Product: Dirty Dancing (1987)
Rating: 5.0
Patrick Swayze can turn me on anytime.....
I may be 54 now but Patrick Swayze can still get my blood boiling hot and rushing madly through my old vascular system anytime! I have seen this movie at least 100 times. I know every line for every character, every action before it occurs --- yet I never grow tired of watching the movie nor listening to the music. I think I wore out my original music cassettes --- I played them over and over, for years. It brings back memories of gentler times...less complicated times...shortly before our innocence was violently stripped away forever.Until reading the reviews online, I didn't realize that my passion for this movie was shared by so many others. Many times in the past, I was embarrassed to admit my longtime "love affair" with "Dirty Dancing" --- it seemed almost juvenile, as if I hadn't "grown up" yet emotionally. The music and dancing are timeless...sensual, romantic, perfect foreplay...they can bring me out of the bluest blues instantly, or set sparks of love glowing inside quicker than anything else legally available. ;)Although "Dirty Dancing" may never be considered a classic like "Gone With the Wind," it's a definite must-see for every generation. Since I came of age in the 1960's, this movie will always be part of my growing-up years...despite the fact that I was about 37 or so when it first hit the wide screen. :) As for the music, there is no competition in my heart.Definitely 5 stars...DVD belongs in every movie and music lovers' collections, as well as in "time capsules" for future generations. ;)My only comment is that Jennifer Grey looked so much better before the plastic surgery on her nose. Her old nose gave her more character, more appeal...she'll never resemble "Baby" with that "new and improved" model.