The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club is a 1985 coming-of-age, comedy-drama about five teens who all meet up for detention one day. They start off not liking each other, but by the end of the day all five of their different personalities end up liking each other and as the poster says "it changed their life forever." I think this is the kind of movie where you can't take someone else's opinion on it *cough* I think mine is pretty much good *cough*

The following review was written as I was watching the film, so it's all reaction-based as I was watching it (Very authentic lol):

Ok, I'm writing this review as I'm watching it, but I've already formulated an opinion on it from the first ten minutes.

This movie is so shitty. I hate this. It's for impressionable teens who think this movie is a true representation of themselves. They think the movie "understands" them, but do you know why? They picked the five most common people you'll meet in high school. The popular, "pretty" (Molly Ringwald is so ew) girl, the athlete, the bad boy, the nerd, and the weirdo. Everyone can usually identify as one or more of these. Then people wath it and they think "Oh my gosh *character that is like them* totally gets me!" No, they don't. It's a general stereotype and you fit it and you think it's the most profound thing ever.

The scene where the weird girl is biting her nails, I just don't understand. Then the nerd does something else, I think he was putting his pen in his mouth and the whole time this is happening I'm just like, "This is so totally socially unacceptable. This wouldn't even happen in real life." The acting and the stereotypes are so over-exaggerated it makes me want to throw up.

The whole having to do an essay thing is so stupid. It's so predictable that by the end of the movie they're going to "find themselves" and write an awesome essay.

Why does Mr. Vernon have time to watch over five students on a Saturday?

"Omg these kids are so cool" is what the movie tries to make you think. No one is this overly stereotypical in real life and that's why it's not believable at all.

Allison has problems. When Claire was talking about her family problems and she yells "Ha" I don't even think weirdos would do that. Mental people would do that. People with problems. Like, what is wrong with this movie?!

They try to make Bender such a profound asshole and he's not. It's just so overdone. I'm sorry, I can't take this and I'm barely on minute 28.

Claire has sushi for lunch. Kill me. Who brings sushi for school lunch...in America...in the 80s?! Andy has a super huge lunch...again no? They're not even going to be there for a super long time. No one actually eats the way Allison does in public. Allison is just an attention seeker.

I just found the best part of the movie guys. When Bender is asking Brian if his mom married Mr. Rogers and Brian replies, "No Mr. Johnson." Best fucking part lol.

How does Mr. Vernon not hear any of the shit they say when they're talking super loud/making loud noise if he's in the next room?!

The weed scene is so lame, especially the part where Andy is dancing around.

Allison says, "I'm a nymphomaniac...the only person I've told is my shrink" and Andy asks her, "What did he do when you told him?" and Allison replies, "He nailed me." Ew. No. This is not even right?! I hate her. Haha, I thought I would hate Molly Ringwald's character more, but I hate Allsion way more than Claire. Then Allison says, "I'm not a nymphomaniac, I'm a compulsive liar." Ugh, fuck this. I have 26 minutes left of this shit.

When they're all telling these stories. I just don't get it. How do you connect to someone so easily in one day and tell them all this personal stuff?!

"When you grow up, your heart dies." Nice. I bet this was supposed to be one of the best lines in the film, but no, it wasn't.

Omg my mom is watching it with me and see they're all crying right now and she said, "Aww...this movie has become so stupid."

How did they go from crying to laughing. This is so dumb. They're playing music super loud in the library, umm, Mr. Vernon, again, how do you not hear this shit?!

The ending is so stupid...How did two relationships form in one day?! I don't think this is how high school is at all!!! 

The only character I fully liked was Brian until the end of the film around minute 45???, when he started to totally suck.

I understand why people like this film. I guess it's very coming-of-age, but I think there are so many better coming-of-age movies. This is a really bad representation of high school. It's just very general, yet unbelievable/too stereotypical at the same time.

Btw, why are they even called the Breakfast Club? Is it some profound meaning I was unable to find? There is no breakfast in this movie...at all.