I just watched this movie for the first tune this afternoon - a cold windy blustery day - when the best thing one can do is stay in and watch a movie. I turned it on with no idea as to what the movie was about.I very soon recognized the plot line as being almost identical to that of 1991s TOY Soldiers (staring Sean Astin and Wil Wheaton). An exclusive school is taken hostage by a band of terrorists - and along with it the children of the wealthy of the wealthy. Using the children as bargaining chips the bad guys hope to achieve a particular set of goals.What the terrorists didn't count on however is that a group of misfit students who have never done anything worthwhile in their lives turn out to be more worthy opponents than the trained professionals who are attempting to free the hostages and negotiate with the terrorists.All in all a good movie even if the plot was a bit tired - it did mirror one of my all time favorites!! 8 out of 10!!

This is, well, a silly movie. The script is terrible, even if you look at it as a movie for kids. And that's another thing -- it's geared towards kids, and yet I'm not sure this is a movie I'd show to kids. It's extremely violent and concerns a highly traumatic situation involving young children -- not to mention that the hero is a juvenile delinquent (NOT the misunderstood kind) who wins out by playing all sorts of illegal tricks. In fact, his actions are very much glorified by the fact that he can "mastermind" the "real" criminals, as well as by his constant, triumphant little asides. Oh -- and if you're only interested in this movie because you're a Vincent Kartheiser fan, don't bother. This is not what I'd call one of his best performances.

Basically the title of my post says it all. I kept postponing renting this movie because the cover design is simply awful IMO. But at the same time I was curious what Patrick Steward would be like if he wasn't wearing his Starfleet Uniform.So when I finally DID rent it, I was surprised to find that it's actually quite a nice movie. True, it's simple, but I didn't mind spending half a buck to see it. It's great for on TV, and I agree with other posts that it's mainly a teens movie.But seeing as I am not quite a teen anymore (24) and still enjoyed simply watching this one....Well, I just thought that it's worth while to post my experience here.

This young 14-years old rebbellious youth,ozzie paxton(Vincent Katheiser),is known to get into lots of troubles.This includes being expelled by clair maloney(Brenda Pricker),a principal of an up scale subarban private school,shady glen.He,s about to learn that his pranks and skills will come in handy when the shool's security consultant,Raif Bently(Patrick Stewart)takes control of the entire student body hostage. Oz engages in a battle of wit and cunning skills as he tries to outfox Bently and his goons.