Customer Reviews
Jolly hockey sticks - By: R. Griffiths, 26 Sep 2008 
What a riot this is! I was hesitant at first, largely because I tend to get my knickersin a knot over modern teenagers (chavs? emos? huh?) but I want to be one NOW! I always wanted to go to boarding school (too much Enid Blyton as a child) but who needs Malory Towers? It's got a great soundtrack, the girls look fantastic, there's a strong message of solidarity & Rupert Everett always makes me laugh. This will become one of my must-sees on horrid winter evenings or when I'min need of a boost. If only we'd sung a school song along those lines - we'd certainly have sung a lot louder! Watch this. It's great.
Good film, wrong time - By: Jenny Wren, 13 Sep 2008 
This film is fun & well-made, with some excellent performances, notably from Rupert Everett & Colin Firth, but its ultimate failure is down more to the timesin which we live than the film itself. The original St Trinians celebrated anarchyin a repressed world, but these days it is hard to find anything funnyin the idea of schoolgirl violence, because it is a commonplace reality. Ronald Searle's cartoons of children distilling gin were hilarious - but who finds it funny now that children sell drugs, or 'moonshine' so strong it kills people? The producers have done their best to tackle this problem, & tried to keep their violent stars the 'underdogs' by depicting the 'rich girls' school' as even more violent & prone to bullying, but it doesn't quite come off. In fairness, I am middle -aged, & younger people might enjoy this a lot more than I did. There is a genuine attempt to create a moral 'core',in that the suggestions of one schoolgirl to raise money by kidnapping & mutilating a rich person are dismissed as 'sick', & also one slightly unconvincing effort to be uplifting, by having a message that the pursuit of celebrity is less important than fulfilling one's own potential.
Otherwise, it's colourful, tensein the right places, funnyin others, & IF YOU CAN FORGET THE REAL WORLD AROUND YOU it's an enjoyable night in.
Disappointed - By: T. Cook, 30 Aug 2008 
Having seen & enjoyed the old series of films I suppose I was spoil with great actors & actresses & expected to be entertained by the new film the same. I was really disappointed with it, i found the acting less than satisfactory & also woodenin places. I tried to stick with it & give it a chance but got so bored after 30 minuets of it I turned it off & gave the DVD away. I am sure some will like it though who have not seen & enjoyed the originals.
The worst British film i have ever seen - By: Stampy, 20 Aug 2008 Annabelle Fritton (Riley) is sent to one of the worst all girl schoolsin the country, which is on the verge of being shutdown.
Having a lot of respect for British cinema, & being very patriotic, I am almost disgusted by how this film appears.
Gone is the genius & controversy of Trainspotting. The political correctness of Brassed off has disappeared, & we are left with a predictable, unrealistic & a sad excuse for a British filmin a dreadful unfunny story about an all girl's school.
Though I'm not a massive fan, Colin Firth (Pride & Prejudice) & Rupert Everett (A Midsummer Night's dream) should have carried this film, but gave poor performancesin what are two very confusing characters with a bizarre history that is never properly explained. And the supporting cast are all just boring, with no humour & predictability written over their faces. I'm not a fan, but Russell Brand was the best thing about this film, which says a lot when sophisticated actors like Firth can't even match Brand.
The plot is boring & all over the place with bizarre visuals & pauses. One of the least funny "comedies" I have seen, with perhaps only 3 or 4 laugh out loud moments during the whole 97 minutes. Predictable & way too modern, with jokes about current celebrities & TV shows, I mean how will this appeal to peoplein 20 years? They won't know what is going on. It is a film that has been made for the current media.
The acting is poor, & the plot is always predictable. However there were a few surprisesin store & is sometimes interesting.
The plot could was all over the place. Started off focusing on the girl who was arriving, then she was lost half way through as it went all political. Then there was a brief introduction of modern day stereotypes, & why that wasn't further developed I will never know. Audiences need a true gritty story about a stereotype. And then this awkward last ditch unrealistic chance to save the school, & was just not what I expected at all & if you're looking for a good teenage comedy, try Ferris Bueller's Day Off or Euro Trip, as St Trinian's is poor, predictable & quite frankly, the worst British film I have ever seen.
3/10
Maniac rules - By: Welsh Dragon, 15 Aug 2008 
Wasn't quite sure what to expect from the remake. Some of the casting is a bit off. Some of the actresses are obviously too old to play schoolgirls like Taylor is better known for playing a 20-somethingin "2 pints of lager" & Russell Brand is not good enough to play Flash Harry. The plot itself is a bit predictable & silly, but then again so were the original films. Not sure how well the film will translate to an oversea market as there a lot of "British" jokes reference, eg Colin Firth/Mr Darcy. On the plus side, the sound track is used well &in the end it's a good laugh.
