Xanadu

You also have Olivia Newton John, whom quite honestly needed a film to push her career to the next level....the plot in and of itself is extremely meaningless, as romantic as it is.....But this movie has a timeless magic and camp appeal that few musicals have.....There is plenty of empty dialog, typical of eighties films, with rough abstract editing that had barely evolved from that of seventies cinema..... ... Full Review

Kira is one of nine muses sent to Earth to help and inspire people to follow their dreams and artistic talents.....The name of the film was Xanadu.The film Xanadu begins with the introduction of a young talented artist named Sonny Malone (Portrayed by Michael Beck)..... ... Full Review

The film Xanadu begins with the introduction of a young talented artist named Sonny Malone ( Portrayed by Michael Beck) .....Kira is one of nine muses sent to Earth to help and inspire people to follow their dreams and artistic talents..... ... Full Review

The 1980 musical/romance/fantasy/trainwreck Xanadu is now famous primarily for being one of the few films to start with "X," which is very handy if you're playing Scattergories. Eric's Bad Movies: Xanadu (1980) ... Full Review

Even our beloved Xanadu is now a long-running Broadway musical . And of course, everyone's favorite '80s idol, Gene Kelly -- only because he looked 80 years old at the time. ... Full Review

ELO has some of their best songs in this CD. The music is just fun! I also enjoyed the movie because it was so stupid. out of 2 found this review helpful I saw Xanadu the movie when I was 10, and I thought it was wonderful. ... Full Review

it was 1980 and the picture is bonkers.....Certainly "Xanadu" has its fair share of embarrassing, cover-your-face moments.....An imagined mash-up of big-band musicianship and disco rock textures between Sonny and Danny results in the film's worst performance sequence:....his skittishness is felt throughout the picture as the story constantly trips over itself, dipping toes in musical comedy and Greek origins to middling effect..... ... Full Review

It's just a little slow.....Xanadu isn't stupid.....emphatically recasts the movie as knowing camp..... ... Full Review

The movie's magic might be too polished and professional for most bad movie connoisseurs' comfort All three were foolhardy, end-of-disco musicals that tried to herald the music of the future by hewing painfully close to the suddenly pass past, but their reputations have certainly diverged in the meantime. ... Full Review

But I have to speak the truth: I love "Xanadu. The movie has been remastered in widescreen format, which means that "Xanadu's" neon lights shine as brightly as ever. I love that Gene Kelly, in his final role in a theatrical film ... Full Review