Cruel Intentions 2
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Movie Reviews of Cruel Intentions 2
Movie Review: Seduce And Destroy
Summary: 5 Stars
it was great!!and the ending totally through me off track.
buy it rent it whatever.
Movie Review: THIS REALLY IS A GREAT MOVIE!!! HOEST JUST READ MY REIVEW
Summary: 4 Stars
I just saw this movie the next night after I saw the original one. Now I was not expecting it to be on the same caliber as the first but it really was good. True like other reviews said, Amy Adams who plays Katharine is not very attractive but she handles the part ok. Also you really are not watching part 2 of this film. What you are really watching is how part one really started. How Sebastian became part of the family. And you learn where he got his diary also and why he uses it for his said purposes. I loved the first one alot, and to be honest I liked this one to. Now true this went straight to video but then again considering the budget that is not a problem anyways. You also learn why Sebastian acts the way he does towards girls, and who he gets it from also, let me just say it does not run far from his real family. The other characters in the movie are great. Danielle who is the school virgin and the head masters daughter is really a great actress and performed beautifully. You really fall for her in this movie. But that's all I am going to say about her for I do not want to ruin the end of this move. Yes as other people have said they do use some of the same lines from the first movie, But HELLO, remember this is suppose to be happening before the first movie. So those who gripe about that really do not understand this movie at all. This is without a doubt a good rental indeed. And for that matter its not a bad buy either depending on the price you can get. And for those guys wondering what they show as far as sexual scenes. Well that's a disappointment. The only thing is there is a shower scene with to girls who are cousins and they kiss for about 2 seconds other then that they just talk in the shower and you see them from the waist up. That is it for the nudity. And thank god this time we don't have to see Sebastian's but in this flick. The movie was well shot; the colors are very sharp and crisp. And the sound is excellent. This movie makes excellent use of the 5.1 Dolby digital soundtrack. There is so great use of the surrounds in this movie. Another issue with this movie is that for the amount of money that was spent on this movie you really would believe that it could have been in a theater. And also you have to talk about realism. In the first one every one you deal with has money and privilege, in the second you have a main character who does not have all that money and is not part of the "click" and that adds depth to the movie which you do not see in the first one. Also the second one here really is more believable also. The first one takes a little believing. And there are to many things in the first one that should have happened but did not. I mean look at the deleted scene on the first one. Sebastian should have hit Katherine but you don't see that in the real release but he does hit her in the deleted scene. And that makes sense after what she puts him through. Also remember she tells Ron that he hit her, and when you watch that you are thinking you did not see that. Also in the second one you learn much more about the characters. And Of course there is the Cecil character the second one, I for get her name but she is stupid and says retarded things, but they are much more believable then in the first one. Selma says things that no one her age would say in the first one so it loses it credibility. Now I am not saying that the second one is better than the first but believe me its not that far off. For example if you have scene a Broadway show, with the original cast and you like it, then you see the touring version, of course its not exactly the same but the over all feel is still good. I really hope every one give this movie a chance it's really not that bad at all. I was not bored at all, and actually sat through the whole thing with out pausing it at all. Also the one is much more wicked than the first one. People actually say what you think they are going to say also. Think of this part 2 as the behind the music of the first one where you really learn about the characters and why they are the way they are. And you also find out where and why everyone has money too. Over all this is worth a buy and a rental. (...) And I was really surprised at how good this movie was. So give it a chance. It's very good.Movie Review: Beauty is a Beast
Summary: 4 Stars
Troubled boy, Sebastian, plays troublesome pranks that end with more finality than he seemingly bargained for; placing him in "hot" water while making this reviewer laugh. Troubled boy then goes to stay with father who is living with rich wife and the focla point; rich daughter, Kathryn, who has it and accordingly is it "all." Head of the class in popularity, dancing the ditches of demise in seething, she seems bent on making or breaking anyone she chooses. And that seems fine to troubled boy at first, because the new life, it seems like the promise land. Herein, troubled boy is smart enough to try and begin anew, placing everything that he has done on the blank slate called "bribery" and forging himself a new "he." The only "snag" with that is the fact that he thinks that he and Kathryn should find out who is the master of the house. He thinks he should teach her a lesson that she perhaps knows, one on domination, and thus a duel begins.
And the game, o the game, that's what its all about.
While I can agree with the critics in some ways and say that this movie wasn't original and that it wasn't like the first Cruel Intentions, I do disagree with them regarding how the movie was played out. The reason I say that is because the punchline to the build of everything, the breaking of the shell that was once called dignity in the playground of souls, it is done well.
Cruelty, that is the name of the game and, honestly, these people know how to play.
From the very beginning, the viewer is thrust into a world where things aren't exactly as they seem. Multiple players are playing games on multiple levels, some not really knowing they are players in the process at all, and nothing is sacred. And the way they go to extremes to destroy one another, all for a little spite, it places a warm spot in a heart that paid money to see some damage being done.
Regardless of proposed "intentions" by watchers, this movie wasn't geared to teach me a lesson on good triumphing over the vile plots of some manipulative soul, nor was it supposedly going to showcase an arena in which the outcome has already been decided. No, the ending of the movie, by those standards, would leave many people sitting at home and questioning why. And, honestly, that's why I thought it was worth watching. The "scripting" of something that happens at the ending, it doesn't produce the same drab results that make everyone wonder why the game was played in the first place. Instead, the bottle produces a little bit of wickedly-spawned lightning, and that is always good for the wandering soul.
Perhaps the production "value" has decreased and perhaps there is more of the seemingly unlovable aspects that R-rated moviegoers seem to imply that they don't want to see - a girl being driven to the big "O" in public by being duped into thinking that the proper way to ride a horse is more stimulating than it should be and (gasp) nudity - but these things happen in the big kid's ballpark. Frankly, its part of the game being played and it makes everything more manipulative - not to mention more meriting in the ratings category. In fact, that's why, in some ways, some of the games had an evil chuckle behind them because, again, nothing is sacred.
The only real flaw I found in it was that it ended too soon, cutting off the downward spiral that would have, otherwise, been a delicious spiral to watch descend.
Movie Review: "This is the sweetest movie EVER!"
Summary: 4 Stars
In the summer of 1998 I saw the preview of Cruel Intentions. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair. I loved the preview so I went to go see it in theaters. The movie was THE BEST!! I saw the movie 6 times in the theatre. Then when the movie came out I just had to get it. At the time I was only 8 so my mom didn't let me get it. I was made at her for a long time but I am glad she did it . . .In 2000 when I was 10 I heard about the show 'Manchester Prep' I didn't really have interest in it but then I was flipping through some channels one night and found the show. It was very similar to Cruel Intentions. So I started to watch the show. I only saw the show for about a week but then it was canceled.
I was very sad.
Then I heard about Cruel Intentions 2.
The prequel.
I went to BLOCKBUSTER with my sister and looked for it.
I only found Cruel Intentions 1.
But about a month later I went to 'HIGH-CLUB VIDEO'
A cheap video store 2 blocks away from me.
As I was looking through the movies I found Cruel Intentions 2 but on VHS.
I wanted to get it on DVD.
But then I found it.
I rented it and loved it!
Then one year later.
I found Cruel Intentions/Cruel Intentions 2 DVD Box Set for 30$!!!
I had to win it!
I did!!!!!
Till this day, I still watch them.
That was the reason I am glad my mom didn't let me get Cruel Intentions 1 because if I did get it I would have never been able to get both of them in a special DVD box set!!!
Amy Adams and Sarah Thompson were great.
(AND I LOVED THE SCENE 'KISSING COUSINS')
Though I didn't like Robin Dunne.
Whoever says Cruel Intentions 2 is bad must be CRAZY!!!!!
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Thankyou Cruel Intentions 2.
You were as good as the first one.
Movie Review: not bad at all
Summary: 4 Stars
I thought the first cruel intentions definitely had a better plot and a better cast. The acting was definitely better in the first one. The second one had actors/actresses I have never even heard of, i dont even think it was in theatres. I saw the cover in blockbuster once and the movie looked really cheesy. When I saw the the faces of the new cast I was definitely not renting it. Then i was flipping channels one night when i just left it on. Those actors and actresses looked soooo young! Wow !amy adams had a tough act to follow, but i thought she did very well. robin dunne did not look the part and did not play the part well. the movie was very erotic. Maybe it was even sick. But the fact that the people looked so young with all that stuff in there made it interesting for me (not something you would see everyday). Despite the fact there was no plot there were some interesting scenes (not just the erotic ones). I thought it was a good flick, its worth watching. Maybe even buying, if its on sale. The acting/quality wasnt as good as the first but it does have its good moments.