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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Paramount
Salesrank: 17538
Released: September 24, 2002 |
| Our Price: $42.86 |
| Used Price: $5.61 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Riding the strange '50s nostalgia wave that swept through America during the late 1970s (caused by TV shows like Happy Days and films like American Graffiti), Grease became not only the word in 1978, but also a box-office smash and a cultural phenomenon. Twenty years later, this entertaining film adaptation of the Broadway musical received another successful theatrical release, which included visual remastering and a shiny new Dolby soundtrack. While this 2002 DVD release contains retrospective interviews with the cast and director Randal Kleiser, it's unfortunately full screen. As a result, the widescreen dance numbers are instead panned and scanned, destroying the symmetrical, lively choreography. A widescreen version is also available and is highly recommended because without the vibrant colors, unforgettably campy and catchy tunes (like "Greased Lightning," "Summer Nights," and "You're the One That I Want"), and fabulously choreographed, widescreen musical numbers, the film has to rely on a silly, cliché-filled plot that we've seen hundreds of times. As it is, the episodic story about the romantic dilemmas experienced by a group of graduating high school seniors remains fresh, fun, and incredibly imaginative.
The young, animated cast also deserves a lot of credit, bringing chemistry and energy to otherwise bland material. John Travolta, straight from his success in Saturday Night Fever, knows his sexual star power and struts, swaggers, sings, and dances appropriately, while Olivia Newton-John's portrayal of virgin innocence is the only decent acting she's ever done. And then there's Stockard Channing, spouting sexual double-entendres as Rizzo, the bitchy, raunchy leader of the Pink Ladies, who steals the film from both of its stars. Ignore the sequel at all costs. --Dave McCoy
Description of Grease (Full Screen Edition):
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Grease (Full Screen Edition) Reviews:
movie "Grease" 
2009-12-15 - A supurb movie.
In FULL SCREEN my television can utilize 100% of the picture tubes pixells to provide the sharpest image of this film on a standard definition NTSC set.
I would have liked to have "Grease2" but alas, it's only avaliable in widescreen which turns off 60% of the available number of pixells to produce an image.
Terrable Quality 
2009-12-05 - I agree with other reviews the quality of this dvd is the worst I have seen, what went wrong????? I have over 500 dvd's in my collection and this dvd is the worst quality. It is VERY grainy looks like a worn tape.
Excellent condition
2009-09-23 - I bought this used and wasn't sure what condition it would be in. I was very happy to see that the condition was excellent and there were no problems with the VHS. Thanks!
Scratched 
2009-09-18 - I love this movie in general, but it had a scratch in one spot which caused it to skip in one spot. I was very disappointed.
ONE OF THE GREATEST MUSICALS
2009-09-16 - This is one of the best musicals ever made. And now blu-ray with this improved image and sound... I can't express... It's just wonderful!
