i just finished watching “Sixteen Candles.” this was one of my favorite movies as a kid. i really dug the whole brat pack triple header– “Breakfast Club,” Sixteen Candles,” and “St. Elmo’s Fire.”

seeing this movie through adult eyes, i realize just what a fairy tale it is. i mean really, would any guy go through all that trouble for a girl he doesn’t even know? especially when he’s got a hot little blonde that puts out already?

plus, i’m abhorred by all the nonchalant destruction. long duck dong’s buff girlfriend drops a weight that smashes through the floor and destroys jake’s parents’ wine cellar, and nobody bats an eye. maybe i went to the wrong kind of parties, but something like that would have caused many people to start crapping their pants.

but then it is the movies, where hyperbole has to happen in order for their to be a story. of course, even though it’s totally unbelievable through and through i still love it.