Xanadu

Universal Pictures | Release Date: August 8, 1980

6.2	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Ratings

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MarcDoyleFeb 8, 2013

GREAT soundtrack. So yes, it's a cheesy movie which was probably taken far too seriously 30+ years ago, but I'm giving it a break. It's charming. And the description on my VHS jacket is brilliant.

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Martimus98Mar 14, 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 OliviaHonestly 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.… Expand

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Rcavey92212Aug 23, 2020

Olivia Newton John headlines this queer musical classic about a muse that falls in love with her target. A fabulous record album artist who decides with a stranger to open up a roller skating rink with magical results. Or at least I thinkOlivia Newton John headlines this queer musical classic about a muse that falls in love with her target. A fabulous record album artist who decides with a stranger to open up a roller skating rink with magical results. Or at least I think that is what it's about. The whole movie is like being high on shrooms. It's super colorful and wonderfully gay. But besides a visual feast and a great soundtrack nothing's really going on. It tries desperately to connect the muicals of yesterday and modern day at the time but never finds the right vibe. The charachters are pretty but lack personality and depth and so does the story. On that aspect it was really hard for me to be completely engaged. That being said my fiancee and best friend love this movie and will probably murder me after reading it, so I'll end on a positive note. It's pretty and fun.… Expand

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suzippohJan 1, 2018

To the critic who gave a bad review re: the choreography of the bandstand ensemble, it was a "terrible mess" having no style: you must be an old coot who has no appreciation for anything but stiff, monotone numbers that , for the rest of us,To the critic who gave a bad review re: the choreography of the bandstand ensemble, it was a "terrible mess" having no style: you must be an old coot who has no appreciation for anything but stiff, monotone numbers that , for the rest of us, would be extremely boring. I dont know what people like this expect, but I certainly got more than I could have asked for, ie. a whole lotta fun and entertainment! Those of us who enjoyed this number happen to be under 50, enjoy our jobs, play with our kids, own pets, lean toward comedy films and feel good movies. We're not serious movie critics, but we have a good eye for dance, and this scene was fabulous fun!… Expand

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