scoopdoyle1
I've been a horror/thriller/mystery fan my whole life, and I enjoyed this movie very much. On the DVD the director mentioned that he thinks of the film as a "teen giallo", rather than just another slasher film, which I thought was a good way to put it. Anyway, I did not have high expectations, but after watching the film, I realized I had enjoyed it. It satisfied the following criteria for me: 1) The body count was high, 2) the murders are mostly on camera and bloody, but not overly gory or over-the-top gimmicky murders; the weapon of choice is a nasty looking pair of scissors 3) sympathetic characters die, along with the unlikable ones 4) I couldn't guess who the killer was for sure -- the movie plays with suspicions very well, and is tricky, but doesn't cheat 5) the story was complex enough to keep my interst through-out 6) All the actresses were (to me anyway!) very attractive --but real, not typical slasher-film bimbos. This is a German-made film and some people won't like that it is dubbed. Me, I always liked dubbed films! You couldn't be a fan of a lot of foreign horror and NOT like dubbed films! So, I enjoyed it enough to track down a copy of the DVD to own.
Jack the Ripper1888
Out here in the US, this film is called SCHOOL'S OUT. When I rented it, I had no idea that it was a German movie. And when I started it, I knew something was wrong. The dubbing on this tape is very poorly done. Why the hell didn't they just subtitle the damn thing? By the end of the first hour, things have finally picked up, and then we are merely confused. But, by the end of this tripe, everything explains itself. SCHOOL'S OUT gets 3/5 because it was so poorly dubbed.
info-110
Obviously, this flick was not made for gore-hounds. Admittedly you don't get to see the murder victims' innards, so avoid it if that is your cup of tea. What you get to see in plentiful are fascinating and nightmarish images that should be envied by the majority of contemporary genre film makers. These images emanate an underlying violence that is much more frightening than gut-spilling excesses. Recommended.
dx4lifexpac
here in the u.s.a this movie is called School's Out, i saw it at the video store and knew it would be bad but i thought bad in a good way like Jack Frost, but i was wrong, School's Out had potential at one point to maybe be decent but it failed, the kills were for the most part off camera, this movie tried to be too smart for it's own good, how dare this trash mention a classic like Psycho, alot of people hate the new 90's hollywood horror other than the Scream trilogy i don't like 90's horror in the U.S.A that much as well, but i would rather watch any U.S slasher then watch one from another Country, cause bottom line here in the U.S we do it better sorry but it's true, i thought the little Scream twist at the end was funny it was so dumb though i did not see it coming, it was still dumb, the script and directing were rock bottom, you want real horror go back to the 70's or 80's hell even 90's hollywood horror it sure is better than this trash i give School's Out 0/10
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