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TechnoTV - Saturday Night Fever, PG version
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Manufacturer: Paramount
Starring: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape
Directed By: John Badham
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300213999
Format: Color
ISBN: 6300213994
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: 1998-01-01
Running Time: 112
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1977-12-16
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Summary: Saturday Night Fever
Comment: This is an excellent movie, i have watched it several times and will add it to my collection of movies.
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Summary: More Than A Movie To Me...
Comment: Probably the first time since the 70's (at a drive-in no less) since I've sat through this entire movie, and man it couldn't have looked and sounded this good back then, not even close. Gorgeous video remastering without a blemish in sight and colors spot-on with a new 5.1 remixing of the original audio soundtrack. Concerning the movie itself, if you took all the dated clothes, dance styles, and music out of it, there really is a great coming-of-age/hard luck story in here that to me seemed timeless. I watched it with this version's new "70's Discopedia [aka subtitle trivia track]" and found it entertaining and very informative on facts of the era. This new version keeps the director commentary from the last DVD version, but now adds a new 56 minute documentary featuring most of it's actors (no Travolta, strange for him) today, including the Bee Gees and even Troma Horror producer favorite Lloyd Kaufman (who I had no idea was the film's location scout). But this already full DVD had two more related extras, a too-long "teach you to dance" with instructors and an animated version that replaces the "VH1 Special" and the 4 minutes of deleted scenes that the earlier release had. To lose those deleted scenes for that animated one was really stupid and not worth it, but whatcha gonna do. Also, the packaging is a tad odd, with a plastic slipcover surrounding a half-digipak of sorts that doesn't hold it in place very well, sliding out the second you hold it upright, but looking groovy nonetheless. Watching this today, I found it hard to believe I was actually alive during this time-period (be it in single-digits), but instantly it took me back to those days when my parents dressed me in those god-awful shirts and polyester slacks. A must own for any collector of time-period piece DVD's, and though it's case is a bit off, this version so far is the ultimate for any standard-definition home library.
(RedSabbath Rating:9.0/10)
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Summary: Who doesn't love John Travolta and The Hustle?
Comment: A trip down memory lane...glitter ball, Bee Gees'music, disco dancing the Hustle and John Travolta in tight white pants.. makes this old lady smile at the memories of my youth which I proudly tell you was mispent at a Disco or two! :-) Fun Movie!
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Summary: Wonderful product marred by poor packaging
Comment: I've always been a big fan of this movie and was looking forward to adding the 30th anniversary edition to my DVD collection. Unfortunately, the movie arrived with the DVD off its hub and rattling around freely inside the case, resulting in catastrophic damage to the disc. I attempted to watch it anyway, but, not surprisingly, the disc was too badly damaged to be salvaged.
Amazon was prompt in sending me a replacement within twenty-four hours of my request for one. Sadly, however, the replacement DVD I received was in the same shoddy condition as the first, with the disc off its hub and bouncing around like a pinball inside, and irredeemably scratched as a result. I guess I'll give the replacement process one more try and hope that the third time's the charm.
I've been an Amazon customer for years and have literally ordered hundreds of products from this website without a single problem. Mind you, I don't blame Amazon for this recurring problem, but rather the manufacturer. The manufacturer obviously intended the slip-on plastic case this movie comes in to evoke the disco era, but it's really just a cheap and gaudy piece of offal that's a poor substitute for the sort of proper packaging that actually prevents product damage in transit.
It's really a shame!
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Summary: Just as Promised
Comment: The product came as advertised, sooner than expected and is awesome! A blast from the not so distant past
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Saturday Night Fever is one of those movies that comes along and seems to change the cultural temperature in a flash. After the movie's release in 1977, disco ruled the dance floors, and a blow-dried member of a TV-sitcom ensemble became the hottest star in the country. For all that, the story is conventional: a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn, Tony Manero (John Travolta), works in a humble paint store and lives with his family. After dark, he becomes the polyester-clad stallion of the local nightclub; Tony's brother, a priest, observes that when Tony hits the dance floor, the crowd parts like the Red Sea before Moses. Director John Badham captures the electric connection between music and dance, and also the desperation that lies beneath Tony's ambitions to break out of his limited world. The soundtrack, which spawned a massively successful album, is dominated by the disco classics of the Bee Gees, including "Staying Alive" (Travolta's theme during the strutting opening) and "Night Fever." The Oscar-nominated Travolta, plucked from the cast of Welcome Back, Kotter, for his first starring role, is incandescent and unbelievably confident, and his dancing is terrific. Oh, and the white suit rules. (Note: Saturday Night Fever was cut from its original R-rated version after its initial release in order to obtain a PG rating. The PG version is 11 minutes shorter and is missing parts of scenes and some street talk. Both versions are available on video.) --Robert Horton
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