The Failure of "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen"

"Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen" is a 2004 movie that is full of brilliant costuming and music! Why did the film get negative reviews? What could have been better? Come on a nostalgia trip with me to find out!
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00:00 Introduction
00:57 Characters/Plot
10:28 Conflict
16:15 Things seem to be going well
17:10 Lola is EXPOSED
17:50 Resolution
19:18 Epilogue
20:06 Movie Review/Feedback
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Lindsay singing: • Confessions Of A Teena...

[@elizabethbanks2074]

The fact that I definitely remember the play being Jesus Christ Superstar is incredibly confusing.

[@sassygrilledcheese]

we live in a simulation

[@bumpbumpbump6953]

It was always Pygmalion!

[@Lovealwaystata]

That seems vaguely familiar lol

[@corrienoel]

Jesus Christ Superstar was the play they did in Saved! starring Jenna Malone that came out in the same year. Could be where the confusion comes from.

[@jezkell]

For some reason I replaced it with Waitress so you're not alone

[@thankyougrungo]

the star power lindsay lohan has never fails to amaze me she was the queen of the 2000s 😩

[@sassygrilledcheese]

omg every role of her's was a slam dunk! We need more Lindsay Lohan movies now that she's back in the limelight!!!!

[@xletragedyx]

Honestly, Hilary Duff didn't have the range

[@thankyougrungo]

@@xletragedyx too true, i liked her in cody banks and lizzie mcguire, anything else was eh

[@neb.9489]

@@xletragedyxThis! She was always type cast as the sweet, girl next door

[@xletragedyx]

@@neb.9489 because she can't act 😂

[@truefalse934]

I never really understood this movie as a kid, and even rewatching it, it’s still lowkey confusing. I loved the constant use of “Never Leave You (Uh Ooh, Uh Ooh)” in the movie though, lol 😂

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Yea I had to watch this a few times to get comfortable talking about it on camera. As a good I just focused on the costumes tbh. The plot goes back and forth soooo many times. Fun idea, bad execution 😂 I love Lindsay tho!!!

[@MylingCyrus]

LOL this movie is camp its so unnecessary

[@xletragedyx]

Reading the book makes it easier to understand. It is weird

[@toriandtilly]

The soundtrack for this movie had me in a chokehold. I was OBSESSED

[@sassygrilledcheese]

it is SO UNDERRATED. I still have the "don't move ooooooon" song in my head

[@sweetirishrose7]

I grew up on Lindsay movies and loved them all. However, this was always the one exception. I literally owned it on DVD but for some reason, this movie confused me SO much that couldn’t get through it. It seems straight forward enough but even as an adult I’m like “wah?” 😂

[@EnchantedEssays]

Pygmalion is the play in this because like most plays within a play (or films within a film), it vaguely mirrors the story. It's also about a character creating a new image for herself based on lies to transform her social status. My issue is with the fact that they modernised it. My guess is that they originally wanted to do the musical version, My Fair Lady (or maybe it was that in the book- I think this film was based on a book) but Disney couldn't be bothered to pay to use it, so they created their own modern musical of it. I remember watching this once with my mum. I was in my teens and old enough to think "Ugh, a Disney teen movie?" but I think I enjoyed it regardless, mainly because of the old movie references. I remember that it reminded me of Tracy Beaker, a kids drama series that was popular when I was going up, because the main character was also a teenage pathological liar and it had animated dream sequences. Great video! I really enjoyed it!

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Yea I had a whole tangent about them choosing pygmalion but cut some of that out. I should have worded it correctly - I knew why they chose the show (only because I had to google what the play was about) but if they were going to change it completely anyways and make it a musical to sell CD’s I don’t know why they didn’t just make up a show. Also, Lola agrees with you ;) she mentioned wanting to stick to the classic show during the locker room scene. Thanks for watching!

[@coolsk8r]

love lindsay but i hated this movie so much 😭😭 like you know when youre seeing someone lie in a movie and you just know that they will get exposed later, and youre cringing at the screen because you know the secondhand embarrassment is coming? this was that feeling but as a full movie

[@jensendsflowers]

Your Sleepover video popped on my recommended and I’ve been enjoying your videos ever since yesterday ❤ so funny. These are the type of films I enjoy most

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Thank you! I’m glad you’re enjoying my videos 🤗

[@zellalaing5439]

Megan Fox is fully underated by the industry. Even transformers, I love her, its so obvious when she gets replaced in dark side of the moon by Rosie HW how good Fox was.

[@sassygrilledcheese]

love her!

[@jessicarakowicz1627]

I adored Lola’s NYC style in this little small town. She was me.

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Lola is my spirit animal

[@emilyrose4065]

I’m so biased and will always love this movie

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Although I’m critical of it, I also love it!

[@Lildeadthing420]

Liked for ms.baggoli hate

[@sassygrilledcheese]

i am 1000% a baggoli hater

[@radio_obscura]

Megan's performance was even better considering how bad she was in Holiday in the Sun (not hating, it was her first role, but it was pretty cringe lol) She made a huge leap in just a couple of years.

[@sassygrilledcheese]

UNDERRATED PERFORMANCE. I will die on that hill. Megan portrayed so much emotion with such a 2 dimensional character. Love her

[@Clorala]

I watched the ending musical performance at your suggestion and realized I still knew the entire Drama Queen song after 20 years

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Yessss it’s so good!

[@hannahcraig6763]

Bro same, I sang along the whole tune and was like where tf were these lyrics hiding in my brain??

[@oooh19]

I loved Lola’s first day of school outfit very boho and those looks were popular at the time

[@MrKenichi22]

12:00 Also that dream sequence looks awful…. Woah I thought that was Russell Brand

[@sassygrilledcheese]

AWFUL and creepy

[@sydneylim6639]

the fact that they had megan fox hold a hot dog stunned and then fall into a fountain after will always be hilarious

[@sassygrilledcheese]

lmaoooooo

[@FollowerofDuck]

lolas first day of school fit was lowkey iconic

[@tasha8265]

I only just found this channel!! Love seeing new creators do a well-rounded discussion, just subbed !!

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Aw thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the content ❤ comments like this make my week!

[@iamjaysun8130]

this was my favorite movie as a kid, i watched it every saturday in 4th grade 😭😂 my OG ipod had youtube-mp3 versions of the songs downloaded😂

[@sassygrilledcheese]

OMG youtube-mp3 was a very specific experience before streaming existed hahahahaha

[@shayshay513]

Pygmalian is my fair lady with Audrey Hepburn the show fits. It’s just in a modern setting

[@DoubleFoxtrot]

I remember reading the book series the movie was based on as a teenager… it was a bit better if memory serves. The tone was a bit more wry and it wasn’t as wish-fulfilling (like the singer doesn’t turn up at the end.) Also the boyfriend had a more active role and didn’t look like a Generic Movie Hot Guy… I think he had long hair and some kind of hippy/grunge thing going on. The plot was basically the same though

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

Why do I now want later in career Fox in a version of this movie lol

[@sassygrilledcheese]

I would LOVE that ❤️

[@chakr.a]

This movie was so...?!?

[@sassygrilledcheese]

forreal

[@MrKenichi22]

12:39 Kinder than the energy I read off that teacher.

[@fightfan9739]

Just subbed, binge watching all these vids ❤❤

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Yayyyyyy thank you that means so much to me that you enjoy them 🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@facepalm-gaming]

This is such great content!!!! Glad I found it. Keep up the great reviews. Takes me way back.

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Yay I'm glad you liked it 😊😊😊 This movie was fun to revisit.

[@RaeCharm]

Recently found your channel. Love that you make the Evangelion obvious in the background, so I know I can subscribe to you comfortably.

[@sassygrilledcheese]

in evangelion we trust

[@elizabethperez4351]

i cannot believe you have only 4k followers, I've been loving your channel and watching every vid! Keep it up! :) I'm a sucker for these types of movies

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Only!? 4k is so many people!!!! That's like enough to fill 16 movie theaters! I'm so happy this many people purposely came to watch my silly videos (I know exactly what you meant by saying that though and I appreciate it so much :)) Thanks for watching!

[@xstereodivex]

i love ur content! ive seen 3 videos alone today.. keep going :))

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Thank you!! I'm happy you are enjoying my videos :)

[@PensiveWhiskers]

This was such a great review! I've seen it many moons ago and I think I liked your review more than the movie itself.

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Thank you! I really appreciate that!

[@MadiganinPeach]

Idk why I loved this movie so much as a kid 😂 like it was SO camp and surreal for no reason at all. And the soundtrack went SOOO hard. Such a bizzare iconic movie. 😩

[@sassygrilledcheese]

one of my faves!!

[@macaronilady1290]

god i love this movie seeing scenes from it gives me such a visceral reaction. idc what anyone says this movie is magic even if it is stupid

[@sassygrilledcheese]

I LOVE IT. Its one of my comfort movies.

[@ILikeMyPets]

My favorite smaller youtuber 🤩

[@sassygrilledcheese]

[@connor_patrick]

this was one of my favorite movies as a kid i aspired to be as dramatic as lola. she was the blueprint for who i wanted to be in high school which probably wasn't the greatest idea😂

[@MrKenichi22]

19:11 it’s my fair lady

[@kellybice360]

It is both.

[@MrKenichi22]

@@kellybice360 Yep

[@shysnow8]

I love this movie so much even though it is super confusing lol. I remember watching this as a kid and being super confused on what the plot is and even as an adult the plot is all over the place but the actors were amazing especially Lindsay! Also the music was also pretty good and I still occasionally listen to a few of the sounds from the soundtrack.

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Yea! I picked it as one of my first videos particularly due to the confusing plot. I had to rewatch a few scenes to understand what was going on lol

[@WinterWind]

I always hated this movie as a kid, especially since it came out around the same time as Mean Girls which was an infinitely better movie. I am more in this age range but never liked this one 🤷‍♀ I think it had something to do with the fantasy sequences. Not my jam

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Mean girls is definitely the better movie but I think I love the art style in this one more than anything. The writing is bad but the aesthetic is fun.

[@kellybice360]

I think both Pygmalion and My Fair Lady.

[@KeyWorlds]

Omg just found out people didn’t like this movie. It was (and it still is) one of my favorite Lindsay’s movie

[@sassygrilledcheese]

I LOVE this movie, I just think some of the directing choices and plot decisions were bad 🤗 it could have been so much more well executed and Megan fox’s character probably suffered the most from the lack of good writing.

[@KeyWorlds]

@@sassygrilledcheese yeah you’re right. I probably haven’t ever watched it with a critical eye (which I won’t be ever doing because I don’t want to mess up my guilty pleasure haha)

[@MrKenichi22]

11:53 Frankly I found that teacher character offensive tbh… a certain kind of offensive 🧩🗣🙊

[@sassygrilledcheese]

omg I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't like her

[@kellybice360]

My mom hated her and said she played a similar character on the television show, “Taxi.” I loved how much my mother loathed her. 😂

[@Zelda00Gamer]

This movie was a mess but I loved the songs lol

[@929er13]

i loved this movie and still do ngl. it's so camp and funny. i always thought of it as a sort of parody

[@sassygrilledcheese]

It’s very fun! I still put it on every now and then ❤️

[@filmlife1000]

Noooo I love this movie …. But I need to watch your roast 🤣🤗

[@huntrrams]

Nice! here from r/zillenials !

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Hi! Thanks 😊😊😊

[@Shaylovespopeye]

Sorry but disagree I love Sam and also they aren’t supposed to be 15 they are supposed to be 18 i love this movie

[@DigitalCodeOwl]

Great stuff!

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Thanks!!