Username Password Remember me Forgot password?

Wanna join? Sign up

Find movies you'll love

Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

Want to see it?

Seen it?

0
1
2
3
4
5
Rate this movie.

Write a review

Recommend it

Rent it, watch it, find it

All reviews for Some Kind of Wonderful

Some kind of mediocre
by unclefestering in unclefestering Blog

is neutral about it.

Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"I never understood why John Hughes thought it was a good idea to remake Pretty in Pink (1986). Maybe he was just running out of ideas for high school comedies and was afraid to movie on to writing comedies about adults. Given his track record there, I can understand that fear. Whatever the reason, about a year after Pretty in Pink, out came SomeKind of Wonderful. Both Eric Stoltz and Lea Thompson are far too stiff in this movie. Mary Stuart Masterson is the only saving grace. She out Duckied Ducky. But then again, Jon Cryer is exactly the world's greatest actor. As for the plot see Pretty in Pink and just switch the genders. This movie is just OK . I wouldn't work too hard to see it. " [More]

Just between me and Hughes
by usesoap in usesoap Blog

liked it.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. [What do you think?]
"Perhaps it’s a certain soft spot for the navigator of my awkward adolescent journey, John Hughes; maybe it’s the affable charisma of lead Owen Wilson (who, even off his game as he is here, is just someone with whom you want to share a beer); or it could be the overall throwback tone of the film’s less-ironic, less-cynical high school setting.Whatever the reason, I quite enjoyed “Drillbit Taylor.Hughes, the arbiter of public school angst, originally scribbled the screenplay for the new comedy and allowed it to languish for the better part of two decades before it was dusted off by reigning comedic king Judd Apatow (“Knocked Up[More]

some kind of soundtrack
by Windbreaker in Windbreaker!

is neutral about it.

Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"I recently discovered that a John Hughes flick somehow soared under my radar -- Some Kind of Wonderful. Ignoring the mountain of mediocre reviews, I watched it with wifey. Umm... I want to love it, really I do. It had a few fun scenes, but for the most part I just found myself wishing we were watching Pretty In Pink instead. You know from the DVD blurb how the movie will end. Too be fair, you know how many 80s dramas will end. But it's the road to the end that makes some of these cheeseball films so enjoyable years later. This one was a pretty boring ride. " [More]

Bad 80's Boyfriends
by marymcilwain in Dollar Video Curator

is neutral about it.

Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"Ah romance. Every good video watcher is acutely aware of the down-on-love, romantic teenage flicks that played out with so many star-struck Romeos and Juliets in the idealistic 80’s. We cheered for our plucky, beautiful, yet misunderstood Andie Walshes, Diane Courts, and Wattes in the face of so much love adversity, whether what they lacked was money, an understanding father, or girl’s underwear, and rested easy at the end when they got their men. But should we have? For every one of these “ideal” movie boyfriends, sure signs of loser-dom each display. Here’s just a few reasons why you should’ve run for the hills ladies! Ferris Bueller(Matthew Broderick) –He of the Day OffMajor Flaw: Too eager Yes, he’s charming, cute, fun-loving, inventive and obviously coveted by every other girl in your school, but sheesh. The dude’s talking marriage and he hasn’t even " [More]

Bad 80's Boyfriends
by marymcilwain in Dollar Video Curator

is neutral about it.

Movies: Search movies; In theaters; Coming soon; New on DVD; Coming to DVD; Trailers; Downloads

People: Search people; Find friends; Mavens; What's a maven; Most active; Top bloggers; Top listers; Taggers

Groups: Search groups; Create a group; Genres; Discussions; Popular groups; List activity; Most movies; Most talkative

Reviews: Write a review; Spoutblog reviews; Community reviews; Maven reviews

Podcast: Subscribe

News: Lists; Hollywood; Classics; Indie; Interviews; Festivals

About us: Jobs; Advertise with us; Promote your film; Contests; SpoutNews; Newsletters

Contact us: Media contacts; Feedback; Customer care; Become a Spout tester

Movies
New movies , classic movies, blockbusters and independent films are all fair game in our movie community. Writing movie reviews, watching movie trailers and getting recommendations from our movie ratings is a game to us. The goal? Finding new movies to love.

Privacy

Help

Site map