Legally Blonde (Dol) [VHS]
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VHS Movie Reviews of Legally Blonde (Dol) [VHS]
Movie Review: Blonde backlash
Summary: 4 Stars
You can push people only so far before they begin to fight back. When this movie was made, blondes were one of the few groups left in America that it was safe to bash, belittle and discriminate against. Someone decided enough was enough.
The woman they selected to lead the fight could not have been better chosen. Reese Witherspoon had already played characters that, whatever else they might be, were not ones to take any crap from anybody. Reese played Elle with all the vulnerability, all the tender-heartedness that a real Elle would have; but when it came to getting what she wanted, she was prepared to go a long way, even if it meant buying a computer (Ugh!) and going to law school (Double-ugh!).
But a strange thing happened along the way. Elle discovered that she was not as dumb as she thought she was. She could compete with the best of them and still keep her own values. By the end of this journey, Elle (and the viewer) has learned that sometimes what or who you wanted wasn't as great as you thought he was, and you can do a lot better, because now you are more capable, more knowledgeable, and smarter than you were a few years before.
The filmmakers obviously didn't want to be so uncool as to take sides, so there is still a lot of blonde bashing in this movie; but there are moments that are funny, moments that are touching, and an ending that is satisfying.
Reese Witherspoon became a mega-star with this movie, and she wasn't one to quit either. She started her own production company, put up the money to make Legally Blonde 2 and continues to be a major Hollywood star. In a poll on www.IMDb.com, Reese was voted the most popular actress of 2005.
Movie Review: Best Bombshells are NOT getting what you want sometimes
Summary: 5 Stars
When it comes to your dreams around white picket fences, the best thing is often to not get what you want. The great thing in trying to get what you want is the person you become in the process of achieving a goal. For Elle Woods it is getting into Harvard Law School, winning a high-profile criminal case, and overcoming the social obstacles of the "smart set" verses the Beverley Hills jet set.
Everything begins when Elle gets dumped and then tries to win back her East Coast beau Werner by attending the same law school. Things seem to backfire when she isn't fitting in with the Harvard crowd and Werner is engaged to his prep school sweetheart. This isn't The Paper Chase but it is crash course in comedy. Elle turns out to be not so superficial while everyone around her judges her as Malibu Barbie. Along the way she befriends a local esthetician named Paulette, helps her win back custody of her dog, and win over the UPS guy.
Movie Review: Lethally Blonde
Summary: 4 Stars
What do you do when you boyfriend dumps you? Go to Harvard law school.
Elle (Reece Witherspoon) is the stereotypical dizzy blonde rich girl. She is attending college to get her MRS. And she thought she found Mr. Rich Right. But on what she thinks is her big night, she finds out that he is dumping her. She goes into a depression until she decides to get her guy back. The best way to do this is get admitted to the law school he is going to attend, Harvard.
The scenes of her studying for the LSAT are hilarious and her admission video is even better. (Now in reality, this would not be possible - this has to be done at least a year in advance, not over the summer).
Elle arrives at Harvard and is assessed by everyone as the dizzy blonde that she is. But more important to Elle is that she never fail. And she takes everything by storm.
The best part of the film is when Elle is selected to assist on a high profile murder case. Not only does she blow the main prosecution witness out of the water but she solves the murder.
This film is light as fluff but it is great fluff. Reece Witherspoon shines as Elle and is worth the price of admission.
DVD EXTRAS:
Widescreen side -
Commentary with Reese Witherspoon, Director Robert Luketic and Producer Marc Platt
Commentary with costume designer Sophie de Rakoff Carbonell, production designer Melissa Stewart, cinematographer Anthony B Richmond, screenwriters Karen McCullah Lutz & Kirsten Smith, and animal trainer Sue Chipperton.
Full screen side -
Deleted Scenes - 10 minutes of deleted scenes with director's comments
Inside Legally Blonde - 22 minute featurette on the making of the film with producer Platt, director Luketic, writers McCullah Lutz & Smith and novelist Amanda Brown with stock publicity interviews with the cast.
The Hair That Ate Hollywood - 9 minute featurette on the hair styles of the movie.
Music Video - The Perfect Day by Hoku
Movie Review: Cute Escapism
Summary: 4 Stars
I found Legally Blonde to be the type of movie that helps you forget your troubles. Of course, that's what it's meant to do. The heroine is very blonde, very rich and devastated when her boyfriend, instead of proposing marriage, dumps her. So what does she do? Leave California behind and follow him to his prestigious law school, naturally. There, she will show them she's no dumb blonde. Her little dog is cute, too. An endearing little creature, if ever there was one.Movie Review: Friends, Parties, Pedicures...and Law School.
Summary: 5 Stars
Reese Witherspoon plays Elle Woods, a "dumb blonde" who, behind the bright clothes and love for parties, is really very smart. She often uses her brains, both in school and in fashion, to help out her friends or pick out the perfect outfit. But she's never had the opportunity to really put her knowledge to use...until her boyfriend (who she thought wanted to marry her) broke up with her to go to law school and find a more sophisticated girlfriend.
Now Elle is trying to become a lawyer, to become the girl that her ex-boyfriend is looking for. The movie is funny and entertaining, combining an original storyline with the typical story about a comical heroine that everybody loves. There was hardly a dull moment in the entire movie, and now I can't wait to see the sequel! There is some sexual talk, fairly bad language every now and then, and of younger children viewing, hence the PG-13 rating. But I thought it was very good, and I recommend it to those looking for a fun comedy about a girl who everyone thought was ditzy showing what she is really made of.