5.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Freddie is the school nerd and can’t seem to score a date with any of the girls, let alone with heartthrob Mary-Lou, who would rather go out with class clown and bad boy Buddy, who himself is more interested in playing practical jokes with his best friend Moose. But their "harmless" pranks only get them into perpetual trouble with their stern teacher, who has her own special way of dishing out corporal punishment. With senior prom around the corner, Freddie decides that he needs to get a date with Mary-Lou and becomes determined to win her affection at any cost.
Starring: Rene BondErotic | 100% |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English: Dolby Digital 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
1974’s “High School Fantasies” was created to cash-in on the unexpected success of 1973’s “American Graffiti.” The George Lucas masterpiece was the tiny movie that could, offering audiences a way out of the Nixon years with a healthy dose of nostalgia, offering a time machine to the early 1960s, when the future was unwritten. Lucas cleverly recreated the era and filled his feature with lively personalities and relatable emotions. Director James Bryan doesn’t get the same kind of mileage out of “High School Fantasies,” which also attempts to revive the sights and sounds of 1962, but with an adult film budget. The helmer hopes to create a spirited romp about oversexed teenagers and their strange adventures with heavy petting, but there’s also a hardcore aspect the picture that’s hastily worked into the flow of the endeavor, with Bryan doing his best to shape something resembling a story, fighting the randomness of the effort.
The AVC encoded image (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation provides a somewhat disturbingly clear view of the sexual events in "High School Fantasies." Sharpness is excellent, surveying decorative additions to the feature to help sell the period setting, and costuming is fibrous, with leather and sweaters common. Hardcore footage is distinct, preserving semi-gynecological views, capturing all the sweat and sliminess of the moment. Colors are superb, with bright primaries throughout the viewing experience, finding reds especially vivid. Delineation is satisfactory. Grain is pleasantly resolved. Source is in decent condition, with some light scratches and speckling, along with a few harsh reel changes.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA sound mix for the film does what it can with obvious production limitations. Quality isn't consistent, but dialogue exchanges aren't lost, with only a few lines threatened by muddiness. Soundtrack selections aren't defined, but rock and roll tunes are appreciable, adding to the mood of the feature. Hiss is present throughout the listening event.
"High School Fantasies" was originally shot as a softcore picture before making a post-production switch to hardcore, and the change shows throughout, with sudden close-ups of sweaty penetration interrupting the movie, and the editing has a bad habit of moving to random shots whenever it feels like it, potentially making the viewer feel like they're suffering through some type of memory loss as the endeavor cycles through the same sex scenes on multiple occasions. Coupling sequences aren't flashy, crudely inserted into scenes that weren't intended to go very far. And the actors look visibly bewildered at times, unsure where to go with their bodies as the action unfolds in parked cars (but of course), in a shower, and on top of a desk. There's truly two different movies competing for screen time here, which might increase the entertainment value for certain audiences, watching as worlds of pornography collide. It's sloppy work overall, but "High School Fantasies" does a lot with extraordinarily little at times, best appreciated for its attempt to return to the carefree days of 1962 than its overall execution.
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