RyothChatty ridiculous rating

MonsterPerfect Good idea lost in the noise

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

sammy1404 This is one of my favorite shows. I really Love Kelly and Donna. There great teens. Kelly has the most beautiful hair and Donna is such a true and nice person. Kelly had her fair share of drug problems but was helped out by her friends. And Donna deserved to be happy with high school sweetheart David. And i was so happy when Brenda (Shannon D) left, she was so selfish. The show watched the teens go through high school, living on their own, going to college, dealing with adult stuff, to becoming adults. It was such a good journey. Kelly and Donna remained best friends throughout the show. For me being a teen, it's a great show to know you're not the only one having problems

tra1n_n_va1n Anyone who counts among their favorite shows Dawson's Creek, My So Called Life, One Tree Hill, or even Gilmore Girls must thank Beverly Hills 90210. Need I even mention Melrose Place, The Heights…?I was a junior in college when 90210 premiered and I began watching from episode one. I admit that now, in my middle age, I can't remember exactly what drew me to it immediately, though I must credit it with FOX's promotions at the time. FOX was still a "cutting edge" channel and I took my young, impressionable cues from such sources. Still, I was 6-7 years older than the characters (though actually the same age as the actors) when it premiered and so I hid my addiction to the show for a few months. I would hold off meeting my friends out in the bar to watch the latest episode. It wasn't until FOX made the genius decision to air new episodes over summer break did all of my equally "hip and cool" friends come clean to actually sitting in each Wednesday night to watch 90210 also. We made it a ritual to sit around and do our pre-party to 90210. So why were we, as college students, so drawn to this show about high school kids? Well for one thing, we really weren't THAT far removed from high school; we could still relate. Next, it was tragically "hip". It had the latest fashions (scary to even us now!) and music. It also had a really attractive cast (who again, were actually our age). Then, and most importantly, it was a really fun show to watch. It got "heavy" for a few minutes an episode, but then it always came back to being just plain "fun" to watch! The characters were likable, they were relatable… we all knew someone that fit each slot. They went through the same decisions, dramas, issues, worries we did- they just did it in better clothes and bigger houses! The show lasted an amazing 10 years. No matter what you think of the show now, something worked at the time or it never would have had such a long run. I watched faithfully through the high school years, the college years, and then my interest waned… I moved on in my life and the characters moved on (and some out of the show) and I quit watching it regularly in its last few seasons. I tried to hang on, but I just didn't enjoy the new characters and I didn't love the direction the original characters eventually took. I hated the direction that Kelly took- anyone recall she was a heinous, shallow bitch in the beginning?? I loved her! Then she was the girl everyone fell in love with (despite the little drug addiction and whore past?!). Then the parents left and I felt the "center" of the show did as well. Then no Brandon? It wavered horribly and I just couldn't follow faithfully anymore. By this point in my life I was in law school and the kids I came to love from undergrad and through grad school even were gone… Donna wasn't even a virgin anymore! Heavens! lol (that was always a joke to those of us at the time- Aaron Spelling's daughter was virgin for what? 8 years?? Yeah, OK…!) It actually made me sad as one night, I was cleaning the bar at my job in law school, that I looked on the bar TV and saw 90210 was on and I had NO idea what the heck was going on. Kelly from Saved By the Bell was talking about an AIDS test and Brandon might be marrying Kelly?! It was too much of a change for me, and again, I felt sad…So, what makes this show, that drifted from my radar, one for the books now? About a year ago I started noticing that the SOAP network was running its reruns. I always thought of this network as just a place to catch up on GH now that I worked full time and all that adult stuff… then *WHAM*! 90210 was on late night… and I remembered it didn't suck. And then I remembered it didn't suck for a LONG time…. Then I sought out all the seasons on DVD. And now, at 38, it still doesn't suck! I am watching the same high school'ers and their story lines I loved at 20, and I still love them and their terrible 80's/90's clothes and music and I am laughing and crying and loving it all over again! It hasn't lost one bit of its charm for me, and from reading the other reviews, it hasn't lost it for a new generation. The producers and actors created people that we like or even hate but definitely want to keep up with. This was the first show to try to show high school as it really was- and while they made it a lot "prettier" than some of us lived, they still wrote it for all of us, and all of us can still relate and still moon over Dylan and still root for underdog David and still hope Brandon NEVER falls for Andrea and still cry when Dylan sees his Dad blow up… it is all good. Then, and now. It wasn't the harshest, most "real" high school drama ever, but to me, it was the best, and to the world- it was the first. I have managed to watch the last couple seasons I missed for the first time, and while I still don't consider them as fab as the high school years, I can't turn it off. It is like rediscovering old friends, and catching up on their lives that I missed out on while I was much too busy in law school. It is great and sad and compelling…. I hope it never goes out of syndication!

lucky_star_1 Beverly Hills 90210 was one of those shows you look back on knowing it defined its era. Along with shows like Saved by the Bell and Dawson's Creek, 90210 was one of THE 90s shows. It had an amazing ensemble cast, the music was great, it was generally fun to watch.However, many people say the downpoint was when Shannon Doherty departed, but for me, the real loss was Jason Priestley's Season 9 departure. As Brandon Walsh, Jason was central to the show. A lot of things revolved around him, and he played as amazing a guy as he was a sexy teen idol of his time. Seasons 4-7 were amazing because it was the time when Brandon and Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth) were romantically involved, and continued to love each other whether they were dating or seeing other people. I will forever disrespect the writers for what they do to Kelly/Brandon in Season 8. The whole calling off the wedding at the last minute when they were clearly meant to be together was pathetic and a huge letdown to fans who not only followed the show but followed their relationship through its ups and downs.And worse still - now I haven't seen all of Seasons 9-10 because I couldn't bear it knowing Jason wouldn't be in it, but I know Luke Perry returned as Dylan McKay. And personally I never really loved the guy anyway, even though he had a huge fanbase. He was great... with Brenda, Brandon's sister, played by Shannen Doherty. But having him get back together with Kelly after all those years and after she had chosen Brandon over him for real in Season 7? This really is taking the fans for granted. And the characters, too. Because I don't believe Dylan was the love of Kelly's life at all, it was Brandon. And the only way I can make myself feel better about this is just by knowing had Jason returned for the finale, Brandon and Kelly would have been endgame.So, unforgettable show it was, exciting and cool show it certainly was, but the way it ends? I'd rather forget. There are only two characters who end together like they should, David and Donna. And they didn't mean as much to me so that doesn't make the finale any easier for me to watch.

MarieGabrielle say what you will about earlier episodes, Tori Spelling, the "too GQ" looks of Dylan or Brandon, but really, can anyone name a series which has run for TEN years, and actually had interesting plots, some decent characters, some good music, Halloween specials and values as well??. I can't think of any. It seems this series was one of the last of any quality, before the death knell for taste and education sounded, reality and makeover TV kicked in, and American audiences were no longer given the right to see a well-written 1 hour TV drama that isn't set in a hospital or courtroom.There are many of us who now watch this on the Soap channel, and we don't even like soaps!. This show tapped into a niche of high school and college students who could relate to the themes, in one way or another; maybe everyone wasn't driving a Porsche through Beverly Hills, but we all knew people like Brenda, Kelly, Dylan, Brandon, Andrea, Valerie, David, Donna, Steve, Claire, and even the Walshes (James Eckhouse and Carol Potter). Some of the shows featuring guest stars such as Jaime Walters, Christine Elise and Nicholas Pryor (as Claire's father) were also very good. One storyline I thought particularly interesting was the series where Kelly joins a cult, and led by a campus guru, Patrick Finley, becomes lured into it, only to learn the true story behind it. There is also an episode where Brandon and Claire face-off regarding a dictator who is friends with Claires father Chancellor Arnold. Brandon struggles with whether to accuse the man of illegal acts as a dictator.While sometimes Brandon (Jason Priestley) and Dylan (Luke Perry) were so obviously opposite and pitted against each other, whether in moral issues or regarding Kelly, somehow the stories click; the episodes with David's (well portrayed by Brian Austin Green) and Dylan's substance abuse and how they eventually get help are also useful without being preachy.The later college years with Valerie (Tiffani Amber Thiessen) and Donna and Ray, sorority life, class differences, discrimination, were also good. The physical abuse issue was well-portrayed by Spelling and Jaime Walters, although he unfortunately left the show soon after this. Additionally, the issues with Donna's mother (well done by Catherine Cannon) and her elitism, were portrayed in a contemporary light. The earlier show seemed to deal with more racial and dis-equity, as in when Brandon is writer for the school paper- these issues may have been more developed, especially as they are living in L.A.Toward the end, the episodes with Vanesa Marcil and Vincent Young were not as good as the Valerie episodes, although eating disorders and career problems were addressed, as well as drug addiction. At times it may get a little soapy, but sometimes the show had a few good messages worth noting, and that is non-existent in today's TV- which I am sure most people do not watch unless their cable has gone out, in which case you should just rent a DVD or Tivo- I cannot think of one network show today that I would ever watch, or want my child to watch, unlike this show, which was well worth it. 9/10.