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Summary: "These are ickluga bullets"
Review: I became a teenager when this movie was released and boy did it hit home. As another reviewer pointed out, this movie was very accurate in its portrayal of high school life: Cliques, trying to fit in with the cool people, the handsome stranger who sits in the corner of the cafeteria during lunch who turns out to be very interesting.It could be the story of high school life in the big city or the small town. The chemistry between Winona Ryder and Christian Slater is hard to beat. When Monica (Ryder) sees Jason Dean (Slater) for what he really is, he gets his comeuppance in the end. Dark comedy or not, it's a pleasure to watch this over and over again.
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Summary: Time for a Slushie!
Review: This movie is probably my favorite. The complete and (almost) utter truth about High School life that is protrayed in this movie is almost creepy. The only difference between my high school, and the highschool in this movie, is that there was no mass-killings, (thankfully). But this movie is awesome! My parents showed me this before I entered my first year of public school (8th grade) And it seriuosly scared me when I went to public school, just to think how accurate the movie is. It has some of the most awesome quotes in the entire world. Long Live Heathers, the best dark comedy in the world.
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Summary: Hail the Black Comedy! Christian Slater and Winona at best
Review: This is a hysterical film. Winona and Christian are smart, hip, sassy, and cool beyond words in this satire. A commentary on class, cliques, popularity, teenage rites of passage and parental lack of involvement. Excellent film!
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Summary: classic black comedy
Review: the heathers are the most popular girls in the school along with Veronica who hates the heathers and starts to fall for J.D.(marvelously played by Christian Slater). then one heather dies from liquid drainer and then all hell breaks loose with comedy one liners(like "I love my dead gay son", etc. etc) and some deep black stuff. for Slater, Ryder or Doherty fans.
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Summary: Sharp and Hilarious Comedy/Satire.
Review: As undoubtedly many other reviewers mentioned, this movie is excellent and possesses plenty of depth in the form of satire on society (high school). It's fast-moving and often hilarious. There's whole bunches of witty dialog, of which "F**k me gently with a chainsaw!" is but one example. The performances of Ryder and Christian Slater are simply irresistible. And Ryder specifically show-cases her best acting in Heathers. Definitely wickedly funny, meaning that you've got to see it. I watched it quite some time ago (few months; long time) and I still remember a lot of scenes. Not just remember--more like vividly recall. And they are fond memories. I think that's good. ***** without any reservations.
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Summary: What is Your Damage?
Review: This 1989 movie hit a year after I graduated high-school and it was with smug amusement that I would gauge potential girlfriends by their reaction [or non-reaction] to its biting, jet black, macabre humour. It was and remained a favorite of mine for the ensuing decade. With a cadre of young unknowns, some of which would go on to better things, like shoplifting or partying with Heidi Fleiss; its hip wit and catch phrases pushed it quickly into cult status. Veronica wearies of her existence as fourth wheel in the powerful Ohio HS clique of girls named Heather, each color coded for easy identification. Christian Slater arrives snarling/preening in his Jack Nicholson way, and Veronica latches on. Together they wage a quiet, if effective war on the status quo, tilting it in directions they hadn't imagined via murder/suicides. There are moments of picturesque beauty; the opening scene in slow motion as the Heathers laugh, talk, and move forward w/ their croquet mallets to the tune of Que Sera Sera, only to crush the flora beneath their feet. Over the years, the movie's message delivery mechanism has become much more somber, owing in no small part to the cretinous real life actions of Gen-Y murder-spree kiddies. Back in the 80's JD's antics were inconceivable and suggested a dark and troubled, but fantasy world-view. However, today, the reality is almost par for the course. While the allure of Heathers remains, and it is a recommended view; it is ultimately tempered and tainted now as life has imitated art.
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Summary: A film with many subtexts
Review: Dark comedy. Very dark. Brilliant, too. What other reviewers seem not to have touched upon are numerous undercurrents in the film: The "Teenage Suicide: Don't Do It" pop song echoes the equally banal and insightless 80s propagranda line of "Just Say No to Drugs"; the gulf between parents and their teenage children is portrayed in brilliant carricature; after rejecting the popularity culture of which the Heathers are the school's representatives, Winona Ryder's Veronica instead follows Christian Slater's J.D. into a darkly comedic series of murders of all the popular players in school, each murder creatively staged to look like suicides. Nobody seems to question these "suicides." And that pop song keeps on going, as if it were all the answer and all the solution. When J.D.'s destructive designs escalate to pretend that the entire school committed a collective suicide, Veronica breaks away from him and in an unforgettable "mexican standoff" she challenges him to back down. But instead of lighting her cigarette he goes through with the remainder of his plan (though the school is saved). She is then free at last to assert her own values and make friends with whom she chooses, rather than by succumbing to peer pressure. The film has some brilliant imagery, is full of both hillarious and serious insights, and never loses focus. The very first scene already sets the stage that this film isn't ordinary.
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Summary: No more nice teen.
Review: This is a cool anti-goody,goody teen movie. This is where the cruel girl in school came from. With a great cast, some good music, and teen's being knocked off left and right, what more could you want? A must have for any DVD collection! We miss you, Kim Walker.
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Summary: a great 80's black comedy
Review: this is a funny and dark and hits all the notes and I was really , really into it. Its about 3 popular girls all named Heather( one of them is Shannen Doherty) and then theres Veronica (Ryder), Heather number 1 is like the lead Heather and tries to make Veronica into the popular group, but Vernoica is interested in teh newcomber of the school J.D.(Slater, whose performance is like a Jack Nicholson Performance), they start to be friends and Veronica starts to hate the Heathers. Heather number 1 dies from drinking liquid drainer and then her death is a tragedy. Slater becomes obsessed and demented and him and Ryder lure 2 jocks into the woods and Ryder thinks Slater had a fake gun but he actally kills them, they make it looks like they were a gay couple, my favorite line in the movie is when they attend the funeral of the jocks and the father of one crys and hes holding a football and he says " I love my dead gay son", that was hilarious. Slater goes in a deep crazy mindbender world and stalks Ryder, at the end Slater tries to blow up the school, Ryder shoots off his finger but the school doesnt blow up so they go outside and this is my favorite scene, its when Slater opens his jacket and teh bombs strapped to him and he puts out his arms and then boom. the movie was a classic and it still it
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Summary: "What is your damage, Heather?"
Review: Well, here it is, folks, an 80's high school flick WITHOUT a cheesy, happily-ever-after, long-vomit-inducing-kiss ending. Perhaps this is why it didn't do so hot in the box office upon its initial release in 1989. However, it could also be why it's become a cult favourite of sorts. In this movie (which featured then 18-year-old Winona Ryder in her first starring role), Veronica Sawyer (Ryder) is part of the "Heathers", the four self-proclaimed "most popular girls in school". (Needless to say, they are the same people I despise in school.) However, she does not really care for the position she is in. That's when she meets charming outcast Jason Dean (Christian Slater). She falls in love with Jason, and Jason uses this to give Veronica some bad ideas. I won't spoil the movie for you by telling you what happens, but if you watch the movie, all will be explained - and you will be entertained. This movie is eerie and disturbing - but in the best way possible. It's also quite humourous at times - and it's not sickeningly sweet like most 80's high school movies. Winona and Christian were really on here, as were Shannen and everyone else in the movie. Recommended.
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