Grease

What is it about "Grease" that stands the test of time?John Travolta's dancing?Olivia Newton-John's singing?Both were great but I think "Grease" remains popular with new generations of fans because it's just really good fun. The boys are caricatures of teens in the Fifties and early Sixties; the girls are stereotypes, the teachers and administrators are cartoonish and the plot is - well - pretty thin but, somehow, it all comes together.The cast was, if you think about it, pretty remarkable. Travolta and Newton-John were the headliners but Stockard Channing is no slouch when it comes to giving great performances and the late Jeff Conaway had a pretty successful career before drugs and alcohol took their toll on him. Eve Arden, Sid Caesar, and Alice Ghostley were well established actors and comedians before they signed onto the cast and, long before Travolta and "The Fonz" were popular, Edd Byrnes was a teen idol on "77 Sunset Strip."The script was pretty risque for the Seventies with overt references to underage sex and teen pregnancy but that didn't stop teens and their parents from enjoying the movie then. Today, those references are anything but daring: A little bewildering to teens who have grown up knowing about birth control and a little nostalgic for parents and grandparents who remember when "getting to second base" was a really big deal.It's not high art by any means: It never pretended to be that.But it's fun, the choreography is wonderful, and the songs are still played today: Newton-John's "Hopelessly in Love with You," for example, gets played at a lot of wedding receptions.And that makes it a 5-star movie.

Great movie

I so enjoyed this classic musical and seeing Olivia and John so young. The music was great also!. The movie arrived as expected and in great condition.

I don't know why I never saw this movie before now. Wasn't much of a musical fan I suppose. But this was on sale on Amazon and I'd never seen it, so I ordered it on DVD. Wow! I was amazed at how good it was. Naturally I'd been hearing the music forever, but never in context. It was sweet, the costumes and characters of teens in the 50s a little alien to me, but it all worked. Was blown away with Frankie Avalon and Beauty School Drop Out and Edd Burns in the only other production I'd seen him in since 77 Sunset Strip. The costumes and the color were so vivid and eyepopping compared to the color schemes of later decades. It was a very enjoyable surprise, but now I have those songs running though my head all day long!.

Good price

Not what I was expecting when I ordered. I thought I was getting the US movie, but on the back of the case it said it was from Germany. Also, the characters on front look like cartoons.

Fun movie everyone can enjoy.

Good movie. Image and audio quality top notch. Packages well.

A DVD for the memory box.

Stupendo nulla da dire l'ho preso per averlo nella collezione di film che amo

Super

Have always loved this movie and the music in it. To have on Blue-ray is an awesome treat to enjoy for years to come!

Con una portada preciosa, este DVD ha sido un regalo para mi hija porque adora esta película. Trae escenas eliminadas, ampliadas y alternativas con una introducción del director Randal Kleiser. Además contiene los mejores momentos de la Fiesta de lanzamiento del 25 aniversario, entrevistas a John Travolta y Olivia Newton-John y cuatro reportajes.La peli está totalmente remasterizada con muchos extras, por lo que creo que para alguien que guste de los musicales (incluso a los que no le gusten mucho como es mi caso), les encantará esta película. Probablemente la haya visto unas 15 veces, pero es de estas películas que nunca te cansas de verlas y siempre la disfrutas como si fuera la primera vez. Muy recomendable.