Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

Cortechba Overrated

Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

PandoraProductions4 This film is for the underdog in all of us. It's about a kid named Lucas, who's very unpopular at school, despite being outgoing. He is teased and bullied by most the kids, because of his small size.What I really like about this film is how it explores the themes of innocence. In a time when most teen films focus on sex or drugs, this one speaks more about simple emotions: love and happiness. It shows the connection to nature that one so often loses as one grows up.It also focuses on the need to be accepted: Lucas tries out for the football team, even though all the other players are twice his size.A triumph in this film is how it dodges all the stereotypes and plays around with clichés. Lucas is not your standard nerd. His best friend, Maggie shows incredible depth for a cheerleader. The jock of the story, Cappie, is shown to be actually a very sensitive guy. Even the climax of the film nimbly dodges what could have been a cardboard cut-out finale.The music by Dave Grusin is almost all electronic, yet it somehow hits a deep emotional note throughout the film, especially the later part.. The ending is one of complete jubilation.I have seen Lucas three times, and the last scene always brings me to tears.

Leukoplakia Personally, I adore this movie. Along with the classic 'boy meets world' conflict, Lucas has a really great cast. Corey Haim showed serious talent in this film in the intelligent, anti-conformist, nerdy role of Lucas Bly. This was the first Haim film I had seen and even after seeing The Lost Boys, I consider this his greatest work. It became really hard to see more mature films of his like Blown Away because I simply couldn't see Haim as anything other than innocent, nerdy Lucas. I don't understand why the film is so underrated; its a classic! If you're seeking an action-packed, hot & heavy 80s film, this certainly isn't what you're looking for.

Steve Pulaski Lucas is not only a marvelous high school film, but a brilliant Corey Haim film as well. I don't recall cheering in too many teenager movies for the protagonist to accomplish a certain goal, but I couldn't help myself. This is the kind of movie that is one I'll remember for years to come. It's nothing shy of it's expectations, and puts other movies of it's kind to shame. It's so polished and witty, I'm surprised John Hughes didn't have his name on this gem.I bring that up because it's a good point. John Hughes was always doing movies that revolved around "the underdog" or someone who was an unlikely hero. In Weird Science, the premise was centered around a couple of geeky kids, Career Opportunities is centered around a Target slacker, and Sixteen Candles was when the geeky kid gets the girl. So it looks like someone beat John Hughes to his own game making a film about the nerd and the dream girl. Still, no disrespect to the God of teen films.Lucas (Haim) is a nerdy fourteen year old who meets and quickly falls in "love" with a girl named Maggie (Green). Maggie is a new girl, and Lucas wants her all to himself. Who could blame him? Maggie is a gorgeous individual. Id want her all to myself as well. If I went to the high school Lucas was in, it'd be "The Battle of the Nerds".Like many would guess, Lucas' nerdy ways and foul mouth get him into all kinds of trouble. The main bullies are ones on the football, but due to their high appeal of being "men", Maggie is attracted to Cappie (Sheen). Cappie is a football player who sticks up for Lucas because he fears his mouth will get him hurt. Maggie and Cappie become close friends, which drives Lucas nuts. Lucas begins to become more and more distant from Maggie.The film captures what many teen movies ignore, or don't focus on too much; the first love. I'm going to kind of follow Roger Ebert and say your first love isn't because of beauty, it's because the other person is perfect in their own way. I remember my first "love" way back in first grade. I invited her over to my house countless times. During the second grade, she went to a Catholic school and I never saw her again.Thankfully, I found her on Facebook this past year. She lives out of state, and we talk every now and then. By "now and then" I mean once every six months. It hurts because I know we'll never be close like we used to. I was nuts about her, and talking to her not too long ago she said she even knew I was head over heals, but never told me. I was so shocked.I got over it like anyone would, but I think about her a lot from time to time. She was perfect, but chances are I'll never see her again. She was one who made me think about marriage at age six! Thats an accomplishment. Thats what makes her on my "unforgettable people list".Going back to the film, I can say with a straight face I saw myself inside Lucas. The way he was picked on and mocked, to be loved and cherished at the end is how I see myself sometimes. I can be ridiculed at points in life, but I'm also loved by lots of people. I'm extremely grateful for that in every possible way.Lucas is one of the many teen movies that is worth watching, but only one of the handful that deserve the title of "coming-of-age". Lucas himself shows you that it's okay to live life on the sidelines and to stand up for what you believe. He shows you it's okay to be different. And most importantly, he delivers one of the simplistic but satisfying lines in a film; "Keep an open mind." You go, Lucas! Starring: Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Winona Ryder, Tom Hodges, and Jeremy Piven. Directed by: David Seltzer.

tedg Here is an ordinary film, ordinary high school stereotypes and adolescent redemption.But it is worth looking at model of the girls, because it is all about getting the girl.You have two guys, the head of the football team played by Charlie Sheen, and a wimpy smart smaller and younger kid.You have three girls. The jock is paired with the blond shapely head cheerleader of course.Then an appealing, athletic redhead moves to town. She brings a story about her randy father that hints that she could in time not be ass innocent and sweet as she is when we meet her. She befriends the small, genuinely appealing guy, who develops a crush. But in time she dates the jock. Both continue to be principled friends. An event occurs where the kid. Lucas, goes from being bullied to celebrated, and the third girl who has been admiring in the wings is set up to be his real love.As I said, the cheerleader is tall, buxom and blond. The contested new girl is fair, redheaded, less shapely and average height. The third girl is smaller yet, black haired, not sexy at all.Now why this is remarkable is because each of these girls is played by an actress who is clearly directed to be as appealing as they can. Almost surely, they each are using traits that are close to their real beings. The blond is the least talented actress and though she has the sexy equipment, and plenty of cheerleading scenes, we are ready to not focus on her.The redhead is played by Kerri Green, who had a run as a child actress playing the appealing, perky redhead. She made her impressive debut as "the girl" in "The Goonies." She is the center of attention for most of the movie, for us, the writers and the two boys. Things are pleasant enough.We don't see the third girl until much later in the film. But when she comes on, she shines and so completely overwhelms every other character, you know from the first moment that she will be the real prize. We end up learning nothing at all about her. We just see her face, and hear a few unimportant lines. This was Winona Ryder's film debut, and it really underscores why she rose so fast — and probably suggests why her career stalled when she outgrew what we would accept from this presentation.This isn't a John Hughes movie where you play with the notion of stereotypes. That's what made the man an interesting filmmaker. It is instead just taking the stereotypes and moving them around like game pieces. But wow, Winona does charm. No wonder Johnny Depp ended up with her name tattooed.Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.