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Summary: A must see for all teens
Review: This movie was and still is one of my all time favorites. This is dark comedy at its best. I think everyone at some point feels like a 'Veronica' surrounded by 'Heathers'. This is another one of those movies that all teens should see as part of a growing up ritual. Everyone goes through tough times. Sometimes seeing it in movies eases things a bit.
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Summary: An All Time Classic!!!
Review: I had this movie on VHS for years. But when I saw that it was released on DVD, I had to purchase it!! I have loved this movie ever since I saw it when I was in Junior High School. My 60 year old mother also loves this movie! It's a very dark comedy, but a definite classic!
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Summary: "Teenage Suicide. Don't Do It!"
Review: Gosh, has it been almost 15 years since this atomic bomb was dropped on those of us who grew up with John Hughes in the 80's?! "Heathers" reads like they took "The Breakfast Club" and upped it to the Nth power. There has never been better satire in a movie dealing with teen life. The sight of Ram, the jock, in his casket with his football helmet on while his dad says, "I love my dead, gay son" always throws me into a laughing fit. "The Simpsons" would probably do something like that if they ever made a full length movie. Like others have stated, the quotables in this movie will stay with you forever. Pity any poor girl who ends up in my English class named Heather, cuz she'll never hear the end of it! "What is your damage" if you haven't seen this movie?!
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Summary: Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads
Review: Heather's is a cult classic! I was only 5 years old when Heather's hit the big screen. But thanks to channels like TNT I have been fortunate to catch Heather's on late night cable. This movie makes you laugh one second and shudder the next at how cruel and viscious high school students can be at times. It's not your regular 80's teen flick. It's more then that. I recommend that if you haven't seen Heather's that you rent it today!
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Summary: Veronica And Her Droogs
Review: Veronica Sawyer is fed up with her clique of witchy friends, all named Heather. It is at this point when she meets the new kid J.D., who has a penchant for firing guns in the cafeteria. Little does she know that her growing relationship with him will prove to be fatal, for her soul, and for the lives of those around her.
This is one of my favorite black comedies, ever. The acting is excellent, as well as the sharp dialogue. Though not all high schools are made up of kids this cut-throat, it is still a good portrayal of teen angst taken to the extreme. Years later, Jawbreaker was made in an attempt to recapture the brilliance of Heathers. It was a formidable task, and Jawbreaker couldn't compare. In fact, it was hardly even worth watching. Watch this 1989 classic instead.
Some may find the various topics dealt with in Heathers offensive. Beyond that, it's a great satire. And the ending is unbelievably poignant, in its own dark way.
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Summary: A movie that defines "black comedy"
Review: What, you can't see the humor in teenage murder/suicides? Then maybe "Heathers" isn't for you. However, if you like your farces pitch (and how often do you get properly treated to such a thing?), this is a must-watch pseudo-epic. As there've alreadyt been a few appropriately fawning reviews, I'll just give some info on the DVD...Picture: Quite crisp.Sound: A bit too good. The soundtrack has been so heavily bolstered by the THX, it's sometimes hard to make out the whip-smart dialogue.Documentary: Interesting. It would have been nice to see some of the interview material from earlier VHS special edition relases here, but it's tough to beat "Swatchdogs and Diet Cokeheads". All of the surviving major cast members (Ryder, Slater, Doherty, & more) make illuminating appearances, as well as the chief creators behind the scenes.Commentary: Beats out "The Usual Suspects" for best track I've heard to date. Producer Andrea DeNova is the amiable voice of fandom as she defends the movie against director Michael Lehmann's and especially screenwriter Dan Waters' acerbic wit. Their exchanges over the closing credits had me rolling.Other Goodies: The menu screens are cheap but swell, and they play two versions of "Que Sera Sera". You can just hear the actors' voices in your head as you read the last pages of script from Water's original ending.In Closing: If you own it on VHS, you might as well give your ratty old tape to a friend or stash it like an heirloom. You need the DVD. It's so very...
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Summary: The best
Review: Revenge and a young Christian Slater. It gets no better than this.
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Summary: Heathers is a twisted look into a geek's secret fantasy...
Review: The story of two non-geeks who are sick of the pretentious "in" crowd's thoughtless, tormenting ways towards outsiders, Heathers is a darkly comedic vision of revenge and regrets. Winona Ryder plays Veronica, the fourth in the most popular group of girls in school, the other three all named.. Heather. She meets J.D. (Christian Slater's angst-y, eventually psychotic portrayal of a loner going to the same school), who is a refreshing drink of apathy to her dehydration from cliques. From there, they join forces in overcoming stereotypes and unintentionally creating new ones as they "accidentally" kill the most popular Heather and make it look like a suicide. As J.D. has a hard time hiding his urges to continue doing the same thing to other popular students, Veronica begins to question his sanity, as well as her own.Ryder plays an excellent basketcase of a character, who knows deep down what is right (following your instincts and doing what you want to do, not what your friends want you to do), but has a hard time deciding whether or not to be her own person or just go along with the Heathers. Although Slater can, at times throughout this movie, get a bit annoying (Jack Nicholson, anyone?), but in such a way that you have a hard time deciphering whether it's just part of the character, or his acting ability (or lack thereof). Shannen Doherty also plays a wonderful snob in what ultimately turns out to be one of the best dark comedies of the 80's.. the type of movie that is often poorly imitated but never duplicated. Highly recommended, especially if you went to school (any grade, anytime) during the 80's. Even if the storyline doesn't pique your interest, off the wall humor and loads of sarcasm and cynicism will make this an enjoyable movie for you.
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Summary: Cult Classic.
Review: This is a great movie starring Winona Ryder as Veronica. This movie also stars the pre-90210 Shannon Doherty. This is a dark comedy and shows how cruel the popular crowd can be at times. This movie also shows that why would you ever want to be in the popular crowd. The DVD is great with it's great transition to widescreen. This is a good movie and if you are a Winona Ryder fan or you just want a good going back to school movie get this One.
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Summary: Very Funny, yet Very Dark Genre film of the 80's
Review: When looking back on some of the films of the late 80's aimed at the countries youths, one of the brightest lights of that era is also one of the genres darkest: "Heathers". This is the story of the most powerful clique at Westerburg High that embraced the generation it was aimed and 14 years later is hailed as cult film that has truly lost none of its razor sharp edge. Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) has outgrown the other members of the "Heathers" clique. The Heathers (Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk and Kim Walker) are lusted after by the boys and envied by the girls and they rule their school with a sadistic grip. Veronica's salvation comes in the form of rebellious new kid Jason Dean (Christian Slater) who is even crueler than the Heathers. Their relationship soon has a body count as the nasties of Westerburg suddenly commit "suicide" and Veronica begins to question what she is doing. "Heathers" is by far, a very dark teen comedy flick. It came to change the whole genre with its pioneering dialogue. There are a wealth of razor blade-sharp speeches as "What's your damage, Heather?",...or "Did you have a brain tumor for breakfast?". It's nothing new today, but "Heathers" was first and is still the best. There are so many persons who makes their best performances here, among others Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. But my personal favorite is Kim Walker, as the megabrat Heather Chandler. If you've never seen HEATHERS, you are missing one of the best films of the era. It is amazingly still as powerful as it was in 1988 and the performances rank as some of the best of the stars careers.
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