tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post3068397144288233987..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: The Most Important Meal of the DaySJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-16755415417390920142013-02-21T20:17:34.303-06:002013-02-21T20:17:34.303-06:00@Chip--Poor Brian does get a raw deal, but I like ...@Chip--Poor Brian does get a raw deal, but I like to think that maybe John Bender helped him with his shop class after this.<br /><br />@Ip--There's got to be one person who feels that way. That's sort of how I feel about Ferris Bueller, which usually gets me yelled at.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-65470840788222709422013-02-21T19:06:02.718-06:002013-02-21T19:06:02.718-06:00Sorry, but I'm the exception. I was 20 in 198...Sorry, but I'm the exception. I was 20 in 1985, saw this in the theater and HATED it. I couldn't stand any of the insufferable characters even a little bit. I've always considered this and Risky Business to be the two most overrated movies ever, the two movies whose appeal just baffles me. Bleh.<br />Ipecachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157560182505626755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-19354558795375666872013-02-21T17:33:00.358-06:002013-02-21T17:33:00.358-06:00I didn't see this until I was in my twenties. ...I didn't see this until I was in my twenties. I still liked it quite a bit, but it didn't become a life changing movie for me or anything. Like the other commenter I felt the Brain got a raw deal, not just because of the lack of relationship, but also because he pretty much got nothing at all in terms of something better. (Guess which one I identify with.)<br /><br />For me, two 80s movie I will always identify with as showing my generation are Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Risky Business. <br /><br />And I also feel The Graduate isn't that great. It's not quite as dated as Easy Rider, but it's awful creaky.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-69002422007337640482013-02-19T08:57:17.564-06:002013-02-19T08:57:17.564-06:00I completely agree, provided you see it at the rig...I completely agree, provided you see it at the right age the first time. Too young and you don't really get it. Too old, and you don't really care.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-88408134730523850642013-02-19T05:02:36.443-06:002013-02-19T05:02:36.443-06:00Isn't this like one of the best coming of age ...Isn't this like one of the best coming of age films ever? I loved it! Growing up, i remember watching this film so many times :) Good reviewHaricharan Pudipeddihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076790669404961308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-18361918755927641012013-02-18T19:22:33.826-06:002013-02-18T19:22:33.826-06:00Oh, I definitely think you're right. I don...Oh, I definitely think you're right. I don't "get" The Graduate either for a very similar reason. <br /><br />But I've made my peace with The Breakfast Club, in that I understand *why* others love it so. <br /><br />I'm definitely more of an Ally Sheedy fan too, and I think I tend to gravitate towards her character the most, although she feels the least fleshed out in the film. Anthony Michael Hall's nerd is too stereotypically nerdy for me.siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-85653258028200710922013-02-18T19:16:24.807-06:002013-02-18T19:16:24.807-06:00I get that. It's exactly how I feel about The ...I get that. It's exactly how I feel about <i>The Graduate</i>. Your reaction to it convinces me that I'm right, though. I mentioned it at work today to two people and both of them <i>love</i> it, but both saw it at roughly the same age I did.<br /><br />Molly Ringwald didn't do much for me, either (I used to call her Molly Ringworm), although I admit that she has grown on me a bit. I was always more of an Ally Sheedy fan.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-84661693986531608842013-02-18T19:02:05.795-06:002013-02-18T19:02:05.795-06:00I missed this film, not seeing it until I was in m...I missed this film, not seeing it until I was in my twenties. As such, it does very little for me (plus Molly Ringwald tends to drive me insane). I get why others have a soft spot for it, but I missed it. I like how you call it a "sweet spot," because that's very true. <br /><br />Interesting to hear you talk about why you love it so. Thanks!siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-72585325542398305752013-02-18T14:57:17.980-06:002013-02-18T14:57:17.980-06:00Plus, today is Molly Ringwald's 45th birthday....Plus, today is Molly Ringwald's 45th birthday.Robert M. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859539802875463995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-68779198435788655642013-02-18T09:23:32.688-06:002013-02-18T09:23:32.688-06:00I'm with you on The Graduate completely.
Ther...I'm with you on <i>The Graduate</i> completely.<br /><br />There's always a worry when I go back to these films that were meaningful or important or merely "great" from my youth. Maybe they aren't as good as I thought. Maybe I've gotten cynical. I watched <i>Stripes</i>--a classic comedy from the same era--not too long ago and found that it really didn't hold up. It's not as good or as funny as I remembered. <i>The Breakfast Club</i> really does hold up, though. It's still just as good as I remembered it being, and that makes me really happy to have seen it again.<br /><br />The problem with things like the AFI list is that so many things get grandfathered in. <i>The Graduate</i> is one of those films we're all supposed to like. I have no proof, but I think a lot of people like it precisely for that reason: they know that they should. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-56424684868975591452013-02-18T09:04:48.846-06:002013-02-18T09:04:48.846-06:00Fabulous tribute to a fabulous film. When the AFI...Fabulous tribute to a fabulous film. When the AFI did their first big 100 years 100 Movies thing and <em>The Graduate</em> came in at #7 (A film I hate). I posted on an film scholars listserv that I figured as the generations change, <em>The Graduate</em> would slide down the list and <em>The Breakfast Club</em> would appear on the list (or similar lists) in later polling. I got eviscerated of course, but when the list was done again 10 years later <em>The Graduate</em> has slid down 10 spots. Perhaps <em>The Breakfast Club</em> isn't as well made as a <em>film</em>, but it's much better made emotionally. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.retrohound.com/" rel="nofollow">RetroHound.com</a>Robert M. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859539802875463995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-48070913401438469452013-02-18T08:42:51.768-06:002013-02-18T08:42:51.768-06:00@Nikhat--Three guys, two girls. One guy was always...@Nikhat--Three guys, two girls. One guy was always going to be left out, and given the choice between a 1985 Anthony Michael Hall and a 1985 Emilio Estevez, most young girls wouldn't think that hard. And while Hughes might play with some conventions, the athlete is going to get the girl over the nerd.<br /><br />@Jay--I think it's very much like "Catcher in the Rye." I know a lot of people who love that book, and they all read it at roughly the same age. I read it outside of that same "I'm a teen and the world hates me" sweet spot, and it didn't do anything for me.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17692198954872302382013-02-18T03:10:55.435-06:002013-02-18T03:10:55.435-06:00You're right! I'd never noticed the lack o...You're right! I'd never noticed the lack of explanation behind Claire being there! <br /><br />Anyway, other generations can enjoy this film too - I absolutely loved it - but then again I did see it during that 15-18 sweet spot you mentioned, and I've since shown it to people who have escaped that zone un-Hughesed and they didn't take to it nearly as much. JayCluitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16972011198109066985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-63270339987713221412013-02-18T02:50:36.043-06:002013-02-18T02:50:36.043-06:00I love this movie. Absolute mad love. My only bone...I love this movie. Absolute mad love. My only bone to pick with it is why the hell does Brian get left alone? AND he does the homework too :(Nikhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.com