What an awseome film Silent Bob!

So i had heard about the Brekfast Club many times in films, but i think it was Dogma where Jay and Silent Bob were talking about it and i decided to buy it.

Best Decision ever!

Love the film: I love the story about "kids who actually show up for detention", love the characters and its a funny film.

A must see classic film.

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Iconic 80s

Brilliant film, I first saw this back in 1985 and have seen it a couple of times since, but at this price it was a must buy.

Watching it again, the film has lost none of its magic. In someways it is ageless and you'll see it through the eyes of your younger self, but in other ways you will notice new aspects everytime you watch it as the passing years move you to a more mature perspective.

The story, as you most probably know, revolves around 5 stereo-typical students from varying categories of student society being forced to attend a Saturday detention as a punishment for their misdemeanours. As their crimes and souls are laid bare the under lying futility of life is exposed.

One of the more critical reviews focused on the stereotyping of the characters, but this is to miss the whole message of the film. The 5 protagonists are deliberately stereotyped then taken out of their comfort zone and forced to interact in a confined environment - a sort of pro-type Big Brother.

What they learn from the experience is that in many ways they are the same, everyone has their hopes and their fears, each is a hostage to society, and no matter how much how you rebel you are really only ever gone to play the role laid out for you. The differences are in how society perceives them and the role they must play.

This is all exposed when Brian's essay, "Who do we think we are...", is narrated emotively at the end by the authoritarian teacher, as each of the 5 make their way back to normal life with their paths diverging once more as the pulsating "Don't you Forget About Me" fades in.

I once saw this film reviewed in a newspaper in the mid 90s, undoubtably by some young reviewer, as "tired and cliched". Yes, this storyline has been much covered, but that is since, and never so eloquently - in my mind the Breakfast Club is iconic and genre-defining establishing John Hughes as one of the seminal film-makers of the 80s.

Good soundtrack too - particulary Simple Minds and Wang Chung.

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Brilliant

I thought this film was really good. I was mesmerized by all the characters. My daughter wanted to buy it and I was not too keen but when I watched it with her, I was really taken with it. I would definitely recommend this film to anyone.

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The Classic Brat Pack Movie

The Breakfast club, written and directed by the late John Hughes was one of the seminal teen films of the 1980's and the treatement given on this two disc special edition is what it deserves. The picture and sound quality of the film are excellent and the second disc contains a twelve part documentary featuring the cast members.

The film itself brings together all the classic social types from American High school, the princess, the jock, the geek, weird girl and outsider boy. They have to spend the day in the school library for detention and the entire focus of the film is their social interaction during that day.

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I would recommend this version!

I bought this dvd just because it was cheaper than the one disc version, and I was pleasantly surprised!
The bonus disc has a 12-part documentary that I'd never seen before with cast members (Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, the care-taker)and film-makers discussing the film and its cultural resonance. They also discuss the Brat Pack label and it's impact on the actors' careers. There are different parts for each character and the music soundtrack.