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Grease
Over the summer, Danny and Sandy find love with each other, and are the happiest they've ever been in their lives. But school starts, and it seems like they never will see each other again. ... Or will they? As it turns out, they both start a new year at the same high school, and naturally they're happy to be reunited. But things are not the same anymore...
I got the luck to see this in theaters, as a 40th anniversary showing. And right from the start you're getting ready for a fun ride. The animated opening sequence is very stylish and smoothly animated.
The dialogue whenever the characters talk has a certain style of its own. If you're bothered by exaggerated dialogue it's gonna be a hurdle, but I thought it had a comical flavor to it, especially when the greasers talk about girls and try to look cool. John Travolta is believable as the greaser with a heart of gold, and well conveys the pain in his face when he's forced to give into peer pressure by at first talking to Sandy just as romantically as before, but then copping out and talking like a dorky "ladies' man" type. He gives the most genuinely good performance in the movie, and you gotta love Travolta's snarky laugh when he tells Sandy not to make him laugh.
The main attraction of course, are the musical numbers, and aside of maybe 1 or 2, I pretty much loved all of them completely. There are many I could mention, but I'll go with Beauty School Drop-Out. The costume design and the grand staircase paired with the witty lyrics and great music makes it one of the stand-outs.
The final car chase where Danny and Leo have a car race is short, but excitingly executed.
Sugarsweet, but in the best way possible.
Why is it so god-damn hard to write about this movie? It's actually kinda giving me angst I loved it so much, yet I can't think of much else to write about it.
9.5/10, rounded up to
Over the summer, Danny and Sandy find love with each other, and are the happiest they've ever been in their lives. But school starts, and it seems like they never will see each other again. ... Or will they? As it turns out, they both start a new year at the same high school, and naturally they're happy to be reunited. But things are not the same anymore...
I got the luck to see this in theaters, as a 40th anniversary showing. And right from the start you're getting ready for a fun ride. The animated opening sequence is very stylish and smoothly animated.
The dialogue whenever the characters talk has a certain style of its own. If you're bothered by exaggerated dialogue it's gonna be a hurdle, but I thought it had a comical flavor to it, especially when the greasers talk about girls and try to look cool. John Travolta is believable as the greaser with a heart of gold, and well conveys the pain in his face when he's forced to give into peer pressure by at first talking to Sandy just as romantically as before, but then copping out and talking like a dorky "ladies' man" type. He gives the most genuinely good performance in the movie, and you gotta love Travolta's snarky laugh when he tells Sandy not to make him laugh.
The main attraction of course, are the musical numbers, and aside of maybe 1 or 2, I pretty much loved all of them completely. There are many I could mention, but I'll go with Beauty School Drop-Out. The costume design and the grand staircase paired with the witty lyrics and great music makes it one of the stand-outs.
The final car chase where Danny and Leo have a car race is short, but excitingly executed.
WARNING: spoilers below
The surprise ending where Sandy is dressed in greaser-like clothes made me smile even though it kinda contradicts the overall message of the movie to go your own way instead of trying to fit in? Nevertheless she looked very cool, and it was great to see her and Danny finally ending up together.
Why is it so god-damn hard to write about this movie? It's actually kinda giving me angst I loved it so much, yet I can't think of much else to write about it.
9.5/10, rounded up to