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.

Heh, no, I save my masochism for other things. It's just that I go weeks before guilt finally forces me to watch the stuff I rent. Meanwhile, I own quite a few DVDs that I haven't watched. So the whole thing is a waste of money right now. I figure if I'll get through the backlog of things I own, then when I really want to watch other things, I can reopen the account. And in the meantime I'll have saved a few dollars, which wouldn't be terrible.

You and your practicality!