Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Ploydsge just watch it!

Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

dzizwheel I saw this at Graumans Chinese on Hollywood Blvd when it came out. Because a friend wanted to go. Caught it again the other night and was surprised as I could remember nothing about it from the first time, it's that bad.Linda Blair shows zero acting skill, which is a surprise as she had a good number of credentials behind her. And never ever wear ankle straps when you're big legged like that, Linda. Even EYE know that.With the exception of Cher singing "Hell ON Wheels", the soundtrack is dreary Z grade disco schlock. Embarrassing. As is the skating. It's like disco dancing in slow motion, such is boogying in roller skates.The comedy bits are contrived and labored. The plot points are borrowed from so many movies from the silents to the modern era: Evil developer plans to destroy roller rink to make big bucks on a high rise. Kids save the day. The same plot was used in "Six Pack Annie" with a more risqué solution to "saving the day".Best scene was the always professional Beverly Garland as Linda Blair's Mother, sitting on the stairs stressing out and pulling pill bottles out of her purse: diuretic, diet pills, quaaludes just to find her valium. The only laugh in the entire picture.The only positives:seeing Venice Beach in the raw, 1979 style and the 70s fashion drek. There's plenty of it as much of the action takes place on location on the beach, but that's hardly enough to hold one's interest given the wretched soundtrack, strained attempts at comedy and leaden skating scenes. I love bad movies as much as anyone, but this doesn't even reach the level of being a bad movie entertainment. It's just irritating.

wes-connors On the boardwalk, snooty Beverly Hills teenager Linda Blair (as Theresa "Terry" Barkley) refuses to boogie down with cute Venice roller-skater Jim Bray (as Robert "Bobby" James). They are mutually attracted, however. You can tell. Later, at the roller disco, Ms. Blair has a proposition for Mr. Bray. No, not that. Blair wants Bray to teach her how to skate. Well, that too. They quickly become a couple. This upsets snooty parents Beverly Garland and Roger Perry (as Lillian and Roger Barkley). They expect Blair to go off the Juilliard Music School and continue developing her skills on the flute...Somehow sensing the movie wouldn't be much without him, once "Lost in Space" pilot Mark Goddard (as Thatcher) lands in town. He and his gangster-type goons want to level the discoed "Roller Rink" and open another business. This film highlights a silly sub-fad that was over sometime before post-production. Direction and editing are sloppy. Bray is game and the skating sequences are fun. The part of the chase at the big, drained swimming pools is quite good. That is Cher singing "Hell on Wheels" (a minor hit) over the credits. The story ends with a "boogie contest." You'll never guess who wins.****** Roller Boogie (12/19/79) Mark L. Lester ~ Linda Blair, Jim Bray, Beverly Garland, Mark Goddard

cshep Mark Lester invites you to take a slice of life out of the Roller disco movement of the late 1970's. What can only be described as Campy Fun, highlighted with several musical numbers. Roller Boogie delivers at times High Energy and Fun,at the Roller Disco "Jammers.", in Venice Beach. Opening with Cher's "Hell on Whells", we get a glimpse of lovely Santa Monica and the carrying ons of the Disco Roller movement.Beautiful Linda Blair, and skating guru Jim Bray star as star struck summer lovers , who desire to win the Disco Boogie Championship. Subplot of mobsters taking over the "Jammers", by extortion to create their own view on the Pacific Ocean. Mark Goddard of "Lost in Space" is the head baddie. Jim Perry and Beverly Garland are the rich condescending parents of Linda Blair. The film moves at a good pace, for a film that lasts about 120 minutes. It is cheesy, but never pretends to be more than sum of its' parts. It really is a celebration on wheels, everyone should experience Roller Disco, maybe the world would be a better place. A very honest film, I gave it a 7 out of 10.

aimless-46 Before the days of "in-line" skates there was a less forgiving variety that went in and out of fashion for a century with everyone but elementary school age children. "Roller Boogie" (1979) caught one of the periods when the activity had once again become trendy, especially with teenagers. Skate shops opened all over the place but the really trendy location was Venice, California. "Roller Boogie" involves a bunch of teens who hang around on the Venice boardwalk and do a lot of roller skating; and burn their eyeballs girl and boy watching. Because much of the film is composed of many cinema verite ("fly on the wall film-making" where the filmmakers attempt to make their presence as unobtrusive as possible) documentary shots of real skaters engaging in real skating at this real location, the film is more interesting and impressive now than at the time of its release. "Breakin" was a similar film from the same time period which also unintentionally documented a portion of social history (insert break dancing here). Of course those who went to "Roller Boogie" at the time of its release were mostly there to see Linda Blair in her abbreviated skating outfits; which had been widely showcased in the film distributor's marketing campaign. "Roller Boogie" was basically a cheap exploitation film that disappointed very few viewers because it delivered exactly what it promised and maybe a little bit more. Rich girls Terry (Blair) and Lana (too old television actress Kimberly Beck) do their slumming on the boardwalk, where they skate up and down to the pop music beat from their now ancient looking transistor radio headphones. The plot is mostly about Terry's puppy love romance with Bobby (real life super-skater Jim Bray) the summer before she heads off to college. There is also a story about developers conspiring to tear down the old roller rink. One of these is played by former "Lost in Space" pre-teen heartthrob Mark Goddard, whose career never took off after his adventures with Dr. Smith and the robot had made him famous. MST3K favorite Beverly Garland has a small part as Terry's rich mom. Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child