Thehibikiew Not even bad in a good way

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

epalejandrocarrillo And uneven 80s romance drama that just doesn't work. The characters might want to be perfect in their physique but this movie is far from perfect. Even if you were to cut out half an hour of this 2-hour movie it will still be boring. It's very difficult to like the main characters let alone root for them twards the end of the movie. If you like 80's movies, skip this you'll be better off.

Wizard-8 The title of this movie really begs a snappy comeback, but I won't do it. Anyway, this is the movie that severely derailed John Travolta's career for a number of years before "Pulp Fiction" brought him back. I'm not sure what (a miscast) Travolta was thinking, because at the script level alone the movie suffers from some major faults. It's not just that his character is pretty unlikable, but that the character is unlikable in an uninteresting manner. You'll keep hoping he'll get his comeuppance, but he never really does. Another problem is that the movie is much too long and too slow. The thin central story is padded out with subplots and unnecessary details. Also, while I certainly understand this was a 1985 movie, the way that fads and technology are presented in the movie feels both quite dated and silly. It's hard to believe that "Rolling Stone" magazine allowed the filmmakers to use their brand in this miscalculation. Wonder what "Rolling Stone" film critic Peter Travers thought of this movie.

MissRebecca Fopheca I have a BS in Merchandising and a love of fashion history, so this movie hits it home for me. As a kid of the 80s, I saw this on HBO/Cinemax probably 15 times. I was just hitting puberty when it came out and I wanted to jump inside that movie and live it. Jamie Lee looks phenomenal (would love to know her training and diet program pre-production) and Marilu is just adorable as the very sweet Sally- there's usually one Sally in every group of gals. I recall step aerobics being huge at that time and Jazzercise but this is very dancy- like the off Broadway production of HipThrust! The Musical. Frankly the aerobics they show is injury-inducing and I really feel for their hip flexors after all that thrusting during production. Back to the movie, I really would love to see more of this club and the background characters. In the opening sequences of the club introduction, there are several racquetball courts, a café area, food and pro shop. The health club in my hometown looked *just* like this, so much so, I think they modeled their club after this movie.

hand2handyman Question: what do you get when you take Tony Manero and ad body oil and a script that single handedly reminds us of ALL the reasons the 80s sucked? Answer: A 'perfect' movie. ...in which our hero trades in his Saturday Night Fever for a pair of leg warmers and a synthesized soundtrack. Where to begin? How about with an insipid script in which a Rolling Stone reporter (who happens to look like a movie star, like most reporters do..)seeks out the "truth" behind the health club craze of the Reagan years--not exactly Hunter S Thompson stuff huh? Career killing moments abound in this one, including a post-rhinoplasty Laraine Newman who actually says "it's a lot safer looking for Mr Goodbody than Mr Goodbar..."). No really! She says that! AND Jann Wenner, RS Editor, even gives an unconvincing performance as...HIMSELF! AND a few years later, it took Quentin Tarantino to rescue Travolta's career from forever doing talking baby movies. Redeeming feature: a very, very 'pert' Jamie Lee Curtis! If you like unintentionally bad movies, then this truly IS your Perfect choice.