THis is my all time favorite move! its laugh out loud funny
Sydney White
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Tween star hits college; drinking, hazing ensue.
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for Ages 13 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Sydney White was written by Betsy Bozdech
Parents need to know that this take on Snow White is tween favorite Amanda Bynes' most mature movie to date. She's as sweet and down-to-earth as always, but the film's focus on college Greek life includes drinking (one character is applauded for breaking a "keg stand" record) and catty "mean girl" behavior (hazing, cruel put downs, and more). Characters use words like "bitch," "ass," and "ho"; there's some kissing, flirting, and innuendo; and characters obsess about the school's online "Hot or Not" list. All of that said, the movie's messages about accepting people for who they are and being yourself are on target for tweens and young teens.
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What’s the Story?
A modern take on the classic fairy tale about a jealous queen, a displaced princess, and seven quirky guys living together in the woods, SYDNEY WHITE follows tomboy Sydney (Amanda Bynes) as she leaves for college, determined to follow in her deceased mom's footsteps and pledge Kappa Phi Nu sorority. And pledge she does -- much to the dismay of ice queen chapter president Rachel Witchburn (Sara Paxton), who takes an instant dislike to Sydney when she sees "her" guy, Tyler Prince (Matt Long), flirting with the newcomer. Rachel vows to make Sydney's life miserable, and she does it so well that Sydney ends up out in the rain with nowhere to go ... except the ramshackle house known as The Vortex, which seven sci-fi-loving "freaks" call home. The guys -- allergy-prone (aka "Sneezy") Lenny (Jack Carpenter), eager Tiger Scout (aka "Dopey") George (Arnie Pantoja), angry blogger (aka "Grumpy") Gurkin (Danny Strong), cheerfully sex-obsessed (aka "Happy") Spanky (Samm Levine), jet-lagged (aka "Sleepy") Embele (Donté Bonner), shy puppet wielder (aka "Bashful") Jeremy (Adam Hendershott), and mad-scientist-in-training (aka "Doc") Terrence (Jeremy Howard) -- don't have much experience with girls, but Sydney's frank nature and positive outlook win them over, and soon she's urging them to run against Rachel for Student Council and really make a difference. Meanwhile, Sydney gives Rachel a run for her money on the school's online "Hot or Not" list, turns her fellow Kappa pledges on to the pleasures of eating a real breakfast, embarks on a tentative relationship with Tyler, and beams perkily in almost every situation.
Is It Any Good?
There's a reason Amanda Bynes is beloved by tweens everywhere. She's down-to-earth, funny, and cute as a button -- plus, she actually looks like a real person, rather than a stick-thin waif. She puts her abundant charm to good use as Sydney in this fairy tale update that is clever and amusing in spots and overly precious and cutesy in others.
Sydney White's story is hardly groundbreaking, and the stereotyped characterizations get a bit old -- in addition to the shallow, blond sorority sisters and Klingon-fluent nerds, the movie presents a parade of single-note student groups (the ROTC kids are buff and stoic, the Jewish kids all have side-curls and dance the horah, etc.) -- but the movie has its moments. Some of the Snow White references are funny, if verging on crude (like when the Vortex gang marches past Rachel in a line, greeting her with a chorus of "hi, ho"s), and the cast is genuinely appealing. Tweens who are used to seeing Bynes in movies like What a Girl Wants may not be quite prepared for Sydney White's boisterous fraternity party scenes or the Kappa sisters' cruel pledge hazing, but teens who've grown up with the star since her days on All That and The Amanda Show may have just found their new favorite slumber party movie.
Movie Details
Studio: Universal Pictures, Director: Joe Nussbaum
Run time: 100 minutes
Theatrical release: 09/20/2007, DVD release: 01/22/2008
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language, sexual humor and partying.
Run time: 100 minutes
Theatrical release: 09/20/2007, DVD release: 01/22/2008
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language, sexual humor and partying.
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
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THis is my all time favorite move! its laugh out loud funny
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Lives in FloridaI rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
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I rate this title pause for age 8 and give it
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Oh Man, So Good
I loved the movie, honestly good.
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this movie was alright not my fave
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
good movie
This movie is a modern take on the movie Snow White....only it takes place at a college. I say it is appropriate for ages 12+. Some younger kids might get bored with it and not understand what they're talking about in the movie. There wasn't much bad language or other references. Overall, it was a good movie with a good ending.
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FUNNY MOVIE NOT SO INNAPROPRIATE AT ALL
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One of the funniest movies i have ever seen...
A modern spin on the classic Disney tale Snow White, Sydney White is a hilarious comedy set on a college campus. If you consider butt, screwed, and crap bad words, this movie may not be the best choice...and only scattered, mild cursewords are spread throughout. Younger audiences would probably not get some of the humor, but all of it is pretty funny. Good movie...i give it an A!!!
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I love Amanda Bynes, and I love this movie! It is awesome! And FYI, common sense media, "loser" is not a cuss word. There is really nothing wrong with this movie! Go see it! You won't regret it!
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Laughing the Whole Time!
I think the people who were in the theater with me were probley annoyed because i was laughing so hard!There was a little bit of sex talk but they made it pretty funny. It's really just anything a kid can see on TV. It was a really good movie but I wouldn't let anyone under 10 see it.
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Really Lame.
I went to see Sydney White with my 6 friends opening night, and it totally sucked. I mean, there were some good parts mixed in, but it's just way too similar to Snow White. I know it's meant to be a teenage version of the classic, but this movie was more unrealistic than the Disney movie. I don't know if it was just the experience overall, or the movie itself, but I honestly would not see this film again. As far as language and sexual stuff, I'd say 13+ or know your kid. There's just a tad bit of cursing...just normal things you'd hear at home or school. I will admit that it was somewhat funny, but again, it was very unrealistic. Grade: C-
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Not for younger audience
Not for anyone under 12, but great movie.
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Cute movie! Cute spoof of Snow White - for tweens and up
It shows hazing and shallow co-eds but it has a good message in the end as the star, Sydey White stays true to herself!It is a modern day take of off Snow White - she lives with seven dorks instead of dwarfs and the wicked witch is rather a stuck up soriety girl who is jealous of the attention Sydney White receives. Some parts of movie give parents opportunity to discuss poor behaviors and values of some characters in the movie.
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It wasn't that bad. No actual sex or nudedy. Nerds do appear without swim trunks, because girls tricked them, but it only shows top half of the boys. A nerd is obbsessed with sex, but its not really bad. There not a lot of violence, and i don't agree with the reviews.
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sydney white a strange fairy tale
when i first heard of this movie i was expecting another disney fairytale- - - size zero waists, girls sitting around waiting for a man to sweep them of their feet- - - even if it was supposed to be a spin. but i was wrong. it starts off good enough with sydney growing up w/ her dad and being raised by construction workers. then she heads off to college w/ big hopes of joining her mothers sorority. she promptly meets a friend, another kappa phi nu legacy, and they get ready for the rush party together. sydney has only brought some clothes in a duffel bag and her treasured comic books, so she borrows a dress from 'dinky' her new friend. at the party, the sorority president, rachel witchburn, tries to throw her out, but after learning she is a legacie and must be excepted into the pledge group, makes it as hard as possible for her to get in. then, on initiation night, she choose every1 but sydney, & claims that she broke kappa phi nu laws. sydney leaves, after taking off her dress-to reveal a slip- and throwing it at rachel. sydeny moves in w/ 7 geeks to try and tries to stop the old shack they live in from being torn down and having sydney run for president. the only thing i really didnt like was the sterio type against blondes. SICK OF IT in the movie industry!!!!! but the main message of this movie is : find the geek in all of us
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hilarious
this is such a great movie! it may be inappropriate for kids 12 and under because of the language, and the sex related talking. but there is not much of any of it. you gotta see this movie!
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