The Groove Tube
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Movie Reviews of The Groove Tube
Movie Review: The Groove Tube is not Saturday Night Live but...
Summary: 4 Stars
Gross, outdated, crude, disgusting, a little drawn out in spots, and one of the funniest films ever! Mostly carried by Ken Shapiro & Richard Belzer, the film blasts away typical TV programming in rapid funny fashion. From the hilarious 2001 opening spoof to the Koko the clown sketch, the dealers (which hangs on too long after the great movie theatre scene), the News, the olympics, and safety sam, it's pure fun. One other recurring performer is Chevy Chase in the Geritan commercial, one of the highpoints of the film, as well as the fingers, and a quirky rendition of Four Leaf Clover. It's no Academy Award winner, and it isn't as clever or classy as SNL, but it's good for gross-out humor lovers. It's a classic that has been followed by, or in some cases imitated by Tunnelvision, Kentucky Fried Movie and Amazon Women On The Moon. Check it out!Movie Review: Still Funny, Still "Out There."
Summary: 4 Stars
The Groove Tube was a precursor to many trends in adult entertainment, including "Saturday Night Live." It's a set of short stories, "commercials," and blackouts, featuring people like Richard Belzer and Chevy Chase. Aimed squarely at a mid-1970s young adult/college crowd, the humor is topical, risque, sometimes illicit.
The DVD is a very good transfer-better than the print I saw in the theater. There aren't a lot of special features, but instead there are chapter-by-chapter bookmarks for each skit. The overall quality is excellent. On a fairly large TV, the experience is very "theater-like."
Overall, I would recommend The Groove Tube to anyone who had enjoyed it when it was released, and anyone younger who saw more comedy than the overt jokes on Saturday Night Live or Second City. This is a good catch.
Movie Review: a dated classic
Summary: 4 Stars
How can any one who saw this film as a kid ever forget it? Many of the scatalogical blackout sketches are no longer as provocative as their original release, but who cares? The film is hysterical. Sure there are low points, the all too long the dealers, the evening news (although of course Brown 25 is classic), but the high points are extaordinary; The Kramp kitchen, Safety sam, Chevy Chases' brilliant 4 leaf clover, the extremely subtle and amazingly funny, Koko the clown show. Best of all though is writer, director, producer Ken Shapiro's manic pas de deux down a busy Manhattan street, while he sings Nat King Cole's Just You Just Me. It is forever etched in my mind. All that and Curtis Mayfield as a bonus. Definitely dated, still, The Groove Tube remains an unrelenting jolt of joy in an era that is certainly in need of it.Movie Review: Feed Your Head
Summary: 4 Stars
I'll probably revise this later because it's been many years since I saw this. But back in the 70's this was a late night and drive in favorite. Like I said I haven't seen it for many years and I'm guessing that it's probably not as funny as it used to be afer a few tokes, but I think it'll still be worth a watch because this was the beginning of the kind of humor we found later in SNL. Much of the humor is subtle and can easily go over your head if you're not aware of what's going on, but if you are then there's a lot of fun here. In fact I still remember having to take a second look at the end VD talk to realize what that puppet actually was...It was the absurdity that made it so funny....Movie Review: Not Clever, but sick and perfect!
Summary: 4 Stars
I first ran across this when I was 16, my mother mentioned seeing this in the theaters. I nearly died laughing the first time I saw this...insanity? It is a bit dated, and is clever parody of pop culture of a period most dear to baby boomers, but there are some timeless moments. Safety Sam is best when watching other people's reactions. The Curtis Mayfield song at the beginning was sublime. I love suggesting this film to friends who want to see something different...or obscene. It is on of my favorite X-rated films.