Heathers (1988)

I first found this movie when i was looking up Mean Girls, then someone in on the message board said that this movie was a watered down version of Heathers, i now see that it was VERY watered down. Heathers destroys Mean Girls in my opinion, with that wit and darkness, there are seldom teen movies nowadays that portray high schoolers as intelligent human beings who recognize a copy of Moby Dick or The Bell Jar, without Heathers there would be no Jawbreaker, no Mean Girls and definably NO Juno.

This movie is one of my favorites, it's an escape, twisted at times but a brilliant satire on high school life that you can still relate to today. it's a satirical semi spoof of high school slasher film (most notably: Massacre at central high. a cult horror flick) adding wit and intelligence to what could have easily been a film made in bad taste.

no movie would dare do what this film did, not in this post Columbine world, but for anyone unaffected by that tragedy or loves dark comedy, or Christian Slater or Winona Ryder, this movie is for you.

Veronica Sawyer (Ryder) is part of the 'in' crowd at school, but doesn't like her company, the 3 heathers (Played by Lisanne Falk, Shannon Doherty and Kim Walker). Then she meets Jason Dean (Slater), who helps her out, by killing the popular kids and starting a "suicide epidemic" at the school.

this movie has some truly classic lines that i just love to say, what kid hasn't thought about killing the bullies of the school? for every twisted mind, or comedy lover (or just lover of the actors in this) i recommend this movie, you will not be disappointed.

5/5 for story 3/5 acting (Slaters Jack Nicholson impression grates at times) 4/5 for darkness

movie: 4/5