Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High — 8

So this is a movie i’ve wanted to see for along time, but never really got around to it until today. In its entirety this movie is actually pretty good, but what caught me off guard more than anything was the amount of actors in this movie that were not famous at the time, but are incredibly famous now. It is really weird seeing a ton of actors when they were nobodies and now are utterly famous.

This movie also covers grounds that would not be touched at all by today’s filmmakers; such as abortions, under age sex, etc. The main premise of the movie is not sex though, but rather just high school life. Even though i was born in the 80’s and went to high school late 90s, early 2ks, most of the things that happened in this movie still apply to todays standards. its really weird to me that no matter the generation, the same things keep on happening.

There were a few slow parts during the movie, but they never dragged on for too long. Also I liked how there was a little bit of every different cliche’ in high school covered. you have the stoners (Sean Penn nailed it amazingly), the jocks (Forest Whitaker) actually played a football game, but on screen it lasted all of about 3-5 minutes total, the nerds, the uy who is willing to sell you anything, the asshole teacher that everyone hates. The amazing teacher that takes you on the most memorable field trip of your entire life. Its all there, all covered.

It was honestly like taking a trip back into my own high school years, and the characters are so diverse, that there is one character for everyone to relate to, its fantastic.

-1 for slow points
+.5 for diverstiy
+.5 for a great ending.
= 8/10

Last updated: 2010-01-12 01:45:37 by Tolll