the new Mean Girls remake is utterly bizarre 

"We have mean girls at home" completely summed this movie up

My biggest problem with the movie is that they made Cady so boring and without a personality. Like girly be an actual person.

In this movie Regina is like the book description of a bully but OG Regina was a real life bully, I've met to many Regina's in my time

This movie is basically there to make you go: 'Huh, I should watch the original Mean Girls movie again, it's been a while.'

I'm convinced they did this movie only to have an official version of renee Rapp singing the songs

Love how Africa is ‘represented’ as a bare land where you have to live in a tent 😭

What heavily agitated me was the "moral" of this whole thing. The OG wasnt shy about saying that girls were mean. They can be cruel, catty, and calculating and have the ability to destroy you. The remake is just "Oh girls are amazing! They never do anything wrong on purpose! Its because of men pitting us against eachother!" When thats not even it!

"This is not your mother's mean girls." And suddenly, I wish it was.

It sounds like all the actors are reading a script. The movie has no “soul”

"That's not mean girls that's mad women"

"she doesn't even go here!" In the original, it was yelled from the back of the room/shot, but in the remake it's right on center, that's why it looks so "look we did it" and unorganic...I did chuckle at the "she sings well...but she doesn't go here y'all", better delivery. :D

I don’t know why but that part where Cady’s mom is talking to her then Cady just runs away singing makes me laugh so hard😭

As nitpicky as it may sound, the fashion was one of my biggest issues with this film. The original mean girls film had so much thought and attention to detail put into each outfit and how they subtly reflected each character’s personalities. In the new mean girls it seems like they just recycled wardrobes from 2012 Disney Channel shows.

They keep making remakes instead of new fresh good movies

I saw this in the theater and I felt SCAMMED. When they said they were adding the Broadway songs, I thought they would be in a BROADWAY STYLE. But they changed the whole damn thing! They took out all the good songs and changed a ton of lyrics.

I think they may have blackmailed Tina Fey or something to return for her ICONIC role cause ain't no way she saw this script and went "Ah, the perfect homage to the original"💀

the thing that annoys me is in the Original Karen was dumb but also acted like a normal fucking human..... In the remake her character Acts like she should be on Medication

Also the fashion was really bad like they were literally wearing clothes from SHEIN as if the og mean girls would ever wear that

It's crazy that Tina Fey played the same character 20 years apart and still looks the exact same

The thing that made Regina work in the original was how nice she could seem at times. She wasn't always obviously "evil" and there were hints she wasn't entirely a bad person at heart. By the end she's actually changed for the better. You liked her even if you didn't want to admit it, so it was clear why she got to the position of power she did in the school. This one just makes her too much of a one-dimensional villain who's about as subtle in her behavior as Snidely Whiplash.

My biggest complaint about this movie is that it took itself way too seriously. There were multiple points in the movie where it was an exact copy of the original, but with all of the original comedy somehow sucked out😭

I think what I hate most about this movie is how much they changed Regina’s character. In the original she talks behind ppls backs. This Regina is just mean to ppl to their face which just isn’t realistic for high school girls in this generation. The old Regina is just a much more realistic of a popular, high school it girl and holds up way better in this generation than the new one. Also- ik Karen is supposed to be dumb but in the original they made her more dumb in a smart way if that makes sense. In this one she is literally nothing why tf would she be popular when she acts like that?

The "she doesn't even go here" line in the og is funnier bc Damian isn't supposed to be there either (being a girls' assembly) and he's clearly trying to stay undetected atp but still couldn't help himself.

“not ur mothers mean girls” i swear all teens watching this have seen the original and though it was way better.

Maybe that was just me, but I thought the plastics in the original were mean to each other in a realistic way. Regina was full of herself and when she was in a bad mood she let it out on the others. Or Gretchen yelled at one of the other plastics because she felt treated unfairly or pushed into a corner. It wasn't okay, but it made sense in that moment. It was teenagers losing their tempers. It wasn't Regina turning around and spelling out to one of her friends that she is sooo dumb without any emotions displayed, just being plain mean.

"This isn't your mother's mean girls, it's worse" -Alex Meyers, 2024

"The best way to deal with a bully is well-placed fingerprints and hair follicles" -Alex Meyers, 2024.

By changing Janis and Karen's ethnicities, I feel like this remake basically threw away the original points and jokes about theses characters. Karen is supposed to be a dumb blonde stereotype and they threw away the lesbian/Lebanese punchline with Janis. Plus I don't really like how they made this Karen so cartoonishly stupid. I know the Broadway show exaggerated her stupidity as well, but even that version still had her "smart" moments and humility. For example, the musical number "Stop" reveals how she became a victim of sexting and questions why boys aren't taught not to pressure girls like that or understand the dangers of doing that to minors. Here, they just turn Karen into a walking vegetable rather than an airhead who's still a human being anymore.

10:48 "Cady's trying to peg Regina" Truly an iconic line

"Not like your Mother's Mean Girls" Yet replays the same few lines over and over again

Karen was dumb, but atleast she wasn’t brain dead in the original movie

I will never understand why movies show people eating food in a public bathroom. That is by far the most unrealistic and disgusting thing

This Regina plays her role like she knows that shes playing an iconic character. Like the fetch scene. OG Regina was more passive aggressive, here shes really aggressive with her lline delivery

Imagine being cast in the role Lindsey Lohan played in one of the most loved teen movies of all time. You had literally no chance.

Only thing that changed for the good is that Cady transferred from Kenya (an actual country in the continent) instead of just Africa and having everyone assume, she lived in the jungle or sth😭. 8:03

Why make new remakes, sequels, reboots, etc, if they're never going to be better than the original? Especially if you've made a sequel, remake, reboot, etc, in the past that completely flopped!

This movie feels like an attempt to recapture lightning in a bottle. Some things are better left untouched.

15:48 Wait…. HUH💀

14:20 I’m sorry, I’m straight up allergic to any movie that just outright STATES ITS FREAKIN MORAL. Like, nuance exists, guys.

Remember kids, when there's a remake of a movie, always have your expectations low.

One small thing I very much appreciated with the remake was that the throwaway character ‘Trang Pak’ got changed to ‘Trang Pham’. It’s a small difference but I find it huge because it’s an accurate name and representation of an Asian girl (Vietnamese specifically) and the fact they took out weirder the scenes of her in mean girls.

okay but i love that you used a part of the song Ghost love score from Nightwish at 9:12 ! love that song!!

11:53 I saw a tiktok of a clip of this "movie" and someone commented that it looks like a school production of the real movie. No one looks like they're actually the characters and they don't look like they are really committed to the role. I absolutely agree, now more after seeing more scenes from the movie. Im glad I never watched it

As a theater kid I was genuinely screaming with my friend when we found out they cut most of “meet the plastics” 😔😡

what the hell does Hollywood have against families?? Why did they need to make Cady's mom a single parent???

2:30 as a lesbian myself. This is accurate.

i’ve never seen people look less like teenagers in a teen movie than here tbh like man these people look older than they actually are 💀💀

13:30 I’m glad someone else finally brought that up. I was so confused when she showed up in leather pants right after she said sweats were all that fit

9:13 IF THIS MUSIC ACTUALLY PLAYED IN THIS SEEN, I WOULD BE THE HAPPIEST PERSON ALIVE-

15:13 THEY DO?! Ok well let me tell you middle school don't work like that in my area😅

okay but can we talk abt how all of karens camera shots consisted of her randomly looking up with her eyes super wide and mouth parted??

Okay here’s a hot take- Renee did not play Regina well. Idk if it's the problem with the writing or what but she literally displayed zero emotions and the lines were delivered so flat. Plus the OG Regina is mean in a sneaky way while being nice to your face. Which makes sense why she’s popular. It’s realistic. Why would anyone wanna be friends with Renee’s Regina, who is just outright mean to everyone?

I love your videos so much!!!!! They are so funny! You should do videos on the Divergent series!

amazing video, keep up the work!

I have three problems with this movie. One: Cady is so boring. The actress’ singing voice and style is SO far away from how they sing Cady’s parts on Broadway. She’s supposed to be enthusiastic, bubbly and cheerful. Instead we get this flat Mary Sue. Not to mention she doesn’t hold a candle to Renee’s powerful vocals. Two: the songs have been changed and rearranged, so a lot of the main characters don’t get to sing as much and express their parts in the story. The whole Plastics introduction on Broadway has both Gretchen and Karen singing about who they are next to Regina. That way, they are introduced as the GROUP of Mean Girls. Not just Regina. Third: the fashion sucked. Hard.

It’s funny how this movie says it’s trying to be its own thing yet nearly every scene just feels like a clip show of all the iconic lines and moments from the original but made in a way that feels like the director is sitting behind you with his hands on your shoulders and going “Oh here we go, look, this part is coming up” in that tone of fake excitement you use when you desperately want someone to enjoy something that *you* think is good

4:11 WAIT WAIT WHAT’S HAPPENING…??!

I don't know how I found your channel. But I'm glad I did.

"3 seconds ago"? What do you mean RU-vid?

Movie musicals were once the biggest tent pole of Hollywood. Now it’s something that everyone is just embarrassed by. Why did this happen? How did this happen?

“Whatever our souls are made of, yours and mine are the same” is such a meta line.

15:10-16:10 You BODIED that fr fr and I'm here for it 👏🏾 👏🏾 🤣🤣🤣

Alex’s increasingly accurate jokes about lesbians lead me to become even more suspicious of him actually being two small lesbians in a trench coat

One think I am so happy for is that they didn't remove the "GLEN COCO GLEN COCO GLEN COCO" chant in revenge party. So thankful, the best part and most not needed part of the song💀

It's been so long since I heard Ghost Love Score as a meme. Thank you Alex.

10:06 - That seconds long clip tells you all you need to know why they cast her in that movie.

Didn’t expect Tina Fey to ruin her own jokes so badly, the fact that Regina misunderstood Lebanese for lesbian and just ran with it was such a well done joke that required close attention to the movie was really good and to throw it away for a “spin the bottle” scenario is just dumb. Also, musical theater kid here, and I always felt the musical was just meh (except apex predator that was a bop), the original movie was way better.

Someone said that the whole film looks like a bunch of music videos stiched together, and I agree.

Been waiting for thisss

I was not expecting the Nightwish clip thank you :)

Movie makers assuming that Gen Z doesn’t care about old movies because they’re, “old fashioned and boring” Want to know what my favourite movie is? Jaws. Made fifty years ago

One thing I like is that they didn't remove the "He's too gay to function line" and so on, because I can see a world where that would be considered "too offensive to keep in" when in reality it's funny and I think many LGBT members agree.

FINALLY YOU MADE A VIDEO ON THIS MOVIE

“This is not your moms movie” Yeah, not even close it could *never*

Dropped this on a Wednesday I see you 💖

"But just, like, WhY?" I think you have just about summed the movie up.

Loved it! Please do Scream next.

Love the little Wuthering Heights quote you slid in there

“It’s not bad, but just, like, why?” - Alex Meyers, 2024 That could be the motto of the entire 21st century so far.

“On Wednesdays we wear SHEIN”

8:53- Lmao hahaha I literally thought you were talking about the first guy at first!!! Until the other guy turned around! That was hilarious!!!

Nah that electric tooth brush scene went hard 15:51

8:52 Im sorry but this was such a jumpscare like why does he look like that💀

Love how he dropped this movie on a Wednesday

“Homeschool cool that’s a good way to take jobs from my union” 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 eyes rolling all the way to the back of my head

"Whatever our souls are made of, yours and I are the same!!" Dang man! Dropping facts.

As an African, it's so hilarious house she's just sitting in a national park or something ☠️ literally no one ever does that

Something I just realized about Caddy's Halloween costume. She still looks passably (compared to her usual look) pretty in it. I loved that Caddy in the original went all out with the fake teeth, make up and whole look to sell the zombie bride/bridezilla idea. She thought it was about dressing scary. The costumes in his movie suck. Like I saw another comment say in regards to this film; These girls look like girls the original mean girls would bully. Regina has had a chic/preppy/girly mixed with whatever SHE wanted feel to her wardrobe. Sometimes she was super fashionable, sometimes she was out there, sometimes she was relatively relaxed. She did not follow trends, even for the time she was in when the film was made. Plus the actress was, Rachel McAdams was 26 and Lindsey was like 18. This gave her an older feel, but still passable as a 18 year old high school student. It added to her bitchiness as a character and her leadership status.

The last three minutes of this video came from the heart and I loved it!

16:08 godamn Alex, you should that voice more often! Sounds awesome :D

thank you for mentioning the male lead. Respectfully, I'm so sick of Hollywood trying to gaslight me into thinking perfectly average people are hot ...why can I find like 4 of you at walmart on a Wednesday? This isn't what I paid for.

"Sexy" might have done nothing for the plot, but it was the most entertaining thing for me in the whole movie. And I spent the whole movie going "Wow, Regina and Cady are really into each other".

I like the use of ghost love score in your videos

Their cinematography and editing is AMAZING yes

Honestly, LOVE that Alex brought up the whole "guys can do whatever they want and not get called out for it" thing. Everyone has different experiences but mine fell more in line with his. I've never seen a guy NOT get called out or insulted back for being a jerk. Maybe I was just "fortunate" enough to have that childhood.🤷‍♀ EDIT: I should clarify, I’m JUST focusing on what people say about guys because it’s never addressed. Women have a side to this too but it’s already talked about a lot more.😅

When I heard we were getting another Mean Girls I genuinely thought it was going to be like, the original girls grew up and had kids and now their kids were going to be dealing with today's high school issues. I didnt know it was just a musical remake 😕

FYI the recommended video link came up a few seconds after you said “click on it right now”. Awesome stuff

Request: could you cover "A Cinderella Story" sometime soon please?? I'd love to hear your commentary and I feel like there is so much to talk about when it comes to Carter alone - he is literally one of the most 3-dimensional best friend characters I've ever seen in a Disney Channel Movie. (Please ignore me if you've already said you wont cover this 😭) Love you Alex!!! 💙

One thing I know about Hollywood now a days is they don't know how to remake movies

3:11- Um……. Why is he in…….. oh wait…. 2024! Yup!