jtashar-02200 One of my all time favourites. I have watched it many times now It just gets better with every viewing. I can so see myself in John Travolta and his challenges with women, life and his career challenges. Totally a must see. Love it!!

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.

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.

Jade McPherson Absolutely brilliant film! In my opinion it is better than its prequel, Saturday Night Fever. John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes and Finola Hughes are stunning dancers. It gives viewers a look behind the scenes of a musical. It is wonderfully intense and passionate. There is also a sense of satisfaction seeing Tony, the Brooklyn boy, make it to Broadway and still be the same strutting man. Overall, really brilliant film but nothing like its prequel, so don't watch it expecting more of the same, it gives a completely different taste and flavour. Very fun movie, well worth a watch.