The Unfiltered Ramblings of a DVR Addict

Wow, remember the late 90’s and the early 2000’s?  That period where it seemed like every other movie that came out starred a teen heart throb or hottie?  Sure Titanic ruled at the box office, but it was the time of the teen movie.  I mean think about it, Can’t Hardly Wait, The Scream Movies, I know What You Did Last Summer, She’s All That, Drive Me Crazy, Cruel Intentions, and of course 10 Things I Hate About You.

It’s hard to believe it’s been more than 10 years since 10 Things I Hate About You came out.  In honor of that birthday Touchstone has released the 10th Anniversary Edition on Blu-Ray, and it a nice little package.  I guess I’d forgotten that this was the movie that introduced us to Heath Ledger, made Julia Styles a big movie star for a few years, and broke Joseph Gorden-Levitt out of the TV set.  Watching this movie over again (something I hadn’t done in it’s entirety since it was in the theatres) really took me back to 1999, because this movie really represents that time period.  I’ll be the first to admit as a college junior who was an English major I initially had a problem with Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew being turned into a movie full of high school kids, but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised.

This 10th Anniversary Edition is a nice little set, and the Blu-Ray transfer looks great.  The documentary 10 Things I Love About 10 Things I Hate About You Ten Years Later is a fun little extra that is worth watching, and the deleted scenes are worth checking out, but it’s easy to understand why they were left out.

I have to recommend this movie, it’s a fun little trip down memory lane and a nice addition to your Blu-Ray library.

The Classic Teen Romance Returns With Never Before Seen Cast Footage, Deleted Scenes, and More!
10 Things I Hate About You
10th Anniversary Edition
First Time on Blu-ray Hi-Def™ and 2-Disc DVD on January 5, 2010
Burbank, California, October 16, 2009 — A high-spirited, high school contest of wit and will marks a milestone
when 10 Things I Hate About You 10th Anniversary Special Edition comes to Blu-ray™ Hi-Def and DVD on
January 5, 2010 from Touchstone Pictures Home Entertainment. An inspired update of William Shakespeare’s
classic comedy “The Taming of the Shrew,” the film’s entertaining tale of rocky romance between a pair of
unconventional teens is an enduring favorite as fresh and funny today as it was a decade ago. Both the Two-
Disc Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD editions of 10 Things I Hate About You 10th Anniversary Special Edition
includes never-before-seen screen test footage of Heath Ledger, cast interviews, and more.
Academy Award® winner Heath Ledger (Best Supporting Actor, 2008, Dark Knight) makes his American
screen debut opposite Julia Stiles (the Bourne trilogy) as the independent, smart-mouthed girl of his dreams,
with Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer), Larisa Oleynik (Broken Windows), David Krumholtz (the
Harold and Kumar movies), Gabrielle Union (Cadillac Records) and Larry Miller (Get Smart) completing the
talented company of actors.
Bonus Features for 10 Things I Hate About You:
• 10 Things I Love About 10 Things I Hate About You 10 Years Later – How do you turn a high
school teenage romance film into a cult hit? Start with a new approach to literary classic; find some
talented young actors and pepper in the right amount of punk rock! Ten years after the film’s initial
debut, we’ll sit with the director Gil Junger, and writers Kirsten Smith and Karen Lutz to reflect and hear
the story about how this classic
teen comedy came to be. Through these interviews and never-before-seen behind the scenes footage,
original cast interviews, deleted scenes, original screen test and personal photos from the writers’ scrap
books we will tell the remarkable story of this smash hit and why everyone loves 10 Things I Hate
About You.
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• I Want You To Want Me: The 10 Things I Hate About You Screen Tests — Viewers are invited into
the casting office for an insiders look at the screen tests that won actors Heath Ledger, Julia Styles,
Larisa Oleynik and Susan May Pratt their classic roles. This featurette includes an introduction by
director Gil Junger and writers Kirsten Smith and Karen Lutz
• Audio Commentary with co-writers Karen Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and stars Andrew Keegan, David
Krumholtz, Larisa Oleynik and Susan May Pratt
Padua High sophomore Bianca Stratford (Larisa Oleynik) has two invitations to the prom and one big
problem: her father (Larry Miller) won’t let her go unless her older sister Kat (Julia Stiles) agrees to attend as
well. It looks like both girls are staying home, since independent and unconventional Kat has no interest in
going—until she meets the school’s mysterious new bad boy Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger). What she doesn’t
know is that her sister’s suitors (Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Andrew Keegan) have ponied up $300 to convince
Patrick to woo her. Just as Patrick realizes he has unexpectedly fallen for his “assignment,” Kat finds out about
the scheme and Patrick has to launch an all out campaign to win her back. Inspired by Shakespeare’s “The
Taming of the Shrew,” 10 Things I Hate About You takes a witty and contemporary look at the eternal battle
between the sexes, high-school style.
10 Things I Hate About You 10th Anniversary Special Edition has a suggested retail price of $44.99 (US)
and $51.99 (Canada) for Two-Disc Blu-ray Hi-Def with Digital File, and $39.99 (US) and $44.99 (Canada) for
Two-Disc DVD with Digital File.
STREET DATE: January 5, 2010
Direct prebook: November 10, 2009
Distributor prebook: November 27, 2009
Feature run time: 98 Minutes
Rated: U.S: PG 13; Canada: PG
Bonus Materials Not Rated in US
Technical specifications may only apply to feature.
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: English: 5.1, Dolby Digital
Languages: English, Spanish, French
PRICING:
U.S Canada
2-Disc DVD: $19.99 SRP $24.00 SRP
1-Disc BD $29.99 SRP $35.99 SRP
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