Class of 1999 is certified B-movie genre goodness, take the unruly setting of its predecessor but this time mix it with Terminator Teachers and the dystopia of Escape from New York. Everything about Class Of 1999 screams 1980s. The fashions, dialogue and soundtrack are almost a perfect snapshot of the era. It's completely insane and totally unrestrained in the best way imaginable, more than deserving of a Gold Star. Plenty of cult movie actors including the likes of Malcolm McDowell, Stacy Keach, John P. Ryan, Patrick Kilpatrick and Pam Grier; all having the time of their lives delivering on the movie's made cap premise. It's violent, sweary and full of cheesy dialogue. Naturally, the sci-fi-led effects are cheap, cheerful and, most importantly, practical, in keeping with the budget. It's the sort of film that nowadays would go straight to DVD without so much as a blink of an eye. Acquired taste? For sure. Coolly anarchic in a B-movie way? Definitely.
Review of Class of 1999
