Today's whim rewatch was cult classic 'The Legend of Billie Jean', which remains pure, over-the-top fun. As a film it doesn't take itself too seriously, and this really works in the plot's favour. It's campy, exaggerated, and hell, empowering even. The soundtrack is solid 80s goodness, featuring the likes of Pat Benatar, Wendy O. Williams, the Divinyls, and Billy Idol.
Plus, Helen Slater is a total badass in this, really wish she'd had taken more similar roles, because she absolutely kills it as the no-nonsense, no-bs, assertive protagonist. 40 years later it definitely still holds, enough that I'm sure that someone, somewhere would probably be commenting on how woke it is, had it come out today.
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