Pump Up the Volume Reviews

I liked this as a kid, but holy hell was it corny on a rewatch. He got so worked up over nothing by the way — it became something but started as nothing.
Corny as fuck
Concept was great, but it was a tricky customer to sit through.
Wish it dealt with deeper subject matter

Great Movie and the music is awesome too.

A fun movie about the power of the human voice and freedom of speech. Some good songs on the soundtrack (Leonard Cohen specifically). Gets a bit heavy handed by the end and doesn’t touch upon the guilt aspect enough but the issues it deals with still prevail today.

actually pretty good

hard harry the og influencer

Coming of age at its finest

6/10

LOVE LOVE LOVE

Concept alone is great & the script is fantastic. spreads a message waaaaay ahead of its time. Performances are great and the needle-drops are fantastic. A lot better than I would’ve imagined. The title is a little generic but that’s the least important thing rn

Good film, will watch again. Not sure why Slater looks 35 in the movie poster but is a convincing 17 year old in the movie.

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As always, the book was better. This rating might be more influenced by the soundtrack than the actual film. Required GenX angsty teen movie.

Very interesting movie, with a really cool message. Totally wish I was one of those 80s/90s kids.

christian slater is my love

Top 3 movies ever, nearly perfect in every way

it was amazing, i love the storyline and how it can go really deep

This movie is just so fantastic, from the characters, to the amazing plot point. It’s a movie that is so easy to just rewatch, over and over. Christian slaters character this film, he is so relatable, the living embodiment of wanting to be someone else, except he is that person