Legally Blonde

Hmm....I liked Legally Blonde 1, but honestly thought the sequel was pretty lame.

I think the first was better aswell, number 2 is boring

Yeah, I'm not sure they could stretch it out into a #3...unless the writing was really really good.

I suppose so and i would suppose i would only watch it if it had a good star rating.

BEND AND SNAP

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Bend and Snap is a classic....

lol... I broke his nose

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My daughter (who is blonde) and I have watched Legally Blonde at least ten times together over the years -- we think it is hilarious. I expected to hate it the first time around, so it was a pleasant surprise. Haven't seen Legally Blonde 2. Sorry to hear it isn't so good, but sequels rarely are.

For my daughter's birthday I bought her a fluffy pink pen...

That pen always seemed like it was about to be airborne. Watch out for unexpected gusts of wind.

I thought both were among the worst movies of all time. Someone said that it was supposed to be about a "smart" blonde but if so the bar is very very very very low.

How can you think its not good. Well i suppose everybodys entitled to their own opinion.

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This is a chick flick as much as it is a comedy -- the courtroom scenes are entirely silly but the first movie does have it's charms. It's suppose to be the antithesis of the dumb blonde syndrome and on close examination it fails. It's only garnered a 6.5 rating on the IMDb rating scale based on member's votes which is just slightly better than average. However, I can think of over a thousand movies that are worse than this one.

Because as the anti-thesis to the dumb blone stereotype they offered up an insipid and idiotic blond character.

She did begin the film as insipid and idiotic but that was the hook as she turned the tables on the prosecution. I found that too difficult to swallow -- the transformation was strictly for comedic value and wasn't credible. But are comedies always credible? Probalby not any more than action adventure flicks. I don't see men appreciating the film as much as the females from 12 to 25. And that's the target audience (duh!) I'm not saying I didn't enjoy it as romantic comedy fluff but it's a forgettable movie and simply not in the top 100 comedies of all time.

I would agree with you there, LW, but the first one was at least decent fluff with no substance. The second one was just annoying beyond belief.

I found the first one entertaining mostly because I'm planning on studying law next year, though I must say it isn't the most accurate portrayal of law school.

I'd love to see a list of the top 100 Comedies of all time.

The first time I saw Legally Blonde I really hated the first part (I'm not a fan of Reese Witherspoon) but it definitely improves after the first 1/2 hour... about the time she sends her video to Harvard. Anyway, I'm happy to hang with my daughter whenever she's willing. We watched it last Christmas season and laughed ourselves silly.

You probably know this website?
All Movie Scripts dot com

AFI (American Film Institute) List of 100 Best Comedies:

This is the American Film Institute's list of
America's 100 Funniest Movies, selected by AFI's
blue-ribbon panel of more than 1,500 leaders of the
American movie community.
1. SOME LIKE IT HOT. 1959
2. TOOTSIE. 1982
3. DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP
WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB. 1964
4. ANNIE HALL. 1977
5. DUCK SOUP. 1933
6. BLAZING SADDLES. 1974
7. M*A*S*H. 1970
8. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT. 1934
9. THE GRADUATE. 1967
10. AIRPLANE!. 1980
11. THE PRODUCERS. 1968
12. A NIGHT AT THE OPERA. 1935
13. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. 1974
14. BRINGING UP BABY. 1938
15. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY. 1940
16. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN. 1952
17. THE ODD COUPLE. 1968
18. THE GENERAL. 1927
19. HIS GIRL FRIDAY. 1940
20. THE APARTMENT. 1960
21. A FISH CALLED WANDA. 1988
22. ADAM'S RIB. 1949
23. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY…. 1989
24. BORN YESTERDAY. 1950
25. THE GOLD RUSH. 1925
26. BEING THERE. 1979
27. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. 1998
28. GHOSTBUSTERS. 1984
29. THIS IS SPINAL TAP. 1984
30. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. 1944
31. RAISING ARIZONA. 1987
32. THE THIN MAN. 1934
33. MODERN TIMES. 1936
34. GROUNDHOG DAY. 1993
35. HARVEY. 1950
36. NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE. 1978
37. THE GREAT DICTATOR. 1940
38. CITY LIGHTS. 1931
39. SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS. 1941
40. IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD. 1963
41. MOONSTRUCK. 1987
42. BIG. 1988
43. AMERICAN GRAFFITI. 1973
44. MY MAN GODFREY. 1936
45. HAROLD AND MAUDE. 1972
46. MANHATTAN. 1979
47. SHAMPOO. 1975
48. A SHOT IN THE DARK. 1964
49. TO BE OR NOT TO BE. 1942
50. CAT BALLOU. 1965
51. THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH. 1955
52. NINOTCHKA. 1939
53. ARTHUR. 1981
54. THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK. 1944
55. THE LADY EVE. 1941
56. ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN. 1948
57. DINER. 1982
58. IT'S A GIFT. 1934
59. A DAY AT THE RACES. 1937
60. TOPPER. 1937
61. WHAT'S UP, DOC?. 1972
62. SHERLOCK, JR. . 1924
63. BEVERLY HILLS COP. 1984
64. BROADCAST NEWS. 1987
65. HORSE FEATHERS. 1932
66. TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN. 1969
67. MRS. DOUBTFIRE. 1993
68. THE AWFUL TRUTH. 1937
69. BANANAS. 1971
70. MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN. 1936
71. CADDYSHACK. 1980
72. MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE. 1948
73. MONKEY BUSINESS. 1931
74. 9 TO 5. 1980
75. SHE DONE HIM WRONG. 1933
76. VICTOR/VICTORIA. 1982
77. THE PALM BEACH STORY. 1942
78. ROAD TO MOROCCO. 1942
79. THE FRESHMAN. 1925
80. SLEEPER. 1973
81. THE NAVIGATOR. 1924
82. PRIVATE BENJAMIN. 1980
83. FATHER OF THE BRIDE. 1950
84. LOST IN AMERICA. 1985
85. DINNER AT EIGHT. 1933
86. CITY SLICKERS. 1991
87. FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH. 1982
88. BEETLEJUICE. 1988
89. THE JERK. 1979
90. WOMAN OF THE YEAR. 1942
91. THE HEARTBREAK KID. 1972
92. BALL OF FIRE. 1941
93. FARGO. 1996
94. AUNTIE MAME. 1958
95. SILVER STREAK. 1976
96. SONS OF THE DESERT. 1933
97. BULL DURHAM. 1988
98. THE COURT JESTER. 1956
99. THE NUTTY PROFESSOR. 1963
100. GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM. 1987
© 2002 American Film Institute
www.AFI.com

Wow! Thanks, LightWizard. That's a keeper! I don't recognize many of the older ones... it would be interesting to see how well we think they aged.

The one I can remember showing at a movie party in the 70's and had everyone rolling on the floor was "What's Up Doc?" Everytime the valeses got mixed up, we all lost it. I can stil envision Madelein Kahn being dragged by her heels out of the ballroom. Then there that chase through the streets on the vendor's cart which is classic silent movie slapstick with Streisand and O'Neal racing through a parade dragging the paper dragon with them and the bit with the sheet of glass being carried across the street was hysterical. One of the classic comedies I can watch more than once.

Ditto "Harold and Maude" and pretty much the whole list.

"Legally Blonde" is what I call a soft comedy. It has a charming story and some laughs here and there but it's shaky as to becoming a classic.