The Faculty
Published 2024-04-07
Film info
- Title The Faculty
- Director Robert Rodriguez
- Year 1998
- Run time 1hr 44m
- Genres Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
- Tagline Take me to your teacher
- Cast Elijah Wood, Salma Hayek Pinault
From the writer of 'Scream', and set in a high school under threat from invasion by creatures from outer space. Noticing that their teachers and classmates are behaving strangely, a motley group of students attempt to tackle the alien menace that has somehow changed everyone around them.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:29 | Ah, the football team getting all the goods as per usual. |
| 6:36 | This is so like the first couple of Scream movies, I love it. |
| 10:29 | Oof, school is awful. |
| 12:47 | "I'm saving my sick day for when I feel better." |
| 21:47 | Imagine just finding a new species of something on your football field. |
| 30:43 | "...pretty cool human being when you're not being a first class, grade A bitch." |
| 39:50 | He's climbing out the window just like Dawson's Creek. I wonder if Kevin Williamson knows about stairs. |
| 48:14 | Free water fountains are great but also disgusting. |
| 51:01 | Ooh, the meta movie discussion, yay! |
| 56:50 | The guillotine thing seems such a bad idea to have in a school! |
| 1:05:14 | "I'm not an alien, I'm discontent." |
| 1:17:42 | Reminding me that I haven't watched Friday Night Lights yet. |
| 1:26:08 | The headless host doesn't quite work as a concept. |
Thoughts
It's becoming clear that I'm a bit of a Kevin Williamson fan - I hadn't realised this about myself but it's ever more apparent. In my head, I remembered I Know What You Did Last Summer being better than it was, and I remembered this one being less good... turns out I had that absolutely the wrong way round, this was brilliant! It has big ticks on the 'bunch of school kids talking meta to an epic soundtrack' front, but also a solid story that isn't too horrific and more of a thriller.
It's not going to win any awards, clearly, but I was surprised at how well it stood up. The effects were really well done - with the exception of Famke's head wandering around on its own - and as a story it didn't have too many holes considering the subject matter. An entertaining watch!
Rating: 4 / 5