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Good Movie
I remember watching this movie a few years back. I thought it was decent overall. But my biggest question is if Jason hated the world so much, why didn't he blow himself up inside the gym?

Whats The Thanks I Get, It's All Over The HallWay Carpet, I got Peed In Puke. LICK IT UP BABY LICK IT UP!
"I just killed my best friend."
"And Your Worst Enemy"
Excellent Dark Comedy.. I love this movie religiously!

I hate three star reviews.
Daniel Waters had fun nailing the lingering hostile fantasies of High Schoolers. There is a spark of brilliance to it. Christian Slater's character begins as a composite over-the-top iconoclast who has become the embodiment of the teenage rebel. Winona Rider is quite charming in her role as the trapped socialite. And the film builds a lot of capital by cross-polinating 1950s aesthetics with 1980s vernacular. To many, this meant the film was "brilliant", Tim Burton included as he chose Waters to write Batman Returns.

But as the first hour lapses into the second, the satire deepens and loses its initial shock factor. Lame plotting and the deflation of the character's promise drags sinks the entire affair. Slater turns out to be a boring nihilist and Winona winds up a mish-mash of righteousness and mushy sentiment. The ending (and entire subplot) with the fat girl is plainly offensive, and ends Heathers on a god-awful insincere note. But Heathers gets high marks for its brilliant satirical touch and pre-Smells Like Teen Spirit visuals.

Waters tried to works his same magic with Batman Returns, to devastingly awful effect. His inablitiy to faithfully pay homage to a genre while at the same time employing his grating comedic tendencies made for one thoroughly unpleasant Hollywood blockbuster that few watched twice.

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