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Summary: DON'T BUY IT HERE
Review: You dont have to buy it here just go to Wal-mart and get it for 6 bucks! Alot cheaper...
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Summary: Ultimate Dirty Dancing Experience
Review: You love the movie and have seen it a few times, right? Hear about a sequel? Well, that's exactly the reason behind this new DVD, to promote Havana Nights making you remember all that was great about the movie in the first place.So why get this Ultimate Eidiotn on DVD? Why, for the extras of course! Besides being a totally Remastered edition with enhanced sound and visuals, try experiencing the movie with a personal intro by baby herself: Jennifer Grey. Then learn tons about the movie with the trivia track that provides funny, entertaining and "interesting" bits of info. Also you have more commentary tracks that you could have anticipated with Feature Length commentary by the writer/coproducer, another commentary where coreographer, her assistant, cinematographer, costume designer and production designer all drop in their two cents to share every detail of the dance moves to the wardrobe selection.
There is a third commentary track by others involved in the production. But if instead of several hours to watch the movie with their commentary tracks all you got is a few minutes to enjoy additional stuff, try the original Jennifer Grey screen test... yes, the audition she did before selected to star in the movie! To satisfy your curiosity, there is an interview with Jennifer and the production team. But the most important things, IMHO, are the exclusive sneak peek of Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, to satisfy your curiosity about the "sequel" which is only a new and different movie with a similar story line and the same title. Plus, three music videos: Hungry Eyes, She's Like the Wind, (I've Had) The Time of My Life. For Patrick Swayze fans, unfortunately, there is nothing new of him here... besides the aforementioned music video.
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Summary: All Time Favorite
Review: I can say this is my all time favorite movie of all times. This is a movie that I can watch over and over again, without getting tired of watching it. I highly recommend this movie to everyone.
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Summary: All Time Favorite
Review: I can say this is my all time favorite movie. This is one I can watch over and over again, without getting tired of watching it. I highly recommend this movie to everyone.
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Summary: The best film known to me through out movie history!
Review: Even better than the Godfather. I have loved this movie since it first came out. I was very young at the time, and my mother says that if she even attempted to pull me out of the t.v. room when it was on, I would go balistic. I have had "eyes" for Patrick Swayze ever since. He did an outstanding job in this film along with Jennifer Grey. You feel their every emotion, and you tune into what the dancing means spiritually to their characters, and start to feel it yourself. By far, as I said, this was, is, and will always be one of the best movies in cinimatic history, and will forever always be my favorite.
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Summary: Class Prejudice: The Dirty Dancing Saga
Review: Even though I was 11 years old when this movie came out in 1987, I knew there was something magical about the story. What a glorious time during those "Wonder Years" of the late 80's. So, here you have a movie that takes place in the 60's but uses 80's music during the pivotal scenes. That is the first strange aspect of this film. This movie proves one thing, and as a white suburban male I can say this with experience and accurate observation: The suburbs are overly predictable, boring, and the birthplace of aesthetically bland and mind numbing activities as shown in the recreational activity scenes of this movie.
As a political scientist college graduate, I appreciate the outright class prejudice that this movie teaches us about. You have the White suburban family lead by the following characters: a physician father with all the expectations and prejudies that typically characterize most wealthy suburbanite males , the passive, somewhat attractive but emotional mother, the dumb sexually active sister, and of course Baby, the liberal, soft spoken, and sexually frustrated "daddy's girl".
Then you have Patrick Swayze in his breakout homo-erotic role as a bus boy who is the gigolo for Westchester County Socialites who crave slumming with the blue collar crowd. Swayze's character is both the alphamale (as a dancer) and the lost mamma's boy in search of Baby's characer who will fill the void in his life left by the stagnancy of his own lower class existence.
So what ultimately is the point of this movie?? Well, rich liberal suburban girls love to dance with blue collar men who make them hot and bothered in ways the country club set could not possibly do on any given Sunday. I love this movie as a guilty pleasure because I am elated when the class lines are blurred and conventional stereotypes are deflated by people with honest emotions and sincere intentions. If Patrick Swayze's character was Black, well then!!!, this would be the movie to beat in all genres because as is well known, the greatest fear of white suburban parents like those portrayed in this movie is that their innocent little girl will get corrupted by the black man with rhythm. So if Swayze's character was black, this movie would not have been the success that it is... thus proving that back in 1987 we were still 1,000 yrs away from meaningful racial tolerance. Now, I'VE HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE writing this review.
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Summary: I LOVE THIS MOVIE!
Review: From the time I was a little kid, I have loved this movie. Having it on DVD is even better. You get a ton of special features, including Patrick Swayze's music video! Plus you don't have to worry about the end of the movie going fuzzy from watching the tape so much! Trust me, it is worth it to have this classic on DVD.
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Summary: looking back at my highschool years
Review: I remember watching this movie when I was in highschool, and being amazed by the striking characters, dancing scenes and great music. ...It may sound like a boring melodrama with rich girl poor boy from wrong side plot, but pas du tout. Patrick Swayze is sexier than he has ever been and will be, Jennifer Grey is wonderfully casted for the warm, strong willed, charming but not a classical beauty Baby. The leading woman character Baby (real name Frances) is so admirable-she is optimistic, confident, helpful, intellectuel and is not afraid to go for what she wants without being egoistic. I have to admit that I took her as a role model at that time. Today watching it again when I am 30, I still think that I can adopt some characteristics of her-at least believe that I can change stgs if not the whole world
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Summary: Classic
Review: This is an all time classic film, loved by both young and old. I have watched it thousands of times and don't know many people who haven't seen it. I've always loved Patrick Swayze, but when he started moving the way he did in Dirty Dancing I loved him even more. I've even started dancing lessons since seeing this film. It's so good the way he picks Baby in the end to dance with him at the final show. Her dad was so proud of her and that brought a tear to my eye. As for the quote "nobody puts Baby in the corner"....it'll never be forgotton!!! Well recommended viewing. My video tape is all fuzzy from watching it over and over again!!!
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Summary: Dirty Dancing
Review: I thought this movie was amazing. Patrick Swyze and Jennifer Grey were both amazing, excellent dancers. I can easily watch this movie 100 times in a row and not get bored.
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