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Summary: PRETTY in 2003 too
Review: John Hughes and his Brat Pack pumped out some very worthy films and this is no exception. It is a shame that Hollywood pestered the group until they disbanded and by and large none of them work now. It's a real shame b/c you watch these films and you can see they had serious talent. A throughouly enjoyable love story. Not too heavy, but some teen angst all the same.
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Summary: Another Brat Pack Classic
Review: Pretty in Pink deals with teen and social problems at their worst. It shows that no matter how far you've come there is always somebody somewhere who will not like or accept you. Pretty in Pink is watchable and fairly entertaining. It doesn't have the cool scenery and hot dialogue as St. Elmo's Fire. It's not nearly as funny or fast paced as Sixteen Candles and it comes nowhere close to being as incredibly fabulous as The Breakfast Club ( which is the best Brat Pack film hands down!). Put Pretty in Pink deals with a teen's look at how being poor can damage your love life and your reputation. Molly Ringwald is Andie. The red-head 80's teen queen Ringwald plays Andie similar to the role of Sam in Sixteen Candles. Andie lives with her father who hasn't been able to deal with the fact that his wife/Andie's mother left them with no explanation. Andie is a teen with a lot on her shoulders. She goes to school, works, studies and takes care of her father. Without her friend Duckie she wouldn't have made it through the harder moments in life. He keeps her laughing when everyone else is laughing at her. Duckie ( Jon Cryer ) is head over heels in love with Andie. The audience can't sense that Andie knows this. When Duckie starts the lovey duvey talk Andie always brushes it off as another one of jokes. It's not until Blane ( Andrew McCarthy ) steps in the picture that Duckie gets the nerve to tell her how he really feels. Duckie reluctantly steps aside to let Blane and Andie embark on a stressed relationship. While Andie believes the relationship is hardest for her to deal with because Blane is rich and part of the in-crowd, she has no idea how hard it is for him to be with her. It turns out that Blane's snotty friends are giving him a hard time. James Spader is Steff ( probably in one of his most memorable roles ). Steff is the richest and the cruelist kid in the entire school. He's Blane's nasty best friend who tries to persuade Blane to stay away from Andie. On the other hand Steff has a secret motive. He doesn't resent Blane and Andie's relationship because of their social differences, but because he has been in love with Andie and can't take no for an answer. After constantly bullying her to date him and getting nowhere, Steff pulls out all the stops to make Blane give up on his true love. This film is described as a " Cinderella " type but I thought it was more on the lines of " Sleeping Beauty ". It is indeed a modern fairytale. This film was made seventeen years ago ( when I was eight ) and I never paid it much attention although I'm a brat pack fan to the end. This is not the best brat pack movie in the world but is and will always be a classic to us 80's kids. Once again Molly Ringwald was on top of the world.
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Summary: True-to-life teen angst
Review: I liked the main character, Andie (Molly Ringwald) a lot & I was rooting for her throughout the entire film . Maybe it's because she reminded me a lot of myself when I was in high school. She has her own unique style, which she gets flack for by the popular girls. "Where'd you get that - the 5 & dime store?" the snooty Benny asks her. And that hellish scene in gym class made my stomach churn as I recalled my own teen angst ridden days in gym class. One of Andie's best friends, Jenna (Alexa Kenin, who, sadly, died shortly after the film was released) brings humor to the awful situation by flicking Benny off & saying she hopes her breasts shrivel up and fall off. It's one of the many hilarious & memorable scenes of the film. Ringwald is backed up by a strong supporting cast, including Jon Cryer, who plays her best guy friend, Duckie, who is just side-splittingly funny. In one of the funniest scenes of the film, he gets thrown in the girls bathroom by a group of nauseatingly preppy guys for trying to defend himself. "Wait a minute. We don't got none of this stuff in the boys room. You got doors on the stalls & a candy machine (He points to the tampon dispenser).
Harry Dean Stanton has never been more adorable & endearing as Andie's father. Annie Potts is wonderful as Andie's eccentric mother figure & co-worker. James Spader is Steff, the totally creepy slimeball & best friend of Blaine (Andrew McCarthy). I dismiss the fact that he looked way too old to be in high school because he just plays the part so damn well. He hates Andie & makes fun of her in front of his crowd. Secretly though, he has had a crush on her for years & it kills him that she won't give him the time of day. Ugh, I remember creeps like that in high school. What I like is that all of the characters we're cheering for change for the better. Iona stops dating losers & gets herself a classy new image. Andie's father starts to get out of his rut that he's been in since Andie's mother left them years before & looks for a job for real this time. Duckie learns to stop making unfair generalizations about the popular people once he finds out Blaine is actually a very nice guy. Blaine learns to do what he wants to do & tells Steff off & makes things right with Andie. Andie refuses to let the popular kids break her. The only thing I didn't like was the unresolved ending that doesn't really leave things on a completely positive, realistic note. Andie & Blaine still have his parents to deal with & if they're as awful as Steff desribed, Blaine just might encounter the two unpleasant words that can pop up in difficult families: disown & estrangement. Wish the DVD had some special features, but the soundtrack is great & essential to building the perfect CD collection.
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Summary: Not a review but more of a rebuttal
Review: Ok, we already know that this movie is an all time classic and everyone between the ages 12-???? should have seen this or should see this movie. If your looking to buy this movie just buy it and save yourself the time and grief. So those who are familiar with the film and all the characters, what's up with James Spader a.k.a. "Steff" always wandering the halls when everyone else is in class? It begs to question, does this guy even go to the school or does he just walk around in his terry cloth blazer without socks all day long? But hey these are the reasons why we see this film and what make it a classical movie of its genre. As you might already figured this isnt really a crtiique on the film but more of a rebuttal on the film and some of its plot lines. Anyway, this psuedo review is more in the lines of good jest......so with that all said buy the film now and be happy......
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Summary: I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: OMG, I ABOSOLUTALLY LOVE THIS MOVIE. WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS I FELL IN LOVE WITH DUCKIE, HE IS SO SWEET. IT WAS SO FUN WATCHING THIS BECAUSE IT IS THE TYPE OF MOVIE THAT IS SO EASY TO RELATE TO. I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES I HAVE EVER SEEN.YOU MIGHT BE THINKING IT WILL BE A WAIST OF YOUR TIME BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN THE 80'S, BUT ACTUALLY, THIS MOVIE IS BETTER THEN MOST MOVIES THEY MAKE TODAY, EVEN WITH ALL THE SPECIAL EFFECTS. THIS IS ONE MOVIE I RECEMEND TO EVERYONE.
L.B.S 4-LIFE
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Summary: 80's flick
Review: This is another genre, 80's flick with great music and a great cast. John Hughs didn't direct this one but had his hands in the dough. You meet Andie, beautiful, independent and intelligent, living with her father (Harry Dean Stanton.) She works at a record store and lives on the poor side of the tracks. Her and her life long best friend Ducky (Jon Cryer) try not to let their budget lifestyle bring them down. But when a rich but nice guy played by Andrew McCarthy steps into their world, it definately shakes things up. Annie Potts is also in this one and plays her freaky but loving best friend. I really enjoyed this film out of all the Molly Ringwald era throughout the 80's. This was one of my favorites!
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Summary: The best teen movie ever
Review: Okay, this is my favorite movie of all time, so maybe I'm a little biased, but its a wonderful film with some wonderful performances by a trio of the best 80s young stars. I won't say teen stars cause Andrew McCarthy and Jon Cryer were in their 20s, but Molly Ringwald was actually 18 at filming. This movie takes what could have been a somewhat formulaic plot; girl from wrong side of the tracks and rich boy with stupid yuppie friends fall in love...and makes the most of it, adding incredible characterizations to bring the story to life. Biggest props to Jon Cryer (Who, by the way, is NOT the poor mans Matthew Broderick!) who gives the most heart-wrenching performance. By the end of the movie, everyone I know is digging Duckie. Molly Ringwald, always a pleasure, is at her absolute best in this film. I'm not normally a fan of Andrew McCarthy, but he's perfect in this film as the dreamy rich boy. Watch for Andrew Dice Clay, James Spader, Annie Potts, and Gina Gershon. Kickin' soundtrack, and personally I cry every time I see this film. Its seriously awesome, and a modern classic.
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Summary: Well.....
Review: I actually give this movie 2.5 stars, but I'll be generous and round that up to three. Overall, this movie was average. It was somewhat enjoyable, and rather interesting. However, there, of course, was one major problem. And that was the ending. I'm not going to ruin it for anyone (if you've seen it, you know what I am talking about), but I really felt cheated, and it made me want to vomit. See it and you'll know what I mean (unless you're stuck-up and/or heartless). But it's worth watching just for Duckie. Go Duckie!
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Summary: Gotta Love the Brat Pack!
Review: I think you know what I'm talking about. When I say Brat Pack, I'm reffering to the group of kids in THE BREAKFAST CLUB who, after the film debuted, were dubbed this title. Well, some of the brat pack are back in one of my fave Molly Ringwald movies. The plot is kinda dull (once again [as done in many films] the plot is just about a normal high school, the story separating the geeks from the popular kids, you get the picture), but with some of my favorite 80s stars in it, who CAN resist it?????
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Summary: Pretty Lousy
Review: A typical John Hughes 80s flick, Pretty in Pink has the misfortune of including both Andrew McCarthy and Molly Ringwald as lead characters. As anybody who has seen either Mannequin, Less Than Zero, or St. Elmo's Fire can attest to, Mr. McCarthy is always suffering from the presence of superior actors(James Spader x 3, and Rob Lowe, of all people). Ms Ringwald works well if she has a better romantic lead, but she cannot carry the load in this film. The rich/poor love connection could best be described as a cliche of a cliche, and Mr. McCarthy's character appears to have no more charm than a blue shirt and a sport coat can muster, thus foiling the audience's attempt to believe that Ms. Ringwald would fall for the "richie."
The one bright spot in the film was the too-small role of James Spader as a golden boy with a nasty edge. Personally, I would have liked to see him trample Mr. McCarthy for being so damn boring rather than be apalled at the unlikely love intetrest he has developed.
Memo to Mr. Hughes: Fire your casting director.
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