Review of Demolition University (1997) by Phil H — 10 Jul 2011
Corey Haim is back in Demolition University every one has to graduate eventually. The plot revolves around a busload of physics majors (!) visiting a local nuclear power plant for a field trip. Unbeknownst to them (but unbeknownst to us), the plant has been taken over by terrorists who have big evil plans to poison the city's water supply, or something like that.
It was never entirely clear exactly what they were trying to accomplish. Most of the terrorists are middle-eastern, with generic names like "Abdul" and "Hadad," but they are led by an American of the block-of-wood school of acting who has turned against his own government because.
.. well, I don't want to ruin the most unintentionally comedic scene in the film, so I won't reveal his reasons. Suffice it to say it's up to Corey and his classmates to save the world, and you'll have a hard time deciding who is more incompetent--the physics students, the terrorists, or the police and FBI agents who are brought in to handle the "situation.
" Here is a typical exchange, by two students who have evaded the terrorists (unintentionally, of course--no one seems to do anything on purpose here) and are wandering the basement of the power plant: 7.
30.
This review of Demolition University (1997) was written by Phil H on 10 Jul 2011.
Demolition University has generally received negative reviews.
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