Boobirt Stylish but barely mediocre overall

Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Falconeer An unfortunate failure, this sequel to one of the most iconic movies ever made, gets just about everything wrong. Unfortunate, because it didn't have to be. Travolta is really at his physical peak here, in fact I think the guy looks sexier in this film than he did in "Saturday Night Fever." It certainly isn't his fault, as he resurrects the character of Tony Mannero quite nicely; he portrays him believably, as a guy who has matured somewhat in the course of 6 years; still a bit wild and insensitive, but with a more focused eye on his future goal. That goal of course, is to follow his dream of making it as a professional dancer. Living in New York, it is totally logical that he should head to Manhattan, and try his luck on the Broadway stage. "Staying Alive" is most effective at showing just how much things changed between 1977 and 1983. Big hair, spandex and synthesized junk music have replaced the cool, sexy look and sound of the 70's disco years. The best scenes of course, are those great outdoor location shots of Tony stalking around the Times Square/Broadway section of Manhattan, in that sexy black leather jacket and tight blue jeans. Unfortunately, everything else about this film is a complete failure; the cringe worthy synth-soundtrack, the vacuous, one dimensional characters, mere outlines of what some clueless writer imagined the showbiz people of the Broadway scene, to be. One of the main problems is, there is no longer an arc of development for the main character to go through. He basically becomes this more focused and mature version of Tony, by the end of the first film. In this one, there is no development, no life epiphanies., we have an utterly soulless story of a guy trying to make it on Broadway. Tony is no longer a real person, surrounded by his offbeat family and lovable friends; now we get this brain-dead love triangle, where two plastic 80's bimbos are fighting over his attentions. Honestly it is hard to even make a connection between this hollow mess, and that passionate, textured coming of age drama that was the great "Saturday Night Fever." Throughout it's 95 minute runtime, there is only one scene that is effective, and reminds us of the Greatness of the first film; when Tony walks over the Brooklyn Bridge and visits his childhood home from the original. The scene with him and his mother at the dining room table, is the ONLY scene that contains anything real. Such a sad waste of an opportunity; the dancing is quite good, and Travolta really doesn't disappoint, but this movie does, in every way possible. See this self indulgent mess of a film, if only out of curiosity, or to see Johnny Travolta at his absolute physical peak.

tracephotostudio Seriously. I get that some movies are so bad they're good. I get that most sequels are doomed before they start. I get that cheesy movies can be fun, but.....This is a straight up abomination of a movie. EVERYTHING that was bad at that time period. Every cliché. Horrific, bubblegum music with no soul, little talent and played out lyrics. Flat, pointless dialogue. Soap opera characters. So when I say there is no hope for you, I mean:1. You don't understand good cinema (even when it's bad) 2. You don't know what good music is. Including all genres. This is the worst type of hack 'music' 3. You don't get how good dialogue or performance can elevate even a horrible movie.Sorry to judge, but anyone giving this thing anything over 3 stars does not get movies and shouldn't be reviewing them.Yeah, it's all subjective, I know, but this is an exception. This is easily in the top 3 of the worst movies ever made. Nothing redeeming and actually flat out disrespectful to its predecessor.

soundtechpro So many people trash this film. But this is a very worthy sequel. It's 6 years after the events of Saturday Night Fever. The disco era is over and Tony Manero has been forced as we all are to grow up. He has moved to Manhattan (as he said at the end of Saturday Night Fever) found direction for his life. In Saturday Night Fever he was a young man ruled by hormones, without direction (primarily because he could not see beyond the poverty and saw no future), hopeless, and treated women horrible. In Staying Alive he's a much more mature person who has grown up he's found that he can give dance lessons for a living and he has learn to dance with his dream of being on Broadway. Tony still struggles with commitment and how he treats women. He still has the smart mouth attitude and students still Tony. But by the end of the movie it's obvious he's found out what true commitment means and how it made him a better person. I love the romance and change we see in Tony throughout the movie. Plus I think it's refreshing that we get to see that Tony Manero has a future and it leaves us with knowing that he made something up himself and his dancing. It's truly a very positive film. While its not a blockbuster and never will be anything like Saturday Night Live or Urban Cowboy, its a good movie as a follow up to Saturday Night Live because really where else could you go with that movie except to see him as a grown up 6 years later. By the end of Staying Alive Tony has realized his dream of dancing in a Broadway show, learn what true love and commitment means, makes amends with his guilt over how he treated his family and his mother in the past, and he's found his place in the world. And you get to see what what a fantastic dancer that Tony Manero (aka John Travolta) really is. It was a great choice to use Bee Gees music to tie the movie to Saturday Night Fever. If you watch this movie remembering that it is 6 years later and is about where Tony and the world is now and you live dancing and a great back story including an adult romance you will enjoy this movie but just don't think it's going to be like Saturday Night Fever. I love that they included his mother in this movie it was a small but very important scene. Also her reaction when she sees him dance on Broadway and says, "Where did he learn to do this stuff?".

Desertman84 Staying Alive is a sequel to the 1977 disco cult classic Saturday Night Fever.It features John Travolta as the memorable Tony Manero,who is back after 5 years of the events of the original film.In this film,he is trying to get a break that will showcase his talent of dancing to everyone at Broadway and he falls in and out of love.It co-stars Cynthia Rhodes and Finola Hughes.The title comes from the Bee Gees popular song "Stayin' Alive", which was used in both the original and sequel film.Sylvester Stallone co-wrote and directed the film.While Saturday Night Fever is a cult classic,Staying Alive is a forgettable sequel.Too bad that the movie basically consists of dance sequences between dramatic scenes and nothing more.It does not go deep into characterization and the story is empty and fabricated.Everything from the story and plot element are clichés and the characters are clichés.The viewer can see through everything and predict what will happen since the first scene.Too bad that a cult classic does not deserve something like this.