Bad Girls [4K UHD]

Bad Girls [4K UHD]

Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment

April 29, 2024
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By Kaveh Jalinous
Photo by Paramount Home Entertainment

What else is there to say Bad Girls (2004), a film that was (and probably forever will be) one of the most defining comedies of the 21st century, if not the most defining comedy? Despite all these, of A film whose popularity has spanned generations, whose dialogues and catchphrases have been successfully incorporated into the modern vernacular. Attempts to reproduce it of the film magic–mainly, the Bad Girls the musical and its recent film adaptation– are commercially successful, even if extremely defective. In a sense, of hard to believe it's been 20 years since the movie first hit theaters because it still feels so fresh, so relevant and (isn't that face) so bring.

In case you they do not have I've seen it, Bad Girls follows Cady (Lindsay Lohan), a home-schooled teenager who is forced to attend school for the first time when her family moves back to the United States from Africa. Navigating the chaotic, cliquey and unforgiving world of high school, he quickly befriends two social outsiders, Janice and Damien (Lizzy Caplan and Daniel Franzese). Things change quickly when the 'Plasticsmall'-The school's the most popular, three-member clique led by the all-powerful Regina (Rachel McAdams) – look out for Cady, inviting her to join their group of friends. After sparring with Janice and Damien, Candy agrees to spy and after all they sabotage the team. As he gets deeper into the cliqueNeverthelessher personality quickly becomes more similar to those of the group she is trying to undermine.

20 years later, his comedy Bad Girls he still hasn't lost his talent. Tina Fey's The script is light and kinetic, moving from joke to joke with almost disorienting speed and still holds up. Her ability to oscillate between different comedic styles—using not only dialogue to relay the of the film humour, but also physical gags and even light tricks—add much-needed depth to the story, often capturing and capitalizing on how absurd each plot situation is. Some of the jokes they do not have aging well. Based on how the of the film musical arrangements (also written by Fey) change the composition of several of the of the film the most famous jokes, of clearly Fei knows this. But the original of the film the energy, narrative momentum, and fast pace make every replay feel satisfying and rewarding.

Of funny Bad Girls has become such a representative figure of 21st-century comedy because, in many ways, he belongs exclusively to the 2000s. Of wild to think that, because American culture has changed in the two decades since its release, sure data of the film—going shopping at the mall as a group field trip, video conferencing, and professors using projectors, to name a few—have nouns become obsolete. And, because of the way comedy has been sidelined in popular movie culture (going from a movie theater experience to a streaming service exclusive), it's almost uncanny to see a comedy of this scale—filled with developed humor, incredible ensemble, and a real story at its helm – we remember that this was the standard for the genre.

Bad Girls' is the first release on 4K UHD Blu-ray extremely welcome, marking the perfect occasion to discover or rediscover the movie you can watch endlessly. Along with a pristine version of the film, the new version stacks up with various extras. Among the best: a commentary featuring Mark Waters (the of the film director), Fey and Lorne Michaels, a slew of deleted scenes, a blooper reel, and a clip of Fey and the cast of the 2024 musical remake (which includes Renée Rapp and Avantika) discussing the original film.

(www.paramountmovies.com/movies/mean-girls)