An iconic movie! Fantastic music, superb acting, simple but great story, wonderful chemistry between Baby and Johnny, but, Oh-La-La - the heat of the dancing! I challenge you to sit still in your seat as you watch this movie - it can't be done! Lots of perfect moments: dancing on the log, flirting in the studio, and the grandest of finales! Nothing left to say but to give it a 10 (iconic) out of 10.
I’m glad that as a society we’ve progressed to a point where it’s ok for women to watch porn, so that they don’t have to put up with bullshit like this again.
Going into it I knew it was going to be cheesy to at least some degree (it’s a mass product from the 80s), but I still ended up surprised by how unbearably melodramatic, regressive and cliché this is.
2.5/10
Trivial plot, and the dancing element is almost useless, as well as unbalanced throughout the movie. Can be passed without remorse.
So.. first time seeing this ever. Always thought it wasn’t a type of film I’d like. However I love Patrick Swayze and the 80’s, and I’d always liked the music from the film. So glad I finally watched this, I loved it! What a great decade of movies and music the 80’s was. One of the best soundtracks to any film ever, and one of Swayze’s best performances ever. What a dancer.
overrated and boring, makes no sense.
"Dirty Dancing" delivers a deeply felt promise of naive youthful romance with unbelievable chemistry between the two main protagonists. The story may be simple, but filled with magic which inexplicably refuses to die away with age or repeated watching. Even now, as an adult I seem still somewhat embarrassingly enticed by the simplistic allure, albeit notice the inherent flaws, stereotypical characters or shortcomings of the entire story. What is probably still the most successful in this movie is its terrific score with what could possibly be the best pop musical score in movie history.
this is a nice romantic movie and quite a radical one if you think about it…
1) an illegal abortion, and help to do so without question of if Penny was making the right decision/who/why. Controversial now but even more so at the time
2) when Baby finds out Penny was with Johnny previously, she doesn’t question this or get jealous. she trusts their friendship. Unlike most tropes, there’s no rivalry between the two, she is able to take Penny's criticism and grow, and Penny was able to lean on Baby.
3) Baby likes Johnny and the movie does not criticize this. She is the first to make moves towards him. After they sleep together, she gains more confidence in herself and he respects her as a woman asking what her real name is.
4) When Johnny compliments Baby he talks about her traits, rather than her physical beauty. They both think another is better than the other person seeing traits in each other that the other didn't see, ultimately bringing out their own strengths.
The love story between Baby and Johnny has equal growth between their characters as they help each other. And at the end it's not a "love above everything else for no reason happy ending" story...before the final dance scene, they said goodbye as tho they learned what they did from another when the characters had to part ways with the end of the trip/Johnny being fired.
5) Healthy masculine character traits. Aside from what’s mentioned above, Johnny was there for Penny platonically with no romantic agenda and had respect for both Penny and Baby. The movie showcases Johnny coming into his own. It also shows men crying, when Johnny is sharing with Baby he is seen as less than from the staff and guests, Being nothing but the entertainment both on the dance floor and in the bedroom and taken advantage of. Another scene of Babys father crying when Babys confronts him (and ultimately him admitting he was wrong at the end shaking hands with Johnny).
6) Baby gains confidence through dancing and liking another man other than her father. She also moves from sympathy to empathy when she realizes money class differences and steps up to take Penny's place in the dance number and learn the steps. She stands up for the truth that Jonny didn't steal, which her character wouldn't have done at the beginning of the movie.
Ultimately a coming-of-age story with transformation of Baby’s character, with other background themes
Did I already watch Dirty Dancing this week for the nth time? Yes. Is it ever too soon to watch it again? No.
Patrick Swayze is so dreamy. Jennifer Grey is beautiful. They have amazing chemistry. I've had the time of my life dance is incredible.
A good film that people seem to prefer a lot more than I do. I do enjoy it, but again think it's overrated slightly. Although I've got to say I love Patrick Swayze!
I always watch this movie with my mother, it became a tradition when I was only 15 or younger. Every time it's on TV we will watch it. The movie is timeless and the music is subliminal. The final dance is iconic and will always be.
rating 10/10, posted 6 september 2019
Pretty iconic.
Not sure how I hadn't logged this until now, given it's a film I watched quite a bit growing up due to it being my mum's favourite movie. Better late than never! 'Dirty Dancing' is entertaining - cheesy, but entertaining. What helps is the ace soundtrack, which culminates with the classic '(I've Had) The Time of My Life' scene.
The film flies through its 100-minute run time and features super chemistry between leads Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, two who give strong performances. Jerry Orbach (Just me confusing him with Jonathan Hyde? Probably.) is good too. As you'd expect, the dance numbers are all on point as well.
I've never checked out the 2004 prequel, 'Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights'. It's next up, though high hopes I do not hold - but we'll see.
This new application of Cinderella comes to impact
The only question I have is: they were surrounded by a lot of talented dancers, so why did they agreed to let Baby fill in for Penny even through she had almost zero dancing experience?
Other than that, cool movie.
Enjoyed more than I expected to. First time watching in 2020, because I saw show Movies that made us episode about this movie.
Great movie and music, I just have to say; this movie was supposed to be set in the 50's but many songs are clearly influenced by 80's rhythms, so why not just do it in the correct time era?
It took me quite some time to finally watch this movie. I actually liked it more than expected. The acting was reasonably well and the story interesting enough. I don't understand the hype around this movie (maybe I don't find Patric Swayze as hot as most people…) though.
Shout by The_ArgentinianBlockedParent2023-05-28T03:12:05Z
Some of y'all need to lighten the f.k up. Simple, yet charming. A fun movie for the summer weekend.