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Post by chonies on Mar 26, 2015 13:36:55 GMT -4
I saw bits of Secret Admirer yesterday on my lunch break. Seems pretty boilerplate, but I'm mostly amazed I'd never heard of it. |
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Post by Kaleidoscope Eyes on Mar 26, 2015 13:39:17 GMT -4
Theaters around the country are showing The Breakfast Club in honor of its 30th anniversary. No word on whether Barry Manilow knows that Principal Vernon raids his wardrobe yet. This makes me feel extremely, inexplicably proud, as if I had something to do with it just by merely being part of that generation.  I love that I still hear kids quoting from that movie every bit as often as 30 years ago and am so glad its obtained cult status. It's still one of my favorites, along with Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful. |
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Post by groovethang on Mar 26, 2015 16:20:53 GMT -4
I emailed two of my best friends this morning to see if they were up to seeing this next week at our local theater. It would only be fitting to see it with the people I first saw it with!
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Post by Baby Fish Mouth on Mar 27, 2015 10:46:14 GMT -4
I saw it last night. Before the feature there was a documentary on the film's legacy. Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson & Anthony Michael Hall provided some commentary, but Molly Ringwald and Emilio Estevez were nowhere to be seen. Diablo Cody discussed how she hated that Ally's character "sold out" and changed her appearance at the end. I wish they had told more stories about the actual filming, like how John Hughes almost fired Judd Nelson for his method-y bullying of Molly Ringwald on the set.
My husband and I talked about the differences between watching the film now vs. watching it when we were 16. When I was younger it was all about the jokes, but watching it now the dramatic scenes are much more interesting. And you can't help but speculate where these characters might be now.
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Post by Mugsy on Mar 27, 2015 11:30:03 GMT -4
Molly Ringwald's career is a puzzlement. Sure, lots of shining stars burn out after having a few big years, but I never thought she was a typical teen beauty so I thought she'd be great for the kind of roles that Lauren Graham, Laurie Metcalf and Lisa Kudrow get. She can act, she had a huge fan base and she must have been offered a decent number of options after her teen queen gig was up.
I get that maybe an actor doesn't want to be connected to a particular role or genre, or relive the same old movies from their past over and over, but I still have more respect for those who embrace the roles that gave them their fame and fortune, than those who turn up their noses at it and won't acknowledge it. Not sure if that applies to Ringwald, but you'd think she's be part of a 30th anniversary roundtable about one of most famous movies.
Maybe she's still pissed off at herself for turning down the lead in Pretty Woman.
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Post by Baby Fish Mouth on Mar 27, 2015 11:41:12 GMT -4
Ringwald went to the SXSW screening and she's done some interviews, so it's not like she's ignoring it. I don't know why she wasn't available for the documentary. I always thought she had extremely limited range as an actress and wasn't surprised her career didn't go further. |
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Post by chonies on Mar 27, 2015 11:59:31 GMT -4
Molly was on a podcast last year talking about watching it with her daughter. I always thought of Ally Sheedy's character as gross, not goth or alternative, and I frequently use "emotional handbag" to explain various interpersonal problems. ETA: And to be clear, I was never particularly bothered when Ally Sheedy's character (did she even have a name?*) "changed" because as far as I was concerned, she went from Dandruff Artiste to some other manifestation of identity experimentation. I can understand the arguments against this, but I don't think it's that big of A Big Deal. It reminded me of all other examples of identity plasticity: when I was in 7th grade, all the girls were really into metal, and then over summer break they all discovered rap, and came back with completely new wardrobes and hair. *Wikipedia says it's "Allison Reynolds," which I have no memory of anyone saying aloud. Time for a re-watching, I suppose |
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Post by Kaleidoscope Eyes on Mar 28, 2015 12:16:19 GMT -4
I'm going to see it Tuesday night with a friend who's almost 20 years younger than me and it's one of her favorite movies too. To share this with a younger friend who can appreciate it every bit as much as I do is really meaningful to me. I'm so excited! I feel like Jessie Spano!
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Post by Kaleidoscope Eyes on Apr 1, 2015 6:11:12 GMT -4
Saw it last night and was surprised by the number of people in attendance for a Tuesday night. The retrospective beforehand was a nice little homage to the impact its had for 30 years. When my friend and I parted ways in the parking lot, we each raised an arm in solidarity like Judd Nelson at the end of the movie. |
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Post by groovethang on Apr 1, 2015 7:28:37 GMT -4
Saw it last night; pleasantly surprised at how many people were there. I liked the retrospective but I think I would have preferred to see it after the movie since they showed so many clips of the movie in it. Would have rather seen the movie in its entirety first. Brought back so many great memories of me and my best friends renting and watching it for pretty much every girl's weekend during our 20s.
And 30 years later I still find Judd Nelson so hot as Bender.
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