Fun, silly and cheesy...

Rating: 6/10 (27 February 2004)

Entertaining, silly and cheesy/goofball late 70's "classic" musical about (supposedly) 1950's high school students. To me, this film has much more of a late 70's "feel" than anything else, despite the 50's hairstyles and cars. Characters are likeable enough to get attached to by film's end, despite lots of stereotypes and near zero character development all around. I was 14 when this came out in theaters, and certain lines (even tone of voices when uttered) still strike a chord, although this film fails to evoke a nostalgic feeling. "Sandra Dee's" sudden transformation at the end is totally unconvincing, which doesn't help the film any. Lots of "gratuitous smoking" (not a terribly good message for kids), although given when it was made and the time period it's meant to portray I'm not terribly surprised. Overall, a feel-good musical from a more innocent time (1978), great for those who get a nostalgia kick from it but little else. 6/10.