Something told me it would be a good time to watch this considering this is my last day as a 16 year old and tomorrow I'll be 17 (yes, I really am that young). Two things came to mind while watching this...

1. It would suck if everyone forgot my birthday tomorrow.

2. It would be kinda fun if life was like an 80's movie, even with all the cheese there would be in the world.

I never saw this until now, and been expecting to see this amazing coming-of-age story, but sadly it wasn't as amazing as I hoped. It was pretty darn boring to say the least.

Yes, I liked it. But I like a whole lot of movies, so it's not an exception. It wasn't anything I haven't seen before. Unpopular girl who likes a popular boy and in the end gets the popular boy. Unpopular geeky boy who has no chance with ANY girls thinks a popular girl likes waking up to his arms around her?

Maybe at that time, in the 80's there weren't many movies like this, but now it wasn't interesting in the least. I'd say if you like the 80's movies and teen romance why not try this, but if you don't and are from this era, 90's and above and you don't even know who the main actors are, don't bother.

Sixteen Candles is not as fantastic as The Breakfast Club or Ferris Bueller's Day Off, but it's still a great teenage classic.
John Hughes proves to be the perfect director for fun teenager movies.
I felt identified with Samantha Baker, and I loved Anthony Michael Hall's geek.
Also, the music is almost everything I would include in my IPod playlist.

Long Duk Dong has to be one of the most offensive stereotypes in cinema and the film as a whole is not nearly as clever, endearing, or of the same quality as some of Hughes later works. Still, Sixteen Candles managed to keep me entertained me for the whole of its run time.

It is definitely apparent that this film has John Hughes just discovering his groove with the whole awkward-high-school-coming-of-age theme that is what has arguably made his career in film so influential. Complete with relatable characters, a sparkling cast, and a few golden moments, this makes for a light-hearted fun evening film to wind down with. It's certainly not Hughes's best, and in many places this film falls flat where it could have been great, but everyone needs a starting point and I think this film exemplifies the beginnings of what audiences have come to love of his later films.

Sixteen Candles is not as fantastic as The Breakfast Club or Ferris Bueller's Day Off, but it's still a great teenage classic.
John Hughes proves to be the perfect director for fun teenager movies.
I felt identified with Samantha Baker, and I loved Anthony Michael Hall's geek.
Also, the music is almost everything I would include in my IPod playlist.

Sure, it often crosses the boundaries of good taste and political correctness, but good comedies often do. Certain scenes are just classic - Farmer Ted trapped inside a coffee table laden with party debris, Long Duck Dong and his chesty partner, the bus ride of shame.... it's literally brimming with comedy gold.

Ringwald plays the awkward teen perfectly, and Anthony Michael-Hall creates a character that is surely at the top of the Cinema Geek Hall of Fame. Add in some Inappropriate grandparents, a douche-bag little brother, a kickin' eighties soundtrack, and some requisite T&A and you have the makings of a teen movie classic.

I decided to revisit Sixteen Candles and see the beginning of John Hughes' directorial career. I'd seen this film before a long time ago but couldn't really remember much of it, and upon rewatching I can see why - it's very unremarkable. There are brief moments of genius here and there, but mostly it's just all rather average. For some reason I couldn't quite fathom there was a bizarre over-reliance on goofy sound effects which I found to be quite distracting, and while I did like Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall, I found the supposed dream-guy Michael Schoeffling to be completely bland. Good soundtrack and John Cusack also deserves a mention in a memorable supporting role, but there is very little else to recommend.

d'aww.

Sixteen Candles is really funny. It's also very mean spirited and extremely racist. Sadly, it's more racist and mean than it is funny.

I have nothing but love for this.