Finally Watching *Jennifer's Body* Because Why Wouldn't I

[@transmatized]

Megan Fox once said “People expected Jennifer's Body to make so much money. But I was doubtful. The movie is about a man-eating, cannibalistic lesbian cheerleader, and that pretty much eliminates middle America. It's obviously a girl-power movie, but it's also about how scary girls are.” and I feel like that perfectly describes this movie and why it didn’t take off immediately but grew into a cult classic.

[@godmagnus]

She's not lesbian. She goes both ways.

[@AJReadsALot]

Hi! Do you know where she said this? I have seen a lot of her interviews for the movie and I guess I must have missed this one.

[@ivanzamarripa9393]

​​@@AJReadsALot hii, idk if you ever found it but the quote comes from this 2009 piece: The Self-Manufacture of Megan Fox (The New York Times Magazine) and it seems she said it on The View

[@transmatized]

A lot of people often miss the context clues that hint to the audience that Jennifer and Needy had feelings for each other but most likely due to social factors would never have admitted it or been public about it. That’s why they kissed and why Jennifer (after she was turned) went after the guys that Needy showed interest in but never went after her and why Needy often looked at Jennifer with such heart eyes and would defend her and put up with her “mean girl” actions. Jennifer even said that they used to play “girlfriend and boyfriend” which tells us that there was a time (probably when they were a lot younger) where they’d kiss and be romantic with one another without worrying about what it meant. This movie has very homoerotic undertones and was an awakening for a lot of LGBT people at the time.

[@PaperbackWizard]

I don't see how people *could* miss it. There's literally a girl at the start of the movie calling out Needy for being "lesbigay" for Jennifer.

[@TheHaremJustu]

"An awakening for a lot of LGBT people at the time," girl, just say my name at this point

[@TheKaiMaximoff]

This movie it's like if Mean Girls, Scream and Twilight have a trio, and this movie came out as the baby

[@DavidB-2268]

With Heathers lurking in the corner

[@godmagnus]

That's an insult to this movie.

[@TheKaiMaximoff]

@@godmagnus in the best way

[@PaperbackWizard]

You know what movie this reminds *me* of? "Ready or Not", with Samara Weaving. She's also a blonde woman in a horror-comedy who has to deal with people who make a deal with Satan in order to become rich and famous. And it has Adam Brody, too. Cass should watch it for the channel, if she hasn't already.

[@TheKaiMaximoff]

@@PaperbackWizard i love that movie

[@marissamemori]

Jennifer is an icon and has nothing done wrong ever in her life

[@jimbob2427]

Lmao

[@someguywithawooperpfp3163]

Cass not catching that Jennifer was lowkey into Needy from the start is showing her straighness a bit 😭

[@rowanjoy419]

I thought I was lesbian when I saw this movie, I didn't catch that Jennifer was into Needy, but the opposite so I think depend of person to person.

[@someguywithawooperpfp3163]

@@rowanjoy419 thats respectable. Everyone views things differently and art is subjective.

[@VixenValori]

The looks they give to each other is painfully obvious that it confuses me when people don't see the hints lol it's just funny to me now 💀😂

[@rue...whenwasthis]

"it's Jennifer, she's gonna be like 'hey, everything is fine' " BESTIE if only

[@zaiden924]

“Shes either vampire or zombie” nope she’s a succubus ✨✨✨

[@GhoulishGwyn]

The most quintessentially late 2000s movie ever. I love it so much.

[@henrysinclair5914]

megan fox doesnt need seduction powers

[@insolencestar]

REAL

[@keishie23]

Epic reaction to this classic!!! But you saying” ok so they’re gay” took me out😂😂❤❤❤

[@jacksonsd6]

the movie Lisa Frankenstein that came out a few months ago was also written by Diablo Cody :)

[@shainewhite2781]

Such a good horror comedy film! I know people hate this movie, but it's pretty underrated. Diablo Cody said that we might get a sequel to the movie, but it's only a matter of time.

[@LanaDelReySupremacy]

i think it was hated because it was marketed as something else for the “male gaze” if you will

[@michaelsalvador3711]

Will say tho u clocked that scene at 2:43 w the waterfall sink hole 😭😭😭😭 now realizing that him throwing the knife into the waterfall hole implies them throwing her in there after they killed her. Never put that 2 & 2 together. So spooky cus needy said in the beginning "nothing thrown in there ever comes up" except the demon of jennifers body lol😂 they realllllly made that spooky.

[@MissBimbo222]

Nice attention to detail I've watched this movie atleast three times and I've never caught that omg!!

[@joeslater2390]

This movie definitely gets a bad reputation because on the marketing focused on "she's hot"

[@kzxkitty]

its kind of genius though. theyre trying to pull men in to watch by appealing to the male gaze, but the actual movie is about jennifer praying on guys

[@joeslater2390]

@k1kitty_ yeah but is a male not going a horror movie because they lack "hot girls"...I remember being a straight teen male & saying "NO THIS HORROR MOVIE HAS WAAAAAYYYYY TO MANY TITTS"

[@blotcho84]

This was so underappreciated in its time, but I love seeing people discover it!

[@troikas3353]

I don’t think Jennifer had any seductive mind powers, she’s just aggressively sexual and attractive and thats more than enough. And honestly I think it’d take away from the movie if she did have literal mind control. The whole film feels to me like it is just the different ways women can be objectified and wronged both by men, by themselves and by other women. Jennifer both preys on and embodies that.

[@salyx]

As someone who survived high school in the 90s, I appreciate this take on complicated friendships.

[@muhammadhashir7537]

LMFAOO

[@salyx]

@@muhammadhashir7537 okay.

[@hanng1242]

If you want another movie likening being a teenage girl to being a monster, I recommend Ginger Snaps.

[@zemoxian]

The numbness seeping in and people stopped caring seemed to happen really fast. I imagine Sunnydale after a century of vampires and demons must have really ingrained that sense and locked it in.

[@alib6615]

They are in Devil's Kettle, Minnesota. :) Also, that was Chris Pratt, and the lead singer in Low Shoulder is Adam Brody.

[@zemoxian]

I’m wondering if Needy drinking Jennifer’s blood as kids linked them. It may have been why she was aware of Jennifer and what she was doing.

[@Jordanluv100]

This has been a comfort movie of mine since I was 12! I rented it from the movie store and never took it back

[@cindyzbf]

I LOVEEE THIS MOVIE SM ITS ON OF MEGANS BEST ROLES

[@Haydentrudyjones]

I think you missed the post credit montage where it confirms where needy was headed and why… :) but you were onto something

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Yeah, she definitely fulfills her ‘quest,’ lol..

[@emilyb.8219]

0:32 loved going to Family Video!! don't know if every location did it but the one by me would give free rentals for every A on a student's report card, so I'd go in and load up on free rental coupons after a school semester ended

[@itsokandres]

she’s neither a vampire or zombie; she’s a demon lmao

[@Dunybrook]

Definitely ahead of its time. Glad you have finally seen it.

[@JulianoMatthew]

i watched this a lot when it first came out i was in high school! so good!

[@matte5705]

It was Chris Pratt haha

[@aaronduenas1258]

6:07 that IS Chris Pratt

[@Eclipses915]

Jennifer’s body was one of my favorite movies since I was 10 years old

[@johncampbell756]

The singer is Adam Brody, Seth Cohen of The OC. The guy who looked like Chris Pratt was some guy named Chris Pratt. He's from Minnesota. It's weird seeing JK Simmons with hair. "Just put glasses on her and she's the nerdy girl. She's not the nerdy girl. I was the nerdy girl." Are you aware that you aren't helping your argument here? LOL

[@luanacristineschen77]

omg i’ve watched this movie for the first time yesterday and today i got you reaction i love it!!!!

[@Elephant2024-wi2li]

Glad that you chose this selection. Not that many You Tubers have reacted to it. Megan Fox was the standout performer here, but Amanda Seyfried definitely is great as well.

[@SammyxSweetheart.02]

(Aug 17, 2024) 5:08 5:42 5:55 6:07 6:25 6:38 6:48 8:33 Colin12:00 15:37 15:50 Football player 12:12 Devil’s Lake in Wisconsin Wisco accent13:17 Needy & Chip hookup18:39 Lez makeout19:53 Jenn in the van20:33 21:15

[@Deato9000]

A timeless classic 🤌

[@marciovelho747]

saw the title and immediately thought: this is gonna be good 🤩

[@Liljo330]

Im surprised that you didn't figure out that Needy and Jennifer were into each other from the start, Jennifer killed everyone Needy might like, and Needy figure out Jennifer was a demon and no longer her Jennifer, Needy wanted revenge on the demon in Jennifers body. But at the time of this movie, you couldn't make a total lesbian film.

[@caryl.885]

Imo Jennifer has always been into Needy lol. Her actions of "getting the guys" that Needy likes was very telling bc she's only doing it specifically to get rid of them lol

[@NeptuneTwirl]

😍 Love that you're reacting to this amazing movie!❤‍🔥

[@earthtorobert]

Needy to me actually wanted to have some aspect like Jennifer has such as confident, well known, know to have shallow conversations etc but the thing when's she actually really in for that kissing scene, she was really feeling confused about her feelings because deep down subconsciously she didn't know is this what she wants or she really wanna be like Jennifer. It's the unexplored territory because it's tied down to her insecurities in that department. By never really being accepted and validated about her experience as a person. She gets it little bit from Jennifer but it's all just a surface level when chip gets into the picture because on another scenario chip has been that kind of support and source of validation for needy but now he's out of the picture, needy's emotions from her subconscious now have to finally blew up and come at Jennifer.

[@DocLunarwind]

Only thing more gay; D.E.B.S from 2004

[@jaredarola8877]

This movie takes place in Minnesota along the “North Shore” of Lake Superior and is based on an actual waterfall called Devil’s Kettle which is a waterfall that mysteriously disappears into the ground. Although there is no actual town of “Devil’s Kettle” like in the movie lol. Also, funny that Chris Pratt shows up briefly, because he was born in northern Minnesota😂💯 as a northern MN native it’s fun to see bigger movies take place here💯 some others actually filmed here are North Country (2005 starring Charlize Theron) based on a true and historical story about a class action sexual harassment case which changed sexual harassment laws in the workplace in the entire country (highly recommend) and I Am Not A Serial Killer (2016) which is more thriller drama.

[@TheKaiMaximoff]

Love this movie!!

[@eowyns4181]

Such a good movie! A shame it was marketed the way it was. It was only the studio and they framed it as a "megan fox is hot girl"-movie instead of the genius commentary on girls growing up struggling and, as you said it, the queer undertones. To this day I stand by my opinion that jennifer's body is a queer movie and you'll have to try hard to convince me otherwise!

[@reexdfx]

sorry but i’m on Jennifer side like she doesn’t want this and she’s deserved better like poor girl ! I think all this Time igt was the demon and not really her.

[@lazywinmystical8378]

Who else saw this opening weekend at the theater?!

[@yanksrgreat]

she was actually a demon

[@TypicalFanC]

i love your reactions

[@Nicamon]

05:26 This guy looks *SO MUCH* like Jasper from the Gnomemobile movie!! 06:26 - 06:28 Seth Cohen from"The O.C.". 24:53 - 24:54 Voldemort? Suggestion:you could check"All Cheerleaders Die"if you haven't already. 32:54 - 33:42 So sad they didn't especially because the queerbait was the thing that pushed a lot of people(me included)to watch the film,back at the time.

[@Venus-xu2kj]

you should watch lisa frankenstein too, it was released this year and it was written by the same screenwriter as jennifer's body

[@kaleehall6271]

love this!! i was also gagged when she said she got a copy of Aquamarine😂

[@RawTimee]

If you like this movie you will LOVE “The smokers” it’s different but still about college teen girls and drama and funny stuff. ANYONE who sees this, watch the smokers!!! Its a 2000’s movie

[@Dvloper10]

K12!😊

[@michaelsalvador3711]

Will say tho u clocked that scene at 2:43 w the waterfall sink hole 😭😭😭😭 now realizing that him throwing the knife into the waterfall hole implies them throwing her in there after they killed her. Never put that 2 & 2 together. So spooky cus needy said in the beginning "nothing thrown in there ever comes up" except the demon of jennifers body lol😂 they realllllly made that spooky.... & romantic @ the same time imo. Cus if u know about the queer vibes from this movie, jennifer getting thrown into that waterfall hole just to find her way back to needy specifically gives horror romance idk. @ me idc 😂😂😂

[@robertmckenna3994]

Every now and again I will catch myself humming Through The Trees. 🤣 What can I say, as annoying as it was it’s catchy.

[@lonerdreamer92]

When this came out in 2009, the marketing for it was horrifically male-gazey; constantly oogling Megan Fox to the point people didn't even know that Amanda Seyfried was the main character. The writer, Diablo Cody and Fox herself had an interview a few years ago going into why it failed but at the same time getting a resurgence; would definitely recommend watching that. Also, this and Ginger Snaps are a fantastic double feature. That's another very underrated movie to check out someday, too.

[@topherwhite370]

In part, it’s about suppressed sexuality. Jen is obsessed with Needy and wants to take away everything from her except for herself.

[@zairac2564]

Cass (29:41): "Oh, she- she flies." She's just hovering, it's not that impressive.

[@Kenvanhey74]

Succubus. Is what ur thinking of....good movie though, eh?.....

[@LadyGreensleeves33]

This movie suffered due to bad marketing - its obviously a film For the Girls in every capacity, but because Megan Fox was such a big sex symbol/box office draw for guys, that was how they angled it and obviously missed the mark. The massive lesbian subtext that's barely subtext doesn't help - yeah, Jennifer is killing all the guys who like Needy because she's jealous of them, not her lol. 6:00 - and yes that is Chris Pratt lol.

[@zemoxian]

I quit watching to rewatch the movie. It’s been a really long time since I had seen it. I didn’t realize this was a Diablo Cody movie. I recall seeing something else she did that I really liked… Edit: United States of Tara. I really need to go back and watch that again. I don’t think I ever finished it.

[@kyleenutter868]

IM WAITING FOR THE K-12 REACTION CASS!

[@varbooo]

Multiple reasons......

[@willwalker24601]

PLEASE react to Chappell Roan's album

[@BrendanChandler-mz7tv]

I saw this movie in the theatres, it was fantastic then...and I LOVE HOW IT'S BECOME A THING.

[@blackpinkinyourarea4455]

I hate horror, anything scary really. But for some reason I was so curios I had to watch this a few years ago. Turns out I really enjoyed it 😂 maybe because it has humor and I love Amanda Seyfried and Megan fox haha.

[@darcysheltman3129]

okay so you should react to Teeth! similar vibe and truly just a crazy fun and weird movie

[@f1mbultyr]

Watching straight people watch this movie is always so weird. Like why would Jennifer need any supernatural seductive powers when Needy is so clearly into her? Like can y'all no read vibes? Are y'all totally numb to chemistry?

[@thewolframhart6777]

I really enjoyed your reaction to 'Jennifer's Body'. It came out just as I was starting university and had seen some of the trailers that summer. The reviews at the time weren't that great, so my friends and I ended up not going to see it. I only watched it for the first time 2 or 3 years ago.

[@morganwilliams5541]

I disagree. Dorks can be very pretty.

[@StoryOfUsFinalDraft]

5:30 Come on girl get with the descriptions you know this-from Cordelia referring to Angel entering the Bronze as "Salty Goodness" in The Owen episode Never Kill a Boy on the First Date!!! Can't believe you let that one out your memory Do You Speak Buffy kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXSxqp5ooKtjrqMsi=tEZMInQ2bhvE9ubE

[@reigncore_media_dept]

i would love to see you watch the movie "Suitable Flesh" for the first time. the whole time im watching it im like WHAT THE EVERLOVING FUCK

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

A Megan Fox as a cheerleader, hoooooh baby!

[@SanrioBlink4ever]

Always if u react it's so relateble like can you read my mind?Im a big fan❤❤❤

[@Shameless747]

You should watch the love witch it’s so camp

[@damianstarks3338]

Great reaction to this feminist cult classic

[@psychomagicshop]

I wanna know what kind of dork cass was

[@Sophie-fu5pr]

No way your 27

[@Madbandit77]

I thought she was 19 or 20. 🤷‍♂️

[@faeyzaaringgo9454]

Wheress k-12

[@maxdelazari448]

watch MAMMA MIA

[@xyz9898]

Where’s the Lana reaction 😩

[@RunicMike]

Lesbi-gay tier movie

[@Cthulwho69]

Def Chris Pratt.. before Marvel he was Chris Fatt.. Also I dont think he was low key checking the necklace.. It's amanda Seyfried.. Boobs for days.

[@moonblue8928]

I think you don't get the Bisexual undertone of this movie

[@jennabreland5261]

Diablo Cody and Megan Fox do an interview talking about the movie, and Diablo says the relationship between Jennifer and Needy was a combination of the confusion of growing up gay in a straight world as well as a sort of two wolves inside her, the nerd and the hypersexual femme obsessed with pleasing men (and something about the hypersexual version protecting the other parts) (im paraphrasing but think thats the gist) kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2OtfYWqjNGkZtE ^^Highly recommend

[@EspoMoon]

Heeey pleeeeease react to lanas new single with quavo called tough it’s sooo good

[@Henrik_Holst]

Succubus, incubus is the male version.

[@chrismanuel6659]

Can you react to Abigail please

[@ThatOne_Dumbo]

Can you react to k-12 by Melanie Martinez soon

[@Hey_Jamie]

I like this movie, but god I can’t stand Diablo Cody’s writing. It’s so obvious she tries so desperately and pathetically to create new slang and clearly it never catches on, thank god. It’s so awful. But this is 1000x better than Juno.