matt et all, i'm watching it now. it roped me right in. you have so many good comments by key players that this is a treasure in preservation. catching the actors 20 years later--- that's so cool.
the conversation in the van cracked me up... talking about the count of monte cristo.
seriously, you caught lightning in a jar. i applaud you for taking the initiative.
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Agreed. Haters get so much of the attention, but at the end of the day, they miss so much.
Delightful film! Loved it.
It helped me realize how timeless his films are .... not easy considering how dated the 80's are ... and not usually in a good way.
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Thank you all.
shareI love how when someone dislikes a movie, they get labeled a hater or a troll.
Yeah, that makes total sense.
I watched this movie this past weekend and I found it to have some serious issues. I spoke to a friend at work, who loved John Hughes as much as me. She saw it too and had the same issues with it as I did. Niether of us are haters, we just did not find this film to be as satisfying as we would hope.
While I was able to find a post by one of the film's makers to explain one of my issues and shed some understanding on it, I was hoping to maybe see discussion of some of the others.
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amsyco, I agree that 'hater' is thrown around way too much on these boards. But there is a difference between someone who posts something like "this was the dumbest piece of s#it I've ever seen", and someone like you who has articulated on why you were disappointed in the film. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and that is fine. I'm sure Matt will read your post and say "hey, I appreciate your input". Actually, Matt seems like a pretty cool guy and even responded positively to someone who bashed the ever living s#it out of it.
But you are right, not everyone is a hater or troll simply not for liking a movie.
Having said that, I thoroughly enjoyed this. I'm not a film maker, so how can I possibly critique the way these guys went about making this?
I thoroughly enjoyed this documentary. I thought it was funny, compelling, touching - a well-done effort. I'm a history professor in Canada, but I grew up and came of age in the United States in the 1980s watching John Hughes movies (I was born in '68, like Molly Ringwald). Funny thing - at the time when I saw it in the theaters, I hated The Breakfast Club because I couldn't relate to any of the characters. To this day, I still think it's an overrated film, but I am a big fan of Sixteen Candles and Ferris Bueller. And I suppose I can see why some people who grew up in the 1980s loved The Breakfast Cub. There is no denying that it had quite an impact on my generation. (Just not on me...)
But I digress. I agree with the OP. This is a very good documentary. The end was heartbreaking. I was really rooting for you guys. The film turned out to be an excellent commentary on youth films and why Hollywood doesn't make decent ones anymore. That said, Hollywood didn't really make very many decent ones in the 1980s, either (try watching My Science Project or The Wraith). But Hughes was the exception.
"You can dish it out, but you got so you can't take it no more." - Caesar Enrico Bandello
I guess the OP must be 15. As others have said the word "hater" is so overused.
Sorry, it was not a well done documentary.
Sorry, but without the final important interview, the documentary felt like a fan-flick more than innovative, or important piece of cinema.
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you must be fairly pompous.
not everything has to be innovative.
sometimes entertaining is far enough.
this one was entertaining, in spite of the missing interview.
drugs...changed...everything..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8MGBn3KawM&feature=related