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Title: Bizarre
Review: I remember watching and loving Xanadu as a kid, but watching it now at 29, all I can say is that this is one strange movie. Nothing in it makes sense -- the protagonist (Michael Beck) is a lazy artist who falls for a muse (Olivia Newton-John) who is sent to him for inspiration or some silly reason that the movie never makes clear, except to give them musical montages featuring "Magic", Olivia's big hit at the time. Actually that is the real reason for the movie's existence: the music, and admittedly, the music is very good.Along with the music, the film does have some interesting aspects including the roller disco scenes. They are well-choreographed even if they are tacky. And the movie's fashions and hairstyles (shot in '79/'80) are a curious hybrid of late 70s culture and 80s fashions/trends and to the film's credit, it eerily predicts the fashions/trends of the 80s (much of what is seen onscreen would be popular in just a few years -- 1983/84).
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