Saturday, September 22, 2007

Go grease, you're burnin'up the box office! - Grease Reviews

Greased Lightnin', Go greased Lightnin'. Ah, those summer nights. Oh Oh Honey. I'm hopelessly devoted to you. Grease is the word! Any of these lines sound familiar? You'd have to not have any 1970s spirit alive in you not to recognize them. Believe me, in 1978, this is what The Return of the King is doing to the earth right now. Travolta and Newton-John shook the world like a banana milkshake with their singing, dancing, acting, and performances in this one. No one slept in the late seventies, they listened to the music from this movie. In case you haven't seen the movie (believe me, you should) and don't know the story, here it is. The boys are mixing with the girls as they enter their last year in school. One pair is Sandy (Olivia) and Danny (John). Sandy is on the verge of popularity at school, but is a little shy. Danny and his boys are a big group who are in the race car buisness. Their car, Greased Lightning (that's the title for a song most people even today can't help but sing along to) is truly nothing more than a scrap of tin, but Danny is keen to make it win the upcoming race. Throughout the year, they'll go to a high school dance, trash the local restraunt, and have some wild experiences until the year ends. Final result: can't tell you, but go see it to find out. Even though the movie is some times slow moving, it rarely is. The overall greatness of this movie makes you forget about it. I guarantee, Grease is just one of those movies worth seeing over and over all your life.

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