The Girl Next Door review

[MadsenOMC]

Saw this last night. Going to post my review soon. Liked it a lot.

[darkface]

why didn't you just make the review before posting a thread? :confused:

[MadsenOMC]

SPOILERS!

Despite proclamations of it being worthy of comparison to Risky Business, I was skeptical before seeing The Girl Next Door. I hated The Animal, and since they share a director I didn’t take that as a good sign. Plus, so many teen movies are just wretched crap that insult the audience and go through clichés like not doing so will destroy box office receipts.

That being said, I had a really good time with The Girl Next Door. It isn’t an instant classic nor is it as good as Risky Business, but it’s a lot of fun and definitely better than most of its kind.

We begin with high school students telling us what their favorite memory is. Students talk about going to the beach, getting wasted with their friends, and so on.

Cut to Matthew Kidman (Emile Hirsch). He is an overachiever who worships JFK and plans to attend Georgetown. He wants to become a politician. But when it comes to writing down his favorite memory for the yearbook, he can’t think of a single thing.

Not that he isn’t ambitious. He is personally raising $25,000 so that a kid from Cambodia can come to his high school. Matthew theorizes that he could be the next Einstein, or cure cancer. He’s also working on a speech about moral fiber that he will give in order to compete for a scholarship. He needs the scholarship to afford Georgetown (he’s already been accepted).

But Matthew really hasn’t had any fun. His two best friends are Eli and Klitz (spelling?). Eli watches porn just about non-stop, but other than that they don’t do much, as Matthew notes early on while pondering skipping school and heading to the beach with the cool kids.

Enter the girl next door. Her name is Danielle (Elisa Cuthbert), and she is going to be housesitting for two weeks. Her aunt has gone on some sort of Christian mission.

When Danielle catches Matthew spying on her while she changes (we see her in a red thong and get a brief side view of her boobies), she comes over and pays him a visit. Then she makes him walk naked through the neighborhood.

And then the romance begins. They begin spending a lot of time together. They like each other. Surprisingly, it’s pretty believable. I worried that there was no way in hell you would buy Danielle falling for this high school kid. But you do. She states that part of the reason is she loves the way he looks at her. You can believe that. He completely adores her, and who wouldn’t? She is stunningly beautiful, sweet, funny and kind.

Then Eli ruins it all, and the shit hits the fan. He shows Matthew a porn that Danielle stars in. Matthew starts acting like an asshole. Danielle’s ex-boyfriend and producer shows up (Timothy Olyphant, who just owns this type of role), and she decides to return to her old life. Matthew fucked up.

I think that’s about enough of the story. So now, the good and the bad. First, the good. The first half of the movie, which is almost entirely comedic and focuses on them getting to know each other, is wonderful. Matthew and Danielle are extremely likable, you’re pulling for them to be together and live happily ever after, and it’s funny.

Things are more grounded in reality compared to other efforts in the genre. The R-rating helps. The teens talk and act like real teens, for the most part anyway. There’s a lot of situational humor, and not much disgusting, how-gross-can-we-get humor.

The soundtrack is a huge asset. Whoever picked the music is a genius, and kudos to the director for doing a fantastic job of using it perfectly. There are songs by David Bowie, Filter, Pete Yorn, David Gray, The Who, The Verve and more. They really suck you into the moment and get you humming along. It’s such a relief to hear good music and not the latest pop/rock radio crap.

There are definitely flaws though. The second half isn’t as successful. It gets into more dramatic territory, and turns Olyphant’s character into a bumbling villain. Prior to that he had been funny and menacing and unpredictable. But apparently someone had to be a bad guy, and he got picked, which is too bad.

A minor weakness is Eli and Klitz. They are alternately funny and annoying. Eli says “dude” about a million times, and though teens are fond of that word, it’s still really annoying. Thankfully, they’re also funny at times, like when Eli is incredulous with Matthew and screams “Fuck her for me, Matt!” (You kind of have to see it.)

Finally, it goes on too long. It runs about 105 minutes and 10 minutes could have and should have been trimmed. You’re led to believe that Matthew’s speech is going to be the climax, but it goes on for another good 15 minutes after that. They throw too many obstacles in his way, and it becomes a tad tiresome and ridiculous.

But in the end, I left The Girl Next Door with a huge smile on my face. Maybe it was the kick ass music. Maybe it was the gorgeous Cuthbert. Or a combination of the two. But whatever the reasons, I was easily won over early on, and a few speed bumps along the way weren’t enough to throw everything off track. A really good time at the movies, and I look forward to seeing it again with friends when it comes out.

A solid 7/10.

[ilovemovies]

Very cool! I really want to see this movie. It looks very funny and I love Elisha Cuthbert (and if the movie is a hit maybe more people will watch 24 :) ).

And this is actually one of the few movies I've read a review of yours that is actually a positive one.

[Mike]

I saw the trailer to THE GIRL NEXT DOOR last night in front of 50 FIRST DATES, and the trailer pretty much sucked. The movie has bomb written all over it. I expected it to look great, but other than the hot Elisha Cuthbert, it looks surprisingly bad. I'm sure it will be alright, but the trailer just sucks. I will probably wait for video now.

Even the people over at Box Office Prophets didn't care for the trailer, and here's their trailer review:

5) The Girl Next Door

The only nice thing we can say about this trailer is that it features the insanely talented Timothy Olyphant. Other than that and the fact that it becomes the 100th clip of the 2000s to feature Under Pressure as the background music, it's all bad. So bad. Really, really bad. Part of the problem is of course the presence of Elisha Cuthbert, whose usage as a largely silent bit character in Love Actually was about the extent she should be featured in a major motion picture. The other problem is that these crass rip-offs of American Pie, in and of itself a crass film but one with a heart, often play up their sophomoric stylings without demonstrating what it is about them that might be unique or engaging. Generally, when this happens, the causality is that there is in fact nothing unique or engaging about them. This one has all the makings of being a bomb.

[MadsenOMC]

I couldn't care less about the trailer. I saw it. It's good. Would hardly be the first time a good movie had a lackluster trailer. I liked it more than Along Came Polly, The Perfect Score, Win a Date With Tad Hamilton and The Butterfly Effect. And I would bet serious money that it does not bomb. Fox believes in it. There have already been good reviews at Aint it Cool News. They are sneaking it. It's not going to bomb.

[Mike]

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
I couldn't care less about the trailer. I saw it. It's good. Would hardly be the first time a good movie had a lackluster trailer. I liked it more than Along Came Polly, The Perfect Score, Win a Date With Tad Hamilton and The Butterfly Effect. And I would bet serious money that it does not bomb. Fox believes in it. There have already been good reviews at Aint it Cool News. They are sneaking it. It's not going to bomb.

I would be shocked if it doesn't bomb. Before seeing the trailer, I thought that it might end up being a hit, even with an R rating. But now, even if it had a PG-13 rating, I bet it would bomb. I'm glad you liked it, but I can't picture this being a hit at all.

[Scarface98.9]

Originally posted by Mike
I would be shocked if it doesn't bomb. Before seeing the trailer, I thought that it might end up being a hit, even with an R rating. But now, even if it had a PG-13 rating, I bet it would bomb. I'm glad you liked it, but I can't picture this being a hit at all.
I was saying the same thing about You Got Served, and that did well over all. The trailer may have been bad (I don't know, haven't seen it), but for a movie like this, which actually has good word of mouth and actually got a positive review from Madsen, I think you should probably reconsider avoiding the movie

[Mike]

Originally posted by Scarface98.9
I was saying the same thing about You Got Served, and that did well over all. The trailer may have been bad (I don't know, haven't seen it), but for a movie like this, which actually has good word of mouth and actually got a positive review from Madsen, I think you should probably reconsider avoiding the movie

Oh, I definitely won't AVOID the movie, but I'll just wait for video.

And people often underestimate movies that cater to African American audiences. I figured it would do well, but it did open with more than I thought it would. However, this is a completely different movie and I don't see this doing that at all.

[Scarface98.9]

Originally posted by Mike


And people often underestimate movies that cater to African American audiences. I figured it would do well, but it did open with more than I thought it would. However, this is a completely different movie and I don't see this doing that at all.
I never thought YGS would bomb based on being a movie for the African American market, I always thought it'd bomb because of looking like a terrible movie. It looked like a terrible movie, but ended up scoring. It could be the same for you, GND being a movie with a bad trailer, but could be a big hit, and one better seen in the theater than waiting the 5 months for video

[Mike]

Originally posted by Scarface98.9
I never thought YGS would bomb based on being a movie for the African American market, I always thought it'd bomb because of looking like a terrible movie. It looked like a terrible movie, but ended up scoring.

I know you didn't think it would bomb BECAUSE it was a movie more for the African American market, I'm sure it was because you thought it looked terrible. But a lot of them look terrible (no offense) and end up doing well (My Baby's Daddy), even with R ratings. However, there's not much of a chance for GND, IMO. It's almost sure to bomb (well, not necessarily "bomb" since it's not some big budget movie, but it likely won't do that well).

[MadsenOMC]

My Baby's Daddy is PG-13, and didn't do all that well. Pretty soft opening and it's already forgotten. I think you are way, way, way off on this one Mike. Including my own, the reviews have been positive (check out AICN) and Fox believes in it. Sure, it could be a Tad Hamilton and underperform. But as you are always saying over and over again Mike, movies with budgets like these can't really bomb. It would have to open with like $3 million to bomb. You are sort of contradicting yourself here. If a movie you like or think you will like doesn't do so well, you'll instantly defend it, saying it didn't cost that much and after video it will make a profit. But you think this looks bad, so it's going to bomb. Can't have it both ways. This will not bomb. I guarantee it. It's a good movie and it's going to do well. Simple as that.

[TheElephants]

Originally posted by Mike
I know you didn't think it would bomb BECAUSE it was a movie more for the African American market, I'm sure it was because you thought it looked terrible. But a lot of them look terrible (no offense) and end up doing well (My Baby's Daddy), even with R ratings. However, there's not much of a chance for GND, IMO. It's almost sure to bomb (well, not necessarily "bomb" since it's not some big budget movie, but it likely won't do that well).

Well, even if it does, I think it'll do really well on video because no one saw it in theaters.

I just have a feeling this won't completely bomb. I also had a feeling that Miracle would do great numbers for a February movie and..well, it did. Maybe that's a sign? :p

[Mike]

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
My Baby's Daddy is PG-13, and didn't do all that well. Pretty soft opening and it's already forgotten. I think you are way, way, way off on this one Mike. Including my own, the reviews have been positive (check out AICN) and Fox believes in it. Sure, it could be a Tad Hamilton and underperform. But as you are always saying over and over again Mike, movies with budgets like these can't really bomb. It would have to open with like $3 million to bomb. You are sort of contradicting yourself here. If a movie you like or think you will like doesn't do so well, you'll instantly defend it, saying it didn't cost that much and after video it will make a profit. But you think this looks bad, so it's going to bomb. Can't have it both ways. This will not bomb. I guarantee it. It's a good movie and it's going to do well. Simple as that.

I say "bomb" as in "underperform," not literally "bomb." Most people don't literally mean "bomb" when they say it, because most movies don't bomb. Yet if they do bad or you think they'll do bad, then a lot of times you use the word "bomb" to describe that. Of course this won't literally bomb. Even if it didn't make its money back in theaters, it would on video for sure. And I don't just defend movies I like/want to see, I defend even ones I think look atrocious. If they'll make a profit, I say it, not just if I want to see it/liked it.

And I must say, the TV spots for this one are pretty decent, much better than the trailer. I hope I'm wrong and it's a hit, but I don't really see it. Sure, it will make its budget back eventually though, but I don't see it doing that great. However, I wish everyone that's going to see Eurotrip would just skip it and see this movie in a couple of weeks or so, or go to the sneak preview Friday night instead of seeing Eurotrip. This R rated comedy looks MUCH better.

[cutman]

I don't know how well this movie will do at the Box Office, but I know there are going to be a lot of college guys at the theater to see it on opening night.

This movie is getting huge buzz in the college crowd...lots of people are really looking forward to it.

[MadsenOMC]

You can't even compare The Girl Next Door to Eurotrip, in terms of quality. It is night and day. I can easily see this being very popular with high school and college kids, and even people in their 20's and 30's. It's pretty well-written and the soundtrack is amazing (a must-own).

[ilovemovies]

Hey does Elisha bless us with her naked body?


I doubt she goes nude, but GOD I hope she does!

[MadsenOMC]

Early on, when he's watching her change, you see her in a red thong and get a brief side view of her boobs. It shouldn't disappoint anyone.

[ilovemovies]

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
Early on, when he's watching her change, you see her in a red thong and get a brief side view of her boobs. It shouldn't disappoint anyone.


:cool:

That's GREAT to hear! I will be seeing this tomorrow night, my theater has a sneak preview of it. I can't wait!

[sharkstank]

that is great news about elisha's semi nudity!
i wanted to go to the sneak preview too, but i cant.:(
but hopefully i can catch the starsky and hutch sneak on saturday

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[Chris411]

I've never understood sneak previews. Are they the full movie, or just a really really long trailer? Or just a really long clip??

[Jamesadin]

If you guys want to see a little bit of the movie, go to ifilm (www.ifilm.com)

It shows a little bit. But sorry guys, no nipples. But im sure we can live with it. Looks like a good show, im looking forward to it. :)

[LeftyRuggiero]

jus came back form seeing this movie and all i got to say is I REALLY LIKED IT!!!!!

not a PERFECT movie, im not gonna bother rating it, other than saying it was very enjoyable.

you will leave the movie wondering why we havent seen more of Elisha other than 24 and Old School.

anyway, i loved the movie and would recommend it to anyone!!!

God i want to see movies with elisha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

josh

[Deckard_HR]

Well...I really REALLY liked this movie. This was the freshest, most original teen comedy I've seen in a long while. Elisha Cuthbert is amazing here, her body and her talent. And Emile Hirsch and Timothy Olyphant were great as well. The story was sweet, with more actually funny moments instead of just mere sight-gags. Which I'm really sick of sight-gags, because we've seen it all. One thing that disappointed me was the fact that it was a sneak preview- and it was barely full. Me, my friend and his friend and like 7 other people. Trust me, this movie deserves to be big- I wish it would open to "American Wedding" numbers, but it won't- and that's sad. This was funny, touching and- yeah, HOT. You won't be disappointed. 10/10 ****

How crowded was everyone elses screening? Please tell me there were some crowded ones! Please tell me you all went to it. And spread the word if you liked it like me- I want this one to be a hit.

I edited my rating from 9/10 and ***1/2 to 10/10 and **** because in the time it took me to right my full review- I couldn't help myself. I really loved this movie- SEE IT!

[Duke Nukem]

Just saw a snake preview "The Girl Next Door," and I gotta say, it really surprised me.

I should say, I'm not really into sex comedies. I find most of them to be too immoral for their own good. However, very few them work out well. "Risky Business," "40 Days and 40 Nights," and "American Wedding (the best and much better of the "Pie" trilogy). These movies weren't all about being smutty with its gross-out stuff. They had enough heart to back them and make them honest films.

Anyway, the best film of them all - Risky Business - there were a lot vibes from that film in "The Girl Next Door." You have the ambitious yet lost hero, you have porn stars instead of hookers, and there's even those darn evil porn star/hooker clients that hassle the porn star/hooker, and the hero as well. It was like "Risky Business" in many of its own positive ways, and re-worked its formula for a different and fresh film of its own.

Like many sex comedies today, the film was a bit smutty but it didn't go over the top with it. It almost does, but there is strong chemistry between the main guy and Elisha as they balance out the bit of smut with a lot of heart.

If anything, I almost felt like there was one subplot, with the evil porn star/hooker client that felt a little out of place with the rest of the movie, but in the end, it doesn't kill the film.

Oh, and for horror buffs, Christopher Arquette, the nerd/dork from "Freddy vs. Jason," plays one of the main guy's friends as a sex/porn-obsessed smutty guy. Although he's almost too smutty a character, he was quite riot often in the movie.

My rating:

*** (out of 4)

[LeftyRuggiero]

Originally posted by Deckard_HR
How crowded was everyone elses screening? Please tell me there were some crowded ones! Please tell me you all went to it. And spread the word if you liked it like me- I want this one to be a hit.

Sadly, there were only about 10 people in my screening/ sneak preview :(

but ill say it again...i LOVED this movie....i jus can't seem to shake the image of Elisha in that red dress at the prom!!!


WOW


josh

[LeftyRuggiero]

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[cutman]

Just got back from the sneak preview...I really liked. Elisha is going to be a star...she is a beautiful girl AND she is a good actress. I 'm a huge fan of 24 (haven't missed an epiosde in three seasons), and I didn't think of her character in 24 once. That's a sign that she's a good actress.

The T and A was nice, too. And the sountrack was great. It got slow in the middle, but it picked up again towards the end and had a great conclusion.

There were only 4 people in the showing I went to, which is disappointing. But I think they simply didn't market the movie well for the sneak preview...we'll see how it does when it opens. I bet it doesn't have a huge opening, but it will have good legs and make money for a while.

[ilovemovies]

I too came back from it and I LOVED it! The first movie of 2004 that I'd give an enthusiastic recommendation too. It was hilarious but also a surprisingly sweet romance. And it contains two starmaking performances. Many people seem to be comparing this to Risky Business, I wouldn't know, I haven't seen it. But if there is any justice out there this movie will do to Emile Hersch what Risky Business did to Tom Cruise. And even better than him is the wonderful, the luminous, the radiant, the beautiful, the drop dead gorgeous Elisha Cuthbert. Timothy Olaphent was also good and the actors playing Hersch's friends were funny. After watching this movie I am not going to be able to get Cuthbert out of my mind. I always liked her on 24 (I never understoon why so many people hate Kim on the show, I've always loved her although she has been pretty wasted this season and has a terribly blah looking hair do) but I am now officially in love her!

I'd give it * * * 1/2 (out of * * * * )

PS:

I hope the amount of people in my theater doesn't indicate the box office success. Because if it does then this movie is in BIG trouble. Unfortunately, reading the responses above, it looks like that might be the case :(

[Deckard_HR]

Originally posted by cutman
There were only 4 people in the showing I went to, which is disappointing. But I think they simply didn't market the movie well for the sneak preview...we'll see how it does when it opens. I bet it doesn't have a huge opening, but it will have good legs and make money for a while.

This sucks! I bet when I go to the preview for "Starsky and Hutch" tomorrow night it will be sold out and everything. But it does look good...but still- darn it! See it everyone, and tell others to see it! Here's my full review:

Overall Opinion: One of the best teen sex comedies ever!

Honestly- I expected this movie to rule walking in. When I heard about the special sneak preview I was ecstatic! I couldn’t wait to see it. I arrived early and while I sat in the seat waiting to watch the movie I was hoping my high expectations wouldn’t ruin it for me- trust me when I say, they didn’t! “The Girl Next Door” is an incredible teen sex comedy, which doesn’t just rely on sight gags to inflict laughs or sweet pop music to inflict joy or sadness. This is realistic and fun, and one of the best teen sex comedies ever!
This movie falls in line with “American Pie” in the category of all-out great teen comedies. “American Pie” is a great film, because of the characters and the then-original storyline. “Girl Next Door” follows that trend, with great characters and a great, funny story. And the simple ones are always the best: Straight student Matt hasn’t had much fun his senior year, or ever really. Then he meets Danielle, the beautiful girl next door. She’s babysitting her grandmother’s house while she’s away and the two hit it off on a bit of a bump.
She catches him watching her change and returns the favor making him strip nude in the street. This is funny, and sparks a genuine connection between two people. Matt has two friends, Klitz and Eli- Eli is a porn junkie who talks more smack than anyone you probably know. He shows Matt a video, displaying Danielle’s old profession- porn. When he finds out the two have a falling out, and then there’s another hour to go in the movie. It’s not cliché, it works! We want these characters together at the end- and they don’t disappoint.
For one thing, Elisha Cuthbert is a talent to behold. In fact, I can’t believe that she isn’t already a star as this opens. She stars on TV’s acclaimed drama “24”, and had a small role in the dismal “Old School”- other than that, nada. That’s ridiculous! She is crazy sexy, she has real charisma and confidence as an actress and did I mention she’s hot while still being a good actress? Give this girl Julia Roberts roles because she’s far better! Emile Hirsch is completely convincing here! Usually, adults playing teens doesn’t work because it just doesn’t look right. This one works. He actually looks the part! But the scene-stealing performer here is Timothy Olyphant. He is perfect here, menacing yet sort of off- like MAYBE there is a good guy down in there somewhere, he just wants his business done. He was great! Christopher Marquette, off “Freddy versus Jason” success, succeeds as Eli- who delivers many of the film’s laugh-out-loud moments. This movie is perfectly cast.
And the story is filled with genuinely sweet moments as well. This is just an overall great movie. I read another early review talking about plot holes…what plot holes? I didn’t see any, this film is far too straight-forward to have noticeable plot holes so that person is just blowing smoke up your ass. Don’t listen to those critics who try to say stuff like that, or that it is too close to “Risky Business”- because so what. This is the best of its ilk to come around in a long time- and I doubt “Eurotrip” will match it when I see it tomorrow. I will indeed see this again when it comes out, and full heartily. Sure, I paid $8.50 to see it tonight, but I’ll pay that again to see this movie again. It’s genuinely good, and everyone should check it out!

[chinton]

Well just got back and wow was I surprised!!

Hey studios if youre lost about how to make teen comedies with substance see this. Frankly if this bombs Im gonna be depressed. Just more Eurotrips. Dont get me wrong I enjoyed Eurotrip but we finally ahve a smart sweet teen comedy. Please somebody pay attention.


Admittedly there was a couple big leaps of logic toward the end but overall this was an extremely well-written teen comedy with well-rounded lovable characters and sweet moments. And most importantly the central romance had substance to it. Both actors were so real and on the mark. I also enjoyed his two sidekicks.


8.5/10

PS

By the way did anyone notice how dark it was. Im not saying it was the darkest movie but for a teen comedy this was a suprisingly mature and occasionaly dark movie. In fact it had more dramatic moments then Ive seen in most teen comedies. This is a good thing.

[MadsenOMC]

I'm thrilled that so many people went out and saw it, and that you all liked or loved it. I think it's flawed, but why complain when something in this genre is so above average? That's really disappointing that the screenings were so empty. Hopefully, word of mouth will help between now and March 19th.

[EDsoulsurvive*]

Madsen, i skimmed your review quick (spoiler-phobe here)and i surprisingly loved what i was reading. To me, your positive review means that I'm probably gunna love the fucking shit outta this one. Rock on! :)

[ilovemovies]

BTW, about Elisha's brief nude scene. It was kinda disappointing to me. The way the camera was angled it might not have even been her. It could easily have been a body double or something.

Oh, well. Great movie still.

[sharkstank]

wow, after seeing the trailer, i was disappointed, but these REALLY positive reviews have risen my expectations again. gotta see it march 12

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[ilovemovies]

Originally posted by Chris411
I've never understood sneak previews. Are they the full movie, or just a really really long trailer? Or just a really long clip??

It's the whole movie. Usually they have them one week before the movie's release. Sometimes two weeks. This kinda unusual because it's three weeks before the film's release.


Deckard: In your review you wrote you say about Hirsch that usually when adults play teens it doesn't work and it doesn't look right but you say it does here. Except I look up Hirsch on the IMDB and he's like 18 or 19 years old, which is at most a year or so older than what his character, he's a High School Senior, is. He's still in his teens. Granted really late teens but I thought I correct on you that. :)

[wilykily]

I saw a sneak preview last night with a ton of friends and I loved the movie very very cool. we met up with like 6 hotties and had an awesome time

I give the movie a 8/10

why did you skip film school?

you know what shut the FUCK up!

by the way the 80's music to some of the parts was a nice touch I just need to know something

Spoilers****

why the fuck didn't Eliza Cuthbert show us the twins I mean I'm happy to have seen the ass but show me the twins it's not above you do it for the fans maybe the unrated DVD will have it

oh and I'll tell all my friends about it cause it was a kick ass flick

oh did I mention we were all drunk as hell while watching the movie? Like I am now

tonight I'm going to see a sneak preview of starsky and hutch (this is my week for sneak previews I saw Eurotrip on Monday and girl next door last night and now S&H tonight.) :D :D

[chappers]

I certainly don't think this movie will bomb. Advance word is very good, and the trailer is fine. I liked the whole "is the juice worth the squeeze" tagline. Eurotrip looks like rotten garbage, and I get the feeling it will perform poorly. That would mean the target audience would be ripe for a GOOD teen comedy. I don't know if The Girl Next Door is going to be the next Risky Business, but if this movie makes less than $40 million I will be very surprised. Not a huge sum I know, but I think that is the minimum gross for this movie. Then again, what do I know?

[Deckard_HR]

Originally posted by ilovemovies
Deckard: In your review you wrote you say about Hirsch that usually when adults play teens it doesn't work and it doesn't look right but you say it does here. Except I look up Hirsch on the IMDB and he's like 18 or 19 years old, which is at most a year or so older than what his character, he's a High School Senior, is. He's still in his teens. Granted really late teens but I thought I correct on you that. :)

Really...I could have sworn he was like 25 or something. Oh well, I need to start reading up on actors and such before typing my final reviews. Thanks.

[chinton]

Im curious to see how audiences react to its darker parts.

[sharkstank]

wow, themovieboy.com (a tomatometer guy and olfcs guy) gave it four stars. said it was a masterpiece! that was unexpected

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[wilykily]

Originally posted by sharkstank
wow, themovieboy.com (a tomatometer guy and olfcs guy) gave it four stars. said it was a masterpiece! that was unexpected

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It was really good kind of dark and I like that. those of you guys that saw it and liked it should post a score over at IMDB. Get the word spread this is a cool flick

[Indiana Sev]

I saw a sneak of this last night. It's an incredibly funny and heartfelt teen romp.

I haven't laughed like that at the cinema in a while. Timothy Olyphant is a comic genius and Elisa Cuthbert is just criminally gorgeous & sexy. I hope it does great at the box office because it's truly an extremely enjoyable comedy that doesn't resort to gross-out humor for its laughs...

[Jyrka]

Can't wait, can't wait!

Elisha is hotter than hot and man if it has jokes in it too, even better! It's currently 100% on Rotten Tomatoes (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/TheGirlNextDoor-1130343/) :cool:

[MadsenOMC]

Timothy Olyphant is definitely a comic genius. This guy deserves better roles. He stole the show in Go, and he does it again here. He is charming and menacing and funny at the same, and he makes it look unbelievably easy. I want to see him in movies much more often.

[moviegroupie]

I saw the trailer and haven't yet seen the movie (no sneak peak where I live, at least AFAIK). The girl next door is a hawtie and the movie looks dark and funny. It looks like its molded to be a typical teen flick, but somehow there is magic to it that might separate it. I can NOT judge yet though, as I have not seen it. Just tell me, does she take her top off? (i'm all wet i like!!)

[PuggyD]

I just got back from a sneak preview and it was awesome. The crowd absolutely loved it and I hope it makes a lot of money. Just everything about it was great. Great soundtrack, all the actors were awesome, it was funny, sexy, dark - just when you think that the teen genre has entirely gone to sh*t, something like this comes along and blows you away. I hope they get to marketing this more, cuz the word of mouth is gonna be good but might not be enough, and the movie really does deserve a big success. Just all around stellar.

[wilykily]

I was at Sam goody yesterday and Elisa Cuthbert was gracing the cover of Maxim. Wow she looked good

[thompsoncory]

Bad news for those who missed the sneak preview. The Girl Next Door has been pushed back to April 9th. Too bad, I have to wait another month to see this great-looking movie.

I envy those who caught the sneak preview. You have now seen the movie a month and a half before it is released.

[wilykily]

Originally posted by thompsoncory
Bad news for those who missed the sneak preview. The Girl Next Door has been pushed back to April 9th. Too bad, I have to wait another month to see this great-looking movie.

I envy those who caught the sneak preview. You have now seen the movie a month and a half before it is released.

God damn april that sucks I'm lucky as hell to have seen the sneak preview

[Scarface98.9]

Maybe they delayed it to put more attention into the marketing and let WOM spread more. At least I hope so

[darkface]

WHAT...THE...FRICK...

this really bites, i was actually looking forward to it. Why in gods sake would they push it back that far with all of the advertisement they've been pushing lately. How lame

[sharkstank]

APRIL 9! GOD DAMNIT! that sucks. i knew i should have seen the sneak peview. at least i dont have to decide between this and secret window on the 12

btw, got that issue of maxim, and i likey:)

WWWWWWHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[ilovemovies]

That does suck as I was really looking forward to being able to see it again when it came out. Oh, well. Atleast they will hopefully be able to properly market this movie. I liked the trailer but the tv ads have been really lame IMO.

[MadsenOMC]

Attendance at the preview screenings was very poor, and tracking was weak. I'm sure that's why they pushed it back.

[Duke Nukem]

I was one of only a few people at the sneak preview where I saw it.

[sharkstank]

is the pushback official? i havent read about it anywhere else

WWWHHHOOOOOOOOOOO

[wilykily]

Originally posted by sharkstank


btw, got that issue of maxim, and i likey:)

WWWWWWHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Me too I was at shinders looking at the porn and when I left I saw it. I was like no way that is the chick from the movie so I had to pick it up. The cover is amazing wow! almost blew my load in the store

as far as the pucshback I've heard it from a couple other places too like IMDB so whatever it sucks but I think this movie is getting some good word of mouth though.

[Deckard_HR]

The pushback is officially bullshit...why in the fuck would you push back a movie like this to April 9th from March 12th...March 12th had no competition at all...April 9th is filled to the brim with releases. All it had to go up against was "Secret Window" and "Agent Cody Banks 2" (and who in their right mind will pay to see that shitty looking shit, and I liked the first one...). Oh, and where did you hear that the movie was tracking bad...doesn't that mean that word is bad or something (not entirely sure) but I can believe the poor attendance at the screenings...maybe next time they shouldn't have it on a Friday...because there was a shitload of people at the "Starsky and Hutch" sneak. I'm severely pissed about this push-back, and I'm getting sick of studios pushing back all their movies a few weeks before release. Previous victims being "Jersey Girl" and "Mindhunters" (X2).

[MadsenOMC]

Tracking estimates the opening weekend box office based on viewer awareness and interest level. Apparently, it wasn't too good, and that combined with the weak attendance at the sneak previews must have freaked out Fox and caused this decision. It's really unfortunate. It's a good movie, and I think they really believe in it, but it might not get the audience it deserves.