The House Bunny
The House Bunny
PG-13 | 22 August 2008 (USA)
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Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have - a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.

Reviews
CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Megamind To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.
Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.
FlashCallahan Shelley Darlingson was raised in an orphanage, but when she blossomed into a hot girl and moved into the Playboy Mansion. But she's summarily evicted on her 27th birthday, because she's too old. In desperation she takes a job as house mother for a sorority of misfits losing their house for lack of members. They have a few months to find 30 pledges, or a sorority of popular girls will take over their place. Shelley figures that girls will pledge a house that boys find interesting, so she sets out to make the girls alluring, not act too smart, and host great parties........It's from Happy Madison pictures, so don't expect something too clever. If you like Adam Sandler side projects, like Grandmas Boy, and Deuce Bigalow, you will know what to expect.It's as subtle as a sledge hammer, the humour is mostly gross out and inane, but there is also a little bit of heart to it.Fairs is great as the playboy bunny, and she doesn't overdo the popular girl schtick too much, in fact, she's one of the most sympathetic characters in the whole film, showing that she probably could have been a success if she chose the right path.As usual, the not so pretty girls turn out to be really hot ala She's All That, and despite connotation toward Mean Girls, there's not much reference.Its a fun ninety minutes, nothing too serious, or too stupid.It won't do you any harm.
SnoopyStyle Shelley (Anna Faris) is a sweet clueless Bunny living in the Playboy Mansion. All she ever wants is to be a centerfold. However, she's kicked out of the mansion after turning 27. She takes a job as the house mom for a sorority of misfits. In order to stay open, the sorority needs more pledges.Anna Faris is hilariously stupid. Her exorcist low voice is crazy. Colin Hanks doesn't have enough to do other than look stunned. He's a stiff. As for the sorority, Emma Stone looks adorable as the geeky leader. They've uglied up Kat Dennings, and put Rumer Willis in a brace. Katharine McPhee is pregnant. Basically, they put a bunch of beautiful girls and given each one a weird thing to have. Then there's the questionable message that stumbles from time and time. In the 'Revenge of the Nerds', the nerds use their special skills to win. In this one, the girls need to pretty up to win. It's basically a makeover movie which isn't that funny. Luckily Shelley's unconventional makeover is much funnier and the girls learn a lesson about being themselves.
hsture .....then to ever see this vile excuse for a comedy ever again....I watched this movie in the hope that it was going to be a send up of typical gender stereotyping and make a mockery of the sexist ideals perpetuated through the media and Hollywood. Unfortunately this was not the case. I feel robbed of 2 hours of my life, initially it did look as though the film was going to prove to be what I had hoped when Shelley is evicted from the playboy mansion. However, I soon realised the movie was about to take an almighty nose dive and proved to be far worse than my worst nightmares. I almost could not believe what I was seeing when Shelly managed to become 'house mother' to the group of unoriginal 'misfits', another example of Hollywood throwing a pair of geeky glasses on a beautiful young woman, some piercings and oversized clothes on another joined by and allegedly unattractive and overweight girl and you have got your cringe worthy mix of All - American mis-fits, soon to be made over by their very own fairy god mother, Shelly. In an attempt to try and gain more female pledges the idiotic, nauseating character shelly decides the girls need to make themselves 'The Hottest girls on campus' in order to win pledges and boys attention, cue five minutes of makeover movie time and they are quickly transformed into what Hollywood deems beautiful and yet in reality look like a group of cheap street walkers. The irony of Shelly being dubbed Vapid, is ironic given how completely vapid the story and script of this film is. Add in the fact that Shelly is somehow full of amazing ideas to save these girls whilst running round in a thong and wonderbra, later to start attending college to become more intelligent whilst writing with a fluffy pen and piling up books in the library whilst wearing a pink mini skirt and you have the makings of one of the most mortifying 'comedies' I have ever seen. It is not only embarrassing, it's offensive, I mean, come on! What I found more shocking is that this movie is written by two women, this misogynistic, vapid, and altogether flawed 'comedy' is merely another example of how utterly insipid Hollywood movie making actually is, this unoriginal, offensive pathetic excuse for a movie is not only a waste of time, but it is actually quite worrying that things with such blatant sexism, gender stereotyping and irresponsible portrayals of how women should act to get male attention exist in today's society. When Shelly get's made under to look more intelligent, it only makes things worse, the idea that you are either hot and stupid or clever and ugly is the oldest, more unoriginal stereotype in the book - ARGHHHH! Do people actually still think like this? URGH there are not enough words to describe my hatred for this film, what's more is how these women allowed themselves to be involved in it and willingly exploit themselves, whether they thought they were 'sending themselves up' i don't know, it was all I could do not to reach for the fork from my dinner plate and gouge my eyes out. The writers of this film are another example of women perpetuating and promoting self exploitation amongst women - the whole message of this film is tired, weak, and above all BORING!!! Come on Hollywood, are you really that easily pleased? Yuk.
lokis_mistress I don't know what to say. I suppose as soon as I saw that it was Halfwit Productions I should have turned it off, but I was willing to give anything with Emma Stone and Kat Dennings in it a chance. The only real positive thing I have to say is that I like the colour scheme in the house reno. Uuuummmmmm.... yeah, no... that's it.Oh, LOL... I have to have at least ten lines, so... let me see. I must have something else I can say about it. OH, Hefner did a GREAT job! I was most impressed with his acting capabilities. I thought it was nifty that he played himself. And their hair... they had great hair. For the most part. Right. K, that should do it.
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