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When it comes to teen comedies, you have really only one option anymore and that is the spoof film. Films like Not Another Teen Movie, Scary Movie, and Date Movie are in while greats like Encino Man, The Goonies, and License To Drive are out. But every now and then there will be someone with an original thought that decides to create a film aimed at teens that isn’t about serial killers (Scream), drama (She’s All That), or sports (Varsity Blues), and that is where 100 Girls fits in. It’s just a shame it wasn’t nearly as memorable as those others mentioned.
This modern day Cinderella story finds a college student named Matthew who is just trying to fit in during his freshmen year. One night he ends up in an elevator with this beautiful girl and they end up talking for hours after the power goes out getting them stuck together. Besides some deep conversation, they engage in a little fun and as often happens in college; but Matthew never ends up getting her name. He soon realizes after the power comes back and they part ways that she is his soul mate and they are meant to be together, but now he’s got to find her.
Matthew must find his true love and needs to come up with some way to do it, but guys aren’t allowed in the girls’ dorm making his search even more difficult. He decides to disguise himself as the janitor and make his way into every single room in the dormitory looking for clues to his mystery woman. It seems rather drastic, but it’s what he must do if he is ever going to see her again.
Oddly enough, 100 Girls isn’t horrible. There isn’t much of a plot except for what I’ve already talked about and it pretty much just leads to a lot of girls all over the place looking hot and that works for me. The film is put together pretty well though and starts off with some intrigue considering we never actually see the girl in the elevator so we are forced to make assumptions ourselves. Some of the dialogue is even rather interesting. For example, Rod and Matthew are talking at one point about how God gave women breasts (bosom, areola, and nipple) which consists of three concentric circles. It is a “bullseye” which is no wonder why it is the target of every man. Genius!
The film is shown in 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen and it looks alright for the most part, but I couldn’t get over the feeling that it looks as if it was filmed back in the mid-eighties. There is this odd hue or cloudiness about it just making it look old.
The film is supposed to be heard in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, but no matter what TV or DVD player I put the disc in; only stereo sound came out. Oh well, no matter because all could still be heard anyway.
Only the film’s theatrical Trailer.
While not awful, 100 Girls is not going to be a film that finds its way into your DVD players often, but it is still considered at least a rental once or twice. The film is oddly entertaining and there is plenty for the younger male minds to look at if they don’t feel like paying much attention to the actual conversations going on. There are no special features except for the trailer and that isn’t worth much really. Try it out sometime though if you’re looking for a way to kill and hour and a half some weekend or boring night after the television season cuts out and reruns galore come around.
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Lionsgate presents 100 Girls. Directed by: Michael Davis. Starring: Jonathan Tucker, Emmanuelle Chriqui, James DeBello, Katherine Heigl, Larisa Oleynik, Jaime Pressly, Marissa Ribisi. Written by: Michael Davis. Running time: 94 minutes. Rating: R. Released on DVD: May 6, 2008. Available at Amazon.com
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