February 5, 2015

Grease

from my 100 Popular Movies Marathon, part 48 of 100



Grease, 1978. 1950s teenagers do cliche 1950s things.

Directed by Randal Kleiser. Written by Bronte Woodard; adapted by Allan Carr from a play by Jim Jacobs, & Warren Casey. Starring John Travolta, & Olivia Newton-John, with Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, & Didi Conn.

Concept: F
Story: D
Characters: D
Dialog: C
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: D
Acting: C
Music: C
Enjoyment: I think 1978 was just a terrible time to make a musical. A lot of these songs would be good, but they've had all the life produced out of them. Meanwhile, there's no story to speak of. I guess it's supposed to be a romance, but nothing in that vein ever amounts to more than an excuse to feature 1950s scenery. C

GPA: 1.5/4

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