The first time I saw that flick was in a shitty motel room in Raton, NM on HBO (or something) around Memorial Day, 1988. I was on a roadtrip with a female friend of mine to get out to the middle of nowhere for a long weekend, and she wanted to watch it and I was like, okay. It is a good movie, great, even for a low budget sleeper. And after it was over my friend was extremely... horny. That is all.Dirty Dancing is a really freaking good movie.
I dunno. Maybe it's only good compared to the movies they make today, but it's on TV now and I've caught the 2nd half twice in a week or two. It's a really simple story but it hits all the points that make a fulfilling story with a big payoff at the end. I'd love to hear Joseph Campbell talk about it.
And it's funny that Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey had no chemistry IRL, because they're such effing magic as Johnny and Baby. It's like Adam and Jamie in Mythbusters or any number of other teams that are so great on camera that don't actually get along IRL. Wild.
I'm probably the only gay man who has never seen My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, I should correct that soon.
Movies and shows that I have watched (or were playing in the background at various times in various rooms) today:
The 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Miracle on 34th St (the 1947 original)
Victor/Victoria
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
A Very Brady Renovation
Single All The Way
A Christmas Story - The Musical Live (2017)
WALL-E (this one I paid attention to and watched... still such a classic)
Dirty Dancing is a really freaking good movie.
I dunno. Maybe it's only good compared to the movies they make today, but it's on TV now and I've caught the 2nd half twice in a week or two. It's a really simple story but it hits all the points that make a fulfilling story with a big payoff at the end. I'd love to hear Joseph Campbell talk about it.
And it's funny that Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey had no chemistry IRL, because they're such effing magic as Johnny and Baby. It's like Adam and Jamie in Mythbusters or any number of other teams that are so great on camera that don't actually get along IRL. Wild.