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Class of Nuke 'Em High [Blu-ray]

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Rating: 5-"This is a special rating for bad films that are fun to watch. Because they are inherently difficult to rate, they receive 5's because there is much that is terrible about them, but much that is often unintentionally amusing as well. Or they can be bad films made to be bad or camp. They may have intentional merits, also. Everyone should stay away except for connoisseurs of enjoyably bad films."

At various times good, bad, enjoyable and irritating, Class of Nuke 'Em High is a grade C film that was intentionally made to be a grade C film. The plot concerns a nuclear power plant that's run by a whole team of Homer Simpsons. Not only are they having periodic mini-disasters, but one of the employees has been growing marijuana in a restricted outside area and selling it to kids at the local high school, which is only a quarter mile down the road. The high school kids are exposed to nuclear waste both through the marijuana and through a water supply contamination, and it turns some of them into pulsating radioactive superheroes, disintegrates others, and for the former honor society, it turned them into an overacting group of Mad Max rejects. There is one scene in the movie which is especially bad where supposed actor, Brett Weston, playing a corpse gets gang raped by a bunch of covermounters and can distinctively be seen smiling as he recieves wave after wave of punishment.

A lot of Nuke 'Em High is supposed to be funny, and much of it is. Some of the stuff that's supposed to be funny is simply irritating-this goes for the Mad Max rejects most of the time. Movies like this tend to work better when it's not so obvious that they are trying to spoof genres. When they are trying, it has to be extremely funny in order to work. When they aren't trying-when the filmmakers are trying to make a decent film given their budget, and it still comes out bad, the little unintentionally funny bits are enjoyable. It's the difference of laughing at a faux pas as opposed to watching a bad comedian tell a cheesy joke.

The nuclear plant setting, with a wonderfully fake looking matte painting for exterior shots, is unfortunately underused-the plant employee characters were enjoyable, funny and there was a lot more potential for them. Several other auxiliary characters should have been used more, also, but the two goody-two-shoe protagonists are well cast and do an admirable job.

Classified as horror, Nuke 'Em High doesn't even approach that genre for a large chunk of the first half. That's too bad because it works best when it's violent. The scene with the old lady carrying groceries, the alleyway brawl, the coup d'etat in the principles office, the bathroom fight scene, etc. are all among this films best.

Recommendation: Overall, Nuke 'Em High is a mixed bag, and my evaluation while I was watching it continually vacillated between "bad bad" and "good bad." Troma films fans are bound to enjoy this to some extent, although most fans are more than likely already familiar with this Troma staple. Other than Troma fans, approach this film only if you enjoy cheesy B and C movies. It's not the best "turkey," but it is tasty enough for Thanksgiving.

Let me start off by saying that this is one of the better Troma films but not better than the toxic avenger.Nuke em high is about a nuclear power plant that leaks into Tromaville high causing students to mutate.Thats preatty much the plot without taking about the createns, but this is a Troma movie so who cares about the plot.Fans of Troma will love this but those who don't might want to look eleswhere.Followed but two sequels that shouldn't have ever been made.

I have seen this film many times and never get tired of it. I would mention the plot,but who cares about the plot in a film like this? For some reason,this isn't as respected as The Toxic Avenger,and I wonder why. The laughs in this film are nonstop and any comedy fan should check this film out.

Class of Nuke 'Em High. It's a title that I've loved for a very long time due to its weirdness, gross-out gore effects, and humor. This is not a film to take seriously, but you should already know that seeing as how it's part of the famous (or infamous?) Troma library. I recently sold my DVD copy of the film in order to "upgrade" to Blu-Ray. I realize that not EVERY Blu-Ray is going to look and sound like Iron Man, but the quality of the Blu-Ray print leaves much to be desired. In all honesty, the print was rather ho-hum. It appeared to be of no better quality than an old DVD of the film. I'm not sure if this is simply a combination of the film being low budget to begin with and that the original print really isn't very good, or if this release was simply rushed to cash in on the Blu-Ray craze. But that's the thing with Blu-Ray...sometimes I'm absolutely amazed at how well an old title can look on Blu-Ray (a superb example being American Werewolf in London), but other times (such as this) I just have to ask myself what the point was of releasing this on Blu-Ray. This is an essential film to own (if you're into movies like this), but not an essential Blu-Ray to own.

I am not going to review this movie on here but I can say one thing about it and that it is one of Troma's best films. Ok with that said I am going to go more into a comparison between the 2 formats and if it's worth the upgrade. Well first off the DVD version is in the 1:33:1 (Full Screen) aspect ratio which sucks if you have a HD TV and the blu-ray is in the 1:85:1 (Widescreen) apect ratio which is great if you have an HD TV. Now when it comes to the picture quality I have to say that the Blu-Ray does look better, it's not perfect but does look better. The audio also seems to be better. Overall I would have to say that if you are a fan of this film then I suggest you pick this one up!

Tromaville High is a regular American highschool with one exception. It's 1/4 of a mile from a nuke planet. At the high school strage things are begining to happen. The honor society has turned from a group of clean cut preppys into a gang of violent creatins. The movie gets really good when the two main characters Warren and Krissy smoke some radio active pot. If your looking for an 80's cult classic with nothing but sex, drugs and rock'n roll get this movie It kicks so much mother ass!

This is one of the best films out of the Troma Film Library, next to the "Toxic Avenger" of course! The story is about a nuclear power plant that is leaking radiation onto the nearby high school, and turning it's students into the opposites of what they are. Nerds turn into psycho's, preps turn into perverts, and a teen gives birth to a mutant slug that falls into toxic waste and then turns into a giant monster that stalks the high school halls. Sound complicated? It's not. Just pick this one up, you might be surprised. The acting and special effects may seem cheesy, but it's all in good fun.

You can't go wrong with Troma, ever. But as with most films, some are better than others...this is a better one! How can you go wrong with Fellini references, bathroom brawls, and mutated punks...you can't. This is the breakfast club on acid! Buy it, rent it, steal it...just watch it!

This movie is great. The best part about it is this crazy gang called the "Cretins." One of them is a cross dresser and one of them has like 5 crazy nose rings and hits people with a bone. The bone hitting factor alone is enough to make this a classic.

Oh boy, Class Of Nuke Em High. How do you defend a movie like this(or any Troma film for that matter)? As anyone knows, Troma is not for all tastes, and sometimes can even test the will of the most hardcore cult film fan. I can surely stand by that statement considering I've seen a few Troma films that should have never slimed their way out of the dump. I have a special place in my heart for this one considering I saw it when it came out and it made a helluvan impression on such a young kid. I still watch it every now and again when the mood hits(and lets face it, you have to be in the right mood for Troma). Class tried to duplicate the success of The Toxic Avenger, and depending on who you ask, either succeeded or failed miserably. It does remain one of the most famous of their films however. Plotwise it concerns a leak at a power plant infiltrating a high school. This results in the usual Troma shenanigans including preppies turned into murderous punks, people oozing and melting, and a radioactive monster in the basement. Naturally all this is carried out in the name of humor, and as we all know, in the world of Troma this is very hit and miss. Alot of jokes are very predictable and some are downright groaners. Some work quite well though. There are of course extremely irritating characters(like the friends of the hero) and memorable ones(like Spike, the leader of the gang, and Gonzo, the biker with the ring in his nose). Like most Troma film, nobody acts like a normal human being. A good example is when a student starts spewing nuclear waste from his mouth and ears, jumps from a window and melts on the sidewalk, and the other students just kinda brush it off as, "oh well". This movie isn't packed with the kind of gore like Troma's later films, not even as much as The Toxic Avenger for that matter. It has moments though. Though the box says Unrated Director's Cut, there is no difference in this version than the vhs that came out way back in the day. The bonus features have some deleted scenes, but these aren't anything to shout about. There are also some short interviews with a few cast members. And of course the usual extras that are on all Troma discs. Did anyone else have a hell of a time with this disc's menus? Anyhow, The Troma name will probably determine whether you check this out or turn and run for your life, so judge accordingly.