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Summary: this is fun stuff
Review: every one that i know that has watched these films, saw them in the drive in during the 60s. this movie beach blanket bingo is the film being watched by drive in crowd at the start of the outsiders movie with matt dillion.
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Summary: BINGO
Review: FINALLY, THE BEST OF THE BEACH MOVIES ON DVD. EXCELLENT PICTURE AND SOUND QUALITY. THE ONLY THING MISSING IS SOME EXTRA MATERIAL (INTERVIEWS, COMMENTARIES, ETC.). BUT, ASIDE FROM THAT, GO GET IT!!!
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Summary: One of the Best Beach movies Annette Funicello has done
Review: First of all I liked all the Beach movies, but I have to say "Beach Blanket Bingo" was one of my favorites. As always Ms.Funicello did a fantastic job. She is beautiful, talented and I love her singing. I especially liked her singing I"LL NEVER CHANGE HIM" why she never recorded it is beyond me, someone out there should get a copy of her singing it and put it on an Annette CD.I am 59 years old and have been a fan of hers fo the past 46 years and I still enjoy seeing it. I must have bought 6 copies over the years, they wore out,I never get tired watching it. If anyone wishes to give me feedback on it e-mail me at .......
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Summary: Last one on the blanket is a rotten egg!
Review: I own the VHS tape of this film, and I agree with a previous reviewer that the picture and sound quality are inferior due to the fact that the recording speed was too slow (apparently to save tape). Well, this problem does not exist with the DVD version! -- Fun in the sun doesn't get any better than this! After years of watching, I could never grow tired of Annette and Frankie doing their little girl-friend/boy-friend thing while frequently interrupted by infectious surf music. -- The actors deserve our respect for not only agreeing to work for peanuts, but also for filming during the chilly days of November so the film could be released the following spring, all so the American public could enjoy watching these kids' seemingly happy summer vacations. --"Beach Blanket Bingo" also features the talented singer Donna Loren in a bit part as herself. Beach Blanket Bingo is the name of the game!
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Summary: a masterpiece of silly fun
Review: I want to slap Frankie Avalon silly and Annette seems like a very attractive stuffed chair. But I really, really like this move. Young Linda Evans is a slice of female heaven, Harvey Lembeck is always good no matter how lousy the Beach Party movies are, but the crowning glory is Timothy Carey as the zonked out ultra hipster South Dakota Slim, a pool playing biker sadist kidnapper tapdancer who is basically a nice guy. He has been my hero ever since I saw this movie. Lots of good dancing and music, too. I must also praise Jody McCrea as Deadhead and his lovely mermaid girlfriend. Highly recommended from a guy who really knows movies.
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Summary: Correction
Review: I wanted to clarify that Annette's song "I'll Never Change Him" was NOT in the original theatrical version of this film. The truth is it was cut from the original version before it's release, then added back in for the subsequent television version. It would have been nice to see it as an extra on this DVD, though, or even restored to the film.
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Summary: a fun movie even for beach party movie haters
Review: It's clear to see why "Beach BLanket Bingo" might've been a hit among the teens of the day. It's zesty, frothy and fun, and keeps a beat going musically. One of the biggest highlights is the beautiful Donna Loren singing "It Only Hurts When I Cry." She was a talent on the line of Dusty Springfield if ever there was one, and why she didn't become bigger (or remain known today) as a singing star is mystifying. Apparently she wasn't well managed and the proper due wasn't given to her recordings, but she certainly had star material and the pipes. It's also fun to see a very young Linda Evans, looking as if the false eyelashes are a little too much for those baby blues, and Marta Krystal (I believe is her name), an actress who starred as "Judy" on "Lost in Space," playing a mermaid. The thing that drags the whole thing down from sheer stupidity in my opinion is Harvey Lembeck as "Eric Von Zipper," doing a Brando take-off with annoyingly dumb and adolescent wit. Whenever he and his "rat pack" are on the screen, I fast forward, although evidently he was somewhat of a hit because this character appeared in several "beach" films. I always enjoyed the way that slapstick 60's flicks would feature older stars like, in this case, Buster Keaton, giving this older legends their due and a chance to appear among the popular young stars. The guest star appearances are fun. As for Annette and Frankie, that crooning Italian duo -- Frankie Avalon was one of those baby-faced, handsome, smooth-voiced singers that came out of Philadelphia, so I'm sure he was a heart throb at the time, and he was cute with Annette. Their on-screen relationship was sweet and light. Annette Funicello was really a gorgeous girl and such a likeable personality on film. Her popularity was well-deserved, because along with being a knockout and having a pleasant if not outstanding voice, she was just a fun and super nice human being. No one who worked with her ever has anything bad to say about her and that's certainly refreshing. Another fun star of that period was the pretty Deborah Walley. She did her own surfing in the films and she also played in a Gidget movie. In sum, you can't go wrong with this trip into the beach flicks of the 60's. They're a light way to pass the time and a window into the period. Dig the dancing! (I think people are actually doing the "Frug!")
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Summary: Fun in the Sun - 60's Style
Review: It's clear to see why "Beach BLanket Bingo" might've been a hit among the teens of the day. It's zesty, frothy and fun, and keeps a beat going musically. One of the biggest highlights is the beautiful Donna Loren singing "It Only Hurts When I Cry." She was a talent on the line of Dusty Springfield if ever there was one, and why she didn't become bigger (or remain known today) as a singing star is mystifying. Apparently she wasn't well managed and the proper due wasn't given to her recordings, but she certainly had star material and the pipes. It's also fun to see a very young Linda Evans, looking as if the false eyelashes are a little too much for those baby blues, and Marta Krystal (I believe is her name), an actress who starred as "Judy" on "Lost in Space," playing a mermaid. The thing that drags the whole thing down from sheer stupidity in my opinion is Harvey Lembeck as "Eric Von Zipper," doing a Brando take-off with annoyingly dumb and adolescent wit. Whenever he and his "rat pack" are on the screen, I fast forward, although evidently he was somewhat of a hit because this character appeared in several "beach" films. I always enjoyed the way that slapstick 60's flicks would feature older stars like, in this case, Buster Keaton, giving this older legends their due and a chance to appear among the popular young stars. The guest star appearances are fun. As for Annette and Frankie, that crooning Italian duo -- Frankie Avalon was one of those baby-faced, handsome, smooth-voiced singers that came out of Philadelphia, so I'm sure he was a heart throb at the time, and he was cute with Annette. Their on-screen relationship was sweet and light. Annette Funicello was really a gorgeous girl and such a likeable personality on film. Her popularity was well-deserved, because along with being a knockout and having a pleasant if not outstanding voice, she was just a fun and super nice human being. No one who worked with her ever has anything bad to say about her and that's certainly refreshing. Another fun star of that period was the pretty Deborah Walley. She did her own surfing in the films and she also played in a Gidget movie. In sum, you can't go wrong with this trip into the beach flicks of the 60's. They're a light way to pass the time and a window into the period. Dig the dancing! (I think people are actually doing the "Frug!")
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Summary: Missing Dialog
Review: It's nice having this movie on DVD, but very disappointing that they botched up the dialog track in one spot. At about 107:46 3 of the characters lips move but there is no voice:
Earl Wilson: I thought this place only allowed humans.
Lorelei: who are they?
Bone head: they're the Peace Corps rejects.
I had to go back to my laser disc copy to get the missing dialog. There are subtitles on the DVD but only in Spanish & French.
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Summary: a fun movie even for beach party movie haters
Review: most beach party movies are pretty bad, mainly because frankie and annette are pretty insufferable. but this movie is sharp and funny. there's a comedy killer trio with harvey lembeck, don rickles and my alltime favorite, timothy carey as south dakota slim, an evil man with a heart of gold. linda evans looks incredibly young and beautiful, while donna loren is beautiful and terrific in her number. as much as pure junk can be a good movie, this is it. besides this one, any beach party movie with dick dale in it is good. the guy just rocks, rocks, rocks.
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