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Vinegar Syndrome

Cutting Class

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Paula Carson's (Jill Schoelen, POPCORN) high school experience couldn't be better. Between being class president and dating her school's star basketball player, Dwight (Brad Pitt, SE7EN), she seems to have everything she could ask for. But when mentally disturbed teenage murderer Brian Wood (Donovan Leitch, THE BLOB) is released from an area asylum and rejoins his old classmates, it's not long before students and teachers alike turn up missing, or are found murdered. While Dwight becomes convinced that Brian's gone back to his violent ways, Paula can't help but suspect that someone might be trying to set Brian up to carry out their own twisted plan...

A distinctly tongue in cheek slasher made in the autumn of the genre's popularity, Rospo Pallenberg's (EXCALIBUR) CUTTING CLASS is a lavishly mounted and self aware take on the genre's best loved tropes. Starring Brad Pitt in his first feature film leading role, and featuring Roddy McDowall (FRIGHT NIGHT) and Martin Mull (ROSEANNE), Vinegar Syndrome presents CUTTING CLASS on Blu-ray for the first time, newly restored in 4k from its original camera negative and in its uncut version, never before released in the United States.

directed by: Rospo Pallenberg
starring: Jill Schoelen, Brad Pitt, Donovan Leitch Jr., Roddy McDowall, Martin Mull, Brenda James
1988 / 91 minutes / Color / 1.85:1 OAR

Additional info:

  • Region free Blu-ray/DVD combo
  • Newly scanned & restored in 4k from its 35mm original camera negative
  • "Un-Cutting Class" - a video interview with lead actress Jill Schoelen
  • "Donovan Makes the Cut" - a video interview with actor Donovan Leitch
  • Audio interview with director Rospo Pallenberg
  • Audio interview with cinematographer Avi Karpick
  • Commentary track with The Hysteria Continues!
  • Kill comparisons: unrated vs. R rated versions
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Reversible cover artwork
  • English SDH subtitles

Overall rating: 4.076923 / 5 from 52 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Cutting Class is a self-aware slasher film starring Brad Pitt in his first leading role. Customers find it entertaining and funny, though opinions vary. The Blu-ray/DVD combo is newly restored in 4K from its original camera negative and includes additional features.

Summary topics

  • Entertainment Value: 20%
  • Slasher Genre Appeal: 40%
  • Brad Pitt's Performance: 22%
  • Film Quality: 16%

Review topics: [looks, effort, slasher, kills, movie, brad pitt, film, fun, extras, idea, scenes, picture, role, performances, addition, comedy, watch, acting, cast, grain].

Review highlights

  • "This is a great slasher, lots of fun featuring a young Brad Pitt" — Jamie S.
  • "To put it bluntly: the film looks amazing." — Brian G.
  • "Fun high school slasher." — Nic K.

Reviews

Great movie

"Great movie"

— Douglas S. (4/5)

Interesting but sloppy

"Here we have a strange and uneven entry into the school slasher, which came about long after the genre peaked. Most famous as an early Brad Pitt starring effort, it doesn't stand up on its own. The film tries to mix gory kills with comedic scenes in a way that doesn't really work, and the killer reveal, while it is trying to be novel, is kind of lame. Overall, only recommended for slasher completists."

— Kai Y. (3/5)

What can I say “Brad”!

"What can I say “Brad”!"

— Jose L. (5/5)

Self aware slasher

"Sort of self aware slasher with some comedy. Pretty good watch."

— Tait K. (4/5)

Cutting Class

"Baby Brad Pitt"

— Jason S. (5/5)

Class

"Mediocre slasher"

— Paul S. (5/5)

A cheeky Brad Pitt

"I didn't buy this when it came out, as I thought it looked ridiculous. How wrong I was! I picked it up in the sale and enjoyed it a great deal... never judge a Blu Ray by the cover, as they say! This film features a young Brad Pitt and that's probably the biggest claim to fame it has. Outside of that it's relatively routine as I remember it, but it was an enjoyable film and I even picked up the reprint of the slipcover when I had the chance. Overall, recommended and that's particularly to slasher fans."

— Sam N. (4/5)

Baby Brad

"Worth checking out to see a baby-faced Brad Pitt in a slasher, of all things."

— Kyle G. (4/5)

Better than expected.

"Fun kills, great cast."

— Brian T. (3/5)

Cutting Class

"Great transfer and definitely an interesting film. I guess everyone is waiting for Vinegar Syndrome to finally release that Brad Pitt box-set now that they are releasing more and more mainstreamy films huh? Too bad I didn't get this one with the slipcover but still very nice to have as part of my Vinegar Syndrome collection. Recommended."

— Peter O. (4/5)

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