EW's 50 Best High School Movies
September 10th 2006 19:06
Lately, they've been pumping out the 'Top 50' Lists in an attempt to grab traffic an attention.
And I'm falling right into their grubby plan.
EW's Top 50 High School Movies
I don't really like movies about high school. Sure, there's lots of great source material for a script about peer pressure, confidence and individuality, but really, it's just a bunch of kids running around, playing like they're adults.
That doesn't mean that there aren't some great movies on this list:
#47) Napoleon Dynamite
I'd have put this a lot higher on the list since it goes beyond the mere veil of high school and is, actually, a great, inventive movie.
#33) Hoop Dreams
A documentary that uses two real-life stories, but plays them out like a fantastically scripted play of despair and abandon. You thought basketball was just shooting a couple of balls with your friends? Forget about it.
Plus, that one kid could slam dunk when he was 14 or something. Impressive!
#32) Scream
Despite the muddy sequels it inspired, the original Scream was a triumph of self-mocking satire, combined with a chilly twist of bloody lime. Sure, I could have done without Neve Campbell, and the guy that played her boyfriend was a Master-knobgoblin, but the nutty guy was fantastic, and who could forget that scene in the garage where Rose McGowan's nipples were terrified?
Sure, gangsta rap became mainstream popular, but how many people, after seeing Boyz N the Hood, all of a sudden became really really thankful that they didn't grow up in a ghetto?
* the first image is taken from Virgin.net and the second is from the EW article. Both are used here to support review of the article.
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Comment by JohnDoe
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50. Splendor in the Grass 1961
45. My Bodyguard 1980
39. The Virgin Suicides 2000
35. Brick 2006
24. Rushmore 1998
19. The Last Picture Show 1971
18. Rock 'n' Roll High School 1979
15. Carrie 1976
14. Donnie Darko 2001
11. Say Anything 1989
10 Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986
9 Election 1999
6 American Graffiti 1973
5 Heathers 1989
4 Rebel Without a Cause 1955
3 Dazed and Confused 1993
2 Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982
1 The Breakfast Club
And here are a few i really love, off thetop of my head that Im surprised arent on the list:
Menace II Society
Pump Up The Volume
If
The BlackBoard Jungle
TAPS
The Wanderers
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I also thought of Pump Up the Volume! It was pretty big when I was young...
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Comment by JohnDoe
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Were all those actors over 18 when they did that movie?
Comment by Sisi
and i actually have forgotten the scene with Rose McGowan in Scream...i vaguely remember her getting squished by the garage doors or something?
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Comment by JohnDoe
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It divided critics but I thought it was one of the better high school films Ive seen.
Also realized that EW left off another of my faves Better Off Dead starring John Cusack.