Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (DVD)

Gotta tell yah, I don't think there is anything better than THX sound on a Lindsay Lohan movie called Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, but sarcasm aside Lohan has got to be one of the better teenage actors to come around in a long time. With Drama Queen carrying a box office of $29+ million and her latest film Mean Girls bringing in a whopping $83+ million it is obvious Lohan's stock is rising and Drama Queen on DVD should give this movie much better representation than it got in theaters, because, quite frankly, it is better than Mean Girls.

Drama Queen is the story of Mary 'Lola' Step (Lohan) who has just moved from NYC to the suburbs much to her chagrin, but once there she finds herself in a battle for teenage supremacy since being the center of attention is what it's all about, right?

This was my first Lohan flick since I still haven't seen Freaky Friday and I went into the theater extremely pessimistic, but came out thoroughly impressed. I still can't put my finger on it, but there is something about her movies that work.

Lohan's films are aimed at a young audience but have the traits of older Disney films where older audiences weren't afraid to admit they enjoyed them. This is evident in the fact that Lohan recently hosted the MTV Movie Awards just prior to her turning 18, quite a feat, then again she isn't extremely bad on the eyes and hasn't yet managed to carry the dirty slut factor Britney and Christina seem to be striving for.

But let's skip the pop culture debate and dive straight into the special features of this DVD, which it isn't exactly overrun with, and it doesn't really need to be. There is a deleted scene that really had no place in the film and really didn't even need to show up here, since there was only one of them and then there is the music video of Lindsay Lohan performing the title track for the film "That Girl," which will be fun for Lohan fans, making it a worthwhile addition.

Next up is probably the best feature (if there were such a thing), which is the behind-the-scenes feature that shows you just how odd director Sara Sugarman is and how much her quirky behavior must have fed into the making of this film and the actors involved.

Finally we have the audio commentary with director Sara Sugarman, writer Gail Parent, and producers Robert Shapiro and Jerry Leider.

Now the commentary is available only on the widescreen version of the film, as the disc does come with the wide and full screen ratios, and it is an absolute bore to listen to these people point out what clothes Lohan has on or just how fun it was to work with so-and-so. Skip this one, you will thank me.

The special features may not be all they are cracked up to be, but that says nothing about the DVD being worth buying by any stretch. I think Lohan flicks thus far are perfect buys and fit the audience they are made for perfectly, and then some. I enjoy it, and I expect you will too.