Night School Rachel Ward Slasher Any Good?

fceurich39 · 02-02-2006, 01:22 AM

I have seen alot of mixed reviews what do you guys think...

eric_angelus · 02-02-2006, 02:37 AM

I love it. The mystery is no challenge, but the death scenes are very well done. Also the acting is pretty decent and it makes good use of it's Boston locations (especially the aquarium!)

WesReviews · 02-02-2006, 04:05 AM

I enjoy it, though its tone feels more like a giallo to me than a straight slasher, due to the emphasis on investigation.

eric_angelus · 02-02-2006, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by WesReviews

I enjoy it, though its tone feels more like a giallo to me than a straight slasher, due to the emphasis on investigation.

Never really thought about that before but you are right. It is really very much like a giallo in alot of ways. The killers outfit actually looks just like the one in Strip Nude for Your Killer.

Katatonia · 02-02-2006, 04:53 AM

I like it, but haven't seen it in a few years. It does really remind me of a Giallo as others have stated. I have the old VHS around here somewhere, but would love to see it hit DVD sometime this century!

Devo1313 · 02-02-2006, 10:04 AM

Not bad compared to todays' dreck. Back then it was just another slasher film but today it is an unappreciated diamond.

11-08-2008, 09:23 AM

I hadn't watched this in ages, and I enjoyed it much more than i expected too. I loved it. Somehow, I forgot how gloriously whacked out the killer was. I was continuously amazed and impressed by them. They are my hero, everything that I want to be should I go slasher killer one day. I am now just sad I waited so long to revisit this movie.

wago70 · 11-14-2008, 05:47 PM

I always liked it. Funny thing about seeing this for the first time on cable in the early '80's: I fell asleep soon after the opening sequence (the movie was on around 11:00) but I woke during the "shower" sequence. Now, that was a WTF moment...what is with all that red stuff?????

Shlockjock81 · 11-20-2008, 05:03 AM

It's definitely not unwatchable. There are some decent kill scenes (the locker room scene comes to mind). The acting is not the worst I've ever seen either, however the 'comedy' between the two investigators does NOT work in the film's favor.

Still, this one is screaming for a DVD release.

02-02-2006, 01:22 AM	#1
fceurich39 HackMaster Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ira's Toys store Posts: 7,593	Night School Rachel Ward Slasher Any Good? I have seen alot of mixed reviews what do you guys think...

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eric_angelus Testacular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Framingham, MA Posts: 1,906	I love it. The mystery is no challenge, but the death scenes are very well done. Also the acting is pretty decent and it makes good use of it's Boston locations (especially the aquarium!) __________________ "You gotta be quick...you gotta be quick with me...I'm from Erie, PA!" On Facebook The reason I'm in debt

02-02-2006, 04:05 AM	#3
WesReviews HackMaster Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pikeville, KY Posts: 1,462	I enjoy it, though its tone feels more like a giallo to me than a straight slasher, due to the emphasis on investigation. __________________ "This Scientology stuff for real? Sounds like some weird cult you'd find in a Troma movie." - S-10 Oh, The Horror! Reviews - Horror movie reviews... all decades, all sub-genres. ACTION ALLIANCE - Action film talk with action film fans. "Life differs from the play only in this... it has no plot, all is vague, desultory, unconnected till the curtain drops with the mystery unsolved." - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

02-02-2006, 04:53 AM	#5
Katatonia Hellbound Heart Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Missouri Posts: 15,890	I like it, but haven't seen it in a few years. It does really remind me of a Giallo as others have stated. I have the old VHS around here somewhere, but would love to see it hit DVD sometime this century! __________________ "The machines are faster and the bombs are worse, as we're all sucked into this unholy curse." - Saint Vitus - War Is Our Destiny DVD Profiler Collection

11-08-2008, 09:23 AM	#7
onebyone Guest Posts: n/a	I hadn't watched this in ages, and I enjoyed it much more than i expected too. I loved it. Somehow, I forgot how gloriously whacked out the killer was. I was continuously amazed and impressed by them. They are my hero, everything that I want to be should I go slasher killer one day. I am now just sad I waited so long to revisit this movie. Last edited by onebyone; 11-08-2008 at 09:25 AM.

02-02-2006, 10:04 AM	#6
Devo1313 Stalker Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 479	Not bad compared to todays' dreck. Back then it was just another slasher film but today it is an unappreciated diamond.

11-14-2008, 05:47 PM	#8
wago70 Robinson Crusoe on Mars Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Francisco - down by them two ol' sheds Posts: 2,979	I always liked it. Funny thing about seeing this for the first time on cable in the early '80's: I fell asleep soon after the opening sequence (the movie was on around 11:00) but I woke during the "shower" sequence. Now, that was a WTF moment...what is with all that red stuff?????

11-20-2008, 05:03 AM	#9
Shlockjock81 Maniac Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 939	It's definitely not unwatchable. There are some decent kill scenes (the locker room scene comes to mind). The acting is not the worst I've ever seen either, however the 'comedy' between the two investigators does NOT work in the film's favor. Still, this one is screaming for a DVD release.

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