Sixteen Candles [Blu-ray]

A perfect reminder of my youth. Movie we have watched many times

I recently chose to watch this film with my wife; it reminds us of when we were kids. These characters were older than us when it was released, but there was this immense sense of longing from us kids who were just a few years younger - we wanted to be older. It's always that eternal wish when you're young - "I can't wait til I'm older". Well, kid - you go your wish. We're older now - ever so much more old than being a teenager. See, that's the rub of that wish - when you get older, you keep getting older. It's not so bad, but you don't realize that you don't stay a teen forever - and those overwhelming feelings of having a crush or being in love... they become a memory of that part of your life. Not that you don't love and love well as an adult, but there's that sense of urgency you have as a kid that you can't duplicate no matter how hard you try. Until you put on John Hughes "Sixteen Candles" and, for a little less than two hours, you can recapture that magic for just a bit. And you remember how simultaneously awful and wonderful that time was. You remember having a crush. You remember the social awkwardness, or the weird moments when somehow, you ended up on top. You remember when music... dancing was everything. And even if you were a Jake Ryan or a Farmer Ted, you could have your moment in the sun. And, if you were a girl, no matter how pretty, popular, mousy or ignored - you were all Sam sometime. I miss John Hughes, and I miss my teenage years - but I'm glad I lived through a time where I once had both, and now I'm a lucky and happy adult who can appreciate what I once had and I can still look forward to everything to come.

Excellent film, in every way. You will fall in love with The characters. Ignore reviews that say this movie is tasteless or harmful. It’s an exaggeration and it’s just another effort to censor speech and art. The Arrow video blu ray has a booklet containing a long article about these 80s John Hughes movies being insensitive, but noting that they’re just good enough to still exist. Because they “start conversations” about important topics. So does this mean that if they weren’t good, they would be scrubbed from hIstory? I was in high school in the 2000s - way after these movies were made, and we spoke and behaved in much the same way that the kids in these movies speak and behave. The problem may not be that these kids in the movie were ignorant or mean spirited or evil. The problem may be that people in the age of twitter are censored, repressed, shamed and instructed to think in terms of identity rather than individuality. I thought a persons background or identity is not their defining characteristic. It’s a side note. Something that can be made fun of. It’s not a point of pride, to be born a certain way. Pride is reserved for accomplishments. That being said, the Asian American kid in sixteen candles was lovable, fun and well-liked by his peers, but the fact that the movie played a gong during his scenes removes all that makes him great or somehow lessens his worth? Absolutely not, it’s poking fun! There is a greater understanding that this movie covers. We are all worthy of being lovingly made fun of for a multitude of reasons. It’s important to laugh at ourselves and each other. Whether that be because of aspects of our character or inalienable traits. Its the intent behind the joke that matters. Did the joke intend to hurt people? Or was it all in fun? Getting teased is part of growing up and becoming an adult in a harsh world. And the movie does NOT glorify sexual deviancy, it acknowledges that some young people don’t understand the gravity and seriousness of this behavior. To show that something exists does not glorify it. In 2021 an acceptable movie is something like “midsommar” a grotesque, disgusting, inhumane film that features torture and gore beyond belief. But making a joke about someone is what should be censored and shamed? It’s kind of strange honestly. There aren’t countless damaging and inflammatory opinions in the review section of all the filth that is currently available to watch on streaming services like there is for this movie. Why is human suffering enjoyable, while lighthearted teen antics are unwatchable? I hope this isn’t the permanent direction we are headed. Because graphic images of violence over long periods of time wear down a persons ability to experience empathy, and are much more damaging to the soul than inappropriate jokes. I hope that most people still realize this.

Great dvd movie I loved this movie when I was a kid so I Injoy having this know great sixteen candles

I was too old to see this film when it came out: I’m younger than that now. Samantha has the usual teen girl angst: guys, competition with other girls, concerns about her attractiveness and physical development, being noticed. The movie gently makes fun of them and of a few other targets as well (old people, wedding, immigrants, etc). Sam is expecting special attention on her sixteenth birthday, but her entire family, caught up in her sister’s wedding the next day, completely forgets about it. Her grandparents arrive and are interested in her development. How are you, she asks? They respond with a bevy of physical ailments. Her grandmother gives her a hug and declares that her breast are developing. Great, Sam says, “I’ve just been felt up by grandmother.” Sam and her friend are awed when they see a more developed teen in the shower. She turns out to be the girlfriend of the guy that Sam is interested in—a senior who, she thinks, doesn’t know she exists. No way she can compete with her, Sam supposes. Meanwhile, she has attracted the attention of a geeky freshman whom she tries to shove off. There is a touching scene when Sam’s father comes to her at night to apologize to her for forgetting her birthday. It seems out of place in the film until we see the parallel scene, the geek mixing martinis and giving Sam’s heartthrob senior advice about girls. The satire is so gentle that most viewers seem to think the film is a straight story. In the years since the film, many people have lost the ability to laugh at these topics—all the more reason to see this film.

Great movie

Trae que está en español. Pero no especifica que está en español latino. La he devuelto.

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Good movie to buy

Watch this movie on my LG C4 77-in OLED and through my Xbox one x. The quality of the movie was very good as far as picture and sound goes. Only thing that was missing out of this whole thing was the insert.

One of the best movies when I was younger!