Infamousta brilliant actors, brilliant editing

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

J-bot6 Well I hate to have to give such a low rating to a movie filled with (mostly) good actors. However, I can't ignore the fact that the audio mix was terrible, 90% of the shots in the nightclub were too bright, the general vibe of the time period being depicted was wrong, the dialog sounded like it was from the 1930s (complete with numerous lengthy monologues), the street fashion was almost completely inaccurate, and that pretty much every male character in the film talked in almost the exact same manner.There were at least five points in this movie at which I said to myself, "What the hell is this film?" This is one seriously bizarre production. It's almost like if Woody Allen was asked to write and direct a double-episode of "Friends". It's clear that either the writer was never actually there in the late 1970s and early 1980s or they have no memory of it and had to reconstruct their 'experiences' based on watching old black and white movies.Ultimately, if you want to watch a warm and fuzzy film filled with lengthy overly-formal dialog then this is the one to see. On the other hand, if you want an accurate depiction of the late 1970s and early 1980s, you're better off watching "That 70s Show" and the movie "The Informers". I can safely say that these two recommendations are in fact accurate to the time-periods they depict. And for something a bit more surreal yet indicative of the attitude of the early 80s, check out "Flash Dance" and "Purple Rain".Over and out.

d_m_s Really didn't enjoy this film even though it came highly recommended by some friends. None of the characters were likable and all of the male characters just blended into one another. The group of characters just repeatedly go to a highly regarded disco club and have relentless, banal conversation. It's a talking movie like a Linklater film only nowhere near as good. There's a very thin sub-plot about tax evasion and drug taking at the club but it really doesn't add any substance.The club had no appeal, the music had no appeal, the characters had no appeal and the story had no appeal.

Lechuguilla Any film that plays the Andrea True Connection disco classic song "More, More, More" ... twice ... can't be all bad. The film's impressive, mostly disco soundtrack is by far the best element of this film.The story is razor thin. Several attractive, twenty-something, upwardly mobile preppies shuttle back and forth between work experience and nightclub. They are employed variously in advertising, book publishing, and law, and are preoccupied with the usual concerns: friendships, sex, romance, philosophy, and job prospects. The script's dialogue is voluminous, and most of it rather vacuous, which matches the characters.But story, plot, and characters aren't really what this film is about. "The Last Days Of Disco" is dedicated to that era in American history sandwiched between the turbulent 60s and the materialistic 80s. Most of the plot takes place at a Manhattan disco, a cavernous, rather opulent, room where an eclectic mix of people dance disco, surrounded by strobe lights and confetti. Here, the ensemble cast order their favorite drinks and chitchat about this and that, their web of social connections a tad confusing at times.I liked the casting of not-so-well-known actors. But some of their performances were a bit wooden. Costumes and production design mirror the era glitter quite well. This is a big-budget production.A lot of viewers will find the thin plot annoying, and the shallow, self-absorbed characters off-putting. But as nostalgia, "The Last Days Of Disco" works, helped mostly by those terrific songs. If only the soundtrack had included "Fly, Robin, Fly".

gcd70 I do not believe anyone could make a film more boring than "The Last Days of Disco" if they had a thousand attempts. This pic works better than a sedative to numb the senses.If you manage to stay awake for the first hour and a half, you may then be treated to a few clever lines and original diatribes. Most of the movie is horribly contrived however.What really kills the film is the hopelessly uninteresting characters. The audience will quickly forget who was who, if they ever bother to figure it out. A terrible excuse for a disco flick.Friday, November 27, 1998 - Astor Theatre StKilda