9/10
2019 review of an 80s classic
21 November 2019
I am a child of the 80s and was 15 when this came out... I loved it then and I love it now. I want to address the issues that have arisen in today's age in regards to a film from 1984. The inferred "" scene has come under scrutiny over the years and I can understand why in this climate. However, it was a different time back then...It is not a reason to validate it, but no one was thinking about it the way people do today... You can not go back and alter time, or censor things we do not like because society has changed. Would this scenario play in a comedic movie today? Of course not. As far as the rest of the movie, I still crack up every time at multiple scenes...John Hughes had a talent in casting and writing about teen age life in the 80's and he was spot on. Casting was perfect... In summary, if you are not from the era, you will probably not understand the huge influence this had on all of us born from 1965-1975. but it brings all of us back to a time where things were far more innocent and political correctness did not affect every aspect of our daily lives
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