Not Another Teen Movie | 20 Years Later

[@Yharazayd]

i just wanna give my deepest apologies to mel brooks because what the fuck is burning saddles???

[@bookshelfhoney]

The prequel that never was

[@goldfro]

the off-off-off-broadway adaptation that never took off

[@thelivingsquidster8372]

do you mean blazing saddles

[@cakedrama1574]

Quick question if you dont mind me asking Ms. Zayd, but why did you take down your Princess Diaries and Cruel Intentions videos? Never mind I found them! But the Princess Diaries video doesn't show up even if it is typed in search. I only found because it was in my likes, and the Cruel intentions video doesn't even show up even on your page unless it is typed in.. Not sure what KZbin is up to....

[@johnindigo5477]

Yhara following the theme of this video, have you ever thought of doing a review of clone high. It's also a parody of teen entertainment from the early 2ks.

[@Azulagirlboss]

“She graduated 4 years ago “ has the same energy as “she doesn’t even go here”

[@lenusniq_9746]

My thought exactly.

[@joshuahitchins1897]

It seems like they added this in post to ensure that there was no ambiguity about the character's age, but the joke lands perfectly.

[@stephaniewozny3852]

The "She got glasses!" bit is possibly the simplest, yet most ingenious piece of satire in any of these type of spoof movies.

[@katherinealvarez9216]

Yup. Even now.

[@maristiller4033]

It's one of my favorite lines to quote

[@zombieedrea]

Don't forget about the paint-spattered overalls!

[@angiea9620]

“Look she even has PAINT ON HER OVERALLS!”

[@Arosukir6]

Legit, though, I actually experienced this crap in real life! I never had a boyfriend before I was 20. Only dudes I wasn't attracted to liked me. Then I cut my hair and got contacts, and suddenly dudes were like "nice!" I didn't even change my clothes or start wearing makeup. Then again it might've been that not wearing glasses anymore made me feel more confident...

[@starxmon]

it's beyond tragic to see modern netflix teen movies fall into the exact same annoying tropes and cliches that NATM made fun of 20 years ago

[@bedtimeat8]

The best one they have done in a while is 'the half of it'. I wish it got more attention

[@anweshabanerjee2954]

EXACTLY

[@hollykm]

History repeating itself :'(

[@francygonzalez7285]

In defens of Netflix, they can do great thins as Sex education or dumplyn/ agains Netflix they can also can do big desasters like kissing boot, tall gril, etc.

[@christopherb501]

Easiest thing another streaming service could do to snipe at Netflix for it is make a big deal over getting the streaming rights to NaTM, or make a new one extrapolated from modern cliches.

[@smoogieboogie1694]

My favorite joke in the movie is a really stupid one. I love when she paints a couple stick figures and Chris Evans goes “Who’s she?” and it triggers a whole “emotional” scene talking about her mom while just showing these stupid little stick figures. I don’t know why it made me laugh so much but it did.

[@PapaphobiaPictures]

"You have her eyes"

[@nimmymaryjohn677]

I did too

[@LoRosa0224]

"how'd she die?" "It was raining.. went for a drive..etc.." "Oh god Janey.. a car crash?" "No, cancer.."

[@selty]

Oh wow you reminded me how much I laughed at that scene too

[@someothername7886]

The scene at the party where some random girl yells “that’s gonna stain!” after Jamie Presley throws water on the main actress still gets me to this day

[@Jyn.Andors]

NATM cracks me up so much. The scene where Chris Evans sings "Janey's Got A Gun" and everyone starts screaming and running away always has me in tears 😂

[@alejandromolinac]

And that was super “edgy” at the time since Columbine had just happened….

[@LoRosa0224]

"look out she's got a gun!!" 🤣🤣

[@BeckyScottFairley]

Even without playing the sound of that scene in the video I had the whole thing put into my head just from seeing it. It is such a good scene.

[@skunkrat01]

Yes, I came here to see this comment

[@JazziG59]

Chris Evans is an American treasure.

[@angiea9620]

Even though he’s great as Steve Rogers and in Snowpiercer, I think this is one of Chris Evans’ best acting roles. You can see how much fun he has doing comedy.

[@pitbull635]

He literally dissed his role in the movie in an interview

[@angiea9620]

@@pitbull635 aww that makes me sad he did that, I love him in this role! His comedic chops here remind me of his acting in The Losers or even Knives Out. What specifically did he diss about?

[@lilyk527]

My favorite is definitely him in Scott Pilgrim!! 🤣

[@lenusniq_9746]

I really like him in What's your number - slightly above average romantic comedy with Anna Faris.

[@DBEO23]

I agree. Dudes always been a Great Actor and had range from comedy(NATM, What’s Your Number, Knives Out, The Losers) and more serious movies(The MCU, Puncture, Red Sea). I hope he’ll do more comedy tbh and more smart comedy too so he can feel appreciated for his performance and won’t have it be dragged down with the rest of the film by critics

[@msfthe1st117]

Molly Ringwald did not have to come in and call everyone out like that. But she did and the world is better for it.

[@mainstreetsaint36]

Legit the best surprise in the film.

[@maggiekarabel123]

There’s no end to how happy that cameo makes me.

[@velvetrooster5569]

Molly, Ringwald also played Jeffrey Dahmer’s stepmother in the new Netflix show monster the Jeffrey Dahmer story

[@caminandoyflotando]

You put the "suck" in "liposuction" You put the "ooo" in "jiu-jitsu" You put the "ism" in "This is all just a defense mechanism".

[@blameitoncapitalism]

legendary quote

[@scott2k23]

This is why we need Coming of Age movies for black kids about just being black kids. The ones I can only think of that don’t include systemic racism struggle and where the main character. Is just another girl in IRT and Dope. Not perfect but there the only ones we got. Hopefully we have black directors and writers tell stories of black teens in a positive light.

[@JunAlex86]

Other than those 2, I guess there's Trippin' too.

[@wavyafro8741]

Also, Roll Bounce

[@user-mb9nm7bq5e]

the wood

[@IndiaMyers]

What about ATL, Love Don’t Cost A Thing, Love and Basketball, Crooklyn, and House Party? Crooklyn is probably one of my favorites. I think it’s one of the first black girl coming of age story I ever watched and I was mesmerized. I think Drumline could be included as well even though it’s they’re first year of college.. I know we don’t have a lot of black coming of age stories but we shouldn’t ignore the ones we do have, and we definitely need more in the future.

[@gracebrown3074]

Yes so true. Like actually just fun teen films. They’re normally always about drugs or gangs and often only got black people in it with one token white but they should do it where the main character is black but the story stays the same. It’s still silly and fun. Just a normal teen/romcom/chick flick movie.

[@Nkanyiso_K]

The tokenism joke was so legendary, that quote from this film lives in my memories permanently

[@MadisynBrown]

rewatched this after the "she's all that" remake to cleanse my palette lol. Hadn't watched it since I was a kid and I'm so glad I rewatched it as an adult cause so many of the jokes just went over my head and I realized how ahead of its time this movie was.

[@harrietpotter649]

"rewatched this after the "she's all that" remake to cleanse my palette lol" Me too lmao, literally did that this week.

[@Adrianne519]

I have a hard time watching any of the original films that they parody, especially She's All That! Right down to the beginning when Zack looks at the picture of himself on the wall, all I think about is Jake looking at his picture and then immediately going to another wall to look at himself looking at the other picture from before, lol. Or the 10 Things I Hate About You moments, with the friend (can't remember his name) naming all the things he loves about Janey and it's just weird and creepy and of course the Janey's Got A Gun scene! Hilarious!

[@RY-fe3rt]

Wait, they remade it?! 😆 Where have I been?!

[@noemistephanie93]

@@RY-fe3rt No, they just made a male version of it called “He’s all that”

[@blackphoenix77]

*"What is she doing here? She graduated four years ago!"* Haven't seen this movie in decades, but I've never forgotten that line 😅😅😅

[@akirahellfire]

The black guy at the party scene is legendary and pretty much the scene I remember the most from this movie. Have even actually recreated the scene when that shit happened in real life once or twice.

[@kaybaumann4989]

Aw shit, that is whack. But seriously as one of a few black kids in a European country, that scene had some truth to it.

[@jbuck566]

I quote this scene all the time 😂😂

[@kaleidoscopicvoid]

lmao what were the reactions?

[@FDSignifire]

Saw these movies as an actual teen. I may or may not be planning a token joke with T1j in the near future since I've already been mistaken for him a few times

[@thinkingoverthenight]

PLEASE

[@unreasonablyagreeable1081]

i literally started a joke when i go to a party with majority white people (im the only black person) i start introducing myself as the "friendly neighborhood minority" because of this movie.

[@smithmcsmith9218]

YES PLEASE SIR

[@Dogen70]

Well since you mentioned it...

[@alli_cozic]

Thank you for giving Matthew Lillard the kudos he deserves.

[@reikun86]

That guy always brings 100%. I feel bad that he wrecked his voice while he was playing Shaggy in the Scooby Doo movies. He's even reprised the role in some of the animated shows.

[@velvetrooster5569]

If you watch some of the shows or movies, other than scream, or she’s all that and Scooby Doo if you watch some of the other stuff he’s done he’s actually a really good actor and completely underrated.

[@Leonards-leopard]

In fairness I think David lynch already did that

[@trinaq]

NATM was probably the only tolerable spoof movie of the 2000's, aside from the first Scary Movie. It had some funny jokes, some of my favourites being the detention scene, and having the "ugly" girl being revealed as beautiful all along by removing her glasses and ponytail.

[@nonalolagirl]

Both were so well done that I mix up things that happened in parody and think it was the original. Still do that to this day when I try to think back to these movies.

[@vernicegirl8987]

They did well because they actually watched the movies they were parodying while having an actual story line. Scary Movie legit had a mystery serial killer they had to solve, it was just set in a universe that made fun of teen slasher film tropes. NATM managed to have all the tropes tie into the story in a comedic way and managed to somewhat subvert expectations and every joke had a payoff by the end of the movie. All the other parody films just copied scenes from other films and didn’t put any effort in it whatsoever. I will say though that Date Movie is one of my guilty pleasures and I will defend it to the end 😂😂

[@miranda13c]

@@nonalolagirl Omg SAME lol I especially do this with Scary Movie and the movie Scream & I Know What You Did Last Summer since that is the main parodies of Scary Movie. I confused the actors lol.

[@Awesomenesswithacherryontop]

Brenda Meeks carried the Scary Movie franchise

[@christopherb501]

I thought Scary Movie 3 was a riot, and Superhero Movie wasn't _terrible,_ was at least amusing. The rest tho...yeah, throw them in a bottomless pit; not worth acknowledging ever again.

[@miaferrari958]

I've said it before, I'll say it again, this movie called out plenty of s*xist and r*cist tropes, in a time when "parodies" would only replicate them, and for that, it has my respect.

[@teesh871]

I can't tell you how many times I've thought or said out loud 'I did it I'm a miracle worker ' when i literally did nothing still to laugh a little. It leaves a weird impact. But I thought it was helpful when I was a kid...it helped my self esteem to know that these girls are actually beautiful and everyone noticed that and it wasn't just me feeling crap about not looking secretly beautiful behind the,nerdy exterior.

[@hailiesbong2734]

Prom Tonight was a musical masterpiece and no one can tell me otherwise

[@heleciamarie]

I know it word for word & I’m not ashamed lol (well maybe a Lil)

[@Dorthyturner]

I’ll never forget when I heard someone in my high school hallway singing it the Day of our prom lmao 🤣

[@hailiesbong2734]

@@Dorthyturner 😂

[@ScientificallyStupid]

There is a musical cue in Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that sounds a lot like the intro to "Prom Tonight" and I still involuntarily start singing the song when I'm playing (still playing it 4 years later and 1000+ hours in). It's become so embedded in my brain at this point that I'm struggling to remember, consciously, what it is.

[@JM-yx4ew]

The labored breathing at the end 😂

[@neondeadlights5014]

Probably repeating things here, but another great metacasting gag was putting Lacey Chabert in Jennifer Love Hewitt's role for the "Can't Hardly Wait" sections, the two having shared stardom on "Party of Five".

[@Whackadoo1]

Even more funny when just a few years later she plays Gretchen in Mean Girls, where she is the "least attractive" Plastic, at least according to Regina lol 😆

[@damianoakes2592]

The phrasing at the end: "It's not above relying on literal shit for a giggle, but some of it is solid."

[@juanjuri6127]

benefits of a fiber-rich diet i guess

[@trudatbellyfat7358]

"So baby's got a little back. Hunch, that is." "It smells in here!" "Oh, that's gonna stain!" "We are the North Compton Wildcats! We're black! We know it! We shake our big booties and show it! We ain't white! We ain't white! We definitely ain't white!" I could go on all day!

[@mina0653]

the "obviously not stolen choreo" scene always had me in tears

[@vernicegirl8987]

The funniest part about the cheer scene is that fact they didn’t even change the name in the cheer😂😂 that scene gets me everything

[@miaferrari958]

"It's my mother" "You have her eyes"

[@jonjon7330]

Oooh that’s gonna stain 😂😂😂😂 I can’t believe she’s wearing the same outfit as me! It looks way better on you 😂

[@crystalfairy912]

“Nice comeback, Priscilla! Yeah!”

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Fetus Chris is so funny to see now that he's super famous

[@Neha-ue3uk]

fetus chris XDDD

[@chandley22]

Always loved the scene where Janey jumps into a pool and then cries because Jamie Pressly pours a glass of water on her. Comedy gold!

[@miranda13c]

Not Another Teen Movie is still one of my favorites. Chyler Leigh and Chris Evans did such a great job. Scary Movie 1 & 2 are also great and of course Anna Faris was hysterical (and so was the character of Brenda, obvi).

[@WishIWuzKaji]

I LOVE that they include that little sample of Shell Shock to accentuate Molly Ringwald's cameo. It's specific details like that that tell you a parody was made with love.

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

Right?! This movie was made by FANS.

[@kezkai]

Perks is still great to me as a 'teen' movie, but there was some really hard hitting content in the book that they either toned down or just completely omitted for the film so that they could IMO fit the nostalgic teen movie archetype more, just with their own twist. I think i understand their angle and it did 'work' but, knowing what could have been kills me.

[@Yharazayd]

it’s funny you say that bc my next video is about the hard hitting stuff from the perks novel!

[@elizabayroff7106]

Agreed. Felt the same way about the film adaptation of "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl". The film was very well done and enjoyable, but could not compare to the emotional impact of the original book. It's so straightforward and unsentimental and brutal in a way that most adult fiction never gets close to being, let alone YA content. I understand why they didn't include it in the film but I felt a little cheated when they went with a more feel-good approach

[@reikun86]

I get what you mean. I think Perks is an important book, and I thought the movie was made with love, but I know some of the stuff you're talking about was left out to make it more palatable for teen movie-goers. If I remember correctly, it was Emily Watson's first film outside of the Harry Potter films, so I can see the studios deciding to tone it down to get butts in the seats. Which is an interesting move, because Harry Potter dealt with death, depression, anger, racism, and genocide. Those themes are not exactly fluffy.

[@lh9591]

It’s sad that 20 years later we haven’t moved past the stereotypes portrayed in NATM. It would be like if action movies didn’t move past tropes depicted in Airplane

[@tareklegrand7747]

action movies became worst...

[@lh9591]

@@tareklegrand7747 I would say we’ve moved past jive talk

[@velvetrooster5569]

Did you see Hot Shots or Hot Shots Part Daux

[@VeryPrettyFace]

I've recently watched this for the first time and that Mia Kirshner's slow mo walk-in has been living in my mind rent-free ever since. One of the best entrances in the modern cinema!!! She is SO HOT and just generally outstanding in this movie that I went from not knowing who she was to planning on watching her entire filmography.

[@kaly5678]

She's great on The L Word

[@k.c5052]

This was me, absolutely fell in love with her energy after this movie

[@reikun86]

i will say that after watching this movie, Mia is absolutely fearless.

[@ForeignManinaForeignLand]

GYAL, if you and Shanspeare make a lullaby album but with yall whispering - I will stream it EVERY. NIGHTT. nice video too btw

[@SteviiLove]

Add in Khadija humming and I think it would be even better than your suggestion already is

[@Cosmiccoffeecup]

Fancy finding a Foriegn Man here. Quality knows quality I guess.

[@ForeignManinaForeignLand]

@@Cosmiccoffeecup ❤️❤️ big up ya self, my Caribbean sistren

[@nyamppong]

the whiplash me and my friends got from re-watching this movie from scenes that ages SO poorly and scenes that were absolute comedy gold, it was like doing lines of crack

[@p5rsona]

I watched this for the first time recently and I was blown away by how good it was. many moments where I genuinely burst out laughing. the end where chris evans told her to go since she'd be better off pursuing her dream and they'd most likely end up breaking up after the summer break was a rare moment of candor in film.

[@ColorMeIn]

This made me feel so validated! NATM is one of my all time favorite movies, it’s so hilarious and one of the few films I can quote word for word

[@meiday154]

I'm not gonna lie this is the only time I've really found Chris Evans attractive. Barring him with a beard, his Marvel run did nothing for me. He's a lot more attractive when he's being funny or playing a regular guy like in What's Your Number Edit: I swear I wrote this before Yhara said it but I now feel validated 😊

[@Hersheychocolate12]

Have you seen knives out ?

[@meiday154]

@@Hersheychocolate12 I sure did!

[@phosphenevision]

Something about brunette chris Evan....

[@luthientinuviel3883]

@@Hersheychocolate12 he's hot as a villain in a subversively clean-cut way

[@loen1z]

i will never not praise his work in not another teen movie and scott pilgrim vs the world. im of the same opinion that his comedic work is his best even without the bias of it being the first stuff of his i've seen. now that he's got all that marvel money i hope he goes back to his comedic roots and plays more goofball characters.

[@abbiewaters1085]

Haven't watched yet but the title made me gasp because this has been one of my fave movies for years and love to see it get some recognition. Nothing is spilled than Priscilla staining Janey's dress with a bottle of water, so evil!

[@marywallace3378]

I also watched this at a way too young age and I always loved it but now I love it even more as an adult because I understand the jokes and references. It was, in some ways, ahead of its time. You can feel the love and appreciation but also frustration with classic teen movies by the writers. Set must have been so fun.

[@hailiesbong2734]

Chris was so fine in this movie 😩

[@vericvoidal]

exactly 😭

[@literaIIyshy]

Omg fr. His eyes, his lips, he even made the awful side burns look cute!

[@Whackadoo1]

The banana split scene was a bi awakening for me, no lie haha

[@seungminmakesmestay]

@@Whackadoo1 On the flip side, this scene confirmed my heterosexuality. Also the world needs more mostly naked Chris Evans captured on film forever. I would also prefer it if a character was somehow licking a dairy topping off a mostly naked Chris Evans -- but maybe that's just me. ;)

[@DBEO23]

So true. Dudes always looked great from 19 to 40 rn. Straight up Hunk If he changed his career path, he legit could’ve been a early mid 2000s Teen Heartthrob but glad he didn’t cause he would’ve been type casted and all

[@awesomefinder5431]

true what you said about Euphoria. Of course some teens experience sex and drugs before they are adults but everyone in Euphoria is acting like I did when I was 24.

[@carolinetamul8873]

Janeys got a gun is my favorite part in the movie hands down

[@nowayitsjennie]

it’s so well done and also the perfect send up of the scene in ten things I hate about you

[@Yharazayd]

i was gonna wait to post this on the actual anniversary in december but what if i'm dead by then? who's gonna post it when my ghost will be busy haunting the dreams of my enemies? might as well do it now🙃

[@graysungoose]

dark! but still glad you did it mommy yhara

[@trinaq]

Ditto, I'm glad that you jumped the gun, since who would cover this movie if not you?!

[@MR._3]

What happened to your A24 video?

[@user-mb9nm7bq5e]

Good! My bestie since 13 (we were both going to turn 28 in October), we’ll she was killed in moped incident like 3 weeks ago. This movie, white chicks, scary movie were the type of stuff we bonded over in middle school lol. So, it was nice seeing this and it’s nice that you’re aware that life and plans and waiting aren’t always the best

[@ripwednesdayadams]

Yes! I remember seeing “Scary Movie” and “Not Another Teen Movie” and thinking that both were smart, funny satires of the movies that inspired them. They just got lumped in with the terrible parody films that came later.

[@Ellieescent]

When I finally watched She's All That this year, after 2 decades of NATM reruns on Comedy Central, I couldn't believe it was basically already a parody of itself. Awesome video!

[@cosa_oscura]

I’m calling it “Burning Saddles” forever now. That’s just name from now on. That’s always been the name we just never knew it. So it was written. Thus spake the Queen

[@intelligenceparadigm4931]

All good points but the scene in Starving Games where Peeta says "I'm in the cake" is still one of the funniest parody moments ever

[@Azulagirlboss]

This 👏🏼 movie 👏🏼 is 👏🏼 an underrated 👏🏼 spoof.

[@nattmazzoni]

I have been saying that this movie deserves more attention! Thank you, Yhara!!! You're the best!!!!!

[@Asummersdaydreamer14]

5:57 rn Dear Evan Hansen better feel called out Edit: I barely know my own hair, but seeing Monique in HSM with those headbands almost every time made me shake my head even back then.

[@reikun86]

Haha. While I think it's true that the movie probably would not have been made without the Platts, I didn't think they would outright say it.

[@PixieLovesItAll]

Because I have a troupe of 4 older siblings that are all 8+ years older than me I had the same experience of watching movies that I absolutely shouldn't have as a young child. And I can confirm that watching Mia Kirshner in this movie *absolutely* made me into the giant lesbian that I am today.

[@matchamorphosis]

this movie brings me so much second hand embarrassment but you have a great way with bringing attention to the good aspects and details in a new perspective//observation and that’s why I adore your film criticisms and analyses. love this video and love you yhara! 💖

[@katherinealvarez9216]

1:44 also great mockumentary. I’m not saying we haven’t met it’s equal, only that’s it good. Though my favorite is Drop Dead Gorgeous.

[@reikun86]

I remember adoring Brittany Murphy's performance in the movie

[@LaurLoVideo]

Ahhh yes this movie brings me back!! I cannot agree more about Chris Evans! My first introduction to him was this movie and I still think his comedic timing is fantastic. I’d love to see him in more comedies! Also love hearing the Matthew Lillard appreciation. He never fails to make me smile when he’s on screen.

[@colormegrumpy]

Jesus, your videos are so good. It's almost infuriating how good they are.

[@chriscullen]

Eric Christian Olsen is hugely underrated in this movie. “Jakey, Jakey, bout to make a big…mistakey” and then the quick laugh always kills me 😂 So many of his lines are gold. I wish he did more good comedy besides this and Fired Up.

[@harrietpotter649]

I literally just rewatched this movie and found it brilliant, we must be on the same wavelength Yhara

[@taylorgayhart9497]

The reference to “Saved” was just the PERFECT ending to this movie!!! I am dying for someone to make a commentary video on that movie, it was my favorite in HS and the one I related to most!!!

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

I fucking love saved. “I am FILLED with Christ’s love!” *violently throws bible*

[@IzaiahKelly]

My favorite moment in saved is when Mary goes into labor and the boys try to go into the ambulance and only one can go so they go “ I’m the father , I’m the boyfriend , I’m his boyfriend (refers to the father)

[@jadesmith417]

I just watched this movie for the first time this September, and I actually thought is was really good. Not only the great cast, but also all the movies they blend together seamlessly. I also watched Saved! last month and it was so good, I could gush about it.

[@dancingdyonysis]

I've wondered for so long why more of those high-school based movies with super adult themes aren't just made about young adults. like I get maybe they're trying to capitalize on a high-school age audience, but I'd argue the college/post-grad market is bigger and has more money/time to spend anyway. plus it does feel kinda weird being in your early/mid twenties and watching tv and movies about high schoolers. I reckon most of us would rather not have to relive high school every time we wanna watch a good drama like euphoria or elite, and I agree w you that I'd much rather watch something I can relate to as a twenty-something, trying to find my purpose, make a living, get my life together, build relationships outside of school, etc. I know there are already excellent shows like that (girls, insecure, broad city to name a few) but I just feel those storylines are so much deeper and interesting to explore, and way more rooted in reality than a bunch of 16-year-olds committing murder, taking drugs, drinking in clubs as if there isn't an age limit, etc (also can we pls stop romanticizing that lifestyle for teenagers? thanks) on a separate note I rewatched this movie like a year ago for the first time in a decade and totally forgot chris evans was in it. 100% agree he thrives with comedies

[@katherinemorelle7115]

I remember going to watch this in cinemas. Twice. It was funny as hell. I can’t believe it’s been 20 years! Man I feel old.

[@beguiled10]

Thank you for recognizing the brilliance of this film. It really did hit on so many of the teen movie troupes perfectly. Definitely not perfect, but soo much better than these recent parody characters. Thanks for this send up!💕

[@graysungoose]

what an excellent beautiful first line of a video essay. instantly hooked

[@jensandell8519]

"Who'd've thought every single person at our high school was a professional dancer?" 😂

[@pedroxqui]

Everytime I see a slow clap scene I always remember the joke about the guy trying to start a slow clap and it never catched on, then at the end of the movie, the right time comes and as the guy is going to star the slow clap, SOMEONE ELSE DOES IT FIRST!!!! He goes bersek and attacks that guy. Just remembering it kills me

[@ChimerstryMaster]

Yet another person who only remembers She’s All That through the eyes of NATM. Still, great vid as always!

[@tempsitch5632]

I remember She’s All That through the eyes of all the earlier movies it was based on.

[@marlow769]

EVERYTHING is absolutely brilliant in “Not Another Teen Movie”.

[@MojoSojoJojo]

Black Dynamite is another great parody movie, this one of the Blackploitation genre, and it's GENIUS. i think it's one of those that should be up there with Airplane and Scary Movie but it's severely underrated.

[@joshuaokoro-sokoh2993]

That moment you found out this movie was Chris Evans's feature-length film debut.

[@TalysAlankil]

i watched NATM for the first time only a few years ago (i think after it was mentioned in a lindsay ellis video) and yeah, it really holds up even on a first viewing in the mid-2010s IMO

[@wiggi0620]

I just watched this last night for the first time in a really long time and I gotta say I was very surprised by how genuinely hilarious it was. I definitely didn't "get" it when I was 12-13 and was watching it for the first time, but now as an adult in my 30s it blew my mind how genuinely smart a lot of the movie was.

[@douglas2938]

I remember being as fond of this movie as I am of the first Scary Movie. Thanks for reminding me of the good bits without me having to revisit all of the extremely likely poorly aged jokes. I'll take my memory of Marilyn Manson playing the main theme as the most concerning 'con' and be done with it.

[@sofiavarela1290]

“Then he plays the video and it’s a plastic bag blowing in the wind. Most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen”

[@mapleleaf65]

Chris Evans' facial acting alone stole scenes. I'm going to rewatch this right now XD

[@justinwatson1510]

I try to not comment on all of your videos because I know women have to deal with a bunch of gross stuff online and I never want to be a cause for concern, but I sincerely love the content you produce and am grateful that you’ve chosen to share your education and perspectives with the internet.

[@JebeckyGranjola]

@Amanda Hall or maybe just comment to talk about the actual video instead of about the author.

[@JebeckyGranjola]

@Amanda Hall I wasn't exactly contradicting you, but I think there is a difference between discussing the content of a work and complimenting an Author on thier work- It's still kind of talking about the Author, then. Right?

[@frankleni6718]

Also, I love your statement about no representation being infinitely better than harmful representation. It really resounded with me.

[@sydneyostberg543]

This is one of my favorite movies and I'm so happy someone else can see what a gem it truly is.

[@selispeks]

"SCARY MOVIE WAS FUNNY UNTIL IT WAS STOLEN FROM THE WAYANS BROTHERS!" THIS AND ALL OF THIS AND FOREVER THIS.

[@kaleb9375]

funny listening to this when i'm in the middle of applying for jobs in my mom's living room 😭 7:02 . hit way too close to home, lol.

[@masudashizue777]

I've always thought that NATM was a first-class parody film and still enjoy watching it on DVD after all these years.

[@iaral.8728]

I remember watching NATM in the movie theater and thinking how amazing and clever it was. Great review, always on point.

[@emogirl12348]

i’ve said this before!!!! there are not enough movies/television abt what it feels like to be 19-24 that arent based on college/school, hella ppl dont even go to school i wanna learn abt THAT pls do a video on that

[@kellynn739]

I'd love to see something like that too. But if we do have to talk about schooling, I'd love to see something about someone going to or graduated from community college or trade school. The whole "getting into a good college" and having "the college experience" trope is annoying. I think Community is the only show addressing this, but it'd be nice to see more characters in a trade or health career rather than a glamorized office job or yet another drama about doctors (medical assistants and CNAs can have interesting storylines too if you let them!)

[@JM-yx4ew]

One day I’ll write my screenplay about working some shit job after high school so I could spend all my free time going to see emo bands lol

[@chakrakhan8624]

NATM was epic everyone I watched it with loved it. The football game “oh it’s already been broughten” is still hilarious 20 years later. Iykyk

[@missdiction4455]

Ah, I feel so blessed whenever Yhara uploads 🥰

[@NerdyGuyRanting]

NATM is a bit similar with Austin Powers, in that they were parodies that so effectively parodied the genre they were going after that it forever changed how movies in that genre were made. According to Daniel Craig, the reasons that his movies are so much darker and grittier than previous Bond movies is because Austin Powers absolutely shredded every trope used by the earlier movies to the point where they could never make a Bond movie like that again.

[@kerishaw8991]

The fact that the exchange between the token black characters is "Damn. Shit. That is whack."...is just so smart and funny!

[@babygrl78]

I watched this on way too much acid once and I came to this 'epiphany' and I still stand by that. This video brings so much comfort lol

[@christopherdieudonne]

Wow, I was just thinking about Not Another Teen Movie and this video essay popped up in my suggestions. Great job !!

[@joefernandez8008]

This movie is the reason why anytime I solve a minor problem I say “that’s it. I did it, I’m a miracle worker.”

[@squidthing]

I love that you brought up Saved! That film was so ahead of its time

[@PapaphobiaPictures]

I think one big thing modern parodies are missing is the inclusion of really clever one liners and the way they try to highlight absurdity when sometimes the best comedy comes from actors having to play absurdity completely straight. And NATM does this amazingly. The scene where Janey is drawing her Mum as a stick figure and Jake dead face seriously says "you have her eyes" lives rent free in my brain

[@ErkIsEpic]

The algorithm has cursed me. You make all the videos I've been looking for and I've only just discovered the trove of goodies awaiting me.

[@TheDame]

God you are awesome. Your channel is calming like ASMR while also being like a quiet one on one with a bestie. Subbed!

[@jaykay5811]

This film is way smarter than people give it credit for

[@oceanmelody3783]

whenever my best friend and i had sleepovers/hanged out we had a rotation of movies that we would watch and this was one of them! we still quote it to each other all the time ( i know prom tonight word for word)

[@whatalsaid]

My favorite joke from the movie is when Janey jumps into a pool, thinking she's drunk, but then Chris Evans tells her she's been drinking a non-alcoholic drink this whole time.

[@isabelstewart8443]

I think we are in a period of movies that will precede some amazing parody films. The millennial cynical Disney movie remake trend will be followed by Gen Z roast movies mark my words

[@katherinealvarez9216]

7:09 I think they also did those movies but for some reason they still like to set it in high schools. Also, the way how some of these supposed teenager talk and act with teachers… yeah, someone would be fired, arrested and/or expelled.

[@courtneypine1785]

Thank you SOOO much for reposting your videos!!!

[@vs-ej1qc]

my favourite joke is the sports team being called the “wasps”

[@zk6231]

The scene where the bully pours water on her as she got out of the pool. Permanently tattooed on my brain

[@whatalsaid]

The funny thing about Scary Movie is that it's a parody movie OF a parody movie. Lots of people forget that Scream is actually a satire of classic horror movies and it's tropes.