80's all the way

Rating: 9/10 (7 July 2003)

Ok, I must admit that I am a fan of the 80's genre. From "one-hit-wonders" to the "Brat Pack" and so on, the 80's gave us a plethora of insignificant albeit esoteric trivia. Just as those who didn't experience the 60's and 70's firsthand can never understand what living in that time meant, the same applies to those that did not grow up in the 80's. There's a certain charm...appeal...and yes, absurdity to it all. Often times the write-off is, "well, it *was* the 80's". Indeed, it was. And so the Breakfast Club captures much of the essence of the 80's: teen movies with the jock, the dweeb, and the menace to society (along with some "moral" we're supposed to walk away from the film with). Ok, so it really had little impact on, well, anything but that doesn't detract from the overall enjoyment value of the movie itself.
Breakfast Club is chock-full of one-liners you'll hear repeated long after the point of the movie has left your brain. These one-liners make this movie (along with many others in the 80's) worth watching. Sure, it's predictable. Sure, it's "cheesy". And sure, it's stereotypical 80's. But dangit, it's fun! I've lost count of the number of times I've seen this movie, yet it's lost none of its appeal for me. Have fun with this one...let it take you where it goes and expect nothing more than it wants (or is able) to give.
For pure enjoyment value...nothing more nothing less...I give Breakfast Club 4 1/2 stars.