I would go with Ferris Bueller's Day Off mainly because Ferris had a Cabaret Voltaire poster on his wall and he had a synthesiser in his bedroom. But I do actually enjoy that film a lot.

Must admit I’ve never noticed that! In a subsequent John Hughes film Leeds goth types, The March Violets, are featured performing in a club.

I wonder if he is a bit of an Anglophile when it comes to music?

Picture below shows poster. And I've just noticed there is also a Blancmange - Mange Tout poster above his bed, another band I was into back in the 80's (in fact just bought a reworking of their first album this week). And if I'm not mistaken that is a Simple Minds poster behind the chest of drawers a band he used on the Pretty n Pink soundtrack.

…and then there is the flag on the door - rest my case M'lud, he likes the Brits.

I watched the first one last night. Very good I thought!

I think it was The Breakfast Club that featured Simple Minds (main theme) and Wang Chung. Pretty in Pink had The Psychedelic Furs as the main theme (obviously) – and featured other UK bands such as New Order and OMD.

I can’t really remember Blancmange other than the name – were they a synth-pop act?

British Indie music was really "cool" at that time, and features a lot in John Hughes's films. The Smiths turn up all the time in his films: "Please please please let me get what i want" is on the soundtrack to "Pretty in Pink", and a cover of it (by The Dream Academy!) features on "Ferris Beuller".

BTW, it was the ending of "The Breakfast Club" that was responsible for breaking Simple Minds internationally. (Amusingly, "Pitch Perfect" mentions this as part of its plot...)

As an aside, Stephen Chbosky's film "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" (based on his own book) is often described as a modern John Hughes film, and has similar British musical influences, such as The Smiths and The Cocteau Twins...

Absolutely, anyone who has an affection for the Cabs, even in a contrived US teen movie, is to be respected! 

Also the instrumental version the The Beat's "rotating head" is a fine moment.

Those Hollywood researchers really earnt their coin with that attention to detail.

I was rather disappointed with "Perks of being a wallflower"

I wanted it to mean more to me, more heartfelt, tragic, emotional.

Sadly it didn't do it

But Ezra Miller was fantastic

I really liked the film, and I'm not sure how it could be any more tragic or emotional, considering the subject matters (suicide, child abuse and "coming out"). But hey: everyone's experience of a movie like that is going to be personal. For me; any film featuring a character for whom hearing "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" for the first time was a life-changing event is an absolute must-see...

What I would say though is that you might be more moved by the original book. It goes into a lot more detail about the subplots (e.g. there's a very moving storyline about the sister). Much of that was filmed, but didn't make the final cut. Also, some of Chbosky's descriptive writing is terrific, e.g. the infamous "tunnel" scene...

American Beauty did for me

Has anyone seen a (fairly) recent film called Odd Thomas - and if so is it any good?

No i haven't

I just watched The Last Stand.

Somewhat of a throwback to earlier Arnie movies with lots of big guns and cheesy dialogue - I quite enjoyed it!

Recently watched both Sherlock Holmes movies with Robert Downey Jnr.

Absolutely excellent movies.

I have a weeks holiday so i'm going to rewatch all the Harry Potter series

Oh dear you must want for something to do Sainty

Saw Toy Story 3 yesterday .......still got a smile on my face

Oh this is after working on stuff during the day

I'll watch them after 11pm

I'm currently planning our hols, tomorrow i'm shopping for my bro + sis's birthday stuff.

What are you planning on buying them?

Just watched The Artist, I loved it

Saint- I really liked those new Sherlock Holmes movies too

Plans are afoot to make a third - yay!!!

Originally Posted by Saint:

Originally Posted by ~Sweet Pea~:

Just watched The Artist, I loved it

Saint- I really liked those new Sherlock Holmes movies too

Plans are afoot to make a third - yay!!!

Explain your laughter young man

Originally Posted by moonie:

Originally Posted by Saint:

Originally Posted by ~Sweet Pea~:

Just watched The Artist, I loved it

Saint- I really liked those new Sherlock Holmes movies too

Plans are afoot to make a third - yay!!!

Explain your laughter young man

Sherlock Holmes talk Sainty

Well i have watched it quite a bit lately.

RD Jnr english accent is spot on though

Oh yay!!!!! That's great news
Funnily, these are the only films that I've enjoyed watching Jude Law, usually I detest the bloke

Oh no you have to watch The Talented Mr Ripley - my fave movie of all tine!!

Also Enemy at the gate is wonderful

Yes - she's rather good

I highly recommend it

Sumptous, beautiful, dark, twisting - oh yes

I'm watching film clips on YouTube. Seeing as this is one of my all time fave films, I thought I'd post.

Have you ever notice that the film showing in the cinema  in the background is 'Play Misty For Me'? Another Clint film!

"Get three coffins ready"

Always loved this film, especially the opening.

Morricone again… with the opening theme from The Great Silence… perhaps the bleakest offering in the entire spaghetti western genre!

I watched Batman Begins late last night – and might watch The Dark Knight tonight.

This is the beauty of forums. I cannot say I have ever come across this film (probably because most of my experience with Westerns has come via the TV and back then foreign language films on TV were few and far between).

This is a must see for me and has been entered onto my long list of films to see.

The music is very Morricone and immediately recognisable as being one of his.

I stumbled across it initially 20 odd years ago during one of those “seasons” (Alex Cox maybe?) and I think that was the first time it had been shown on British TV.

Managed to watch The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises over the Bank Holiday.

Watched the 2008 version of The Incredible Hulk for the first time during the week and this evening watched a film called Man On A Ledge.