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I bought this DVD nearly 2 years ago now and it was only recently as I had seen the trailers on the TV for the remake of the film that I decided I would dust it off and give it a watch. I was... more

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  • 32 of 32 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 Pmshack99

    Member since 01/04/2002

    Reviews written: 488

    3 Stars NOT WORTHY OF "FAME" . . . 12/10/2009
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages i liked the original, the trailer makes it look good

    Disadvantages Disadvantages trailers always do...

    Now, I have always been a sucker for the whole dance movie genre. "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", the "Step Up" movies, "Save the Last Dance" . . . loved them all. I guess I thought "Fame" was going to be a slightly more well-rounded (ie embracing arts OTHER than dance) version of one of those. Boy, was I wrong. I can't remember the original "Fame" all that well from my childhood, althought I do know I was a big fan of it at the time. And perhaps WERE I a tween again, I may have felt similarly. But I just couldn't. Perhaps I am just getting too old to appreciate it, but I came out of the cinema ... more
  • 35 of 35 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 sewbizzie

    Member since 09/07/2007

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    1 Star Should have left it on the shelf! 06/11/2009
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages erm.......... good songs

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Weak plot and script, wooden acting

    I bought this DVD nearly 2 years ago now and it was only recently as I had seen the trailers on the TV for the remake of the film that I decided I would dust it off and give it a watch. I was expecting good things from the film as I can vaguely remember the TV series of the same name being so popular, I have to say I was very disappointed by it. It is the audition time at the School of Performing Arts in New York City and so many people have turned up hoping to get a place and make it in the big time. We move through the auditions and see some very funny auditions and on the other hand some ... more
  • 17 of 30 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    lenska

    5 Stars Fame. Will it live forever? 22/05/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Alan Parker's commentary

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Some superfluous songs used as a device to showcase the wannabes among the cast.

    I recently purchased this on a nostalgic whim and was not dissapointed. Anyone who remembers the tv series Fame and fell in love with Leroy (Gene Anthony Ray) for refusing to wear tights to ballet class will revel in the much darker, more realistic side of teenage angst in this the movie that inspired it. It opens at the audition sessions at the New york City High School for the Performing Arts 46th St. Here we meet the main characters and proceed to follow them through their academic and, domiantly, their personal journeys from teenagers to young adults This is a necessarily dramatic piece of ... more
  • 0 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 3 brodiegirl

    Member since 21/06/2006

    Reviews written: 37

    5 Stars Remember my name!! 14/08/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages singing and dancing

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none

    When New York City's high shcool for perfomring arts opens up for the new year each department holds auditions for the new students to train in their chosen subject which could either be drama, dance or music. The Movie follows four students very closely, the four are the very shy Dorris Finseker, the very timid, gay Montgomary McNiel, the very confident Coco Hernandez and the very mixed up Raul Garcia. The characters in the movie are all different in so many ways but all so interesting. The character i felt for most was Raul Garcia because he has the biggest story from poverty to playing ... more

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Actor(s) Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Richard Belzer, Barry Miller, Meg Tilly, Billy Hufsey, Paul McCrane, Maureen Teefy, Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Richard Belzer, Barry Miller, Meg Tilly, Billy Hufsey, Paul McCrane, Maureen Teefy
Director(s) Alan Parker, Alan Parker
Genre Musicals & Music Films - Musicals & Other Music Films
Classification Parental Guidance
Production Year 1980

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