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Summary: FINALLY ON DVD-YEAH!!
Review: After hiring the movie'Perfect' so many times, after the film I would always see this trailer for the movie 'Secret Admirer'. So for many years I always wanted to see it until finally a couple of years ago I got my wish, it got played on TV. Since then it's been played a couple more times and I must say, I dig this film. Sure it's not the absolute best film you will ever see, but there's something about it that charms me to love it. C.Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin and Kelly Preston are good in their roles. It ones of those movies that will always be in my collection of favourite films. Plus I love watching the trailer
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Summary: WHERE'S MOLLY RINGWALD?....
Review: Eighties teen cinema didn't begin and end with the Queen of Teen,it's just that those without her name attached to them tended to be met with less media fanfare.This is one of those films.No,it doesn't delve into any unchartered territory,and yes,at times the characters can slip into the usual stereotypes.However the film still manages to endear itself.I recently rediscovered it when i found an old home-taped copy on beta at a thrift store in town.After watching, I made a mental note to find it on DVD and was happy to find that,not only was it available,but in widescreen to boot!So if you haven't seen it since it's run on cable,pick it up.You'll feel good,I promise...
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Summary: One of the Best Teen Movies of the 80's
Review: I was just graduating college when Secret Admirer came out in the mid 80's. But over 15 years later, it is one of the few 80's teen movies I still enjoy watching over and over again. There really isn't anything new in this movie that hasn't been covered in other movies and the final outcome is pretty predictable, but the cast is a good one. C. Thomas Howell, Kelly Preston (Holy Smokes!) and the absolutely adorable Lori Loughlin work extremely well together with the unrequited love portion of the story and the adult cast (in particular Fred Ward in a hilarious performance) also all have their moments. You even see Corey Haim ("Lucas") before he hit fame and later became a hilarious "True Hollywood Story".Glad to see that this is coming to DVD. I hope it has a commentary track with some of the stars of the flick because it would be interesting to see what they think of the movie so many years later.
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Summary: One of the Best Teen Movies of the 80's
Review: I was just graduating college when Secret Admirer came out in the mid 80's. But over 15 years later, it is one of the few 80's teen movies I still enjoy watching over and over again. There really isn't anything new in this movie that hasn't been covered in other movies and the final outcome is pretty predictable, but the cast is a good one. C. Thomas Howell, Kelly Preston (Holy Smokes!) and the absolutely adorable Lori Loughlin work extremely well together with the unrequited love portion of the story and the adult cast (in particular Fred Ward in a hilarious performance) also all have their moments. You even see Corey Haim ("Lucas") before he hit fame and later became a hilarious "True Hollywood Story". Glad to see that this is coming to DVD. I hope it has a commentary track with some of the stars of the flick because it would be interesting to see what they think of the movie so many years later.
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Summary: I'm a movie fanatic and this is one of my all time favorites
Review: I've seen a ton of movies and this rates as one of my all time favorites because it's very funny, heartbreaking if you've ever had an unrequitted love, well acted, has the incredible instrumental theme song by Jan Hammer, and has many, many quotable lines that I love to repeat to this day. [Just like I do with John Hughes' 80's classics Sixteen Candles, B-fast Club, Weird Science, etc.]
"One more wisecrack outta you and I'm gonna butter your necktie."
"... 'til Duran Duran here, tried to [jump the grand canyon in my van]" [or something to that effect... lol... the Duran Duran part is the funny.]
"Whole wheat makes me fart." "WE KNOW!!!"
The adults in the movie are great too, not just filler for this "teen movie". Fred Ward as Lt. Fimple makes one of the absolute BEST deliveries of a very common profane phrase EVER!
Michael: "uh, good evening Mr. Fimple."
Lt. Fimple: "**** you!" And it's only 10% what he says and 90% HOW HE SAYS IT, that makes it SO memorable.
Nuff said... rent it or buy it... just watch it and laugh.
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Summary: Nice '80s Movie Fluff
Review: Kelly Preston is the reason people are buying this. Probably for two particular scenes in the movie but it has a great story to it as well. She is the most underated actress of our generation. Maybe she would have done more if not for her personal life which is an amazing cinderella story, living happily ever after with her prince and their children. It is good she is working again now. I was suprized to find reviews of this film not even mention her because she is so great in this film. The others are all right but they have not stood the test of time like Kelly deffinately has. ...
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Summary: Kelly is the one.
Review: Kelly Preston is the reason people are buying this. Probably for two particular scenes in the movie but it has a great story to it as well. She is the most underated actress of our generation. Maybe she would have done more if not for her personal life which is an amazing cinderella story, living happily ever after with her prince and their children. It is good she is working again now. I was suprized to find reviews of this film not even mention her because she is so great in this film. The others are all right but they have not stood the test of time like Kelly deffinately has. ...
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Summary: Nice '80s Movie Fluff
Review: Nice little '80s "cable" movie. The cast is great and especially Kelly Preston's gifts.
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Summary: Pretty Good, but not Five Stars
Review: On the surface, this is a typical, 80'-style teen movie with a well-used plot (boy loves one girl, who toys with him, while boy has friend (girl) who loves him secretly; why can't he see her?). However, the trio of C. Thomas Howell, Corey Haim, and Lori Loughlin elevate the movie beyond what one would expect, with heartfelt, realistic performances. In essence, this is an old story redone well. C. Thomas Howell is especially good, playing the boy who gets used, toyed with, and hurt, but isn't supposed to show it, and who is so focused on one girl that he can't see that his friend would be his ideal girlfriend, if he would just think of her that way.
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Summary: Pretty Good, but not Five Stars
Review: On the surface, this is a typical, 80'-style teen movie with a well-used plot (boy loves one girl, who toys with him, while boy has friend (girl) who loves him secretly; why can't he see her?). However, the trio of C. Thomas Howell, Corey Haim, and Lori Loughlin elevate the movie beyond what one would expect, with heartfelt, realistic performances. In essence, this is an old story redone well. C. Thomas Howell is especially good, playing the boy who gets used, toyed with, and hurt, but isn't supposed to show it, and who is so focused on one girl that he can't see that his friend would be his ideal girlfriend, if he would just think of her that way.
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