It’s been over two decades and counting since the first Clueless reviews came in. Any Clueless review from the time probably didn’t get the jokes because ‘90s film reviews were written by very serious film critics. Now, anyone with an Internet connection can weigh in. And they do, with rabid fervor.
Clueless reviews from the time were especially loqued out with some high expectations by critics. But in their defense, there’s no way critics could have known that they were buggin’ and that Clueless would stand the test of time, influence fashion, and forever alter American human language for a certain demographic. Still, no need to be way harsh on these ‘90s films reviews. But we can laugh at them from the safety of our Baldwin-less bubble of now.
The fact that the biggest star that would rise out of Clueless would be Paul Rudd kind of tells you how random life and pop culture can be. Sure, he’s a Barney now in a sea of Hemsworths but at the time, he had a keeling with his deepness and charm. No shame spiral necessary. Rudd still has his charms, even if they do encompass passing gas during promotional interviews and punking out Conan with the same clip of Mac and Me every time he's promoting a new film.
Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Donald Faison, Breckin Meyer, Jeremy Sisto, Dan Hedaya, Wallace Shawn, and the very much missed Brittany Murphy took Amy Heckerling’s homage to Jane Austen’s Emma and made it a teen movie masterpiece. No one can say “As if” or "whatever" to that.
Which critic nailed the Clueless movie review? Which critic didn’t get it and we're like audi? Vote for you favorite Clueless review from the time and give this totally classic film some major snaps all over again.
http://www.ranker.com/list/clueless-reviews-from-the-time/lisa-waugh, quotations, people,
Clueless is Fast Times with a posher Zip code.
Clueless is the best of all the recent literary adaptations because it's fearless enough to borrow the theme from a great book and devilishly intertwine it with the vision of a smart filmmaker.
Taking this Cliffs Notes route, moreover, saves you from sitting through several slow stretches of plot sludge.
Clueless is a smart and funny movie, and the characters are in on the joke.
Paying to see Clueless is not really mandatory. You can learn most of the jokes by surfing the TV and newspaper reviews and get a hint of Silverstone’s blithe luster by watching MTV’s relentless promotions.
The plot is inane, Val-gal-speak is a cliché, and Heckerling was more incisive covering similar hormonal ground 13 years ago in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. But there's still wicked good fun to be had.
While mainly aimed at teens, like all fine comedies it will appeal to anyone with a wicked sense of humour and taste for the ironic.
Shallow might describe the characters in this film, but the actors have different goals. For example, Silverstone wants to do Shakespearean plays.
Silverstone and Dash display the knack of suggesting that their characters are not limited by their airhead dialogue and teen queen behavior.
Heckerling doesn't quite pull off Cher's character transformation. The materialism... is almost as scary as the hopelessness in Kids.