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3.0 out of 5 stars
OK for the costumes and gardens, 30 April 2009
This was fairly watchable but I can't see why other reviewers rate it so highly.
It didn't really work for me as either a comedy, thriller or social commentary.
Maybe watching it sandwiched between Election and Edward Scissorhands has coloured my judgment too much (I thought both films far superior to this one)
The story of how a series of murders performed by a teenage psychopath and sidekick (Slater & Ryder) are made to look and accepted by everyone as tragic (but absurd) suicides had very little ring of truth for me. Not all that funny either. But maybe it was geared to a teenage audience (which I'm not)
I do like watching Ryder but, for me, her best film that I've seen was Beetlejuice
I did enjoy the OTT outfits (enormous power shoulders) worn by the lead girls but the joke was limited to them, everyone else looked pretty ordinary.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
For all the geeks and losers (over eighteen), 3 Aug 2005
This review is from: Heathers [DVD] (DVD)
Heathers is a film about cliques and physcos and perfects the style of extreme teen film. The story begins by watching how the evil clique of 3 girls all called Heather control and hurt the population of Westerburg High. Veronica Sawer is a special member of this group of girls and is hating every second. But a new guy who goes by the name of JD is willing and ready to make Veronica free of this clique. He has a way with words, women and guns.And uses his very unique talents to rid not only Veronica but the world of the warth of the Heathers. The film uses lots of levels to potray high school in a way that just blows you away. It's very very!!! Heathers has an impressive tone tha goes from bright to dark in seconds and has a funny and vibrant script that uses dark and sick ideas to create a masterpiece. A must-see film that will knock you out in more was than one no matter how many times you watch it!!!! Say greetings and salutations to the best teen film in the history of cinema!!!
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing!, 2 Mar 2005
This review is from: Heathers [DVD] (DVD)
After hearing rave reviews about this film I decided to get myself a copy.Its always been mentioned in the list of great 80's teen movies so being a fan of those films I decided to see what all the fuss was about.This is definitely one of the best of the genre and blows all the rest away (literally!).After watching it I was completely hooked because everything in it is brilliant from the acting to the dark humour.No other film that I have seen has dealt with such controversial yet real issues (teen suicide) but yet manage to stay so damn funny and not cross the line into bad taste.What else can I say about this film its edgy,funny,satirical, great to watch and never looses interest.However not for everyone as you need to have a slightly twisted and dark sense of humour to really understand it.Great 80's movie!
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