Awkward Awesomeness!

I was surfing Youtube the other night and a scene from Sixteen Candles that has to be one of my favorites. It's during a class and Sam is passing a note, an embarrassing note describing something about her crush Jake who is in that same class. So she nonchalantly drops the note behind herself so her friend picks it up, but instead catches the attention of Jake who then gets the note. This ends up being good for Sam because she catches his attention and eventually we all see how she gets him in the end. I like this scene because this kind of stuff seems to happen all the time in real world. It makes all the awkward moments that I have not seem so bad. Thanks Molly, you're so easy to relate to!

The Goonies!

I'm not sure if the movie I'm going to talk about is considered Brat Pack, but it is an epic 80s movie and I love it. This movie is called The Goonies. My brother first introduced this movie to me when I was in middle school and I was instantly a fan. My brother was happy to introduce the movie to me since he was introduced when he was a pre-teen as well. The movie was as in demand as the The Twilight saga is with today's teenagers. There are many things that I love about the movie.

1. The story: Teens and their families in a west coast housing development are being forced to leave their homes for a future country club. One of the characters, Mikey, comes up with the brilliant idea for him and his friends to go a treasure hunt with for pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure. The movie follows the gang through the hunt while they are hunted by the Fratelli family, who is on the hunt for the treasure as well. The gang eventually finds the treasure with a few setbacks, but then are able to keep their homes. The movie has many exciting moments but teaches moral lessons as well. And it is to always be yourself and value friendships.

2. The cast: Each character has their own memorable personality. My favorite is Mouth, which is teen actor Corey Feldman. His catty remarks and slick personality are so memorable. You also can't help but enjoy Chunk which can be obnoxious but becomes the hero along with monster Sloth. Sean Astin who plays geeky but adventurous Mikey leaves a lasting impression.

3. The music: Cyndi Lauper! Absolutely love her!

If you haven't had the chance to see this movie please do. It really is a vital part of our American pop culture!

Last week I discussed Molly Ringwald and The Secret Life of the American Teenager and my disappointment. So after this discussion it made me wonder what most of the Brat Pack was up to today. Here's what I found.

Demi Moore(St. Elmo's Fire)- Married to actor Ashton Kutcher, recently shot a film called Passion of Mind. Other than this she doesn't really stay in the limelight and enjoys time with her three daugthers, Rumer, Tallulah, and Scout.

Anthony Michael Hall(The Breakfast Club)-The lovable geek went through a rocky time with alcohol, but has since cleaned up and starred in a TNT movie Pirates of Silicon Valley where he plays another geek, Bill Gates.

Ally Sheedy(The Breakfast Club)- Ally had a rough career after the craze of the Brat Pack was over and even struggled with bullimia, but now she is coming back. Ally recently starred in a contoversial film called High Art and more recently an ABC movie.

Judd Nelson(The Breakfast Club)-One of my favorites, got popularity from starring in Suddenly Susan with Brooke Shields. Nelson keeps low key, except for starring in next fall's Light It Up.

Emilio Estevez(The Breakfast Club)-The so-called "unofficial president of the Brat Pack) gained popularity for his part in The Mighty Ducks and The Outsiders. He dated Demi Moore and was married to Paula Abdul in the early 90's. He is now starring in a thriller and is a father of two girls.

The Secret Life

Over last summer I started watching The Secret Life of the American Teenager. I was excited about this show because the topic and the fact that one of the original brat pack members was in it. The show is about a high school freshman who becomes pregnant by a popular older boy. The series centers around this girls adjustment into high school and the problems she faces with being pregnant at the same time.

I enjoyed the first few episodes of this show but then the main character Amy and other characters start to make strange decisions. One of the episodes even involves Amy contemplating abortion. I know that this is a teen issue but I just didn't like the way the characters acted about the situation. Also the boyfriend to Amy, Ben, tries to marry Amy. I personally don't see how this happens in a real teen's life.

Another disappointment was Molly Ringwald, who plays Amy's mom Anne. I just found her to do a poor job at this role. She just seems like she's trying too hard. The character is also in support of her daughter having an abortion.

I didn't watch much of this show this past second season and I probably won't watch the next seasons to come. However I haven't lost faith in Molly so to revive herself, I will have to watch Pretty In Pink.