Sticksboi05 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2011/08/the-50-best-school-movies As August winds down, there’s an impending sadness in the air. Those beach bars inhabited by dudes looking to flirt with Snooki wannabes just recently posted advertisements for their end-of-summer bashes. You’re currently figuring out how to break it off with that summer fling before the female, seasonal flavor tries to plan a fall vacation together. Comic book fans have suddenly realized that Hollywood’s string of superhero-led summer blockbusters is officially over, giving way to awards season dramas. And, in the workforce, employees only have three weeks left to use their paid Summer Friday days off. The hugest buzzkill of all, however, is that students are about to start an all-new school year, waving goodbye to brainless fun in the sun and prepping for pop quizzes, thesis papers, boring professors, and late nights with faces stuck inside of books. Education is a remarkably important thing, of course, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that, in the wake of summer’s relaxing days and drunken nights, it’s a serious-minded drag. At least formal edification has provided Hollywood with strong plot fodder. Since the early days of cinema, movies of all genres have peered into the hallways of high schools and universities, whether it’s to laugh at awkward outcasts who can’t get laid or to address societal ills and racial injustices through a scholastic microcosm. With pupils of all ages getting ready for that dreaded first day of classes, we’ve gone back through film’s history to rank The 50 Best School Movies, timeless flicks that should ease the frustrations of summer’s end. That is, until that summer fling of yours posts pics of her and some new guy on Facebook. ---------------------------------- Some notables: 2. Breakfast Club 5. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 6. Fast Times at Ridgemont High 7. Superbad 13. Old School 22. Dazed and Confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 They missed a few very good ones. I thought it was only comedies at first but Higher Learning and Hoosiers aren't comedies. Such is the way with these lists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Bailey Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Glad to see PCU in there. I liked that. Election with Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon were good too. Too lazy to scroll thru the list to see if it made the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Probably a cool list, but the site is so slow to flip through the movies bc it's like opening a new page every time you click one. I did se Saved! on the list. If you haven't seen that one I recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 Yeah, the design of the list is atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 How is The Breakfast Club not #1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 How is The Breakfast Club not #1? It probably would be for high school movies but its not better than Animal House. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBnotBlades Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 It probably would be for high school movies but its not better than Animal House. Animal house essentially created the genre for all the movies on that list. I would have been shocked if it was anywhere but the top of the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pick6 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Dazed and Confused should be higher than #22. Ferris Bueller would probably be number #2 on my list as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I thought the list would include Real Genius. Guess it probably doesn't hold up as well... also - 10 Things I Hate About You should be on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancalagon the Black Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Yeah, the design of the list is atrocious. It's to maximize page views/ad impressions. Makes me seethe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Probably a cool list, but the site is so slow to flip through the movies bc it's like opening a new page every time you click one. I was going to say the same thing...the setup is ridiculous. And I agree with PIck6 on Dazed and Confused...that movie was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Wait...was Footloose on that list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 It probably would be for high school movies but its not better than Animal House. Breakfast Club wasn't just a great comedy, it got pretty deep towards the end. It went from a comedy to a drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destructis Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Horrible horrible website..... FOODFIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Christ. Seven years of college down the drain. Might as well join the ****ing Peace Corps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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