie at all. He’s just there.

[@shhmaya]

Buffy went from hellmouth high school counselor to big fancy high school principal and I'm here for it. Now we know what they went to do after 😭❤️ sorry, I can't with Buffy references 😭❤️

[@bowlerhatfilmsandreviews2778]

Excited to see your take on Don’t Worry Darling if you feel like doing it

[@AmandaTheJedi]

It'll wait til it's available digitally I imagine but we'll see!

[@michaelwebster-clark9865]

Don't Worry Darling was hands down my favorite comedy of 2022 thanks to the theatrical experience

[@theadventuresofzoomandbettie]

As someone in the age group of a teen when all those late 90's movies came out, I adored this as a throwback, but not just a re-imagining of the same thing (like "he's all that") digged it!

[@Miranda-bg5yk]

can i say, i love the costuming!!!!! not that all of it is typically considered stylish but it is over the top stylized. It reminds me of the clothes in clueless!!!!!!!

[@Ms_Ria]

As much as I loved the chemistry between the two, after a few scenes you can really tell that they have more of a bestfriend, fucked up soulmate energy. I'm glad they subverted the expected pairing and actually gave them love interests that genuinely vibed with them as well. All around, this movie was actually really good.

[@juliamay786]

I think the casting for Max was actually really smart as the fact he’s not super buff makes him seem less intimidating and allows him to get away with more. He isn’t strong physically but he’s very manipulative and cunning, which is kind of like the whole “soft boy” male manipulator type that has been popularized recently. He isn’t even that hot, but that doesn’t matter because he plays the part that every girl he’s with wants.

[@SailorMya]

When this popped up on Netflix I just had a feeling you were going to cover it so I watched it to prepare! It was such a fun ride with a good amount of twists along the way!

[@FirstnameLastname-rf8bf]

It's the background vocals that make it complete... Then comes alterations (like omg)... Thanks for the contribution to my experience in life (there's really no way to express gratitude) Even if you won't... I appreciate it. ... That's all. it gets better every time I hear it.

[@thefourthsword4648]

So, I started this vid and didn't come to the spoiler part yet. Had to pause it for dinner. My housemate and her gf put this movie on and I had the TIME OF MY LIFE! Gods this movie was just a blast

[@alithegeek]

I thought it was really cool how this movie played the premise of Strangers on a Train straighter than Strangers on a Train did

[@thylionheart]

As soon as I heard the narcissist line, I knew where the movie was headed. And I love it

[@felicedomneys2575]

Can't wait for your thoughts on Don't Worry Darling

[@BlackReshiram]

when we needed her most, she returned

[@wolfeer913]

I went into this with absolutely no expectations and I loved this movie. I had so much fun and felt it hit all the right notes.

[@BrokenDarkFire]

Was literally about go brush my teeth and go to bed but then I saw you reviewed my current obsession! This movie was so unhinged and so fun! I really didn’t like the film that much in the first half - as in, I was having fun and enjoying each aspect of the film on its own, but also the characters were unpleasant and the casual felonies stressed me out, BUT THEN THE TWIST! The twist saved the whole movie for me because once I realized this was a purposeful “girlboss gaslight gatekeep” satire, it felt like there was a story reason for all the parts of the movie that I didn’t like earlier, and it made me like them more.

[@kikihernandez410]

When Drea said I created you and I can break you I was like omg are they quoting Jawbreaker? And then she did reveal of nosy Nora and it was like when Courtney revealed Violette was Fern effen Mayo. I loved it so great

[@SuperWolfkin]

ok i'm 15:00 in and I just realized I'm having so much fun with this summary I should just go ahead and watch the movie. so I'm gonna go do that now.

[@laureneras9523]

Omg Maya is giving me Amanda vibes and I am here for it!!!

[@erintoney7137]

I think they gave away the twist too soon. The moment Drea said “crunchy granola lesbian” I was like “yeah.”

[@starlight8554]

I only just watched it now and this is one of the better teen movies to come out in recent years. I’m a bit older than the target audience but it reminded me so much of the movies I grew up with in the 2000s and I has a blast.

[@zoeelisabethgayton4876]

It's definitely a compliment. Pre-makeover Maya Hawk is amazing.

[@Itmustbe_bunnies]

One slightly pedantic note - the movie _Heathers_ was released in 1988 - it is not a 90s film. It did help set the tone for what was to come, and you are not old like I am, so it's not surprising that you would assume it was!

[@apocalypse_frau]

Thank you for reviewing this one, and I look forward to your reviews and tales from TIFF!

[@makaylalashe4730]

I just watched this movie last night and i loved it!!! i genuinely didn’t see the plot twist coming!

[@tdog3753]

This will be another fun movie that will give teens nostalgia for sure

[@beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

OF COURSE Gabbi would immediately drop Eleanor upon hearing her victim blame Drea?? Amanda, WHAT are you talking about saying that's not a big enough catalyst??? Edit: Just finished the video and seriously WHAT are you talking about! Gabbi is into the revenge plan because it's a revenge plan! It's not "way bitchier" than victim. blaming.

[@g4rgola]

the pom pom squad's "shame reactions" in the soundtrack was just genius

[@soilgrasswaterair]

16:35 I liked that Eleanor said that to Drea at her own party, without the writers holding the audience’s hand and showing us the catalyst behind her harsh words to Drea- because if they had shpwn the catalyst, that would have given away Eleonor’s intentions and ruined when they later on did reveal the plot twist/Eleanor’s intentions with the entire thing (going for a revenge against Drea). For me it made me more interesting (wondered where that came from and what would come up later, it spiked my interest).

[@jfinney225]

as with so many of your videos, i hadn't heard of this one until I saw the title. sometimes i watch your explanation and critique first, and sometimes i go and watch the movie or show first and come back to your video. SO GLAD i watched this one (edit: the movie; not your video) first! great movie! and i couldn't agree more with your takes and i loved all the homages to the older teen movie classics. :)

[@Phoenix-sb6hl]

one step closer to my slasher sapphic flick where they kill for funsies and totally get away with it