Saturday Night Fever - Blu-ray Forum

assydingo · 04-25-2009, 10:46 AM

I expected the movie to be lighthearted and romantic...

This might be one of the darkest mainstream movies I've seen. It also wasn't romantic at all but I don't think they were trying to be.

The movie is great, don't get me wrong. The soundtrack is fantastic and the acting is good. I'm just stunned by how many issues it deals with and how tragic it is... and yet it helped popularize disco at the same time.

Opinions?

EricJ · 04-25-2009, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by assydingo

[IMG]I expected the movie to be lighthearted and romantic...
This might be one of the darkest mainstream movies I've seen. It also wasn't romantic at all but I don't think they were trying to be.

They weren't--
It was based on a real-life 70's New York Magazine article ("Tribal Rites of the Saturday Night") about how nights at the disco was all some aimless Brooklyn folk HAD in their lives at the time, which is how they could turn it into so much of its own subculture.

"Urban Cowboy" tried to replicate the same "trend/subculture" formula for Travolta, but it just didn't have that same dirty-70's-NYC sense of being Across The Bridge.

Sonny · 04-25-2009, 03:38 PM

This is a good old flix, I'll pick it up whenever.

Moefiz · 04-25-2009, 03:46 PM

Never owned this movie in any format it was ever released in, seen it more time than I can remember but will be picking it up on Blu for sure.Good movie with and excellent soundtrack.

Belloche · 04-25-2009, 04:08 PM

One of my favorite Seventies movies. It always gets marketed using the dancing and fashion but there is a whole lot more going on in this movie.

Heart&Soul · 04-25-2009, 04:10 PM

The music is great, but I still enjoy the story, too.

WyldeMan45 · 04-29-2009, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by assydingo

and yet it helped popularize disco at the same time.

Opinions?

To quote Hyde here "Disco is from hell man, and not the really cool part of hell with axe murders, but the lame ass part with the lawyers"

CapiCoo · 04-29-2009, 07:52 AM

Day One Must Buy For Me. I Can Remember As A Kid Wanting To Be John Travolta. He Was So Cool. Tony Manerro, Vinnie Barbarino, Danny Zuko. Definitely Joe Cool!

kndy · 04-29-2009, 01:37 PM

Oh...Speaking of Danny Zuko...I just watched my review copy of "GREASE"...I thought SNF was magnificent..."GREASE" looked awesome!

04-25-2009, 10:46 AM	#1
assydingo Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:483 DVD collection:12 Trading Score:3	Saturday Night Fever I expected the movie to be lighthearted and romantic... This might be one of the darkest mainstream movies I've seen. It also wasn't romantic at all but I don't think they were trying to be. The movie is great, don't get me wrong. The soundtrack is fantastic and the acting is good. I'm just stunned by how many issues it deals with and how tragic it is... and yet it helped popularize disco at the same time. Opinions?

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04-25-2009, 03:38 PM	#3
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	This is a good old flix, I'll pick it up whenever.

04-25-2009, 03:46 PM	#4
Moefiz Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:288 DVD collection:20 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:70	Never owned this movie in any format it was ever released in, seen it more time than I can remember but will be picking it up on Blu for sure.Good movie with and excellent soundtrack.

04-25-2009, 04:08 PM	#5
Belloche Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Nova Scotia, Canada Blu-ray collection:403 DVD collection:11 Trading Score:3	One of my favorite Seventies movies. It always gets marketed using the dancing and fashion but there is a whole lot more going on in this movie.

04-25-2009, 04:10 PM	#6
Heart&Soul Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Oregon 4K collection:167 Blu-ray collection:725 Blu-ray reviews:50	The music is great, but I still enjoy the story, too.

04-29-2009, 07:52 AM	#8
CapiCoo Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Phoenix,AZ	Day One Must Buy For Me. I Can Remember As A Kid Wanting To Be John Travolta. He Was So Cool. Tony Manerro, Vinnie Barbarino, Danny Zuko. Definitely Joe Cool!

04-29-2009, 01:37 PM	#9
kndy Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Urban Haute Bourgeoisie Home Theater Gallery:136 Blu-ray collection:1903 Blu-ray reviews: 41 Trading Score:17	Oh...Speaking of Danny Zuko...I just watched my review copy of "GREASE"...I thought SNF was magnificent..."GREASE" looked awesome!

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