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I don't think I've seen 16 Candles all the way through. Say Anything and Some Kind Of Wonderful are about the only two teen movies of that era that I saw (and more than once) and liked. I did also see Ferris Beuller's Day Off, but the Ferrari trashing traumatised me.
That article made me want Lloyd Dobler/Martin Blank even more.
Lloyd Dobler is the Oz of the big screen.
I made this the official Scary Videogame Movie Weekend, and have to say that Silent Hill was surprisingly good and plot twisty for a movie inspired by a video game. There were a number of things that weren't explained, but the result was an air of mystery rather than the feeling that the writers only put together half a story. Having talented actors like Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, and Alice Krige in the works didn't hurt either.
Stay Alive was pretty pathetic though. The plot was nonsensical, I figured out which characters would survive by 15 minutes into the movie, and the effects were truly laughable. Jon Foster showing some skin in the mirror was the only possible justification for me to see this movie, and that was given away for free in the previews. (Note to the fellas: no comparable female flesh on display.)
I don't think I've seen 16 Candles all the way through. Say Anything and Some Kind Of Wonderful are about the only two teen movies of that era that I saw (and more than once) and liked. I did also see Ferris Beuller's Day Off, but the Ferrari trashing traumatised me.
I saw all those John Hughes-era movies, and I think I like Ferris Bueller the best. Say Anything is superb. I probably like The Psychadelic Furs -- Pretty Pink best of the music.
Random trivia...
DH proposed to me during Ferris Bueller.
Favorite Hughes: The Breakfast Club. Because I am a brain, a princess, a jock, a basket-case, and a criminal. But "Say Anything" is my favorite of the era's teen movies, even though I wasn't a teen anymore(or just barely) when I saw it first.
Lloyd Dobler is the Oz of the big screen.
totally.
Apparently, there is a rumor that Johnny Depp will play Michael Hutchence in the upcoming movie about the singer's life.
Hey, Frank, thanks for the Mr. Arkadin update.
Oo, and Netflix does have it, too.
Although I just convinced myself that I should cancel my account for a few months. Sniff. I suppose it'll still be there when I come crawling back.
I should cancel my account for a few months
Is this some sort of strange post-Lent thing? I think I'd prefer self-flagellation.