You won't be disappointed!

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

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.

John Hughes was the genius behind such great 80's comedies like 'Pretty in Pink', 'Ferris Bueller' and of course 'The Breakfast Club', and this was his first attempt at the genre.All the elements that would make his latter films so beloved are here, as of course is the ever delightful Molly Ringwald. There are some lovely moments of comedy, and some real heart behind it.I didn't feel that this film was as complete as some of the later Hughes outings. It was almost as if he was trying lots of things out to see what worked. This therefore made for a bit of a mishmash of a film.You can't argue that the final scenes are lovely though. They are romantic, they're funny - John Hughes just excelled at writing these films. It's perfectly, enjoyable, and while it didn't grab me like some of the formerly mentioned films, it is still an example of a genius at work.

John Hughes' first film as director is SIXTEEN CANDLES, a fast-moving and complex high school romance with a little salt and verve to make it eminently watchable. I certainly found it to be a superior piece of work, better than later and better-known movies like FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF, because it has a little more edge and hardness to do which makes it a more realistic movie.The story is your usual stuff about loves and rivalries with sex, of course, playing a big part in the proceedings. Where this film shines is in the characterisation; everyone feels real and raw, dealing with real-life issues that anyone who's been a teenager will be readily able to identify with. The cast have been well chosen for their parts and Molly Ringwald is a particular delight here. The likes of John and Joan Cusack show up in support and Anthony Michael Hall is as goofy as ever. The only real flaw with this film is the racist depiction of the Asian kid, which is over the top and leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Otherwise, as a celebration of the 1980s complete with great music and outlandish fashions, this is fun.

"Samantha Baker" (Molly Ringwald) is excited to turn 16 because she knows her family has something special planned for her. Unfortunately, because her older sister "Ginny" (Blanche Baker) is getting married the next day, everyone has totally forgotten all about Samantha. So as she heads off to school, instead of being happy she has become very depressed. Unfortunately, her day is about to get much, much worse because not only is she being pursued by the biggest geek in school (played by Anthony Michael Hall) but the senior she idolizes named "Jake Ryan" (Michael Schoeffling) doesn't even know she exists. At least that is what she thinks. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a fairly good comedy which suffered unnecessarily from a few crude scenes here and there which, quite frankly, could have easily been left out. But I liked it overall due in large part to the excellent performances by the aforementioned Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall. Likewise, having a gorgeous actress like Haviland Morris (as "Caroline Mulford") certainly didn't hurt in any way either. Be that as it may, while I wouldn't recommend it to a general audience, all things considered I rate this movie as slightly above average.