Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Charlie X (kerli2600) Student Bodies was the first film to have horror and comedy put together. It takes classic horrors such as Friday the 13th, Halloween, and even a pinch of Carrie with a off the wall twist. The premise sounds fantastic; however, when it comes to execution this film falls flat on its face. When you take classics and turn it into a parody you have to have a good script with clever dialogs and characters and this film is more miss than hits.The main problem is that the jokes needs to have a sort of explanation which a no-no. In order for jokes to be funny it has to be well thought of in the moment. There is a running gag that whenever students are killed there's a body count indicating how many of them are dead. It is there for the sake of it or the fact the audience can't tell if they are actually dead. Also there is one scene where one of the students is supposed to be dead but he is smiling and moving his arm a bit. I don't know if that was intentional or not nevertheless it was a off put in. One note to be said that the reason this film is rated R it's because there a is a segment where the announcer says in order for the film to be Rated R it has to have the criteria of past classic horrors films such as nudity, violence, etc. Finally at the end he said go F*** yourselves. Just because of the word Student Bodies is rated R silly isn't it?Acting was good especially the Janitor. He is one of the characters that stood out to me because of the way he is written in the film. The killer name is Breather and for me he is kind of funny. Besides the fact that his speaking parts were terrible there were parts where his breathing was so exaggerated I can't help but laugh hence his name. It does wear off over the course of the film. On a technical level it's good so there's that positive point. Overall I didn't like the film but it is not enough for me to hate it since it did made me laugh 15% of the time. It had a lot of potential especially the fact that it is the first horror/comedy; unfortunately, it didn't live up to the hype.

kirbyskay2012 I saw this weird number on TV when there was absolutely nothing else new on the tube, and have never forgotten it!Singular for containing no known actors, a really weak plot (a psycho killer is targeting high school students at a school dance), terrible acting, and an obvious budget of near-zero, it is still one of the most entertaining movies I have ever seen. It's sole saving grace is one actor, whose name is a mystery to this day (billed only as "The Stick") and very aptly named (you'll know what this means as soon as you see him!) He plays the strange high school janitor who is so odd that he can't find any girl anywhere to be his date for the dance. Never seen anything like him that still falls within the bounds of the human race, but all of us were actually rolling on the living room floor with laughter every minute he was on screen.Unfortunately, all attempts to find this gem on DVD or even VHS tape anywhere, have failed. Hopefully, maybe some day it will turn up. If you find it anywhere, don't pass up this opportunity to see a truly unique movie!

lost-in-limbo Before "Scary Movie" decided to spoof the slasher genre, the 80s had its very own send-up called "Student Bodies". It came quite early you might add, even before the sub-genre had completely hit it off. Anyhow despite that, we know where the ammo for this fun is coming from. "Halloween" and "Black Christmas" comes to mind. Quite variable, but this cheeky and in bad-taste enterprise pokes fun at everything (no one… that's no one is safe), including itself which makes it enjoyably amusing as the typical stereotypes are turn upside down. The story is old-hat and a little tame, but the craziness of the situations makes it hard not to get a tickle out of it. The script holds an exceedingly self-knowing attitude, filled with smart-lipped dialogues and the humour is visually evident too. Slapstick bumbling (the murderer's weapon of choice is just ridiculous) to the humorous use of subtitles pointing out the obvious. The intro perfectly paints it ("I have the feeling this is the last time I baby sit"). Even the music score gets into the action. The apparent genre staples are turned into gags, because how blatant they are in a story's progression for things to work. Horny students, suspicious red herrings, virgin heroine and of course heavy breathing. Some gags are repeatedly used, some to good effect and others became a little tiring. After halfway through it was starting to wear a little thin, but then it breaks out even more insane revelations… one topped off by another. There are about three climaxes! The ending has a nice little homage to a horror classic… which you simply see coming. The performances are spot-on, aiming for a mock seriousness approach and it works with the kooky array of memorable characters like Malvert the janitor. A more than decent little slasher parody.

david-2829 Cheap 80's movie that parodies the horror genre. It's "Scary Movie" of the early 80's, and although it's pretty awful it does have it's share of hilarity and fun. You can't help but laugh at such bits as the over-the-top so-named "breather", or the instruments of murder (eggplant? seriously?), and I admit I've never been privy to the wood horse head phenomenon before. I feel like I"m now part of a "in-crowd"... somebody in-the-know. Gotta love that kind of originality.From the cover image you'd expect something raunchy, but it's much more mundane. Actually, I think the cover image might be the sexiest thing about the film! There is one locker scene, but unlike a movie of the current age, the girls remain in nothing less than bras & panties. The "Breather's" comments in this scene make me laugh just thinking about it! Actually, one of THE most interesting things about this movie is the character Malvert - played by an actor called, "The Stick". He truly is a sight - very tall, paper-thin with gangly arms that hardly even seem to have joints. Every scene with him walking was a trip... worth watching the movie just to see him in action.Not a masterpiece, but funnier and more original than a lot of the gross-out trash they slap the "spoof" label on these days.