Grease!

I was around twelve years old when the film version of "Grease" hit the big screen. It was such a huge hit with my peers. I even went on a "group date" to catch it at the local theater. My girlfriends and I would spend evenings singing along with the characters. Who can forget such classics as "Summer Nights", "We Go Together" or "You're the One That I Want." I can't speak for the male gender, but as a female, the story of a boy from the wrong side of the tracks who falls for a prim and proper girl grabs me every time. Boy wins girls, boy loses girl, then boy changes and girl changes in order to win each other over. I'm such a sucker for happy endings.
It doesn't matter if you're a high school student in 2007 or 1957, peer pressure is peer pressure. Danny had a chance to shed his "greaser" image for a summer when he met Sandy, a very proper young lady. But once one is back in the environs of school, you cannot easily break out of the group mentality. Danny reverted to his smoking, trouble making ways as a member of the Thunderbird gang. Much to Sandy's shock and dismay, Danny was not the boy she remembered from the summer. What happened? Was it all a lie?
Along the way, Sandy learns to broaden her horizons, i.e. let loose a little, and Danny tries to tame his wild behavior. By the end of the movie, each demonstrates to the other that they're willing to make changes for the sake of love. While I believe outward changes to your appearance are fine, you still should be true to who you are. I suggest revisiting this movie classic. "Grease" is the definitely the WORD!

A Foul -- but Fun -- Movie

Looking for a movie that provides comedy, romance and humor? Look nofurther than "Foul Play." I love the chemistry between Goldie Hawn andChevy Chase. It's a shame these two actors only collaborated one moretime (Seems Like Old Times). In "Foul Play," Chase and Hawn play adetective and librarian, respectively, who become involved in anassassination plot and find romance along the way. Why shouldn'tcomedy/mystery movies have a fairy tale ending?
Goldie Hawn first sees Chevy Chase at an engagement party but is notimpressed at his fall, which is vintage Chase. As Hawn driveshome, she picks up a stranger who experienced car trouble on the road.His name is Scotty, and he arranges to meet Hawn at a movie the nextevening. He asks her to hold on to his cigarettes. But unbeknownst toHawn, he slips in a microfilm container. When the two meet the nextevening, Scotty collapses from a gunshot wound but managed to whisperto Hawn, "Beware of the dwarf." Chaos ensues as Hawn tries to convincethe theater manager that there's a corpse in the seat next to her.Nothing is amiss in the theater. Hawn returns home only to find thattrouble has followed her. Enter Chevy Chase who is the detective incharge of Hawn's case. He's immediately drawn to her even though herstory appears farfetched with disappearing corpses, intruders, and adwarf.
Eventually Chase comes to believe Hawn and the two discover adiabolical assassination plot, which is to take place at theperformance of "Madame Butterfly" in San Francisco. The chase scenethrough the historic hills of the Golden Gate City are awesome. Twounsuspecting Japanese tourists go along for the ride as Hawn and Chasecommandeer a taxi to reach the theater in time to stop theassassination.
You'll appreciate the excellent comedic talents of Hawn and Chase, aswell as the supporting characters in "Foul Play." Dudley Moore has ahysterical cameo as an amorous orchestra conductor. You cannot gowrong with this very enjoyable comedy which also includes an excellentmystery component. So sit back with a bucket of popcorn and prepare tolaugh from start to finish.