Cruel Intentions 2, in my opinion, is awful. The actors really aren't very good looking which instantly takes the point away of the "beautiful rich kid" image. What's more, the plot is really rubbish and the corny evilness is WAY overdone. Secret popular societies in attics? Puh-leese...

Cruel Intentions 3 is a LOT better than 2...I wouldn't say it's quite as good as the original, but definitely worth watching. It's got really good looking people, several super-bitches...I think the characters in here are more evil than the other films. The plot is adequate, though again you are conciously aware that this kind of manipulation couldn't occur in real life, things don't slot into place that easily - whereas in the original, whilst this was still true, you didn't really notice it. A good film though.

Builds Off the First, Ignores the Second, Add New Direction
Review date: 2005-01-19 Rating: 6 out of 10

First there was Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos De Laclos. Then there was Dangerous Liaisons in 1988. This was followed by Valmont in 1989. We then had Cruel Intentions in 1999 which moved the story to high school age. This was followed by a retelling in Cruel Intentions 2 that should just be ignored. Then there was the mega epic Les Liaisons Dangereuses in 2003 (more than 3 hours). Finally we have Cruel Intentions 3 (2004) that acts as a direct sequel to Cruel Intentions by adding a cousin and then sets the tale at a very bizarre college.

Cassidy is a cousin of the characters from the first movie. She and tease-object Jason like to play games. The games start quick and fast as it almost seems like everyone is out to do in someone else. There is no virginal target in this one. That has been replaced with a faithful target (but definitely not a virgin). Oddly, she is the target of a third character named Patrick. Eventually the games of Cassidy, Jason, and Patrick do become dangerous (as well as cruel).

Unlike the first movie, however, while Cassidy is quite a snob, there is none of the evil cultured grace of the first film. These characters could have been anybody from any background. While the added Patrick dimension added a little originality it failed to make up for the loss of the evil cultured grace. I just hope we won't be seeing number 4.

great for teenagers
Review date: 2005-01-15 Rating: 8 out of 10

Cruel intentions is an amazing film and so was followed by two otehrs. The second one isnt actually very good because it is basically the first film with different people and has no effect on its audience. However the third film is absolutely amazing and could arguably be better than the first. I would recommend buying these if you like teenage love stories with a sexy twist. Dont watch with your parents

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