Grease
Published March 14, 2020
Film info
- Title Grease
- Director Randal Kleiser
- Year 1978
- Run time 1hr 50m
- Genres Romance, Musical
- Tagline Grease is the word
There's undeniable chemistry between the leads - in fact, it's electrifying - in the chart-topping, dancefloor-filling, feelgood musical romance between two star-crossed lovers at a 1950s California high school. She's a good girl who has to play bad to land a bad boy who's really quite good. The perfect soundtrack to happy days - and, uh, summer nights.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:24 | I love that she’s Australian in this one. |
| 3:24 | Some of these cartoon portraits, I just wouldn’t appreciate them if I was the cast. |
| 7:04 | I never noticed that bit before. “I’m no stranger to heartbreak.” Is that just because of Danny? |
| 10:34 | “If you can’t be an athlete, be an athletic supporter.” |
| 15:04 | How does John Travolta do the chicken whilst walking down the bleachers and make it look cool? |
| 18:13 | Rizzo is just so cool. |
| 22:09 | He’s brought a water pistol to a knife fight. |
| 29:28 | I do always wonder about this Annette character. |
| 34:44 | Can never take this song seriously because of the flamingo in the background. |
| 41:37 | Why wouldn’t you paint your car engine red, white and blue? |
| 42:46 | Did Rizzo come out of the toilet with an ice cream? That seems unsanitary. |
| 48:12 | Danny trying out sports is one of my favourite bits. |
| 1:08:12 | “Let’s hear it for the toilet paper!” |
| 1:09:15 | I maybe hadn’t registered how much of a creep Vince is. |
| 1:18:45 | Ha, a federal charge for mooning a dance-off. |
| 1:20:27 | Danny laughing that he elbowed her does make me chuckle. |
| 1:21:13 | Never noticed that line either, he tried to put stuff in her drink???? |
| 1:26:23 | “It’s as hot as the parts on it.” |
| 1:34:07 | Just a thought - without Grease would there be Fast & Furious? |
| 1:43:08 | Them going through the funhouse is a lot of fun. Although it’s mostly JT throwing himself around. |
Thoughts
This is a childhood favourite, an absolute classic, and one that it’s taken far too long to Film Watch. However, I had to wait until Mr C was ready for the brilliance of it and today was the day.
There’s a lot to love, obviously, the music is incredible, the story fun, the performances hit and miss. There were more layers to it than I remembered though. This is a movie that I already had revelations about from watching it as a kid and then again slightly older. This time, I was surprised at how overtly predatory Vince Fontayne is, particularly the bit about him slipping aspirin into her drink. Outrageous!
And if I’m being truly honest, I could do without the cartoon at the beginning and the flying car at the end, but who cares? It’s still a proper classic.
Rating: 5 / 5
