Can't Buy Me Love

Pros: Seeing a young Seth Green steal scenes
Cons: Amanda Peterson never did much else

Can't Buy Me Love (1987) is one of the few popular teen comedies from the 1980's that was not written and directed by John Hughes. Cameron Crowe's debut Say Anything is another. This movie is about a hard working nerd (Patrick ...

Pros: Young Seth Green, Classic lines, Funny
Cons: Kind of cheesy when you look back at it

I'm sure most of the younger generation knows Patrick Dempsey solely as Dr. Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd, from the hit t.v. show Grey's Anatomy, or as the Amy Adams' knight in shining armor from Enchanted. Some slighly older folks ...

Pros: lead actors, good story, funny!
Cons: none!

Growing up in the 80s, I got to see a lot of the films marketed towards teens in those years. You know, the ones without sex, violence, gore and so on... Sure, most of them were cheesy, but they were also a lot of fun. Can't Buy Me Love, ...

Pros: Funny script, entertaining comedy and love story
Cons: Not an Oscar Movie

1987 Patrick Dempsey was 21 year old young man playing his biggest role at the time being Ronald Miller, nerdy teen who mows lawns and loves astronomy. Plenty has changed over the years but one thing has not, even as a youngster Mr McDreamy from Grey's ...

Pros: Entertaining, genuinly funny, nostalgic
Cons: The fart jokes were only SBDs. I don't know why.

This is probably one of the tragically forgotten classic '80s films. I decided to rent this one on a whim since I hadn't seen it since I was about 12 and I actually really enjoyed it. If you've read any of my other reviews, you may notice that I'm not ...

Pros: Great movie
Cons: Hard to find on VHS

As a child of the 80's I still enjoy many of the 80's classics such as, Pretty In Pink, 16 Candles, and The Breakfast Club (the good ol' 80's, aka The Decade of Molly Ringwald). But My all-time favorite movie from the 80's is Can't Buy Me Love. I know,...

Pros: Actors, storyline, and sequencing
Cons: None really, or too few to notice

I've been there; my high school days of hanging out with my "uncool" core of friends are long over but thankfully, the memories are still with me. I was a geek and many of my crushes were popular girls... beautiful popular girls. I used to sit in class...

Pros: Enjoyable and perceptive teen comedy.
Cons: All too obvious ending; preachy.

Back in the '80's when teen sexploitation films and cut-em-up horror flicks were all the rage, "CAN'T BUY ME LOVE" was a complete breath of fresh air. It proved that a good story, good laughs and a big heart (and yes, titillation in healthy doses) were ...

Pros: heart-warming plot, good acting
Cons: none

I have seen this classic 80's romance over and over again and I am still entertained every time I see it. This is a heart-touching romance good for teenagers as well as adults. I highly recommend this movie to everyone, as it is a good reflection on...

Pros: Practically everything.
Cons: None--I still love it after countless viewings.

I saw this in the theater when I was 13, and it instantly became my all-time favorite teen movie. Sure, others are deeper, but this one just struck an instant chord with me. One thing I found very amusing when I was browsing through the Ebert archives a...

Pros: good story, cute, funny
Cons: will guys be into it?

Being a hard core eighty's child, my favorite aspect of the decade was the teen glam movies that portrayed high school love and madness in two hours times. patrick dempsey, a long time veteran of such types of movies delivers an impeccably entertaining...

Pros: Light hearted teen comedy
Cons: Not one in my epinion! :)

I saw this movie a long time ago when it was in the theatre. It is a great light comedy about love, peer pressure and high school. Being in the right click, wanting to be popular and what you'd do to get there. It also shows the other side of coin,...

Pros: Realistic teenage plot with many funny moments.
Cons: Cheesey if you look at it today.

OK. I am a guy who likes horror films and hardcore music and tattoos. Not the kind of person you'd expect to write a review on this movie...but what can I say, it is one of my favorite films of the 1980's.

"Can't Buy Me Love" stars...

Pros: One of the best movies of all time!
Cons: None

Finally this movie is on DVD. This is one of the funniest movies of all time. There are tons of catch phrases that you will find yourself saying from this movie. When I first saw this movie I figured it was going to be a rip off of a movie and they were...

Pros: Wonderful Plot
Cons: he forgets about his real friends :(

I loved this movie! I have watched it soooo many times that I just about know it word for word! The plot is great and it keeps you interested from the beginning all the way to the very end!
It is so awesome to see how one "geek" is...