grantss Seven friends have just finished university and are starting out in their careers. They are having to come to terms with careers, having to be more responsible, to fend for themselves and with all the decisions and issues life throws at them. Some are coping better than others and some aren't coping at all.The central plot alone should make this an interesting movie. The whole student-to-responsible adult transition genre is always a sure hit with people going through that phase and people wanting to relive that phase. However, St. Elmo's Fire doesn't examine this very well - quite dull at times and quite superficial.This isn't helped by the characters. Most of them are quite stereotypical and aren't that likable or are, at best, dull. Ally Sheedy and Mare Winningham's characters would be the exceptions but even they are hardly people you can really get behind. On the upside, some of the sub-plots are reasonably interesting and the chemistry between the main stars is good. There is a decent feeling of camaraderie, which helps the nostalgia vibe the movie was setting out to achieve.The casting helps too. This was the movie that coined the term "The Brat Pack", referring to the host of young up-and-coming actors and actresses that were taking Hollywood by storm. Many of them had worked together in The Breakfast Club, helping the chemistry. Not that the performances are necessarily great, individually, but together they work well.Not great, but it'll do.

Davis P This movie features a fantastic cast! Some people gave the brat pack a bad reputation. I dint think that reputation is deserved at all, the cast in this movie is great! Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Andie Macdowell, and Emileo Estevez were all great in their roles, even though Emileo's character was a little annoying at times. This movie did have scenes with great dialouge and acting! I really love how this film displays fine talent among young people! It's really great to watch this movie and see the awesome talent! Joel Scheumacer is one of my absolute favorite directors, I think he really knows what he's doing when it comes to movies! I do think the film was kinda slow in some parts, I didn't appreciate that. I do wish it would've kept a constant strong flow through out. This films saving grace was its great cast and good dialogue! It's not a classic or a great film, but it's worth watching, especially if you're a teenager! 6/10.

MovieLoverToo I had seen bits and pieces of this movie over the years and had heard about it but never really seen the whole movie. Also I don't think I really understood it fully in the 80s being so young.Seeing it recently now that Im an adult I fully grasp the realities of life it was portraying in the 80s. The characters are so finely tuned and precise it looks as though they had a lot of time to rehearse and discuss their roles together as a cast. This is really rare in film production where some actors come together on day 1 and start shooting. Nevertheless it is a beautiful coherent and concise cast all performing as one.The story is very well crafted and precise as well. The result is a great film with intense and real emotions that are fresh and striking. I fell completely into their world in the 80s.The movie is a real Icon of its time and real artistic expression of life and survival in the world in the 80s.

statuskuo I once asked my gay friend why this movie spoke so much to the homosexual community. His response was that it was unapologetically 80's crass mixed with colorful disasters. Apparently he's spent his whole life living down day-glo characters like Jules, neighbor Ron, or Hollywood from "Mannequinn."So here you have some straight out of college friends, who use to congregate at a local bar and wax about life, love and the pursuit of adulthood. A lot of this, when scratch below the surface is pretty appropriate today as it was in the 80's. A lot of people who were "promised" one thing but given another. A lot of overspending. A lot of poor relationship choices, psycho love forlorn stalking, and love unrequited. Friends banging other friend's girls. And a carousel of other oddities that come with an age group that is often times overlooked. Much like I am closer to my 40's now. No one cares. Not only that no one cares, you should stop whining. And I believe this may turn a lot of people off to these characters. They're self-absorbed entitled jerks. Surprisingly with a Georgetown education. They haven't made much of themselves, but as young and inexperience, there is also the changing tides as they venture into the world. What the world offers them, they aren't prepared for. It's harsh. And they have to find a way to cope. Not to give anything away (as it is from '87). One gets the feeling that when Rob Lowe gets to NY, he will likely be robbed, raped and left for dead. Probably with his saxophone jammed up his rear. That is the reality of life.