More American Graffiti

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Summary: Good film!
Review: I had heard many reviews on this movie. I heard that it was the worst thing he ever had anything to do with. I was a big fan of the original Graffiti and its soundtrack ((dispite my age of 15)). I heard More American Graffiti, the less sucessful sequal, was being rerealesed on VHS. A relative gave it to me for Christmas and I enjoyed it just as much as the first. The songs that were picked were all very good and I hope a soundtrack is released ((dispite the fact the Beatles were not included)). The stories were amazing. It shifts from year to year and tells us what each of the characters ((minus Richard Dreyfuss)) are up too. In 1964 John Millner is on his way to becoming a proffesional racer as he falls in love with a girl who does not even speak the same language as him. In 1965 Terry the Toad is trying to injury himself so he is sent out of Vietnam and back home to his girlfriend. No matter what he does he just gets into deeper doo doo ((seriously)). In 1966 we follow Terry's old girlfriend Debbie in her new life as a flower child. She really longs for a traditional marriage which her current boyfriend refuses to give to her. Dispite this she waits on him hand and foot. In 1967 Steve and Laurie are married with kids. Laurie wants to be more than a housewife but Steve just won't let that go. She runs away to her brother who is involved in a campus riot. Look for a cameo by Harrison Ford in this movie. I loved it and will cherish it in my video collection.

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Summary: Good movie, but a little disappointing!
Review: I have seen the first American Graffiti and I liked it! But this movie is just about the New Year's Eve in the 60's and Vietnam. It doesn't even compare with the first one. I thought it was going to be like more greasers and alot funnier. This movie wasn't even funny. It is still a great movie but it's nothing like the first. I got a little disappointed that Richard Dreyfuss wasn't in it. It was also hard trying to find Harrison Ford but he is in this one. Anyways I guess if you liked the first one you would like this one but not as much. The first one is the best. Don't rent this movie because you will be a little disappointed.

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Summary: unrealistic
Review: I lived through that era including a tour in Vietnam. The military scenes are totally unrealistic. People do stupid things that would get them killed. They have unrealistic attitudes. They are not following what they should have learned in basic training. The main character is a warrant officer, yet he is always doing duties usually done by privates.

The video, 84 Charlie Mopic, which is available here on Amazon is much more realistic, but still has a few flaws.

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Summary: The best movie I have ever seen, also American Graffiti
Review: I loved it! I also loved the original! They are my two favorite movies of all time! My favorite actor is Ron Howard and my favorite actress is Cindy Williams.I just want to say that I also love Happy Days and Laverne&Shirley!

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Summary: Sequel = Disappointment
Review: IF YOU ARE NOT A FAN OF THE FIRST MOVIE YOU WILL HATE THIS! UNLIKE THE FIRST MOVIE THAT TOOK PLACE IN ONE NIGHT IN THE SUMMER OF 1962, THIS TAKES PLACE OVER 4 DIFFERENT NEW YEARS EVE! THE STORY THAT WORKS THE BEST IS STEVE AND LORI'S STORY! SHE WANTS TO WORK AND HE WANTS HER TO BE A STAY AT HOME MOM! THE OTHER'S ARE STILL WATCHABLE! IT HAS BEEN OVER 20 YEARS SINCE THIS MOVIE HAS BEEN MADE AND I MUST SAY THE STORY OF STEVE AND LORI (RON HOWARD AND CINDY WILLIAMS) WILL TRIGGER BELLY LAUGHS! THE STORY OF DEBBI (CANDY CLARK) HAS ITS MOMENTS! LOOK FAST IN HER STORY FOR HARRISON FORD. THIS MOVIE NEEDS TO BE WATCHED ON THE DVD WIDESCREEN FORMAT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DIRECTOR'S VISION ON WHAT HE WANTED TO DO WITH EACH STORY!

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Summary: LESS WOULD OF BEEN MORE
Review: IF YOU ARE NOT A FAN OF THE FIRST MOVIE YOU WILL HATE THIS! UNLIKE THE FIRST MOVIE THAT TOOK PLACE IN ONE NIGHT IN THE SUMMER OF 1962, THIS TAKES PLACE OVER 4 DIFFERENT NEW YEARS EVE! THE STORY THAT WORKS THE BEST IS STEVE AND LORI'S STORY! SHE WANTS TO WORK AND HE WANTS HER TO BE A STAY AT HOME MOM! THE OTHER'S ARE STILL WATCHABLE! IT HAS BEEN OVER 20 YEARS SINCE THIS MOVIE HAS BEEN MADE AND I MUST SAY THE STORY OF STEVE AND LORI (RON HOWARD AND CINDY WILLIAMS) WILL TRIGGER BELLY LAUGHS! THE STORY OF DEBBI (CANDY CLARK) HAS ITS MOMENTS! LOOK FAST IN HER STORY FOR HARRISON FORD. THIS MOVIE NEEDS TO BE WATCHED ON THE DVD WIDESCREEN FORMAT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DIRECTOR'S VISION ON WHAT HE WANTED TO DO WITH EACH STORY!

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Summary: No where near the Original
Review: If you like the original. You may be disapointed. I was. I wanted to see a real continuation. What I got was meany hard to follow snips. I think the director could not get them all in one place again. So, they wrote small movies for each.

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Summary: Great followup to the first movie.
Review: More American Graffiti answers a lot of questions that first one had us wondering about. Another great performance by Candy Clark. Paul Le Mat showed great maturity in his role for the second film.

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Summary: Not The Same, But Still Good
Review: MORE AMERICAN GRAFFITI follows the lives of some of the characters we met in the original movie and follows their lives from 1966-1970.

What I like about this movie is whilst retaining the interspersed ensemble feel of AMERICAN GRAFFITI, it also makes the characters mature: their transitions are believable - age and what's been happening around them has changed or kept their characters the same accordingly.

There are less comic moments than the original, although the bus scene will have you cheering for Laurie and co. with a smile on your face. The desperation of Terry 'Toad' to leave Vietnam meanwhile is hardly harrowing, but it does make you want him to get out of there.

And it all culminates with another special ending: the kind of endings that movies should try more often - not all the questions are answered and it's a quirky, original way to go out.

It may be a cliche to say it, but if you loved the first film, you'll like MORE AMERICAN GRAFFITI.

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Summary: A Different Sequel to American Graffiti.
Review: Most of the Original Cast are back, expect for Oscar-Winner:Richard Dreyfuss. This film tells the tales of Seven Friends (Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips and Bo Hopkins), which they are in Different Situations in the Evolution of the Mid-Sixties.

Directed by B.W.L. Norton, this is Surprisngly Well Made Sequel. Written by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, George Lucas and Bill L. Norton. This has a lot of Bright Moments. Harrison Ford has a Cameo as a Motorcylce Officer and Delroy Lindo, then Unknown has a Scene with Actor:Smith. This was a Small Hit in Theaters. Some Might have a hard time watching this film, because it`s filmed in Different Aspect Ratios of this Film. Part of the Movie is Filmed in Panavision. Grade:A-.