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Summary: not even close bud
Review: 5 high school students are sent to saturday detention for doing something wrong. their lives and secrets explode into a story teen troubles. Judd Nelson as John Bender couldnt be more rebellious and great, hes the scene chewer upper. the other five, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez and Ally Sheedy are superb. it makes you think
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Summary: The Best Brat Pack Movie Ever!
Review: I was a kid when The Breakfast Club was made in 1985 and from that point on it has been one of my favorite movies. This was the first time I saw Judd Nelson and got an instant crush on him. I know every line that Judd Nelson's character utters and each line said became a cult classic. It was hits like this that made the brat pack the best set of young actors ever. The Breakfast Club never gets stale! It's only one of a few movies you can watch over and over and end up loving it even more each time! Ally Sheedy was a bit wasted. She didn't say but ten words in the movie but still being the " basketcase " was the most recognizable role in her career. Molly Ringwald was the Teen Queen back then and carried her role with perfection. She played the pampered princess so well it makes anyone want to punch her out for being so snotty. Anthony Michael Hall was once again the geek who made Sixteen Candles a bonafide hit. Last but not least, Emilio Estevez rounded the cast. Straight fun, non-stop laughter. Especially if you're into sarcasm and people who have nothing in common falling in love. The Breakfast Club is a movie all 80's kids should own.Classic Judd Nelson ( John Bender ) lines: Bender to Andy: You didn't hear that? You want me to turn it up? Bender to Brian: You're a neo-maxi zoom deebie. What would you be doing if you weren't out making yourself a better citizen? You gotta love this movie and Judd Nelson rocks!
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Summary: 20th ANNIVERSARY RE-RELEASE
Review: Whoever holds the reins of power on this movie, RE-RELEASE IT TO THEATRES! In a mere year and a half, it will be 20 years since this magnetic, marvelous and altogether unique movie was released. What does this call for? A re-release into the theatres with extended footage. No remakes, you need to honor this classic movie by releasing it into theaters. I will be there with bells, as I'm sure many other fans of this wonderful movie will be. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO THIS FOR US!!!
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Summary: I guess my heart really did die
Review: I was in high school when this movie came out, and like everybody else, I absolutely loved it. Of course back then I really had a huge crush on Molly Ringwald (like a lot of other guys). But almost twenty years later, well...... Either this movie hasn't aged well, or like Ally Sheedy said 'When you grow up, your heart dies'. I just don't get the emotional connection to this film like I used too, I guess that's because I'm in my thirties now with a kid of my own. It is nostalgic to watch what life was like back in the 80's. I think almost everyone my age misses those days. The movies, the music, the fashions, everything was great. It was a great time to be a teen. This film just isn't realistic anymore, sure you still have the princesses, the jocks, the brains, the basketcases, and the criminals, but the times have changed. These days the John Bender would have physically attacked or shoot the teacher. The basketcase would be sitting at the back table listening to Marilyn Manson instead of looking at a Prince album. The Princess would probably be talking to her friends on a cell-phone. The brain would have found a way to sneak a laptop in and surf the net all day, and the jock would have probably, well I don't know, whatever it is that jocks do these days. I was always a cross between the basketcase, brain, and criminal anyway. Jocks and princesses never made it into my world. Which was the point of the whole movie anyway, breaking barriers. If this was 1985 again, I'd be on Amazon saying this is a 7 star movie and was a feat of human accomplishment. But now in 2003, I have to say I can't sit through this movie again. Maybe one day if I'm feeling nostalgic and have an old girlfriend on my mind I'll pop it in, but that probably won't be for awhile. But on the other hand, I've probably watched this movie a million times already, so I must have thought it was good. This is definitely a movie for teenagers who are trying to find themselves and have the whole world in front of them. They'll love it now, but twenty years from now they'll probably feel the same way about it as I do. There's a window of time in your life when you find this movie fascinating.
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Summary: "Sweets, you couldn't ignore me if you tried..."
Review: Just when you couldn't bare being in school during the week, imagine having to be forced to spend a Saturday there. That's what happens to five high school students who are forced to spend a Saturday detention together. None of them have anything in common and none of them are friends. Each is an opposite from the other. The group consists of a brain, a prom queen, a jock, a basket case and a trouble-maker. A unique and unexpected bond is formed by the five teens as the day goes on, with all sorts of different states of emotion going on for each of them. No matter happens on Monday, all five of them will always that one Saturday together; therefore, forever labeling them "The Breakfast Club." Not only is this a classic film, it's one of my personal favorites. I loved it when I was little and I love it now as I am in my twenties. It's so refreshing to have a brutally honest film that plays on all of your emotions as this movie does. And even though this was shot in the eighties, people can still relate to it now in 2000. This is why it is so effective and powerful. The movie is so memorable that you will most likely repeat every single line during each viewing. The actors do a terrific job of portraying their roles flawlessly. The script is funny and touching at the same time. Everything that is shown in the movie is crucial and significant; being that there isn't a single minute in the movie that goes wasted. This new DVD edition, while it may not be the most spectacular of DVDs, is a lot better than the previous version. They did an excellent job of producing a successful remastered version of the movie that looks and sounds excellent. You can even watch it in DTS; that is, if your system carries it. I'm afraid there's not much to offer in the special features department. It really is a shame, being that this is such a classic movie. Still, the way the film looks and sounds is worth the price alone. "The Breakfast Club" is a terrific movie that still has the same effect on us as it did years and years ago. It's funny, tragic, touching and honest. If you haven't seen this movie yet, please, make sure that the next time you are at a video store that you pick this up and check it out. You have no idea what you're missing if you don't. Still a favorite after so many years, this film surpasses so many movies that we see today. An excellent achievement on all fronts.
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Summary: Poor Job
Review: Nice that this is in stereo (original DVD is mono) but guess what? There are errors. I noticed one part in the middle of the movie where Allison says a few lines quickly and the audio sync is noticeably off. No excuse for this. Probably the best of the John Hughes brat pack movies but a really poor job on the DVD.
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Summary: The All American Teen Fantasy.
Review: First of all when I first saw this movie I thought it was brilliant and in some ways it still is. As for the characters at first I strongly disliked Molly Ringwald's character. I thought she was full of herself,spoiled,and pristine.I liked Judd Nelson's character the first time I saw him. I thought here's a guy who is tough and rebellious but not too much of an @#$hole about it. I thought the jock and the nerd were much too stereotyped at least at first. I loved Ally Sheedy's basket case character(Allison).She was probably autistic and she was very mysterious which I found pretty sexy.
Anyways when they are together at first they criticized each other and made some pretty ignorant remarks. John Bender was one of the first to talk about his problems he had at his house and was pretty convincing about it. Later they all had their stories to tell. They may have been together just for a day but what they shared were things that they should remember for most of their lives.
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Summary: The Breakfast Club
Review: I like the new re release of The Breakfast Club. It's great that it is in dolby digital sound and dts. But what the hell happened to some bonus features. I was expecting one or two deleted scenes;maybe an audio commentary as well. I know there are different scenes in existence, since i've seen them on some of the edited for t.v. versions. Those are the only things I didn't like about the DVD
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Summary: BORING TRANSFER - STELLAR, STAR-DEFINING PERFORMANCES!
Review: "The Breakfast Club" is the brat pack movie that I venture to guess will be long remembered as a watershed moment in American cinema - at least where teen comedy is concerned. The plot (for those not already familiar with it) revolves around 5 teenagers from various walks of life, forced to sit together through one Saturday afternoon detension session. A hilarious, well-crafted and often poignant film about the fundemental truths that make us all human, John Hughes "The Breakfast Club" is perhaps the single greatest exploration of the angst and confusion that plagued us all during the high school years.
UNIVERSAL's remastering efforts on this DVD provide some angst of their own. Despite being anamorphically enhanced for 16X9 displays, this newly minted DVD offers nothing in the way of video improvement over the previously issued DVD. Colors are dated, unrealistic, often unbalanced with some bleeding and smearing. Fine detail is minimal, even in well lit scenes. Contrast, shadow and black levels are all extremely weak. Age related artifacts, including chips, scratches and spice jump cuts are all evident. There is a considerable amount of film grain present throughout for a wholly unsatisfying visual presentation. The audio - remixed to 5.1 in both Dolby and DTS exhibits a dated characteristic with muffled dialogue and practically no spacial separation, except in the music tracks.
EXTRAS: A Theatrical trailer that is badly worn.
BOTTOM LINE: "The Breakfast Club" is a brilliant movie. However, the lack of extras (a documentary would have been nice)and the really low brow treatment of the transfer lead me to say this disc really isn't worth the money.
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Summary: The Breakfast Club
Review: this is the best movie ever! it shows how five totally different people caan affect each others' lives. it shows the stories of the 'princess', 'jock', 'nerd', 'criminal', and 'basketcase'. a great movie, you must buy this.
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