Bratz

Plot synopsis:
Four teenage friends named Cloe, Yasmin, Sasha and Jade are about to start high school. Self-centered Meredith wants everyone to belong to a clique, and goes about organizing students. She does not like the independent spirit of the four girls and plots to destroy their friendship and make them conform to her pre-fabricated cliques. Cloe is an amazing soccer player. She meets Cameron and is instantly smitten. Sasha is recruited as a cheerleader. Jade joins the science club, meets Dexter and designs great outfits. Yasmin joins journalism, even though her real passion is singing even though she hasn't realized yet. She also feels lonely as her friends are busy with their own cliques. She also meets Dylan who is deaf but can lip reading (lip read). The friends begin to drift apart as they are compelled to stay within their cliques.
Two years later, when an accidental food fight causes them to get detention, they realize that they miss being BFF's and decide to be friends again. They also try to get the other schoolmates to socialize outside their cliques but their attempts fail when Meredith's 2nd Super Sweet 16 party which ends disastrously has them seated with their original cliques.
The upcoming talent show and its prize of a scholarship gives them the idea to bring all the cliques together again with an act, but the chances are slim with Meredith's constant attempts to steal the spotlight. In the end, there is a tie. Meredith gets the trophy, but the girls get the scholarship, which they later give to Cloe.

Tags: romantic

Review:
(Note to script writers: If you really have to put "OMG" as an actual spoken line, then I think it's time to rethink your career) After this monstrosity finally ended, I looked to my friend and we looked to her sister, who then informed us that the movie was horrible.
But don't worry, when she really needs it (for a dress), her friends have gift certificates.Sure enough, no one would like to see a movie with a bunch of fat teens running around acting silly but did the movie have to star four slender girls with attitude problems?
For me it's still a very negative word meaning that your parents have spoiled you.Bratz doesn't want to give its core audience (small girls) a good message.
It also has enough montages to kill a few horses, Jon Voight with not only a prosthetic nose but a statue of his head with the same fake nose, a fluffy dog who gets beauty treatment along with her owner, a mariachi band that lives at the house of the Hispanic girl of the Bratz (and, for some reason, this doesn't seem too out of place, especially when they show up at talent shows), and...Jesus, did I mention the montages?But for all of this, if one is in the right frame of mind, it's hilarious, even achingly and hysterically, funny material, whether it was intentional or not.
It also makes for some ample absurd moments when just seeing the four Bratz having a fight amongst themselves about sticking together or going off into their other interests (naturally, they have only one aptitude a piece, one soccer, one cheer-leading, one science, and one journalism/singing), and as well the diabolical attempts to thwart all of their fun by the nasty, less than one-note daughter of the principle, who goes for a 2nd super sweet sixteen party even after she's turned 16.Maybe if you're already quite a young girl, seeing this movie might not matter too much in the grand scheme of things as far as real psychological impact.
If the intention of writing this film was simply because the last time a movie has been this cringe-worthy was Britney Spears' Crossroads, then the idea was a nail hit directly on the head.If you feel any emotion, be it happiness, joy, elation or even sadness (in context to the film, as opposed to its existence) during the running time of this film, you are unfortunately a biased person...or are 2 years old, in which case you would not have the mental capacity to read this or form opinion throughout the film...except for when to soil yourself during its run time.The sad truth is that this film was surely doomed from the start.
No-one would in their right mind would write, direct and produce this film, under the impression that anyone would actually enjoy it except for toddlers...and, unfortunately, that peculiar clique...young girls who actually assume that they and there friends are actually Bratz."Oh, that film was totally written about us," they say.Unfortunately...it probably was..
I see reviews of other members saying things like (a-hem), "No-one would in their right mind would write, direct and produce this film, under the impression that anyone would actually enjoy it except for toddlers...and, unfortunately, that peculiar clique...young girls who actually assume that they and there friends are actually Bratz.", or "If you really have to put "OMG" as an actual spoken line, then I think it's time to rethink your career", or even, "It makes high school seem like a horrible place full of cliques and a mean, prissy, "boss" figure that runs the whole school"My God. You people need to relax.We were all laughing hysterically the entire duration of this movie.
Expecting a Bratz movie to accurately depict high school life or common social interaction or whatever else you think it should have, is mad.However I do know that this is a film I will never forget.I will always have these fond memories of watching this astonishing film with my friends on a Saturday night.
The script is corny, the plot follows a cliché formula which appeals to a very specific demographic (5-10 year old girls who play with Bratz dolls).
I genuinely think it's a good movie, it's got a below average plot and the acting is from about E-list actors, but there's something really nice about it, it's really quite nostalgic for me and the fact I could relate with this when I was younger, idk but generally it's really appealing and although it's got shitty reviews, it's on Netflix and Lovefilm, won't cost you any extra but I do recommend it.
The film in itself is about 4 girls who are completely different however, they still have a close bond, but as they go through school they get split apart by the things they like and within two years, they've almost forgotten each other.
OK, for what this is, a movie for 5 year old little girls, I think it was great.
Okay, it looks like this film was created to do two things; Obviously, the first one is to give little girls another movie to add to their collection of princess/bubblegum memorabilia.
Bratz does not approach teen movie fame; I'd rather watch Date Movie again.If you read the reviews of those who gave Bratz a high rating you'll understand the kind of vapid, shallow people this film was aimed at.
This goes for the one comment, on how the person writing hated the movie, but the six year old girl loved it, that would be because she enjoys thinking life is all about school and clothes.
If it was made for anyone over the age of 14 it would have been quite a bit different.Also, If you are going to bad talk a kids movie because YOU didn't like it then hopefully you have some interesting reasons to back the opinion up because believe it or not people do use this as a judging point unfortunately.
and the storyline is cool, even there's one unimportant scene.but it was heart-touching and so high school!but that doesn't matter because overall the movie offers an amazing story about friendship.
Sure, it may be a 'kids film', but I think mum and I both agreed that this was a movie worthy of 10 stars.People giving low rankings should perhaps remember that this film is probably aimed at younger children who have grown up with the Bratz dolls.
I thought the film was an excellent comedy.I love the idea of friendship, though many people find it corny but I love the idea as the girls Yasmin, Sasha, Chloe and Jade face during their first year of high school.
Yup, Daddy's the principal of the school.Jade: Typical Asian-American girl with strict mother who over burdens her with academic work, Jade has to act like she loves all of it, but has a secret rebellious side.If that doesn't scream American cultural movie character stereotypes, I don't know what does.
Rather than a shallow, frothy, candy-colored stroll through ditzy women, inappropriate fashion, and immature circumstances, I received a mildly-entertaining, high-energy romp filled with attractive leads, all of whom at least carry their part with some semblance of conviction, acceptable, if scatter-plotted themes and ideas, and a pleasantly fun diversion through the world that sort of mimics our reality but still finds itself wholly trapped in cinema's, family-friendly kind of reality.Make no mistake, Bratz isn't really a good film and it wouldn't be the first thing I recommend your daughters see.
The Bratz essentially were telling them not to leave the house without a tube-top, eyeliner, and eyeshadow.Bratz follows four lifelong best-friends - Cloe (Skyler Shaye), Yasmin (Nathalia Ramos), Sasha (Logan Browning), and Jade (Janel Parrish) - as they enter high school with an attitude to keep each other as close as possible.
Upon reuniting the group to prove that they can still be inseparable and devoted to each other, Meredith sets out to destroy the girls by recreating the party she threw for her sweet sixteen, making it even bigger and better, which she hopes will propel herself to the known voice of the school while the four girls wallow in their shame.I laud Bratz for at least doing what I never thought would be done in one of the most ostensibly shallow teen films of the last decade, which is etch some solid, vital commentary about high school into its material.
Yes, Bratz would be better if it didn't make the cliques so overblown and farcical that they tread the line of being part of a high school satire, but its acknowledgment of a real problem in a pleasantly real way is actually heartwarming to say the least.Then there's the abundance of singing, dancing, and just hanging out these girls do, which is surprisingly fun and enjoyable, given how shallow it sounds.
But the fact that there's moralizing in a film called Bratz, taken from the line of dolls that look the way they do, is surprising enough, giving the film much more leverage and likability than I could've ever imagined.Starring: Skyler Shaye, Nathalia Ramos, Logan Browning, Janel Parrish, and Chelsea Kane.
So despite what everyone seems to be saying by watching this film (and playing with the dolls) your children are not going to be brainwashed and filled with messages that they must dress like a hooker.
The producers have unintentionally managed the positive message that no amount of expensive clothes, shoes, hair, and make- up can make an average girl look like a hot teen actress.Speaking of wandering on to the set looking dazed and confused, Jon Voight plays Meredith's father and the school principal.
There is a time and a place for everything, and this movie has a limited target audience; it is aimed specifically at the teeny-bopper age!!I ended up liking it because it brought me back to my childhood and my own experiences with "mean girls" and cliques, and it helped me have a wonderful conversation with my daughter afterward.
Some of the absolute worst acting in years and this was made in 2007 mind you .A plot that was mediocre,boring,lame,predictable,and extremely corny all rolled into one .The movie epitomized the word corny from the over acting to the SASS to the obvious reading straight from the script lines .The movie was just ...bad period .I get I'm not the demographic for this film and more power to the fans of this film I just found it to be an exercise in pure torture getting through it .Oh and the MUSIC ?My God talk about absolutely horrible and the music video at the end was extremely lame as well as laughable .It also didn't help that the villain was as equally annoying as the lead characters were .Even less helpful is how superficial the characters all are and that doesn't really improve much..
I know some people would argue that my standards for what a movie can be should have been lowered when I came across this live-action film based on a series of dolls, but aren't little girls people too?
My little cousin (girl) likes Bratz (the dolls)and had thoughts about seeing the movie.
that girl meredith was the most annoying little bitch i've ever seen on a movie screen, the four lead actresses are just your typical 20 something year old whores who can't act trying to make it big, and not even John Voight (that's right, JOHN VOIGHT) could save this film.
Throughout the movie, the four Bratz girls (Chloe, Jade, Sasha, and Yasmin) meet events that challenge their friendship.
Some of the worst dialogue I have ever heard in a film not to mention the weird messages it tries to convey just feels like a room of 50 year old business men tried making this without any realization of how teens or high school acts.
Not in a while have more shallow and unlikeable characters graced any film by me seen by me recently, they all live up to their names as brats with personalities that never sparkle and instead make one depressed and they serve as unhealthy role models for the primary target audience.Other than the bright colours, there is a real straight-to-video/DVD look to 'Bratz'.
Similarly, once again (just when you think he couldn't get just as bad as his career-low-point, film and performance, in 'Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2'), Jon Voigt disgraces himself with an bumbling idiot role (that is actually meant to be an authority figure) overacted dreadfully, and no obviously prosthetic/false nose won't give you any dignity sadly Jon no matter how hard you try to hide behind it by looking barely recognisable.In conclusion, lots of brat-itude but no style or substance of any kind.
I've seen a lot of bad films, for comedic purposes, but this is by far the worst.I cant believe people are defending this as being "A movie for little girls".
Like all middle-aged gay man, I have the musical & movie taste of a 14-year-old teenage girl.
Young girls would love a movie about this, with the good girls beating the bad girls.This movie has some sweet natured parts behind it, including a deaf boy learning to appreciate music and 4 best friends reuniting and become a team again, teaching kids that best friends should always be there for each other.If you want your little girl to truly enjoy a night out at the movies, then take her to see Bratz.
Meredith is pretty much appalled as she watched the world she created crumble beneath her, so she sets out to teach the 'Bratz' some lessons.I am actually kind of embarrassed to say that I liked this movie.
Now they must stop the school from separating everyone into groups and they must defeat the uber-popular Meredith.This movie is filmed like a music video mixed with a commercial.
Sprung from a line of fashion dolls that make Barbie look like an Amish housewife, the film tones down its creepy sexualised tone for quickie moral lessons and puerile considerations of racial identities.These Bratz consist of freshmen high schoolers in Hispanic Yasmin (Nathalia Ramos), African-American Sasha (Logan Browning), Caucasian Cloe (Skyler Shaye) and Pan-Asian Jade (Janel Parrish).
Somehow I wanted to block it all out in fear of it destroying my brain cells.So to sum it up, do not watch Bratz if you have the tiniest bit of self dignity because at the end of the movie, you'd be punching yourself and asking "Why did I waste 2 hours of my time on this?" Oh and seriously, letting little kids watch this will not change the way they think about 'life' or 'friendship'.
Had I not been forced to see this film because of my occupation (and the fact I have two young daughters), I would have avoided this particular production like Richard Simmons avoids women.However, no such luck came my way on this night, and I was subjected to one of the single most shallow, insignificant, poorly-directed, badly-acted movies of the year.Or in ANY year, for that matter."Bratz, The Movie" is supposedly based on those slutty-looking dolls with huge eyes, full lips and no noses; figures which many parents feel imbues their daughters with an overinflated infatuation with clothes, shoes and make-up.
Unfortunately, this movie is live action (but still concentrates on the whole "appearance is the most important" thing).And while the film tries to touch on friendships being key, the main message here is that only thin, good-looking people are worth anything; and the only way to make a difference in the world is to wear the latest, most expensive fashions.As if any of this makes any difference, here's the basic plot outline: Four adolescent girls (all beautiful with perfect bodies), Yasmin (Natalie Ramos), Jade (Janel Parish), Sasha (Logan Browning) and Chloe (Skyler Shaye) enter high school.
He not only embarrasses himself in the movie, but has put a stamp of incompetence on what was once a stellar career.Oh, there's also a deaf kid, Dylan (Ian Nelson) who somehow has the power to hear Yasmin singing (oh, and he can spin turntables, as well).The picture's witless conclusion consists of a huge birthday bash for Meredith (see enters on an elephant) and a loud and irritating musical number (it's amazing what passes for entertainment in today's world).My little girls liked this film, but then again they are 3 and 7-years old.
we certainly enjoyed it, but not in the way i believe the film makers were intending.neither of us went into the movie with high expectations, knowing that it was a film based on hideous dolls that neither of us had played with in years, but we were at least expecting some sort of plot line!
No matter how extremely negative the vast majority of reviews for this film, this movie was great because: 1.It conveys great messages about FRIENDSHIP & LOYALTY 2.High school cliques are true in real life 3.The soundtracks are so amazingly awesome 4.This Movie Is Good For Any Of Ages 5.Full of music, fun & fashion!!!i live in Indonesia n i think Bratz had so much audiences in here than in its domestic place, USA.
i mean, forget about the horrendously terrible popular teenage movie like "High School Musical 2" who copied "BRATZ" or some R-Rated horrible movies, this light-hearted "BRATZ" is more than just based on top-selling fashion dolls or make-up makeover.
i myself be a bit fashionable after watched this film because the Bratz girls know how to dress just to express their own personalities.
Well, I Watched The Movie With My Girlfriend And She Took Her Little Sister Too. For The First Five Minutes, I Thought The Movie Was So-So, But I Was Wrong, Bratz Helped My Eyes To See How Important Friendship Is. Okey, So There Are 4 BFF's Who Trying To Fit In At The New High School But They Were Failed Because A Student Evil Body President Who Splited Them Up Into Different Cliques.
there are little girls, fans of bratz dolls, wanting to see this movie, and what will they take from this??