Xanadu (DVD)

Bought in a bargain bin, I was not really expecting a lot from this film but was very pleasantly surprised - full of great songs, lots of dancing and some excellent roller skating, it was a really enjoyable film and I have watched it several times. Gene Kelly is the real star for me, he is just so effortless in all that he does, but you have to hand it to Olivia Newton-John, she sings well and her acting skills are better than you might expect. I loved the storyline, always a sucker for fantasy, and the scene with the 1940's band merging with the 80's rock band was really clever and well constructed - even my husband had to agree. If you have never seen this ...  Read the complete review

(film only review) On my last trip to Broadway, I was lucky enough (you may think I'm strange) to get tickets to see the stage version of 'Xanadu', lovingly ripped off from the 1980's film, starring Olivia Newton John. I hadn't seen the film before, so didn't really know what to expect, except that I knew how the main 'Xanadu' tune went. Well, I absolutely loved it, it was so bad that it was fabulous! The girl playing the ONJ character was simply wonderful as she hacked through her mock aussie accent with 80s retro gusto...anyway, that's another review altogether, what was my point? Oh yes, well, having loved that, we hopped off to Virgin megastore (they're ...  Read the complete review