The year was 1990 and sh!t was kinda rough out there. The crack era was in full swing. We had a Bush in office. Brothas were gettin' shot for Jordans & 8 ball jackets. And Vanilla Ice had the number one song in the country. Like i said sh!t was rough out there. The world was a crazy place to be so like any other self respecting generation we channeled our anxiety & angst into thought provoking art. Enter film maker Mark L. Lester who spoke to rampant & vastly declining urban education system with our Retromatic movie of the week: CLASS OF 1999. Check out the trailer.
Whoa, where's gentrification when you need it? (just kidding, f@ck gentrification) As you could see in 1999 our schools were basically comprised of kids who's parents made them watch Beyond Thunderdome one too many times and violence. We were on the brink of oblivion. Then came Stacy Keach, a white haired, crazy-eyed Stacy Keach. So the Keach plays Dr. Bob Forrest, basically a super villain who unleashes military kill bots on an unsuspecting "at risk" Seattle High School to teach & counsel the unruly students dressed like Mad Max extras. For awhile everybody is cool until the kill borgs start to malfunction and this happens...
It's at this time the students start to suspect something is really f@cking wrong with these teachers and start to uncover the sinister plot that has befallen their school and fight back against the scourge of education that are these government issue murder bots. But not before the teachers wig out and kill a few of the students. Did i mention that Pam Grier was in this too? I don't wanna give away too much more but its B movie excellence that should not be missed.
rating: 3.5/5 ninja stars.
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