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www.game-assault.com - : While the the movie never rises above being a mediocre teen angst flick, it does have a lot to say about being a teenager and surviving it. That message and the way it's so eloquently delivered by Hard Harry earn it merit as a film to watch -- especially if you're between the ages of 13 and 19. more...
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3/5
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www.filmcritic.com - : A teen anthem and guilty pleasure, the decidedly silly/ridiculous Pump Up the Volume was a reinvention of Christian Slater's Heathers performance and gave us an early Samantha Mathis as his semi-goth muse. Slater's ''Hard Harry'' runs a pirate radio station every night because he can't get up the nerve to actually talk to anyone in the real world. more...
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3/5
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efilmcritic.com - : I like this movie. It's actually one of the few (if only) Christian Slater movies I do like, and that's basically because Samantha Mathis is in it. But I guess it really sort of captures all that teen angst of the late 80's/early 90's, all wraped up in one neat little package: Slater's pirate DJ gets to spout off about his angst. And dammit if the people don't start to listen. more...
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4/5
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