The Groove Tube
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Movie Reviews of The Groove Tube
Movie Review: A little dated but still has its moments
Summary: 3 Stars
I first saw this movie when I was in college in the mid 1970s. It was pretty radical for its time as it predated the original Saturday Night Live. It is made up of a number of individual bits, most of which were topical at the time. There are references to 2001 A Space Odyssey, the Watergate hearings, Vietnam, counterculture drug dealers, etc. and features the first screen appearances of Chevy Chase and Richard Belzer.
If you are nostalgic for those times and willing to suffer some misses along with the real laughs, this movie is for you.
Movie Review: Not gut-busting,
Summary: 3 Stars
but not totally junk, by any means. When GT was released, the humor was kind of funny-crude and a few sketches were a little eye-opening. But that was then. Today, a decent amount remains funny, other things you wonder why you ever found funny, and still others weren't even funny when the film came out (the dealers, for example, which you can FF right through without missing a beat). Boittom line: yes, it's worth watching, but don't expect YOung Frankenstein, y'know? Like any comedy sketch film, it's uneven.Movie Review: Material Good, DVD adds nothing
Summary: 3 Stars
While the comedy is still sophomoric at times, this sketch-filled movie hits its mark more than it misses. I still laugh at some of the material 25+ years after I first saw it. Other stuff that was fresh then has been ripped off and redone so many times it seems stale now.The biggest dissapointment was with the DVD itself. No book, no added features. Just the movie. The quality was not really enhanced either. Stick with the VHS unless you have to be able to skip from scene to scene right away.
Movie Review: Definitely ADULT laughs
Summary: 3 Stars
Some friends and I saw this movie when it came out in the 70's. Two guys and three girls almost couldn't stay in the seats, especially when the "gov'mt VD" ad ran. When I got the DVD and watched, I couldn't believe all the things we'd seen. It should've rated more severely than "R" perhaps. It's a riot for those who grew up with TV in the 70's and are "in the know" about the the products the makers are "funnin". It's like "Saturday Night Live" with an adult comedy edge.Movie Review: Funny movie, terrible DVD transfer
Summary: 3 Stars
A lot of the skits are dated but the non-dated stuff is hilarious. Unless you are a baby boomer you won't get the dated jokes, unless you know about Pop culture of the early 70's. The DVD video quality is awful though, they could have did a better transfer. The video is dull and grainy. Its also a Pan & Scan 4:3 ratio! What happened to the widescreen??