tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post9211027722336201527..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-26944551242518045052012-05-18T05:28:13.765-07:002012-05-18T05:28:13.765-07:00Sergio, thanks for the feedback. SATURDAY NIGHT FE...Sergio, thanks for the feedback. SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, GREASE 1 & 2, and STAYIN' ALIVE in many ways spawned the disco culture in India. I agree the film has "seamy content" which I realised only after I had seen it in parts subsequently. I didn't think much of the "adult scenes" or the cuss words the first time I saw it. Guess I was enjoying the music and dance then.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-6250220977237644772012-05-17T03:21:02.871-07:002012-05-17T03:21:02.871-07:00Thanks Prashant - this is a film that is well wort...Thanks Prashant - this is a film that is well worth looking into in detail since the disco image is largely at odds with the fairly seamy content of the bulk of the film. I reremember when it came out in the cinemas here in the UK they released a special cut of the film aimed at younger viewers who were attracted by themusic and dancing and then realised that it had been classed as an adult film (rightly) and being turned away.Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-65429157286977143992012-05-16T22:54:49.041-07:002012-05-16T22:54:49.041-07:00Charles, the Bee Gees are still quite popular in I...Charles, the Bee Gees are still quite popular in India and you often hear mobile phones ringing to the "Stayin' Alive" tune though the namesake 1983 sequel is no longer fresh in memory.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-77879943202595015632012-05-16T22:48:25.004-07:002012-05-16T22:48:25.004-07:00Patti, a lot of people did. A family friend who sa...Patti, a lot of people did. A family friend who saw the film before we did couldn't stop talking about that first scene which, incidentally, would have been a dud without the background score.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-86555533558857482272012-05-16T22:44:41.683-07:002012-05-16T22:44:41.683-07:00Ron, I watched this film in the theatre too and at...Ron, I watched this film in the theatre too and at the time everyone wanted to dance like Travolta. The Bee Gees cassettes became very popular. I remember we used to copy the songs from one tape recorder to another (Sony or National Panasonic) without a connecting cord so you had all kinds of external sounds creeping into the music.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-88666310811600452222012-05-16T08:06:39.395-07:002012-05-16T08:06:39.395-07:00I remember liking it too the first time I saw it. ...I remember liking it too the first time I saw it. Haven't ever rewatched it though.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-79615091904516597902012-05-16T04:59:58.866-07:002012-05-16T04:59:58.866-07:00Todd, I don't remember WELCOME BACK, KOTTER an...Todd, I don't remember WELCOME BACK, KOTTER and that may be because Indian cable TV hasn’t shown much of the 60s and 70s US sitcoms. I think DYNASTY and THREE’S COMPANY marked the advent of satellite television out here. Otherwise, it’s been mostly British TV serials. Now, of course, we get to see many of the serials currently running in the US.<br /><br />I liked Travolta in his latter films like FACEOFF, PULP FICTION, WILD HOGS, THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3, BROKEN ARROW and SWORDFISH. He’s good at comedy, as in “Wild Hogs”, but he’s even better as a villain. I don’t think I have seen WOLF — will have to check it out.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-10515729411275681932012-05-15T16:49:51.810-07:002012-05-15T16:49:51.810-07:00I adored this movie from the first shot of him wal...I adored this movie from the first shot of him walking with the paint can.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-71459045534349758982012-05-15T16:37:58.130-07:002012-05-15T16:37:58.130-07:00It's easy to like Pfeiffer in even the most co...It's easy to like Pfeiffer in even the most contrived films, I'd suggest...WOLF comes to mind, somehow...thanks, Prashant.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-62210382373578729452012-05-15T15:15:10.388-07:002012-05-15T15:15:10.388-07:00The pleasure of this film was watching it on the b...The pleasure of this film was watching it on the big screen in a theater full of people. Disco still delights me when I hear, I guess because it begs to be danced to. But stories about coming of age in one of the NYC boroughs has never had much appeal for this Nebraska farm boy. The music is what saved this one for me. Thanks.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-50885738810466401452012-05-15T07:15:12.037-07:002012-05-15T07:15:12.037-07:00Travolta was already rising by the time SNF came o...Travolta was already rising by the time SNF came out...he was the breakout star of the (rather weak, but I liked it initially...and it grew in popularity as it worsened, as did much US tv in the 1970s) sitcom WELCOME BACK, KOTTER.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-18971698619257695312012-05-15T06:46:43.177-07:002012-05-15T06:46:43.177-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com