Sydney White (Widescreen Edition)
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Actor: Amanda BynesBrand: Universal
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-22
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Sydney White (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
Sydney White is an amazing movie! Amanda Bynes never ceases to amaze me. I give it 5 stars!DVD Review: Brilliant
Summary: 5 Stars
Wonderful film. Classic Amanda Bynes humor. Predictable storyline, but a fun, relaxing film to watch and have a good laugh. Gives a humorous view of events a college freshman might run into and shows how to come out successfully. DVD Review: I'm sorry, I'm still learning to speak priss
Summary: 3 Stars
Sydney White is a 2007 revamped and dorkified version of the classic fairy-tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Of course in this tale Snow White is named Sydney(Amanda Bynes) and she's on a mission to join her deceased mother's sorority, which is a far cry for a girl such as herself; being raised by all men construction workers with a love of comic books.
When the evil witch of the Kappas' Rachel Witchburn(Sara Paxton) deems Sydney 'non-kappa material' for flirting with her ex-boyfriend and Beta president Tyler(Matt Long) she sends her in the directions of the Vortex, the home of the seven dorks.
When Sydney learns that her mother's group of friends may not be the only answer to find happiness, everything begins to fall into place.
It was an interesting thought for a classic story, but even Amanda Bynes couldn't save this script. I mean the poisoned apple computer and the kiss to awake Sidney in the library were a bit too much, even for me.
It's cute but no classic.
DVD Review: "Are You Kidding Me?!"
Summary: 2 Stars
What are you people smoking here?! This must have been Amanda Bynes last role in fulfillment of a contract; either that, or she's got a really bad director, because this movie is as unfocused as she is. I was going to say untalented as well, but in the right part she actually has a two-dimensional appeal; only this isn't it.
It's billed as a re-telling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, but that's an insult to the Brothers Grimm. This "D" list movie doesn't even have the class of Kathy Griffin. Like Danny Strong's "Gurkin" says at the end of Act Two "Things are looking grim brothers," and a truer word was never spoken. I just wish that it had come at the start of the movie and spared me the hour forty-eight that I wasted watching it.
DVD Review: A Decent Modern Day Re-Telling of a Classic Fairy Tale...
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm just going to start off by saying that this is not the kind of movie that I would pick to watch on my own time. It was my wife's night to pick which movie we were going to watch, and she had several from which to choose from; but when she saw that I had recently purchased "Sydney White" for her from our local video store she opted to watch it over all the other contenders. Personally, I had no opinion either way about this movie; I hadn't heard whether it was good, bad, etc.; so, I was pretty much open to whatever the movie had to offer, I just hoped it was at least a decent movie watching experience.
"Sydney White" is the story of a young woman (Amanda Bynes) who is in her first year of college, and well, things aren't going as smoothly as she'd planned. After trying to get into an extremely popular sorority, she has found herself ostracized by those she had tried to fit in with and is now living with seven undeniably awkward and socially inept guys in a frat house that resembles more of an old-time, rundown home than your standard college campus fare usually does. As Sydney begins to evaluate her life, which has grown somewhat more complicated due to a burgeoning romance with a modern day prince (in her eyes) named Tyler (Matt Long), and her position on the social ladder of her school, she decides to take a chance and stand up for the outcasts and show the upper echelon of the college hierarchy that being popular isn't always about doing what is conventional or normal.
This movie, as you may have guessed already, is a modern day re-telling of the classic tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarves mixed with your typical coming-of-age comedy. Just like other comedies of this sub-genre, "Sydney White" is pretty standard stuff, without a whole lot of new ground being covered, so it's pretty easy to be able to predict exactly what's going to happen next and just how the story will most likely end. One difference that "Sydney White" does have from all the other entries in this grouping is the fact that it does mix in the fairy tale element of Snow White to shake the standard proceedings up just a bit. Granted you still know (or at least can make a really good educated guess) how the movie's going to end up, but with the references to the classic tale (both subtle and obvious) the movie manages to be elevated above its merely average status, which is quite rare for this genre.
Amanda Bynes ("She's the Man") continues her streak of semi-offbeat comedies that manage to entertain her target audience without resorting to the crude jokes or sexual humor that tends to seep into every aspect of this genre. Amanda does another good job here, essentially playing the same character, or one very similar, to the sweet, funny, and sometimes awkward character she played in "She's the Man"; except this time she doesn't have to dress up like a guy for half the movie. Matt Long as her love interest Tyler Prince (hmmm, I wonder which character from the fairy tale he could be) does a good job as your standard run-of-the-mill cool guy who has the quintessential heart of gold. In this movie, Matt is given an opportunity to show that he is a fairly well-rounded actor by trying his hand at comedy after his semi-dramatic (possibly over-dramatic at times) turn in the early portions of 2007's "Ghost Rider". Sara Paxton, who I vaguely remember from the oh-so forgettable spoof "Superhero Movie" is adequate as the modern day queen, but she proceeds to go to no effort at all to hide the fact that she is up to no good from the moment she first appears in the movie; the least she could have done was make us try to work for the relation to the fairy tale, not just beat us over the head with the obviousness. Regarding the cast members that portrayed the seven dorks (in this case), it was nice that the guys weren't always in your face with which one they were portraying; and in a few instances I actually had a hard time deciding who certain ones were supposed to be. Although, I bet if I would have been able to remember the various names of the dwarves in Disney's version of the story, I wouldn't have been as hard-pressed to figure out who was who. Lastly, it was nice to see veteran actor John Schneider playing the loving father (a role he perfected on TV's "Smallville") to Amanda Bynes' character. John doesn't appear a whole lot in the movie, but he manages to make the most out of what little he is given, and his appearances are most welcome when they occur, as they are essentially the only real dramatic aspects of the story.
Containing a decent amount of humor, some heart-warming moments, and neat references to the fairy tale on which the story is based, "Sydney White" is one of the few worthwhile efforts to come out of the sub-genre of coming-of-age comedies in the teen comedy category in quite some time. So, I would have to say that "Sydney White" is a movie that is at least worth watching once.
"Sydney White" is rated PG-13 for language and sexual references.
Description of Sydney White (Widescreen Edition)
America's sweetheart Amanda Bynes stars in the fun comedy Sydney White! When tomboy Sydney (Bynes) is banished from the most popular sorority on campus, she is taken in by seven socially challenged but endearing guys. With the help of her new friends, Sydney stands up for outcasts everywhere and takes on the reigning campus queen in a popularity showdown! But can she succeed and also win the heart of gorgeous frat guy Tyler Prince? You'll love this hilarious and sweet age-old story with a charming modern-day twist!Entering College is a time of great transition, but Sydney White (Amanda Bynes) is secure in her plan to follow in her late-mother's footsteps and pledge Kappa Phi Nu sorority when she arrives at Southern Atlantic University. Raised by a plumber father and a host of other construction workers, the comic book collection toting Sydney is definitely her own unique person and has some decidedly tomboy tendencies that contrast starkly with the ditzy, superficial girls she meets at her first sorority function. Sorority leader and student council president Rachel (Sara Paxton) takes an instant dislike to Sydney and vows to make her rushing experience intolerable. Only Tyler (Mat Long), a member of one of the campus fraternities, seems to see and appreciate the real Sydney. After weeks of hazing abuse, Rachel declares Sydney unfit to join the sorority and a despondent Sydney joins seven misfit boys in a soon-to-be-condemned house on Greek Row known as the Vortex. Fueled by the desire for revenge and a newly discovered sense of respect and belonging thanks to her new roommates, Sydney decides to fight back against the snobbery of the Greek elite and champion the rights of all misfits on campus by running against Rachel for Student Council President. By rallying the support of interest groups and misfits campus-wide, it appears that Sydney might just have a chance of winning. This film begins with an almost gag-inducing portrayal of sorority snobbery at its worst and soon gives way to a hysterically comic look at the under-representation of the masses in collegiate society. The satirical parallel to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is heavy (this is the story of "Sydney White and the Seven Dorks" complete with Sneezy, Sleepy, and Doc) and the portrayal of interest groups on college campuses is farcical to the extreme. All in all, Sydney White is hysterically funny and surprisingly appealing to audiences of both genders and a wide age range. Rated PG-13 for some language, sexual humor, and partying. --Tami Horiuchi
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