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Summary: Patrick Swayze is awesome!
Review: Patrick Swayze has been my hero for the past ten years. I feel this way mainly because of the faithfulness to his wife, Lisa. Way to go Patrick. I've been with my husband for ten years, he knows I would fall for Patrick any day!!! END
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Summary: Need sequel
Review: This is my most favorite movie of all times, the final dance always puts a glow in my cheeks. A sequel with the same characters is needed badly!!!!!! END
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Summary: This is the Time of ANYONE'S Life!
Review: As other reviewers have said, this movie is timeless. It was made when I was about 5 years old but when I first saw it at the age of 16 I fell in love! And no, not over Patrick Swayze's six pack and pecks (although they are added bonuses!) but over the heart and humanity of the story. The story takes place in the early 1960's "Before the Beatles came to America and before Kennedy was shot" as Baby, the heroine, says. She and her Mom, Dad and sister are on their way to a family vacation spot. Baby is sort of a wallflower, she has her own ideas and ambitions but no spark to her life. Then, she sees Johnny Castle, a tall, rebellious dance instructor. When Penny, Johnny's dance partner, finds out she's pregnant and decides to get an illegal abortion, Baby becomes involved in the struggles of the teens and twenty-somethings barely making a living among the "elite".Baby then makes a deal to learn how to dance so that both Johnny and Penny can keep their jobs. I love these scenes when she and Johnny are arguing over the dance steps. The scene with "Hungry Eyes" is one of my favorites! In the course of this, we see Baby's evolution from dowdy clothing to great clothes and makeup! And once she shows some spirit, the story really begins. Johnny learns to respect her and she sees the true person hidden behind the tough exterior. Of course, there has to be conflict. When Penny's abortion threatens her life, Baby again saves the day by bringing her doctor father in to save her. Johnny takes the wrap for the pregnancy and at the same time, Baby makes a bold move! Penny's pregnancy and Baby's automatic assumption that the child is Johnny's is typical of the wealthy's view of people considered "low" class. The fact that it is Robbie's, the med. student waiter, shows the truth of life. Appearances are deceiving. This movie is a lesson for anyone willing to automatically lean on stereotypes. Baby's Dad was sure Johnny was the bad guy and was all ready for Lisa (his other daughter) to marry Robbie! If I say any more, I will give away the whole plot. But believe me, it only gets better and better! Dirty Dancing is all about having fun, giving people a chance, not falling in to stereotypes and not being afraid to fall in love! This rings true for any generation. This movie is a MUST WATCH for anyone!
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Summary: Get Down & Dirty with A Great Looking DVD
Review: "Dirty Dancing" is a coming of age fable, set in the Catskills. It's the film that made Patrick Swayze a household word, shot Jennifer Grey to the top of the world and had the entire country singing 'I've Had the Time of My Life'. The film tells the story of 'Baby' (Grey), a naive rich kid who goes slumming on the wrong side of the tracks with Johnny, a poor dancer (Swayze). The wrinkle; Johnny's actually a great guy. The cast also features Jerry Orbach - as his usual stoic self, as 'Baby's father.
TRANSFER: A really nice update to the previously released DVD's. This one is anamorphically enhanced for widescreen television displays. Colors are fully satruated, rich and vibrant. Fine detail is beautifully rendered. There's a hint of film grain detected, as well as edge enhancement and the ever so slight hint of fine detail shimmering; but these are nothing to complain about. The soundtrack has also been remastered and cleaned up.
EXTRAS: Lots - but oddly enough, none of them include either interviews with Patrick Swayze, or other cast members even talking about his contribution to the film. It's like the movie happened without him! - Bizarre!!!
BOTTOM LINE: Have the time of your life all over again. Great fun for the whole family.
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Summary: Hands Down the BEST!
Review: Dirty Dancing is hands down the best movie of all time! Enough said.
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Summary: Deffinetly worth owning!
Review: 'Dirty Dancing' takes place in 1963 where Frances "Baby" Houseman (Jennifer Grey) goes to Kellerman's with her family for the summer. While she is there she meets the handsome dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) while going for a walk one evening. When she discovers that Johnny's dance partner, Penny, is in need of an abortion and she can only have it if they can possibly find someone to fill in for her during a performance, Baby volunteers and she falls in love with the mysterious dancer, and she teaches him that there actually are people in this world who will stand up for other people and that the badness in life can be worked out. The DVD verison of this is amazing. The picture is very clear and it is widescreen so it is able to fit the new widescreen TV's. The sound is also very crisp and clear. The bonus features include: interviews; commentaries; a screen-test of Jennifer Grey; behind-the-scenes featurette; a theatrical trailer; music videos of "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", "Hungry Eyes", and "She's Like The Wind; biographies of the cast and crew; a trivia track; an Emile Ardolino tribute; and a sneak peak of the upcoming 'Dirty Dancing - Havana Nights'. The only thing that is odd about the Bonus material is that they have interviews and stuff on Jennifer Grey, but non on Patrick Swayze. This movie is great and the music is absolutly phenominal. If you love 'Dirty Dancing' I strongly suggest you get this DVD, because this is the best I've seen it viewed!
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Summary: The best movie from the 80s
Review: In Dirty Dancing, Jennifer Grey stars as Frances "Baby" Houseman, a girl who goes on vacation to the Catskills with her father, mother and sister in the summer of 1963. She meets the handsome dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), who works at the lodge where they're staying, and is smitten with him. When she volunteers to fill in for Johnny's dance partner, Baby experiences love and life firsthand from the free-spirited Johnny. The DVD version of this movie is terrific. The clarity is amazing, the sound is crisp & clear and the bonuses are wonderful. With the bonus features, you get commentary from the movie's creator, a behind-the-scenes featurette (with no audio), the videos for "She's Like the Wind," "I've Had the Time of My Life" & "Hungry Eyes," biographies about the cast & crew (Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Cynthia Rhodes, Jerry Orbach, Jack Weston, the director, the producer, the writer and the choreographer), a short "Reliving the 60s" documentary, the theatrical trailer and a concert featuring the music from the movie. If you love Dirty Dancing, I highly recommended getting this DVD. It would be a great addition to add to your collection!
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Summary: Wonderful Movie!
Review: Dirty Dancing is a classic that is absolutely wonderful! Everything about this movie is perfect in that there is no part that you are not sucked into these people's lives! I absolutely fell in love with it from the first time I watched it in the 1980's. I have the original VHS still and had to upgrade to DVD as it would not be right not owning a great movie. I controversies were a great point...pregnancy being such one. I also enjoy the forbidden love with Swayze and Grey-as they have great online chemistry. The movie is set in 1963 so the music and clothes are also great to watch. I like when Baby stumbles upon the "dirty dancing" club. It is great. I like the fact that they don't try and play 1963 as innocent. Over-all a classic for any fan of the movie back in the late 80's and early 90's.
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Summary: makes u wanna dance off a cliff
Review: ok like grease this is a movie for teen girls ok if youre a guy stay far away from this load in dirty dancing patrick swayze is a greaser with a good heart but a bad reputation baby falls for him against her parents wishes and learns about love life etc yadda yadda by dancing with him i repeat if u are a guy stay away from this movie its painful it gives me nightmares about when i was 11 the neigborhood girls kidnapped me and made me watch this movie like 10 times in a row that is like getting the death penalty 10 times avoid this terd
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Summary: Corny movie
Review: This is one of the worst chick flicks ever. This movie came
out in the late 80's and did fit with the time period, but
now feels so corny and lame. The plot, the acting, and just
about everything. Patrick Swayze always was an overrated
actor, and how can you like Jennifer Grey? She seems like
a big time whiney snob. The soundtrack helped improve the
movie but couldn't save the cheese that this movie reaked.
Honestly, the 80's was a cheesy decade and movies like this
and Footloose helped make that so. If you are young you should
really pass on these type of movies because they are lame and
cheesy despite the good soundtracks.
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