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I was born at the very end of the '80s and never really cared to watch the decade's classic teen comedies and dramas when I was growing up. For the most part, that hasn't been a problem — it's just meant people being exasperated with me when I say I haven't seen such-and-such John Hughes movie or The Goonies or whatever.

But over the past year I've been catching up on a handful: I watched Dirty Dancing, which was okay, and I watched The Breakfast Club, which I guess was fine. And just this past weekend, I watched two more: Heathers and Stand By Me.

Stand By Me basically affirmed everything I've always believed about '80s movies and that I've been correct not to watch them — the melodrama, the goofiness. I know people love this movie (and there are some great things about it!), but I came away pretty indifferent.

Heathers, on the other hand, has basically redeemed the decade for me. It's hard to think of a weirder, edgier, or more unpredictable teen movie than this. More than anything, I love how the film refuses to establish rules for itself — even at the end, it feels like there's no limits to what can happen. Also, how is teenager Christian Slater already so weird?

I hope you've enjoyed my thoughts on 30-year-old movies. Check out 11 trailers from this week below.