Wednesday, April 2, 2008

don't F with me about Heathers


So the L.A. Times (usually respectable, no?) has an article about the darkest high school movies.

Knowing this list would include Heathers I got all excited. So as I was reading their little blurb about it and there is a HUGE mistake. Huge to me at least. Maybe normal people wouldn't think so. I had to write in and correct them.

Here's what they wrote:

‘Heathers’

SparkNotes version: With the help of her new-to-town deranged boyfriend (Christian Slater) a popular girl (Winona Ryder) accidentally begins to kill off kids in her high school.

If this were a class it would be: Classics — because you can’t consider yourself a high school film scholar without being well acquainted with this '80s classic.

Essay question: Discuss the significance of the red bow worn first by Heather Duke, and then by Heather Chandler. Compare and contrast the bow with other symbols of power found throughout history.

Final grade: A+ This is the definitive dark high school comedy movie. Nothing else even comes close.

DUDE! Hi. Who's proofing this shit? Everyone knows that Heather Chandler wore the red bow first! She's the one who dies first!

I totally schooled the L.A. Times today. I wonder if they'll write me back.

p.s. don't even get me started on the fact that they included Teaching Mrs. Tingle on their list.

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