I'm now hereby installing The Breakfast Club on The Romancing The Stone Plan and it will be now watched on a bi-annual basis.

And besides, I really did need to watch it today. Bank Holidays are fucking bollocks.

Here's why I'm putting it on the Plan:-

1) Judd Nelson casually swiping some Post-It Notes as he walks into detention.

2) "Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?"

3) The look Nelson gives Anthony Michael Hall when he tries to take his jacket off at the same time.

4) "I'm in math club!"

5) "No, I don't wear tights! I wear the required uniform."

6) "Screws fall out all the time, the world's an imperfect place!"

7) Why is…

I always feel a little apprehensive going into older movies that are so universally loved like the very, very popular The Breakfast Club. Films of this type instill in me all manner of preconceived notions because they are so engrained in the pop culture consciousness and as a result, though I have not seen them, I feel as though I already have. Even though this movie was before my time, I felt optimistic that I would most likely enjoy it to some degree but would also somehow be unable to fully embrace it without the luxury of the added nostalgic good will that often comes from seeing these things in one’s youth. It turns out that The Breakfast Club was…