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• Richard said...

  Posted on Apr 10 2010 11:55 I have just watched Ferris Bueller for the first time. It contains three absolutely outstanding scenes: the Principal's misplaced response to the news of a "death" in the family; the art gallery interlude, and the Twist and Shout street parade. Plenty of style elsewhere in the film and razor-sharp editing combine to make it one of the best comedies - if not quite a "great".

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• Smatt said...

  Posted on Apr 02 2010 20:50 Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a sort of modern-day fairy tale in which, as several of the previous reviewers observed, everything works out. It is light comedy but meticulously executed and one of the finest cult movies from the 80s.
  In spite of the title, Ferris is not the center of the movie. He is a catalyst for change to the people in his life, namely his sister and friends, but it takes the entire film to understand his worldview, succinctly put at the beginning and end of the movie: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't look around once in a while, you could miss it." Put another way: Carpe diem.
  This message seems to be lost on some of my fellow reviewers. Go out. Have fun. Don't let obstacles hold you back. Even though Ferris is a total punk to some people, the message is real.
  The movie is admittedly simple. It's a sort of On the Road for the 80s generation, a random quest around the city that doesn't have a true plot. Frankly, it's a welcome diversion from movies that bully you around with their plot points, forcing you without much reflection through the different scenes. Ferris Bueller's Day Off meanders and gets lost in the simplicity of youth, but it doesn't lose any focus of spirit. Through comedy, adventure, and love, the film supports knowing yourself, being comfortable in your own skin, and of course, having fun.
  What, you're still here? Go home! Go! Go have some fun of your own. After all, fun doesn't belong to Ferris.

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• Karin C said...

  Posted on Mar 03 2010 02:50 I actually agree with Mikey G. I quite enjoyed the movie, but I think it how Ferris got away from everything quite ridiculous. It was kinda funny though

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• HarWoodrow said...

  Posted on Sep 26 2009 11:52 Vapid? Like your brain. IT IS A COMEDY! WAKE UP MORON!

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• Mikey G said...

  Posted on Apr 26 2008 21:22 It's a quiet Saturday night, and I've just finished watching "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". Frankly, it was a bizarre experience. I know that teen tastes are more changeable than most with the passage of time, but "Ferris" just left me completely nonplussed. It isn't tragic or funny. There's precious little plot (boy, best friend and girlfriend take the day off school and muck about, teacher tries to catch them but fails, and that's literally it) and the characterization is non-existent (Ferris is lucky - which is a circumstance, not a character trait - his friend is uptight, and his sister's angry at his good fortune, and that's literally it). The acting is particularly abysmal - especially from Mia Sara, who plays Ferris's girlfriend. She delivers her lines deadpan and stares vaguely into the middle distance throughout - she could be contemplating love, homework, the possibility of interplanetary space travel or haemmorhoids for all we know.
  Weirdest of all is the complete lack of any moral compass or message - Ferris, who has rich parents and friends, stands for absolutely nothing apart from "taking it easy"; he's not even rebelling against anything. All he does is skip school, go to a museum, have lunch in a fancy restaurant, lounge around in a hot tub and sing a couple of karaoke numbers at a parade, then get back in time for tea. He doesn't drink, smoke or do drugs, and he fully intends to graduate and go to college. His actions have no consequences (and we're not shown what becomes of his hapless friend who has trashed his dad's priceless Ferrari) - but more importantly, they don't seem to have any purpose either; nothing is achieved, none of the characters learn anything. And the message is supposed to be "par-taaay", then frankly I think I'd have more fun at a meeting of our local traffic management planning committee. Am I missing something deep,or is it just completely vapid?

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