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reviews.thatcow.com - : Dirty Dancing has a certain amount of significance in my life from back in 1987 when it first came out, and I can remember the discount theater I first saw it in and the exact circumstances of that night. When I finally got myself a VCR, the VHS tape is one of those that I nearly wore out. After my viewing habits changed somewhat, I've seen it on cable and found I can close my eyes and still know exactly what's about to happen on the soundtrack. Sometimes that kind of rabid dedication indicates something about the quality of the film. Sometimes it indicates something about that rabid viewer. more...
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8/10
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www.filmcritic.com - : Dirty Dancing’s initial success in 1987 was probably a mixture of factors — Patrick Swayze’s anointment as a sensitive hunk, the fact that the movie’s sweetness was a change of pace from the loud, expensive blockbusters that dominated the landscape at the time and a pop soundtrack of golden oldies and then-current songs that flooded radio stations. more...
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4/5
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : Well, you gotta hand it to ''Dirty Dancing'' for one thing at least: It's got a great title. The title and the ads seem to promise a guided tour into the anarchic practices of untrammeled teenage lust, but the movie turns out to be a tired and relentlessly predictable story of love between kids from different backgrounds. more...
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1/4
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