Those of you who panned this movie, calling it immature, stupid, and unfunny, what did you expect? No one said this would win any awards. You were warned that it wasn't the most serious movie in the world. So lower your standards and watch it again. After all, I normally hate dumb movies, and I grew quite fond of NATM. I liked the John Hughes nod, the musical number (that it wouldn't have been complete without, if you ask me), the horny virgins, the token black guy, the nasty cheerleader, the "Rudy" spoof, the "Pretty in Pink" spoof (does anyone else think Jake said the line better than Andrew McCarthy did in 1986?), and just about everything. They only went over the top a few times, like with Areola the foreign exchange student and the scene where the toilet spills on a teacher, but most of the time it wasn't that stupid. See some of the movies it spoofs, and then you might laugh. Most of them deserved to be spoofed, anyway. And if you still aren't satisfied by then, rent the DVD and watch the deleted scenes. They're hilarious, and the menus resemble covers of other teen movies (a hand holding a rose on top of a hairy belly, a la "American Beauty), plus there's a "Test Your Teen Movie IQ" quiz. By the way, I did pretty well on it, and according to the scale, that means I need to get a life. Oh, well. Anyway, after that, if you don't laugh at least once, then I give up!!!
