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Epicurus.com - Degrassi High - School's Out
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List Price: $19.95
Our Price: $18.95
Your Save: $ 1.00 ( 5% )
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Manufacturer: Wgbh Boston
Starring: Pat Mastroianni, Stacie Mistysyn, Neil Hope, Stefan Brogren, Kirsten Bourne
Directed By: Kit Hood
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9781578074181
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 1578074185
Label: Wgbh Boston
Manufacturer: Wgbh Boston
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Wgbh Boston
Release Date: 2000-03-07
Running Time: 90
Studio: Wgbh Boston
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Editorial Reviews:
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Like any high school reunion, this return to the Degrassi High series is bittersweet. The feature tries to bring closure to the story of the kids who grew up on television in various Degrassi features that aired from 1982-91. So the kids come together for one last cliché-ridden summer before heading their separate ways. There's a love triangle, the geek who finally gets respect, a group of young men obsessed with "doing it," plenty of drinking by these new high school graduates, and a downer of an ending that telegraphs the moral of the story. Despite being painfully predictable, some earnest performances by these young actors make them seem like real high school buddies. If you considered yourself a member of the Degrassi High fan club, you might want to see how the kids turned out. Just be prepared for a feature-length lecture. --Valerie J. Nelson
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: An 80's Classic
Comment: I bought this movie because I am a fan of Degrassi:TNG and became a big fan of this series and highly reccomend this for anyone 15+.
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Summary: I have watched it on tv but waiting for DVD release
Comment: I am waiting for this to come out on DVD so I can buy it. I am waiting for the shipping to begin for my item to arrive.
I do however remember watching it on TV and really enjoying what our characters were up to. Its realistic and shows how a character has developed over the years and what happens to them all.
Let's just say some of the characters do have happy endings whilst others don't. I'm not gonna write anymore, you'll have to see it for yourself.
I suggest wait for the dvd release which will be out soon or you can go to www.fbo.com.au to find the dvd release and order it there.
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Summary: no Closure with this movie
Comment: I used to watch this on PBS when I was 14 and I actually only watched it because it aired right after my favorite program at the time and out of nowhere it had me hooked and began to be my new favorite program.
When the series was cancelled in '91 I was really sad because I got so caught up in these characters lives and I didn't want to see them go. And it got cancelled right when it started to get really interesting too. The character Duane had Aids, Wheels was getting back on track, Lucy found a boyfriend, LD had cancer (whatever did happend to her????)Caitlin and Joey were getting back together....I was heated.
I'd never heard of "School's out" until like the year 2000...8 years after! It's never been aired here in the USA and no one has ever talked about it. (Degrassi is a guilty pleasure by alot of people)
Thank god for the internet because I found Degrassi fans like myself and heard about it. So now I can see what happened after I was left hanging when it was cancelled. It's really a tough movie to get your hands on but I finally got it.
The stories didn't end up where I thought it would.
Alot of other main characters were missing:
Arthur, Melanie, Maya(the girl in the wheelchair)
Michelle, and a few other characters that I was used to seeing.
The story seemed to mostly surround Caitlin and Joey,with a few other tiny subplots ie, Simon and Alexa getting engaged,and the small speaking parts by cast regulars(mostly getting high or drunk believe it or not)
I was really shocked to hear them cursing using the "F" word...especially Caitlin.
We all had our favorite characters but I guess Caitlin and Joey were the reason this series was hot towards the end so the writers wrote a story around them.
Anyways I wanted more from this movie,and yet again just when it starts to get more interesting...it ends...again.
So thank god now for Nogin having Degrassi the next generation where we can still see our old degrassi characters and see how everything really turned out.
I can imagine seeing this movie back in '92 and thinking that's it forever for the Degrassi series. Well if you've been watching The Next generation and then watched "School's out" afterwards you won't go away with any sad feelings because as I said before you know what happens to your favorite main characters:
Joey: owner of Jeremiah Motors
Caitlin: Popular TV personality (who'd have thought)
Snake: A Teacher at Degrassi and now married to Spike (who'd have thought)
Spike:Owner of her own salon
Liz (Spike's cynical punk rocker friend)is now a Doctor
Lucy:is now an award making Filmaker (in real life as well)
My overall taking on this rare movie is that it will still not bring any closure to fans because it went where nobody thought it would in a sad ending...but it was still a realistic ending.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Must have for a DeGrassi collection
Comment: The bittersweet goodbye ... summer of 1992 saw the end of the DeGrassi series that began in 1982... how time flies! It is great memorabilia to those of us who were teenagers then (which means we're old now :))
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Summary: A Must See For All Degrassi Fans!!
Comment: I used to watch Degrassi when I was in like the 6th grade on PBS. I absolutely loved it~ then I forgot about it for many many years until now when I happened to catch it by mistake while flipping channels.
I got hooked once again and was so glad to see that they made this final movie length finale.~ I was shocked to see them cursing and being bad like normal teenagers!! It was such a breath of fresh air. The story line was so well written and real. My faves were always Caitlyn and Joey~ and I was am so happy the movie mostly revolved around them. It would have been nice to see what happened to Melanie, Kathleen, Maya, Arthur, Dwayne (the kid that got AIDS). But I guess they weren't available to be a part of this super last episode.
This movie is definitely a keeper! I am so glad I ordered it~ I hope to show this to my children one day.~
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