THE FACULTY - RETRO MOVIE REVIEW | Double Toasted

[@trinaq]

I love how Usher was plastered all over the advertising, when he's barely even in the movie! Obviously, it was to appeal to the teeny bopper crowd.

[@msbhaven]

I remember that!

[@tomascasterwell2279]

I forgot usher was in the movie I watch it because it was a interesting body snatcher movie.

[@condorgaming4000]

Yeah he's on the front cover of the box and has maybe 2 minutes of total screen time

[@yoga_bear.]

It's the jada picket scream 2 syndrome

[@nilesstark]

He was bait.

[@DetroitAlan01]

Really liked the Faculty. Was bored. Didn’t have anything else to do. Went to Blockbuster. Heard this movie sucked, but everything else was out. Lowered expectations set to go, I ended up having a blast watching it. One of my fave “quintessentially” 90’s flicks.

[@agentofchaos7456]

It is amazing how almost all of the cast went on to be high profile actors.

[@TheMeloettaful]

The only two I can recall by name from the movie is Usher Raymond and Elijah Wood. But then again it's been years since I've sat down and watched it 🤷.

[@fangal12]

@@TheMeloettaful Josh Hartnett had a pretty good run too until he decided to step back from Hollywood

[@agentofchaos7456]

@@fangal12 Now he is back!

[@msbhaven]

This movie is such a little classic from the 90s, high school teen horror. Usher, Josh Hartnett, Cléa Duvall, Shawn Hatosy and Laura Harris. This dang movie…

[@Negajoe]

I remember someone pitched this movie to me as "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers" meets "Breakfast Club." And I've yet to think of a more perfect description for it.

[@carmo_2152]

You're a movie studio?

[@TheStranger513]

Pretty accurate.

[@gking2709]

Nobody said that

[@seangalvin3196]

The pulling from The Thing was a very loving homage. Carpenter took tropes from other movies and created some of his own. This movie is not being sneaky or lazy about it. I love all that stuff.

[@excaliber8713]

What film is 100% original ? I think they over analyze

[@feck2594]

The Thing is the greatest movie ever made .

[@setokaiba200x]

@@excaliber8713 They always do...

[@excaliber8713]

@@setokaiba200x nitpick the hell out of a film , it’s not that serious

[@setokaiba200x]

@@excaliber8713 Exactly

[@cocolime6496]

this was the first "scary" film I made myself watch until the end as a kid. i was very proud of myself

[@flanagamer]

And you still get PTSD from it to this day, right? 😏

[@fdub301]

I feel the same way about Leprechaun 3

[@bigcorn0824]

1990's It movie was my 1st horror movies I watched was forcing myself to watch it I didn't see the 1st part of the movie I thought the kids was messing with a poor clown

[@cocolime6496]

@@flanagamer actually no! thankfully. but I'm still very fond of it, and it opened the door to the thriller genre which I like very much and to atmospheric/psychological horror (which is basically the only kind of horror I can tolerate)

[@joedent3323]

Gay.

[@vmajor20]

I grew up loving this film, even to this day I still hold this movie in high regard!

[@seangalvin3196]

Me too. I loved the soundtrack too.

[@brandonjones5879]

Yep i just watched this again in October

[@supastar25]

I absolutely love it...I usually watch it each year around Halloween

[@rrmenton8016]

I also get annoyed with whole "kill one thing, and all the other things die" trope. One of the things I loved about "Mars attacks" was that you actually see how they gotta drive around playing music to kill every martian one after another.

[@fangal12]

I really love this movie. Maybe it's nostalgia because I was a teenager when it came out and saw it with a group of friends opening weekend but I still think it's way better than people give it credit for.

[@deelystanonfightcade2]

Same. This was one of the first "cool" scary/teen movies I saw as a kid.

[@ArtofLunatik]

yup.. as a teenager i thought it was cool, reminded me of old kid books that usually would be titled like "My teachers are aliens".

[@alekesam]

Wait. Was this movie *not* well received? I thought The Faculty was considered at least good/decent. I've never heard anyone really badmouth it, and that was with the obvious Breakfast Club/Body Snatchers mashup. Faculty was back when Kevin Williamson could do no wrong and Robert Rodriguez fresh off of Desperado I believe.

[@fangal12]

@@deelystanonfightcade2 yes, this movie lead to me having a major crush on Josh Hartnett. He was jus so cool in this and not in the corny what adults think is cool kinda way

[@fangal12]

@@alekesam audiences liked it, critics didn't I guess. Didn't know that until now

[@SolidSnake240]

This movie feels like a fever dream. I randomly started thinking about this movie one day but couldn't remember the name but I vaguely recalled big monsters and a highschool lol

[@marlondavis9450]

This movie was perfect for my age range at the time (I was 8). Edgy enough for me to feel like I know about teenage stuff but action packed enough for me to genuinely enjoy it. Both me from today & 8 year old me consider this movie a certified classic.

[@jongon0848]

Fun fact: I met Robert Rodriguez at a Film Festival and he mentioned that he edited Once Upon a Time in Mexico in 2 weeks.

[@blakeharris58]

Biggest science fiction feat this movie accomplished: it made Famke Jannsen and Salma Hayek look unattractive for a few scenes.

[@WillTheGreatest]

Best comment I've seen 😂😂😂

[@griswoldclark6835]

A really good scifi movie from the 90’s that holds up today

[@Devilinlimbo]

one of my favs. I love this movie so much. I am soooooooo thankful I was a kid in the late 1990s just going to the movies each week and seeing fucking magic in 35mm/70mm cinemas. I will never forget watching this one in 35mm as kid - it was so fucking awesome. It was one of the films that actually taught me some truth about High School innuendos regarding archetypes. It was years later when I became a real cinema nerd that I discovered who directed this film and it just made me love it even more.

[@QMckoy]

I love this movie! The teen characters were complex, and it was fun following them figure out who was an alien! The adult characters were creepy. I love the reveal of the main alien! 👌🏾👽

[@trence5]

I did too. I got a kick out of the fact that the "queen" or main alien was hiding among the students instead of the adults.

[@BatmanPops]

The Faculty was always a good movie to me growing up, from the very first time I saw it at the movies back in 1998, when it came out 😃

[@RecordStoreDeva]

I’m still waiting for my New Jack City and Meteor Man review.

[@musicaleuphoria8699]

Second this.

[@shaynestewart9297]

The Faculty is underrated. Like the story. High school is one of the best settings to do a film to me. I got 2 messages from this. The first is Teens vs Adults. Teenagers are pretty much on there own the adults are sidelined. a distance. the second is socialize in school. popular unpopular both have problems and insecurities. The invasion being a false narrative taking over the student body. The main characters being ahead and aware. I'd give this a matinee.

[@kaind.badguy]

I felt from the very first trailer of The Faculty that it was a Body Snatchers movie for high school kids. I went in watching it with low expectations and ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would.

[@condorgaming4000]

Underrated movie. I loved it as a kid (the only other movie I've seen frodo in when I loved LOTR) and I love it as an adult. Whenever I see this on tv I always stop to watch it.

[@tomascasterwell2279]

If you haven’t watch Horns it also stars Frodo

[@condorgaming4000]

@@tomascasterwell2279 never even heard of it

[@YourGFsFavoriteBF]

You’ve never seen Cure?!? That is 90’s af

[@condorgaming4000]

@@YourGFsFavoriteBF nope

[@better-dayz-r-ahead]

Is everything that has a nostalgic factor have to be labeled as underrated?

[@Landonio]

Totally with Korey on this one. One of my favorites from the 90s.

[@abztraktgaming]

Fun fact: There's a video game that was made in the early 2000s called "Obscure" which pays "homage" to this movie lol. It's actually pretty good.

[@thaneros]

Had to check this out myself and it looks like a pretty good RE clone.

[@Vynzent]

It's definitely a rental, but a fun watch. I've seen it a few times when it's been on TV. It does get boring in some parts but once we're back form the commercials I'm ok with watching it still.

[@jamesruiz2487]

I have this movie on dvd and it still holds up as a great horror movie. Another great one is venom not the superhero film, but a horror slasher film. Very underrated.

[@TheMeloettaful]

I also have it on DVD! Think I got it out of the Wal-Mart $5 movie pile lol 😁.

[@TheGodfather-bm3ow]

I love this film. Classic. My favorite line is when they ask Casey how he became Sigourney Weaver all the sudden lol ?

[@sternritternovad]

I actually really like this movie it was one of the first movies where I did not see the main villain coming.

[@ishathompson8439]

I know right I remember the first time I watched it I was like oh shit!

[@carlosmelendez8317]

We need more movies like this now. Movies that take chances and don't worry about "cancel culture".

[@Sch0lar4h1re]

Another great Retro Review . Please consider reviewing Event Horizon. It's a great Sci-fi film that deserves more attention

[@monharris28]

this was my movie back in the day, i don't care what anyone say, i had this on repeat in my teens lol

[@seangalvin3196]

I saw this Christmas 1998. I was a huge film buff and adored Rodriguez/Williamson. There was something wrong with the projector and in a lot of scenes you could see the boom mic above their heads. It was so bizarre and broke the suspension of disbelief. I didn't even know that information was captured in the frame. It's never happened before or after.

[@davidw5532]

Hahaha, saw it at the cinema in ‘98 as well but didn’t have that problem. I had that problem with the Patriot in ‘00. It was so bizarre! It was the only time that ever happened to me going to the movies. Got my refund for that screening. Hope you got yours too!

[@WillTheGreatest]

I watched the movie for the first time recently and was pleasantly surprised with how much I and a friend enjoyed it. The cast is kinda wild to see in retrospect and that one kid was DEFINETELY smashing his teacher 😂

[@arnoldrivas4590]

I saw this recently and I liked it. A solid Matinee. I can see a great movie here if polished up a bit. The CGI has not aged well obviously. But what I really like is this: the movie was mentioned in Cabin in the Woods. As an operation that failed in 1998.

[@teonnaweakfall1606]

I liked the Faculty movie 😊

[@thenomad9230]

CGI can be good like in The Jungle Book or War of the Planet of the Apes films. But so many times people half ass it and it just looks like a video game cutscene

[@TheMeloettaful]

40:30 that bus scene was my favorite part in the whole movie! Definitely a creepy & scary moment in the movie ❤.

[@Paranormal718]

"Stan...the dumb jock who wants a brain." 😆

[@luciferpitchblack3217]

I love this movie actually! Yes it took influence from other films but in that same breath it had its on unique feel to it as well. Like The jock wanting to better himself instead of relying on being the star player most films don’t take that route they usually have the jock gets mad when the teachers say they gotta better their grades ! This Movie takes the opposite route! Now this plot isn’t heavy in the movie but still I like it. No I can’t go into too much detail because I haven’t seen the movie in a few years but I’ve always loved enjoy this movie and that’s just a small bit of what I liked however I couldn’t why someone wouldn’t like it. I’m not opposed to an argument on the opposite of my opinion !

[@Psilocybin77]

I saw this in the theater with a group of friends and we had a blast! To this day however, I still don't know what the hell was up with Josh Hartnett's hair.

[@Lola7Falana]

I was in my first yr of HS and deeply in love with Josh Harnett when this came out. I can't tell you how many times I watched this movie. CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE!!! LOL no but seriously I enjoyed this movie and the characters. Is it on Shudder? I'm watching tonight.

[@Thechickinaaronscar]

This was that phase of horror movies where they decided to make scary movies not scary lol.

[@TroubleToby3040]

YES!! "Scream", "I know what you did last summer", this. Not even an attempt at a scare in the bunch. And all of their covers are a line up of attractive "teenagers." Interchangeable, and, to me, shit.

[@tylongkicks8821]

Yep. From about 97 until 2000. Scream, Final Destination, What you Did Last Summer etc

[@Thechickinaaronscar]

@@TroubleToby3040 I was 9 when I saw those movies and even I wasn’t scared lol

[@Thechickinaaronscar]

@@tylongkicks8821 as a 9 year old I appreciated that phase lol.

[@sethmevans]

Surprised they haven't remade this

[@kronos1794]

I love this film. It scared the life out of me as a kid.

[@dice268926]

This is 'kinda' a Prequel to 'The Cabin In The Woods' .. They mentioned they failed in '98 and the workers wear the same science coat Jon Stewart does in the movie. Seen this movie 7 times in theaters (snuck in mostly) but this adds to it 👌 (One Thing Joss Whedon did right lol)

[@moxiemaxie3543]

I was literally searching in the "The Faculty" review/commentary b/c I need the nostalgia. Preteen me had a crush on Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood and Clea Duvall.

[@jinxeffect27]

Listened to your review earlier on the podcast and it makes me want to rewatch this and Disturbing Behavior. Both of them have similar themes but I wanna say the latter is better.

[@Danjoker.]

Disturbing Behavior had a great premise but it was executed poorly in my opinion.

[@jinxeffect27]

@@Danjoker. I feel its the ending to Disturbing that makes the difference for me but its been a long time since I've seen either of these so I could be off base.

[@keithwoodcrest]

Wooooooooow! I forgot all about Disturbing Behavior!!! Holy cow.

[@sidneyvadale]

Disturbing behavior is a good one too

[@thebossrayden]

Faculty is written better but Disturbing behavior had an interesting premise. Watched them back to back and Faculty is way more self aware.

[@LowDownDirtyDev]

Love this movie! One of my favorite 90s teen slashers

[@MarkFrancisco_354]

As a kid i was sold on this movie seeing usher. It was creepy fun.

[@a_Cynthia_Main]

Don't know if anyone else mentioned this, but that naked walk through the locker room scene was also featured in the 80's film "Prom Night 2: Hello Mary Lou". I seriously wondered if he was referencing that as well, although it would be a much more obscure reference so not likely.

[@reggiewolfpac7711]

Hey this is one of my favorites I still got this on dvd & retro review was too funny.

[@grittyboyross7138]

I honestly think this movie should come back as a series. It could work. A lone alien comes and starts body snatching people one by one. And a group of kids have to figure out how to save Thier school ans eventually Thier city.

[@marleeglenn1945]

I love this movie! Every now and then I watch again to feel all nostalgic.

[@cabe3231]

It's very clearly about the yearning to connect and the isolation we feel in High School, so much so that our Teachers, Parents, Cops and other Authority Figures, even our fellow Students, seem alien to us. But this time... we're right.

[@erinyokley2631]

This movie was so entertaining 🤣 Love you guys retro reviews! ❤

[@liferealgood]

Not an all star cast but definitely had alot of quality names. Now that Korey mentions it there was a message at the end but I don’t think the delivery was all too good. Like the reverse on the good home belief Jordana Brewster’s character had, Josh Hartnett being the smart drug dealer, or the jock with deep value system. The problem was probably the nerd who was kinda the lead but he didn’t have a reverse for his character. I thought the movie was clever but just not executed well.

[@seangalvin3196]

I see what you're saying. There was no subversive of that trope except that he gets the girl. That character needed a different hook.

[@liferealgood]

@@seangalvin3196 exactly. You explained it much better. He didn’t have anything that defied his character. Yea he got the girl in the end but he was a wimp for about an hour and a half.

[@Spawnwick_Boseman82820]

16:29 it was TDK(the detachable kid)

[@JaeEnceeti]

Man y'all had me rofl from that opening bit lol

[@Stablemable2]

I can watch Invasion of the Body Snatchers both original and 70s, anytime anywhere. But Rodriguez's Alita Battle Angel was really good and so underrated. Yes the Lifeforce film, buxom naked She-Vampire is burned into my mind too.

[@toriartemis801]

As a long-time member of that cult, I welcome you Korey - of course you can join! 😂

[@PoyTroy]

Love this movie, and Ironically enough just watched it last weekend after not seeing it since like 2000, so good

[@agravery223]

Since when did you become Sigourney Weaver???!!!! LMAOOOOO... hands down my favorite line from this film.

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

I remember loving this movie. I picked it up on DVD without much expectations and it was a fun watch. Great hanging out with people movie:

[@mikaelaburrell1655]

I remember seeing this movie on tv back in like 2007 or 2008 when I was really little and the only scene that I remember was when they were in the gym and they gave the principal that powder substance and turns into an alien then spazzed out

[@feck2594]

I hated this movie when it came out but over the years I grew to appreciate it . It's so incredibly stupid . Also you just sold me on getting shudder just by having that documentary that Tony Todd seems to be in . He is one the most underrated actor's ever .

[@Pooky1991]

They should do The Craft and Ferngully. Maybe even something obscure from that time like F.R.O.7

[@grittyboyross7138]

That girl sitting on the stairs of the school looking zoned out is the daughter of Robert Rodriguez

[@Mrgokujr2012]

One of my favorite childhood horror movies.

[@dylandamn1]

They should’ve blown that alien up. Such a cool animatronic but that’s why they probably didn’t blow it up. Lots of money or something. It just would’ve felt more satisfying if when Frodo shoved the pens in it’s eye it completely foams up and blows the fuck up

[@christhornycroft3686]

I remember seeing this in junior high, before I even knew who Jon Stewart was, with a buddy and his girlfriend. I was the 3rd wheel. I had to sit there on the couch and watch them get to 3rd and a half base. It was the first time I saw Jordana Brewster and I was doing the Wayne's World "schwing" thing. It was one of those movies we enjoyed but knew it wasn't very good. It was like the Batman and Robin of horror movies. If I had a girlfriend who scared easily, I probably would have enjoyed it more back then I think. LOL. I don't think my buddy and his girlfriend saw much of it. That would come soon enough for me, though.

[@thickbrownlegs1859]

I love this movie. My Brooklyn memories with my besties attending the late night show. I thought Josh Hartnett hot, Salma Hayek and Famke Janssen were stunning, still stunning women. Highly underrated movie.

[@mistercheetah9717]

Loved it too! I think now that I know the thing and invasion of the body snatchers I see what they were referencing… but that was still a great fun movie.

[@thickbrownlegs1859]

@@mistercheetah9717 exactly!

[@themoviebuff6196]

One of my favourite Sci Fi/Horror Gems of the 90s. 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯

[@GoldieSC]

This makes me want to watch it again. It's been so long.

[@chimpwimp9407]

I was JUST thinking about the movie yesterday!!!

[@Pirates08Ecu]

aww memories, i remember dragging my bestie to go see this when it came out because i am an Usher fan and saw he was in it. LOL

[@joeb.evrythngEclectic5571]

You Guys Are Awesome & Hillarious. Long Live Double Toasted!!!!

[@ericthomas6726]

I have never felt more threatened in my life than when Korey pushed Shudder in this video.

[@Lawrencejwest]

I really want to see you guys review Cursed the werewolf movie by Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson

[@MegaIkedog]

I really wish a company like Scream Factory would release a collector's edition Blu-ray of The Faculty.

[@user-dr2yz8um3d]

The Faculty turns 25! Made $63.2 million The film has a fresh batch of teen actors with quality acting, a terrific score as usual by Marco Beltrami, and makes lots of references to other science-fiction stories It's also got some clever camerawork, a hip soundtrack, and some clever winks of the genre Okay so some might complain this is a direct ripoff of'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' or 'The Thing' and I can see why Some of the CGI is very dated and it doesn't have a consistent tone not to mention the third act taking some misogynistic tropes Yet Robert Rodriguez is a very versatile director so he tries dipping his hand into the teen 90's horror craze that 'Scream' made popular doing a sort of John Hughes meets John Carpenter schtick The characters could be considered outcasts by one could relate to, combining yearning and cynicism and isolation In a way the aliens are a metaphor for these teenagers making their way through the landscape of adults not knowing how to navigate with the only hope being that they have to band together against the chaos This is a cult classic of the time period now from the slang to the wardrobe to the visual effects getting to the core of teenage existence This takes a jab at the class system taking peer pressure to a new level It’s the teenage mindset with plenty of morals around living in a world where everyone can belong, nobody having to be an outcast, all facts are based on some fiction, is everyone hung up on the science portion of these kinds of stories?, is it better to feel no fear no pain no worries in a collective whole, we are tired of being something we are not Rodriguez makes the kind of film with enough pulpy ness and teenage angst with a dash of sci-fi making this quite an underrated gem It’s bad enough high school can be terrifying struggling to survive being alienated but another to have it entirely being taking over by actual extraterrestrials

[@D123-f9k]

I like this movie. I watched it less than a week ago. But the only thing scary in it was Josh Hartnett's haircut

[@ishathompson8439]

I love this movie so much it’s one of my favourites!

[@nl3064]

3:53 to skip ad.

[@trenttotten7202]

14:02 I disagree with that I think the faculty did it better. In my opinion scream gets obnoxious with its commenting.

[@gustavoortiz6589]

James Gunn’s Horror “SLITHER” does the same thing killing the head boss but the twist is everyone stays dead ☠️ 😅

[@doozledumbler5393]

It's a great movie. Totally underrated.

[@Kaefer1973]

I remember that the TV premere of this movie in my country was delayed due to a school shooting, I could and still can somewhat see a connection but I still don't really get it.

[@davidruiz2474]

Please do a movie review on 30 Days of Night. It's literally the best comic book to movie adaptation there is out there. 👊🏽

[@evilhero530]

Great discussion, Any topic it seems i just love the commentary from you guys love listening. I don't get the periodical nails on a chalk board thing. Maybe a technical glitch always happen when camera pans to Chris...Oh well hey skip fwd button paying for itself lol, Thx guys love the channel!

[@alkadeyas]

i just rewatched this last year, glad they made a vid abt it

[@Flounderboy15]

I haven't seen it in years, but I do remember watching this with my friends and liking it. We were probably in High School at the time haha.

[@phillipblack480]

We had The Faculty coming out in Germany in early 1999 but it didn´t do well here either...that´s not because of Christmas or Hilfiger (never seen that commercial here) but because most Germans don´t watch Horror (like I do ;-)). Watched it in the theatre two times and it was a cult movie among my friends directly when it came out! Still holds up. Also the soundtrack was great...Another Brick in the Wall performed by Layne Staley and Tom Morello - great cover!!

[@AlienatedSfx]

I can't even escape Tom savini on KZbin ahahaha, went to his school and now I see him everywhere

[@Climinator-op6kh]

Can you do Urban Legend/Urban Legends Final Cut? As a reboot is apparently due in a few years according to IMDb?

[@anubusx]

This was the 98 glitch that The Cabin In The Woods mentioned.

[@drejackson4882]

This was movie. I still watch it anytime it's on

[@kerrissedai6857]

I saw this in the theater. I didn’t realize it got released on December.

[@tyvillianheartthrob1856]

16:35 not only does he get bullied on a daily basis. He gets polecocked on a daily basis.

[@jimfaust6342]

The arms chick is gonna start saying where the money resides🤣

[@eatchas]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 your doing some of my OG favorites now nice.