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Josie And The Pussycats [2001]


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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review

Shrewdly concocted by codirectors Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan, Josie and the Pussycats is a wildly comedic update of the Archie comic book (and early 1970s cartoon show). "Oh my God, I'm a trend pimp!" cries rocker Josie McCoy (Rachel Leigh Cook) when she discovers that she and her best friends Melody (Tara Reid) and Val (Rosario Dawson)--collectively known as the Pussycats--have been recruited in a plot to brainwash America's youth into a frenzy of mindless consumerism. Unbeknown to the Pussycats, subliminal messages in their chart-topping hit "Pretend to Be Nice" are forcing kids to follow the latest prefab trends as if their lives depended on it. Josie's going to be the "Next Big Thing", and to her manager (Alan Cumming) and Megarecords mogul Fiona (Parker Posey), the other Pussycats are expendable baggage in their scheme to dictate the cool quotient of teenagers everywhere. Blatant product placements dominate virtually every colourful scene as Josie and the Pussycats gamely embraces the cultural blight it claims to criticise, but this isn't Hollywood hypocrisy. In this deliriously entertaining assault on pop-cultural flotsam, with its disposable boy-band (aptly named "Du Jour") and cross-product marketing ploys that perpetuate blind conformity among gullible teens, Elfont and Kaplan wilfully bite the hand that feeds them, and they're having loads of fun while advocating independent opinion. Cook and her pals are more honestly sexy than Britney Spears, and they make genuinely catchy music (although Cook's vocals were dubbed). It's pure fluff, but Josie and the Pussycats was conceived in such high spirits that it's hard to imagine how it could be improved. Even the obligatory end-credit outtakes are utterly irresistible. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

On the DVD: Some nicely designed and colourful menus lead you to the extras. The obligatory "Behind the Scenes" is a lot more than just an extended promo with footage of the Pussycats learning their instruments and playing them live on stage. Strangely enough though, there's not one mention throughout of the characters' comic book and cartoon origins. There are a few pointless deleted scenes and the usual production notes plus the video for Josie and the Pussycats' single "Three Small Words" (good enough to play on MTV!) and two hilarious music videos from the movie's fictitious boy band DuJour. --Jon Weir


Worth the money!!!
Review date: 2007-10-29 Rating: 8 out of 10

I recently got rid of my VHS player (replaced by DVD player) so im replacing all my fave films - and this is one of them!!

Im 18 and still laugh at the jokes!! So what if its a PG? Its a good laugh - my mum is in her 40s and she likes it.

Would recommend to anyone who enjoys a laugh every now and again!!

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Ride on your motorbike with dujour!
Review date: 2005-05-08 Rating: 10 out of 10

Fantastic film full of clever twists and great actors/ actresses. You will get absolutely hooked on the songs and end up buying the soundtrack like me! Also it is definetely worth buying the dvd becuase the extra features are hilarious- especcially the music videos in the plane- i laughed so much! I must have watched it so many times. All in all it is a spoof film about the idea of advertising through music. And with great music,it is bound to make you feel happy.

go, now buy it.
Review date: 2003-11-09 Rating: 10 out of 10

wot can i say? well firstly WOW, the first time i saw the flim, i hadn't realli heard about it, but being sad i got it because it has seth green in it. i was pleasently shocked, although mr green only appears in the first five minuets, i was so taken by the flim i watched it again....straight after with like a 5 minuet pause inbetween watching, i now own the flim and watch it as much as i can, and still fun it funny and find jokes i had previously missed. i also have the album (worth getting) listening to the "du jour" songs in full is very amusing. this may seem like a childrens flim but there is a lot of adlut jokes that kids just wouldnt pick up on, something for everyone to fall in love with (man that sounded less cheesy in my head.)

Great movie
Review date: 2003-11-04 Rating: 8 out of 10

Not an easy film to describe. It's a bouncy bright movie, but at the same time it's poking fun at the consumer culture, with lots of joking product placements. There's one scene with a McDonald's shower for example.

I haven't read the Archie comics but that much be where the humour comes from. Music's great, actresses are cut, and it's a great laugh. Worth watching.

What A Girl Wants!
Review date: 2003-09-29 Rating: 10 out of 10

This DVD is the best movie I ever saw.
It's my type because... it is funny, girly and they are singers (I love music).

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Tara Reid
Rachael Leigh Cook
Rosario Dawson
Alan Cumming
Parker Posey

Creators:
Rachael Leigh Cook (Primary Contributor)
Tara Reid (Primary Contributor)
Deborah Kaplan (Writer)
Harry Elfont (Writer)
Chuck Grimes (Producer)
Dan DeCarlo (Writer)
John L. Goldwater (Writer)
Richard Goldwater (Writer)

Director(s):

Recording label: MGM Entertainment
Manufacturer: MGM Entertainment
EAN: 5050070007398
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2001-12-17
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 94 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2001-04-11
Language: Danish (Subtitled)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: Finnish (Subtitled)
Language: Norwegian (Subtitled)
Language: Swedish (Subtitled)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: German (Dubbed)
Language: Italian (Dubbed)

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