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Does anyone like this one more than the Brat Pack movies?

posted 11 years ago by InsecureNeuroticControlFreak
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John Hughes is best known for the Brat Pack films, but I could never get into them... This one, however, is one of my top favorites. I think it is very sweet, and I will always have a crush on Mary Stuart Masterson.

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[–] jayhn1111 11 years ago

It was certainly better than St. Elmo's fire, pretty in pink, and Class. I'd put it above 16 candles as well. I'd have to look at a full list of brat pack movies though. Don't remember all of them.

[–] colorado_moviebuff2012 11 years ago

..nothing beats The Breakfast Club :)

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[–] jayhn1111 11 years ago

That was definitely the best and most popular of them all. I remember in school everybody was quoting those lines from the movie and everybody wanted to be like John Bender

[–] pcam2003 11 years ago

I love this movie..it really takes me back to my high school years.

[–] andromache3 11 years ago

I agree that this movie is much better than the Brat Pack movies, which are so overrated.

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[–] ceethismove 10 years ago

^^^^ agreed

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[–] WeAintFoundShin 8 years ago

I like them all - SEF not so much.

SKOW is set apart in one way - it's more of a slice of life film.

Not so much comedy or fantasy moments as in some Hughes directed films.

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[–] PatriotsRchamps 8 years ago

John Hughes is best known for the Brat Pack films, but I could never get into them... This one, however, is one of my top favorites. I think it is very sweet, and I will always have a crush on Mary Stuart Masterson.

I agree with you 100%. I thought that his Brat Pack films were okay but I was never really a big fan of them. However, I absolutely loved this movie. It had outstanding dialogue, a captivating plot, well-defined characters, and a great feel good ending.

Mary Stuart Masterson was superb and I never get tired of rewatching her masterful performance in this movie.

[–] Cognoscente (2642) 2 years ago

Eric was also masterful. He is a real master of micro-expressions, giving a performance where it seems like he's not doing much of anything: https://popcultmaster.com/2019/06/28/wonderful-kind-of-some/

[–] KingTrump 8 years ago

I like Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles and Some Kind of Wonderful. Even Weird Science.

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