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Summary: love this movie
Review: As a member of this time period, I loved this movie and recommend it to all the teenagers who work for me in place of the, "She's all That" which I felt was just not as good as this. I must agree that until this movie appears in the Widescreen version I am not interested but will be first in line when and if it does. I only buy widescreen in dvd and dvd is all I buy.
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Summary: From totally geek, to totally chic...
Review: I can only vouch for the VHS version, but this movie is a total classic. While it has a solid message about the futility of popularity and the innate human urge to make tribal judgements about others, it is also a delicious piece of entertainment.Pat Dempsey gives a stellar performance as Ronald McDonald Miller, the RoboNerd who fakes his way into the fast lane, and Amanda Peterson proves she is more than just serious eye candy with a sensitive and intelligent portrayal of the head cheerleader and Ron's dream girl. Yet in spite of a brilliant performance in a very very hip teen movie, Amanda didn't seem to do any films worth a dang after this classic. What an outrageous waste of talent. The excellent supporting cast, script and John Hughes quality direction make Can't Buy Me Love one of the most refreshing and intelligently "feel good" movies of all time. LOVE the ending.
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Summary: No widescreen, no sale
Review: This is an excellent movie, and I would buy it in a second, were it not for the fact that it's only available in 'full-screen' (pan & scan) format. I want the whole picture! Until then, i'm not buying.
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Summary: For the DVD
Review: Why is this not on Widescreen? Why does Disney think everyone wants it on Fullscreen? I think someone should start a petition for a Widescreen version to this movie.
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Summary: Why no widescreen?
Review: I agree with all those who disaprove of the pan and scan DVD that has been released. I love this movie but will not buy it until it is available in widescreen.
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Summary: No widescreen?
Review: I was really looking forward to buying this DVD when it was released until I saw that it was fullscreen only. I refuse to buy the DVD until they release it in widescreen.
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Summary: Overlooked Gem of 80s Teen Comedies Shines Through on DVD
Review: One of the better non-John Hughes teen comedies of the 80s, "Can't Buy Me Love" is not your typical boy meets girl flick. Ronny Miller (Patrick Dempsey) is a nerdish grass-cutter going into his senior year in high school. He has a yearning to join the 'popular clique,' and hook-up with its head beauty, Cindy Mancini (Amanda Peterson), a seemingly shallow cheerleader who lives next door to Ronny without hardly a glance in his direction. When Cindy ruins her mother's suede outfit at a party, she is desperate to replace the very expensive clothing. Enter Ronny, who offers to bail her out monetarily, on one condition - date him for a month at school. Ronny believes this will get him in with the popular crowd, and put him together with Cindy. She grudgingly agrees, and for a month, it seems to work. Ronny works his way up the social ladder, and Cindy opens up to him, revealing a not-so-shallow person underneath that beauty. She even starts to fall for our hero. Unfortunately, the quest for popularity has overshadowed his quest for the girl's heart, and he sacrifices her affections and his old 'nerd herd' friends for his new-found hipness. The picture proceeds to chronicle Ronny's rise (and fall) as the King of Hip, and Cindy's journey into maturity.
This is a fun film, though the message (Be yourself) does come off a bit heavy-handed. Most of the characters are one-noted. Dempsey puts in a great performance in one of his earlier roles as Ronny, who puts everything on the line for his shot at popularity. Peterson puts in a wonderful, natural turn as Cindy, who rises out of the shallow end of the popular pool to become a better person. A young Seth Green (Oz, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer) turns in a spirited role as Ronny's brother Chuckie, and Courtney Gains is great as Ronny's put-upon and nearly-forgotten best friend Kenny. A highlight of the the film involves Ronny's dancing attempt at a high school mixer (He was watching National Geographic, not American Bandstand, while learning his moves). Paula Abdul choreographed the 'dance.'
All in all, a wonderful film about finding yourself, and not judging or being friends with people based on what 'clique' they belong to.
The DVD provides only Fullscreen, with Dolby Surround, but the film doesn't suffer from this form one bit. So Enjoy!
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Summary: Format
Review: I really don't understand why studios ruin great releases by making them Pan Scan only. At least the laser disc is wide screen. Why oh why, would have totally rocked in a combo pan scan and widescreed version.
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Summary: NO widescreen??? Unacceptable
Review: This movie is easily 5 or MORE stars. But the DVD only gets two. Picture is fine but it is not in widescreen format! Totally unacceptable for a DVD to come out in 2002. Love the movie. One of my absolute favorites.
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Summary: Made for repeat watching
Review: This is a wonderful family movie, about coming of age and not being the most popular kid in school. Ronald has a scheme to get himself into the "A" crowd, when he pays the head cheerleader to act like his girlfriend. The story is very good with many lessons learned. It is very family friendly, and I have seen it a good 25-30 times and still don't get board. There are not enough good family friendly movies out there but this is one of them. Buy and enjoy over and over again.
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