Trash...pointless trash

Rating: 1/10 (25 August 2008)

So I figured for this movie to be so famous it had to be good. I finally watched it. As a child of the 80's, I've been nostalgic for 80's movies and though this was a 70's movie, I thought I'd watch it because I LOVE dancing. But my knowledge of this movie was minimal.. Mostly all I knew of the movie is what I saw in "Short Circuit" when Number 5 is watching the movie and dancing along.
Anyway I am actually sorry I watched it. I felt like I needed a bath and new brain afterward. It's complete trash. At least the rated R version is.. Maybe I'd like it better if I saw the PG version.
There didn't really seem to be any storyline or point to the movie besides to be a vehicle for the dancing scenes (which were good) and the music (which was awesome). The rest was an endless stream of profanity, sex, and stupidity. Travolta's character wasn't even likable. I mean, the main character of a movie can have flaws... but he/she has to at least be likable on some level. Travolta's character was shallow, a jerk, and didn't really "grow" that much through the movie. The fact that the gives the trophy to the couple who really deserved it, and wanted to try being friends with Stephanie, wasn't really that much of a "redemption" for me. He was still almost as much of a jerk as he was claiming his friends were.
Just be warned before you watch this...the "F" word is non-stop, nudity and graphic sex scenes abound, It's disgusting.. And there's not even really any "plot" or "story-line" that really has a point.