Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles
PG | 04 May 1984 (USA)
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With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.

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Executscan

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CommentsXp

Best movie ever!

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Zandra

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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Scarlet

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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Will K

This film is one of the many iconic movies to star Molly Ringwald. In this film, you have a typical coming-of-age story with a female lead. The story follows her after her parents forget her 16th birthday. She has to deal with her sister getting married, and also having a huge crush on one of the most popular boys in school, Michael Schoeffling. This film is one of the best comedies I have ever seen. It's quirky, tacky and over the top in every right way. The soundtrack to this film is also a highlight, and is truly one to be enjoyed.But, a predictable ending and some goofs that go too far drag the film down a bit. It's a film that is meant to be over the top, but sometimes when a film goes too wild, your suspension of disbelief is broken and you have a hard time believing or even enjoying what you're seeing.

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natswim

Okay, so I watched this when I was a lot younger and I enjoyed it at the time. However, after re-watching it at a more mature age, I'm shocked at how I didn't notice how alarming some of the stuff in this film is! First of all, how can a movie that is so highly regarded have an incidence of rape that is completely glossed over and considered "okay"?? Why are none of the characters even slightly alarmed by what happens? I was honestly surprised by how racist and sexist this movie is. Shocked at how people can watch this without being alarmed.

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KalKenobi83

Watched Sixteen Candles Featured Molly Ringwald(Tempest) as Samantha Baker, Anthony Michael Hall(Running Out) as Ted, Michael Schoeffling(Racing With The Moon) as Jake Ryan, Gedde Watanbe(The Long Island Four) as Long Duk Dong , Haviland Morris(Reckless) as Caroline Mumford ,Carlin Glynn(Johnny Garage) as Brenda Baker, Blanche Baker(Cold Feet) as Ginny Baker and Edward Andrews(Threes Company) as Howard Baker, Billie Bird(Newhart) as Dorthy Baker, Carole Cook(Maude) as Helen and Max Showalter(The Love Boat ) as Fred,The Film was OK it was relevant for it's time but now its a just a typical Teen Melodrama nothing special its gotten dated severally , Amazing Cinematography by Bobby Bryne (Smokey And The Bandit),Amazing Direction By John Hughes (National Lampoons Vacation) Costume Design By Marla Denise Scholm(Psycho III) and Score By Ira Newborn(Police Squad) Groundbreaking for Its Time 7/10

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Evan Wessman (CinematicInceptions)

Of the John Hughes films I've seen, this is probably the worst. It tries to have some slightly deep messages like Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Planes Trains and Automobiles, but kind of falls short. It was entertaining much of the time, but some of the more off color stuff like the gags involving Long Duk Dong failed to be amusing. As they go, John Hughes is great when it comes to making off color jokes that don't completely turn off certain audience members, but I guess he was still working on it at this point.The story centers around a character that deserves sympathy, but complains a lot about it. Not that she doesn't deserve to complain, but it just makes her a little less likable as a character. Certainly it's an accurate portrayal of sixteen year old girls with Sam's polarized emotions and evident insecurity about her appearance. In some ways, this makes Jake Dyer a less realistic character. I think the point of his character was to show that it's okay for teenage guys to have a heart. However, this results in the story becoming something like the inverse of the cliché where the loser guy ends up with the dream girl (examples include but are not limited to Spiderman, Transformers, Alladin). It's an unfortunate thing, but I do not see any real-life 18 year old's making the same decision that Jake does. I suppose this accounts for the presence of the Geek/Farmer Ted, who I'm sure more of the male presence in the audience relate to.The plot has more layers to it than the usual comedy, but is not at all hard to follow. What is a little surprising is how passive Samantha is in context of the plot. After all, she doesn't go to Jake's party, which is a pretty big part of the story. I can't think of one thing she does to motivate the eventual concluding scene. I suppose her one quality that makes her deserve the rewards of her suffering is her honesty. She's not that shy about her feelings for Jake, but never acts on them exactly.Despite some of its other flaws, it is consistently amusing with jokes surrounding the Geek, Samantha's dysfunctional family, Joan and John Cusaks' characters, and the general awkwardness of being in high school. It has a similar feel to Breakfast Club because of the actors, but the comedy is much more situational here, whereas it's more verbal in Breakfast Club. There are some classic lines in Sixteen Candles too, but not that many.If you like John Hughes or the Brat Pack, this should satisfy, though it's not his or their best. Don't let the PG rating fool you into thinking it's a family-friendly movie, especially if Ferris Bueller does not fit that standard either. By modern ratings, it would be a fairly high PG-13. Also I'll warn you that it does not take place over one day. I was expecting this and it kind of worsened the experience. Finally, I will add that the portrayal of Long Duk Dong could easily come off as offensive to the Chinese exchange student stereotype. But if none of that deters you, give it a shot. Overall Rating: 7.6/10.

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