ThiefHott Too much of everything

Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Cooktopi The acting in this movie is really good.

Celia A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Blueghost Filled with high school clichés, this teen comedy is a bit more high brow and more aimed at post grads in college than actual teenagers still attending high school. We follow the high-school adventures and misadventures who crosses paths with the local tough guy who's been to several schools with the goal of merely finishing off school. Not really a bully, but just your typical average tough guy who's learned to be though through a history we don't know about. Regrettably for our protagonist he becomes the unwilling champion of the school and school system who have confronted and had to deal with said tough guy throughout the years.Like I say, it's a bit smarter than your usual teen-comedy romp, which usually has a lot of body function humor and sex gags, if not actual sex in some way, shape or form in and of itself. The audience is for the slightly smarter student who's had to confront the school tough guy in some way shape or form. It's a fairly smart film with lots of high energy shots and few comedic bits to keep it light in spite of the impending confrontation as the title suggests. I remember the promos, but missed it when it hit the theatre, and instead was guided towards it by people I knew. I caught it on HBO, and the rest is history.It's not really a film I connect with on any level, but it's got a certain charm to it that makes it watchable. See it once.

Navod Wijesekara One Of The Best Teen Comedies. Exceeds Expectations. I had never heard about this film, maybe a reason due to that i was living in Sri Lanka. (But don't get mistaken. we hear about lot of great movies all over the world and personally I have watched 80% of The top IMDb films & many more that got ignored by IMDb.) but the fact is that this film really didn't had the box office hits it deserved at least. I'm not saying it should break any box office records, but it deserved more than it got at the box office level. reminded me of my school days & was very entertaining through out. plot line was pretty good and the film had it's intense increasingly going through.It really had it's funny parts specially in the 'book report' scene. no one had an idea he(Jerry) was doing it to get detention, and even he was amazed by the results of that. (you'll see.it may not be as much funny as i say of course. depends. hope this ain't a spoiler.) it's almost like a film in the category of breakfast club, road trip sixteen candles. No real violent scenes, sex scenes with nudity. few swearing is done here and there but doesn't make it an adult film at all. recommended for anyone aged under 50. a must watch film for people searching for underrated films.

FlashCallahan A high school nerd, Jerry Mitchell is assigned to write a piece for the school paper about new student Buddy Revell, who is rumoured to be a psychopathic nut-case. When Jerry accidentally touches Buddy, he says that they must fight in the parking lot at 3pm. Jerry will just about do anything to avoid the confrontation.......This is one of those films that's been under the radar more or less since its release in 1987. Here in the UK, it's never been available for retail, and I cannot recall it being on TV. But it's pretty clear to see why it's been this way, its a very hard sell.It's not your typical high school movie, it's set over the course of one school day, and it owes more than a debt to a certain High Noon.So we spend the day with Jerry, who shoes everything in his power to stop the fight happening at three o' clock, and predictably, he gets in more and more hot water as the day goes on.It's never really funny, and although it hints at the bizarre with a few crazy characters, it never really has the guts to go too leftfield.But it's a change to other high school movies, and even though it doesn't quite work, it's watchable stuff

Diego_rjc There are a lot of movies from the 1980's that we grew up watching it. At the movies, at the afternoon screenings on TV, movies like 'Back to the Future' or 'The Goonies'. We all remember those movies with great enthusiasm and nostalgia. Who doesn't like 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' or 'License to Drive'? But there is one particular movie from this period that is easily overlooked because of all those classics. Well, it shouldn't, because 'Three O'clock High' is probably one of the best teen comedy of all time and one of the most beloved movies from the 80's.'Three O'clock High' is set on your regular high school. Rumor has it that the new student, Buddy Revell (Richard Tyson) is a very dangerous guy that doesn't like to be touched. And the rumors are proved to be true when one of the the school's nerds, Jerry Mitchell (Casey Siemaszko), touches Buddy. Now, Buddy challenges Jerry to a fight at the school's parking lot when the classes are over - at three o'clock high. Then Jerry gets evolved in all kinds of strange situations to try to avoid the confrontation. The movie's script seems to have a rather silly and cliché argument like any other teen comedy. It may have, but the way the story develops is great. Near the end, the movie even gets to raise a few moral questions. The dialogs are surprisingly well- written, and you get lots of funny jokes that haven't lost its touch. And that's another great aspect from 'Three O'clock High'. Except for a few clothes and haircuts, the movie doesn't seem to have aged at all. This is mostly for the already-mentioned great dialog, but partly for the characters. Jerry Mitchell's growing during the movie is incredible, and Buddy Revell must be one of the best villains of all time. And that's mostly because of Richard Tyson's wonderful acting as Buddy. He is quiet, yet quite frightening. But Buddy is a character that even when you fear him, you don't dislike him. You're always there, trying to dislike him, but you can't. And aside from Tyson's performance, which was the best of the movie, the rest of the acting is also nice. All the supporting cast do their jobs very well, with Annie Ryan standing out as a girl who wants to be jerry Mitchell's girlfriend. You even get a cameo from Mitch Pillegi here (the Assistant Director Walter Skinner of the famous TV series 'The X-Files') Casey Siemaszko, just like Tyson, delivers a top-notch performance as Jerry Mitchell. He changes perfectly with the pace of his character, with really great body and facial expressions While watching 'Three O'clock High', the movie surprised me in many ways. But what mostly surprised me here was Phil Joanou's work as the director of the picture. Joanou is commonly known to get this directing job because he was Steven Spielberg's protégé at the time. and since Spielberg is one of the Executive Producers for the movie (even though, god-knows-why, Spielberg had his name removed from the credits)... -- Joanou directing started to surprise me right into the starting credits, with nice camera angles as Jerry was getting ready for school, and a great 80's-like song playing in the back. but Joanou caught me with my pants down in the end of the starting credits, with a really beautiful tracking shot as kids were getting into school and each group was talking different rumors about Buddy Revell. The passage of time is also perfectly portrayed here. The lots of shots showing a clock with the hours only served to increase the audience's anxiety and Jerry Mitchell's fear for the fight. In my opinion, Phil Joanou portrayed the passage of time as good as Fred Zinnemann did in the classic western 'High Noon'. It's also real pleasant to see that Joanou was able to apply every directing technique into a teen comedy (!).The movie's budget wasn't exactly big, and we can see this with lots of technical mistakes- in both sound and image. But this doesn't spoil the overall experience- it's incredibly fun to watch this movie. 'Three O'clock High' has an excellent script, that created unforgettable characters and haven't aged at all; the movie's acting is superb, specially because of the work of the two leads (Casey Siemaszko and Richard Tyson); and Phil Joanou's directing was a pleasant surprise, 'cause he was able to apply lots of directing techniques into a teen comedy. This proves why 'Three O'clock High' is one of the best of the 80's comedy classics. It's not a masterpiece, but it's really fun and it shouldn't be overlooked (but it is, unfortunately).9/10