Product: Dirty Dancing (1987)
Rating: 3.0
3 Stars for This "Classic 80s Film," and 0 for the Second DVD.
Okay, this movie is popular enough that we all pretty much know the storyline, so let's cut to the chase. While I admittedly like this 80's hit, predictable storyline and all, I can understand why there are people who don't think it's so hot. Oh, the dancing is excellent, the soundtrack is pretty good, and Patrick Swayze is hot. What's not so good? That little snot Jane Brucker has to play, Baby's sister Lisa. Also, why does the cast all look so 60s, and yet Jennifer Grey has same big 80s hair she wore in all her other films back then?Also, whoever wrote the dialog did a pretty subpar job:Penny Johnson to Baby when she finds out Robbie knows about her pregnancy: "Go back to your playpen...Baby." It makes me laugh.Kellerman's nephew: "I love to watch your hair blowing in the breeze." *Snicker.*Lisa: "I don't hear an apology, Robbie!"Robbie: "Go back to mommy and daddy, Lisa. Maybe you'll hear one in your dreams." *Chortle."Lisa: "Where is my BIEGE...IRREDESCENT...LIPSTICK?" *Aw, shut up, ya primadonna!"Johnny: "Nobody puts baby in the corner." *Histerical laughter ensues.*Okay, so I have a problem with the script, but I really do like this movie occasionally; I just don't love it. It's good, but too flawed to be a cinematic classic. And for the love of God, would somebody else notice what a great big bundle of energetic and underrated talent Cynthia Rhodes is? I found her to be one of the most likable cast members in the film and she fit her part perfectly. Not only can this girl act, but she can really move! Jennifer Grey is a good actress, and she plays the young impressionable plain Jane who blossoms under Johnny's mentoring skills to the hilt. This is a decent movie one gets into the mood for now and then.Now, as for the "ultimate DD features," I can tell you right now that the interest level and quality is virtually nonexistent. Most of the interviews are long and boring, the screen test is okay, and the videos of three of the songs really blow. They only serve to remind one of just how bad most of the 80s portion of the soundtrack was, particularly that snivelly, whiny theme song that was penned by the equally snivelly, whiny Franke Previte who wrote similar drivel in the early 80's Foreigner wannabe rock group Franke and the Knockouts. The only truly appreciable feature on this "ultimate" edition is the thoroughly enjoyable trivia track, but that's on the movie DVD anyway. This two-disc set is unnecessary, so unless you're nuts about every single aspect of this movie, my advice is to just go straight for the single DVD and leave this one to the die-hard collectors.