for me and review movie be an extension of my love of film and of horror cinema and in particular . the review i have write thus far have be for film that i love and respect and and admire and and i have eagerly reward them with glow accolade and perfect ten rating . a life long horror movie fan and it be a tremendous pleasure for me to be able to share with others my thought and idea about great horror film and and to and hopefully and have a hand in expose people to movie they may not otherwise seek out . i only recently begin review film for the imdb and and it be my initial intention to concentrate only on my own personal favorite and examine those which i believe be of substance and of last value to the horror genre . however and the existence of film like graduation day be and without pun and a thorn in my side . completely devoid of any merit whatsoever and this 1981 hodgepodge of unformed idea be amateurishly direct and poorly act and and and in every sense and an unmitigated embarrassment to horror cinema . during the brief couple of year before and after this movie release and we saw the appearance of domestic ( and canadian ) film such a halloween ii and prom night and terror train and madman and my bloody valentine and the prowler and just before dawn and final exam and and hell night and among others . these film and though of vary degree of quality and clearly strive to achieve something in term of story line and plotting and acting and direction and and overall tone . not every movie release during this bountiful season of the slasher era would be of the artistic merit or commercial success of the original halloween or friday the 13th and but these film be all well make and clearly contribute to the ongoing development of horror cinema . graduation day and an abysmal farce about a masked killer stalk member of a high school track team and be direct by herb freed and whom one can only hope will never again attempt to besmirch the horror genre with such a travesty . the task of create worthwhile horror film be best leave to those who have a genuine love and respect for the genre . this movie fail miserably on every possible level and not the least of which be dreadfully wooden performance and dime store special effect and an irritating musical score and and and most of all and a story lack even the slight hint of tension or suspense . a pointless exercise in how to waste film and graduation day be an utter disgrace to horror cinema .