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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 360862" data-attributes="member: 23">The Breakfast Club (1985)

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This one&#039;s been on my radar for quite some time. I know it&#039;s a favourite of our [USER=2]@Ome[/USER]&#039;s which is a good enough reason to delve into this one.I&#039;m always intrigued by a film that draws in different opinions...Another reason for me to watch!Going into this one, I knew it was something of a cult Eighties favourite and a Brat Pack film (of which I don&#039;t believe I&#039;ve seen any, with the possible exception of portions of Weird Science), so that felt exciting. I also knew it was a John Hughes film which excited me less since the JH projects I&#039;ve seen in part or full (Ferris Bueller; Home Alone; National Lampoon&#039;s Something Or Other) haven&#039;t done anything for me.Like Fame (which I love) and American Graffiti (which I may also never have seen), this conjures up an image of hormonal teens thrust into an intense situation leading to deep discussions and possibly high emotions. I craved a journey into that world, and to be reminded of some of the extremes of feeling that come with being in one&#039;s late teens.There&#039;s lots about this film that I loved. The unapologetically ugly way the characters act. The conflict. The anger. In particular I appreciated the lengthy, real-time, verbose scenes which gave a very character-driven piece. And the music, of course.It missed the mark for me slightly when it came to getting me to feel something. It didn&#039;t successfully get me to empathise with the kids and their feelings. In fact I found myself watching their tearful confessions with almost complete objectivity. I could see that the heart was there, but personally I never quite got to it.If there&#039;s a reason for this besides John Hughes&#039;s direction, I&#039;d put it down to where I am in my life having this first watch. I&#039;m old and jaded and cynical. I suspect if I&#039;d first watched this as a teenager or even twenty-something when my heart was more open and my hormones exposed it would have been a much more emotional and meaningful experience. Without the benefit of any kind of nostalgia, I probably didn&#039;t get the best from the film.That said, it was a good film with great performances from the ensemble. I&#039;m really glad I finally watched it, and I can see what all the fuss is about (even if it&#039;s mostly objectively). I&#039;d certainly be open to watching more Brat Pack/John Hughes films at some point.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 360862, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]The Breakfast Club [/SIZE][/B](1985) [IMG width="638px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2Fe4%2F6b%2F6b%2Fe46b6bba3e2db3345c688a3833c6c896.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=54a2261c8b478466effbc7449a4ca4b6b6f3df33a450c70ed9a971da8e2d15cd&ipo=images[/IMG] [/CENTER] This one's been on my radar for quite some time. I know it's a favourite of our [USER=2]@Ome[/USER]'s which is a good enough reason to delve into this one. I'm always intrigued by a film that draws in different opinions... Another reason for me to watch! Going into this one, I knew it was something of a cult Eighties favourite and a Brat Pack film (of which I don't believe I've seen any, with the [U]possible[/U] exception of portions of [I]Weird Science[/I]), so that felt exciting. I also knew it was a John Hughes film which excited me less since the JH projects I've seen in part or full ([I]Ferris Bueller; Home Alone; National Lampoon's Something Or Other[/I]) haven't done anything for me. Like [I]Fame[/I] (which I love) and [I]American Graffiti [/I](which I may also never have seen), this conjures up an image of hormonal teens thrust into an intense situation leading to deep discussions and possibly high emotions. I craved a journey into that world, and to be reminded of some of the extremes of feeling that come with being in one's late teens. There's lots about this film that I loved. The unapologetically ugly way the characters act. The conflict. The anger. In particular I appreciated the lengthy, real-time, verbose scenes which gave a very character-driven piece. And the music, of course. It missed the mark for me slightly when it came to getting me to feel something. It didn't successfully get me to empathise with the kids and their feelings. In fact I found myself watching their tearful confessions with almost complete objectivity. I could see that the heart was there, but personally I never quite got to it. If there's a reason for this besides John Hughes's direction, I'd put it down to where I am in my life having this first watch. I'm old and jaded and cynical. I suspect if I'd first watched this as a teenager or even twenty-something when my heart was more open and my hormones exposed it would have been a much more emotional and meaningful experience. Without the benefit of any kind of nostalgia, I probably didn't get the best from the film. That said, it was a good film with great performances from the ensemble. I'm really glad I finally watched it, and I can see what all the fuss is about (even if it's mostly objectively). I'd certainly be open to watching more Brat Pack/John Hughes films at some point. [/QUOTE]

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