Pathetic in Pink

I went from a junior high kid to a college graduate in the 80's. The movies of John Hughes always seemed to be lurking in the background as I grew up.

That said, I had never seen "Pretty In Pink." I wasn't interested when it came out, and somehow I'd never been interested all the thousands of times it had been on cable.

Until this summer. The combination of circumstances required for me to be willing to watch Pretty In Pink are apparently being alone in a dumpy motel room in a small town in Illinois. It happened to be on cable while I packed my suitcase after helping clean out my grandmother's old apartment.

Wow. What a dog. I don't even know where to begin. It's a terrible movie with a see-through plot and ridiculous characters. Hated it.

I'd rather watch Secret of My Success. (Like I'm doing as I type this.)