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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs  Massacre at Central High (1976)
A high school transfer student, pushed to the edge by a trio of brutal bullies, resorts to murder to reclaim the school from oppression, and later turns against the students wanting to fill the vacuum of their oppressors.
Well this one threw me a curve ball. Here i was expecting a slasher/horror film and what we actually get is a precursor to films such as Heathers, Jawbreaker and in some respects Mean Girls.
The film lacks any gore whatsoever and the majority of deaths are from explosions as the film takes a turn into Death Wish territory around the half way mark. The film is lively enough but lacks the zippy dialogue or memorable characters that the high school thrillers mentioned above give us. What it does give us is a group of characters all deeply flawed all seemingly desperate to get to the top of the tree in the high school and enforce their will on their subjects. Oddly i barely recall seeing one teacher outside of an actual classroom.
The dvd from 23rd Century is a vhs rip but has a more than watchable picture quality. |
I have the same disc. Odd wee thing isn't it?
AAnyway....Watched
Eclipse (David Slade, 2010). Or tried to.
Why might you ask?? My next blog will answer all cough.......
American Gothic (1987, John Hough). Hey, let's go on holiday......While this has been reviewed elsewhere, I felt I had to put in my tuppence worth....Mama Munster and Mr Joyboy have three "kids". They have been brought up "proper". Tough luck on the hapless group who make a forced landing on their island then......Somewhat thematically linked with The Slayer (features someone recently traumatised and in no shape to go on a break imo), this is an oddity, played straight mostly, as modernity comes a poor second to the good, old gawd fearing ways of the 20s.Still don't see why it had to have an 18 rating though....unlike....
Witchcraft (Fabrizio Laurenti, 1988?). The Hoff as a free spririted photographer? Linda Blair encased in maternity wear? It must be Witchery!! Interesting to watched in this multi media age, as a disparate group are stranded on a island due to foul play. so with nae GPS or iWombs in sight, they are literally
stranded. Sadly so is this film, straddling betwixt all out gore (lips sewn together in close up ouch!) and a non existant atmosphere of "otherworldiness". Reminds me of various 80 AOR videos. Don't ask why.