Blu-ray Review – Mind Benders

The kids aren't alright at Kingston High School, and the faculty is eager to do something about it in 1987's "Mind Benders." Co-writers Skip Lackey and Eugenie Joseph (who also directs) aren't making a serious investigation into the ways of wild teenage behavior with the picture. They're creating a comedy, and an especially broad one at that, turning to silliness to power the endeavor, which enjoys acts of slapstick and goofy banter while attempting to pay attention to a thin story concerning aural domination. "Mind Benders" reaches the limits of its appeal about midway through the effort, but there's still plenty of movie left to endure, and one that's not particularly attentive to the demands of structure and payoff. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com