Thursday Movie Picks: Teenage Comedies

Thursday sure came early this month! Thursday Movie Picks is a year-long event hosted by Wandering Through the Shelves, in where she gives a theme for the day and we list down three movies we associate with it. This week’s theme is teenage comedies. There are tons of movies to choose from, but I thought I’d make my picks female-centered this week.

Drop Dead Gorgeous is a movie that I didn’t expect I’d like. The premise revolved around the beauty pageant scene, primarily focusing on the competition between the teens at Mount Rose, Minnesota. Kirsten Dunst plays a likable lead, the one to root for and the movie diverges to the politics involved in the pageant, just for people to be crowned. It features a lot of familiar faces, and it was quite enjoyable. 

Mean Girls is one iconic movie, being celebrated for its memorable scenes, quotable lines and the all around awesomeness that the movie has provided. The movie was so much fun and unexpectedly, a really good teen movie. This is also Lindsay Lohan’s best role to date.

Easy A launched Emma Stone into stardom - carrying her zany comedy style over, she was easily likable and pretty much carried the movie. The premise of the movie seemed a bit weird (paying her to pretend do guy-girl stuff for bragging rights), but with Stone’s charm, the movie easily won me over.
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  1. joel65913April 2, 2015 at 11:39 AM

    Terrific choices. I waited for years to watch Mean Girls since it didn't seem like something directed to me but once I broke down and gave it a chance really liked it. Drop Dead Gorgeous is one fractured, demented movie and what a cast! I LOVE Easy A, Emma Stone drives the movie but the whole cast is great, Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci are perfect as her parents.

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  2. DellApril 2, 2015 at 11:58 AM

    Mean Girls and Easy A are both excellent. Haven't seen Drop Dead Gorgeous. It does sound like fun, though. Great picks.

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  3. KatyApril 2, 2015 at 12:01 PM

    Love your picks! Cool to see Drop Dead Gorgeous on your list. It was the first one I thought of for my post too! haha

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  4. MyerlaApril 2, 2015 at 5:01 PM

    ooooh second pick out of two for Mean Girls (perhaps it really is worth checking out), I haven't even see it or your other choices.

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    1. Big Screen Small WordsApril 3, 2015 at 9:40 PM

      Mean Girls is quite enjoyable and the characters are memorable.

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  5. UnknownApril 2, 2015 at 7:44 PM

    Yes! Easy A made my list too, I love that film so much. I hate to admit I've never seen Mean Girls, I need to get on that fast...!
    - Allie

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  6. Brittani BurnhamApril 2, 2015 at 8:42 PM

    Excellent choices! I love all three of these. It makes me so happy to see all the Drop Dead Gorgeous love. That's one of my favorites.

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  7. AnonymousApril 2, 2015 at 8:54 PM

    ERMAHGERD! Drop Dead Gorgeous is so much love. That movie makes me laugh so hard...so many great moments. That wheelchair lipsync scene is probably my favorite scene from a comedy every.

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    1. Big Screen Small WordsApril 4, 2015 at 5:30 PM

      I didn't expect to like the movie but it was pretty awesome!

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  8. AnonymousApril 2, 2015 at 9:40 PM

    Ah, Easy A. Too many of us had used that one up on previous weeks already!

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    1. Big Screen Small WordsApril 4, 2015 at 5:31 PM

      Easy A and Mean Girls are both popular choices this week!

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  9. DanielApril 2, 2015 at 9:45 PM

    Absolutely adore all three of these movies. Drop Dead Gorgeous is so fucking funny I can barely breathe from laughing so hard. Mean Girls, too. Emma Stone just rocks it in Easy A - made me a fan for life.

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  10. MikeApril 3, 2015 at 1:13 AM

    I skipped Drop Dead Gorgeous because it looked like something I wouldn't have liked, looks like I may have to check it out anyway. Haven't seen Mean Girls but I keep meaning to someday. I loved Easy A, as I usually enjoy the movies she stars in. Great list.

    Mike's Cinema

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  11. UnknownApril 3, 2015 at 2:22 AM

    Great picks! I chose Easy A, too. I agree that it was largely Emma Stone's charm that carried the movie.

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  12. WandererApril 3, 2015 at 2:47 AM

    Drop Dead Gorgeous I've seen though can't remember much. Love Mean Girls.

    Wandering through the Shelves

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  13. Kevin PowersApril 3, 2015 at 7:58 AM

    OMG! Drop Dead Gorgeous! How did I not think of that one? Brilliant comedy.

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  14. MikeApril 3, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    Great picks. I didn't care for Drop Dead Gorgeous when I first saw it, but it's been so long that my opinion could change if I were to re-watch it. I haven't seen Mean Girls but it seems to be a pretty popular title so I've added it to my watch list. I loved Easy A, actually pretty much anything Emma Stone has been haha

    Mike's Cinema

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  15. krhhApril 3, 2015 at 5:14 PM

    Srop Dead Gorgeus is the only one I haven't seen from your list. Great picks by th way!

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  16. MattApril 3, 2015 at 7:23 PM

    I love Easy A and am glad it made your list. I felt almost guilty that I couldn't find room for it in mine.

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