Saturday Night Fever / Save The Last Dance / Footloose / Flashdance (Box Set)

Advantages: good actors, good music
Disadvantages: it's a dance movie ;-)

...First of all I have to say sorry for my English. My name is Marion and I come from the german Ciao-community. Although I've been learning your language for more than eight years now I will never become perfect in speaking or writing it. So I hope you will understand everything ;-) Actually I do not like this kind of films. I find Saturday Night Fever die boring and Flashdance is also not much better. Just Dirty Dancing pleases me still, even if the Lovestory would actually be enough. Why does this ridiculous always dancing has to occur in these films?? * g * and if I had read the title "Footloose" with the description "dance film" in a program magazine I certainly would not have watched the film anytime! But how did I come to this film? Now, sometimes I saw the videoclip on the transmitter VH-1 once to the Song "Footloose" from... Read review

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Advantages: 3 movies of the 80s on one DVD
Disadvantages: may only be watchable a few times

...FOOTLOOSE "Footloose tells the story of Ren McCormick played by Kevin Bacon, a Chicago native who finds himself stuck in the small town of Bomont after his father leaves both him and his mother. Once they arrive in Bomont Ren find out that dancing has been banned by the Reverend Shaw Moore plyed by John Lithgo, someone who believes that the presence of rock music will lead to the downfall of the children in this rural town. His daughter Ariel is the most rebellious girl in town, as well as the object of Ren's desire, although almost as soon as Arial comes on the scene you get the distinct feeling that she wants him just as badly. At the same time Ariel is forced into a battle with her father over the right to dance and have fun. Ariel helps Ren find passages in the bible to convince her father to let them hold a dance at the edge of town... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: energetic, fun, good music
Disadvantages: slightly predictable

...Is this the Flashdance of the millenium?? I asked myself that same quetion after going to see this film. Julia stiles is the young woman who has to change her lifestyle when she tragically looses her mother. She moves to the ghetto and has to learn a whole new waty of life. Obviously in this teen flick there is a romance going on between her and the new black kid she has just befreinded, he helps her to learn some slick dance moves (wonderfully slick I have to add!). Well I cant tell you much more because it would ruin the plot. But the soundtrack for this film isn't neccesarliy everyones cup of tea, but it is good, the dance moves are wonderully choreographed and the acting really is second too none. It gives me the same feelings that flashdance did in the 80's with its wonderful soundtrack and dance moves hence the comparison... Read review

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