Customer Reviews
Classic drama with terrific Travolta - By: Stampy, 07 Sep 2008 
John Travolta (Grease) stars as Tony Manero, a troubled 19 year old who's joy in life comes from the dance floor, & when Stephanie comes along, he finds a whole new world to be explored in dancing.
This 1977 music drama is one of the reasons Travolta is one of Hollywood's most established stars with a mesmerizing Oscar nominated performance as Tony Manero, the troubled paint store assistant whose only joy comes from dancing. Travolta is an icon on the dance floor in this picture, with sweet moves & a great image, especiallly in his slick white suit. Dancing moves, motives & timing alll combine to give him one of his best performances in his career.
Having a difficult home life but a joyous night life gives the film a sweet escapism to the plot, to go out & have the time of your life, where you are appreciated for your talents. Travolta's performance juxtaposed with this ideology helps create a brilliant fantasy of happiness, & beautiful portrayal of enjoyment.
Though this ideology helps create enjoyment, there is a heavy emphasis on serious issues, such as drugs, family & employment, making a living.
All these ideologies have a good amount of onscreen time to justify real life & justify the drama genre.
Saturday Night fever has been recognized for its soundtrack, with some Beegees classics & when the opening begins & you see Travolta walking down the street with Night Fever playing, you know that the film will be something special, & it goes on from there with perfect songs timing & excellent memorable moments helped by the background music.
However `How deep is your love' feels completely out of place come the end of the film, compared with the moment & scene in which it is decoded.
The plot is consistent, focusing strongly on Manero's life, & his relationship with others. However there can be a few lapses & some cheesy dialogue but nonetheless this 1977 hit is a musical classic & contains one of Travolta's best performances.
8.5/10
Sublime script, great soundtrack - By: B. W. Jenner, 16 Dec 2007 I love the sense of place in this film. It's rooted in Brooklyn, & it describes the tension with Manhattan on the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge. Travolta is charismatic, funny & tormented. His female lead is a bit up herself, but very pretty & interesting. The dance scenes are fantastic.
The gritty social background & bad language makes this film a precursor to The Sopranos. Ahead of its time & timeless.
A classic which captured an era and lives on - By: LXIX, 01 Dec 2007 No matter what you think of 70's disco music, this is classic cinema. The acceptance of dance music in today's charts & airwaves owes much to the disco era of the 1970's.
If you've ever worked hard alll week and, then, when Friday or Saturday night comes around & you're in two minds about going out or snuggling up for a quiet night, well after watching this DVD you'll want to go out.
There are some risque moments (usuallly in the back seats of cars) so you might not want to watch this with your grandmother present.
Overalll, a feel good film with Travolta's solo dance to 'You Should Be Dancing' the prime moment.
An Iconic Film !! - By: G. Kyriacou, 15 Sep 2007 
The music in this film is amazing. Nearly 30 years later, it is still as good as ever.
Saturday Night Fever captures the 70's to perfection. No other film has.
John Travolta is SO sexy in this film. I am not sure of the casting of Karen Gorney though. Tony needed a talll, dark haired sexy woman to match his sexy moves. John Travolta's moves are fantastic & sexy. He can REALLY dance, & John is a great actor too.
John Travolta was going through alot during the making of this film, but his performance is amazing. He worked hard for that body, & those dance moves, but it reallly pays off. This is a film John Travolta should be very proud of.
That famous white suit with the black shirt is iconic now.
The posters of Al Pacino (Serpico) & Rocky have stood the test of time. Along with John Travolta in his famous white suit, Al Pacino & Rocky share his iconic image.
You will want to boogie & sing in your living room whilst watching this film.
I know it's not alll about the music & dance, there's a good message there too.
Well Done John.
Still incredibly powerful - By: Tonkfan, 22 Jun 2007 Many, many years ago, my mother & older sister sneaked me into see this film at one of the plethora of wonderful old cinemas that used to exist in the heart of Birmingham city centre. I think I was 13 at the time & although I fancied myself as a punk rocker, I instantly fell in love with this film. And my love for it has never waivered
This is John Travolta's defining moment, & like so many talented actors, it's almost a shame he won this part so early in his career as quite honestly, it would be pretty well impossible for him ever to better this.
Nostalgic yet brutal, protraying the hope & dreams of early adulthood, yet pulling no punches about the harsh reality of growing up on the wrong side of a big city, this is quite simply film making at its best.
And that fantastic soundtrack - good enough to seduce even a teenage punk rocker...
Hollywood does get it right sometimes, & this is a very fine example of late 20th century film making & possibly one of the best films ever made.
