School Daze | | Cast : | Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito | | Director : | Spike Lee | | Studio : | Columbia Tri-Star | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen | | Released Date : | February 12, 1988 | | DVD Released Date : | January 30, 2001 | | Language : | Unknown (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | March 11, 2005 | | Summary | Big Disappointment | Content
 | Why would they re-release this movie and audio is still in 2-channel? Do they know about 5.1 or DTS? The picture quality is still not that great to say that it's done in HD. HD have never looked this bad.My first copy of this movie was better.
The 2 disc is NOT of the movie. It's a DVD and the CD soundtrack. However, they don't tell you that on the packaging. What a RIP-OFF!!!
I am soooo disappointed. Please don't get fooled...if you are thinking of buying the new release of School Daze...my advice is DON'T!! keep your old copy...you'll be gald you did. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 07, 2005 | | Summary | Actually filmed on the campus of Clark Atlanta University | Content
| I believe that this film is definltely one of Spike Lee's greatest works. The vivid techniques that he used in presenting both the positive and negative images of historically black colleges and universities is amazing. However, in my opinion, the stereotypes that Lee addressed were somewhat exaggerated, especially in greek versus non-greek social existence. This may have been done in an attempt to provoke thought in the minds of students viewing the film as to their daily actions and reasons for involvement in extracurricular activities. In all, if you're watching for entertainment, you will be pleased, but if you're looking to come away with some insight on campus life at black colleges and universities, you may come up short. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 15, 2004 | | Summary | This movie was filmed on Spelman's and Morehouse's campuses | Content
| This movie covers everything during the Black college experience.
This movie should even be good for anyone who did or didn't attend a HBC.
(Historically Black college or university).
In my opioion, this is one of Spike's best.
This movie also covers the taboos that Blacks have had to deal with for years.
Straight hair/nappy hear, Uncle Tom Black folks/back to Africa Black folks, etc.
It should really open the eyes for non-Blacks.
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| Rating | | | Date | September 02, 2004 | | Summary | My favorite movie of all time..... | Content
| This is my favorite movie of all time. I have seen it 100s of times. I saw it the first time about a year after it came out. I was about ten years old and I was mesmerized. I really loved all the singing and dancing. But when I got older, thats when I got the message of movie. Thats what makes this movie such as classic. The only thing I don't like about it is that I read the book about the making of School Daze and Spike cut out so many scenes that would have been good for the movie. It would have made some of the scenes easier to understand. I wished he would've put them on the DVD. But still, one of the greatest black films of all time.
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| Rating | | | Date | April 05, 2004 | | Summary | If you don't get it... | Content
| To the person who gave this movie five stars yet panned this film, this is a film parodying life at a fictional HBCU during its homecoming, with a focus on three groups on campus: "Da Fellas" and their women (the women are known in the "Straight and Nappy" musical bit as the Jiggaboos, a racist term for African-Americans, because the women refuse to relax their hair), the people who would rather urge Mission College to divest from South Africa because of discrimination at that time; Gamma Phi Gamma and the Gammites, men who claim to have true brotherhood but dish out abusive punishments and orders to "obtain" that brotherhood; and the Gamma Rays (also known as the Wannabes because most--note I did not say all--of these women are light-skinned African Americans that relax their hair and are apparently rich), women that are just mere sex objects and trophies to the Gammas. And no, Spike Lee does not play Urkel--otherwise, he'd be wearing suspenders and speaking in an annoying nasal voice. He plays one of the Gammites who just happens to be connected to Dap (Lawrence Fishburne), one of Da Fellas. Of course, during its time, several people didn't understand this film. For example, while "School Daze" was shooting, the then-president of Morehouse kicked Lee and his cast and crew off of the college (Lee's alma mater) for the portrayal of the Mission College school president in the movie, who is dark-skinned. "School Daze" is a parody focusing mainly on colorism (discrimination among African-Americans based on skin tone), such as the view that the lighter your skin is if you're black, the more doors open for you (which was true prior to intergration laws). I really do like this movie, especially the song sequences done by cast members ("Straight and Nappy," "Be Alone Tonight"). I really encourage people to see this film. Although I realize this movie is not considered to be as good as "Do the Right Thing" or "She's Gotta Have It," this movie does have a point, and most people, despite their race, can relate to the themes presented in this movie. |
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