A great DVD set for Troma fans!
Added 11/18/2009
I recently purchased the entire trilogy of films known as the 'Class of Nuke' Em High,' on DVD.
They're all from Troma Films, an independent production company based out of New Jersey.
Here is a review of each movie, in chronological order, they might contain spoilers, FYI.
Class of Nuke 'Em High
Unleashed in 1986, the original Class of Nuke 'Em High is, for me at least, the weakest in the trilogy. The plot revolves around Tromaville High School, which is known as 'Nuke 'Em High,' due to the fact that it's within spitting distance of a high-profile Nuclear Power Plant. Somewhere along the line, a meltdown occurs and infects the water supply of the local school. The regular students slowly become vicious, violent cretins, part of the Cretin Biker Gang, who wreak havoc on the school and around Tromaville. Warren and Christie, two young lovers are the main characters, who start to suspect something fishy after smoking a radioactive joint that causes them to hallucinate. The rest is the students versus the cretins versus the nuclear power plant versus the townspeople. If you like low-grade Z-movies, this is will tickle your fancy.
Class of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown
Released five years after the original, Subhumanoid Meltdown follows the story of Roger Smith, who goes to Tromaville University, which is slowly being overtaken by cretins and a race of mutants known as 'subhumanoids,' who are being manufactured by the people working in the (you guessed it) nearby nuclear power plant. I wasn't really paying attention when I watched this one, I'd been having a rough day and was falling asleep, so it's hard for me to review that which I don't understand very well. As far as I can tell, it focuses around Roger, played by Brick Bronsky, who gets tangled up in a government program to cross-breed humans and subhumanoids. He falls in love with a subhumanoid and then tragedy strikes when a rogue squirrel finds some tasty-looking radioactive material, gets infected by it and becomes Tromie, the eighty-foot radioactive squirrel from Hell! Tromie wreaks havoc on students and cretins alike, and the movie ends rather abruptly. Personally, I liked this one better than the first.
Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good The Bad And The Subhumanoid
The final (?) chapter in the trilogy of Class of Nuke 'Em High movies, The Good The Bad And The Subhumanoid is easily the best in the trilogy. It follows Adlai Smith, third-generation subhumanoid son of Roger Smith and the subhumanoid he fell in love with in the second movie. Adlai is played by Brick Bronsky, who also plays Adlai's evil twin, Dick, and his own father, Roger, from part two, who is now the mayor of Tromaville. There's an evil mastermind, known as Doctor Slag (PHD) who wants to use Adlai's long lost twin separated at birth, Dick, to wreak havoc on the town, then turn it into a nuclear wasteland. The exact reasoning behind wanting to do this escapes me, but the movie was just such a blast to watch in general you won't really care. It's a fun movie, your typical good-versus-evil z-movie fare, but fun nonetheless. The 'glowing hand' bit is hilarious, too. This is Brick Bronsky in his most versatile role. I really enjoyed it, it's only available on DVD through the boxed-set, though, which is unfortunate, because the boxed-set sells for upwards of ninety dollars in various places. I got mine new for twenty bucks due to good circumstance, but if you can find it, check it out! You probably won't regret it.
And there you have it, my awesome triple-review of the whole "Class of Nuke 'Em High" trilogy.
If you haven't seen 'em, and you're a fan of Troma, check them out, it's awesome to the max.
If you're looking for sexiness or just a bit of the old ultra-violence, then this is for you!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
|
It was delivered in excellent condition, and arrived in a short amount of time
Added 5/5/2008
Bought this because a friend of mine was an extra in the third movie, so I wanted to surprise her with this set.....She was so excited. Thanks for delivering this on time and in great condition
0 out of 2 people found this helpful.
|
This video was great back in the 80's and its still not bad now but i urge anyone who has seen the 1st one not to buy the others because they are utter rubbish and who ever made them should be killed.
0 out of 3 people found this helpful.
|
Not worth it at all!
Added 1/18/2007
Class of Nuke 'Em High part 1 is OK (it IS a classic in gore movies).
Part 2 and part 3 shouldnt even EXIST!
It ain't like the serie Evil Dead..the first one is the only one you need to buy..the 2 others ain't worth the money spent to create those crappy movies.
On the + side: You get a sticker of I when to Class of NUKE 'EM HIGH! Woohooo! ;)
Conclusion..buy Class of Nuke 'Em High Part 1 and thats IT! Don't do the same error like I did.
1 out of 4 people found this helpful.
|
The first one, Instant classic. The rest, Pathetic.
Added 11/30/2006
I bought the first Class of nuke em high, by itself. It was one of the funniest movies Troma has made. It's so blatantly from the 80's it makes it great, some decent Troma gore thrown in, and hilarious characters. It is a movie that for the most part you can follow and is well put together. That said, I bought the trilogy as a way to get the other 2 together, thinking they would be at least as good. Wrong. I watched the second one and instantly you can tell the difference, if you own the first one and are contemplating getting this because you liked the first, don't bother. They are 2 entirely different types of movies, seriously. The second movie has a bunch of quirky music, stupid slapstick-style humor (people getting hit and a sound effect going "bonk" etc.) Barely any gore worth mentioning or being funny for that matter. The plot is impossible to follow as things keep switching pace and the story is really pathetic to begin with. The acting is terrible and I don't mean that in a good way, I was falling asleep watching it. The third movie however... is just the same. I watched 20 minutes into it and then after seeing it was almost the same movie (same basic plot except a little further ahead in time) I fastforwarded through the rest of the movie looking for anything decent (something may be there that I missed) but overall I could find nothing worthy of noting. So, buy the first one (it's so 80's that, that fact alone makes the movie), the rest I couldn't be paid to watch again.
2 out of 5 people found this helpful.
|
