I thought Amber was mean in the remake but Vitamin C's Amber make Brittany Snow's portrayal of the character look like a goody goody. I felt sorry for Amber in the remake but in this version I just wanted to slap her silly!
Yes. I felt everyone was a bit 'watered down' (not in a good way) in the third-generation adaptation. Personally, the whole thing could have been meaner.
I thought that. Velma Von Tussle also had a much more prominent part in the remake than in the original. Debbie Harry had only a few scenes and Amber was far nastier than her mother. Her mother just seemed over protective and ambitious and wanted great things for her undertalented daughter.
'Wendy, I'm not gonna hurt ya. I'm just gonna bash your brains in!' -Jack Torrance, The Shining