Oh my god this movie is 100 times better seeing it in an actual theater! I love it!The funny parts are funnier, the sad parts sadder, the awkward parts just more awkward. I don't even know how to review this movie because its so widely accepted as a great classic...I mean honestly have you ever met a person who hates The Breakfast Club?
You've got the brain, Brian (Anthony Michael Hall)...I wonder if there's a connection between his name, Brian, and him being the "brain" of the group..ya know;
The athlete, Andrew (Emilio Estevez);
The basket case, Allison (Ally Sheedy);
The princess, Claire (Molly Ringwald);
And last but, of course, not least, the criminal by the name of John Bender (Judd Nelson).
Could you ask for a better group of people to be thrown into a room with only eachother as entertainment for 9 hours. Its the most perfect coming-of-age story...and its even better because these monumental transformations of each character take place over the course of one day. I love it because while there is always something to hate in people, there's always something great to gain from getting to know them. Its the epitome of how real life usually is. People, in general, aren't typically super excited to get to know somebody who looks so obviously not your "type" of person. Its a pretty great learning lesson in this film. Classic, kind of cheesy, but something to always keep in mind nonetheless.
I love every single one of these guys. I wish I could've been in Saturday detention with them. I'm not sure what my label would be though haha...the one absorbed in the fake reality of movies and television?
"Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns."
"Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his closet?"
"Dear Mr. Vernon, We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong, but we think you're crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us; in the simplest terms, the most convenient definition. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain, and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess, and a criminal. Does that answer your question?"
Its absolutely golden.
Oh, and guys, tune in tomorrow, I'll have my Ferris Bueller's Day Off review hot off the keys. Yeah, I'm creative.
A+, duh.
Best song: Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
Suggestions always welcome.
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I do love this movie!
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