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JENNIFER'S BODY
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December 29, 2009 "Please retry" | — | 1 |
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Genre | Horror |
Format | Multiple Formats, NTSC, Color, AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed |
Contributor | Kyle Gallner, Amanda Seyfried, Mason Novick, J.K. Simmons, Adam Brody, Daniel Dubiecki, Jason Reitman, Karyn Kusama, Diablo Cody, Amy Sedaris, Megan Fox, Johnny Simmons, Cynthia Stevenson, Chris Pratt See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 42 minutes |
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Sexy temptress Megan Fox is hotter than hell as Jennifer, a gorgeous, seductive cheerleader who takes evil to a whole new level after she's possessed by a sinister demon. Steamy action and gore galore ensue as the male student body succumbs to Jennifer's insatiable appetite for human flesh. Now it's up to her best friend (Amanda Seyfried) to stop Jennifer's reign of terror before it's too late!
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There's always a good girl and a bad girl in a movie like Jennifer's Body--but in this case the good girl is crazy and the bad girl is way, way evil. At least somebody thinks good girl Needy (Amanda Seyfried, from Mamma Mia!) is crazy: when the movie begins she's narrating from a psychiatric hospital, and the rest of the film is a flashback that explains her incarceration. It's all connected to longtime friend Jennifer (Megan Fox), a saucy high-school temptress, who mysteriously survives a horrific night out and transforms into a supernaturally powerful force with a taste for human blood. There's certainly some genre kick to this stuff, almost none of which is played straight--how could it be, with Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody penning the script? Yes, all those crackly, slang-peppered one-liners you loved (or hated) in Cody's Juno are back, with a vengeance. There's actually something more honest about the nastiness of the dialogue in Jennifer's Body, which at least doesn't try to corkscrew back into the heartwarming ambitions of Juno. Among the targets of Cody's satire are Needy's nice-guy beau (Johnny Simmons), a one-armed toupeed teacher (J.K. Simmons), and a satanic rock singer (Adam Brody). The raging hormones and bodily changes of teendom have always lent themselves to metaphorical usefulness in horror movies, but Cody doesn't ring many new changes on the device, beyond the brutal hilarity of her dialogue. That leaves us with showroom-ready Megan Fox, whose buffed sheen is just right for her soulless character. --Robert Horton
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 0.01 ounces
- Item model number : 24543631491
- Director : Karyn Kusama
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, NTSC, Color, AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed
- Run time : 1 hour and 42 minutes
- Release date : December 29, 2009
- Actors : Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, J.K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris
- Dubbed: : Spanish, French
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish
- Producers : Mason Novick, Daniel Dubiecki, Jason Reitman
- Language : Unqualified
- Studio : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B002USF1WC
- Writers : Diablo Cody
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #7,828 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #188 in Horror (Movies & TV)
- #251 in Mystery & Thrillers (Movies & TV)
- #851 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
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But the real horror is not the killings shown on screen, but the pain of adolescence. It's not the girl who becomes possessed by a demon and turns into a serial killing machine that is so horrible, but rather that high school can be a mean, vicious, cruel, brutal, and very scary place. (Not for everyone, but certainly for some.) The real monster of the story is not the possessed cheerleader, but what some people transform into as they grow older and leave behind the innocence of their childhood. If you understand that, then the entire movie makes sense. However if you don't understand that or you are expecting a slasher movie which this isn't, you will be disappointed. (Look for the metaphors to understand what the story is really about!)
But "Jennifer's Body" is also a lot of fun. My favorite line in the movie is: "She can fly?!!" The humorous moments are intended to give the audience an occasional break from the oppressive darker aspects of the story, which deals with a difficult painful age for young people.
The writing and dialogue were really good, as was the directing. As for Fox's acting - she was fine and did a great job bringing the main title character to life. One of the strengths of "Jennifer's Body" is that it is a breath of fresh air in the era of massive "reboots", prequels, sequels, and remakes. It tried break away from the current trend of movies by doing something totally different. I respect the makers of this film, writer Diablo Cody and director Karyn Kusama, for what they tried to accomplish with this movie. Unfortunately there are way too many filmmakers in Hollywood who keep recycling the same old material again and again. Yet when Cody and Kusama tried to do something new and original, they got viciously attacked for it. Screw the naysayers! As far as I'm concerned, "Jennifer's Body" was one of the better movies of 2009.
What shocked me the most was not the content of this movie, but the way some critics had brutally attacked it. It should be pointed out that Roger Ebert, one of the most respected and best reviewers out there, gave "Jennifer's Body" a B / Three Stars! (As for all those reviewers who bashed this movie, it is clear that they certainly didn't understand it. I'm so glad that I didn't listen to them and saw this movie on the big screen anyway.)
Although this film may not have done very well at the box office, that is NOT an indication that it is in anyway a bad movie! (Some of Hollywood's greatest movies were not a box office success, while some of its worst were.) J.B. will live on and definitely develop a strong cult following. Not only am I recommending "Jennifer's Body", but bought it as soon as it was released on DVD and look forward to watching it again and again! (For other diehard fans like myself, there is also a 112 page companion graphic novel to "Jennifer's Body" by BOOM! Studios that expands the story with additional new material.) My one and ONLY complaint about "Jennifer's Body" is the DVD commentary could have used a little more energy from the commentators.
I really love this movie and wish there were more movies like it. As the ads for this movie indicated, hell is definitely a teenage girl!!!
When I entered into the theater several thoughts went through my head. The film was already receiving lackluster reviews online so I was beginning to doubt the movie's ability to truly deliver. Deep down inside I wanted this movie to succeed! The yearning for success was not help Megan Fox's career, but to aid Diablo Cody (the film's writer) in proving she wasn't just a one hit wonder riding on the proverbial coat tails of her debut effort Juno (2007). No doubt the woman knew how to turn a phrase, and make hilarious pop culture references, but could she deliver it again. The answer: partially.
The writing in Jennifer's Body is too deliberately stylized. The phrases and pop culture references that Cody uses seem to be present for the sheer sake of meeting a quota. It is as if she undertook the painstaking task of reading through the script and inserting one of these signature quips every ten minutes. The phraseology overkill was a big turn off for me.
I also didn't understand or like the brief introduction of Jennifer's police cadet boyfriend in one of the earlier scenes. It was pointless. Actually I thought he died in a fire at the rock concert and then she references him later.
But that is not to say that the film does not possess some redeeming qualities as well. The heavily talked about salacious same sex smooch between Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried definitely lived up to the hype and after hearing Cody justify it's presence in the film I am sold on it. It did indeed emphasize the romanticism associated with the relationships of teenage girls.
Cody also makes a brief cameo in the film.
Although generally I feel like Jennifer's Body had a lot more bark then bite it was not terrible. I don't feel like I wasted my time of money like I did at the end of Transformers 2. Hands down the best scene in the film is when Jennifer barges into her best friend's house covered in blood and attempts to tear apart a Boston Market chicken on the kitchen floor. Once you've seen Megan Fox do this it kind of takes the sexy down a couple of notches. Not to mention she then spews what can only be described as "pure evil" all over the floor and runs off.
It is the kind of film that they could have done a lot more with in my opinion. Overall I believe Jennifer would describe the film as "salty. On a scale of 1-10 I would rate this film a 6 for valiant effort. Is it bad that the whole time I was watching the movie the Hall and Oates song "Maneater" was going through my head?