Date watched: 2/9/23
Starring: Guy from Summer School and other late 80’s/early 90’s hijinks actors
Plot: Rival ski instructors at a prestigious mountain school compete to save their jobs. The infamous “Section Eight”, a popular group of skiing partiers are up against some rich stiffs whose only thought is beating their arch rivals in the annual spring pageant. (From IMDB)
Rules:
- Pranks
- Ski jumps or tricks
- Every time they drink beers
- Advanced rule = you see neon
Quotes:
- To well-endowed woman: “Hey, you’ve got really big… muscles.”
- Love talk (aka romantic dialogue): “Hi” Response: “Hey”
- Later love talk: “Hi” Response: “Hi”
- “That’s right Johnny, you didn’t say anything.”
Viewer Quotes:
- “I hope these aren’t the ski instructors instructing our kids.”
- “That guy is my favorite buffoon. He’s supposed to be the bad guy, but he’s just so inept.”
Things we learned:
- You need a spotter with 10 pound weights.
- Neon means you’re a good guy.
- The best way to win a ski contest is to lasso the competitor with a grappling hook and drag them down.
- In order to be the best, you must lose your mind.
Final Take:
This was everything that you’d think it was and maybe a little more? Or less? Some of the “humor” and female characterizations have aged pretty poorly, but I’m not sure what else you’d expect from a movie like this. It’s the kind of lowest common denominator film (using that term extremely loosely) that you used to see on USA’s “Up All Night”. As I was writing this up, I realized that there was a Ski School 2 made, and I kind of want to see it. So, I guess that means that this movie would be recommended.
Bad Movie Thursday 