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 Dirty Dancing (DVD)
Description: Genre: Drama / Theatrical Release: 1987 / Director: Emile Ardolino / Actors: Patrick Swayze, Garry Goodrow ... / DVD ... more  Dirty Dancing (DVD) ... released 17 September, 2007 at Lions Gate Home Ent. UK Ltd / Features of the DVD: PAL / It’s inspired a hit musical. The soundtrack has sold in its millions. And it’s still, arguably, the most popular film on Patrick Swayze’s curriculum vitae. Most worrying of all, perhaps, is that Dirty Dancing is now more than twenty years old. Now that’s scary.Still, it does offer the excuse for a special anniversary release, and that’s exactly what we have here. And, to be fair, the film has never looked better. The story is still as straightforward and simple as it always was, baked just to the point where it can support the aforementioned Swayze and Jennifer Grey strutting their stuff. But Dirty Dancing nonetheless continues to work well to this day, with its rarely-rivalled, sizzling mix of romance, energy and music.Of course, it’s an easy film to pick holes in, should you be inclined to do so. After all, at heart it’s a well packaged piece of hokum, that’s never likely to contend in a Top 100 movies poll. But to pick holes would be churlish, and perhaps to miss the point. Because Dirty Dancing’s mantra is to entertain, and it delivers on that promise with some conviction. The late Emile Ardolino wisely keeps his direction zippy, and the two leads really do look like they’re having the time of their life.Granted, this latest re-release isn’t going to convert sceptics to the ways of Dirty Dancing, and the unfortunate, unwelcome sequel will remain a blot on its copybook. But this original is hard to beat, and it’s still a hard dish to resist. --Jon FosterNewest Review: ... always more interested in films where people shoot guns and there are explosions and it does no harm if there is an evil drug ... more ... cartel involved somewhere) I don't think it has stood up very well to the test of time - like some films from this time has. It is still enjoyable enough in some respects and a film from the 80's that is set in the 60's should not seem so dated as it if already "historical" but for some reason it is. I have female friends who go on about how the final scene is one of the best things they have ever seen in a movie but on rewatch it did absolutely nothing for me. Jennifer Grey is much better in Ferris Bu...more |
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Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary Edition/+DVD) ... Price Comparison
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RCA, October 22, 2007, UPC: 0886970876223
Dirty Dancing (Legacy Edition) |
£ 11,48 |
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Dirty Dancing (DVD): Nobody puts Baby in a corner (634 words)
by pmcds - written on 10.03.08 (Very useful, 82 readings)
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When Emile Ardolino started his first day as Director of Dirty Dancing, neither he nor anyone involvedcould know what a smash hit and household name the film they were making would become. A highly-quoted film, and one that virtually launched an already popular Patrick Swayze into the showbiz frontline, erupted with a bang onto our screens, with a great storyline, and a cast that just fits perfectly. The Plot In the Summer of 1963, the Houseman family decide to visit Catskill Mountains holiday resort. 17 year old Francis 'Baby' Houseman, is about to have the time of her life when she is enrolled in dance lessons by her father and the manager of the ...
Dirty Dancing all the way to the bank (689 words)
by bilbob20 - written on 23.01.08 (Very useful, 76 readings)
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The phenomenom of Dirty Dancing has always been a precarious one. Visually, it hasn't aged well, and it didn't even look that great when it was first released. But for some reason, it has taken on a legendary status that may well come close to matching the success of Grease. Perhaps its the exceptional soundtrack, or maybe its just the simple age old tale of forbidden love that appeals to people across the board. Whatever the source of its success, it recently got a well documented re-release complete with a mass of extra's and a 20th anniversary celebratory soundtrack. When Baby attends a family vacation at Kellermonts Holiday Camp, she meets dance ...
Dirty Dancing (DVD): The Time of My Life!!!! (468 words)
by sewbizzie - written on 19.01.08 (Very useful, 56 readings)
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Well another great little pressie from Santa this year was my Dirty Dancing DVD. I am a massive fan of this film and never miss it when it is shown on the TV. STORY The film is set in the summer of 1963. 'Baby' Frances Houseman and her family are on their holiday staying at a holiday resort in the Catskill Mountains. Baby takes no interest in the holiday resorts activities and really starts to enjoy her holiday when she stumbles upon the staff quarters and sees a whole new side to life. She walks into a dance party and gets to meet Johnny, the resorts dance teacher. She soon learns that she cannot dance and has no ...
Dirty Dancing (DVD) : dance for lovefrom chickiepoo
21.02.2008
Dirty Dancing (DVD) : Feel good, warm, fuzzy!from cboycott
03.02.2008
