Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

g-bodyl Spike Lee's School Daze is an interesting film, one that reveals the struggle of black society in the 1980's. This was the time period when they were struggling to keep their head afloat in this world despite the civil rights movement some decades before. This film has many flaws, but it's not a letdown thanks to the clear message Spike Lee was able to bring across. The opening of this film is powerful as Lee is showing the history of his people and the end.....well it came out of nowhere but I think it's rightly justified.Spike Lee's film takes place at a historically black college during homecoming weekend and it's about how the sororities and the fraternities clash against each other.The acting is decent: nothing to rave home about, but nothing to be ashamed of either. Laurence Fishburne may have had the best role as the revolutionary leader who wants to change how his school is ran.Overall, School Daze is very interesting and it sends the message to America and more specifically to black people, to wake up and be proud of their heritage. These morals are a strong presence throughout the film and quite frankly, they elevate the movie. For the music itself, it's quite enjoyable though some songs are a tad too long. Kudos to Spike Lee for going somewhere that directors rarely go. I rate this film 8/10.

jcpraduca Spike Lee is a weird little character; however, he is a brilliant filmmaker. School Daze captures every element of the Morehouse College experience, the school Lee graduated from (and I attended Morehouse last year.) The only thing different between the movie and reality is that the school in the movie was called Mission College, which merged Morehouse (a historically black, all-boys school) and Spelman College (the historically black, all-girls school across the street). Everything else is the same, from the fraternities and sororities, to the campus (it was filmed at Morehouse, Spelman, as well as two other HBCUs nearby) Spike brilliantly captured the experience of Morehouse and Spelman, added satire and awesome compositions, and merged it into a film that is timeless.

mrgray83 School Daze takes us through the homecoming weekend of the fictional Historically Black College Mission College. Spike Lee has gone out of his way very successfully to recreate the events that surround an HBCU homecoming. We have the parade. The Homecoming Dances and Pageants. The football game. Even a crossing over of a fraternity. This is the best film I have ever seen that features HBCU college life and gives an inside look at it. Various issues that were a big deal on college campuses then are discussed such as light skinned vs dark skinned, almost obsessive interest in the apartheid situation in Africa. The film covers some good ground. Most of the movie, however, revolves around the character Half Pint, whom Spike Lee himself portrays. He is online for the fictional fraternity Gamma Phi Gamma and if he lasts the weekend through, will be joining the G Phi G family. I won't say that Half Pint is a nerd, but he isn't the most popular guy on campus. After he crosses over, we see a definite change in him though. A change that a big majority of people can relate to if they have ever known someone close who has pledged a frat or sorority.I had a few problems with the movie though. I just found Laurence Fishburne unconvincing in this role. This is not his best performance and since he didn't really have a role to challenge his true acting ability until What's Love Got To Do With It, I can't really be surprised. Another problem is the ending. Spike Lee goes from reality to something that looks like it's right out a dream. It's so unique that it jumps from interesting right into the realm of ridiculous.Be on the lookout for some absolutely stunning musical pieces. Especially a performance by Tisha Campbell and three other sisters titled I Don't Wanna Be Alone Tonight. Another great number is Straight and Nappy. You'll know it when you hear it.Another thing, the wanna be's were like a thousand times finer than the jigaboos. I'm sorry. The wanna be's couldn't hold a flame to em. They couldn't even hold an unlit match to em. And it ain't got nothing to do with their skin color.I would recommend this film highly. It has flaws but they are few and in-between. And when you look at the fact that it is Spike Lee's second feature, you'll have even more respect for it.8/10

Antonio Harley This was the best black college movie of all time! This movie went places that know other college movie to this date have yet to explore. I was eight when I first saw this movie and the message that Spike was making was over my head at the time I viewed this movie, but his message is still a point for our people today. I every once in awhile will set down to look at this great movie and come up with things to talk about with others. This movie made me want to attend a HBCU and I did Delaware State University and I even joined a frat. This movie comes with my highest recommendation. If you missed the message in the movie, its over your head and you need to watch it again.