A few words about…™ Flashdance – in Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

[Kevin Collins]

Adrian Lyne’s Flashdance opened on April 15, 1983, to generally disastrous reviews. It was based upon’
the life of Maureen Marder, construction worker / stripper.Fortunately, for me, I’d not read them. Saw it in a theater, and loved it.
A 20 year-old young woman, stuck in a decaying Pittsburgh (Wayne, Scott and Dietrich had left town long before),
wanting nothing but to dance, and get out of the mills.
And everything goes wrong for her.
Jennifer Beals, in her first starring role is terrific, and remains so to this day, as the film stands the test of time beautifully.
I noted that the date of birth for her character, Alex Owens, as seen on her application form, is her own December 19, 1963.
Music composed by Giorgio Moroder, who had previously scored a silent film;
Beautifully cut;
Great cinematography.
Just a terrific piece of entertainment.
How does it look and sound on Paramount’s new Blu-ray?
Very nice. No dirt. No registration or fade issues. Nice black levels, and shadow...

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[Robert Crawford]

I'm sorry for the confusion as Kevin added RAH's review to Facebook and our Portal Page. I'm locking this thread and deleting prior posts questioning the need for this duplicate post. Please, continue discussion of "Flashdance" here.