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Absolutely none! I completely understand the “is in love with his/her best friend but they’re in love with someone else” angle, but if the chemistry just isn’t there and the object of the admirer’s affection doesn’t ever even hint at feeling the same, then it just won’t work. Plus, it would’ve just been illogical to have Andie and Duckie end up together because they had zero chemistry. I found Pretty in Pink to be fairly generic, and paint-by-numbers Hughes, and while you’d think a carbon copy film he wrote just so he could get the ending he wanted would be even worse, every character involved (albeit after a major rewrite that changed the tone from comedic to more dramatic) actually grows a lot more than I thought those in Pretty in Pink did by the end. Sound familiar? What’s surprising is that I found Some Kind of Wonderful a lot more enjoyable than Pretty in Pink, and the characters and their predicaments – while similar to those in Pretty in Pink – to be much more relatable and easier to get behind and root for. This didn’t sit well with Hughes and thus, Some Kind of Wonderful was born, where he changed around the sexes of the main characters, this time focusing on Keith Nelson (Eric Stoltz,) an unpopular high school student who has a crush on the popular Amanda Jones (Lea Thompson,) much to the chagrin of his best friend Watts (Mary Stuart Masterson) who has a secret crush on him. Hughes originally wanted Andie to end up with Duckie, but audiences didn’t believe it so the ending was reshot with Andie and Blane ending up together. If you’re not familiar, Pretty in Pink stars Molly Ringwald as Andie Walsh, an unpopular high school student who falls for the popular Blane (Andrew McCarthy,) much to the chagrin of her best friend Duckie (John Cryer) who is secretly in love with her. In fact, it was only really written by Hughes because he wasn’t able to end Pretty in Pink the way he originally wanted after poor reviews from test audiences. Some Kind of Wonderful is basically John Hughes’ spiritual successor to Pretty in Pink, which had been released only a year prior.
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They could’ve taken a few scenes from the movie that would’ve worked, but it really works to just keep the focus on these characters and the black vibe that flows nicely throughout the entire Steelbook. On the inside we’ve got a great shot of the three stars of the film, which again fits perfectly with the movie.
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There’s also the all-important diamond earrings placed nicely beside the quote, tying together a really simple, yet stylish package for this case. There’s some white paint spatter found here, and the word future is painted on in blue much like is found on the cover. It’s more sporadic than the Pretty in Pink quote, which makes sense and suits the film better. The back of the case follows the same style as the Pretty in Pink Steelbook release, where we have the film’s final quote taking up most of the back. There’s spatter from the blue paint on Keith’s shirt on the cover as well, which is a nice touch. Wonderful in the title is painted on, referencing the lead character Keith’s artistic dreams, and it looks really nice.
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The case showcases the film’s trio of main characters in stylistic fashion, with the title of the film alongside them. Some Kind of Wonderful receives the Steelbook treatment in a beautiful collector’s item that should please fans and newcomers alike.