Everybody seems to be missing the point.
Of course the movie is bad. You were expecting maybe Casablanca?
There were an awful lot of awful movies, but that's no reason not to watch them, as long as you understand the premise.
Bad as it is, it must be taken within its context and its time. I was there. No one went to see these movies for anything more than guys and girls in what was then the minimum of clothing, dancing in that 60's way that has never been duplicated. That's what we went for and that's what we got.
And what riches! Impossibly blonde guys who in real life were nothing of the sort, the mid-leg bathing trunks that I still consider some of the most attractive for men ever designed. (Spare me the droopy "jams".)
Most of the girls are at least believably blonde, buxom and healthy. No stick figures here. These girls EAT.
And on that subject, so do the boys. They're not sloppy, but neither are they gymmed to death, waxed and shaved to perfection. When we watched these kids, we felt we could hang out with them on a equal basis.
That's the real secret of this movie, and scores of others like it. It was fun; it was relatable; it was entertainment. Plot, schmot.
You sort of had to be there, and I'm glad I was.
Of course the movie is bad. You were expecting maybe Casablanca?
There were an awful lot of awful movies, but that's no reason not to watch them, as long as you understand the premise.
Bad as it is, it must be taken within its context and its time. I was there. No one went to see these movies for anything more than guys and girls in what was then the minimum of clothing, dancing in that 60's way that has never been duplicated. That's what we went for and that's what we got.
And what riches! Impossibly blonde guys who in real life were nothing of the sort, the mid-leg bathing trunks that I still consider some of the most attractive for men ever designed. (Spare me the droopy "jams".)
Most of the girls are at least believably blonde, buxom and healthy. No stick figures here. These girls EAT.
And on that subject, so do the boys. They're not sloppy, but neither are they gymmed to death, waxed and shaved to perfection. When we watched these kids, we felt we could hang out with them on a equal basis.
That's the real secret of this movie, and scores of others like it. It was fun; it was relatable; it was entertainment. Plot, schmot.
You sort of had to be there, and I'm glad I was.