Product: Dirty Dancing (1987)
Rating: 5.0
This Is A MUST HAVE!
Released 8 months after Patrick Swayze's death, this new Limited Keepsake Edition is the overall best release, especially for a fan like me. To start with, the twenty-five page Keepsake Book was beautifully filled with pictures, quotes, bios of the actors, a pop quiz, lyrics to the Kellerman's Anthem, and a forward from writer and co-producer Eleanor Bergstein. More pictures are featured on the case when you open to find the two discs. The opening menu takes you back to the movie before you ever hit play.On Disc 1 are the basic features such as Set Up, Scene Selections, and Special Features, but while the second disc has more don't think these special features aren't worth watching or the commentaries aren't worth listening to because they are. You can watch the movie with or without the commentary, but there are two different commentaries and both are great to listen to. You can also watch the movie with the trivia track that has interesting tidbits about the movie that pop onto the screen as you watch the movie. The special features are interesting, especially finding out more details about how they made the film in Kellerman's: Reliving the Locations of the Film. The Rhythm of Dancing is a documentary with Patrick Swayze that he did before his death. Dirty Dancing: The Phenomenon is more about how one movie became one of the biggest movies of all time.On Disc 2 it features so many extras that you'll spend hours going through every feature from the Dance Sequences to the Tributes, which made me cry. When you hit In Memoriam it features a lovely montage remembering Jerry Orbach, Jack Weston, Max Cantor, Emile Ardolino, and of course Patrick Swayze. They feature three separate tributes to Jerry Orbach (narrated by Kelly Bishop). A tribute to Patrick Swayze as told by brother Donny Swayze, wife Lisa Niemi, Eleanor Bergstein, Kenny Ortega, and Miranda Garrison. A tribute to Emile Ardolino as told by Eleanor Bergstein, Miranda Garrison, Kenny Ortega, with Jennifer Grey, and Luis Rodriguez. Another feature Dirty Dancing with Patrick Swayze is a must see documentary Patrick Swayze did before his death. Three music videos are featured on this disc: I've Had The Time of My Life, Hungry Eyes, and She's Like The Wind which are definitely take you back to 1987. There is also some funny outtakes and much much more!I can't say enough about this release; it is truly the best gift for a Dirty Dancing fan!!