Blu-ray Review – School Spirit

Teen horndog cinema goes to the afterlife in 1985's "School Spirit." Or, at least some of the way there. It's a ghost story from screenwriter Geoffrey Baere, who isn't making a horror film, but something incredibly sillier, using the post-death experience of a college student to dream up all kinds of high jinks, slapstick confrontations, and opportunities for nudity, trying to do his part for producer Roger Corman and his interest in the R-rated adolescent comedy market. "School Spirit" has everything one expects from this type of production, but there's a distinct lack of likability with the lead character and his strange determination to treat people like garbage, with Baere looking to make the man a hero of sorts. It's the first of many creative miscalculations with this feature, which isn't nearly as fun as it should be, caught trying to be a party animal movie without putting in the time to generate endearing goons to cheer on. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com