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#10: “Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List” (2015)
Victoria Justice stars in this bizarre rom-com that tries to fit in every awkward trope under the sun. Naomi is straight and secretly in love with her gay best friend, Ely. They create a ‘no kiss list’ of guys that neither of them are allowed to date. But Naomi’s boyfriend is not on the list, so that makes him fair game we guess? Set during the characters’ first year of NYU, the movie is as chaotic as freshman year feels. People don’t act like normal humans. Everyone’s hooking up with everyone else, playing guitar in weird places and taking Halloween way too seriously. It’s messy in every sense of the word.
#9: “Sierra Burgess Is a Loser” (2018)
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People love an underdog heroine. So why don’t they love Sierra Burgess? She just wants the guy she likes to notice her. But Sierra takes catfishing to another level. Did we imagine that this movie signed off on a non-consensual kiss? The heroine of the story is literally hiding under a car, waiting to crawl out and kiss Noah Centineo’s character Jamey when his eyes are closed. Her accomplice, Veronica, seems to think this is all perfectly normal. The girls also get the oblivious Jamey to fall for a badly dubbed video call. It’s a scene that makes you question why you’ve chosen to invest your time in this insane love triangle.
#8: “From Justin to Kelly” (2003)
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This Kelly Clarkson vehicle won the Golden Raspberry award in 2005 for the “"Worst 'Musical' of Our First 25 Years". The leads were contractually obliged to star in the film after the first season of “American Idol.” They were only afforded three weeks of rehearsal - and it shows. The movie is like a Disney Channel original gone wrong. Think “Teen Beach Movie” except with whipped cream bikini contests and choreography that everyone looks vaguely confused and embarrassed about. It is all very colorful though!
#7: “Bring it On: Worldwide #Cheersmack” (2017)
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The “Bring it On” movies have always been a bit trippy. They love a good dream sequence and who can forget Hayden Panettiere’s ‘krumping’ in “All or Nothing”? But “Worldwide #Cheersmack” takes things to another level. In an early scene that feels more like a horror film than a cheerleading movie, a masked crew hack the feed of our protagonists’ cheer performance. Evil cheerleaders with creepy face masks, bare midriffs and distorted Darth Vader voices are not exactly what we’ve come to expect from the franchise. But this first scene sets the tone for the rest of the film, which is what you might call ‘over the top.’
#6: “Anna and the Apocalypse” (2017)
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The success of “Shaun of the Dead” may have resulted in the expression “Zom-Rom-Com” but you need a few more adjectives to describe “Anna and the Apocalypse.” British Teen Romantic Comedy Drama Horror Zombie Christmas Movie Musical? There’s a lot to unpack here. Set in modern day Scotland, it follows Anna and her friends, who find themselves stranded at school during the Zombie Apocalypse. They sing their feelings while decapitating the undead. The juxtaposition of song and dance sequences with all the chaos and gore of a trashy horror movie is disorientating at first. It’s actually a lot of fun though and the songs are pretty catchy!
#5: “Sleepover” (2004)
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“Sleepover” follows a gang of middle-schoolers who become caught up in a complex game of dares while at a slumber party. It stars Alexa Vega from “Spy Kids”, Jane Lynch from “Glee” and, bizarrely, Steve Carell. He plays a hapless cop who chases the teens all over town as they engage in fun but questionable activities. These include ‘borrowing’ a car, accidentally going on a date with a teacher, and breaking into a high school boy’s house to steal his underwear. The whole cast, Carell included, seem like they might be high on sugar. And why is everyone so obsessed with the tiny green car?
#4: St Trinian’s (2007)
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St. Trinians School first appeared in a 1940s comic strip. The all-girl’s boarding school was populated with juvenile delinquents who smoked, drank and gambled. The 2007 reboot leaned into the chaos - sometimes a bit too much. It features more British stars than “Love, Actually” and most of them are playing teenagers. However, the real stars of the show are Colin Firth’s uptight Education Minister and his old flame Headmistress Fritton - played with great gusto by Rupert Everett. It’s total anarchy, but everyone looks like they’re enjoying themselves. The sequel gets even weirder.
#3: “Grease 2” (1982)
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The original “Grease” had its fever dream moments, but “Grease 2” has full on fan-fiction vibes, as if the summary came straight from Wattpad. Michael, Sandy’s geeky English cousin, tries to win the heart of Pink Lady, Stephanie Zinone, played by Michelle Pfeiffer. But she’s looking for a man on a motorbike, so Michael turns himself into the mysterious cool rider of her dreams. There’s a whole bit where she thinks he’s dead and a resulting heavenly dream sequence. But they’re finally reunited at the Rock-a-Hula Luau, where the dancing and the costumes suddenly take an erratic turn. Also, who could forget the movie’s best song, “Reproduction?”
#2: “Cool as Ice” (1991)
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Did you know that Vanilla Ice had his own movie? Well he did and it was…interesting. Unlike Ice Cube, who successfully made the transition from music to acting, Vanilla Ice should probably have stuck to the day job. The rapper plays Johnny Van Owen, a traveling musician who finds himself stranded in a small town with his crew. It’s so nineties our senses can hardly handle it. The hero throws out catchphrases every other sentence and takes any excuse to break into a dance routine. It’s all just an opportunity for the man of the moment to ride about on a motorbike attempting to look cool. When the dust clears, you’ll be left wondering what exactly you just watched.
#1: Idle Hands (1999)
Devon Sawa and Jessica Alba star in this black comedy horror. Its premise is based on the saying “the devil makes work for idle hands.” Stoner teen Anton Tobias has his life turned upside down when his hand becomes possessed by the devil. When your antagonist is the main character’s literal wandering hand, you should maybe stop and reassess. Although once it starts murdering people you might as well go with it. The best friends spend most of the movie being dead and a druidic priestess named Debi is called in to save the day. Teen movies don’t get weirder than this one.
