Reacting to *Mean Girls* (2024) 

The Sexy/Someone Gets Hurt scene is my favourite, the directing in this was actually really engaging, hope the directors do more musicals.

"She's younger than me. That hurt when I found that out." Extremely relatable

Fun Fact: Renee Rapp is my friend's cousin. I've met her. She's amazing

I enjoyed this adaptation overall. I agree that they captured today's high school experience well. The addition of social media/smartphones makes all the drama soo much messier! I also think they did a good job at choosing people who look like they could still pass for high-school age, unlike in the original movie. Renee absolutely killed it. Best member of the cast, hands-down. But honestly the casting choices were all pretty solid. I do think they should have chosen a stronger singer for Cady. Also didn't get/enjoy the scene for Someone Gets Hurt. It was so long and the artistic choices were weird. It's also not clear at all how Regina got Aaron to take her back 🤔🧐 And at the end, Regina didn't actually apologize to anyone. I've seen the stage musical and I don't recall if she does in that version or not. But Karen, Gretchen and especially Janice deserved an apology.

Also love that this movie has endless rewatchability now as an easter egg hunt for all ur background actor friends, best drinking game if you want

I like *some* of the decisions in this movie. I actually think the "TikTok" scenes, while they definitely date the movie immediately, were actually a pretty inspired decision. The biggest problems are 1) They adjusted song compositions to make up for weak singers, and 2) The movie was paced waytoofast, and I feel like it relied very heavily on having seen the original to know what was going on at all. I had a hard time connecting with the characters, which is a death sentence for a musical. The thing had so much potential since I love both the original movie and the musical, it just missed the mark for me. You say you heard the original cast recording of this musical already so you may have seen more than the average person. But just in case any of it slipped by you, there's Wonka, Matilda: The Musical, In The Heights, Tick Tick Boom, and Inside which are all from the past few years and absolutely fantastic. Then there's older ones that wouldn't get too many views but might still be fun, like Little Shop of Horrors, Hairspray, and Reefer Madness. And if you ever do series reactions (again, will probably get no views and be even more work so probably no shot lol), I adore Crazy Ex Girlfriend and Schmigadoon

You guys should react to Hazbin Hotel! The voice of Charlie is Erika Henningsen, the original Broadway Cady! As for other movie musicals, here are my recommendations- Hairspray (the 2007 version) Rent Hamilton Sweeney Todd Chicago Into the Woods (the original Broadway cast version) Grease Dreamgirls The Sound of Music Little Shop of Horrors Legally Blonde the Musical (I believe the whole thing is on RU-vid) Rocky Horror Picture Show Cats (just because I think it would be hilarious to see your reactions) Cabaret Pitch Perfect Also, it’s not a movie musical, but I’d love to see you two react to the original “Heathers” film. 😊

Old fogey here who was in 9th grade when the original movie came out, and can confirm: those cliques definitely existed, although I'm pretty sure the media that kept PUSHING those cliques made it worse. Glad you reacted to this, because I didn't like the original movie enough to want to watch this, but it was interesting to see pieces of it.

Musicals for you to try: "Sweeney Todd" (2007 version) "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (1966) "My Fair Lady" (1964) "Paint Your Wagon" (1969) "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982) "History of the World: Part I" (1981) "The Blues Brothers" (1980) "Earth Girls Are Easy" (1988) "Victor/Victoria" (1982) "White Christmas" (1954) "Muppets Christmas Carol" (1992) "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993) Not sure if you've already seen the basics like "The Sound of Music", "Mary Poppins", "Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang", "Wizard of Oz", etc.

I definitely think the both of you should react to the original 2004 _Mean Girls,_ starring Lindsay Lohan on the channel at some point regardless if one of you or the both of you have seen it. I also think the both you should react to _Barbie_ and especially the _Pitch Perfect_ films if you are a huge fan of _Mean Girls_

The musicals sound fun. If you haven't seen it, the 80's musical "Little Shop of Horrors" is a very fun watch.

The actual stage musical is incredible. They just tried to update the music for a "modern" take. It's kinda infuriating.

Love Renee Rapp! She is so amazing! She has such a great voice and plays Regina George so great, she is actually scary and intimidating, the way you would think Queen bee would be. I had a lot of fun watching this movie!

i’d be SO DOWN for more musicals! Definitely Tick Tick Boom!! And you’ve prob already seen it but maybe just for fun do Nerdy Prudes Must Die!!

I’ve been waiting for Mean Girls the to get the Hairspray treatment for sooo long. And I really enjoyed this movie, especially the part where Damien sings in French for the talent show. That part ALONE makes this movie perfect to me.

Hey I just thought of something, watching your intro: you guys gotta do "A Streetcar Named Desire"! Just so you can see Marlon Brando scream "Stellaaaaaaaa!" 😂 (not to mention it's an incredible groundbreaking classic! But the thing that made me think of it wasn't that, it was "Stellaaaaaaaaa!" 😄)

Love your reactions ps I think you guys should also try reacting to K dramas... They are really good... And you are gonna love them. I bet most of the audience on the channel loves watching K dramas too... I can recommend you some too like TRUE BEAUTY, IT'S OK TO NOT BE OK, 25 21, TWINKLING WATERMELON, A TIME CALLED YOU

"Everyone's parents pick them up from school' Unless you live in a state where rural area kids could get a School permit at 14, which School permit holders are allowed to drive directly to and from work or school activities and are permitted to drive family members to school as well.

The characters get a good motherly scolding by Hayley. She knows the rules and norms of good behavior, and dammit if she's not gonna tell them when they misbehave 😂😂😂

I have little to say about this movie as I'm ambivalent to it, but the reaction was good! No, the cliques shown in Mean Girls weren't even remotely real in 2004. They were exaggerations of already movie-exaggerated cliques which half-existed when you went far back enough in time, based largely on sporting prowess or wealth - but even then it gets overstated a lot. Bring on the musical reactions! Try and go a little rogue, as there are quite a few people don't react to very often...

Ladies why not try a reaction to Chinatown from 1974 with Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholoson! The Writers Guild - that is , people eho write movies for a living - always rank it in the top 3 screenplays of all time with Casablanca and The Godfather. It' s Roman Polanski's masterpiece. There are endless videos about it on You Tube but you guys would bring a fresh perspective! 😊😮

Please consider the original Planet of the Apes from 1968 🙏

They didn’t add a fourth contestant for the spring fling. In the original Janice was the fourth but they just swapped her for Karen in this one

Have you seen Anna and the Apocalypse?

Don't have pateron but someone PLS SUGGEST SING STREET

Fun reaction. It may be the obvious choice, but I must ask that you please consider reacting to 'Singing in the Rain'.

I was in high school 20 years ago aaand my friend group literally all had pocket protectors! 😂 At my school anyway, theater kids and choir nerds were definitely some of the top dogs. #goodtimes

As someone who watched this movie first so I could have no biasness i really loved it! Also Renne ate up all her songs

Also side note fun fact: Lzzy and Arejay Hale of Halestorm were homeschooled after they came home one day and told their father that their music teacher told them to get their heads out of the clouds, they would never be rockstars.

Commenting for the algorithm. Hope you both are doing great!

I can't speak for 2004 high school as I was still in elementary, but by the time I did (2007 -2011) cliques weren't really a thing. Most "jocks" were also into nerd shit, and most "nerds" also did sports. Some of the "popular" girls were also straight-A students and were generally nice. It's part of why I've never related to most high school situations in most media. Also by the late 2000s teens were already getting pretty tech savvy. We were already starting to use our phones a whole lot, and using them to film stuff wasn't out of the ordinary. Granted, I grew up in Hawaii, and I've always got the impression that high school on the mainland was different in some ways. Also, speaking of Hawaii, Auliʻi is pronounced like "Ow-lee (short pause) ee"

I stopped by to say hi and watch the intro, but I haven't seen this movie yet, so I'm not going watch the entire video yet. This could possibly affect your view numbers on reactions to new movies. I know the guys on the other channel watched Mama Mia and The Sound of Music. If you haven't seen those yet, they would be good to put on your musical poll.

As a high schooler in 2004 I can tell you that there was 0 cliques like in Mean Girls in my high school, just friends or random people sitting next to eachother. Though as a shy teen that didn't have alot of friends in high school sitting in the bathroom stall during lunch is very actuate. I(a straight male) watched the OG Mean Girls in the theater 20 years ago & loved it, This 2024 version ...yea not for me. Just watched the video for you guys.

I loved Chris Briney in this!! Congrats to him for his first big movie and also congratulations to Lola for her first Broadway musical!! I'm so proud of The Summer I Turned Pretty cast members in their new acting roles!! I'm so excited for season 3 of The Summer I Turned Pretty!!

I feel like Mean Girls doesn't work in 2024 because everyone is so much more accepting of each other's quirks. I went to high school in the very early 2000s, and if you didn't fit the exact norm of what a 'regular' person was, you got bullied for whatever your difference was. I feel like the paradigm has shifted to the point of reversing itself, to where now, being different is the goal rather than the obstacle to surmount - stripping someone like Regina of the power she wielded in a 2004 high school scenario.

I really liked the original, and it came out when I was in high school, oof lol. But I'm not really a musicals person so wasn't planning on watching this movie, but just had to since y'all were reacting to it! And it was honestly better than I thought it was going to be haha

I would just watch OG Mean Girls then the remake.

I think the fisheye close-up scene of Cady portrays how crazy mad she is... And I think it's supposed to be a funny scene since it is within a lively song...

Bring on all the musicals lol

Oh, I also got into White Noise because of Team Starkid 😅 You have to react to some of their musicals here

My school definitely had uber specific memes but they were shared on student only accounts and through messages. But i also graduated in 2020. I agree with the musical numbers feeling like they were inconsistent. They were 100% making music videos rather than movue scenes, i think they were trying to take inspiration from the Matilda musical and Encanto but fell flat.

West Side Story next

I❤The Orginal & This One Also!I ❤Musicals! I'm A Big Renee Rapp & Tina Fey Fangal!🤗🥰🤣😫🎶🎛🖥💗

Taylor Louderman was the OG, and iconic

OK, you guys really need to do a reaction to GHOST WORLD. It's so much better than any remake of anything.

I honestly am not very familiar with the main cast except for Tina Fey (Ms. Norbury) and Tim Meadows (Mr. Duvall) who each played the same character in the 2004 movie, along with Auli'i Cravalho (pronounced OW-Lee-ee Cruh-VAL-eyo) from Moana. I've seen Reneé Rapp's name but haven't really listened to her music. She has an amazingly powerful voice and I think she did a great job (Sidenote: She reminds me a lot of actress AnnaLynne McCord from the remake of the TV show Beverly Hills 90210). Regina felt more evil and manipulative in this one while Rachel McAdams' version was more mean and fake, if that makes sense. But I can't even imagine having to live up to that iconic performance. Or Lindsay Lohan's for that matter. Angourie Rice (pronounced Ang-OW-ree) was okay as Cady and I like her soft voice but she was kind of bland and I didn't find her very believable as the bitchy Cady, especially because it happened so sudden. Auli's as Janis, Jaquel as Damian and Avantika as Karen were incredible (though Janis as a character wasn't as strong or likable in my opinion). I didn't really feel much with the actress portraying Gretchen or the actor portraying Aaron though. I don't know what it is, I just like them better in the original. I also felt no chemistry between Aaron & Regina or Aaron & Cady. I felt more chemistry between Regina & Cady and even Cady & Janis. I do like that they kept a lot of the iconic lines and I actually miss a few (like "So if you're from Africa, why are you white?"), but some of them don't hit as hard. I think overall they did a good job at keeping it similar but not the exact same. Now, I haven't seen the musical so I don't know if some of it is taken from that (except for the songs). I think Janis and Damian are supposed to be narrating and they consistently break the 4th wall in the movie. I personally love when movies and shows are self-aware like that. But I can see how some people don't like how they shot the musical performances since it was more like different music videos than a musical. As someone who is not from the US, I've always wondered how accurate the portrayal of high schoolers is in these movies. Obviously it's exaggerated but from what I've heard it's pretty common to have cliques like that. It's a lot different in Iceland where I'm from. Sure, everyone has their own friend group and there's definitely a problem with bullying but it's not like THAT. When I went to school I went there to study and see my friends, that's it. There wasn't this desperate need to be "popular" and we also don't have jocks or cheerleaders (thank God). But with bullying, I feel like girls are definitely more backstabbing and manipulative while boys generally tend to be more violent and aggressive. Some fun facts: There are several instances of costume references to the original. Many of Ms. Norbury's outfits pay homage to it, including a vest and the polka dot shirt. While Karen is looking through outfits, there is a brief shot of the white tank top and purple bra outfit with the holes that Regina made trendy. Cady's revenge party outfit is similar to that of the original house party outfit. Regina's mum also wears a pink tracksuit like she did in the original. 14 songs from the musical were cut for the movie but almost all the songs in the movie are from the musical. Cady's first song What Ifs (co-written by Reneé Rapp) replaced It Roars. The reprise of Stupid With Love is performed by Cady and Aaron in the musical but in the movie it is performed by Cady, replacing Do This Thing (Kevin's use of the word "squills" is a reference to that song). During the gym scene when Ms. Norbury appears to be about to sing, the music is Where Do You Belong?, Damian's cut song from the musical. Only a short snippet of Rockin' Around the Pole is in the musical (replacing Jingle Bell Rock in the original). Janis and Karen's last names were changed to reflect the backgrounds of the actresses playing them. Janis's last name was Ian in the movie (a reference to At Seventeen singer Janis Ian) and Sarkassian in the musical but in this movie it's Imi'Ike because Auli'i Cravalho is Hawaiian. Karen's last name was changed from Smith to Shetty because Avantika is Indian. Mr. Duvall is seen wearing a cast throughout the movie as a joke, since in the original he had it in the second part of the movie because Tim Meadows had broken his hand prior to filming.

It definitely fun and silly I liked it

thats the first reaction ever that i dont see the reactors simping for reneé

Gretchen's song gave her the complexity she deserved and was such a compassionate way of seeing peole like her, we usually only get it when it's toxic boyfriends. That alone made it superior to the original (and I'm a millennial).

I just clearly loved myself the soundtracks from this only!. Don’t care about the others

I love the reaction ❤

please do descendants and zombies and high school musical 1 2 and 3

Had to watch it myself first. I think it was good, but... I think I still prefer the original, which is probably just my age talking, as I am the same age as the original cast.. so I was better able to relate to it.

What did you think of Karen

You should watch Heathers. It's like Mean GIrls, only turned up to 11.

The OG movie was just better in every way

Hey how are you girls doing? Will you react to The Spiderwick Chronicles Movie.

Mean Girls 2

i do love the original and i quite enjoy the music from the broadway production. that said, this movie was BAD. it was entretaining enough but definetly not a good movie, and thet even changed some great musical numbers from the broadway production like "meet the platisc" which was such a great song that introduced us to gretchen, karen and regina and they just put regina's part of the song in the movie. they also changed apex predator which was an amazing cady/janis duet... i did like the cast and i love musicals, that's probably the reason i even gave this a chance after that awful trailer tbh. also, not to be that person, but since you've watched an angourie rice movie i am obliged to recommed you "the nice guys" one of the best comedies ever made where she stars along ryan gosling and russel crow. i think you'd like the movie or at the very least have a few laughs.

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The OG Movie Is Better, But I Must Say The Music In This Movie Is Bopping

I don’t like most of the directions taken for the characters but most i’d say are not miscasted, except Angourie Rice, she is just so phony and lacks what Lindsay and Erika had

Watch the Broadway musical version. The Broadway version is better but this is ok.

This movie was.... Not very good. I feel like they managed to lose all the essence of the movie rushing it to get to the next fanservice scene

This is kinda like Hairspray. First a movie, then a musical based on the movie, and then a movie version of the musical.

I actually loved this movie. It had its flaws but I thought it was so fun, and as someone who saw the og movie and the musical, I think it did a decent job combining elements of both. And it is giving Ms Renee Rapp her MOMENT so I’m here for it

Seeing the burn book in a modern day movie with social media is so crazy to me. Like, back in the 80s/ 90s (in the Chicago suburbs where the story takes place) there REALLY were burn books/ slam books. They were a common well known trend that started in elementary school. But they weren’t personal secret journals. They were the precursor to the comment sections on the internet and internet bullying. Lots of people would make one. They took a notebook and on every page put a name from their class or grade. Then they got passed around. When you got one you were supposed to write anonymous comments under each name, saying what you REALLY thought about them. Some were really cruel, but some were secret confessions of crushes/ compliments. Not only did you write your comments, but you read what others before you put. And what people put about you. Then you passed it on. There were usually several going around at once. When the first mean girl movie came out I laughed because the writers (who grew up in the 80s/ 90s) changed it. They made it personal so the big reveal later would have plot impact. I got why they did it, but it also was a little weird to me, because it was hard to imagine kids going to the trouble of making a private burn book just to have? Just for themselves? Why not just say mean things to your friends? Why write it down? But in reality when social media was invented and public comment sections were used for anonymous bullying, that was REALLY the modern day burn book. And now a film in a time with actual social media but a private burn book, that is “accidentally” found instead of publicly posted through flyers like the first film. I assumed they would use social media to spread it, (instead of flyers,) but then went another way? Let it be found then spread on its own? I find the whole evolving concept fascinating. 🤷‍♀️😂

Watched this movie and thought it was so inferior to the original, but still serviceable and fun if you take the original film out of your brain. The straw that broke the camel’s back for me is Janis’ song in the gymnasium. It made NO SENSE AT ALL for her character. Uhm.. JANIS IS A MEAN GIRL. She’s like a Regina George without the glam and the power. I adore the actress who played Janis and her voice is out of this world amazing but her portrayal of Janis totally turned me off from this remake. And the costume design is ABYSMAL!!!

omg i lovee finding new reaction channels and you guys are so funny and cute and insightful! + i love your friendship!! so excited to see you guys grow, reaction channels that are for the girls are so rare :,) 🤍🤍

Commenting for engagement, despite a personal dislike for this one. Looking forward to musicals, tho. New Starkid?

Hollywood seriously needs to stop making sequels of classics and reboots. They’re just cash grabs. Every single time. Use your damn writers and make new stuff.

YES, bring on all the musical reactions!!

Am i wrong in saying this whole movie feels watered down ?

much better than i expected, actually. but nothing will top the original for me.

Angourie Rice (Cady) is a wounderful young actress. I recommend you to see in Honor Society, a surprisingly Good High School set film.

Haha their expression in the thumbnail 🤣

The Broadway version is MUCH better, they cut so much.

Damian was the star of the original movie. "Good for you Glen Coco!"

Stella as a fellow homeschooled girly I totally felt what you were saying about how a lot of people form their opinions on homeschoolers from this movie.

This movie trying to be “of the times” is a messy process. The 2004 film was written by women who were teens in the 90s and the movie had a 90s feel despite being set in 2004. Then the musical debuted in 2017 so was probably written in 2015 ish? But tried to build on the 2004 film? And now this film is trying to be 2024 but built on the 2017 musical? Honestly, the vibes are all over the place. I don’t think we should think too hard about how accurate it is of the “teen” experience. 😂

please react to Shōgun (2024) ! The show is amazing, still ongoing and surfing the hype would help the channel grow. Don't overthink it, don't do a poll, don't lose anymore time, just start reacting to it now !

Rocky Horror Picture Show musical by BBC aired back in….2015 I think it was? 🧐 It’s the one with Ben Forster in it 😅 anyway I would love to see y’all react to that one 😎

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is a good musical. Despite the name, at times it's an uncomfortably accurate depiction of mental illness. And the comedic parts have a manic edge or a subtextual acknowledgement that what the characters are doing is messed up, which makes it gel with the serious parts. It is a TV show, though, so a big commitment for a reaction channel.

Welcome back, ladies. Please ready to House of the Dragon

"Woke" cast and appalling acting...

I quite liked this adaptation despite the OMG being more iconic. I did love the musical numbers and to me Regina, Janis, and Damian stole the entire film!!! I really do wish we could’ve heard Damian do Stop, but I was glad he at least got his boyfriend. Yes the bathroom scene was deleted in the original, so I was glad they kept it. My favorite songs is obviously Revenge Party, Apex Predator, I’d Rather Be Me and all of Regina George’s songs especially I Want To Watch The World Burn. 👚👄💄🫦💋📒🩷💖💝

The OG movie was just better in every way