StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.
Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.
AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
Irishchatter Now, I wouldn't consider him that good looking but really, he knows how to act like a teenage punk from the 80's! You actually wouldn't think it was him at all, he kinda reminds me of a greater like character as if the movie is sort of the musical "Grease".Another thing I was surprised about, was Elizabeth Daily aka Blossom from "The Powerpuff Girls" was involved in this. She looked so cute but honestly, they kinda made her be the dumb character when she's actually not. I kinda felt her character was more of a pornstar than just a regular preppy girl. That's just my thinking of it, she's very gorgeous like she's really a talented actress from childhood! It's a good movie, its a good movie to watch with your partner or a group of friends!
jbaxter-204-326379 I am only giving this movie five points because it contains a fair amount of footage of L.A. circa 1983. It also features some of the most awkward dialogue ever penned for the screen, especially the exchanges involving adults. I mean, Frederic Forrest must have been so annoyed with his agent once he started shooting his dreadful scenes. It also would have been nice for at least one of the Valley girls to talk like a real Valley girl--I can understand not being able to find an established young actress who could do a spot-on Valley girl accent, but if you're going to cast a bunch of nobodies with limited acting ability, why not just drive over the Valley and take your pick? That's plain old lazy. And--here comes the spoiler--the Julie Richman character's sudden change of heart about Randy makes no sense, given how hot and heavy they were, and the climactic prom scene is just too silly for words.
Niklas Pivic Yes, this is a crippled film to say the least: the script sucks and yes, Nicholas Cage's acting is about as much fun as emptying bed pans - but: it's the 1980s. You won't get this much style from all the John Hughes-films put together! The clothes, the music (ah, The Flirts, Sparks), the girl talk. No jocks or cheerleaders, but a lot of bad boy meets nice girl; apparently, bad boy meant sloppy dressing and a like of compressed electric guitar solos in your pop 80s music, and nice girl meant dressing like you're from Little House on the Prairie and definitely not liking electric guitars at all. All in all: much too long, but what about the girl's parents and their way of life?
misce_mail First off, I LOVE this movie. I love the relationship between the characters played by Nick Cage and Deborah Foreman. I love that they come from completely different backgrounds. But concerning some of the comments regarding the music of the era....There were two scenes at the time: New Wave and Punk. Punk was considered FAR more radical and a lot less mainstream than New Wave (like The Plimsouls, for example). While bands like The Ramones and Sex Pistols seem pretty sedate today, they weren't so back then, which is why I think that this movie went in the direction that it did music-wise. The clothes are spot on, obviously! This is one of my favorite movies because of the love story, and I never get tired of watching it.
