This movie wasn't one of those award winners with a big cast. The plot was ok..nothing greatacting was okbut for some r
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goblu78 — 14 years ago(February 02, 2012 10:59 AM)
I just downloaded the soundtrack. Amazing musical score. The coloring of the scenes with that nostalgic look, Diane Lane Deborah Von Walkenburg and Rick Moranis over the top. Had something for everyone in this movie.
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alison1963 — 16 years ago(September 25, 2009 07:53 PM)
I was 21 when I saw this (was released 1984, right?) and hormonal, a late developer, fell in love with Michael Pare, was at the height of all the wonderful stuff happening in the (much maligned 80's a decade of great change musically and otherwise) and I just remember being blown away big music, the production and just the pure outlandish romance of it all - Mills & Boon with extra great music and just right there, in your face.
For a rather naive 21 year old was pure gold!
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Hewzy-LFC — 16 years ago(October 07, 2009 03:58 AM)
Diane Lane is the main reason i love it. The film itself is great too with an excellent soundtrack. find it really funny seeing Rick Moranis trying to act like the big man. Its just a all round quality movie that never gets boring. great song to finish the film too.
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Apollyon_Crash — 16 years ago(October 16, 2009 01:44 PM)
I like the film because it feels almost like a classic westernthe reluctant hero (almost an anti-hero), rolling into town and facing off against insurmountable odds to accomplish his goal, and basically kicking a$$. I'm a big fan of the short-lived FOX TV series "Firefly" for the same reason.
I also dug the atmosphere of SOFthe 1950s cars and lingo combined with the almost post-apocalyptic decay and breakdown of society was not only a cool combination, but even somewhat believable. Almost as if the film was set in an alternate 1980s, years after Russia dropped the bomb on the U.S. (and after maybe 20 years or so of world war), and society had barely evolved since. -
distant-skies — 16 years ago(December 06, 2009 11:02 PM)
It appeals to me because it inspired some of my favorite japanese anime at the time. Megazone 23, Bubblegum Crisis, and maybe others. Look at the intro to the first episode of Bubblegum Crisis and it almost looks like a replica of this movie.
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Ghost the Lost Soul — 14 years ago(December 31, 2011 09:50 PM)
I read that this film was highly popular in Japan at the time and was the influence of many anime series at the time. One of my favorite anime OVAs,
Red Photon Zillion: Burning Night
, was said to be inspired by this film.
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daja_ace — 16 years ago(January 21, 2010 08:45 PM)
Funny thing is, I was too young to see this movie in theaters when it came out back in 1984 yet I love it.
For me I guess, I saw the movie on VHS many years ago and something about it really pulled me in. I think that the cast, the acting, the setting and atmosphere, the music, and the action was more than enough to get me to like this movie. The moonwalk being in it also helps out too.
Michael Pare really comes across like a true ass-kicker but managed to have great on-screen chemistry with Diane Lane. Willem Dafoe is a truly crazy and sadistic antagonist in this "rock and roll fable". Also, naturally since the same guy who directed
The Warriors
(a true classic imo) is responsible for this movie it makes sense that this would be a classic and a really good piece of cinema too.
I can't speak for anyone else but IMHO it seems that just about everything about this movie really clicks and it has plenty of memorable scenes. That's my take on it and why it's so appealing to me. -
sisterdebmac — 16 years ago(January 21, 2010 09:14 PM)
Totally agree. I also love The Warriors. Dave and I saw it at countless midnight movies and art houses over the years and I bought that Special Edition DVD when it came out. Though I think I prefer the original version of the film. What's your opinion on that Daj?
Let me tell you a little story. You're an idiot!
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daja_ace — 15 years ago(July 16, 2010 09:35 AM)
Hi Deb, it's been a long time. How have you been?
I did want to point out one thing: I managed to get this movie put into the regular collection in my city's library system.
Before whenever I reserved this movie, I had to reserve it from out-of-town libraries because the county didn't have it in the system (it was too rare) and it took at least a month or more to get to my reserve shelf. The library then cancelled everyone's option to do that recently, which sucks.
But anyway, long story short I finally got mad and said "what the hell? I might as well try and see if I can order this movie locally" and then I asked the library system where I live if they could order the movie.
They said it was easy and inexpensive and now I'm
first
in line to receive one of the 3 copies the city/county library has ordered and put into the system!
Added note: people were lined behind me to get copies of this movie too, so apparently I did some people a great service by requesting this. I almost feel like a hometown hero. lol.
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crispy_comments — 15 years ago(July 26, 2010 01:55 AM)
I heard the soundtrack first, liked the songs so much I had to check out the movie - always interested in obscure 80s films. Once I got used to it (and stopped asking myself stuff like, "where's Diane Lane? She's barely in this! Are we gonna get deeper characterization/more dialogue or what?) - I started to enjoy the atmosphere. It is like an alternate timeline 50s/80s setting and the storytelling's sort of stylized like a comic book. Like a comic book, the visuals are key, the characters are kind of basic and the dialogue is kind of cheesy but it's all kind of cool anyway.
And McCoy is so funny and kickass. Love her. Love the ending which can be interpreted however you want - as two sparring partners/buddies going off to have more adventures or possibly as a future couple, more suited for eachother due to camaradarie and common background/goals I mean, Ellen Aim seems to represent the young love/one who got away/fantasy object whereas McCoy is more real and down-to-earth and likely to be a long-term thing. Lacking the "epic" star-crossed quality, but more attainable and sustainable, y'know? It seems like Tom's walking away from Ellen (and the song that's playing and fades away) is symbolic of leaving his youth behind, and it's a bit bittersweet, like thinking of an old high-school crush or something - but just because that first passion didn't work out, doesn't mean your life is over and then the ending turns happy, when McCoy drives upthe future looks bright.
I'm a sap. But it's a feel-good movie. And the music really does make you feel like rock and roll can save your life.