Class Of 1999 (DVD)

-------------------------- CLASS OF 1999 --------------------------
In a near future (like the title says... 1999) underage crime will go out of control, schools will be war zone for gangs and will look like high security prisons with police check points and metal detectors at the entrance, teachers object of all sort of abuses. These are the premesis of this sci-fi film.

In answer to this uncontrollable situation the new principal ...
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---------------- Class of 1999 ----------------
Year: 1990
Runtime: 99 minutes
UK Rating: 18 (honestly I would have put at most a 16)

Director: Mark L. Lester (who directed also the cheesy "Commando" with Schwarznegger)

Notable actors:
Bradley Gregg (who starred previously in Stand By Me and Explorer)
Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Heroes)
Pam ... more

-------------------------- CLASS OF 1999 --------------------------
In a near future (like the title says... 1999) underage crime will go out of control, schools will be war zone for gangs and will look like high security prisons with police check points and metal detectors at the entrance, teachers object of all sort of abuses. These are the premesis of this sci-fi film.

In answer to this uncontrollable situation the new principal of the Ronald Regan High School (Malcom McDowell) decides to accept the offer to introduce robot teachers to give some discipline to his violent and drug-addicted students. Students are unaware of the fact that the new teachers are robots of course.

What the principal doesn't know is that these robots (which, by the way, look human) were originally designed for guerrilla but the US Army never adopted them because uncontrollable. The company who made them, in order not to loose the money, reprogrammed the robots to sell them to the rottening American public school system. Although, in such a violent environment the robots will go back to their original programming and start practicing unnecessary violence on the students.

The main character is a student, Cody, just out of prison and trying to do better. Like in all action movies, in the end he will have a nice girl (the principal's daughter) to save from the baddies and warriors to lead (his ex gang members) against the evil robot-teachers. Happy ending with cool music is mandatory.

-------------------------- OPINION -----------------------

This film is quite fun to watch, it's a B movie so don't expect anything superb and neither take it too seriously. I don't think that this film had any success back in the days but it can still deliver some entertainment, it also features some famous faces (Malcom McDowell for one, famous for A Clockwork Orange in the 70's and more recently for the tv series Heroes). Lot's of violence but nothing too disturbing... it's all cheesy so do not worry. Special effects were actually quite good (for a b movie).

The film is a sort of "reversed" sequel of the more famous "Class Of 1984" where the teachers were the victims.

If you can find if for a few quids I think it's worth it but don't spend a lot on it or you might be disappointed.
Complete lack of special features or extras in the DVD. Good picture quality though.

---------------- Class of 1999 ----------------
Year: 1990
Runtime: 99 minutes
UK Rating: 18 (honestly I would have put at most a 16)

Director: Mark L. Lester (who directed also the cheesy "Commando" with Schwarznegger)

Notable actors:
Bradley Gregg (who starred previously in Stand By Me and Explorer)
Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Heroes)
Pam Grier (Jackie Brown and many others)
Patrick Kilpatrick (appeared in many B and cheesy movies)

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A sequel to this also exists but it was terribly bad and not worthy, as many sequels are. 

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