'Saturday Night Fever' DVD is here!

[Mixmachine]

Ok, finally Paramount is releasing SNF’s DVD next Tuesday, and it looks like they did a great job with this one, even if I often blame this flick for precipitating the end of ‘Disco’ I still find it enjoyable.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...threadid=98662

[zeca azevedo]

On 2002-10-01 22:59, Mixmachine wrote:
Ok, finally Paramount is releasing SNF’s DVD next Tuesday, and it looks like they did a great job with this one, even if I often blame this flick for precipitating the end of ‘Disco’ I still find it enjoyable.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...threadid=98662

Hi Mix,

well, I think SNF didn't do nothing to precipitate the end of Disco. For sure, we can credit the movie for making Disco Music a huge, massive, global success. Imagine a world without SNF: if Disco remained an underground trend, far away from the mainstream or the "evil" crowd, tell me who in this WHOLE WIDE WORLD will remember the songs, the dances or the clothes? Who? I'm not talking about NYC, 54, Paradise Garage, London or even Paris, I'm talking about Brasil, Argentina, Peru, Mexico, Egipt... the WWW (WHOLE WIDE WORLD). If the movie never existed, will Disco be remembered in the WWW as it is today? You tell me. My answer is - NO.

The same old song, mainstream success killed Rock, killed Disco, killed Hip-Hop, blah blah blah (no offense, Mix, just my way to express strong opinions).

Your turn,

zeca azevedo


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[SandraDee]

I always think SNF didnt have much to do with disco at all, but it was a very funny & touching film whatever the theme was.

[Robbie]

I agree with Zeca about SNF's impact. Granted, disco music had become mainstream somewhat by 1977, with Studio and the Garage in NYC, American Bandstand with their special "disco days" shows, disco songs topping the charts--but it took a motion picture with music of that genre to really reach a universal audience.

If anything, SNF introduced disco to the world, and would no longer be confined to the "underground" or in selected parts of the country.

I also think the music and the mere presence of Travolta has overshadowed the premise of what SNF was all about. It was based on a "New York" magazine article from 1976 about Saturday Night "rituals". Tony Manero was just an ordinary young guy from Brooklyn who wanted to make something of himself but didn't have all the education or conscience to make it a reality. He found his solace in the discotheque, yet he was on a tightrope when it dealt with love. He didn't want to leave the backseat but had an eye for a sophisticated, educated lady who wanted to leave the confinement of Brooklyn. Tony was someone that a good number of people could relate to, and the storyline was quite realistic in all sense of the word.

The disco segments provide the backdrop, but that is not all that SNF is about.

The film is a legend and will never die. For the "underground" who detest the film, they are the ones at a loss because chances are they'd be the first ones to say that without SNF, disco would never progress.

[Outsider]

It's true. "Saturday Night Fever" did indeed bring disco to a wider audience, and while I don't like the film, I think that it helped the genre.

[Outsider]

By the way, what's wrong with disco attracting a mass audience? I would think that's a good thing.

[Paulo]

Disco was already mainstream before SNF. The movie may have boost it even more, but it only did that. (Some people on this board would say that it didn' boost it, but distorted it)... but that's another matter already discussed.

Back to the subject: Disco was mainstream before SNF. Although I was 16 in 1976 and could not enter inside a disco because of age law restrictions here in Brazil, I remember perfectly disco music being played on the radio.

I remember my school friends who were into 70's progressive rock mockingly referring to it as "música pop de boate" (pop music for night clubs).

The only thing it didn't exist here at that time was the term "disco" (meaning the music or the nightclub). The word used here at that time was "boite" meaning discotheque as the nightclub)

[DanceMan]

Well.....I will be starting my Christmas shopping early than usual this year as I know I will have to buy at least 6 of these DVDs...

well 8, two for me!

[Nano]

On 2002-10-07 08:48, Paulo wrote:
The only thing it didn't exist here at that time was the term "disco" (meaning the music or the nightclub). The word used here at that time was "boite" meaning discotheque as the nightclub)

This interest me, Paulo: how in the last 20 years foreign terms for the upper class slang went from being French-majority to almost all in English. Certainly "boite" being replaced with "discotheque" fits (same thing happened in Argentina).
Other French terms in disuse: "boutique", "bijouterie", "cliché", "attaché", "voituré", "cassette"... "Magazin" turned "magazine" with an accent change. "Glamour" remains, but only because it was also adopted in the USA.
Now we have "disco", "DJ", "CD", "sale", "discount", "Halloween", even "retail" and don't make me start with technological terms.
This says a lot about a jump in cultural influence from the North Hemisphere in our countries, huh?

[Paulo]

Yes Nano. You're right. I can't remember now other examples from foreign words being adopted here and then being replaced for english words. I only mentioned "boite" because it fits that example.

In fact, I believe people here in Rio began going to night clubs in the early 70's (as it happened in all the world). I was too young to go at that time, but I clearly remember people saying they were going to dance in a "boite".

Probably around 1976 this french term stopped being used in favour of the new one (disco or discotheque). Obviously there was no point in using the old term when we had this disco invasion going on.... well not only an invasion... it was world domination.

Another example: we don't have portuguese words for computer language. Or if we do, we don't use. Everybody here says "download a program" instead of "descarregar o programa", "website" instead of "portal"... etc
English is everywhere here.

[guille]

I just got my copy tonight. It is beautifully designed inside out. It also includes special highlights from VH-1's "Behind the Music."
Have a Disco Life.

[jim]

Seeing the movie on DVD is like seeing the movie for the first time all over again.

The 5.1 soundtrack brings the music alive and the captioning allows me to see what the Beegees are really singing.

Compared to other films this movie, which was considered quite strong on language when it came out,In my opinion I could see it running uncut after 10pm on BROADCAST TV!

[DJ Jimmy M]

I have seen the deleted scenes on the DVD and have had them on videotape for years in the movie where they belonged. It was shown on network TV with these scenes in the original places where they were ment to be and also, there is one deleted scene that isnt on the DVD that I have which is Travolta dancing to "Disco Duck" at 2001 Odyssey, it is funny as hell and seems more a joke than anything which is why i can see it was edited. But, none the less, if i get a DVD player ever I will buy this. I dont much care for the music much cause as those who know me out here know i am a strict club disco person but, the film itself is a great movie and im sure some of us (me espessaly..lol) can relate to the story and whole atmosphere.

DJ Jimmy M

[jim]

On 2002-10-16 05:21, DJ Jimmy M wrote:
I have seen the deleted scenes on the DVD and have had them on videotape for years in the movie where they belonged. It was shown on network TV with these scenes in the original places where they were ment to be and also, there is one deleted scene that isnt on the DVD that I have which is Travolta dancing to "Disco Duck" at 2001 Odyssey, it is funny as hell and seems more a joke than anything which is why i can see it was edited. But, none the less, if i get a DVD player ever I will buy this. I dont much care for the music much cause as those who know me out here know i am a strict club disco person but, the film itself is a great movie and im sure some of us (me espessaly..lol) can relate to the story and whole atmosphere.

DJ Jimmy M

THE ORGINAL 'R' RATED VERSION IS WHAT WE WANTED,AND IS WHAT IS ON THE DVD!

[DJ Jimmy M]

I wasnt reffering to the PG version, I was saying that on an old TV broadcast they showed all the deleted scenes that are extras on the DVD plus more. I have the original R version and thats how I first saw the film. I actualy have a bootlegg of the original R version too with those scenes in it. Whoever made it must have took the scenes off TV and spliced them in where they belonged, was very well done, dont even notice they are extras. Anyway, the R version is the only way I would even watch the film cause the PG one they fuck up everything and take away from the whole feel of the film. Also, does anyone have the early 90's rerelease of the film on VHS? It's the R version but, they removed the 2 Rick Dees tracks and the MFSB track and replaced it with some cheesy department store type music with a beat..lol, I hope they didnt do this with the DVD. Does anyone know what Im talking about there?

DJ Jimmy M