Rating of
4/4
Hughes' masterpiece comes in at #49
Mr. B.K. Tinney - wrote on 04/23/09
Talk about standing the test of time...almost a quarter of century later it still ranks as one of my all time favorites...coming in at #49 and one of only two comedies in my Top 50. It is John Hughes' masterpiece that all his other works try to compare too and fail at. Conversely so have all other teen movie comedies since (although Napoleon Dynamite (2004) gave a nice effort). Make no mistake this is Nelsons' movie and I never felt he got enough credit for his work in the movie. Sure, everyone else is great in it...but they follow his lead and would seem lost without him. This is a movie that I think will still be as enjoyable 25 more years down the road as it is now.
