Roller Boogie | | Cast : | Linda Blair, Jim Bray | | Director : | Mark L. Lester | | Studio : | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | December 21, 1979 | | DVD Released Date : | August 24, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 02, 2005 | | Summary | Another Great Bad Movie! | Content
 | This has always been my favorite "bad movie". From the opening roller disco scene where they "boogie" on their skates all over LA, to the bad flute playing. This movie is a real hoot. Although Linda Blair is very cute, she is a bit on the chunky side for mainstream movies. Her love interest, is just a bit "fey" and petite if you ask me. By the ending sequence, during the big roller disco contest, you can just about see the guy wires enabling him to toss her around and over as if she is light as a feather. Of course you have your requisite bad guys--the guy that played Don in Lost In Space--and the clueless parents who don't understand their misunderstood daughter--this just makes it a "Must See". |
| Rating | | | Date | June 27, 2005 | | Summary | THE BEST DISCO MOVIE SINCE S NIGHT FEVER | Content
| I LOVE THIS MOVIE. I SAW IT WAY BACK WHEN IT WAS RELEASED. I SAW IT A FEW TIMES. I LOVED IT THEN, AND STILL LOVE THE MOVIE NOW. I BOUGHT IT ON VHS A FEW YEARS AGO. WHEN I SAW THAT IT WAS RELEASED ON DVD, I SAID I GOTTA HAVE IT. I GOT IT, AND IT WAS LIKE SEEING THE MOVIE FOR THE 1ST TIME. THE SOUND WAS CLEAR AND CRISP. THE COLOUR WAS SHARP. MGM DOES A GREAT JOB. KUDOS TO THEM. I AM A LINDA BLAIR FAN, SO I AM PARTIAL TO HER FILMS. BUT SHE IS THE BEST THING IN THIS MOVIE, ALSO THE MUSIC IS REALLY COOL. I HAVE THE ORIGINAL LP SOUNDTRACK. I NOW WANT THE CD VERSION, IF I CAN FIND IT. THE PREMISE IS KINDA LAME, BUT LINDA AND JIM BRAY SHINE THROUGH. I LIKE JIM'S FRIENDS. JIMMY VAN PATTEN IS WELL KNOWN. HE COMES FROM A SHOW BUSINESS FAMILY. BEVERLY GARLAND IS A VETERAN. CHER SINGS THE OPENING SONG. WHAT ELSE COULD YOU ASK FOR? IF YOU LIKE 70 DISCO MUSIC, I RECOMMENED THIS FILM. IF YOU ARE NOT? RENT IT ANYWAY JUST FOR THE SOUNDTRACK ALONE. THANKS ALOT |
| Rating | | | Date | October 08, 2004 | | Summary | Finally On DVD-Thanks MGM! | Content
| I was really happy to see this late '70s "rollerploitation" movie on DVD. It was really difficult to find on VHS a few years ago, and the ones I found were over $50! This movie looks great on DVD, the transfer is clear, and the colours are vibrant. On this disc, you have a choice of full-screen or wide-screen. It's a double sided disc. There are not a lot of features, you just get the movie trailer, but it's still great to see this gem released on disc. For fans of '70s disco music, the soundtrack has lots to offer and sounds great on DVD. I am glad to see that MGM re-released this Linda Blair classic because they always do a nice job with making sure that the prints they use are prestine, unlike some junior distributors that will use the worst print available, and put it on DVD. If you are a fan of Linda Blair, or just like a fun movie to watch, you can't go wrong with this boogie classic! |
| Rating | | | Date | September 29, 2004 | | Summary | Gluteus Maximus - The Movie | Content
| I was the 'lucky' recipient of this contemporary classic in my ( sometime ) capacity as DVD reviewer for an online newsletter. However - as the regular author of that 'column' has returned from sabbatical and my efforts in his stead have now been rendered superfluous, I thought I might impart a few of my entirely idiosyncratic musings as regards this film. As an example of pure '70's cheese, one would be hard-pressed to find a better exemplar of the era, it's fashions, musical taste (in the sense of genre - don't listen for big hits on the soundtrack, because there aren't any ) and general cultural miliu. This movie should have been placed in a time capsule that future generations might gain a keener appreciation for just what the 'me' generation was really like. Apart from nostalgia, the single redeeming quality of 'Roller Boogie' is the presence of Linda Blair. She's the perky, archetypal teen heroine and actually a fairly good actress. However, it is her appearance in this film that will cause you to take real notice - ILM, eat your hearts out, because Ms. Blair should have won the award for best special effect the year this came out. I guarantee that you'll forget all about that snotty, pea-soup-spewing 12 year old from The Exorcist once you have seen this movie. She blossomed into a jaw-droppingly gorgeous young woman, and mere words do not suffice - if there was only one reason ( okay, two - Linda Blair's legs ) to see 'Roller Boogie', her presence in the film is it, and while I would love to give the movie a higher rating, I'm afraid I can't. If positive reviews for films were awarded soley on the basis of the beauty of the actresses, then I suppose 'Charlie's Angels' would be held up as the latest Citizen Kane - But it's not. And certainly, neither is this ( however, in a contest between the latest Demi Moore vehicle and 'Roller Boogie',I do feel this is a superior product ). As such, despite whatever captivation I felt/feel for the beautiful Ms. Blair, and her singular charms,I can only offer one star for this epic of adventure and romance in the roller rink. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 17, 2004 | | Summary | Roller Boogie.... Rolling back for another generation! | Content
| This movie brings back nostolgic times for me as a kid growing up in the late 70's and early 80's and all I can say is that I really liked it and enjoyed the great soundtrack that came along with the movie. If you like Nostolga and Camp this is the real deal and it is all good. I would say this is one of those movies that has a great Cult factor and is right up there with 80's films like Skatetown USA also in 1979, Breakin, Breakin 2 "Electric Boogaloo", Beat Street. They were all campy, great dance sequences and great music.
It will be good to see this movie in "WideScreen" for the 1st time and I am looking forward to that. See you on August 24th, 2004 to get my copy.
Peace!
Austin, Texas |
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