Why Mean Girls 2024 is SO BAD

after all, how mean can a girl who sings really be? - signed a theatre kid.
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[@maxwellgrimsley]

I get needing to make money, but bro Regina would NEVER wear elf. 😭

[@caitlingill]

Should have just made Cady and Janis wear elf lol

[@amorelockster1023]

More like fenty or Dior makeup

[@maxwellgrimsley]

@@amorelockster1023 exactly

[@dweight7891]

and Regina wouldn't be caught dead in cargo pants and combat boots

[@caitlingill]

@@amorelockster1023 and Charlotte Tilbury, Nars, Tarte, Too Faced

[@z.s.r.h]

making Janice not mean in her own right was such a dumb choice. any amount of nuance was GONE. also making everyone so PC is not realistic.

[@kyleydiamond]

yesss I love that you brought this up. the 2000s was this time where everyone was mean. even the characters you like. only Kady was nice because she came from Africa. I haven't seen the remake, but I bet in high schools now there are mean girls trying to be popular by out-wokeing each other, which is not the same as making them less mean. even that Regina was so obviously mean but so good at pretending she's being nice. LAYERS. Janice was "good" because she was at least mean consistently and out in the open, and if she was kind in actions it meant she had your back.

[@minxxd]

@@kyleydiamondi promise you no one is trying to be mean by “out-wokeing” someone else

[@kyleydiamond]

@@minxxd i know adults who do. "oh you don't have an EV? we have 2. i mean we are trying to save the planet, I'm just surprised you aren't" "i figured out how to reduce my house waste to one Mason jar every 6 months. its so much work, i get why you just don't mind wasting so much, i mean you already look so stressed, but it really makes me feel like I'm a good person" if you don't think people compete over ANYTHING you don't know that many people. if being woke is not a status marker in your group, maybe you're still competing to be the biggest redneck, that's your thing, but watch anything from LA where people discuss their moral eating choices which wheatgrass connection is the most sustainable and organic?? someone is disgusted you don't know and feels superior to you who has read the most anti-racisn books? competition. who knows the latest PC language and never messes up? competition. thats why people think being woke is so obnoxious, because people use it as an excuse to frame you down and jump all over every slip up. "you didn't befriend the new girl?? but she's Indian, what are you, racist?? i invited her to my party this weekend because I'm so global"

[@bethanyvarre9142]

That was a change the musical made that I hated

[@z.s.r.h]

@@minxxd eh, there's a lot of judgment for not agreeing with everything. at least there was where i lived which was very liberal.

[@mayella376]

Mean Girls 2004 were actually the mean girls, while Mean Girls 2024 are politically correct mean girls. Plus the cast is pretty basic, it's just impossible to replace Rachel McAdams, Lindsay Lohan or Amanda Seyfried. All in all it's just not worth it.

[@ghitarakik8508]

Exactly . Wokism ruined everything

[@vinyl_diamond7287]

@@ghitarakik8508shut up this movie wasn’t bad cuz it was woke it was bad cuz it was boring

[@azural8347]

​@@ghitarakik8508 you don't even know what woke means my guy

[@QueenIrene4382]

And Lacey Chabert! She was a great Gretchen!

[@ghitarakik8508]

@@azural8347 a woke person is a person who identifies as woke .

[@whatamess8764]

they casted a girl for Cady who couldn't sing. So they had to change/cut all the songs so that it can accomodate her lack of vocals and it sucked

[@kamthaman9129]

when i saw the girl they cast I thought it must have been for her vocals because nothing about her seemed like it could convey the original Cady,, and then her vocals were soooo mediocre ????

[@a.a.6789]

Why'd they cast her then? Was the acting very good they had to get her or is she a nepo baby?

[@imawakemymindisalive13]

same with the guy 😭 they should’ve cast sabrina carpenter

[@kidawesomeness123]

@@imawakemymindisalive13!!!!! I cant believe theres NO videos of her 2 shows in mean girls! She could already act and sing the choice was RIGHT THERE

[@sageo7618]

@@a.a.6789 guessing a nepo baby. who isn't these days?

[@marioaustin9312]

Mean girls 2024 has the same problem a lot of reboots have, they're lifeless and edgeless

[@kiera-makenziemoore143]

And very politically correct

[@shannonceleste5557]

@kiera-makenziemoore143 ppl try and say this but it's not even true See: the most recent Disney remake of Peter pan, wherein Wendy slaps Peter across the face

[@havidikevidi]

@@shannonceleste5557 A slap across the face is not related to being politically correct tho? While in mean girls they changed the ''if you're from africa, why are you white'' to ''have you ever pet a tiger'' or something like that, and got completely rid of Regina's old line ''i know what a homeschool is, i'm not R worded'' (can't type it out because yt would immediately delete my comment). There's so much more.

[@amyj4283]

@@havidikevidi There’s nothing anti-PC about a girl slapping a boy. “Gurrl PWR” messaging is PC.

[@cheesefries6453]

“wardrobe from shein” took me out 😭

[@456loveluck]

Shein has a lot of bad names 😂 I'm missed ol' gucci, louis vuitton, baby phat, polo, guess etc. 😢💿👡👜✨️

[@MakeMeCare89]

The movie as a whole is just lifeless no matter what it's about and Im shocked that Tina would sign on for something like that.

[@glasstablegcrls]

like literally nobody asked for this, no one💀. a proshot like hamilton, sure, i guess, but a MOVIE MUSICAL ADAPTATION FOR A BAD MUSICAL??😞

[@blackrose-kt3ed]

They need to stop and leave this movie alone

[@SprussellSpout_Gaming]

Because Barbie did so well

[@elizrebezilmadommdo1662]

For easy money. Tina is just milking out her success from Mean Girls, which is a shame, because she's very talented and has shown that she can make other great projects not related to Mean Girls, like 30 Rock.

[@MakeMeCare89]

@@glasstablegcrls The whole movie looks like an SNL parody of Mean Girls and no wonder Lindsay Lohan was upset at the humor being thrown at her!

[@juaking04]

Wait wasn't the original title "the longest e.l.f. commercial"💀😭

[@minininja8912]

Yea i love the new one hahahahah

[@minininja8912]

He changed it again hahahahhahaha

[@Daydreamroses]

My biggest flex is seeing the original in 04 when I was 10 with my sisters ❤. But in all seriousness they filmed this shit in ONE month and had the audacity to put It in theaters where people pay at least 20$ for one ticket for a phoned in remake with singing!? Film industry is in the can EDIT: everyone share your 1st mean girls movie experience below!

[@yourlittlebrotherGabrielReview]

I was 7 and convinced my mom to rent it from a Hollywood movie store because of my love of Lindsay Lohan at the time. Literally, created a household of mean girls fans.

[@dionneappuhamyge25]

I was 11 when I saw mean girls. I was in awe of the entire cast. I wish they would do a mean girls with the original cast and showing them older as adults. I would watch it in a heartbeat.

[@triciaanthony9548]

I was 1 years old

[@sindisorandom]

I was 10, and I rented it out at a video store in South Africa, it was my first time renting a movie, I was so excited, it was Spider-Man, Just My Luck and Mean girls if I remember correctly, it was a 3 rental special at that place that month . Ahh memories 😊

[@htxhex]

i first watched it on MTV at age 11🩷

[@OurKindofEntertainment]

I can't lie Wal-Mart's Mean Girls themed back to school commercials is the reason I signed up for Walmart+ and got great deals during the holiday season 😂 That was some great marketing!

[@mr.j410]

The movies a classic

[@alekadelacruz8592]

Hollywood should stop doing remakes of amazing movies. Barbie was well received it is controversial but at least people had fun watching it.

[@mgueye2mgueye261]

Barbie has great casting that’s number one It was released in in the right time in the summer And is not cringe

[@beatrizoliveira3842]

it wasnt a reake

[@laurennicole851]

not a remake

[@8upernova81]

It’s not a remake wym

[@bclp005]

Remake ≠ Reboot

[@nia3302]

This was NOT meant to be a movie.

[@DeeL3]

The movie confirmed more and more what I have been saying: 9 times outta 10, musicals do not translate to the big screen.

[@andieallison6792]

They could if directors would stop being embarrassed that they're making a musical and also stop trying to make everything "real".

[@caitlingill]

The original title of this video was “mean girls 2: the most expensive elf commercial ever” lol. Also I saw product placement for deodorant spray, Epiphone electric guitars, and something else I can’t remember. Edit: it was SeatGeek lol. Another Edit: I honestly really liked this new movie and it was fun but the original will always be better

[@kamthaman9129]

the deodorant stood out so bad to me, I remember it was just heavily featured in the background at first and I thought "huh there's some obvious product placement" and then there's a whole scene where karen is putting it on 😭😭 could they not have made it a little less noticable

[@bigbadspikey]

This new Mean Girls might have been good as a musical on stage, but its tragedy closely resembles what happened to Cats the movie. It might have worked in theater, but that doesn't mean it will work in a movie. The two are quite similar but 2 very different mediums. One is live and the audience is part of the play or musical, but the movies are not. Also some movies are really not meant to be remade...ever, like Back to the Future, Mean Girls etc...They're almost perfect. Casting, humor, script, dialogues, set, time, everything is almost perfect. Eric Stoltz filmed Back to the Future for 6 weeks and it didn't worked, He's not meant to play Marty McfFy. It's the same with Mean Girls, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Lindsay Lohan etc...Perfect casting...everyone on that movie is perfect for their role. They were meant to play those roles. Another thing why iconic movies can't be remade for this generation is it will lose what made it worked for them in the first place. The environment, the jokes(especially these, because some jokes that worked before will not fly in today's super sensitive society) the charisma, the magic. Hollywood should just make new movies and not remake classic or iconic ones. If they can't really stop themselves from remaking movies they should remake old, very very old movies(not 20 or even 30year old great movies) that people don't know or they can just remake movies that didn't worked the first time it was shown, because the movie was way ahead of its time or they think the now generation will appreciate it more.

[@chichilafemme6336]

It’s also to note that iconic and classic films work so well bc of the context and time in which they were released. It was what was needed in the cultural ziegiest, doing something new. Speaking to the people of that time. Mean girls had commentary that was somewhat groundbreaking and needed at the time, but 20 years later it’s no longer fresh. We’ve already discussed it and moved on, I think it’s why the new Barbie movie did so well.

[@bigbadspikey]

@@chichilafemme6336 Exactly!

[@fabiofuoco]

Agree on every single point, especially the last one. It’s outrageous how much Hollywood is eating it’s own tail by choosing to remake recent movies, like it straight up feels like content, getting churned out without a thought behind it. They really should stop, or at least remake movies from the 50s and 60s, which is what remakes originally were meant to be.

[@bigbadspikey]

@@fabiofuoco Hollywood is literally running out of ideas. I think even fan fiction writers have better ideas and stories than them. At least those writers have a genuine passion when they write stuff, unlike Hollywood, who just want to milk out iconic/beloved films because they don't know how to make new ones anymore.

[@sillau9]

Exactly, i have the same sentiments🤌🏻..Agreed wit everything you said, well said 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[@jeremiahtriplett6271]

The musical is SO MUCH BETTER LIVE! This, on the other hand was maybe not the best quality, but a fun movie to see with friends.

[@Donde_Lieta]

I’m a theatre kid, but I think the genre has gone to trash since Hamilton…. As an artist, I am often discouraged by the lack of funding for projects that are original concepts, and not based on an existing IP. When I saw they were making the musical into a film, I knew it was going to be awful…

[@yerismymother]

yall always use hamilton as a scapegoat be honest it has nothing to do with mean girls😭😭😭i agree with some of ur points but still

[@beanii7339]

wym since hamilton?? some musicals are good and some are bad like thats just how it is😭

[@josjoererg]

we still very much have great musicals being made now? hadestown and come from away are modern classics.

[@Donde_Lieta]

@@beanii7339 the genre has chosen to “pander”, instead of creating new art. I truly think the genre has been suffering since the “mega-musical” took over in the 90s. Not to say there are NO good contemporary musicals- it’s just that the genre has been especially watered down with horrible ideas solely based upon pre-existing IP’s.

[@Revsoshi]

@@Donde_Lietapander meaning???

[@MakaykayLAMB]

I was shocked to see that Tina would go for such a cash grab like this? And I also feel like the movie wasn’t marketed well? I didn’t start hearing about it until a week ago and now it’s all I’m hearing about.

[@stephsvids9812]

so bc you didn’t hear about it, you being one person out of 7 billion, then it wasn’t marketed well…right

[@elizrebezilmadommdo1662]

​@@stephsvids9812 A lot of people have been saying it, and it's true. It wasn't marketed well. It also didn't help that many of the trailers hid the fact that they were musicals, leaving many people confused when they saw it.

[@josepho.8317]

​@@stephsvids9812Girl the world isnt exactly talking about it either

[@MJ-hz6gh]

​@@josepho.8317when the first trailer droppee, people were definitely talking shit about it. it was marketed a lot.

[@Princess-shitter-sprinkles]

​@@stephsvids9812It upgraded to 8 billion. 😒 I'll see myself out bye

[@killermothxd4085]

Can people please stop rebooting these 80s 90s & 2000s classics and just write new classics or at the very least make sequels to them, like how Cobra Kai did the Karate Kid. Nobody wants to see movies they grew up with messed up like that, it literally peoples childhood’s so they’re very sensitive about how they’re portrayed that’s why people have such a negative reaction to these Modern day Reboots

[@samanthafigaroolivo4494]

the video title deserves an award because wow

[@2ndKidd]

Mean Girls 2024 has no edges. It's like a smooth circle when it should be a jaggedy af rock. The best part of 2024 was Regina and the character didn't even seem like Regina George.

[@PourLaMourDeLargent]

as a millennial who grew up w/ Mean Girls, I was utterly averse to the concept of a remake & apparently rightfully so. MG04 is a literal classic, it is perfection, nothing can be done better. a remake was unnecessary, even if it's a musical-- especially if it's a musical.

[@jayekisses]

I haven’t seen the Broadway musical yet I was going to go see it when Sabrina Carpenter got casted but after the pandemic it got shutdown. I feel like she would’ve made a better Cady in this movie because she can act & sing. I did like the remake but it is cringy but it’s also fun. I wouldn’t say it’s better but it’s fun for a girls night.

[@salazar556]

Honestly, the closest thing we can get to another Mean Girls is a sequel based around the original cast as adults.

[@mgueye2mgueye261]

Even the add is better than the whole movie itself

[@MashaRistova]

I don’t even want that. The original stands alone as perfection. Any sequels would be trash

[@DamienHurts]

I'm so disappointed in Tina Fey for being involved in this. And I'm a huge fan of hers from her 30 rock days. I would understand remaking Mean Girls if it had been an even older film that only one generation could relate to and loved. But it's still so fresh like you mentioned and the younger generation is still growing up with it and love it. I will never watch it. Shameless cash grab.

[@Ash_Queen16]

I agree

[@chava102]

Finally, someone said it! I keep seeing people singing praises to Reneé Rapp for her Regina but she was a bad Regina! I think she's a good singer but this Regina just isn't it and I don't find her performance all that captivating either.

[@winnskeen6303]

100% agreed.

[@Starfire10982]

So I’m a millennial and I watched the original in 04 when I was like 11/12. I did feel like it this version of Mean Girls kinda didn’t hold up to the original, but not because of the casting. I think the movie’s pacing was kinda rushed in favor of the singing. Janice didn’t have as much sting as she did before, but I think Renee did very well as Regina. I think this movie was definitely made for Gen Z. The fashion could’ve been better. They went a little too age appropriate with the clothes. The whole point of the plastics was for them to look like unattainable models. I mean Rachel wore a wig that was $25K for the original movie because she didn’t want to dye her hair which is unironically VERY on brand for Regina George. They could’ve definitely spent more money on the wardrobe so they didn’t look like SheIn knockoffs.

[@Tigerheiress]

Gretchen was in versace and regina was wearing chanel cashmere

[@Tigerheiress]

In the original**

[@Starfire10982]

@@Tigerheiress Apparently, in the new one they were wearing high end fashion, but they should have chosen the pieces a bit better for sure. Idk how they managed to make the girls look like they were wearing SheIn… Plus, the reveals, reducing Jason’s importance, reducing Regina’s side piece’s role, a repeat of the jokes (they landed the first time). There was a lot they could’ve done better. The plastics finding where they fit in truly in “Girl World.” Gretchen spiraling???? They did nothing with that!~ Just…they could’ve done better, and I feel like a bit was sacrificed for the songs.

[@annierebeccaa]

Rachel McAdams wore a wig because she was already filming the notebook at the time and couldn’t change her hair, she wasn’t just being a diva about it. Also the wig is rumored to be between 10 and 20k

[@imawakemymindisalive13]

nobody will ever beat barriet wilbert weed as janice. she was veronica in heathers, an absolute icon

[@TadanGirl]

Mean girls was original, unapolagetic and didn't care about the viewer's feelings. It developed complex characters and despite the absurdity of the Mean Girls environment (not realistic at all), these characters are so well written that they seem real. I have a friend like Karen and a co-worker like Regina. What happened is that cinema, theatre and TV are focusing too much and too strongly on the message instead of the script and the characters. Also, political shit did ruin everything in the last decade, especially in media. Not being cancelled is a priority and putting out content like the original Mean Girls movie nowadays would be very offensive and wouldn't bring them minority and white justice warrior money. This is why we got feminazi Galadriel, Henry Cavill distancing himself from the Witcher, the Gossip Girl reboot series as a whole (disgusting), etc.

[@javierlopez9789]

Oh don't get me started on the gossip girl reboot.

[@TadanGirl]

@@javierlopez9789 ikr?? it's like they're mocking their viewers

[@camisafespace]

I see what you mean dont get me wrong but you sound like an angry trump supporter with those terms lmao

[@TadanGirl]

@@camisafespace lmao I’m not even American and that’s just how much y’all are close minded.

[@liacastrobugliossi8792]

Mean Girls in Broadway version may work, in cinema is a terrible ideia.

[@thepopslice]

To be honest, I went in to watch the movie with out any expectations or hope it’s going to serve up just as solid as the original. Like you said, it’s great to watch if you wanna relax for an hour and turn off your mind. The only quarm I had was with how Janis looked. I felt her style was waay too glam to say she was supposed to be the rebel against beauty expectations like in the original.

[@jaydamay6815]

I’d have to disagree about Renée . Renee made a fire Regina imo , & no I’m not just saying that cuz she can sing . I will say that her version of Regina wasn’t necessarily true to the original , bc she’s more upfront w/her meanness as opposed to back-handed , passive aggressive or psychologically manipulative . but she gave Regina an edge & she has a demanding presence that made her perfect as the most popular girl in school . you pay attention to her every time she’s on the screen . her acting is great too which somewhat made up for some of the other actors’ bland or unconvincing performances .

[@mimismithson5372]

I haven’t seen it yet, but from the first trailer I saw I was not looking forward to this movie. First, I’m sick of remakes. So no matter what I would have rolled my eyes at a mean girls remake (especially as Mean Girls 2 was an abomination). 2nd, I didn’t even really like the Broadway musical, the music leaves more to be desired and doesn’t capture the essence of mean girls for me. 3rd the casting is SO off and I’m so glad you mentioned that because that was the main thing I noticed from the trailer. The girl playing Cady is severely miscast, and the girl playing Regina, she just doesn’t give scary like Rachel McAdams did. Like Rachel McAdams played that part so well every woman and girl could think of one horrible woman who was just like Regina.

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

Hollywood needs to come up with original content. And I can't believe people even went to see this musical 🙄

[@tylerhackner9731]

This title is sending me 😂

[@MakeMeCare89]

I think Mean Girls 2 was meant to be a prank to see how mean WE could be far as our perception goes.

[@devinwilson92]

This why I still to this day vow to not watch the new mean girls since nothing ever tops the original. That and also I’m tired of the film industry remaking old movies and making the new ones to be garbage in comparison to movies that were already made great.

[@RichieW90210]

I was a bit annoyed that the meet the plastics song was only Regina. I especially loved Gretchen’s verse,which was absent, as was Karen’s.

[@glasstablegcrls]

ex theatre kid 🙋🏽‍♀️ musical + musical movie was not good. they yassified it too much. reneé carried. while heathers, legally blonde, and beetlejuice are cult classic movies that have transformed into amazing and incredible musicals, mean girls the musical does the complete opposite. yk how the heathers in the musical don’t introduce themselves (bc they’re a notorious clique), i don’t get why the plastics introduce themselves in the musical when they’re teen royalties. like they’re too polished and lavish to clarify who they are. it just makes it corny.

[@jesscorletto4963]

I still use the line - You're Mother's Chest Hairs 😂

[@knockofftasty9693]

Nice wig Janice, what’s it made of?

[@jecarlin]

This Janice wasn't mean, nor were her and Damien outcasts at this North Shore High School. I hate that the insults were toned down, the movie is called Mean Girls for a reason.

[@SprussellSpout_Gaming]

It's never gonna be a thing Gretchen

[@knockofftasty9693]

@@SprussellSpout_Gaming “That’s so Fetch”

[@latinoburger123]

We legit ran out of movie ideas

[@Tigerheiress]

I say this very very humbly but im a writer, and i hope one day i get a chance to bring my stories to the screen and revive pop culture with fresh ideas

[@456loveluck]

music ideas and fashion ideas too 😭

[@mylesmarkson1686]

@@TigerheiressPlease hurry. Nobody comes up with any original ideas anymore.

[@Showman_87]

I finally saw the movie and it was pretty much what I expected, a watered down version of the original movie with songs. As a musical I thought it was pretty good but the acting ranged mostly from decent to terrible. I found Janis and Karen were the most off (except for their singing), the actor who played Damian was the only one I really enjoyed. Regina, Cady and Gretchen were all right but the originals still reign supreme. A huge part of what made the 2004 movie so funny and memorable was the outrageous, politically incorrect humor which of course wouldn't fly today and I knew that would hurt this version. One thing I liked was how they incorporated social media into the story showing how much that can magnify bullying and humiliation. It was weird though that they pulled a Willy Wonka and removed Cady's father from the story for no reason. Overall not much to offer that the original movie didn't do better 20 years ago

[@mariihbobba1978]

I think we have the same opinion

[@AirAnimeAngel]

A question I always need to ask(as a big fan of musicals and good movies) every time I see something regarding the musical iteration of Mean Girls is:Why was it even made?No seriously,what prompted Tina Fey and her husband to do this?It`s so stupid. I saw the movie(as a HUGE enjoyer of the OG) and this is not Mean Girls. It might be on the surface,what with the school,the reoccuring cast etc. but the point of Mean Girls,its message is entirely missing here. If they were gonna go down this route and wanted to keep it Mean Girls adjacent at least,why not do a plot where a new kid is enrolled in the same school and their view of the cruel world of teenagedom is presented through songs?Likee how Cady equated it to a jungle? This was such a mindboggling move honestly

[@RoyaleMusical]

i love renee rap so much but wtf was this remake 😭

[@SFXCEDZ]

The actors ate with their voices and acting. But watching it, it didn’t really feel like mean girls

[@AmandaNOTMandy]

100% in agreement. If they had not been shady/overly discreet about the fact that this awful dumpster fire was a musical... Nobody was going to watch that crap. Honestly... I'm quite disappointed in Tina Fey. Not only did she allow them to take her iconic movie and water it down into pretty much nothing.. she also let them water her musical down into pretty much nothing. (I never saw the musical on Broadway... But I hear it had its own pretty good following.) Why Tina? Do you not have enough going on lately? That's got to be the case... Because why else would you approve and participate in what seems to be awful attempt at making money off of the original mean girls name. The cast is what made 2004 mean girls so amazing... I'm sure they're publicist probably would never allow them to come out and admit it... But they probably feel disrespected as hell every time they see a clip of this awful watered-down version... I can only imagine sitting through the full 2024 mean girls just amplified the cast of OG mean girls disappointment even more than the trailer.

[@kevbo2981]

samsung trying so hard to sell their z flips 😭

[@456loveluck]

Back to the regular smartphones 📱

[@andieallison6792]

Renee Rapp was in a tough place and I feel for her, but her Regina was not compelling or charismatic. 2024 Regina was nasty to everyone all the time, and I'm confused as to how she even got popular in the first place. No one would want to be her friend. She wears normal clothes from SHEIN and Cider and lives in a normal house with some slightly upscale designer accessories, and maybe one or two pieces of clothing. She isn't rich or glamorous so there isn't anything there to aspire to be.

[@Cookiemarie111]

and it’s like not only that how come people got mad when halle bailey played the little mermaid but nobody said anything when a black guy plays damian? double standards, black women are heavily and utterly bullied in this country

[@melodysafo5437]

And for no reason

[@thepopslice]

It’s not about that. The Little Mermaid is a traditional Danish fairytale. People were rightfully upset that the live remake didn’t pay any homage what so ever to it’s roots.

[@drtash21]

Or for an Asian girl playing Karen Smith (originally played by Amanda Seyfried)

[@Loveya226]

It was yassified mean girls

[@DBZpfpguy]

What does yassified mean?

[@Chaco-leon]

Also the music was very bland, it had none of the camp or fun much less the campy fun the musical did. I couldn't recall a single song from the movie as soon as I left the theater, not to be too mean I thought movie was just ok. Maybe we should professionally record the musicals and release for limited time on streaming the way they did for Hamilton (on PBS but you know), as a theater fan I'd like that better than making a movie that neither theater kids nor the general public enjoy.

[@cecilj40]

Honestly the musical itself isn’t very good, mid at best… so turning it back into a movie wasn’t even a good idea in the first place😭😭 I wish they would make a movie musical version of heathers though

[@izzieb.2926]

Ikr? I recently checked out the Broadway soundtrack, and while the tunes are catchy and the vocal performances are incredible, most of the lyrics sound like they were written by middle schoolers, which makes it difficult to fully immerse oneself in what would otherwise be an enjoyable experience. For example, in Regina's introduction, she sings "this whole school humps my leg like a chihuahua". It makes me cringe every time I hear it. And if that line made it into the final product, imagine how bad the first draft was😂

[@cecilj40]

@@izzieb.2926 Exactly!!! the one that always gets me is “if you treat me bad, i’ll say you’re bad” like… we couldn’t have workshopped that one a little more???lmao

[@izzieb.2926]

@@cecilj40 yeah. Imo, the only reason the musical BARELY works is because the vocals and over-the-top delivery commonly associated with Broadway were so good that it was able to distract from the poorly written lyrics, which is why toning the music down for the remake is one of the main things that killed any chance it had of succeeding.

[@tylerhackner9731]

I actually think Renee rapp was great as Regina

[@magicmicah05]

Agreed. Renee rapp is THAT GIRL!

[@fntysol7875]

She played herself more than Regina tbh

[@JaTariusJarrett]

Cheap

[@lbquantrille]

THANK YOU

[@amorelockster1023]

@@fntysol7875exactly I didn’t get Regina vibes at all

[@janeknevermind]

I just want a Mean Girls reunion movie with the original cast. That or nothing.

[@mickeyjean2895]

She was singing in the trailer……….. how can you miss that? Lol

[@justaghostinthesea]

Did I hallucinate it, or did the title have something to do with Elf?

[@Daydreamroses]

You didn’t it shows up as that on mine we are hella early

[@lesleyvalencia6222]

they definitely missed the chance to show what teens deal with in modern days

[@MysteryFanGirl]

👏👏👏 Finally someone say everything that I was thinking!

[@sarahdaye4710]

the only good thing to come out of the new Mean Girls is Reneé Rapps press tour interviews lmao

[@janeknevermind]

Just seeing the trailer for this movie was disappointing Everything just looks so cheap which I can't understand knowing the fact that Tina Fay was involved with this. I just don't know how everyone involved felt like this looks good? The original Mean Girls is my favorite movie ever so it's just hard to see what these ppl made from it. I don't want to sound mean but the casting, wardrobe and even the cinematography is awful.

[@essieblanco625]

I will always love the original Mean Girls. I remember being too young to see the movie in theater (even though it came out on my birthday so I was sad about that) but my older sister and her friends went to see it and I was so in awe when they came out the theater and talked about it. Finally a few years later I watched it with my best friend and was obsessed ever since lol.

[@BeExtraWithDell]

you are extra honest!! im loving it!!

[@ashtontk-rw7mo]

The movie shouldn't have been remade end of story. The new Mean Girls gave me Dhar Mann vibes😂😂😂 This new version is garbage. Nothing to watch and the characters are dry AF.

[@rustyperry9414]

The only reason to watch Mean Girls 2024 is for Renee Rapp. Her vocals are fire!

[@bclp005]

Agreed! Renée's vocals were good

[@d1etpussy621]

you didn't leave a single crumb for this review

[@sidhantkalia2556]

i went with 0 expectations but i really ended up enjoying it. Renee is just such a star. Angourie cannot sing to save her life and i also loved Avantika

[@srami004]

Well done with your critique. 100% agreed

[@puppymcpupsters]

When I watched it in the theatre I just thought about it like watching a professional shot recording of a stage production of meat girls and it got alot better in my head it's a little rough around the edges but I thought it was pretty good, now will I ever watch it again? Probably maybe once but only if it's at like a sleepover or something

[@LaurenKismet]

They have literally milked every ounce out of this franchise, like PLEASE let this story rest for a bit maybe? The original still holds up obviously, but did we really need this movie adaptation??

[@galarthenry1450]

I may be biased because I was in the movie but it wasn’t a bad movie. I actually enjoyed it. Some good scenes, some of the characters were good and the way they used social media was good

[@skurinski]

Nah it was trash

[@duckyeleganza2]

@@skurinskihaterrr

[@charlie1296]

Them removing the prejudice in bullying is an absolute disservice, homophobia is still around. If they wanted to be more in depth around Janis being queer, they could be had Regina being casually homophobic towards her such as when Janis comes out to her, Regina says something along the lines of "oh I'm not into you" despite Janis never stating she liked Regina-something actually similar happens into Derry Girls when one of the main girls comes out as a lesbian and is assumed to have a crush on the person they told

[@carolitoffana]

The Walmart propaganda was way better than the new movie

[@PJmachine]

I actually enjoyed the 2024 version...

[@knockofftasty9693]

You and you alone

[@stephsvids9812]

@@knockofftasty9693shut up and let them enjoy something YOU don’t

[@PJmachine]

@@knockofftasty9693 well, my theater also seemed to enjoy it. So no, not just me lol.

[@camisafespace]

​@@knockofftasty9693 Jesus yall are so hostile over this lmao

[@santosezso]

I was just talking about this recently about how musical retellings of movies are getting the silver screen treatment à la "Mean Girls" and "The Color Purple." I'm not quite sure where Hollywood is going with this. It's either they're trying to usher in a Renaissance of movie musicals or they're just lazily selling whatever is most convenient for them. It wouldn't surprise me if there was a screen adaptation of the stage musicals for "Legally Blonde" and "The Bodyguard" to ooze their way onto the big screen.

[@drtash21]

It's because they're BROKE!!They can't afford new ideas for films. Streaming has killed the box office and cinemas are closing everywhere. Ppl going to watch movies was the backbone of the movie industry. Now that's gone.

[@lonellfletcher]

Most quoted in the english language EVER? No close competition? Um.......

[@kingderald]

We have to STOP with the remakes. It’s so annoying. I’m not even old yet and they decided to remake it. The ORIGINAL MEAN GIRLS IS still the BEST! ICONIC.

[@Mikey-mb6lb]

I find it frustrating how they had to turn Janice into a lesbian, like it's okay to be butch and be straight. They are trying so hard to be woke.

[@RichieW90210]

I missed “It Roars” as Cady’s opener.

[@LizBrooke]

now what kind of title is this 😭

[@niabelizaire3596]

“She doesn’t even go here!” Love that line 🤣🤣🤣

[@MsMaidh]

I'm glad I didn't waste my time the remake. The trailer failed to capture my interest and felt like a quick, souless cash-grab.

[@Aurora-qn2dx]

Mean girls came out worst possibile time in my Life..just began High schools and it encouraged girls to be mean and backstabbing ..they missed tge the lesson of the movie was trying to teach therefore the film did Total opposite..they would imitate Regina and mimic everything wrong in the film.

[@annierebeccaa]

The Walmart Black Friday ads were a better Mean Girls revival than this movie.

[@maxzytaruk8558]

"The aters" 😂 love u honest!

[@Kaylamity_slays]

The text & the pink color of the burn book also being iconic is crazy. Like the original is just so legendary, there was no chance of it being comparable unless they were as true to the original as possible. Making it so politically correct is not realistic to a real high school experience, no matter what year it is. That’s why mean girls did so well, it was a dramatized depiction of something so many people can relate too. How can we relate to a musical of not that mean, mean girls?? One big Cash grab f l o p

[@TR-ff2pl]

The casting was horrible

[@chanhernandez6973]

gonna watch it again tomorrow 🤭

[@elysianofasmr]

I understand on the theater kids half where the screwed up the songs to make it more pop. I personally liked the songs but SOME people needed to know how to sing. But just as a movie tied to the og mean girls, I still think it was pretty good considering that the movie was modernized to fit younger gen z and gen alpha. Yeah, Regina wouldn’t be caught dead in cargos and boots but that was when the 2000’s style was all about high heels and mini skirts n stuff. 2024 Regina was wearing clothing that are popular these days. We all know she’s a trend setter and that just what happens to be the 2020’s style. And I def agree that we can’t replace the og cast, we all know the pressure it is to live up to just one person’s single acting role. Someone can easily come by and replace Rachel McAdams as best Regina. Angourie tho, as much as I loved her in other movies, this was just wasn’t right for her, in both acting and singing roles…

[@Gaetano.94]

Shoutout to Rachel McAdams from London Ontario Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️

[@mazvitaselemani]

I actually enjoyed the film. Probably cause I'm a fan of Renee Rapp and Auli'i. It's not perfect by any means but it was a fun time for me. I'm not attached to the original and like Freaky Friday I have very vague memories of watching it when I was younger so that may play a factor in my indifference. But damn the girlies are PRESSEDDD😂

[@jennylee8571]

It was really bad 😂

[@anaannaanahita]

idk i enjoyed it. it'll obvi never top the og but i thought it was camp & way better than the other sequel

[@realestsienna]

not a high bar

[@klu5301]

Honestly, I had so much fun watching this movie. I LOVE the 2004 OG but I will deff watch the 2024 version again. The cast was just really entertaining!

[@CarolineStrunk-ld4ri]

I loved mean girls two I will never be forgotten in My eyes

[@ax400kara3]

the music is so tiring, that halooween scene is way too long and uncomfortable to watch. Everyone in the cast looks and feels so different from their source material.

[@perryjones7771]

Nothing gave not even Renee and no one wants to admit that one. I was really let down by the performances especially when musical movies nowadays give us PERFORMANCES! I think it’s because I saw Danielle Brooks in “The Color Purple” before this I was expecting that kind of performance but instead I got this.

[@Rachel4momo]

I watched it illegally online because I really wanted to watch it but not enough to watch it in theaters. I’d rather watch the original in theaters again

[@user-ch4tg2zl9j]

I don't know why they made a remake the OG is iconic

[@Show_me_your_teeth]

Like it didn’t need a musical I felt like this should have been left alone it will never capture the magic of mean girls period

[@itsandrocyber]

the trailer said it all

[@SwaggyKitty101]

Why did this video title change? 😭😭

[@crystalsnow1138]

What was the original title?

[@SwaggyKitty101]

@@crystalsnow1138 I think it was something like "Mean Girls 2024: The Longest Elf Commercial Ever" but I don't remember it exactly lmao

[@goblinwrecks698]

​@@crystalsnow1138 "Mean girls 2: The most expensive commercial ever"

[@apigeon2212]

“Mean girls 2”