Time to Fight!

80s fun is summed up in this concise movie: 3 O'Clock High (1987).

Jerry Mitchell, you're average guy who is one of those eager types who joins school communities, wakes up and has an epiphany: today is going to be one of 'those days'. A frantic rush to school follows, he even drives the car whilst brushing his teeth. Kids, multitasking whilst driving is not advised. 

So it starts off a bad day and gets worse when scenes of Grand Theft and brutal fights with knuckledusters take place at High School, surveyed by the menacing principal. It all started when he patted the back of his soon to be adversary; new kid but also a 'touch freak' Buddy Revell.

oh no he didunt!

No its not as graphic as that, in fact its rather sweet. With basic high school story line and witty humour, 3 O'clock High is one of those rainy day films that's light but engaging. Plus it's like a time capsule, American 80s fashion and style is on full display even if it may be over-exaggerated, but hey maybe people really did wear bright orange scrunchies with a 4 coloured sweatshirts? 

The film deals in stereotypes, which makes it more amusing because its easily understandable where the characters fit and consequences of friendships. The story is mostly conveyed by rumours, the kids all know about the 3 O'clock fight, Buddy Revell is thought to be this demonic boy as the gossip augments the truth.

Also, it has a great typically 80s sounding soundtrack by Tangerine Dream.
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Do aliens and old people mix well?

 So went and bought this film called Cocoon cos it was on offer - (skint kids these days)

This film is a weird film. Running on the same theme of 80s - with the 'good alien' like in E.T, this sentimental film is a hard one to categorize because it quite silly really. The story doesn't really work, old people and aliens combination - yet the director (Ron Howard: Arrested Development, Rush) does try to win the viewer over by creating a sweet relationship between the phantom like creatures and the old pensioners.

A group of old age men who are all friends find that their disused swimming pool that they attended regularly has been bought by some aliens disguised as humans. The aliens use the swimming pool to keep cocoons alive. However when the old men enter the swimming pool they feel themselves internally gaining a new lease of life and energy. But this has repercussions for the aliens :/ is their spaceship going to come save them? The ending has so much cheese I don't want to spoil it for you so you can relish in the moment when your like 'omg that was just so cheesy' or whatever you say to express that.

Whilst trying to make the story relatable - the director uses clichés which, to be honest doesn't really help the movie - the story of Atlantis really doesn't have to feature in it. What is actually quite sweet is that the boy in the film is Bastian from The Neverending Story! n'aww bless.

so yeah go watch if you want... not really a cult classic. just a bit of a strange film really.

*** from MiloG written by Georgiaa