OC HIGH / Student News and Views

OC High asks: What’s an entertaining movie you’d recommend to other teens? “ ‘Speed,’ because it was good, action-packed--the entire movie was one big action scene.”

Chris Harris, 14 freshman, Huntington Beach “ ‘The Lion King,’ because it shows true love.”

Ron Reategui, 17 junior, Los Alamitos “ ‘The Pickle,’ because I thought the plot was just nifty and I loved the black spandex outfits on the actors.”

Clarrissa Gibbs, 15 sophomore, Villa Park “I would recommend ‘Dolores Claiborne,’ because you’re at the edge of your seat the entire time--you may think you’ve got it all figured out, but you haven’t.”

Diane Lopez, 17 senior, Loara “ ‘Blood in, Blood Out.’ It’s the best movie in the whole wide world. It’s about three brothers who go their separate ways. ‘Speed’ is also really good.”

Neelee Chini, 15 freshman, Capistrano Valley “I would definitely have to go with ‘Grease.’ John Travolta is so sexy in that movie.”

Fawne McLeod, 16 Trabuco Hills “Benny and Joon.”

Amber Candrum, 15 sophomore, Troy “Any of the ‘Naked Gun’ movies, because they’re funny and they’ll make you laugh.”

Mike Woods, 17 junior, Irvine “ ‘Swing Kids.’ ”

Sara Hu, 14 freshman, Fountain Valley “ ‘Speed.’ It is an action-packed adventure.”

Aaron Koenig, 16 junior, St. Margaret’s “ ‘Heathers,’ with Christian Slater and Winona Ryder.”

Todd Philips, 18 senior, El Toro “ ‘Candyman.’ Everyone looks in the mirror too much to see how pretty they are. It makes them think twice before looking.”

Arron Young, 18 senior, Woodbridge “ ‘Reality Bites,’ because it has current problems that we have today.”

Gabriel Gonzales, 18 senior, Saddleback “ ‘The Shawshank Redemption,’ definitely. It portrayed prison life wonderfully. It was very realistic.”

Suzanne Gehrich, 17 junior, Laguna Beach “ ‘Tommy,’ because it makes no sense and it’s great when you’re in one of those moods.”

Corey Lynn Heffernan, 16 sophomore, Brea Olinda “ ‘The Breakfast Club.’ It’s just great.”

Laura Erikson, 16 junior, Mater Dei “ ‘Andre,’ because it was a cute, true story.”

Delight Smith, 17 junior, Mission Viejo “I think the best movie to watch that is funny every time is ‘Cool Runnings.’ ”

Michonne Schow, 16 sophomore, Troy “ ‘Reservoir Dogs,’ which is directed by Quentin Tarantino.”

Todd Herrington, 18 senior, Irvine “ ‘Stargate.’ ”

Kimi Bacon, 15 freshman, Fountain Valley “ ‘Enemy Mine.’ ”

Katie Smith, 16 sophomore, Valencia “ ‘Higher Learning.’ It is coming out on video soon.”

Peter Nelmes, 14 freshman, St. Margaret’s “I like ‘The Fugitive.’ It’s really good.”

Rachel Fenning, 14 freshman, Capistrano Valley “I’d recommend ‘While You Were Sleeping.’ I think it is an excellent movie, and everybody would enjoy seeing it.”

Jennifer Cherco, 15 freshman, Loara “ ‘Dead Poets Society,’ because it was a very moving movie about a group of adolescent boys going to a prep school on the East Coast. They form a type of club dealing with English literature. Students who watch this will recognize many of the feelings and situations.”

Rozanne Capoccia, 14 freshman, Huntington Beach “ ‘Speed,’ because it keeps them on the edge of their seat.”

Denise Bazant, 16 junior, Los Alamitos “ ‘Goodbye, Columbus,’ with Richard Benjamin.”

Ryan Winn, 18 senior, El Toro “ ‘Speed.’ ”

Angela Chou, 17 senior, Woodbridge “ ‘Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken.’ It’s an extremely touching story of a girl growing up and overcoming obstacles and setting goals against all odds.”

Brandie Speligman, 15 freshman, Villa Park “ ‘Hoop Dreams,’ because it deals strictly with reality, and it shows the struggle between two high school students, which I can relate to.”

Damian Wilson, 17 senior, Saddleback “Eddie Murphy’s ‘Delirious.’ It’s the most hilarious movie ever made.”

Brad Bohn, 17 junior, Laguna Beach “ ‘The Breakfast Club.’ ”

Belinda Stillion, 16 junior, Brea Olinda

Responses gathered by Ling Lu, Valencia; Corey Griffin, Troy; Tricia Michels, Fountain Valley; Robert Wenzel, Irvine; Jennifer Franck, St. Margaret’s; Eve Winnick, Loara; Joslin Gemsch, Capistrano Valley; Samantha Wood, Trabuco Hills; Amy Woo, Huntington Beach; Amber Pierce, Los Alamitos; Alison Wynia, El Toro; Elaine Park, Woodbridge; Jennifer Tobkin, Villa Park; Michelle Tran, Saddleback; Craig Hammill, Laguna Beach; Amy Chen, Brea Olinda; Jason Foo, Mater Dei; Dan Nieto, Mission Viejo.