Some Kind of Wonderful

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Summary: Brings back my youth again...
Review: I have made several people completely disgusted with me on the account of watching this movie over and over again. I can never get enough of the style and the perfect cast it just couldnt get any better. I am still stuck in the 80's and movies like this an For Keeps is a big part why. I love this film because it is a tale of what can occur when love takes Over. P.S. Molly ringwald i love you forever and Andrew MCcarthy your a king!!!!!

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Summary: Wonderful 80's Film
Review: 1987's Some Kind Of Wonderful is a gender-revised version of 1986's Pretty In Pink. Eric Stoltz takes the place of Molly Ringwald and Lea Thompson & Mary Stuart Masterson do the same for Andrew McCarthy & Jon Cryer. Mr. Stoltz plays Keith a loner, artistic type who works at a garage and whose best friend is a tom girl, drummer Watts played by Ms. Masterson. Keith pines after Amanda Jones (Ms. Thompson), one of the most popular girls in school. Amanda dates the spoiled rich boy Hardy Jenns (Craig Sheffer) and after they fight, Keith swoops in and asks Amanda for a date, to which she agrees. Keith finds out that the whole date is just a setup to get him to Jenns' house so he can beat him up, he still continues with the date. He sets an elaborate evening, dinner at a fancy restaurant, art museum after hours and a set of diamond earrings. It turns out that Amanda isn't some spoiled rich girl, but a girl from the wrong side of the tracks who sold herself out for popularity. All the while, Watts is secretly in love with Keith and in the end after a showdown at Jenns' house where he is exposed as a chicken and fraud, Keith realizes his true feelings for Watts and they kiss. The movie is filled with nice performances by the three leads, but it is the supporting players that give the best performances. John Ashton is perfectly gruff and pushing as Keith's dad, Maddie Corman is the classic, annoying younger sister, but Elias Koteas steals the show as Duncan, the school thug who befriends Keith. Mr. Koteas throws out some classic lines. This was the last film John Hughes would write or director in the classic 80's teen angst vein. The soundtrack to the film is excellent, featuring no name bands like Flesh For Lulu, The Licking Tins and Furniture and it captures the essence of the films.

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Summary: Great classic comedy about teen angst!
Review: Some Kind of Wonderful is a great film. The songs are catchy and the story is cute, but a bit slow at times. The actors are perfectly cast. Overall a great teen love story.

The DVD on the other hand is a bit strange. The video is really soft, more so than the original print. The colors are muted a bit. The effect is there in the original, but it appears enhanced on this DVD. I'd really like someone to do a Special Edition version of this disc. It deserves some extras.

All in all, it's not a bad disc for a great 80's film. Highly recommended for the casual viewer, and something to watch til a SE comes out for the big fans.