SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL

Girlie Night presents
SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
Tues, Aug 17 at the Ritz
Advance tickets available here

Forget Samantha Baker. Who cares about Andie Walsh? If I could be one John Hughes heroine, it would without a doubt be Watts.

Watts, who plays the shizz out of the drums and totally rocks her red leather fringed fingerless gloves! Watts, who isn't afraid to be herself! Watts, who is totally and completely in love with her best friend, Keith Nelson, a.k.a. Eric Stoltz back when he was amazingly, incredibly, mind-blowingly beautiful. Like, when I watch this movie at home, sometimes I have to hit pause just so I can drink in his hotness or, in the case of the party scene, laugh at his horrible wig.

If you're a fan of '80s teen films, then you already know that SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL aces pretty much all of the important categories. Excruciating love triangle? Check. Cheesy villain with huge hair? Check. Excellent soundtrack? Check. Epic kissing scene? CH-CH-CHECK.

Throw in Lea Thompson, Elias Koteas (I never knew I could love a skinhead so much) and a little Candace Cameron, and you've got yourself a gem of a film that is, indeed, some kind of wonderful. (Sarah Pitre)