Love at First Bite | | Cast : | George Hamilton, Susan Saint James | | Director : | Stan Dragoti | | Studio : | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | April 27, 1979 | | DVD Released Date : | July 12, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | 5-Star Movie Decreased By No DVD Extras And Missing Disco Song | Content
 | The movie is just as fresh and funny as it was a quarter century ago, with perfect casting, dialogue, action and timing. Of special note is Richard Benjamin's utterly hysterical portrayal of the obsessed, manic shrink dangling long-time girlfriend Susan St. James and on the hunt for his Grandfather Van Helsing's eternal nemesis, Dracula (he changed his name "for professional reasons"). The DVD loses significant points for the unforgiveable change in disco songs during a critical scene, and for virtually no extras. Shame on whoever was responsible for the song fiasco, and for the carelessness in buffing up a classic 70s comedy! |
| Rating | | | Date | August 03, 2005 | | Summary | 4 1/2 Stars For The Movie but 2 Stars for The DVD! | Content
| I fondly recall going to see Love at First when I was a teen and I thought it was good and I remember the dance scene with Alicia Bridges' song I Love The Night Life and I'm not a disco geek or a techo freak but I'm disappointed that the song was eliminated and replaced with a different song, however I don't think it's fair to blame the movie studio and director over that as it appears that they didn't have a choice because Alicia wouldn't allow them to use the song anymore so hopefully someday she will finally agree to let them use it and a new DVD can be issued! Maybe people can write to Alicia Bridges' and the record company she recorded the song for and ask them to please let the song be used in the movie again! |
| Rating | | | Date | August 03, 2005 | | Summary | "Children of ze night.... Zhut up!" | Content
| Okay, this probably isn't going to say much for my parents (for letting me watch a movie that certainly wasn't G rated), but this was one of ny favorite movies from my childhood. I'm 25 now, and I have been looking for that movie ever since it became unavailable at Blockbuster when I was 10 or so.
I'm going to be highly disappointed if they have changed the dance scene -- if so, I might just have to buy the video instead of the DVD and get a VCR.
Now, for the debates... I was young, but I do know that we didn't watch this movie on TV, it was always rented. Unless the videographers decided to record the video from TV before releasing it as a VHS, then I think it was on the original movie.
The movie definitely depicted parts of the 70s -- how being in psychotherapy was cool ("If you don't pay, you can't get better!"), pill popping was standard, racial tensions were still very strong, and Communist countries concentrating on Olympic goals.
My favorite part, though, was the lunchbox scene.
"No... my lunch will eat *you*!"
I swear, that's tbe best Renfield I have ever seen, bar none.
Anyway, regardless of if they did change it, it still is going to be a good movie and I highly recommend it to everyone who hasn't seen it already. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 29, 2005 | | Summary | A Little "Love" Lost | Content
| I remember watching this movie as a kid. Being nostaglic, I went and rented the dvd version of this film. I found it amusing that "I love the Nightlife (disco 'round)" song was omitted from the movie. I'm sure Alicia Bridges is trying to milk every dime out of that tune since it was the only hit she ever had. No amount of money would probably be enough for her. Though both parties are probably to blame. Long live greed and democracy!
Funny thing - wasn't her song used in some lame movie in the mid-90's called "Adventures of Priscilla - Queen of the Desert"? Maybe she's not as broke as she was then. Hard to believe though.
If you really need to hear the song just play the movie trailer. It's not just the original version of the song playing during the trailer, it's actually bits and pieces of the original five minute and forty second dance version from the 70's found on many disco compilation cd's.
Also, for your technofreaks out there, you could just burn the movie to your pc and dub the song into the movie using video editing software. You won't need to edit the credits at the end of the movie since the song is still credited even though it's been deleted!
I still find the movie entertaining. It's totally 70's and totally funny. I'll spend the money to buy it. Wait a few months though. It'll end up in Wal-Mart's $5.50 dump bin.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 26, 2005 | | Summary | Hey, Jack! You Don't Have To Be a Disco Fan to Find That Scene Funny! | Content
| Love at First Bite is a funny satire and homage to earlier Dracula movies and I agree with MANY other reviewers that it's disappointing that the song I Love the Night Life wasw replaced with a different song.
And previous reviewr Jack: You don't have to be a fan of disco music to enjoy the the original I Love the Night Life disco dance sequence. It's just that the scene is funny. Come on, how can anyone not find it funny to see a vampire like Dracula doing a disco dance? And the song I Love the Night Life was very
appropiate.
I mean the song is Called I Love the Night Life and Dracula the vampire can only go out at night and you could say that a vampire loves the night life so I think that scene and song were good and very appropriate.
Also for the reviewer J. Lathen: Just because I Loive The Night Life isn't on the movies musical soundtrack release doesn't mean it wasn't used in the movie. Check out the soundtracks for many movies, Biodome, Dumb and Dumber, Clueless, etc and you will see reviews by people hocked off because their fave songs from the movies were left off the sondtracks.
I Love the Night Life was used in the original theatrical release it's even still listed in the movies end credits.
I seem to recall that a couple of years ago I heard on a TV show like Hard Copy or Inside Edition that the reason the song was replaced was because the singer Alicia Bridges and her record label accused them of using the song without their permission but I have also heard from another source that it is because Alicia felt that she got ripped off and wasn't paid enough royalties, so which ever was the true reason for it I'm not sure but I wish Alicia Bridges and her record label would sit down with the movie studio/DVD company and work something out and that all involved would realize that it's not fair that the fans and customers of this movie are the ones who are really getting the short end of the stick and being ripped off! |
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