Brief notes on Sixteen Candles:

• the movie is much more on sweet and a lot less on story than I remember
• funny that I remember Long Duk Dong so well, considering how inessential he is to the movie
• Molly Ringwald really didn't act that well; very self-consious
• considering the period, the music is totally forgetable
• cultural changes in the last 23 years are amazing (no wonder social engineers feel empowered!):
• • it looks like Mike is setting up Farmer Ted to date-rape his girlfriend
  • the family smoking at the breakfast table!
  • no one puts on seat belts
  • wood paneling on cars
• on the other hand, Ringwald says "aces" which is still pretty cool
• funny that the male lead really didn't make much of a career of it
• the technology is funny:
• • floppy disks are expensive (this day will come again, from rarity)
  • the camera is a Polaroid instant
  • the car phone is huge and clunky (and a sign of wealth)
• the DVD forces you to watch ads, with no option of fast forwarding or going to menu or skipping. It's unbelievable how I see red when this happens.