So desite my not being around when this incredible era of movies were made, I have come to develop much admiration and delight in these classic, feel-good awesome movies that more than exemplify and offer an honest, ultimately touching look in to the teenagers' life. Movies like Pretty in Pink, Say Anything, The Breakfast Club, Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Sixteen Candles are packed with teen angst, relation issues and popularity. They are still somehow so relatable and real-to-life, even twenty years later. What is crazy is that this decade is pretty much the only one to be considered its own genre. It also is the source of some of the most memorable movie moments, including the dancing in the library in The Breakfast Club and when John Cusack's character holds the stereo above his head to serenade his love interest in Say Anything. These movies have so much to offer, from a look at real-life situations and the overly dramatic life of American teenagers to outstanding soundtracks with tunes you can't help but sing with.
I seem like such an 80s lover, but I have just recently come to realize how much this genre all of its own is actually very wonderful, amusing and truly classic.
-Courtney
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Oh man, I love 80's movie. I don't know, if its the cheesy factor or if it's the fact that these movies are just great movies! Some of my favorite are Fast Times ('Whoa! Where did you get that Jacket?'), Ferris Bueller's Day Off ('Bueller...Bueller...Bueler') , and 16 Candles ('What's a happenin' hot stuff?'). However, probably my favorite 80's movie is Heathers, it is so dark and weird and I love it! It is almost like the anti-John Hughes 80's movie, but at the same time it is an 80's movie AND its totally rad!
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