5/5 10 Things rates a 10
  by themom (boston)
My teenaged daughter's all time favorite movie. She got it as a gift 4 years ago and she and her friends loved it so much that the friends borrowed it -- but it never made its way back to my daughter. She has looked everywhere for a replacement and I finally found one through Amazon. YIPEEE! She's getting it for her birthday and I hope she doesn't lend it out this time. Even her male friends like it.

5/5 Finaly a Fully Loaded Version
  by Jason Sum (IL, USA)
I had to pre-order This BR Disc

The 90's Seem to have been the Decade of 2 Different Genres That were put out way Too Much
Teen Comedy and the Teen Horror
Both Genres that were Beaten to Death
The Film came out in 1999 when Both Critics and Moviegoers were Drained from to Much of the same thing
So it was Beyond Over Looked and not given nearly enough attention

10 Things I Hate About You was a Victim of that Genre and the timing of it's release
When it was So much more Then the previous "High School Teen Chick-Flicks"
The Movie is Close to Perfect with a Amazing Cast
Both Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles Steal this film and make it something Very Special!!!!
Also the Story is written and flushed out in reality, u watch it u can actually Relate to all The Characters
The soundtrack is also spot on that fits the Film

It's sad that it get's a 2disc special edition after the untimely death of Ledger.............
Such a Under-Rated Film
I highly recommend it 9.5/10




5/5 10 Things I Hate About You DVD
  by N. D. Nobbs (Columbia, SC USA)
This is a funny and entertaining movie I've enjoyed watching with my teenagers. I'd seen it several times before purchasing and still love it!

4/5 a decent introduction to shakespeare
  by T. Martin (moving to texas)
my daughter and i first saw this when it went to video, oh so many years ago, and really enjoyed it. i let her know that it was a remake of 'taming of the shrew' by shakespeare and she wanted to see more. from there she watched the commedia del arte version with mark singer (beastmaster) and couldn't get into it. i wasn't sure whether to suggest the version with elizabeth taylor and richard burton but she insisted and loved it!!

these releases are kinda sappy but if your child starts asking to see more of it in the original verse then, by all means, let them!

beyond that, it's a fun movie and my goth, emo teenager will always sit to watch it with me.

4/5 Shakespeare Rom-Com
  by Ana Mardoll (United States)
10 Things I Hate About You / B00000K31Q

*Spoiler*

Loosely based on Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew", "10 Things" is a very decent modern adaptation of this sometimes troublesome old tale. Faced with concepts that are difficult to translate to modern audiences, for instance why the desirable Bianca is off-limits until her abrasive sister Kat dates/marries in a world that no longer has bride prices and dowries, the film writers have created the clever conceit of a father obsessed with preventing his daughters from becoming grown, sexual beings. Tired of having the same argument with his social butterfly daughter Bianca, he childishly transfers the burden of parent onto the older Kat, saying that Bianca can date only when Kat does and trusting that Kat will continue to remain solitary and cloistered within the home.

Neatly dodging questions of potential sexism in the original material, the abrasive Kat has been rendered as a superbly sympathetic character. From the beginning, it is clear that her tough exterior is not simply a factor of her being a terrible person, but rather it is a form of self-defense in the cruel world of high school politics. She is willing to open up to genuine kindness, but she refuses to be manipulated or used, and hopes to impart this wisdom somehow to her more vulnerable sister.

Impressively, almost every character grows and learns something in this film. Kat and Patrick learn the value of trust and vulnerability in a relationship; Bianca and Cameron learn to judge when and how to be healthily selfish; and "Dad" learns to stop trying to prevent his daughters from growing up and to instead support them in such a way that he can still advise and guide them as they grow.

Although this is a very good adaptation, it is arguable how 'timeless' "10 Things" is. High school is a naturally constraining setting, and high school rom-coms tend to age rather badly. Parents will want to note that this movie contains potentially objectionable language and situations involving alcohol and suggestive dancing. This version also contains captions for the hearing impaired.