Grease (Rockin' Rydell Edition)

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Riding the strange '50s nostalgia wave that swept through America during the late 1970s (caused by TV shows like Happy Days and films like American Graffiti), Grease became not only the word in 1978, but also a box-office smash and a cultural phenomenon. Twenty years later, this entertaining film adaptation of the Broadway musical received another successful theatrical release, which included visual remastering and a shiny new Dolby soundtrack. In this 2002 DVD release, Grease lovers can also now see it in the correct 2:35 to 1 Panavision aspect ratio, and see retrospective interviews with cast members and director Randal Kleiser. All these stylistic touches are essential to the film's success. Without the vibrant colors, unforgettably campy and catchy tunes (like "Greased Lightning," "Summer Nights," and "You're the One That I Want"), and fabulously choreographed, widescreen musical numbers, the film would have to rely on a silly, cliché-filled plot that we've seen hundreds of times. As it is, the episodic story about the romantic dilemmas experienced by a group of graduating high school seniors remains fresh, fun, and incredibly imaginative.

The young, animated cast also deserves a lot of credit, bringing chemistry and energy to otherwise bland material. John Travolta, straight from his success in Saturday Night Fever, knows his sexual star power and struts, swaggers, sings, and dances appropriately, while Olivia Newton-John's portrayal of virgin innocence is the only decent acting she's ever done. And then there's Stockard Channing, spouting sexual double-entendres as Rizzo, the bitchy, raunchy leader of the Pink Ladies, who steals the film from both of its stars. Ignore the sequel at all costs. --Dave McCoy

Description

John Travolta solidified his position as the most versatile and magnetic screen presence of the decade in this film version of the smash hit play Grease. Recording star Olivia Newton-John made her American film debut as Sandy, Travolta's naive love interest. The impressive supporting cast reads like a "who's who" in this quintessential musical about the fabulous '50s. Grease is not just a nostalgic look at a simpler decade--it's an energetic and exciting musical homage to the age of rock 'n' roll!

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Energetic high school musical set in the 1950s.......2007-07-06

Remember those school productions of "Grease" - well this is the film that everyone remembers, based on the long-running Broadway show.

The songs are deliberately cheesy, the acting over the top, the teenagers look about 30, but it's all pretty good fun.

Comparing this to "High School Musical", which has real teenagers one realises that "Grease" is not about teenagers at all but a 1950s that probably never existed. Indeed "Grease" was part of the 1950s nostalgia phenomenon of the 1970s along with "Happy Days" and "American Graffiti" that continued with films such as "Back to the Future" and "Stand By Me" in the 1980s. America was harking back to a kinder, simpler, innocent era post-Vietnam, Civil Rights, and Watergate.

"Grease" still holds up as decent entertainment today.

Grease (Rockin" Rydell Edition.......2007-06-27

Bought it for my 17 year old grand daughter, who loves Grease, she loves it.

Great Movies.......2007-06-08

This moie came out when I was out of HighSchool....I LOVED it then and it's been one of my favorites...The music is terrific and John Travolta and Olivia Newton John did an incredible job as the two main characters in the movie.......

Grease.......2007-06-01

My DVD arrived very quickly, as usual. A welcomed addition to our collection of classics.

A classic, must have for every collection.......2007-05-23

This movie is just a classic and always a good time to watch. It's pretty harmless and just puts you in a good mood. I saw this movie about 25 times when I was growing up and it came out, so I was pleased to see it on a DVD so I can watch it and not wear out the tape!

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Not convincing and homogeneous arguments
Lying For An Oscar
The Hollywood Propaganda Machine In Full Motion
Excellent piece of work
Biased and dissapointing

Bowling for Columbine
Starring: Michael Caldwell , Dick Cheney , Dick Clark , Bill Clinton , and Byron Dorgan
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ASIN: B00008DDVV
Release Date: 2003-08-19

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Michael Moore's superb documentary (following in the footsteps of Roger & Me and The Big One) tackles a meaty subject: gun control. Moore skillfully lays out arguments surrounding the issue and short-circuits them all, leaving one impossible question: why do Americans kill each other more often than people in any other democratic nation? Moore focuses his quest around the shootings at Columbine High School and the shooting of one 6-year-old by another near his own hometown of Flint, Michigan. By approaching the headquarters of K-Mart (where the Columbine shooters bought their ammo) and going to Charlton Heston's own home, Moore demands accountability from the forces that support unrestricted gun sales in the U.S. His arguments are conducted with the humor and empathy that have made Moore more than just a gadfly; he's become a genuine voice of reason in a world driven by fear and greed. --Bret Fetzer

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Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore (Roger & Me) takes aim at America's love affair with guns and violence in this Oscar(r)-winning* film that "demands attention" (People)! Mixing riveting footage, hilarious animation and candid interviews with everyone from the NRA's Charlton Heston to shock-rocker Marilyn Manson, Bowling for Columbine is a "brilliant" (The Hollywood Reporter) tour de force of filmmaking. *2002: Documentary Feature

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Not convincing and homogeneous arguments.......2007-09-13

Michael Moore hit the road of glory with this documentary. He speaks of the High School shooting in Littleton. He is always surprising. We expected an approach that would try to recapture the two young men who went berserk, their backgrounds, their surroundings, their friends and families. In one word try to explain why these two perfectly normal young men could have run into such a pile of guano. But no. Michael Moore attacks somewhere else. He attacks the National Rifle Association all along, and yet he comes to the idea that it does not explain anything because in Canada they probable have even more guns per head. And they do not have a number of killings with fire-arms that could come close to comparing with the US. That's just the point here. The whole film is built on a line that in the end he has to push aside. And he comes up with another completely different and hardly supported in the film: Americans have a problem with their psyche. He does not specify if it is their individual psyches or if it is their collective psyche. And I must say it is kind of disappointing. He brutally interrupts the President of the NRA, Charlton Heston who is speaking of the wide presence of violence in American history (and the ethnicity of that violence) by quoting Germany, Russia, England and Japan as violent countries. But that does not in anyway bring him towards his conclusion. In other words he concludes with an opinion that is not supported by what he has shown in the film. For a documentary it is harsh to say so.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne & University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines

Lying For An Oscar.......2007-08-28

Michael Moore is a disgrace to the left-wing society, much like George W. Bush is a disgrace to the right-wing society. "Bowling For Columbine" is a film that if it is taken seriously, the results are just laughable. The Columbine shootings weren't based on gun control, and the attackers didn't get their weapons legally either. Moore is just contradicting the second amendment and placing the blame on the firearms business. This isn't a documentary, it's a deceptive, biased, and opinionated hack job of a movie that Moore is shoving right into our faces. Weapons aren't a problem, humanity and lack of responsibility is the problem.

Somebody give Moore a laxative, because he's so full of [sh]it when it comes to his "documentaries".

The Hollywood Propaganda Machine In Full Motion.......2007-08-25

I can't see how the anti-gun movement is anything less than yet another radical feminist assault on the alpha male. I mean, let's face it, women don't own guns, don't use guns, don't want to have anything to do with guns. This comes in sharp contrast to the relationship men have with guns where firearms are seen as items of recreation, tools of security, a safety insurance for them and their loved ones. This sense of safety, security, and perhaps even empowerment amongst men is something the feminist movement absolutely WILL NOT tolerate. Every man must be emasculated because if a feminist were being robbed in her home or on the street and a man (say perhaps a boyfriend, husband, or father) came up and blew the robber away this feminist would have a hard time justifying her crackpot ideology. And of course the magnum opus of the Flower Power generation was that ideas never need to be justified so long as we feel "sincerely" about them. This has very little to do with guns and everything to do with feminist attempts to correct male behavior. They'd want to take swords and sheilds away if we had them.

Not suprisingly the already passified and waif Michael Moore had no qualms about reflecting these views in his film which is quite suprising given that Moore himself grew up in Kent, Michigan, a town where street gangs and other scum keep the citizenry in a constant state of fear. This is hardly anything new for urban America where women can't walk down the street at night, where adults can't even correct wild teenagers in public for fear of being pistol whipped.

Of course Moore presents no solutions to these problems but the idea that the police, given enough time and money, would be able to get things under control is always assumed. And that's exactly what this boils down to: Moore's and the anti-gun movement's inability to come to terms with the fact that any normal kind of police presence isn't going to be able to control crimes against civilians.

There are restrictions on state power and naturally criminals use that to their advantage. This is because we live in a free society, well, at least we used to. People don't want to see a team of cops on every corner, in every building, in every subway car because realistically that is what it would take to get crime under control. That's what it took in New York but what about the other hundreds of cities that don't have a hundred billion dollar budget and who have citizens that don't want to live in a police state? Well...

They could look to the Second Amendment but of course Moore has his own twist on that idea, ridiculously trying to cast the Right to Bear Arms as a "right to overthrow tyranny." The thing Moore fails to realize was that the Bill of Rights was written before the French Revolution and before Marxism; back when the idea that a few farmers could topple a central government would've been seen by anyone, especially the elites, as utterly preposterous. More than likely I would think that the Second Amendment was written with folks on the frontier in mind where having a tomahawk sunk into your skull was far from an uncommon event. Also this was written at a time when a great deal of the police work (keeping in mind that most folks did not live in cities) and keeping a state of order was done by regular folks. Defending yourself and your household would have, in most cases, been an entirely personal endeavor.

It's not so much repulsive as it is bizarre watching Michael Moore go to work on these little projects of his. I mean, in a documentary that is supposed to be about gun control he spends about a half hour on the Oklahoma City Bombing. What an attack that was carried out with a truck bomb has to do with guns or gun control I'll never know. Instead it's just a pathetically calculated excuse for Moore to mention that Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols happened to be gun owners. Look, these terrible people owned guns so if you own one you'll be terrible just like them! Even Hitler had a gun! You don't want to be Hitler do you? Endlessly amateurish. Infinitely infantile.

It's really weird the way Moore is seen by so many millions as the lovable champion of the people. Sort of like a pretentious and much fatter version of John Candy. The truth is Michael Moore cares about the average person's problems but only in the same way that every one else in Hollywood cares about the average person which is not so much caring about them as it is wanting to make them "better." Typical Marxist hatred of the Middle Class. There's no place for this garbage in Middle or Working Class America.

Wouldn't it be better living in a world where instead of finding helpless victims criminals found themselves getting pumped full of lead? I'll give it 2 stars because it was at least watchable.

Excellent piece of work.......2007-08-13

Finaly something what portraits the reality of american life. Something different from the everyday Hollywood junk. I am very thankful that Michael Moore has the guts to do this kind of work: swimming against the tide of money and power.

Biased and dissapointing.......2007-08-08

I would say before I got involved in firearms, that I really didn't have much of an opinion on gun ownership. I figured what people did was their own business and that it didn't affect me.

As I started reading more into Columbine, I saw Michael Moores documentary called "Bowling For Columbine" and I had remembered seeing his film on Flint, Michigan when I was in highschool. I figured the documentary was going to be about Columbine, not about gun culture. Either way, the documentary started off pretty good and I couldn't really tell the direction it was headed. The direction of the film sounded like it was criticizing American culture rather than guns until the film compared us to Canada and the rest of the world how "similar" we were. The problem is, Moore makes the assertion that somehow Canada and the rest of the world are safehaven utopias where you can reside with your doors unlocked with a low number of murder statistics. What he fails to mention is the size of our country and many of the issues that are a result of it.

Take in account Canada, a population of 32,984,700 in 2007. The US has a population of 302,213,000. Population wise, we are going to have more homocides. What Moore failed to state was that Canada while they may have gun registration is that before it was ever implented into Canada, the murder rates have been unchanged for the most part and crime has actually increased. Does this signify that guns were never the problem in Canada to begin with? The same applys for the United Kingdom, before handguns were outlawed, the murder rate and gun crime was actually lower than it is now. While the European nations may have supposed "low" murder rates, gun ownership rates really have nothing to do with it but rather what fuels violence.

In the US for example, much of our crime is black on black crime, gang warfare, the drug trade, and illegal aliens coming into this country. Actually 20 percent of our prison population are illegal aliens. The folks killing each other are not law abiding gun owners.

Moore also fails to mention how some of the most violent nations are those that actually have some of the most strict gun control laws in effect. Mexico, South Africa, India, Russia all have much higher murder rates than our country yet they have very strict laws pertaining to who can actually have a gun legally.

Overall the movie was nothing more than propaganda meant to look like a sceptical view of gun ownership. I was rather dissapointed with the film. I've watched it 3 different times to try and get an understanding from Michaels point of view but I think that the Bowling For Columbine dvd I purchased on ebay will make better use for skeet shooting.

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Probably The Worst Movie Ever Made!
Ordered over a month ago... and nothing
Grease 2 - Different but Equal
Just plain TRASH
25 years later...grease 2, not bad...

Grease 2
Starring: Maxwell Caulfield , Michelle Pfeiffer , Lorna Luft , Maureen Teefy , and Alison Price
Director: Patricia Birch
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ASIN: B00008Z45B
Release Date: 2003-06-10

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Too often, sequels to popular films simply rehash the original film; call it the carbon-copy syndrome. Grease 2 suffers from no such malady, having almost nothing to do with the original film. Sure, it focuses on teens at Rydell High, the imaginary school from the first film, which starred John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. But other than a few of the teachers, all of the characters are new and so are the songs--and more's the pity. By the time Grease hit the big screen, it already had had almost a decade as a theatrical musical, more than enough time to hone its mock-rock & roll score. But this sequel, which stars among others a then-unknown Michelle Pfeiffer, Maxwell Caulfield, and Lorna Luft (Judy Garland's daughter), has music that's neither fish nor fowl, neither rock nor Broadway. Meanwhile, the plot is a reversal of the first film, in which a cool guy fell for a square girl. In this one, the square is newcomer Caulfield, who catches the eye of tough girl Pfeiffer and her Pink Lady gang. The appearance of such pseudo-stars of the '50s, like Tab Hunter, is supposed to lend a nostalgic kick, but let's just say that Grease 2 slides almost instantly into obscurity. --Marshall Fine

Description

The sequel to the 1978 hit movie, GREASE 2 is set in the early 1960's when a new British student, Michael Carrington (Caulfield), rides into town and joins the ranks at Rydell High. A book nerd who immediately falls for the blonde bombshell leader of the Pink Ladies, Stephanie Zinone (Pfeiffer), Michael finds himself smitten, but out of his element. Knowing that the Pink Ladies are the hippest clique of chicks at Rydell, who only date their equals in coolness - the T-Birds, Michael sets out to turn from a geek to a greaser to see if he can win the gorgeous Stephanie's heart.

Customer Reviews:

Probably The Worst Movie Ever Made!.......2007-08-31

Most great movies should not come up with a sequel and Grease is one of them. I just could not believe my senses when I saw this movie. It is SO BAD I felt like hurting myself just to ease the pain. By the time the bowling ally song came up, I had to pause the movie and go take a bath because I felt so dirty. I actually had to wash my eyes and ears with soap. The plot was stupid, the acting was HORRIBLE, and the songs... Oh, God the songs... I shutter just to think about it. Do yourself a favor and skip this movie. I'm sure they play it 24/7 in hell.

Ordered over a month ago... and nothing.......2007-08-15

I ordered this DVD over a month ago... and the only communication I have received is this company asking me to give him 5 stars. I have written numerous emails and nothing.

Grease 2 - Different but Equal.......2007-08-14

So, I'm watching the HBO. I don't know why I pay for this thing, because it never shows anything worthwhile. Sure, once in a while you hit the jackpot, but mostly, lame original programming and a repetitive nature that can drive any sane person into psychosis. Of course, I didn't mind when the HBO started showing "Anchorman" every 2 hours each and every day of the week. That was heaven. But those golden moments of bliss are few and far between.

It appears this month's selection for overexposure is "Grease 2". It's on 3 or 4 times a day. I can basically switch over to one of the 10 HBO channels at any given time of the day and it will be on.

I had not attempted to sit down and watch "Grease 2" for about 20 years. I hadn't forgotten it. I watched it alot when I was a wee child and even had the soundtrack on 8-track for a spell. However, over the years I was brainwashed by the crackpot movie critics and the genuine haters into believing that this film was a lack-luster cash-in on the success of the original "Grease".

So one afternoon I saw it was on the HBO and gave it another chance. All those fond memories came rushing back to me. I remembered all the songs, especially "Who's That Guy" and "Reproduction". Sure, it was kinda dumb, but so was the original, and sometimes dumb equals fun, and in this case, it does. I was thoroughly entertained. In fact, I was so entertained, that an hour after the film was over I switched over to another HBO where the film was starting again. That's right, I watched it a second time. Then, at 10 pm, yet another airing of this wonderful little creature, and once again I watched it all the way through. That's right. Three times in one day. Needless to say, I was hooked.

I went right out and snagged a copy of the soundtrack, which I have been listening to non-stop. It's only a matter of time before "Grease 2" is sitting on my DVD shelf as well. I've watched the film 2 more times on HBO this week, and I can't get the songs out of my head.

This is a good, fun movie, and the people here who dismiss it are doing so only because they are so caught up in "Grease 1" that they fail to let "Grease 2" stand on it's own. It's a different film, more like "Rocky Horror" than "Grease", but in my mind it is just as good, and the songs are every bit as good as the original. "Cool Rider", "Turn Back the Hands of Time", "Who's That Guy", "Reproduction" and "Charades" are all great cuts.

You have to come down from your high horse, people, and give it a chance. It is pure entertainment. Don't be a stick in the mud. Don't be a hater. Get over yourselves. Let this great movie out from under its predecessor's shadow and shine!

Just plain TRASH.......2007-07-04

Grease 2 in my opinion was a horrible sequel. The first Grease is my all time favorite. Grease 2 will never be as good. The music sucked, and the acting was horrible. I advise all to buy The first original Grease, don't waste your money on this garbage!!!

25 years later...grease 2, not bad..........2007-06-04

the original grease will always be one of my all-time favorites. watching grease 2 after 25 years, i enjoyed the singing, dancing and storyline.
michelle p. & maxwell c. made a good couple. naturally, in seeing a few familiar rydell faces, i wished some others were still around.
anyway, the only main issue that bothered me was how the T-Birds were portrayed, they were weak.
I remember the original T-Birds being a little tougher than that.
So, I was a bit disappointed in how they were portrayed this time around...
Other than that, I enjoyed the movie...

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descent movie
Much more than I expected.
old school
A Must See
Such a True Movie!!!

SLC Punk
Starring: Kevin Breznahan , Annabeth Gish , Michael A. Goorjian , Christopher McDonald , and James Duval
Director: James Merendino
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ASIN: 0767837398
Release Date: 1999-10-19

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SLC Punk starts out entertainingly enough as a sarcastic snapshot of the punk-rock scene in Salt Lake City in 1985--complete with mohawks, moshing, and vague avowals of anarchy. But gradually, the wanderings of Stevo (Matthew Lillard from Scream) and Heroin Bob (Michael Goorjian) turn into a multilayered exploration of character and culture shock. Though he spends his days drinking and mocking the values of his parents, Stevo turns just as critical an eye on his own rhetoric and lifestyle, and comes to find that aimless rebellion may be just as hollow as the mindless pursuit of money. No character has the right point of view; there are no easy solutions. Despite lacking anything in the way of a plot, SLC Punk sustains its energy through wit, realism, propulsive editing, and excellent performances from Lillard, Goorjian, and the rest of the cast. It's emblematic of the movie's sophistication that Stevo's lawyer father (Christopher McDonald, who played Geena Davis's husband in Thelma and Louise) is treated satirically without being dismissed; though baffled by his son's form of rebellion, he never loses hope that Stevo will go on to law school and continues to cajole Stevo and argue with him about how the world works. By its end, the constantly shifting perspective of SLC Punk achieves a surprising emotional depth. It's also given a lot of energy by a well-chosen soundtrack of energetic but not overly familiar music of the time, including selections from Fear, the Dead Kennedys, the Stooges, and even Roxy Music. --Bret Fetzer

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descent movie.......2007-08-23

This movie is ok, not gonna win any awards. There is a lot of talk about punk posers in this movie. This is not about real punk rock. Which is fitting, because it's about posers. It's entertaining nonetheless.

Much more than I expected........2007-08-02

This movie is proof that you should never judge an item by its appearance. When I first saw the cover of this DVD, I groaned, thinking it would be cliché, boring, and annoyingly stupid. But oh, how wrong I was. I started watching this movie not expecting anything appealing or intriguing, but I was instantly sucked in. It's so much more than a documentary/film of Salt Lake City "punks", it actually has a message, one that you will never forget. So I proudly purchased the film, and watched it over and over until it sank into me like a rock in a creek. Definitely recommend it to everyone, even if you aren't into punk music or the punk scene.

old school.......2007-04-09

this movie is a great tribioute to the old punks living in todays sosiety

A Must See.......2007-03-10

This film, no matter what age or interest, is fantastic. The acting is excellent and the story intreaging. I found myself educated by the era of music this film encompasses. Harsh times and an attitude towards society of indipendence and self security, is what this film centers around. BUY THIS FILM.

Such a True Movie!!!.......2007-03-08

Great film in all aspects. Shows many true aspects of society. Including a lot of comedy, helps make it an underground classic.

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Great for kids & parents!
It's not meant to be a world changer
Not the best comedy in the world, but decent enough to enjoy...
School of Rock rocks......
Study Your Rock History & Theory!

School of Rock (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Jack Black , Adam Pascal , Lucas Papaelias , Chris Stack , and Sarah Silverman
Director: Richard Linklater
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ASIN: B00018U9G6
Release Date: 2004-03-02

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Turbo-charged comic Jack Black shakes School of Rock to its foundations, wailing with born-again metalhead passion as Dewey Finn, a guitarist who gets kicked out of a band because he grandstands too much--or, to put it another way, enjoys himself. Through an intercepted phone call, Finn gets a job as a substitute teacher for a fifth grade class at a private grade school. Neither students nor teacher quite know what to do with each other until Finn discovers that some of his young charges can play instruments; at once he starts turning them into a blistering rock & roll troupe that can crush his former band at an upcoming competition. School of Rock is silly and formulaic, but director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused), writer Mike White (The Good Girl), and especially Black and co-star Joan Cusack invest the formulas with such glee that the movie is irresistibly fun. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

Great for kids & parents!.......2007-09-04

This movie is on a very short list of movies that the kids like/love and the parents also enjoy. Be prepared for language at the beginning but a great story with awesome music.

It's not meant to be a world changer.......2007-08-13

If you watch movies only for intellectual reasons, you won't like this film. I watch for entertainment purposes only!. I don't ask if this is real life or if this or that character holds up to critical scrutiny. Who cares???? I watch for enjoyment. If I wanted intellectual I'd pull out one of my old college textbooks. This is a funny movie period. Not a laugh till you cry kind but it is very funny. Jack Black plays Dewey Finn, a maybe washed up rock guitarist, with a passion. He is obsessed with classic rock and thinks anyone who isn't is brain dead. This movie is a hoot (kids kind of irked me at times though) if you like Jack Black and like to be entertained without having your head explode from trying to figure out "the meaning". Just sit back and enjoy.

Not the best comedy in the world, but decent enough to enjoy..........2007-08-13

There was a lot of hype surrounding `School of Rock' by the time I finally got around to watching it; hype that I'm not sure I really understand. Sure, parts of this film are funny, but it's never so funny that I can't hold back the laughter. In fact, for every critic and fan alike who scream this as being one of Black's greatest film roles (there was even talk back when this was released of his performance being `Oscar' worthy) I'm left a little confused because to me he's done much better than this. Black does have his moments, but it's never enough to really convince me that he's award worthy. To me it's nothing more than an amiably funny performance.

The film follows Dewey Finn, played by Black, a down on his luck guitar player who never stopped following his dream even though it left him broke, friendless and pretty much considered a loser by his peers. Being behind on his rent and jobless (recently being booted from his band) Dewey steals the identity of his roommate and takes on a sub-teaching job at a local elementary school. Dewey of course has no idea what to do with these children, that is until he finds out that they are all insanely talented musicians. Wanting to compete in `The Battle of the Bands' he decides to form a band within his classroom disguising the idea as a school project for next quarter that they are getting a leg up on.

The plot of course follows the same formula of `dork uses people, everything goes great, dork is exposed, dork learns lesson, everything is great' that most comedies of this persuasion find themselves pigeonholed into, but it's still fun. The musical numbers are by far the more entertaining scenes in the film, especially at the end when they perform at `The Battle of the Bands'.

Some have mentioned that Black steals the show, but I strongly disagree. To me it's Joan Cusack, the school principle, who steals every frame. Cusack is probably my all time favorite supporting actress. She makes even the unwatchable films worth the time. Here, as the uptight principle she is just completely on mark the whole time. She's quick witted, funny and intelligent, a brilliant actress. Sarah Silverman also adds some character as the only real villain in the film, playing Dewey's roommates battleaxe of a girlfriend. She's funny in that irritating yelling `want to sock her in the mouth' kind of way, which I didn't expect from her.

All in all this is not a bad film, it is funny, but it lacks originality, and to me Black is just not that wonderful. He serves his purpose (that of playing the dim witted idiot who learns a life lesson as well as teaches one) but any other comedian could have pulled this off, maybe even better. Black is no Ferrell or Carrey, but he does succeed in making the general public laugh, most of the time, and here is one of his more polished roles (as in not much gross humor or unnecessary crudeness) so it should appeal to most in the family. I may not completely agree with the praise heaped upon this film, but I can't argue with the fact that it did make me laugh and didn't leave me sour.

School of Rock rocks.............2007-08-11

I caught SCHOOL OF ROCK on network television and was thoroughly entertained. Jack Black stars as Dewey Finn, a down-on-his-luck rock musician who is out of work and out of excuses. Well, with a little fast talking and identity theft Finn takes the identity of his zombie roommate and assumes the role of substitute teacher at a prestigious academy. The kids he is to teach are expecting him to teach standard school subjects. Dewey, a rock musician, is not prepared to teach them anything. But, there is one subject that touches his soul--that is rock music. It turns out that several of his students are musically inclined, and they end up developing a musical ensemble, while avoiding the suspicious unlooking of an uptight school superintendent (Joan Cusak). This is pure fantasy, but, Jack Black is a terrific physical comedian [comparable, perhaps, to the late, great Chris Farley]. The kids are hilarious and come from varying backgrounds and it's wonderful to watch Dewey bring them to life with music. From what I have heard, this is one of the better Jack Black films. I think that this is definitely worth a place in your NetFlix queue. Very cute!

Study Your Rock History & Theory!.......2007-07-17

I loved this movie! It's totally fun for the whole family. There are no dull moments. Everyone is perfectly cast. Jack Black is perfection in this roll. I liked it so much I bought the soundtrack.

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May not have an ounce of realism, but when a movie is this freakin' hilarious, who cares?
Lives up to it's title!
erutnevdA tnellecxE tsoM s'deT & lliB
I always liked it...
A true classic

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Starring: Keanu Reeves , Alex Winter , George Carlin , Terry Camilleri , and Dan Shor
Director: Stephen Herek
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ASIN: B00005PJ6N
Release Date: 2001-12-04

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Like, radical, dude--but not nearly as funny as it should be, even though it was a box-office hit. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are a pair of dim Valley boys, whose life is made heinous by a school history project. Enter George Carlin as a futuristic dude with a time-traveling phone booth. So Bill and Ted go back in time to round up a gang of historical figures (Socrates, Joan of Arc) to bring back for their presentation. Abe Lincoln at the mall? That's about as witty as it gets, rendering this the kind of comedy that gives teenaged audiences a bad name. --Marshall Fine

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Keanu Reeves (The Matrix) and Alex Winter (The Lost Boys) deliver "spirited performances" (The Hollywood Reporter) in the original righteous comedy about the two ditzy dudes from San Dimas, California. Also starring George Carlin, this hysterically funny historical comedy is a "snappily directed" (Time), "bouncy good time" (The Boston Globe) and a party that goes on and on! Bill (Winter) and Ted (Reeves) have spent so much time forming their rock band, The Wyld Stallyns, that they're flunking history. Whoa, duuuude! And when Ted's dad threatens to send him away to military school, Bill and Ted realize it could mean the most heinous end of The Stallyns! Luckily, a guardian angel from the future, Rufus (Carlin), has come to them with a most bodacious solution: a time-traversing phone booth to take them into the past to learn about the world from some of history's most influential personalities. Their journey through time turns out to be a blastÂ...but will they learn enough to pass their class?

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May not have an ounce of realism, but when a movie is this freakin' hilarious, who cares?.......2007-08-27

One of the most entertaining of the many "80's flicks" that have been produced, the tale of two stupid but lovable dudes who are given the chance to save themselves from school failure in a most unique way: traveling back in time and kidnapping historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Billy The Kid, Socrates, and Napoleon Bonaparte, and using them to create a stage show of their history report.

Now, of course such things don't really happen, but it's fun to watch the legends of history trying to live like it's 1988, especially during the mall scene, where Beethoven creates pulsating synthesizer music, Socrates tries to impress a couple of California valley girls, and Genghis Khan thinks about exchanging his club for a metal baseball bat.

But perhaps the most hilarious thing of all is watching Napoleon having the time of his life at a waterpark. Classic by any standard, especially for people who love the 80s.

Lives up to it's title!.......2007-08-24

Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are two boneheaded Californian party dudes who are flunking history and are in deep trouble, but never fear! a guardian angel from the future named Rufus (George Carlin) helps with Bill and Ted with their history trouble by giving them a futuristic time-traveling phonebooth that can send them anywhere in time and learn one hell of a lesson especially getting babes from the past.

A snappy and hilarious cult Sci-fi fantasy comedy classic of the 80's that became a hit in theaters and one of the funniest movies ever! Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter from "The Lost Boys" fame are a funny duo as the lovable californian teen dudes that think nothing but partying down. The acting is very good and the humor is flat out well written, this is a true comedy classic of the late 80's and fans of "Back to the Future" and "Time Bandits" will enjoy this delightful comedy treat.

This DVD has good picture and sound with the only extra being a theatrical trailer but this awesome comedy belongs in every comedy fan's collection.

erutnevdA tnellecxE tsoM s'deT & lliB.......2007-08-15

If you got past my most excellent title, then you are ready to go back in time with Ted & Bill for a most excellent adventure.

Well, if all you want to do is sit down and watch a fun filled movie, good for laughs; this is one of them from the 1980's.

Two guys named Ted, played by Keanu Reeves & Bill, played by Alex Winter; show us that as unimportant as you may think you are to history, you never know what ripple affect you have in the end on historical events, until you see your own future or your past. Both guys apparently affect the future outcome of mankind's destiny and course of civilization, while receiving help from their future, to make sure to keep their appointed rendevous with their destiny.

Rufus, played by George Carlin, comes from the future to help Ted & Bill complete a school history report by supplying them with a phone booth; now get this, that can go into the past or future simply by "dialing" the keypad in the phone. Unless both come through with this report, the course of human history as Rufus knows it, will never happen.

So off into the past go Bill & Ted to put together their most excellent report by collecting most excellent famed characters from the past, while bringing them into the present. The most excellent antics and fun of it all you have to see for yourself: Most excellently!

What carries the film in my book are Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin for the most part. This is one of those cases where most excellent casting and most excellent timing worked at the box office.

Another most excellent film for the entire family, if all you want to do is kick back and not think too much, while just having most excellent fun being young with the characters of the movie.

I always liked it..........2007-05-16

I'm not sure I understand why a few people here seem to be upset that a) the two main characters are totally moronic and goofy. They're -supposed- to be. They're supposed to be the type of kids you laughed at in school because they were just such losers (but hey, loveable anyway)

b) That's not what would 'really' happen if such characters from history met! Of course it isn't! This movie wasn't made to be a history lesson any more than 300 was. It's supposed to be all out silly. I suppose if you can't let yourself just be silly a while, you won't enjoy the movie.

That being said, I think it -does- help if you grew up with the movie (I first saw it when I was 8 or 9 I think... ) and know the nostalgia behind such phrases as ' radical dude' and all that really awful 80's Valley Slang. Watching it now, almost 20 years later, it's even more amusing because I remember my friends and I thinking Bill and Ted were awesome and copied them using such words as 'Bogus' and whatever. Kids of a newer generation or people that weren't really growing up in that era might not find it so charming or a trip down pleasant childhood lane... but hey, for those of us who did grow up with it, most everyone I know loves the movie for what it was. Stupid, silly, entertaining.

Plus the part where they introduce Ghengis Khan as Bob Genghis Khan always made me laugh.

A true classic.......2007-05-13

I can't get enough of this film...I still laugh throughout the film to this day...ziggy piggy ziggy piggy LMAO! I can't imagine why anyone would rate this below 4 stars. It's an 80's classic that hopefully someday I can share with my children if I have any in the future.

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YOU CAN'T FIND "SCHOOL DAZE" LIKE THESE IN A YEARBOOK!
A Must For Anyone HBCU student...Past, Present, or Future!!!
Old School Stomp the Yard
Boring movie
A+

School Daze
Starring: James Bond III , Tisha Campbell , Ossie Davis , Giancarlo Esposito , and Art Evans
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: B000051YMS
Release Date: 2001-01-30

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Spike Lee's follow-up to his unlikely hit She's Gotta Have It was this ambitious--some would say too ambitious--attempt at a musical about college life. But Lee, ever the provocateur, doesn't settle for a simple college comedy. Rather, he wants to make a point about the social divisions within all-black colleges: between the socializers and the socially conscious, and between light and dark-skinned blacks. Laurence Fishburne plays a politically aware student trying to bring his fellow students together; Giancarlo Esposito plays the fraternity boss who constantly seeks to insert a wedge between the haves and have-nots. Lee himself plays a pawn in the middle, a would-be frat boy undergoing a wicked Hell Week as a pledge. The story doesn't pull together and the musical numbers--more spoof than anything else--only serve to fragment it. While it offers interesting points, it never does so in a particularly cohesive way. --Marshall Fine

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YOU CAN'T FIND "SCHOOL DAZE" LIKE THESE IN A YEARBOOK! .......2007-09-07

My My My 1988. A lot was going on that year. The Huxtables was in the middle of captivating audiences worldwide as America's favorite family on "The Cosby Show". "A Different World" wasn't yet the funny and insightful spinoff it would become in later seasons. The showtime Lakers were the reigning NBA dynasty, the "Bad Boy Pistons" were quickly becoming the beast of the east, and Micheal Jordan became the fastest rising star of the NBA. Underprivileged Blacks and working class americans were still feeling the effects of "Regannomics" only to give way to the Bush Sr. era (which wasn't any better). The Golden era of hip hop was in full effect with the most priceless possession being Public Enemy's "It takes a nation of millions to hold us Back". Guy and Keith Sweat would only revolutionize R&B in a way that P.E. revolutionized hip hop. and any Mike Tyson fight was a major event on television.

Some of ya'll may be buggin' on my trip down memory lane but School Daze does that me! Out of all of Spike Lee movies, this may be his most overlooked film along with "Bamboozled" and "He Got Game". This inspired if flawed movie was ahead of its time in exploring the class differences in the black race. but rather than beat a dead horse that has alraedy been tried and won by other reviewers who made the same point about the point of black on black discrimination in this movie, I wanna bring up some points that adds to the high quality of this great movie.

In my opinion, the two key elements that makes this a powerful film are the three main characters and the musical skits. There's never a dull moment as Laurence Fishburne is reliably compelling as the soically aware Mission College student who's asking the school to divest their money in South Africa. Giancarlo Esposito is a convincingly menancing (in a school bully type of way) as the narcissistic frat leader of Gamma Fi Gamma. Not only is he the perfect moral adversary to Dap's(Laurence fishburne) agenda, his frat brothers, the hopeful Pledgers, and the those lovely Gamma Rays led by his Girlfriend Jane(Tisha Campbell), stregthens his power tripping vanity which provides many of the film's laughs. Half Pint (played by yours truly) brings more comic relief as the charmingly pathetic cousin of Dap as he pledges to be a member of G Fi G. He's also a perfect medium between the conscience driven Dap and the image driven Julian (or Dean Big Brother Almighty as Half Pint likes to call him).

Some complain about the musical skits being overdone. That's true, but they're also fun and provides an extra edge to the film's story. The hair musical between the light skinned Gamma Rays and the dark skinned sisters, drives home the point of how these opposing sides resents each other's skin color and how they wouldn't trade places with each other if they could save money on their next trip to the hair dresser. Powerful stuff Spike. That doesn't compare to the best scene of the movie when Dap and his boys interrupt G Fi G's stepping routine to perform a routine bashing the Gammas (Daddy long stroke). Too funny!! the daddy long stroke scene is one of Spike lee's best of all his films. EU's cameo appearance is bound to bring back nostalgic memories of times when we and our mamas were doing "Da Butt".

School daze has a steady balance between entertianment and the seriousness about the dislike blacks display toward each other.

While School daze is entertaining as well as educational it's not without its flaws. While Dap, julian, and Half Pint's intentions are clear, thier characters lack range. The film spends too much time reaffirming Dap's social conscience and Julian's vanity as a cocky frat leader. How many times does the film have to stress Dap resentment toward appartiad in South Africa and Julian's egocentric indulgences. They don't provide any personal insight to their characters that give viewers a reason why they act the why they do as individuals as it relates to the main story. In addition to the lack of motive, the film don't give the main characters a chance to deeply reflect on their lifestyles and views and how it affects themselves as well as those around them. The best and the worst of guys have motives and some sort of reflection and that's the film biggest setback. The dialogue is so repetitive that the film's finale with Dap urging everyone to wake up is not as climatic as it intends to be since that point has been hit home so many times throught the course of the film.

If the characters were better textured with more range and if they used that character depth to deepen the story, Spike Lee could've had another classic under his belt. But as it stands, I would say School Daze is a near classic that would've been a much tighter film without the excess.
It's all good because the scenes are so beautifully shot and the performances solid enough to make you overlook the flaws.

A Must For Anyone HBCU student...Past, Present, or Future!!!.......2007-08-27

School Daze is to an HBCU student as the Bible is to a Christian...you must know it. Not only is School Daze entertaining, but it also brings up some important issues that address the students at HBCUs such as Greek life, color complexes, and many more. Spike made this movie to challenge the minds of the watchers so that they can think about their actions. Hopefully we all will "wake up." Until then, enjoy School Daze.

Old School Stomp the Yard.......2007-07-31

This should be a must see BEFORE other up to date movies about Fraternities and Sororities. Spike Lee looks at some of the "sterotypes" that plague our Fraternities and Sororities. This is a classic that everyone should have in their personal collection.

Boring movie.......2007-07-21

I thought this movie was boring and not well acted. The musical numbers sort of came out of nowhere. Avoid it. The lighting is really bad. Its a typical Spike Lee movie, and that is not a compliment.

I would not want to waste another 2 hours watching it.

A+.......2007-06-17

This is Spike's magnus opus. Over the top? Sure...Heavy handed? You bet...Preachy? Of course...none of that changes the fact that Spike makes a powerful statement about the continuing conflict Africans in America have with each other. 'Bamboozled' is a close second...'Do the Right Thing' rounds out the top 3. Love him or hate him, Spike leaves you with something relevant to ponder...isn't that what art is supposed to do?

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SESAME STREET ROCKS
We're rock and roll readers!
Great music for babies and parents alike
Finally!
Pretty Good, with a few exceptions...

Sesame Street - Rock and Roll!
Starring: Carlo Alban , Alan Arkin , Paul Benedict , Larry Block , and Lexine Bondoc
Director: Jim Henson , Jim Martin , Randall Balsmeyer , Victor DiNapoli , and Ken Diego
Manufacturer: Sesame Street
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ASIN: B00009W0TU
Release Date: 2003-08-05

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DJ Jackman Wolf is your host for this hip and happenin' lesson in the two R's: ROCK & ROLL. Sing, dance and laugh along as your Sesame Street friends phone in their favorite music video requests: Bert digs "It's Hip To Be Square." The Count's #1 favorite is "Count Up To Nine" and Oscar's grouchin' and groovin' to "The World Is `No'." But wait, that's not all! You'll also get Grover's "Monster In The Mirror," "Rock `N' Roll Readers" by Chrissy and the Alphabeats and many, many more. Kids from 1 to 91 will love the sizzling sounds of Sesame Street's Rock & Roll!

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SESAME STREET ROCKS.......2007-03-15

My favourite segment on this DVD is The Telephone Rock with Jerry & The Monotones.I always loved their segments.
My second favourite is The Word Is"No"with Gina and Maria.

We're rock and roll readers!.......2007-01-08

Once again the CTW does it for the kids (fun songs) and the grownups (lots of sly pop references).
Jackman Wolf (see?) takes requests from everyone: Bert, Oscar, and (my favorite Street hottie) Gina, for whom Jackman plays both Chrissie and the Hearbeats's masterpieces "You're Alive" and the brilliant "Rock and Roll Readers" ("when we're not onstage we're likely to be/making an appearance at the library"). Other standouts are "(I Can't Get No)Cooperation" by... wait for it... the CobbleStones, and the "No" song featuring Gina and Maria.
No ABCs or counting on this one, just fun fun fun! And best of all... NO ELMO!

Great music for babies and parents alike.......2006-06-26

My one year old daughter loves this movie (from the library). When we put it on, she gazes at the T.V. nonstop. Now I'll be looking for this movie to buy from the stores or from here. I recommend this for kids-babies and adults alike.

Finally!.......2006-04-30

Years ago, when our oldest daughter was about two, we had three SS videos...Sleepytime Songs and Stories, Monster Hits and this one, Rock and Roll. We had Monster Hits and this one in a two pack. We wore those videos out! All three of them are so good, and I have managed to find the other two on dvd and Rock and Roll was all I needed to complete our collection so that our two little ones could have them. I have to admit though, that we, the parents, were very anxious to have this one again. It is so cute and features some great songs, and lots of great characters. The host of the radio show is a wolf, and our daughter simply loves this because she thinks it is a dog. The songs are very catchy and it is just a fun dvd for your collection. The three dvds I mentioned are very sentimental to me because they bring back memories of our first experience as parents and I am so tickled to have them again. Try this one, and try the others too. You'll love it! Your child probably will too :-)

Pretty Good, with a few exceptions..........2006-01-19

My daughter watches this one all the way through for the most part. It centers around Jackman Wolf playing requests on the radio. My only wish is that a more charismatic character was the main breach between songs. The wolf scares my daughter a little bit when he howls in the beginning. She would prefer Elmo (although he can't be in everything!), Ernie, or even Grover. Other than that, the songs are entertaining, and the story flows well. It holds your interest pretty well.

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Energetic high school musical set in the 1950s
Grease (Rockin" Rydell Edition
Great Movies
Grease
A classic, must have for every collection

Grease (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Eve Arden , Frankie Avalon , Michael Biehn , Joan Blondell , and Susan Buckner
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ASIN: B00003CXAE
Release Date: 2002-09-24

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Energetic high school musical set in the 1950s.......2007-07-06

Grease (Rockin" Rydell Edition.......2007-06-27

Bought it for my 17 year old grand daughter, who loves Grease, she loves it.

Great Movies.......2007-06-08

Grease.......2007-06-01

My DVD arrived very quickly, as usual. A welcomed addition to our collection of classics.

A classic, must have for every collection.......2007-05-23

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Great for kids & parents!
It's not meant to be a world changer
Not the best comedy in the world, but decent enough to enjoy...
School of Rock rocks......
Study Your Rock History & Theory!

School of Rock (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Jack Black , Adam Pascal , Lucas Papaelias , Chris Stack , and Sarah Silverman
Director: Richard Linklater
Manufacturer: Paramount
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ASIN: B00018U9FW
Release Date: 2004-03-02

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Great for kids & parents!.......2007-09-04

This movie is on a very short list of movies that the kids like/love and the parents also enjoy. Be prepared for language at the beginning but a great story with awesome music.

It's not meant to be a world changer.......2007-08-13