High School Movie Reviews

Romy and Michele are best friends who don't do much -- they watch "Pretty Woman" over and over again (best lines: "Oh boo hoo! They won't let her shop! waaah!" followed up by a tearful Kudrow saying, "I'm sorry ... it's just that it makes me so happy when they finally let her shop!")

With their 10-year high school reunion coming up, they have to reinvent themselves fast as successes. They decide that they will be the people who invented Post-Its -- because no one knows who those people REALLY are! While deciding on who gets what title in their fake company, they have a massive argument about which one of them is the Mary and who is the Rhoda (the funny thing is when I saw this in a theater the audience all went "oooooooh" as if to say "low blow" when one of them was called the Rhoda.)

Interspersed is a classic character played by Janeane Garofalo as Heather, an old classmate who really likes some weird cowboy guy who smokes on the football field.

It's all very funny, although I do wonder why Kudrow, at her 1987 prom, is dressed as Madonna on her 1990 Blonde Ambition tour. whatever.

This is a movie about two ditsy blondes: Romy and Michele.

Romy has a part-time job and Michele is unemployed. When Romy meets an old classmate (who invented the cigarette with the quick-burning paper "twice the taste in half the time"--slogan), she finds out that there is a 10-year high school reunion coming up for their school. She and Michele (they live together) realize that their lives aren't as great as they thought they were and decide to attend the reunion faking that they have great boyfriends and have jobs as buissinesswomen. During the time that they try to get boyfriends (this is before the actual reunion), they have flashbacks and have nostalgia about high school. Eventually, they go to the reunion and meet the people they once knew and disliked, as well as creating new relationships with people.

I won't say what happens at the end (I don't want to ruin it for those of you who haven't seen it yet!), but I will say that this movie is full of laughs and is a really great movie! I wouldn't share this movie with children, however, as they probably wouldn't get some of the humor and there is some harsh language (probably why it's rated R) that you might not want them to hear.

I give this movie 5 stars for the hilarity, and for how much I've watched it over and over again.

This movie is absoulutely hysterical! It's stupid witty humor is perfect. And it is a great cast. Perfect light humor if you want to ease your day.

I have loved this movie since being the age of four, since then it has been crimped hair and leather jackets all the way. I was a playground punk at the age of five, and by the age of six my whole family called me Riff.
This movie has been the frame of my life, from the first time i saw it I have been in love with Joey. I am now in High School, and none of my friends are familiar with The Ramones, yet I am still hopelessly devoted to them.
If you dont like the Ramones, you will after you have watched the movie. If you do like them, watching this will make you like them even more! It's funny, kinda cool and the music rocks!!! It tells the story of Riff Randall, the Ramones' number one fan, who will go to any lengths to defend them, AND MEET THEM!

This movie is great, it's got the ramones in concert (Blitzkreig Bop, California Sun, Teenage Lobotomy, Pinhead, and She's the one live) And it's funny and creative and a school gets blown up. Just lay down and watch it and you'll feel better.

This is the best movie ever...ever...ever....it has the best music and even though the plot is stupid the movie is still very good...watch it!!

I have loved this movie since being the age of four, since then it has been crimped hair and leather jackets all the way. I was a playground punk at the age of five, and by the age of six my whole family called me Riff.
This movie has been the frame of my life, from the first time i saw it I have been in love with Joey. I am now in High School, and none of my friends are familiar with The Ramones, yet I am still hopelessly devoted to them.
If you dont like the Ramones, you will after you have watched the movie. If you do like them, watching this will make you like them even more! It's funny, kinda cool and the music rocks!!! It tells the story of Riff Randall, the Ramones' number one fan, who will go to any lengths to defend them, AND MEET THEM!

This movie is great, it's got the ramones in concert (Blitzkreig Bop, California Sun, Teenage Lobotomy, Pinhead, and She's the one live) And it's funny and creative and a school gets blown up. Just lay down and watch it and you'll feel better.

This is the best movie ever...ever...ever....it has the best music and even though the plot is stupid the movie is still very good...watch it!!

I have loved this movie since being the age of four, since then it has been crimped hair and leather jackets all the way. I was a playground punk at the age of five, and by the age of six my whole family called me Riff.
This movie has been the frame of my life, from the first time i saw it I have been in love with Joey. I am now in High School, and none of my friends are familiar with The Ramones, yet I am still hopelessly devoted to them.
If you dont like the Ramones, you will after you have watched the movie. If you do like them, watching this will make you like them even more! It's funny, kinda cool and the music rocks!!! It tells the story of Riff Randall, the Ramones' number one fan, who will go to any lengths to defend them, AND MEET THEM!

This movie is great, it's got the ramones in concert (Blitzkreig Bop, California Sun, Teenage Lobotomy, Pinhead, and She's the one live) And it's funny and creative and a school gets blown up. Just lay down and watch it and you'll feel better.

This is the best movie ever...ever...ever....it has the best music and even though the plot is stupid the movie is still very good...watch it!!

I'm amazed I'd never heard of this film before. I bought it because I love Michael J. Fox and it looked like a funny movie. I was very impressed by it! Even though it was obviously a TV movie (there are fades for commercials still intact) and it is pretty low budget in terms of any kind of stunts or special effects, it's really funny and sports a great cast. In addition to Fox, you've got Anthony Edwards, Crispin Glover, Jon Gries, and half a dozen more recognizable names. The movie itself is really funny. It's about a guy (Fox) who likes a girl (Nancy McKeon), but she's dating the self-proclaimed king of the school (Edwards). Edwards' character and his cronies really give Fox's character (and the other non-kings) a hard time. So it's up to the underdogs to prove that kings don't belong in high schools. It's a great movie about friendship and there's even a drag race for an added bit of high school movie fun. Despite its moments of cheesiness, this is a real treat and I'd definitely recommend it.

I've been trying to find this movie for years! Another 80's classic, you'll be laughing all through the movie...."I'm getting my licence on Friday" is a classic line. This is a rare movie and a great classic to own.

Back in the 1980s, NBC had the midas touch when it came to making TV movies with the top teen stars of the period. This was the first of many: High School USA. It's also amazing because at the time, the teens of the cast were top stars:

Michael J. Fox (Family Ties) Nancy McKeon (The Facts of Life) Todd Bridges (Diff'rent Strokes) Dana Plato (Diff'rent Strokes) Crystal Bernard (Happy Days) Lauri Hendler (Gimme a Break) Cathy Silvers (Happy Days)

Even some up and comers like Crispin Glover and Anthony Edwards have notable roles. This wasn't only an 80s teenfest. It features some of the teen actors of the 50s and 60s, all who made welcomed returns to acting through this film. It has a funny plot and entangles many subplots. If you are a fan of 80s teen flicks, then get this one. It's fun to watch.

I think my problem with the series is that I read the Graphic Novels first. The graphic novels are top notch with great art and a great story that has a lot of action and flows really well. The G.N.'s also manage a wide emotional range that is not diminished by the humor.

The animation seems childish by comparison. It starts I guess in the middle of the graphic novels and doesn't even bother to follow the story line. It goes its own way with people from other dimensions and battle with dragons and such. The characters are 2 dimensional (pardon the pun) with no real emotional depth being created. Most of the events seem to be directed at a younger crowd (like kids).

As I recall the music wasn't bad.

I borrowed this DVD from my friend, and I thought it seemed cute and a little bit gratuitous.
I expected large breasts, needless panty shots, the high-pitched squeals of girls screaming, and plenty of cool sword fights, and Real Bout High School delivers in each of those categories. The DVD menus are laid out in an amusing way, like a fighting game, and the extras are also quite charming. The animation is fluid for the most part and the cels are extremely clean and clear.
The plot seems to revolve around two girls, a "Samurai Drama Otaku" named Mitsurugi Ryoko and Onizuka Miyuki, a rudely mute shrine priestess who ignores everybody. Her rude personality is apparently supposed to show that she is in inner-turmoil, but it just makes me want to slap her.
Anyway, Ryoko is very charming as the "Samurai Drama Otaku," who, despite being a total dork, is immensely popular at her school, which places tons of focus on physical education and almost none on academia. Her rival, Kusanagi, is a very funny character, because he seems to be a parody of Kusanagi Kyo of the King of Fighters series, as he has an insatiable appetite for street fights and even uses flames in his fighting (honoo no tora - the flaming tiger) (and he has shares the name, Kusanagi).
Unfortunately, there are a few problems as well. The voice-acting is a little stereotypical and inappropriate for some situations, and most of the characters speak ridiculously fast or over-act (or both), most likely as an attempt to be endearing or "cutesy," like so many of those for-boys shows out there (By the way, this is with regards to the original Japanese dialogue; the dub is not even worth considering).
Also of dissapointing noteworthiness is the translation. Oftentimes, I found that the translation was off or even wrong, and the translators seemed confused as to who was talking to whom. Multiple colors used to seperate things being said simultaneously would help tremendously. Also, I noticed many spelling and grammatical errors in both the english translation and the japanese song lyrics that are unacceptable in a professional-quality release such as this.
Despite the problems I had, Real Bout High School is nevertheless a charming and fun, albeit immature and poorly-localized, anime. Fans of girl-get anime such as Tenchi Muyo!, Love Hina and Chobits and fans of good action-oriented anime (as well as sailor-uniformed school girl fetishists) will probably enjoy this very much. But remember, you could be buying something a lot better.

Real Bout High school is a delightful comedy with all the fight to back it up.
The story follows a young girl named Ryoko Mitsurugi who is destined in her heart to be a samurai. One day she finds an amulet in her locker that changes her life forever. Being transported to another relm called Solvania to battle demons Ryoko relaizes her destiny to save the world from Gates a ruthful god of destuction, and to make sure she still reighns as the champ. The story however in itself is not all macbre. With delightful charcters such as the tenacious but stupid Shizumaa Kusanagi who is always out for a good fight(mainly with our little samurai girl Ryoko) and beautiful but deadly Azumi Kiribiyashi Real Bout High is in for hours of pantyshots,killer fights,screams, and laughs.

I think my problem with the series is that I read the Graphic Novels first. The graphic novels are top notch with great art and a great story that has a lot of action and flows really well. The G.N.'s also manage a wide emotional range that is not diminished by the humor.

The animation seems childish by comparison. It starts I guess in the middle of the graphic novels and doesn't even bother to follow the story line. It goes its own way with people from other dimensions and battle with dragons and such. The characters are 2 dimensional (pardon the pun) with no real emotional depth being created. Most of the events seem to be directed at a younger crowd (like kids).

As I recall the music wasn't bad.

I borrowed this DVD from my friend, and I thought it seemed cute and a little bit gratuitous.
I expected large breasts, needless panty shots, the high-pitched squeals of girls screaming, and plenty of cool sword fights, and Real Bout High School delivers in each of those categories. The DVD menus are laid out in an amusing way, like a fighting game, and the extras are also quite charming. The animation is fluid for the most part and the cels are extremely clean and clear.
The plot seems to revolve around two girls, a "Samurai Drama Otaku" named Mitsurugi Ryoko and Onizuka Miyuki, a rudely mute shrine priestess who ignores everybody. Her rude personality is apparently supposed to show that she is in inner-turmoil, but it just makes me want to slap her.
Anyway, Ryoko is very charming as the "Samurai Drama Otaku," who, despite being a total dork, is immensely popular at her school, which places tons of focus on physical education and almost none on academia. Her rival, Kusanagi, is a very funny character, because he seems to be a parody of Kusanagi Kyo of the King of Fighters series, as he has an insatiable appetite for street fights and even uses flames in his fighting (honoo no tora - the flaming tiger) (and he has shares the name, Kusanagi).
Unfortunately, there are a few problems as well. The voice-acting is a little stereotypical and inappropriate for some situations, and most of the characters speak ridiculously fast or over-act (or both), most likely as an attempt to be endearing or "cutesy," like so many of those for-boys shows out there (By the way, this is with regards to the original Japanese dialogue; the dub is not even worth considering).
Also of dissapointing noteworthiness is the translation. Oftentimes, I found that the translation was off or even wrong, and the translators seemed confused as to who was talking to whom. Multiple colors used to seperate things being said simultaneously would help tremendously. Also, I noticed many spelling and grammatical errors in both the english translation and the japanese song lyrics that are unacceptable in a professional-quality release such as this.
Despite the problems I had, Real Bout High School is nevertheless a charming and fun, albeit immature and poorly-localized, anime. Fans of girl-get anime such as Tenchi Muyo!, Love Hina and Chobits and fans of good action-oriented anime (as well as sailor-uniformed school girl fetishists) will probably enjoy this very much. But remember, you could be buying something a lot better.

Real Bout High school is a delightful comedy with all the fight to back it up.
The story follows a young girl named Ryoko Mitsurugi who is destined in her heart to be a samurai. One day she finds an amulet in her locker that changes her life forever. Being transported to another relm called Solvania to battle demons Ryoko relaizes her destiny to save the world from Gates a ruthful god of destuction, and to make sure she still reighns as the champ. The story however in itself is not all macbre. With delightful charcters such as the tenacious but stupid Shizumaa Kusanagi who is always out for a good fight(mainly with our little samurai girl Ryoko) and beautiful but deadly Azumi Kiribiyashi Real Bout High is in for hours of pantyshots,killer fights,screams, and laughs.

I think my problem with the series is that I read the Graphic Novels first. The graphic novels are top notch with great art and a great story that has a lot of action and flows really well. The G.N.'s also manage a wide emotional range that is not diminished by the humor.

The animation seems childish by comparison. It starts I guess in the middle of the graphic novels and doesn't even bother to follow the story line. It goes its own way with people from other dimensions and battle with dragons and such. The characters are 2 dimensional (pardon the pun) with no real emotional depth being created. Most of the events seem to be directed at a younger crowd (like kids).

As I recall the music wasn't bad.

I borrowed this DVD from my friend, and I thought it seemed cute and a little bit gratuitous.
I expected large breasts, needless panty shots, the high-pitched squeals of girls screaming, and plenty of cool sword fights, and Real Bout High School delivers in each of those categories. The DVD menus are laid out in an amusing way, like a fighting game, and the extras are also quite charming. The animation is fluid for the most part and the cels are extremely clean and clear.
The plot seems to revolve around two girls, a "Samurai Drama Otaku" named Mitsurugi Ryoko and Onizuka Miyuki, a rudely mute shrine priestess who ignores everybody. Her rude personality is apparently supposed to show that she is in inner-turmoil, but it just makes me want to slap her.
Anyway, Ryoko is very charming as the "Samurai Drama Otaku," who, despite being a total dork, is immensely popular at her school, which places tons of focus on physical education and almost none on academia. Her rival, Kusanagi, is a very funny character, because he seems to be a parody of Kusanagi Kyo of the King of Fighters series, as he has an insatiable appetite for street fights and even uses flames in his fighting (honoo no tora - the flaming tiger) (and he has shares the name, Kusanagi).
Unfortunately, there are a few problems as well. The voice-acting is a little stereotypical and inappropriate for some situations, and most of the characters speak ridiculously fast or over-act (or both), most likely as an attempt to be endearing or "cutesy," like so many of those for-boys shows out there (By the way, this is with regards to the original Japanese dialogue; the dub is not even worth considering).
Also of dissapointing noteworthiness is the translation. Oftentimes, I found that the translation was off or even wrong, and the translators seemed confused as to who was talking to whom. Multiple colors used to seperate things being said simultaneously would help tremendously. Also, I noticed many spelling and grammatical errors in both the english translation and the japanese song lyrics that are unacceptable in a professional-quality release such as this.
Despite the problems I had, Real Bout High School is nevertheless a charming and fun, albeit immature and poorly-localized, anime. Fans of girl-get anime such as Tenchi Muyo!, Love Hina and Chobits and fans of good action-oriented anime (as well as sailor-uniformed school girl fetishists) will probably enjoy this very much. But remember, you could be buying something a lot better.

Real Bout High school is a delightful comedy with all the fight to back it up.
The story follows a young girl named Ryoko Mitsurugi who is destined in her heart to be a samurai. One day she finds an amulet in her locker that changes her life forever. Being transported to another relm called Solvania to battle demons Ryoko relaizes her destiny to save the world from Gates a ruthful god of destuction, and to make sure she still reighns as the champ. The story however in itself is not all macbre. With delightful charcters such as the tenacious but stupid Shizumaa Kusanagi who is always out for a good fight(mainly with our little samurai girl Ryoko) and beautiful but deadly Azumi Kiribiyashi Real Bout High is in for hours of pantyshots,killer fights,screams, and laughs.

I think my problem with the series is that I read the Graphic Novels first. The graphic novels are top notch with great art and a great story that has a lot of action and flows really well. The G.N.'s also manage a wide emotional range that is not diminished by the humor.

The animation seems childish by comparison. It starts I guess in the middle of the graphic novels and doesn't even bother to follow the story line. It goes its own way with people from other dimensions and battle with dragons and such. The characters are 2 dimensional (pardon the pun) with no real emotional depth being created. Most of the events seem to be directed at a younger crowd (like kids).

As I recall the music wasn't bad.

I borrowed this DVD from my friend, and I thought it seemed cute and a little bit gratuitous.
I expected large breasts, needless panty shots, the high-pitched squeals of girls screaming, and plenty of cool sword fights, and Real Bout High School delivers in each of those categories. The DVD menus are laid out in an amusing way, like a fighting game, and the extras are also quite charming. The animation is fluid for the most part and the cels are extremely clean and clear.
The plot seems to revolve around two girls, a "Samurai Drama Otaku" named Mitsurugi Ryoko and Onizuka Miyuki, a rudely mute shrine priestess who ignores everybody. Her rude personality is apparently supposed to show that she is in inner-turmoil, but it just makes me want to slap her.
Anyway, Ryoko is very charming as the "Samurai Drama Otaku," who, despite being a total dork, is immensely popular at her school, which places tons of focus on physical education and almost none on academia. Her rival, Kusanagi, is a very funny character, because he seems to be a parody of Kusanagi Kyo of the King of Fighters series, as he has an insatiable appetite for street fights and even uses flames in his fighting (honoo no tora - the flaming tiger) (and he has shares the name, Kusanagi).
Unfortunately, there are a few problems as well. The voice-acting is a little stereotypical and inappropriate for some situations, and most of the characters speak ridiculously fast or over-act (or both), most likely as an attempt to be endearing or "cutesy," like so many of those for-boys shows out there (By the way, this is with regards to the original Japanese dialogue; the dub is not even worth considering).
Also of dissapointing noteworthiness is the translation. Oftentimes, I found that the translation was off or even wrong, and the translators seemed confused as to who was talking to whom. Multiple colors used to seperate things being said simultaneously would help tremendously. Also, I noticed many spelling and grammatical errors in both the english translation and the japanese song lyrics that are unacceptable in a professional-quality release such as this.
Despite the problems I had, Real Bout High School is nevertheless a charming and fun, albeit immature and poorly-localized, anime. Fans of girl-get anime such as Tenchi Muyo!, Love Hina and Chobits and fans of good action-oriented anime (as well as sailor-uniformed school girl fetishists) will probably enjoy this very much. But remember, you could be buying something a lot better.

Real Bout High school is a delightful comedy with all the fight to back it up.
The story follows a young girl named Ryoko Mitsurugi who is destined in her heart to be a samurai. One day she finds an amulet in her locker that changes her life forever. Being transported to another relm called Solvania to battle demons Ryoko relaizes her destiny to save the world from Gates a ruthful god of destuction, and to make sure she still reighns as the champ. The story however in itself is not all macbre. With delightful charcters such as the tenacious but stupid Shizumaa Kusanagi who is always out for a good fight(mainly with our little samurai girl Ryoko) and beautiful but deadly Azumi Kiribiyashi Real Bout High is in for hours of pantyshots,killer fights,screams, and laughs.

I think my problem with the series is that I read the Graphic Novels first. The graphic novels are top notch with great art and a great story that has a lot of action and flows really well. The G.N.'s also manage a wide emotional range that is not diminished by the humor.

The animation seems childish by comparison. It starts I guess in the middle of the graphic novels and doesn't even bother to follow the story line. It goes its own way with people from other dimensions and battle with dragons and such. The characters are 2 dimensional (pardon the pun) with no real emotional depth being created. Most of the events seem to be directed at a younger crowd (like kids).

As I recall the music wasn't bad.

I borrowed this DVD from my friend, and I thought it seemed cute and a little bit gratuitous.
I expected large breasts, needless panty shots, the high-pitched squeals of girls screaming, and plenty of cool sword fights, and Real Bout High School delivers in each of those categories. The DVD menus are laid out in an amusing way, like a fighting game, and the extras are also quite charming. The animation is fluid for the most part and the cels are extremely clean and clear.
The plot seems to revolve around two girls, a "Samurai Drama Otaku" named Mitsurugi Ryoko and Onizuka Miyuki, a rudely mute shrine priestess who ignores everybody. Her rude personality is apparently supposed to show that she is in inner-turmoil, but it just makes me want to slap her.
Anyway, Ryoko is very charming as the "Samurai Drama Otaku," who, despite being a total dork, is immensely popular at her school, which places tons of focus on physical education and almost none on academia. Her rival, Kusanagi, is a very funny character, because he seems to be a parody of Kusanagi Kyo of the King of Fighters series, as he has an insatiable appetite for street fights and even uses flames in his fighting (honoo no tora - the flaming tiger) (and he has shares the name, Kusanagi).
Unfortunately, there are a few problems as well. The voice-acting is a little stereotypical and inappropriate for some situations, and most of the characters speak ridiculously fast or over-act (or both), most likely as an attempt to be endearing or "cutesy," like so many of those for-boys shows out there (By the way, this is with regards to the original Japanese dialogue; the dub is not even worth considering).
Also of dissapointing noteworthiness is the translation. Oftentimes, I found that the translation was off or even wrong, and the translators seemed confused as to who was talking to whom. Multiple colors used to seperate things being said simultaneously would help tremendously. Also, I noticed many spelling and grammatical errors in both the english translation and the japanese song lyrics that are unacceptable in a professional-quality release such as this.
Despite the problems I had, Real Bout High School is nevertheless a charming and fun, albeit immature and poorly-localized, anime. Fans of girl-get anime such as Tenchi Muyo!, Love Hina and Chobits and fans of good action-oriented anime (as well as sailor-uniformed school girl fetishists) will probably enjoy this very much. But remember, you could be buying something a lot better.

Real Bout High school is a delightful comedy with all the fight to back it up.
The story follows a young girl named Ryoko Mitsurugi who is destined in her heart to be a samurai. One day she finds an amulet in her locker that changes her life forever. Being transported to another relm called Solvania to battle demons Ryoko relaizes her destiny to save the world from Gates a ruthful god of destuction, and to make sure she still reighns as the champ. The story however in itself is not all macbre. With delightful charcters such as the tenacious but stupid Shizumaa Kusanagi who is always out for a good fight(mainly with our little samurai girl Ryoko) and beautiful but deadly Azumi Kiribiyashi Real Bout High is in for hours of pantyshots,killer fights,screams, and laughs.