Review of Staying Alive (1983) by David G — 07 Sep 2009

Notorious sequel to Saturday Night Fever, and for good reason. There really isn't a lot going for Staying Alive - minimal, dull plot (John Travolta's Tony Manero trying to make it on Broadway with a love triangle thrown in) and the classic 70's disco replaced by generic, overblown 80's pop.

Worth watching for the priceless 80's fashions of the time, the hilarious homoeroticism (an oiled up Travolta rocking a headband and a loincloth being the obvious primary example) and just the sheer novelty that the film is directed, produced and co-written by a certain Sylvester Stallone, but little else.