Bye Bye Birdie

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Summary: BAD MOVIE REALLY BAAAD
Review: THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST MOVIES THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN

BY THE WAY THE CASTING IS WHAT WOULD DISGUST A GOOD DIRECTOR

Rating:
Summary: THIS MOVIE BAD
Review: The is the worst musical made into a movie I have ever scene. Albert is an English teacher not a Bio-Chemist. The stupid little turtle that's on speed is the stupidest thing I have ever scene. When Anne-Margaret sings Bye Bye Birdie: They added that stupid song. The version of Kids in that movie is absolutely aweful. There is nothing good about this movie. The producers twisted the plot. Ed Sullivan is right before intermission, not at the end of the movie. The only descent acting shown in this movie come from DICK VAN DYKE and PAUL LYNDE. THis movie is aweful.

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Summary: THIS IS THE WORST MOVIE IN THE WORLD
Review: This movie so bad! The producers took the musical, and changed the plot. The Ed Sullivan Show is not the end of the Musical, it's the middle. The version of KIDS in this movie is abdolutely aweful. Don't get me wrong, the real version is good. Conrad Birdie was crappy. The only good acting in this movi comes from Dick Van Dyke and Paul Lynde. Don't waste your time buying this movie.

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Summary: Wonderful americana...
Review: This movie is one of my favorite childhoold memories... I still like to try to mimic Ann Magret signing Bye Bye Birdie... and the scene with the turtle... Oh my gosh! Highly recommended!

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Summary: A fabulous piece of early 1960's pop!
Review: I watched this movie on a cold and wet Sunday afternoon. It was the best 90+minutes of escapism I've had in a very long time. I loved all the characters in the movie especially Maureen Stapleton. It's very hard to find a film with all the right ingredients: music, comedy, a good cast. The biggest surprise for me was Janet Leigh singing..........what a voice! I thought Bobby Rydell in his first acting role was great, even though, I thought he looked scared stiff every time he had a scene with Ann-Margret. This movie made Ann-Margret a star and rightly so. It was nice to see how she looked before the sex kitten change of image. I love this film and I think you will too! It's a perfect piece of American culture.

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Summary: I just loved the songs!!
Review: Good comedy, and brill songs!! I liked the main actor's mother!!!! She was funny!

Rating:
Summary: Disappointing
Review: Although the movie has its moments, it pales in comparison to the television version starring Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams (a version that was, at one time, avaialable on VHS). The problem with the Ann-Margret version is that the movie is a vehicle for Ann-Margret; unfortunately, the original story gets lost in the process. The television movie also features several new and outstanding tunes; both should be available on DVD!

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Summary: Flawed but Wonderful
Review: It's easy enough finding the flaws in "Bye Bye Birdie". It ignores much of the original Broadway musical on which it is supposedly based and it has silly new sub-plot about a magic new chemical formula. But Ann-Margaret belting out the movie's theme song "Bye Bye Birdie" is a greater work of art than the Venus DeMilo. (This statement was written originally about Marelene Dietrich in "Destry", but it equally applys here.)

The movie has a great deal of plain silliness and the adult love plot between Janet Leigh and Dick Van Dykes slows things down a bit, but between the tedium there are moments of magic.

Ann-Margaret manages to be both innocent and sexy at the same time. Paul Lynde was made for the part of the father of a "typical American teenager" and Dick Van Dyke's vocal and dancing talent is put to go use also.

Special mention also must go to the choreographer Onna White. White seems to have a particular skill in staging large ensemble dance numbers as she did in "Oliver". The choreography of the entire town coming out to receive Birdie at the court house is some of her best work.

"Bye Bye Birdie" will never make the list of the "10 Greatest Film", but it will always be a personal favorite of many.

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Summary: Dated, Tiresome musical
Review: This Birdie did not age well. The story is so dopey, the teenagers so gagaliciously 1950ish ("getting pinned" is the source of a major number and integral to the plot), the parents so repulsive and/or outlandish, that it is a wonder anyone would bother putting it out on DVD. Unlike Grease, or Oklahoma, or any other musical I can think of, Birdie has no "larger" coherent message that translates through the anachronistic setting. And, purely as a musical, it is weak. With one or two exceptions, the songs are not well constructed and the choreography is unimaginative. The one redeeming feature is the very young and gorgeous Ann-Margaret. She is truly luminous, charismatic and talented, and the movie falters whenever she's not on screen.

For real lovers of the genre only, otherwise, it's a very fast way to clear a room.

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Summary: Bobby Rydell and Ann Margaret-Fantastic!
Review: This is a fun musical treasure not to be missed starring Bobby Rydell and Ann Margaret. This is slightly different from the original broadway play, hence, it is based on the play. Bobby Rydell was at his singing best and Ann Margaret was at her dancing best! It's the combination of Bobby Rydell and Ann Margaret who make this movie a winner. This movie is a loose take off of Elvis before he enters the army. It's funny, lively, and a very good family film. Bobby Rydell and Ann Margaret do a very warm and wonderful duet singing "One Boy". Ann Margaret dances her heart out with Bobby Rydell adding vocals in a terrific dance number. The opening and closeing with Ann Margaret singing "Bye Bye Birdie" are fun and stunning. This is early 1960's fun and it's definitely not to be missed. It's too bad that Bobby Rydell and Ann Margaret never appeared in a movie together again because they were terrific on the screen here. Dick Van Dyke and Janet Leigh make cameo appearances.