First and foremost Cocktail is a star vehicle for Tom Cruise, then a paper-thin Horatio Alger story of a young bartender with dreams of get-rich-quick. Success is notable only for Cruise's immense likeability in contrast to a creaky plot and thinly drawn characters. Despite its shortcomings, this is worthwhile viewing for Tom Cruise fans. --Robert Lane, Amazon.com
Timeless, 2010-08-16
Absolute classic! I loved watching this film again, it took me right back to the late eighties, what a nostalgic era. This film will always be in my top 5 fave films list. The second disc is also great with lots of cuts and extras that you will have probably never seen before. This purchase was well worth it.

Still, it does offer the excuse for a special anniversary release, and that’s exactly what we have here. And, to be fair, the film has never looked better. The story is still as straightforward and simple as it always was, baked just to the point where it can support the aforementioned Swayze and Jennifer Grey strutting their stuff. But Dirty Dancing nonetheless continues to work well to this day, with its rarely-rivalled, sizzling mix of romance, energy and music.

Of course, it’s an easy film to pick holes in, should you be inclined to do so. After all, at heart it’s a well packaged piece of hokum, that’s never likely to contend in a Top 100 movies poll. But to pick holes would be churlish, and perhaps to miss the point. Because Dirty Dancing’s mantra is to entertain, and it delivers on that promise with some conviction. The late Emile Ardolino wisely keeps his direction zip...
Timeless, 2010-08-16
Absolute classic! I loved watching this film again, it took me right back to the late eighties, what a nostalgic era. This film will always be in my top 5 fave films list. The second disc is also great with lots of cuts and extras that you will have probably never seen before. This purchase was well worth it.

Whoopi Goldberg returns in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, a gratuitous, poorly written sequel that contrives a reason to get her character back into Maggie Smith's convent. The "socially conscious" plot finds Goldberg being asked to relate to a bunch of street kids and pull them together into a choir. Since a bad guy is needed, the script grabs that old chestnut about a rich guy (James Coburn) preparing to close down the convent's school, and runs with it. The film is slow and unconvincing from start to finish, although co-stars Mary Wickes and Kathy Najimy get some good laughs, and the music is pretty spirited. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
Absolutely classic, 2010-04-17
Have seen both these films numerous times and never tire of them. Whoopi Goldberg. Margaret Smith and the whole cast are superb. Some people might say they are cheesy but just the thing if you're feeling down.

First and foremost Cocktail is a star vehicle for Tom Cruise, then a paper-thin Horatio Alger story of a young bartender with dreams of get-rich-quick. Success is notable only for Cruise's immense likeability in contrast to a creaky plot and thinly drawn characters. Despite its shortcomings, this is worthwhile viewing for Tom Cruise fans. --Robert Lane, Amazon.com
Timeless, 2010-08-16
Absolute classic! I loved watching this film again, it took me right back to the late eighties, what a nostalgic era. This film will always be in my top 5 fave films list. The second disc is also great with lots of cuts and extras that you will have probably never seen before. This purchase was well worth it.