Three O'Clock High

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Brent H @BrentMHinson Oct 31 At the time we watched this movie, my son was in a play based on four 80s movies, and one of them was “Three O’Clock High.” He wanted to see the source material, so we rented this one. I’m not sure why it doesn’t get the acclaim that other high-school movies from the 80s do. It’s always been a favorite of mine. Richard Tyson is perfect as Buddy Revell, and Casey Siemaszko plays a believable Everyman who eventually has to stand up for himself. The film does a great job at building tension as you see Siemaszko's "Jerry Mitchell" character nervously find ways around confronting Revell throughout the day until he's forced to face his ultimate fate. It's definitely darker than most films from this era; perhaps that's why it doesn't get mentioned as much as other teen-based 80s movies. If that's the case, it's a shame because there's actually more realism in this film than many of the more popular movies that came from this decade. See more Kit L @Kit_L Jun 12 I am probably running against the mainstream here, but I think this is an excellent film. I agree that the protagonist, Buddy Revell, is under developed, as so many protagonists are. Think of Tom Cruise in most of his blockbusters. I would like to rewrite the ending of this film – if you watch carefully at the end, there is a tiny, tiny smile from Buddy Revell. That would've been an excellent point to say something like, "Well, perhaps we could be friends, in time". The character Buddy Revell is simply a collection of prejudices – but we got a glimpse that he might be a lot smarter than what the school yard gossip suggests – and had the ending been played a fraction beyond that simple fight, the film could've been made hugely more interesting. See more thiago s @Thiagostone 02/03/2025 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é mais ou menos, o filme todo ele fica com medo do valentão, mas no final ele enfrentou e ganhou, final clássico do nerd eu acho, ganhando do valentão e para acabar o filme, ele ganha o respeito do valentão e de todo mundo e é beijado no final, esse final do filme salvou, por que se não o filme ia ser ruim. See more Wayne K @RT88290232 12/02/2024 A darker high school comedy than others of its ilk, Three O’Clock High tries it’s best to squeeze every last drop out of its pretty thin premise. The lead, played by Casey Siemaszko, is a charming guy, flawed but doing his best, and the characters that orbit around him are a charmingly offbeat bunch. Sadly, the character that so much of the story is based around, Buddy Revell, educational outcast and proverbial talk of the town, is so underdeveloped that you can’t help but question and doubt everything about him. There’s no reason for him to act the way he does, or feign stupidity, or even be in high school at all, considering he looks about 25. Not exactly a unique phenomenon in movies like this, but the guy looks like the kind of person you’d pay to M.O.T. your car, not compare calculus homework with. If he had some deep-seated insecurities that he was painfully ashamed of then it would be easier to buy his anger. As such, he just seems aggressive for the sake of the plot. It does get a few laughs here and there, mostly at the expense of the stories ridiculousness, and I like how the ticking clock element is used, being a constant reminder of the pressure the lead is under, rather than just popping up when the plot needs to be moved along. I like the ways its shot as well, with much more visual flair and smooth cameras movements than your average comedy. It’s a shame the antagonist wasn’t more fleshed out, and the conflict made more believable or, God forbid, amusing. As it is, its reaches the lofty heights of ‘just fine.’ See more ערן א @RT87492463 10/15/2024 great movie!! saw it 20 times and loved any second of it. See more Augustine J @RT91683837 03/13/2024 I really liked this movie. It has one of my favorite opening credit sequences, with everything going wrong, it's a good scene. This movie is also a great metaphor for the inevitability of having to face your fears, you can try to run from them but in the end, you have to confront them. For a movie without any major stars it managed to be a really good flick. Check it out. See more Read all reviews

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