Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
PG-13 | 11 June 1986 (USA)
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After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.

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Develiker

terrible... so disappointed.

Huievest

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

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CrawlerChunky

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

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Allissa

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

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eagandersongil

"Enjoying the adoidado vida" is not a great film just for its humor, sarcasm, direction and captivating personages, what makes this great work is its moral not explicit, its philosophy on the life to be fleeting and its ramifications on the perturbation of the head by cameron. The script that tells of the acts of rebellion of Ferris Bueller is opposed to the depression of cameron, the pair, along with the girlfriend of Ferris embarks on a journey of fun, after they leave class, in search of amusement and to enjoy life, but between these intervals each one understands a little more about life and about oneself. John Hughes is a director who knows how to talk and broadcast the dramas and yearnings of youth like no one, always dressed in comedy, his films take all audiences and always preach the philosophy of total entertainment, from beginning to end (not stopping even in the credits) , but John also uses his communication skills to talk to his audience (even though the feature of the breakdown of the fourth wall is widely used here), John creates a film of three characters discovering themselves, but of an emphasis mainly on Cameron , he is the character who understands his purpose and makes the biggest break of rupture of the film, the whole movie is based on trying to enter his mind and understand his personality -Vide the scene of the pictures- he is the real protagonist of the film, and John deserves all our respect for including all this layer on the long and cover of fun and comedy. But in addition to that, the feature has a wonderful technical direction, camera angles and cuts of the film are surgical, in addition to those against flat and long plans, not to mention the richness of screen compositions and costumes, and the striking soundtrack, speaking in remarkable things, we can not forget Mattehew Broderick, who plays the role of his life, although all the actors are great in their roles. Lastly, "Enjoying the Sweet Life" is a film that transcends generations with fun, good humor and intelligence.

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willylutz

A definition of a good movie is one that impacts people generation after generation. That never gets old to no matter who is watching. Like a good series over years, Star Wars for example Continue to be popular years after they come out. A movie that isn't apart of a series that has done this for many years and will continue to do so for many years is Ferris Bueller's Day Off. It has become one of the most classic comedy movies of all time and the main reason we all love it is because we all wish we could be Ferris Bueller for a little bit. For most of high school there are moments when I dream of not having to worry about the homework and absences of school. Ferris bueller has the guts to not care about all this and make the most of his time and live to the fullest unlike his buddy Cameron. Although for this one day Ferris gets rid of all doubt and fear and takes of course big risks. Although being caught almost everyday Ferris still risks it for the biscuit and gets bolder and bolder as the day goes on. Absolutely forgetting the fact Ferris could not graduate if he gets caught he still goes on and has a blast per usual. With Cameron leading their day it would have only lasted an hour or so but with Ferris they get the opportunity to go to a baseball game and lead a parade in Chicago and much much more while celebrating his life with his girlfriend and best friend and continue to live life with Ferris's crazy sister and very oblivious parents running around and living life while they can to the most of their ability and living by his own quote "life moves pretty fast, if you don't slow down every once in a while, you might miss it." Matthew Broderick (Ferris) is extremely comical and very smooth throughout The Whole movie. He even connects with the audience on a whole new level when he directly talks to them at the beginning of the movie and multiple times throughout. This allows us to see in what Ferris sees and how he plans things and what he wants to happen and helps you better comprehend the movie. It shows him better that a lot of time and thought are put into his plans and that he is not just a big lazy bum and slacker throughout school and life but rather very smart and hardworking when he wants to be. Ferris throughout the movie seems to be the person that everyone is jealous of and wants to be who Ferris is. Even his sister who plots against him The Whole movie but when it becomes the middle of the movie and towards the end you come to realize that almost everyone who conspires against Ferris is actually jealous and respects what he has accomplished and almost envy him. Another thing that was really impactful throughout this film was the music and sounds. For example during the parade in downtown Chicago they used the song "Twist and Shout" by the Beatles and shows how cheerful and what a great time they are all having. The thing about songs and music is it can emphasize the mood of the movie and how the characters are feeling during certain scenes. Like when it would show his sister it would be a kinda darker slower music because she was always trying to catch him. Also the sounds emphasize where you are for example when the dean of students, Mr. Rooney is in the arcade it is a lot of noise and random objects emphasizing chaos and lots of confusion for him making him make mistakes and mistake a girl for Ferris. Sounds can change entire aspects of a movie making it fearful or joyful and throughout this movie the majority of the sounds are cheerful and show joy for Ferris and Cameron, whereas for Mr. Rooney and Ferris's sister are negative and dull. The sounds in this movie really help emphasize the mood and do a really good job making it the movie it is to be. One thing about this movie that could have been better I believe is the plot. I couldn't seem to find a point as to what the whole point is. I thought they could have shortened up the scene with Ferris's sister because I didn't understand really where she came in at the end and tried giving her more apart of the movie but I didn't think she really had a meaning or a purpose in the moving rather than trying to get Ferris in trouble. I think John Hughes the director should have cut that scene and maybe focused more on Ferris and almost getting caught by Edward Rooney the Dean of students. Although this is just a monitor flaw in this movie all in all I think it is a class act film. John Hughes who directs this movie does a wonderful job emphasizing that kids should live your life to the fullest and have fun while you are young. He shows don't care what other people think just do what you think is right and have fun while your doing it even if getting out of school is what is right. This movie is so good it will continue to be a gem for years to come as it has been since it left the box office.

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classicsoncall

When I think of Matthew Broderick, I picture Ferris Bueller. I haven't seen him in anything else except the 1998 "Godzilla" remake, but for me, this role kind of typifies for me his personality as an actor. I'm kind of surprised by the haters who reviewed this movie negatively because it appeared to be done in good fun and in the spirit of those old time Warner Brothers cartoons in which Wile E. Coyote is consistently outsmarted by the Road Runner. Jeffrey Jones portrays Wile E. of course, experiencing a series of escalating disasters as he tries to 'get the goods' on Ferris on his ninth day off from school. Personally, I would never have come up with the devious measures Ferris concocted to sidetrack his parents and Principal Rooney (Jones) while he tooled around the city with pal Cameron (Alan Ruck) and girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara). Highlight of the picture was Ferris commandeering the parade float with his version of 'Danke Schoen' and the Beatles' 'Twist and Shout', both very colorful and well choreographed. The picture might have taken Bueller's popularity to an extreme though, with schoolmates collecting money for a kidney operation, and the big city newspaper touting 'Community Rallies Around Sick Youth'. A little overkill there, but the whole picture was pretty much a parody so best to take it all in stride. Only thing is, as slick and smart as Ferris was, he was wrong about John Lennon. I'm pretty sure everyone knows the walrus was Paul.

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Stephen Bird

Ferris Bueller is truly a 1980's classic, defining a generation of young and bored teenagers, emphasising the escapism that repressed many a teenager alike.We all dream of being Ferris Bueller, what a cool, righteous kid that guy is; what I most liked about the lad is how relate-able he comes across, he isn't a young thug, or a hoodlum that you simply despise, he's a simple crafty kid that just wants a day off (don't we all?), and he'll do everything in his power to get that day off.The pacing of the film is top notch, it never misses a single beat and keeps you hooked throughout, my only qualm, if you could call it that, is that it just didn't last long enough, I wanted more thrills, more adventure, I pictured myself in Ferris shoes and didn't for one moment want to take them off. The 1 hour 43 minute run-time felt like robbery, couldn't it have lasted at least a half hour longer?Alan Ruck played the dumb friend, Cameron, very well..., Mia Sara was excellent as Ferris girlfriend, Sloane..., and as for the master Matthew Broderick, in my humble opinion, he was outstanding as one of cinema's most iconic characters (yeah you heard me right). The best of the best in turns of scenes had to be at the school, as Ferris craftily tried to pull the wool over the eyes of his principal, Mr. Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), also as he tries to pull his girl Sloane out of class, pure genius, subtle comedy at its funniest.Jennifer Grey, who would go onto play the lead role in hit musical, Dirty Dancing, had a smaller role here as Ferris sister, Jeanie..., although only a minor role, the serious performance of Jeanie who despised her brother and carried a hint of jealousy and dismay towards him, only added to the humour. He wanted a day off and boy did he get one, now I suggest you take a day off too to watch this well sculpted 80's masterpiece..., do it now before Mr. Rooney catches you!

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