BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

XoWizIama Excellent adaptation.

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

yoda_on_crack-1 Like seriously this movie is SO bad this kid is such a plug like seriously cut your hair and how dumb can these bad guys be he walks onto coal and see the pull cord things right beside him and the kid wouldn't of had time to but the burner against the nob. Also Wtf is with the mine scene that was SO bad they some would have died and your going to jail for ever anyways you terrorists just kill someone seriously toy soldiers is Way better and they would of killed the cops when they shot like 1000 bullets and them like what the shiz what are the cops doing just charging thats so stupid i would just kill the children I'm not even and the terrible sewer scene yet that I've herd so much about. PS how the hell does the kid know how to do that impossible hack thing he did wow such a bad movie as if professor x is in this disgrace.

ontario_gal I just watched this movie for the first tune this afternoon - a cold windy blustery day - when the best thing one can do is stay in and watch a movie. I turned it on with no idea as to what the movie was about.I very soon recognized the plot line as being almost identical to that of 1991s TOY Soldiers (staring Sean Astin and Wil Wheaton). An exclusive school is taken hostage by a band of terrorists - and along with it the children of the wealthy of the wealthy. Using the children as bargaining chips the bad guys hope to achieve a particular set of goals.What the terrorists didn't count on however is that a group of misfit students who have never done anything worthwhile in their lives turn out to be more worthy opponents than the trained professionals who are attempting to free the hostages and negotiate with the terrorists.All in all a good movie even if the plot was a bit tired - it did mirror one of my all time favorites!! 8 out of 10!!

bob the moo When I started watching this, I basically just had the TV on and I didn't know what it was about. After about 20 minutes you realise what it is - it's Die Hard in a School for teenagers! Kartheiser plays Bruce Willis' character with Patrick Stewart doing Alan Rickman duties. The film even has elements of the Die Hard movies - comic interplay over the radio, twisty escape plans, running down corridors and through ventilation shafts etc.The only problem is that this is a kids movie - it's too basic for adults with too little tension or drama and it may even be a bit scary for young children. Which only leaves teenagers as it's audience. It's a shame, because this is not as bad as it sounds - it's reasonable undemanding fun. True, the action is not exactly what we've come to expect from an action movie - but for a kids version of Die Hard it's not bad!Patrick Stewart is good as the bad guy and plays the whole thing with his tongue in his cheek - at one point in the film making his getaway wearing a Manchester United strip! The rest of the adult cast is ok (including well known faces such as Brenda Flicker and Whitford), but the weak link is unfortunately Kartheiser who, for most of the film plays it like a really annoying version of Malculy Culkin! It's unfortunate because it's hard to care about him when he's being a snotty arrogant teenager.This won't satisfy many adults and will be too scary for kids (all the plot twists will be lost on them as well). But as a Die Hard for 12-15 year olds then this will satisfy most boys going through puberty.

skip2me Basically the title of my post says it all. I kept postponing renting this movie because the cover design is simply awful IMO. But at the same time I was curious what Patrick Steward would be like if he wasn't wearing his Starfleet Uniform.So when I finally DID rent it, I was surprised to find that it's actually quite a nice movie. True, it's simple, but I didn't mind spending half a buck to see it. It's great for on TV, and I agree with other posts that it's mainly a teens movie.But seeing as I am not quite a teen anymore (24) and still enjoyed simply watching this one....Well, I just thought that it's worth while to post my experience here.