Still Some Kind of Wonderful...
Added 11/24/2009
John Hughes proves he still had the right stuff to make a superb movie about teenagers with 1987's "Some Kind of Wonderful". Eric Stolz stars as Keith, a sensitive artistic kid from the wrong side of the tracks, who works after school as an auto mechanic and who has a monumental crush on pretty and popular classmate Amanda (Lea Thompson). Mary Stuart Masterson is pitch perfect as tough tom boy Watts, Keith's best friend.
Keith decides to ask Amanda out, a daring act which cuts against the grain of his social standing, the advice of the horrified Watts, and the warning of Amanda's angry former boyfriend Hardy (Craig Sheffer). The rest of the movie is the gutsy Keith's preparation for his date with destiny (and Amanda). Watts helps out, if only to save the dreamy Keith from himself. Keith will also get an unexpected assist from a tough kid he befriends in detention.
Hughes and Director Howard Deutch have the sensitive touch to portray three-dimensional young people with real hopes and fears, without drowning the audience in schmaltz. The conclusion of the movie manages to be dramatic, insightful,and romantic all at the same time. "Some Kind of Wonderful" is still all that, and very highly recommended to fans of John Hughes' other movies, such as "The Breakfast Club".
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SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
Added 11/22/2009
HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED THIS MOVIE. GLAD TO HAVE IT SO THAT I CAN OCASSIONALLY WATCH IT
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A Perfect Love Story
Added 9/22/2009
I first saw this film when I was 16 and still living in England. Mary Stuart Masterson is the perfect (georgeous) Tom Boy and Eric Stoltz is the perfect school freak. If you enjoy any of the Brat pack films i highly recommentd this film.
Just a fantastic story with a great cast and an ending that will have you wishing you were Eric! (If you are guy.....)
Buy this and enjoy for a long time to come.
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I never received this product
Added 9/4/2009
I guess I really couldn't give an accurate review of the product since I never received it. I've seen the movie before and I really liked it, so I was hoping to see it again.
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Nice little movie
Added 8/27/2009
Good cast. Good story. A nice little teen movie from the past but it was a little better than just a teen movie. Had a big crush back then on Mary Stuart Masterson and her character here and in 'At Close Range' with Shawn Penn. Eric Stolz was great in his role and so was pretty much the rest of the cast. I was rooting the whole time for Stolz and Mary Stuart Masterson to get together in the end.
Good little movie from the past.
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Still Some Kind of Wonderful...
Added 11/24/2009
John Hughes proves he still had the right stuff to make a superb movie about teenagers with 1987's "Some Kind of Wonderful". Eric Stolz stars as Keith, a sensitive artistic kid from the wrong side of the tracks, who works after school as an auto mechanic and who has a monumental crush on pretty and popular classmate Amanda (Lea Thompson). Mary Stuart Masterson is pitch perfect as tough tom boy Watts, Keith's best friend.
Keith decides to ask Amanda out, a daring act which cuts against the grain of his social standing, the advice of the horrified Watts, and the warning of Amanda's angry former boyfriend Hardy (Craig Sheffer). The rest of the movie is the gutsy Keith's preparation for his date with destiny (and Amanda). Watts helps out, if only to save the dreamy Keith from himself. Keith will also get an unexpected assist from a tough kid he befriends in detention.
Hughes and Director Howard Deutch have the sensitive touch to portray three-dimensional young people with real hopes and fears, without drowning the audience in schmaltz. The conclusion of the movie manages to be dramatic, insightful,and romantic all at the same time. "Some Kind of Wonderful" is still all that, and very highly recommended to fans of John Hughes' other movies, such as "The Breakfast Club".
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SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
Added 11/22/2009
HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED THIS MOVIE. GLAD TO HAVE IT SO THAT I CAN OCASSIONALLY WATCH IT
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A Perfect Love Story
Added 9/22/2009
I first saw this film when I was 16 and still living in England. Mary Stuart Masterson is the perfect (georgeous) Tom Boy and Eric Stoltz is the perfect school freak. If you enjoy any of the Brat pack films i highly recommentd this film.
Just a fantastic story with a great cast and an ending that will have you wishing you were Eric! (If you are guy.....)
Buy this and enjoy for a long time to come.
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