Not hearing the music at the end when Travolta is walking is hilarious. Although last I checked, Times Square isn't normally that quiet, even at 3 in the morning lol.
@virginiadare15874 жыл бұрын
The first time I went to NYC, it was Labor Day and Times Square was practically deserted in the middle of the day.
@mrmojo93219 жыл бұрын
Ever since discovering The Cinema Snob, almost a year ago, I have enjoyed countless laughs. Thank you, Brad, for creating such a stuck-up and cynical (and perhaps insane) comedic character!
@jamiekamihachi31359 жыл бұрын
"The excuse didn't work for Heinrich Himmeler." Only Brad would find a way to reference the Nazi high command in a musical that wasn't the Producers or Sound of Music.
@Lobsterwithinternet9 жыл бұрын
And that's why we love him. 😎
@maugos9 жыл бұрын
Hol-lee SHIT! You are not kidding about Travolta being in the best shape of his life. I can't get over how freaking amazing he looks in this movie. Too bad he didn't keep it.
@Alfador429 жыл бұрын
+maugos True. His shape was Bruce Lee level shape.
@vegetasaiyanprinceofragebo55209 жыл бұрын
sorry but he can't beat Patrick swayze
@s.bakyhnh17569 жыл бұрын
His dick can.
@eartianwerewolf8 жыл бұрын
+maugos he was fucking hot as hell.
@sitizenkanemusic8 жыл бұрын
Travolta was a thin guy early in his career. when he was picked for Tony Manero for Saturday night Fever, he was already thin. but he said due to all the dance training, he lost another 25 lbs. But he worked out a bit in staying alive since that's what sly asked him to do. and we know that sly is a gym rat.
@Contemplativeman1019 жыл бұрын
I can tell Brad is really into this review, he's just putting more energy into his character than usual. Compare this to something like "The Lonely Lady" review, he just wanted to do this movie. You can tell. "Its Stayin' Alive, not Staying Alive! There's no G in this disco dojo!"
@ShadowACE19988 жыл бұрын
How awesome would it have been to have a Stallone/Travolta buddy picture circa 1980? Call it "Italian Cheesefest". Shut up and take my money!
@TackyRackyComixNEO8 жыл бұрын
I'd fund it.
@yourmother70526 жыл бұрын
Better yet, a Tony Manero/Rocky Balboa movie. The crossover of the century.
@SpeedyEric12 жыл бұрын
3:46- 6 years later, and you finally reviewed Rhinestone, and treated it more positively than critics at the time.
@BrokeProductions9 жыл бұрын
A dancing movie directed by Sylvester Stallone.... I expect blood, guts, one liners, and explosions!
@geoffreysorkin57744 жыл бұрын
It's like when Bob Saget directed "For Hope". A serious and medically accurate drama about a woman struggling with scleroderma, which is a critically acclaimed television movie, for which both he and the star Dana Delaney received praise critically and from the Scleroderma Foundation.
@TheRealNormanBates8 жыл бұрын
I think it's fantastic that the entire point of this movie was to troll the fans of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER... and yet it STILL made 3 times it's budget. But this thing still cost $23 million to make? In 1983?!? Fox made STAR WARS "AND" ALIEN for that amount of money!
@geoffreysorkin57744 жыл бұрын
In the words of the Cinema Snob, "Jason Blum could have made this with the spare change in his couch."
@AndyJay1985 Жыл бұрын
Stallone probably commanded a massive fee for directing.
@perfectallycromulent Жыл бұрын
Stayin Alive required massive piles of cocaine to make, Star Wars and Alien did not. cocaine was quite expensive back then.
@billjacobs5218 жыл бұрын
Wow, a zero on rotten tomatoes? It didn't seem that bad, at least the dancing was okay. How could it be at the same level as Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas?
@masonallen39614 жыл бұрын
The real question is which Sylvester Stallone musical is worse. Staying Alive or Rhinestone (which currently has a 15% on Rotten Tomatoes). I’ll leave it up to you to decide which is worse.
@geoffreysorkin57744 жыл бұрын
Remember that Rotten Tomatoes is only positive or negative. Every critic giving it a negative review doesn't mean every critic hated it, just that no critic liked it.
@curly_wyn2 жыл бұрын
Because it’s the sequel and successor to Saturday Night Fever, yes, it’s that bad. Everything about it is fucking inferior.
@curly_wyn2 жыл бұрын
@@geoffreysorkin5774 Well, if absolutely no critic liked, then that should tell ya something.
@homeaccount5943 Жыл бұрын
"Saving Christmas" looks like Oscar calibur work compared to the insipid "Staying Alive. " Worst sequel EVER.
@bobcobb36542 жыл бұрын
I always thought “Urban Cowboy” thematically worked better as a sequel to Saturday Night Fever. All you have to do is think that a few months after SNF, Tony just got fed up and decided to leave New York and ended up in Houston. Save for the different accents Travolta uses in the 2 films, the characters are very similar. Staying Alive, though, is some cheesy stupid fun.
@Objectorbit9 жыл бұрын
I love how you kept calling the bearded guy various different character and real life names. Best running gag you've done in a while.
@kamekadvance9 жыл бұрын
I was kind of hoping to see the Cinema Snob strut at the end. But what he ended up doing was probably more in his character.
@kevinthepilgrim9 жыл бұрын
I think he didn't because he cares about his audience, it could have been death by laughter just seeing Brad walking to Stayin Alive. But, seriously, I agree with you.
@greenkoopa3 жыл бұрын
Ka chow
@TheKML7774 жыл бұрын
22:25 "Why not audition for Cats right now?" 5 years later....
@khatmar Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this movie. I love SNF, but I really love this one more.
@tripdefect879 жыл бұрын
The last mental image that I needed was John Travolta in Jennifer Beals' role in Flashdance. Thanks trailer sequence!
@catspawgardner32137 жыл бұрын
Stallone would've had hit with this movie if he just included Stephanie & Tony's friends. The audience wanted to see what happened to them after Saturday Night Fever. But Stallone shot himself in tne foot just focusing on Tony.
@segundovargas5 жыл бұрын
What part of "to form the dumbest worst film of all time" don't you understand?
@kbbrown81546 жыл бұрын
"You guys potty too hawd."
@captaintrips20179 жыл бұрын
Love that music from the trailer, Frank Stallone's "Far from Over". That song was in EVERYTHING back in the 80s, but the best use of it was the old SNL sketch where Harry Shearer and Martin Short were doing Men's Synchronized Swimming!
@stevenmaginnis19652 жыл бұрын
One of the best SNL films ever!
@JSinTX5 жыл бұрын
UNI QUE NEW YORK UNI QUE NEW YORK! That had me fuckin rolling on the floor!
@SaurAuteur9 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised you didn't mention the more recent version of "Satan's Alley" starring Tobey Maguire and Kirk Lazarus. But I have to ask, How in the hell did they make that play from a story about gay monks?!
You just earned a thumb up for the awesome "A Clockwork Orange" reference :D
@jakek17354 жыл бұрын
Holy shit... I just realized that this one classic Simpsons episode, which had a scene that I always assumed was referencing Saturday Night Fever, was actually referencing the ending of Staying Alive.
@Rangernewb55508 жыл бұрын
So wait... you mean ghosts *CAN* do it?
@vintagevhstreasures40584 жыл бұрын
3:55 No wonder his character in Dead Poet’s Society wanted his son to become a doctor. 😂
@discolives79ify9 жыл бұрын
You guessed it, Frank Stallone.
@GruntGamerProductions9 жыл бұрын
There he is! I was wondering when he turn up.
@AllisonDancerChick19829 жыл бұрын
+Nana Amuah One of Norm MacDonald's best jokes ever FTW. :-)
@SpeedyEric18 жыл бұрын
And in the words of Spoony, "Where the hell is Frank Stallone?"
@sperrin7 жыл бұрын
Where the hell is Spoony?
@timsillery87097 жыл бұрын
bitching about fucking nothing on Twitter
@S1nwar9 жыл бұрын
why do movies from this time look like the house is burning with thick smoke in every room..and everything is so dirty
@nathanclark24246 жыл бұрын
S1nwar probably due to a combination of film degrading, special effects and actual smoke from people smoking
@Speleomimus5 жыл бұрын
That's just how New York City was in the 80's...it's not an effect
@MadiBendy5 жыл бұрын
Cameras were not always hd lol
@pheunithpsychic-watertype98814 жыл бұрын
Dont forget the pervading new wave that made every genre sound like all songs were just pumped put of a machine
3 жыл бұрын
The film resolution and the fact that people smoked indoors everywhere, maybe.
@CulainRuledByVenus6 жыл бұрын
Kurtwood Smith at 3:54 (Eric's dad from That 70s Show)
@THECLARENCES7 жыл бұрын
11:51-12:21The guitarist in Frank Stallone's band (left hand side) is a young Richie Sambora (ex-Bon Jovi)!
@jamieriley84448 жыл бұрын
9:12 I wouldn't wanna argue with that JonTron accent....
@ShadeMeadows7 жыл бұрын
Oh god, i hear it!
@Faetan9 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, I had 100% forgotten that I'd seen this as a kid, and several times. This is a crazy nostalgia trip.
@princesstamika9 жыл бұрын
"far from over" is a good song.
@MoonspiderHugs9 жыл бұрын
man, that frank stallone song is catchy as heck!
@orbison7 жыл бұрын
3:44 On behalf of all Cinema Snob fans, we are all waiting for your Rhinestone review. I'm waiting for to see you go after "Drinkinstein"
@ToyfareMark4 жыл бұрын
Finola Hughes is just so god damn beautiful in this movie.
@codylamp68143 жыл бұрын
6 years later, i still watch this review alot....
@DrGregoryHouseIT9 жыл бұрын
And then Laura got pregnant with three daughters and discovered she had magical powers... sorry, wrong story.
@Kartissa5 жыл бұрын
Well, she *DID* manage to jump about 7 feet upwards at the end (given how fast the platform was rising during the scenes we saw it). Grams using telekinesis, maybe?
@catspaw30927 жыл бұрын
This movie would've been a big hit if Stallone had included Tony's friends & what happened to them years later it's not just about Tony Manero.
@curly_wyn2 жыл бұрын
Actually, it would have been a better film if it was NOT A SEQUEL.
@THECLARENCES7 жыл бұрын
"He's a ghost!" LOL!!!!!
@thetalkingbear9 жыл бұрын
I had an image in my head of Alfred Hitchcock with Sylvester Stallone's hair. That would significantly change his shadow profile.
@taurusfroggy Жыл бұрын
😂
@DolphinQuest012 жыл бұрын
Still one of my all time fav snob reviews! Musical March in September is the best snob tradition!
@SpikeJet27369 жыл бұрын
Travolta here sounds like Sylvester Stallone doing a John Travolta impression. Fucking weird
@fhb37 жыл бұрын
SpikeJet2736 Well, remember who co-wrote, served as producer, and directed this anus turkey. Yo, Adrian... I did it!
@Joorum9 жыл бұрын
This movie's so notorious, as a kid I knew of it even before I saw it on tv because my parents referred to it as one of the worst things they had ever seen ("that movie that ruined Travolta's career"). I don't hate it myself but I do feel embarrased for the actors at times.
@Asliferollson5 жыл бұрын
Joorum guess your parents were unaware of Moment by Moment
@KRhetor8 жыл бұрын
RIP Robert Stigwood. Anything left by him for The Snob to review.
@stevenmaginnis19652 жыл бұрын
Didn't he produce the 1996 movie version of 'Evita'? Gee, Madonna, Andrew Lloyd Webber, a story about a fascist concubine, brought to you by the guy who brought you Andrew Lloyd Webber . . . and the 'Sgt. Pepper' movie . . . what could have gone wrong?
@ThiefOfStars8 жыл бұрын
This makes me want you to review 'Perfect' (1985)
@Seanatonin9 жыл бұрын
Welcome back Musical March in September!
@apdarkness9058 жыл бұрын
Those early '80's headbands, like the innards of unicorns - yay! Happy poops and sparkle farts!
@raulzavala90615 жыл бұрын
Still better than the Look Who's Talking movies.
@ockiemarais70898 жыл бұрын
And people used to wonder if Travolta was gay...
@milmil53504 жыл бұрын
He's constantly trying to f%ck women in this film. He even wrongfully forced himself on one. Yet people wondered he was gay?? 😁 Probably has to do with the stereotype that ballet and interpretive dance is gay. Which is untrue -- straight men and women participate in these things too.
@milmil53504 жыл бұрын
😁 lol kinda reminds me of how people used to say *"chefs are gay"* (or "most of 'em are gay"). But I think that all changed after Gordon Ramsay appeared.
@geoffreysorkin57744 жыл бұрын
Then he got sued by multiple male masseuses for sexual harassment and assault.
@conradojavier8 жыл бұрын
Frank Stallone = an Actor who bearly appears in his Starring Movie.
@dreamlandnightmare6 жыл бұрын
This is like a PG-rated "Showgirls" with a male lead.
@jakek17354 жыл бұрын
That's another problem with this movie, why was it rated PG when the first one was a hard R?
@curly_wyn2 жыл бұрын
@@jakek1735 Yeah! What the fuck kind of R-rated movie has a fucking PG sequel?!?!
@mckill854 жыл бұрын
Him strutting without the music was fkin hilarious 😂😂
@UnseenDiversant9 жыл бұрын
Y'know, there's something really soothing about coming home to find a new video of your favourite snarky guy riffing on the movies of yesteryear.
@MrsMojoRisinBlues9 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for a Xanadu review, Brad!! My cousin was in a production of it
@SpeedyEric19 жыл бұрын
+MrsMojoRisinBlues In case Brad doesn't review Xanadu, you can always check of the Nostalgia Chick review of it.
@kevinthepilgrim9 жыл бұрын
Let's hope he does it. It's one of the big ones.
@Channel1Mind9 жыл бұрын
OMG that moment when you take away the music on the strut walk. I was laughing so hard i my head hurts fucking hilarious.
@TheRealJillSandwich9 жыл бұрын
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. I love Musical March (in September), let's hope our beloved Snob will highlight atleast one hidden gem like he did with "Shock Treatment".
@Backinblackbunny0095 жыл бұрын
Is anyone else picking up a strong Carrie Fisher vibe from Laura? If not for the accent I would have assumed it was her.
@mckill854 жыл бұрын
Yessss! Crossed with a young Mary Tyler Moore.
@JAFOpty7 жыл бұрын
the All State line was actually good...
@HansAlRachid5 жыл бұрын
Still absolutely one of your best episodes, Brad. Got me to buy the movie, btw!
@lizerman748 жыл бұрын
Am i the only one who thought the Satan's Alley bits were kind of cool?
@stevenmaginnis19652 жыл бұрын
There should have been a scene with the Moral Majority protesting outside the theater.
@bassliveevil5 жыл бұрын
Satan's Alley sure sounds like a sure fire Broadway hit
@masonallen39614 жыл бұрын
Y’know, the combination of Sylvester Stallone and musical makes me wonder if Brad is ever going to review Rhinestone (which came one year after Staying Alive). Yeah Stallone didn’t direct Rhinestone but he co-wrote it and co starred in it.
@symbiote1982pk9 жыл бұрын
Oh look! it's that bird that played Emma Frost in that Generation X TV movie...hey Brad, fancy covering that sometime? it goes pretty much under the radar these days.
@Kartissa5 жыл бұрын
25:10 The thing that really amazes me about that jump is that, even if we allow for some cuts to happen simultaneously, the speed we see the platform rising means that Laura managed to jump up over 7 feet! That's not counting the distance across. Hell, the platform was already about 4 feet high when Tony beckoned toward her.
@muticere9 жыл бұрын
Lmao that intro. I fucking love you, Cinema Snob.
@1997residente4 жыл бұрын
Finola Hughes reminds me of Daisy Ridley
@DjVortex-w9 жыл бұрын
They really didn't know how to make a trailer back in those days.
@tbonevideos239 жыл бұрын
I freakin love seeing trailers for old movies they're hilariously bad and a wish more movies used the style
@jasonhubbard67759 жыл бұрын
A 29-minute review about a Travolta movie, and there wasn't even a single remark about Scientology? My hat's off to you, Snob!
@kevinthepilgrim9 жыл бұрын
I was waiting more references to Moment by Moment, but the one he did was just spot on. That movie is so awkward.
@jacobmatthewcrawford21209 жыл бұрын
Another musical... Awesome bro! Definitely one of the best episodes of the year. I saw the opening scene when I was ten but I've never seen the whole film. Now I'll have to. As the Snob said, "You have to see it to believe it." I might end up liking it. No kidding at all when I say this, Xanadu is my favorite musical... John Travolta once said that Sylvester Stallone was his favorite director to work with, because he knew best on how to make him look good on the big screen. I agree, and not just with Travolta. Just from the clips shown here, this movie looks exceptionally well shot cinematography wise, and visually wise... All the actors and actresses here are also amazing to look at. This is toned sexiness at its finest. And all those butt shots. I haven't seen this much male & female ass since Yor, the Hunter from the Future... The Snob called Can't Stop the Music the most in the closet gay film ever made. Then I think Staying Alive should be dubbed the most in the closet "bisexual" film ever made... I liked the reference to Exorcist II at the end. I fucking hate that movie. Before starting this review I thought, "This can't be worse than Exorcist II." When that part came up it made me laugh so hard... Saturday Night Fever, Staying Alive, and Moment by Moment just make me say out loud, "I can't believe John Travolta was ever this skinny." I think this the first time I've ever heard the Cinema Snob say cunt... My insides squeed when the Snob quoted "Self Control" during Satan's Alley. Midnight Heat! Love it Brad... Last two things I have to say... Owning an 8-track, definitely makes you cool in my book, and please never stop being an asshole...
@stvalue34 жыл бұрын
Best film review that I’ve ever seen, even better than the actual movie. 🍿
@nichecarved24339 жыл бұрын
Holy Fuck, that insurance joke at the end is fucking hilarious. Thanks Mr. Snob, great episode. And no.. I've never even heard of this movie.
@denniseudela411 Жыл бұрын
It's seldom when a sequel outplays the original, but this time, the review far more outplayed the sequel! Gr8 job on this one. Makes you want to have a sequel of this review!
@MYPOWERSTATION1 Жыл бұрын
New here. The draw for me is you do films not everyone else does. Keep up the good work.
@drlarrymitchell8 жыл бұрын
3:43 Thank you for taking the time.
@KaitlynMutt9 жыл бұрын
That was a very Phelous opening joke.
@SpeedyEric19 жыл бұрын
+KC Brad did the regular laugh turning angry laugh thing in his Brazilian Star Wars review.
@the-four-seven9 жыл бұрын
+KC Phelan's laugh would have more likely petered out and turned into an eye roll.
@DoubleAgents9 жыл бұрын
Been waiting a LOOOOOOOONG time for you to Snob this one.
@TheAltairAmnell8 жыл бұрын
In this review you were really into it man
@eliseharrington69878 жыл бұрын
I might just watch the Satan's alley parts, those look goddamn fabulous
@davebooshty2996 жыл бұрын
I'm 48 Nowadays , I Saw this in the theaters for free , I Knew the Projectionist of the theater way back then.
@coffycup757 жыл бұрын
Omigod, I just watched this last night ... I live for this film.
@johnfaber1007 жыл бұрын
Thanks to you Brad, I found myself saying "Unique, New York. Unique, you nork! Argh!"
@adrenochromejoe74489 жыл бұрын
Snob on his A game
@lostinthemasses9 жыл бұрын
Not ONE Tropic Thunder reference?
@SpeedyEric19 жыл бұрын
+lostinthemasses Yeah, that's weird not to bring up the Satan's Alley fake trailer when the title of the play within the movie was brought up.
@horaciosi5 жыл бұрын
Too mainstream for Brad.
@iamcasihart Жыл бұрын
Shout out to the late, great Carl Wilson! ♥️
@THECLARENCES7 жыл бұрын
"Staying Alive" the movie & the soundtrack rules! xoxo The Clarences
@ScratchthechalkBoard2 жыл бұрын
Love the Wet Hot American Summer song reference. Makes hearts smile
@devent10n9 жыл бұрын
YES was so hoping you'd do this again this year!
@docdave158 жыл бұрын
3:45 Hey, come on, CS. Rhinestone can't be that bad. *listens to Drinkenstein* I was wrong... I was so, so, so wrong.
@DeniseFaraday9 жыл бұрын
Steve Inwood was also in Grizzly 2 as the sheriff. Frankly, I don't know which film is more hilariously entertaining....
@wp47087 жыл бұрын
As a fan of Charmed, pretty amusing to realize Finola Hughes is in this. Lol!
@TheReviewingNetwork5 жыл бұрын
13:11 This is the second John Travolta movie produced by Robert Stigwood to use the phrase "make/made it", the other being Moment By Moment. I guess that was Stigwood's favorite quote or something.
@WinterSteele9 жыл бұрын
Being most familiar with Finola Hughes from her work on "General Hospital," it's kinda trippy to see her costarring in a feature film.
@jaxparra81689 жыл бұрын
+Winter Steele I like your name
@trustno1739 жыл бұрын
+Winter Steele I know her because she voiced Superman's mother on the 90's Superman cartoon and Lady Shiva on Beware the Batman, oddly enough Kurtwood Smith (who voiced commissioner Gordon in that show) has a small cameo in this movie (he's the guy the Snob called Clarence Bodicker)
@WinterSteele9 жыл бұрын
jax parra Thanks :-) I got it from a character who was inspirational to me.
@WinterSteele9 жыл бұрын
trustno173 Cool trivia.
@ZombryaTheDark5 жыл бұрын
2:32 LMFAO this is fucking brilliant
@LinkMarioSamus5 жыл бұрын
Stallone mentored Rian Johnson.
@CarlyBoothheartsmovies9 жыл бұрын
You should review TOMMY (The Who rock opera with Ann-Margret). It's a Robert Stigwood production.
@MaggieOffutt9 жыл бұрын
Yes I've been waiting for you to tackle this one since your Two of a Kind review. I guess I have to take your word for it. I'd like to go back in time and see how people reacted to the ending in the theaters.
@sadlifesock84735 жыл бұрын
You know Brad? I really liked the intro you had for this review.
@5TailFox4 жыл бұрын
Oh sure, that's one explanation for the Stallone cameo, but _My_ personal "head canon" for it is that it's Sylvester Stallone's attempt at establishing the notion that Saturday Night Fever, and Staying Alive, both take place in the same universe as the Rocky movies. 😄 Edit: 19:49 See?
@adam_nathan6 жыл бұрын
Frank Stallone isn't looking so tough after attacking victims of a school shooting. I had to come back to this review after that story broke because this is where I first learned that Frank Stallone existed, I miss the days when I had no idea who he was.
@misterprickly9 жыл бұрын
That's the thing about the movies Stallone's movies... You DO have to ask "why?" Look at the Expendables! They're both a love letter and satire of the 80's action genre. He made "Stop or my MOM will shoot" because he passed on "Beverly Hills cop". Do I even need to mention *Rhinestone*?
@Johnny0lovely699 жыл бұрын
if I'm not mistaken he rewrote the Beverly hills script sent to him and it became the basis for Cobra.