Cutting Class Reviews: Witty little slasher flick. 2007-06-07 - Made when Pitt was a kid and it shows. But the story is told with a tongue-in-cheek style that elevates it above the genre it represents by about half a degree. Martin Mull steals the show. But the young leads provide eye-candy and I enjoyed myself despite myself. This edition is an import with the English sound track pasted over the picture, or so it seems, but since there is no official release in the U.S. it will do. It is entertaining in it's own way and worth it to see Pitt begin his career inauspiciously.
A slice of life 2007-03-07 - This movie has all the elements needed for a good "B" slasher movie spoof. I was surprised to see all the talent in this. I will not mention everyone as the surprise is worth experiencing. I will mention the Principal, Roddy McDowall, who as you remember was his own intriguing teen movie "Lord Love a Duck" (1966).
The basic "who is doing this and why?" story starts out with a Father going hunting and leaving his (you guessed it) inappropriately clad daughter home to study. Now we add to the mix several suspects. The boyfriend (Brad Pitt) that seems a tad dysfunctional. Their old friend (Donovan Leitch) fresh from the psycho ward. And a whole cast of uniquely weird suspects that all had motive and opportunity.
A pretty good array of dispatching tools are used, as people are being removed right and left. They left out the railroad tracks and the saw mill (close though) and the kitchen sink.
I f you enjoy this sort of movie then you need to see one that does rings around this one with a similar scheme "Student Bodies" (1981),where they use Horse Head Book ends.
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