The Drifting Classroom

[purplelaedy]

in the manga there was no singing shown and almost all scenes were full of killing.

[kjerstunned]

you are so damn cute clay <3

[Kellox17]

You should review the American life action to. yes there is an American version who is just as bad its called the Drifting School with Drake Bell

[repogirl20]

do you know where I could find a copy of this? I would kill to watch this!!!

[Kellox17]

WOW I only thought Americans could make bad movie adaptions based on comic books but the Japanese are just as guility.

[shoothelpmeany1]

Please for the love of all that is still good in the world...please review more shitty movies with you commentary it brightens my day.

[ninjachipzanuff]

lmao

[Hillllllllary]

i hope they remake the movie that is acctually scary and not cheesey i really enjoyed the manga.

[Kanashto]

O.o

Well I just finished volume 2 and so far it's so good

[animeuserone]

Umezz either did bad licensing rights without realizing that the director or producers of the D.C movie will make a pile of crap out of it,, or he sold them to "laugh all the way to the bank." I pick the last one.

[burakoji]

awesome review dude, enjoyed it ;]]

[chcknhawk]

I was in this movie when I was 11 years old and have been looking for a copy since I left Japan! My father was stationed there. Do you know how I can get a copy?

[claytonian]

Google 漂流教室 DVD -ロング

[chcknhawk]

@rgnestle If he still has a copy, I have been looking for a copy since we returned from Japan all those years ago. Ours was lost in the move home.

[rgnestle]

@chcknhawk I haven't seen him since graduation in 1993. I wish I could find another copy myself. I'm not having any success in remembering most of it. Maybe eBay or Amazon. I wish you the best! BTW marboclepto says he is the black kid from the movie. Maybe he has a copy somewhere. He posted on the Select scenes from The Drifting Classroom" clip. Best wishes!

[rgnestle]

@chcknhawk I was in a graphics class with a guy that was in that movie when he was about the same age (I think). He let us watch it. The whole thing? I don't remember. OMG, it was "interesting". Can't remember much from it except that it had Doug McClur and a monster that urinated clean water. Deus ex machina to the rescue?

[Television33]

Manga=Horrific and Brilliant

Movie=Funny and poorly made.

[artixazn]

Which movie was bad? The modern version, or the original?

Or did both suck, XD

[sayurisan08]

MMMMMmmmk, so I stumbled across your lovely website today, and found the link to this. This has perhaps made not only my day, but my month. Or I might stretch it to a year.

Nothing makes me happier than awful movies, and nothing else makes me happier knowing that I'm moving to the land in 5 days where this was made.

Just, thank you.

[missa21]

...thank you for this, it's hilarious. I just read a bit of the manga... and I can't believe this movie is based off of it.

[CalBro]

I watched this and....I don't know what the fuck to think anymore. I mean, I've read the manga, and I thought oh hey a movie adaption, cool. I just cannot recommend this movie to anyone unless you enjoy sheer WHAT THE FUCK-ness.

[yesireallyam]

It`s amazing how the manga looks so unbelievebly incredible, but at the same time the movie looks like it couldnt possibly in this universe or in any other be any worse at all.

[dare12288]

lol this movie looks so crappy, and yet, i wanna see it because it looks like one of those dumb but funny films....even though it's suppose to be a horror ^.^

[PoketamaVideos]

I started reading the manga online and it was amazing, the movie sucked though. I can't get all the manga online, are the last 8 volumes available in english or am I wasting my time buying them?

[TheBushidoButcher]

I'm pretty sure they are. Check Amazon(dot)com.

[Yakerina]

Claytonian! The little old lady was RETURNING her rations. She didn't feel right accepting food when the kids were in danger of starving. And the little boy was a neighbor's child even in the movie!

[Yakerina]

They did a TV miniseries of the manga. Er... sort of. The offenses of the mini-series exceed those of the movie. Plus, the kids get older and less numerous each time. The manga, they're elementary and hundreds. This, they're junior high and a few dozen or so. The tv series? High school seniors on the verge of graduating (or failing out) and less than 20. Though Sekiya becomes a perverted female teacher.

[TijuanaTroll]

lol his gay dog

[go0ya]

lol i know the black guy right now

[claytonian]

I actually interviewed him on my blog

[go0ya]

nice =D. He laughed so hard at the part where you just mentioned the racist bank

[go0ya]

Yo D.. This Art.. Somehow I'm using ur name to write my comments.. I thought I was using my name.. So disregard.. lol

[noella9a]

thz so much, i was going to find the movie after reading the manga, but now i dun hv to waste that kinda time~ you have saved my time~~

[alwayzsweet4u]

I went to school with a few of the people in this movie. It was a pretty big thing for those involved but I never watched the movie until now...and wow. I didn't understand then thought it was just me and here almost 20 years or so later and I still laugh my ass off.

[go0ya]

I played the role of Kenny.. As clay put it.. the jerry curl kid.. lol But it was a fun experience... Especially the mc donalds every single day for 4 mo free.. I have the movie on dvd.. Its weird how ppl are still talking bout it.. almost 25 yrs lata..

[GuardianDemon]

HAHAHAHA omg i died of laughter. i was searching for things on the dritfting classroom cuz some of the manga was featured in my fav band dir en grey's video dozing green. it sounded pretty neat but when i heard it was made into a japanese horror movie is when i knew it had to hysterically lame. example the grudge, kwaiden, death trance. anyway, great review, manga still sounds great.

[Mangotropolis]

Lmao I totally agree with you!

I watched the first ten minutes on youtube and In my mind I went "w t f is this. Happy hardcore ridiculous stuff." Nothing like the gory, dark far-fetched manga.

Love the way you describe the scenes, and your hilarious review xD

Btw: VERY disturbing pee scenes. People in the 80s, they were on CRACK, REAL CRACK.

I want to have your baby. D:

[go0ya]

If u noticed the movie was filmed in 1985.. Don't knock the movie until u see it.. Clay only shows the soft side of the movie.. There is violence.. I played the black kid with the jerry curl. lol Clay done a hilarious job critiquing this movie..

[Mangotropolis]

I did watch the movie. And I read the manga. So of course, I wasn't expecting such a different portrayal of it.

And you did? :D It's not your fault the movie came out as it is. But that you were in it; that's still awesome. xD

[besthax13]

i wanna have your baby

[kdimouni]

woow clay i just started watchin your vids that was akward funny strange and disturbing, i'll call it 'distrardnyy'

[StupidityWiz]

eww...is this really a horror movie?

[nivia]

This looks nothing like the manga... at all... but it looks so funny I still kinda want to see it now. ^_^

[tetsunosuke84]

this movie is a disgrace to the manga, no way is it this cheesy... read the manga everyone, it's much much better than this!

anyway, funny review claytonian =)

[go0ya]

Keep in mind.. This movie was done in 1985.. No green screen.. I'm sure if it were filmed today.. It would be much different.. I got payed alot of money filming it. so i didn't care..

[Yubba1]

O_o This movie seems like it's scarier than any movie I have ever watched. (incase you can't tell, I'm being sarcastic. XD)

[FurubaGirl08]

I haven't read the manga yet, but does the end of the movie happens the same way as the manga!? cuz that would suck

[cosmo2593]

What's with the Americans?

[lifeiteng1]

Is this movie not the same? I mean compared to the manga.. I'm now reading the manga, and SOMEHOW, it feels like Battle Royale.

[nivia]

I thought so to! Its a lot like the original novel of battle royale. I wonder If it was a little bit inspired by the drifting classroom...

[orastella]

The video craps out at 2:10 for me.

[claytonian]

localized problem; try again some other day

[YojimboDF]

hahah time professor hahah

[JohnnyOhio]

"Let's move on..."...just subscribed right on...oh...ha ha....peace...

[festouverture]

ahhh this movie! how can it be?!

it has nothing to do with the original whatsoever.

[The420Phantasm]

LOL..thanks for sharing! My bf was in it, lol ( but not in any of your scenes )

[Nazara2u]

What are you talking about this movie is a defenition of a scary movie for me. A bunch of kids acting f**king weird

[twiggytwig99]

i hope that the manga isnt THIS scary

[festouverture]

the manga is scarier.  and better. think lord of the flies meet ido junji. but with kazuo umezu art.

[fairealkon]

Very cool!

[Bobo411]

i'm dying to see this movie...I can't believe it doesn't have a cult following yet

[prismaticstar]

LOL! Great review~

[Zanders5k]

What a terrible movie adaptation...

[acetenken]

that was without a dout the funnyist movie review iv even seen

[g10tto]

Thank you SO MUCH!! I just got started on the manga and I was planning on watching this along with DragonHead. Now I totally have to buy this to show to my friends.

"I want to have your baby." Aren't the Japanese awesome?!

[Masquerade37]

Man, and I thought a movie of the Shifting Classroom would be so cool, but apparently it's the most stupid thing ever. Oh well, the Americans will get their hands on the manga and do it properly in one of their remakes.

[boybriendbla]

Ah, that was great. There is also a drama version of the Drifting Classroom called, "Long Love Letter". Kubozuka Yosuke is the teacher, so check it out!

[claytonian]

ah yes I've been meaning to

[poopdudejerk]

hahahahahaha

[xpgx1]

LOL - definitly more horrifying than ANYONE could expect... *running off screaming*

[Splitndash]

dude that was awesome :) i really enjoyed that haha

[Eschwretch]

So stupid! Why waste your time doing this nonsense?

[boopboopdeedoop]

"don't be happy, he peed on you," omg i was laughing so long at that, my stomach hurts

[Firingwall]

I love the manga series, but this movie gives it a bad name!

[driverstart]

That's sad. It doesn't even follow the manga series correctly! That is crap! The only way I'll watch it if it is on TV. I'll just stick to the manga series from now.

[chibipirate713]

I bought the manga thinking it would be "horror" but its more like "comedy"...but its not as wierd as this movie

[alluna]

Okay, that was, indeed, horrifying. Worthy of the MST3K boys, though I'm not sure of what robots think of golden showers...and minors recieving golden showers. From aliens. Okay, there's not enough room here for this comment.

[urusaiglass]

I love you! so funny!

[Adrienne007]

you are a great find! i enjoy you!

[lvthomas]

Haha, this was great. The impossible plot was well demonstrated with the choice clips. I liked the bum... dicey.

A steamy barb... nice. You should have had a little clip of your head in front of the movie alla Mystery Science Theatre style.

[gantous]

HAHAHA!! Gold!

[ilene888]

That movie was SO strange it almost looked interesting. After that "golden rain" monster I would have to watch the whole thing due to the oddness of it. Thanks for sharing!!!