Clueless

Although it racked up $50 million at the boxoffice, Amy Heckerling's ode to teen angst, 90 style, doesn't remotely compare with her earlier Fast Times at Ridgemont High on either the humor or the satire scale. A couple of good chuckles, but not nearly the laff riot that film critics promised. (R. Pitman)[DVD Review--Aug. 23, 2005--Paramount, 97 min., PG-13, $19.99--Making its second appearance on DVD, 1995's Clueless: "Whatever!" Edition sports a nice transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 surround sound. DVD extras include “The Class of ‘95”--a look at the cast then and now (19 min.), a “Fashion 101” featurette on the film's trendsetting fashions (11 min.), “Creative Writing”--writer/director Amy Heckerling talks about creating Clueless (10 min.), “We're History” stories from the cast and crew (9 min.), a “Language Arts” featurette on the groundbreaking slang and vocabulary (8 min.), a “Driver's Ed” featurette on the freeway driving scene (9 min.), a “Suck ‘N Blow” tutorial on the game (3 min.), and trailers. Bottom line: better-looking than the original barebones release with a slew of solid featurettes, this is still hardly a landmark film cinematically-speaking, but it did have a huge influence on pop culture, and is therefore recommended.]