Freaky Friday
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Movie Reviews of Freaky Friday
Movie Review: One of the few Linday Lohan movies I liked.
Summary: 5 Stars
I am 16 year old guy and I am not that big of Lindsay Lohan fan. Although I did enjoy the Parent Trap b/c that was hilarious, I hated her other movies like Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and that Disney Channel movie Get a Clue. Not being a big fan of Lindsay was the main reason I chose not to see this movie when it was in theaters. However, a few weeks ago, my cousin was watching this movie so I decided to watch a little of it and to my surprise I found it to be very funny. After that I knew I had to see this movie. I finally caught it on STARZ a few days ago and I loved it. I found it to be very entertaining and funny. I have even watched a few times since then and I am still laughing. It charming, funny, and it made me see a side of Jamie Lee Curtis I have never seen before. I actually regret seeing this in theaters. Here is the plot.
Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Anna (Lindsay Lohan) Coleman have very frustrating lives. Tess is a psychologist whose about to get married, yet her job is constantly frustrating her because she is constantly on 2 different cell phones or using a palm pilot. Anna the daughter seems to be flunking in school, constantly going to detention, and always having to deal with her once best friend-now worst enemy rival in school. And if that is not enough, both of them are always arguing against each other. Anna always feels Tess is ruining her life she never listens and barely lets her music with her band. Tess always feels like Anna acts the way she does because she feels the world revolves around. But one day a magic spell causes them to wake up in each other's bodies! Now what are they going to do. They must somehow find way to switch back because Tess is getting married. However when living in each other bodies, they both end up learning the difficulties in each other's lives and have a better understanding of each other. In the end they both learn to have a better respect of each other.
Freaky Friday is a funny well-moving film that deals with real life problems. I know usually guys my age would not care for a movie like this but that is their opinion. I suggest Feaky Friday to anybody no matter if they're a Lindsay Lohan fan or not.
Movie Review: Been there, done that, got the T-shirt
Summary: 5 Stars
This film really struck a chord with me! I've been where Lindsay Lohan's character was with her on-screen mum, Jamie Lee Curtis. Tell me a teenage daughter who hasn't slammed her bedroom door in protest (and had it removed), yelled at her little brother, not liked her soon to be step-dad, not got on a motorbike because her mother wouldn't have liked it, turns her music up loud, belongs to a rock group, yet pierces her bellybutton without her mother's knowledge.After watching this, I was on such a high afterwards. I loved the music (I'm getting into that loud music phase now, after my years of cheesy pop, so much so, that my mum had to go upstairs when I was watching this, due to the noise!), Jamie Lee Curtis & Lindsay Lohan actually COULD have been mother and daughter (great casting), and on the whole, the movie was great.
I haven't watched a 'Walt Disney movie' since I was young, so watching this, and now actually owning a non-ANIMATION (it's called a cartoon) movie by them is great.
When Anna and Tess swap minds almost it's so funny! And what happens afterwards, made me appreciate my mum even more - although she hasn't had to put up with me smoking, drinking on street corners, and sleeping with any guy who takes an interest. At least that's something! Unfortunately, I couldn't persuade her to watch this. She doesn't know what's good for her. The way Jamie Lee Curtis manages to change her image - or the way Anna changes her mother's image - is amazing, although I preferred her with the slightly longer hair.
The extras are your average, run of the mill DVD extras to be honest. You get a "backstage pass" with Lindsay Lohan, which is quite funny, and you get to see the rehearsals that 'Pink Slip' do. There's also one deleted scene, a blooper reel, and some alternate endings, which are basically all the same!!!
A terrific movie for mothers & daughters to watch together, or for others to have an insight into this lovely and sometimes troublesome relationship.
And on a final note: what is the point in putting easter eggs on DVDs if the person trying to find them isn't smart enough?!
Movie Review: Nothing Freaky About It - This Movie Is Wonderful
Summary: 5 Stars
Mother and daughter Tess and Anna Coleman just don't get along. Tess embarrasses teenage Anna to no end and is so busy planning a wedding she doesn't realize her daughter is growing up. Anna resents the new man in the family and wants to be treated as a grown-up, even if she's not responsible enough yet.Then one Friday, they wake up to discover they've been transported into each other's bodies. Now Tess has to go to school and see what Anna's world is really like. And Anna must act like a grown-up whether she wants to or not. But can they figure out how to switch back before Tess walks down the aisle?
I actually have never seen the original or read the book, but as soon as I heard about this movie, I had to see it because of Lindsay Lohan. I became an instant fan with her work in "The Parent Trap" remake, and this movie impressed me even more. She made playing a grown-up trapped in a teen's body completely believable. Jamie Lee Curtis is equally wonderful as a grown-up who really isn't. The supporting cast is wonderful as they try to coup with the weirdness going on around them that they can't possibly understand. I laughed the entire way through the movie and choked up with tears at the end. (I cry at the drop of a hat, what can I say?)
The DVD is well worth buying. Not only do you get the fun movie, but you get a few cool extras. They have a deleted scene with director commentary (and he was right to delete it), and two alternative endings. The bloopers reel was fun, as were the two music video's from the soundtrack. There is a seven minute back stage featurette this is also worth checking out. I would have loved to see an audio commentary or two, especially one including Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, but it's not to be found. The movie itself is presented in both widescreen and full frame formats, with a wonderful picture. The full surround sound is great as well.
Truly fun movies the entire family can enjoy together are a rare treat. Jump on this one while you can. Everyone will have an evening of pleasant entertainment.
Movie Review: Jamie Lee is Fantastic - This Is A Great Family Film!
Summary: 5 Stars
Directed by Mark Waters (Mean Girls, Head Over Heals) this is one of those rare remakes where the premise is the same but the twist on modernizing really works. It is funny and extremely well character developed.The story is that of a modern day mom and daughter who are opposites and at odds with each other. All mothers and daughters argue and in the heat of the moment may say things they really dont mean at the time. Through the mystical magic of an Asian Woman and a fortune cookie the mothers get the wish they switch bodys and not for any particular time period but they get to go back when they realize what their relationship is all about.
It stars Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween, True Lies, House Arrest) in one of the best comedic performances in her career. She is so great with her timing and attitude because she basically goes from being a middle-aged woman to a teenager. He use of the language, mannerism and her comic timing is perfect. Jamie is clever and inventive and took her performance to the top. She is hysterical in the real business world playing her mother- a Lawyer.
Supported by Lindsay Lohan (Life Size, The Parent Trap) as her daughter who sharpens her performance as an overbearing, professional middle-aged women in a teenagers body.
They spend the remainder of the movie trying to figure out, very comically how to get back into each others original body. Mark Harmon (Chicago Hope, Wyatt Earp) plays the sympathetic and confused fiancé for the recently divorced Jamie Lee. The little brother played by Ryan Malgarini (Gilmore Girls) gets caught in the middle and is hysterical in his confusion.
This film is great fun for the whole family. And will be available in December on DVD. Dont miss it. It is very good and extremely wholesome. (11-10-03)
Movie Review: SWITCHEROONIE
Summary: 5 Stars
FREAKY FRIDAY is a movie of revelations. First, we have the breakout performance for an actress who has always done well, but in this movie, well she finds her niche. Jamie Lee Curtis is absolutely delightful in the role of Tess Coleman. She brings a comic ability hardly evidenced in her earlier films; she also has the maturity to cut loose and play her teenage daughter with all the stops pulled out. If this was a perfect world, Jamie Lee would find herself with a Best Actress oscar nomination this year. Likewise, Ms. Lindsay Lohan---incredible performance, going from the self-centered teenybopper to the more sophisticated and mature personage of her stressed out mom.Lohan and Curtis work brilliantly together, and in this same perfect world, Lindsay would also be Oscar nominated.
Director Mark Waters kept things moving at a frenetic pace, and had me chuckling throughout the movie. We can't overlook, either, the wonderful actors in their supporting roles: Mark Harmon was his usual stuffy self, but there was innate warmth lurking there, too; Harold Gould was charming as the hard of hearing grandfather; Ryan Malgarini was perfect as the brother from hell; Dina Spybey was perfect as the too perfect classmate, Stacey; and my favorites: Rosalind Chao and Lucille Soong as the Chinese ladies who get the ball rolling with the switching. They are so full of life, they give the movie incredible bursts of fun and humor. Ironically, Chad Michael Murray worked best in his scenes with Jamie Lee; he seemed to have more maturity and self-confidence.
This is a very entertaining movie, and in its own way, much better than the original.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AND OSCAR DON'T BE SUCH A STUFFSHIRT!