{"id":2390,"date":"2011-07-07T23:01:14","date_gmt":"2011-07-08T06:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=2390"},"modified":"2021-04-22T22:25:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T05:25:54","slug":"review-wildcherry-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2011\/07\/review-wildcherry-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Cherry Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Wild Cherry<\/em><\/strong> is yet another comedy trying to repeat\/copy better movies but doesn\u2019t measure up in any way. I do have some respect for Tania Raymonde for her, um, \u201ccommitment\u201d but otherwise it\u2019s more cheap shelf filler at Best Buy and Wal-Mart.<\/p>\n

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\nWild Cherry (2011)<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy
\nImage Entertainment | R \u2013 85 min. \u2013 $29.97 | June 28, 2011<\/p>\n

MOVIE INFO:<\/span>
\nDirected by: <\/strong>Dana Lustig
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Grant Vetters & David Kolbowicz and Chris Charney (written by), Chris Charney (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Tania Raymonde, Jesse Moss, Rumer Willis, Kristin Cavallari, Ryan Merriman, Tia Carrere, Rob Schneider<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:<\/span>
\nFeatures: <\/strong>Trailer
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1
\nAudio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Wild Cherry<\/em><\/strong> likens itself to be the female version of American Pie<\/em> minus the comradery and, most of all, comedy of the Pie<\/em> movies (yes, all three of them). I will say it isn\u2019t a horrible film as it did manage to get a couple chuckles out of me but otherwise it\u2019s the typical sex jokes that all fall flat to go with an uneven plot.<\/p>\n

Synopsis: <\/strong>Three hot high school seniors (TANIA RAYMONDE, RUMER WILLIS, KRISTIN CAVALLARI) are shocked to discover their names in a legendary book that pairs the school\u2019s virgins with football players. Outraged, the girls are determined to show the guys who\u2019s really running the game of love and launch a series of hilarious, humiliating pranks to get back at the baffled boys in a battle of the sexes.<\/p>\n

The story itself screams direct-to-video, which this was after sitting around on some studio\u2019s shelf since 2009, and I can see why. The plot isn\u2019t bad per se but the execution was at best clumsy. For instance, our main character is played by Tania Raymonde, although Rumer Willis anchors the movie with a video narration, and she\u2019s determined to have sex with her boyfriend… well maybe. I say maybe because before learning of the book, she\u2019s hesitant and one would think that after<\/em> finding out about the virgin book she would completely shut it down but instead she was on and off again throughout the film. No wonder why the guy was confused!<\/p>\n

Well, I too was confused because I\u2019m not sure if the guys in the film are supposed to be jerks or just juveniles wanting what most in their age group want. Given I was leaning toward thinking of them more as jerks than anything else, it was hard to grasp why these girls, well two them anyway, would go all the way. It also was perplexing that all the other virgins in the school, despite being told of the book as well, seemed to be OK with it all because of a supposed curse that if the players didn\u2019t deflower the virgins in the school, their football team would be losers.<\/p>\n

Another baffling aspect isn\u2019t with the story instead it was in the casting department. Maybe it\u2019s just me, but it was odd seeing somebody like Rob Schneider in the unrealistic yet understanding fatherly role (like Eugene Levy in the American Pie<\/em> movies or Larry Miller in 10 Things I Hate About You<\/em>). I guess I couldn\u2019t take Schneider seriously as the overly concerning father who also tries to teach his 18-year-old daughter about sex.<\/p>\n

The cast for Wild Cherry<\/em><\/strong> were alright given the script \u2013 by writers all making their feature debut \u2013 was half-baked though all they really needed to do was look good and at least deliver their lines in a believable manner. Rumer Willis and Kristin Cavallari (yes, that one from \u201cLaguna Beach\u201d) both play up the best friends who take offense to the main character before they make up but it\u2019s Tania Raymonde, who reminds me of Anne Hathaway, takes the most risk with, much like Jason Biggs in the first Pie<\/em>, does some… um… lively acting during one key scene. If it weren\u2019t for that scene, I wouldn\u2019t even remember this movie.<\/p>\n

Wild Cherry<\/em><\/strong> was directed by Dana Lustig who previously helmed the Jennifer Love Hewitt romantic comedy Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In the end, the movie is not very funny, fairly clich\u00e9d in its plot and the characters are one-dimensional and don\u2019t make a whole lot of sense in their actions. I would say this would be a safe third choice on a slow Friday night but even then there are plenty of other films in the average category that would be a better choice.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The only thing we get here is the trailer (1:41; SD)<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Wild Cherry<\/em><\/strong> is presented on a single-layered Blu-ray disc in 1080p high-definition and its original 1.78 aspect ratio. The picture may not pop off the screen compared with other HD releases but the detail level is alright while the color array is evenly dispersed without looking over saturated or pumped up.
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AUDIO \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The DTS-HD MA lossless track is serviceable enough but doesn\u2019t come offer much because it\u2019s mostly dialogue driven with some lame pop\/rock\/whatever music and a mundane score thrown in.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, Wild Cherry<\/em><\/strong> is yet another comedy trying to repeat\/copy better movies but doesn\u2019t measure up in any way. I do have some respect for Tania Raymonde for her, um, \u201ccommitment\u201d but otherwise it\u2019s more cheap shelf filler at Best Buy and Wal-Mart. The Blu-ray itself is also nothing special and is a quick release for Image Entertainment.<\/p>\n

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The Movieman<\/em>
\nPublished: <\/strong>07\/07\/2011<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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