It doesn't matter how many times I watch this film, I still laugh every single time. Stupid spoof films are my jam.

I felt so bad for Janey when that bitch "accidentally" spilled a whole bottle of water on her red dress at the pool. LMAO

Hysterically funny, Not Another Teen Movie is a brilliant sendup of the teen genre. Parodying She’s All That, American Pie, Cruel Intentions, Jawbreaker, Pretty in Pink, Bring It On, and many, many others, the film does a great job at covering the major hits of the ‘80s and ‘90s. And the satire is incredibly well-done, and uses the clichés and stereotypes of the genre in fun, clever ways. Starring Chyler Leigh, Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly, Mia Kirshner, Lacey Chabert, and Eric Christian Olsen, the casting is especially good, and they do an excellent job at playing to the character archetypes of teen films. Yet while the comedy’s broad enough to work for a general audience, to really appreciate Not Another Teen Movie and what it’s doing you have to know the material it’s spoofing.

I don't understand why the ratings for this are so low across the board. The satire is extremely well observed, and the application of parody nearly flawless. The only place _NATM_ really lost me was at the idea that "Janey isn't attractive with her ponytail and glasses". Honestly, her normal self is much cuter than "the new and improved Janey Briggs" who goes to the party and the prom. Well, OK, I also see where some other commenters are coming from about "toilet humor" and such; some _very_ over-the-top gags did temper my overall rating _a little_. (For example: [spoiler]The peeping toms falling through the floor along with the girl they were spying on was hilarious; the toilet spraying an absolute crap-ton of excrement at them afterward was unnecessary.[/spoiler]) But those were such small parts of an otherwise superbly executed film that it doesn't seem fair to tank its rating because of them. Including background and bit parts, there are _tons_ of connections to (sometimes future) teen sitcoms, movies, and other media: _Even Stevens_' Coach Tugnut as the football announcer; _How I Met Your Mother_'s Ted Mosby as the guy who introduces us to the school; _The A-Team_'s Mr. T as… well, best not spoil that one. There are so many actor connections, tiny prop/costume details, musical references, and miscellaneous touches included, it's impossible for me to list them all. I could rewatch the film five times, taking meticulous notes each time, and still miss half of them. Clearly I'm not alone in thinking this was a hilarious movie. Based on reading other people's reviews, I guess it's just one of those things you either love or hate, and I'm in the camp that loved it.

>"This is not a cheer-ocracy, I am the cheer-tator, I will make the cheer-isions around here, and I will deal with the cheer-onsequences." Dammit, I should've watched this 20 years ago. This will come off as hypocritical because I enjoy the original American Pie movies and the Scary Movies, but this got 1-2 laughs out of me.