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zingy
College Boy Z
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:40 pm Posts: 36662
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The Girl Next Door (2004)
The Girl Next DoorQuote: The Girl Next Door is a 2004 American teen film starring Elisha Cuthbert, Emile Hirsch, and Timothy Olyphant, directed by Luke Greenfield, about an honor student who falls in love for the first time with the girl next door, but finds the situation becoming complicated after he learns that she is a former porn star. Hilarious film. B+
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Neostorm
All Star Poster
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 2:48 pm Posts: 4684 Location: Toronto
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One of the funniest movies that i have seen. Very unexpected. I was thinking htat it was going to be just mediocre, but it surprised me.
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Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:06 pm |
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publicenemy#1
Extraordinary
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:25 am Posts: 18870 Location: San Diego
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I liked it, but overall it was a pretty weak film.
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matatonio
Teh Mexican
Joined: Fri Oct 15, 2004 11:56 pm Posts: 26066 Location: In good ol' Mexico
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i really didnt want to see this movie, i look like another stupid teen movie.
but when i finally saw it, ......................best teen movie ever!!IMO
B+
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movies35
Forum General
Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:53 pm Posts: 8626 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Really liked it. It's not your average teen movie at all, I own it.
9/10 (A-)
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xiayun
Extraordinary
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:41 pm Posts: 25109 Location: San Mateo, CA
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Very mediocre. Not particularly funny, as it can't decide to be a straight comedy or have some drama in it. The performances are ok, but the story didn't go anywhere, and all the twists are lame. C-.
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Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:46 am |
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andaroo1
Lord of filth
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:47 pm Posts: 9566
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derivative.
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Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:33 am |
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The Scottie
King Albert!
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 1:04 pm Posts: 11838 Location: The Happiest City on Earth
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This was one of the craziest movies ever made, but it is funny and entertaining, but weird.
B.
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Maximus
Hot Fuss
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:46 am Posts: 8427 Location: floridaaa
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I enjoyed it. A nice little gem, really. It wasn't anything amazingly special, but I was entertained. B+, definately standout.
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Mister Ecks
New Server, Same X
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:07 pm Posts: 28292 Location: ... siiiigh...
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I'd like to call it an instant classic, but maybe it's not quite at that level. Definitely a movie worth owning. Timothy Olyphant rocks in the movie! So does the Tripod. Oh, and that Elisha Cuthbert... she's pretty good, too. :wink:
Grade: A-
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Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:55 pm |
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zingy
College Boy Z
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:40 pm Posts: 36662
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Mr. X wrote: I'd like to call it an instant classic, but maybe it's not quite at that level. Definitely a movie worth owning. Timothy Olyphant rocks in the movie! So does the Tripod. Oh, and that Elisha Cuthbert... she's pretty good, too. :wink:
Grade: A-
Excuse me? That Elisha Cuthbert? She makes more money in a second than you will in your entire life! Well, maybe not, but she's hot! Don't refer to her as that! Miss!
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Mister Ecks
New Server, Same X
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Zingaling wrote: Mr. X wrote: I'd like to call it an instant classic, but maybe it's not quite at that level. Definitely a movie worth owning. Timothy Olyphant rocks in the movie! So does the Tripod. Oh, and that Elisha Cuthbert... she's pretty good, too. :wink:
Grade: A- Excuse me? That Elisha Cuthbert? She makes more money in a second than you will in your entire life! Well, maybe not, but she's hot! Don't refer to her as that! Miss!
It's called a clever and witty joke. Look into it! :wink:
Don't worry, I grew up with Elisha. Not as my friend (hell, that'd be sweet), but every morning before school, I would watch Popular Mechanics for Kids. Then she got her role in 24, and now she's making movies! I feel like I've known her since the start, in a stalker kind of way.
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Maximus
Hot Fuss
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:46 am Posts: 8427 Location: floridaaa
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Mr. X wrote: Zingaling wrote: Mr. X wrote: I'd like to call it an instant classic, but maybe it's not quite at that level. Definitely a movie worth owning. Timothy Olyphant rocks in the movie! So does the Tripod. Oh, and that Elisha Cuthbert... she's pretty good, too. :wink:
Grade: A- Excuse me? That Elisha Cuthbert? She makes more money in a second than you will in your entire life! Well, maybe not, but she's hot! Don't refer to her as that! Miss! It's called a clever and witty joke. Look into it! :wink: Don't worry, I grew up with Elisha. Not as my friend (hell, that'd be sweet), but every morning before school, I would watch Popular Mechanics for Kids. Then she got her role in 24, and now she's making movies! I feel like I've known her since the start, in a stalker kind of way.
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Riggs
We had our time together
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:36 am Posts: 13270 Location: Vienna
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Best teen movie of the last few years. It was sweet, weird, sexy, funny.. Oh and Elisha... WOOOOOW A
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tombraider17
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 7:21 pm Posts: 457
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Hilarious and surprisingly memorable.
A
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neo_wolf
Extraordinary
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:19 pm Posts: 10906
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Another crap teen film where the characters and story are awful.
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Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:36 pm |
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baumer72
Mod Team Leader
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:00 pm Posts: 7087 Location: Crystal Lake
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Is there a hotter woman than Elisha Cuthbert right now? This was a very very good film that obviously got it's inspiration from Risky Business. A great premise and very well acted and surprisingly sweet. Timothy Olyphant is outstanding also and the two friends are hilarious. One of the more surprising films in the last 5 years.
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Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:48 pm Posts: 11019
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C-
I thought the whole thing was pretty rancid and definitely not funny.
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trixster
loyalfromlondon
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 19697 Location: ville-marie
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Funny and raunchy during the first half, just like the American Pie films, it then got bogged down in its plot and the ending didn't make too much sense. Too many holes. Still, the performances and story up until then were quite good.
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Bradley Witherberry
Extraordinary
Joined: Sat Oct 30, 2004 1:13 pm Posts: 15197 Location: Planet Xatar
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I really liked it - it's a very sweet and funny fantasy comedy, in fact almost too sweet for my taste - I could've definitely gone for some more American Pie-esque crudeness. Some had said that it was an example of the "mainstreaming of porn", I suppose that case could be made, though in my viewing of the movie, it really just made for a colourful setting for this comedy. Elisha Cuthbert is indeed super hot, yet retains the innocent look this role demands. The 3 lead nerds were very good (especially Emile Hirsch), as were all the other supporting characters. My one complaint is that the relationship between the Elisha and Emile wasn't sufficiently developed (I know, high hopes, but it's been done well in this kind of movie before, eg. esp.: Bubble Boy). What was very well done was the portrayal of the cliques of high school, especially since the nerd clique were the protaganists here.
If you like fantasy teen comedies, you'll certainly like The Girl Next Door - come to think of it - it actually is the guy's version of Pretty Woman!
4 out of 5.
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 37972
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B
Decent teen comedy, Elisha is the hottest chick everrrr.
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Levy
Golfaholic
Joined: Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:06 pm Posts: 16054
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Dumb, unfunny, terrible. One of the worst movies in recent years. F
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Fri May 19, 2006 1:38 pm |
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BJ
Killing With Kindness
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:57 pm Posts: 25020 Location: Anchorage,Alaska
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BJs Grade:
B-
entertaining but a little dull at the same time.
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Jmart
Superman: The Movie
Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:47 am Posts: 21150 Location: Massachusetts
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A-
One of the better teen comedies in recent years, even though it's somewhat of a ripoff on Risky Business.
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Sun May 21, 2006 11:39 am |
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Chris
life begins now
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 9:09 pm Posts: 6480 Location: Columbus, Ohio
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Very funny movie.
B
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