American Graffiti (Collector's Edition)
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Movie Reviews of American Graffiti (Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: American Pop At It's Best
Summary: 5 Stars
Early George(Star Wars)Lucas outing with Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Richard Dreyfuss, underated actor Paul LeMat, a cameo by Wolfman Jack and more. I deen this movie 84 times. 73 in the theater when it was first released. The film lasted over a year in the theaters and had a 41 track soundtrack that was popular because the 50s music had made a comeback in the early 70s. TV Shows like Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Sons And Daughters and a hill of other movies based in the era never to outdo the popularity of this movie. It's all for fun anyways. The happy music, the pranks, the gorgeous cars....you just get that feeling that you are there having a good time with the cast. There is nothing bad to say about the movie and you will definately end the movie with spirits until the end credits....you'll see.Movie Review: Suitable for Repeat Viewing!
Summary: 5 Stars
During the 1970s there was a tremendous interest in '50s nostalgia, and American Graffiti hit the target dead-on. It has been stated many times, but this film's soundtrack is without a doubt the finest collection of '50s/early '60s songs. Those who were immersed in the '70s muscle car scene simply salivated at the romantic portrayal of cruising and street racing. While this film is most often remembered today as a springboard for several future super-stars, it is much more than that. The key story element centers around high school friends going their separate ways, leaving the lifestyle they love behind. Anyone with fond memories of high school will be touched by the confusion and doubts that each character experiences when facing an uncertain future. This is a truly great film by any measure...highly recommended.Movie Review: Happy Highways
Summary: 5 Stars
Into my heart on air that kills
From you far country blows:
What are those blue remembered hills,
What spires, what farms are those?
That is the land of lost content,
I see it shining plain,
The happy highways where I went
And cannot come again.
This verse, from A.E. Housman's "A Shropshire Lad", summarizes everything that I feel for American Graffiti. The movie opened when I was 13 years old. It was my first "R" rated movie and the sold out theater erupted with laughter over and over. Now I'm 47 and I find it almost too sad to watch. Where did my childhood friends go? What lives have they led? The sweet promise of youth: a happy highway where I went and cannot come again.
Movie Review: One of the enduring classics.
Summary: 5 Stars
I was in grade-school when this movie came out, and it's the first movie I remember everybody talking about. In my sixth-grade class, we would go over and over our favorite parts; all of us had it memorized. The movie was about our parent's generation, and we saw our moms and dads as teenagers, and our parents told us they saw themselves in this timeless movie. The music was fantastic, too. We wore out two copies of this record in the space of a year. When this kind of movie was done for my generation, "Dazed and Confused," even though it was a great movie, I was reminded by association just how good "American Graffiti" was. Buy this movie because it's one you'll want to revisit year after year.Movie Review: Perfect in every way
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a must-own DVD, perfect in every way. This is the Lawrence of Arabia of late 50's California.The director perfectly captures a rite-of-passage night with incredible texture and integrity. This is one of those films where disbelief is immediately suspended and the viewer is drawn in - without protest. What makes it work particularly well is the music. Its a perfect backdrop and perhaps for those of us who remember sounds more than many other things its the critical factor in involving us.
Its also a hoot seeing young Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, McKenzie Phillips, Harrison Ford, and others. In some ways, I wonder if it wasn't some of their finest performances.