Rating: 
Summary: Shockingly good!
Review: I taped this movie a couple of years ago because I've seen Russ Meyer's other movies (Loved Beneath the Valley of the Utravixens). This was his first legitimate movie with a major studio. Meyer set the standard for movie ratings. The movie's story was somewhat dated (Now almost 30 years old). However, Meyer's classic cinemagraphic style and his willingness to take chances made me appreciate him as a director. Overall, you're going to love him or hate him. I personally enjoyed this love fest!
Rating: 
Summary: Accidentally Captured A Short Era
Review: When this Russ Meyer movie was first released, I totally dismissed it and never considered seeing it. Now, whenever it comes on the Sundance or Independent Film Channel, I am captivated. And I don't know why.
It somehow manages to capture that time period (late 1960s to early 1970s) better than any other movie I've ever seen and I've seen a lot of movies. It comes closest to taking me back to that time than any other movie from then or the present, even though I grew up in a tiny town in the South and was no where near California back then.
Plus, this movie is just so damn bizarre and absurd that, I can't help but give it my full attention whenever I watch it.
The first time I saw it, about a year ago, I thought I recognized almost every major actor in the film. But after checking out its website, I was surprised to find I had never watched a single movie or television appearance any of them had ever made. THAT'S great casting! (This isn't counting the many character-actor parts some still continue to make, as I am speaking only of the main characters in the film.) It surprised me that some of the actors in the lead roles either made only one or two more films, or never again made another. (Well, I guess it could've been a real career-destroyer at the time.)
Like I said, to me, the big mystery about this movie is why I am so fascinated by it every time I see it and why I look forward to seeing it again and again and again. I'm not sure, but it seems to have been concieved before the Manson Murders forever changed the atmosphere and cultural landscape.
A great bonus is the soundtrack. Love the soundtrack. The music (especially the song about "looking up from the bottom,") is catchy and a great "shower sing." I'd like to know more about the soundtrack and I absolutely want it. Having the Strawberry Alarm Clock playing at the first party was a real surprise, then 12 or so viewings later, a hoot.
The make-up, the clothes, the hair-dos, the groove-speak, the attitude all add up to that short moment in time in a way no other movie did then or tried to do later.
Just goes to show that an embarrassing failure now could turn out to be a masterpiece, of sorts. in the future.
Rating: 
Summary: Upcoming DVD release!
Review: No use reviewing the film because everyone has already done that. Needless to say it's great and extremely well written. This is a far more polished piece of work than Meyer's other well-known films (i.e. not as "trashy").Well, earlier today (September 27th, 2004) on "Ebert & Roper At The Movies", Roger Ebert spoke about the death of his friend Russ Meyer... Ebert revealed that he has recorded a commentary for the film and it seems Criterion will be releasing it on DVD sometime next year (2005). Skip the VHS and wait for the pot-o-gold with a commentary by the actual writer! This truly will be my happening and it freaks me out, man!
Rating:
Summary: An all time Cult Classic
Review: This is one of the best movies ever made.
A must see!
Rating:
Summary: Much better than "Vally of the Dolls"
Review: For all of you taking this movie all too seriously-Lighten up! BVD is as camp as it gets, and that's the whole point. There have been too many movies, both new and old, which don't have a clear direction. In BVD, it's already assumed that the lead actresses will be getting too high or having wild sex. The great thing about this movie was it's soundtrack. Also, the lifestyle depicted, is also quite alluring. Who doesn't want to party all the time?
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Summary: Entertaining 1970's Movie!
Review: I watched this movie at a drivein movie theater in 1970.This was a Russ Meyer production.It had a bouncy plot that showed plenty of sex and breasts.It tells the story of three lovely
girls from the midwest who are in a band and decide to go to
Hollywood.The three little ladies are played by Dolly Read,
Cynthia Myers,and Ashley St. Ives.After you watch them you pay little attention to their music quality.You also have an appear-
ance by Edy Williams playing the wild loose woman.She was Russ Meyer's wife at the time.Haven't seen her in years.This movie
tells of the pitfalls and temptations that these little ladies
run into in Hollywood.All in all a watcheable movie and a favo-
rite at driveins.
Rating: 
Summary: This movie is so 1970
Review: Worst thing that can happen to an already-bad movie is that it becomes dated, and alas, that's what became of "BVD". So we get wooden acting and a howlingly bad script right alongside "square", "groovy", and bad color reproduction. They tried to work a rock band somewhere into this movie, but it all seems to have gotten lost in the mess of flamboyant scenery-chewing and several women with bubble hair missing their cues. The "racy" stuff this film is famous for has not endured the march of time, and even the creepy part at the end (...)is of little shock value in our modern world brimming with "transgenders". Lastly, the tacked-on moralizing sequence at the end of the flick effectively nullifies everything that occurs in the movie up to that point, sort of a "don't try this at home" band-aid for a Hollywood too cowardly to take a "chance" on this release.
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