dbdumonteil
Compared to other serial killer stories, this one is above average ; when "Friday the thirteenth "and stuff like that consists of killing teenagers one by one, teenagers we hardly know before they get slain.Here,there is a decent screenplay and chiefly , the screenwriters did create characters ;even though we guess who the killer is long before the end ,his behavior makes sense .If the youngsters are rather bland and conventional, the adult characters have some substance : the nun (the ending sees her play the part of the sister of "vertigo" ), the nymphomaniac headmistress and her impotent husband,the biology teacher , the policeman .The rivalry between the wealthy students who" will become doctors and lawyers and the prole ones" is not fully exploited and it's too bad;but good scenes such as the maleficent relationship between the teacher and his wife, the two girls who try to see the tests before the exam so as to get only As make up for it.Pretty good entertainment in this Australian thriller.
jadavix
This Australian entry into the slasher canon is one of the more tedious. The movie lurches along as though its makers didn't bother with a script, squandering any interest the movie generates with its characters and plot points at the beginning, almost all of whom are forgotten by the end.I have seen many slasher movies in which the identity of the killer is a surprise kept secret until the end. Less common, but still significant, are those where the killer is known right from the beginning: the source of suspense is wondering when or if they'll get found out.This may be the first I've seen where the killer is revealed as if as an after thought somewhere in the middle of the movie. It feels like the movie trying to start over again with a different tack; the soap opera drama of the story is forgotten about and it becomes more about the killer, his weird, only-in-filmland relationship with his much more attractive wife, and who he's going to off next.Despite the title, the movie has very little violence and there's not much nudity or sex. There are, however, many impeccably groomed mullets, and the cast all look like rejects from Home and Away.
brandonsites1981
An all girls private boarding school is being plagued by a series of gruesome murders in which the killer kills his victims with a piece of barbed wire at a popular make out spot on campus. Slow moving slasher flick with a bit more character development then usual, but no scares, no humor, and no suspense sink it. Poorly plotted to boot.Rated R; Graphic Violence, Nudity, Sexual Situations, and Profanity.
nobita
The Australian film industry over recent years has received many accolades for its fine productions and have gladly suffered the "American remake" which is a testament to their outstanding quality. This film however, is not among them.Why oh why when we have some many great story lines to persue do we copy shoddy American horror films. And this is a perfect copy of one of those forgettable horror flicks. Basically as the story goes, A demented high school science teacher goes on a murderous rampage through a posh boarding school and is protected by his shag-anything wife and finally caught out by an intrepid Nun. It's actually quite funny, really.However, the sad thing about this film is it is not bad enough to be cherrished in the Hammer tradition. Oh well. The best thing about this film was Baby Desmond. It has nothing to do with the fact that he is my cousin, of course.
AD
