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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Movie review: How I survived Grease Sing-A-Long, or singing with a group of 200 strangers can be fun! (with trailer video)
Posted by Rabid Nick Refer on Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 2:33 PM
You might not realize this, but you won't find many film critics at a Grease Sing-A-Long screening. Which is fine, since most critics abhor having the slightest bit of fun anyway. (“If it ain’t French or 50 years old it's no good!”) My disdain for the pompous critic attitude is likely why I found myself at this gimmick of a showing, singing along with a classic film re-released with newly added zest. Who doesn't want to sing Hopelessly Devoted with 200 strangers, especially when those 200 people are not drunk at a Tampa dive bar?
It was decided early in the evening by my crew (girlfriend and bff) that I was Danny Zuko. We were playing a vapid little game where you re-cast a film with people from your own life filling the most obvious of roles. Sadly my prettier half was not a “Sandy,” and thus the game may have decided our fate prematurely.
You don't question the movie casting game. Ever.
But I digress.
Grease Sing-A-Long is a blast-and-a-half, breathing new life into a worn-out musical juggernaut. (If Rosie O’Donnell couldn't kill it, nothing can.) If your mind is still blown from the bending it suffered during Inception, you'll be glad to know the concept here is blindingly simple. The milestone Travolta doo-wop fest from the '70s is back — karaoke style. With a beautifully spruced up HD transfer, the audience is now prompted to sing along with the Pink Ladies and T-Birds, lyrics creatively scrolled along the screen. The graphics that accompany the words are worth the price of admission, so don't fret if your girlfriend drags you back to Rydell High yet again.
Should you see Grease Sing-A-Long? It breaks down like this: If you're a fan of the film, you'll likely adore this thing to pieces. If you were a fan and haven't lost the desire for an adventure from the days your youth, this could possibly be a prosperous reunion. Of course, if you want to stab a nun with a spoon any time Grease is so much as mentioned, avoid this like the plague. We don't need the Catholic church banning silverware, now do we?
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