Review of Xanadu (1980) by Martimus98 — 14 Mar 2019
Honestly this was a movie that was made around an awesome soundtrack. The music, in and of itself, is awesome.
The story itself is a time capsule about roller disco's of the 1980's, yea they were a thing.
Olivia Newton John, aka Olivia Neutron Bomb, was phenomenal. She is both beautiful and superbly talented in this movie. Gene Kelly is, well, Gene Kelly. He was an incredibly talented actor and dancer in his day and has great screen presence.
The story line was silly but what can one expect from a modern story whose main character is a muse (one of nine Goddesses from Greek mythology). The animation wasn't all that good but that was not unusual for the late 1970's. Given the size of the case, I feel sorry for those people who had to create and maintain all of those creative and unusual costumes.
Was this an award winning movie? Absolutely not! It's a silly yet fun musical where guy meets Goddess, guy loses Goddess, and guy gets Goddess.
This review of Xanadu (1980) was written by Martimus98 on 14 Mar 2019.
Xanadu has generally received mixed reviews.
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