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Plot: Slice-of-life tale about a working-class young Brooklyn Italian-American who finds an escape from his mundane neighborhood existence at the local discotheque, where he is the king of the dance floor.
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MCT:October 13, 2008Johnny
Brings Doing what young adult, had to do for excitement to a whole. BE NICE iF i COULD STILL FIND tHE TIME AND PLACES MADE POSSIBLE EXTRA CURRICULAR ENTERTAINMENT VENUES -
MCT:October 10, 2008This is not what I was expecting at all! So much swearing and sex etc. I thought it was gonna be some lame dance movie but there was a lot more to it! John Travolta is actually good looking in this movie and some of the dancing is oright I suppose. GREAT soundtrack.
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MCT:October 7, 2008
The long and short of my review: It was significantly better than I thought.
I would go as far to say that this might actually be considered a good movie. I'm not saying I'm completely wild about it, but my original thoughts on the movie was that it was a movie about dancing and disco. If you know me at all, you know that disco is one of the devil's tools and just plain old sucks. Sure, rock might be the devil's tool, but it is at least pretty awesome. I never really understood the obsession with disco. But this is a pretty heavy R-Rated movie (it's got a PG rating? I refuse to believe it! There's cursing, nudity, drugs, and rape) Do you know why I thought all of these things about the movie? It's because that image of John Travolta pointing to the heavens is in diners next to James Dean and Marilyn Monroe. These are easy to swallow icons of innocence (although I hardly think of any of these things as innocent.) This movie is dark and gloomy as all get out and apparently people just forget that aspect because there is a ton of dancing in it.
I guess the half star comes from the fact that a scene takes place in a White Castle. That's some pretty smart filmmaking there. But the rest of the movie, like I said, is pretty solid. I'm not going to say that the message in Saturday Night Fever is especially deep, but there is this quest for identity and purpose thrown in next to this love story. Now, this could have been a truly disposable piece of cinema where the guy gets the girl through dance and that's all the story is about. But Tony (I'm pretty sure I remember his name being Tony) has an entire world around him that pulls him in one direction and he, to be honest, is pretty comfortable in that position. He is the king of his small kingdom. He's the biggest fish in a small disco club and who is to begrudge him what he has to do to stay there. Now, there are those moments in movies where the character has that unrealistic desire to get out of that small town, but this movie only somewhat hints at those ideas. Those ideas are the result of a woman who lies about her life and begs for the same thing herself in the midst of disguising her own identity and life to someone she considers beneath her. Yeah, I may be overanalyzing the hell out of this movie, but I think all that kind of stuff is there.
The big issue, and I knew that this was going to be an issue, is the dancing. I mean, this movie even tackles the abortion issue, but every time I get a little wrapped in the A and B-storylines, these ideas are broken up with overly intense disco dance sequences that just go on and on. Perhaps the movie needs these sequences. After all, the movie is so gloomy at times that you would consider it preachy if the dancing didn't break up the life of crap that these characters have to face. Honest to goodness (and this is what amazes me about the PG rating that Flixster claims that this movie has) is that this movie has abortion, gang fights, rape, stripping, disgraced priests, spousal abuse, drugs. I could go on, but I just don't feel the effort to concentrate on the movie that much. What I will say is that this movie has a very bizarre market that it was trying to appeal to. You see images from this movie and you always see John Travolta strutting down the street to "Staying Alive." Yeah, that's what he's trying to do. He wants to stay alive, not show off how cool he is. I don't know what audiences who paid to see this in the theater must of have thought. This movie has one of the wackiest marketing ploys of all time. Regardless, it's a halfway decent movie and I'm actually surprised that I liked it so much. If it wasn't for the dancing, I would be actually a pretty decent fan of this movie. -
MCT:September 29, 2008
the ultimate disco movie about a life tale about a working-class young Brooklyn Italian-American who finds an escape from his mundane neighborhood existence at the local discotheque, where he is the king of the dance floor starring
John Travolta one of the best films of 1977. a masterpeice of a film from director
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MCT:September 28, 2008The best !!!!
There's no one like Tony Manero... John Travolta dances incredible.
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MCT:September 14, 2008
I wish I could remember all the craZy stuff I did back then! What a great time to be alive. Oh... and the film's a classic. LOL
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MCT:September 13, 2008
Saw this movie the first time when I was like, six years old. didn't rememberd much about it this second time, but boy it was good! :)
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MCT:September 7, 2008
I can't believe it's taken me so long to see this classic. Did people actually dress like that? Dance like that? Yikes. This film was made when my parents were the age I am now, and it scares me to think of them going out in public looking like that! I saw this at a John Travolta festival (yes, really) at my favourite local art house, and it was kind of hard to decipher a lot of the dialogue. The print was quite possibly an original, the same one my parents saw during the film's original release. Very crackly and cut up. The film itself...well, maybe my expectations were too high. The story didn't do much for me, but maybe I was just straining to hear the dialogue, and I missed a few key plot points. I wouldn't mind seeing it again on a digitally-restored DVD. One thing is for sure. The music is fantastic! You just can't beat the Bee Gees for pure fun. :)
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MCT:August 18, 2008
Slice-of-life tale about a working-class young Brooklyn Italian-American who finds an escape from his mundane neighborhood existence at the local discotheque, where he is the king of the dance floor. This film was very good starring actor, John Travolta as Tony. This film is one of the best musical films of the 1970's. I personally think that this is one of John Travolta's best film seeming that his role as Tony was good. John Badham's directing was great. A good selection of themetunes to this film and the dance moves in this film were good. If you like John Travolta films and you like musical/dance films then you will definetly like this film. A must see for people who have not see it.
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MCT:August 15, 2008Ambitious and quite the fan club this film has I assume all around the globe.Not that I mind,it's enjoyable and the soundtrack is top notch however....didacticism isn't my thing and it's so naive at times.
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MCT:August 7, 2008
I can't for the life of me understanding old movie ratings? PG my ass. Anyway, the movie was alright, I watched it ages ago. I don't remember a lot of it, just some random bits with Travolta and some chick dancing.
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MCT:August 3, 2008
If you have only seen the PG version, it is not the same movie. The original has adult themes, swearing, rape, racism and violence. Travolta is amazing as Tony. He gives the character an immaturity and ignorance that is so believable, especially in the family scenes. And the soundtrack and dancing are pretty good too.
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MCT:July 27, 2008
Travolta paso a la eternidad con esta actuacion, los movimientos y gestos de Tony Manero pasaron a la historia, al igual que la cancion "Stayin Alive"
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MCT:July 25, 2008
I loved this movie. My dad grew up in the same neighborhood around the same time. He even had a very similar suit. Great music and great dancing. A Travolta classic.
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MCT:July 10, 2008
John Travolta was so beautiful back in the day. This is actually one of my favorite movies with him. It has dancing, romance, tragedy, growing pains... pretty darn cool.
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MCT:June 15, 2008
Haaa Haaa How Cheesy Lol "Stayin Alive, Stayin Alive" Haa Haa .. But It Was Very Guud Though Didnt Like The Ending Lol
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MCT:June 14, 2008
All the hype that the film receives isn't really deserved. Yes, Travolta does a great job as Tony and his dancing is excellent but the storyline itself is quite bland and uninteresting. If you're not a fan of dancing and clubbing, stay away from this film!
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MCT:June 11, 2008
I liked it but the other day I got to watch it again & man !!! In those days films were so freaken' lame compare 2 todays standards, hehehe but I still liked it.
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MCT:June 9, 2008
Essential 70's film, essential dance film. Music is so damn catchy and trust me, you'll want to watch the whole thing.
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MCT:June 6, 2008
Saturday Night Fever is one of the best movies on the 70s. Often thought of as just a disco movie SNF is a lot more than that, the disco is a form of escapism along with the Brooklyn Bridge. The movie depicts the life of several youngsters stuck in a life that they wish to break out of and further themselves but Brooklyn wont let them out. Travolta is great and one of the best soundtracks ever
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novelprotoposted 491 days ago -
What can I say, when you got it, you got it and WHOA BOY did John Travolta have it!
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