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Not much eye candy in this fine film

posted 7 months ago by Oblivioid (1483)
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The 1970's were just ugly, if judging by Saturday Night Fever. The clothes, the hairstyles, the makeup, and the general environment make for an overall unattractive group of people to watch.

There's only a couple of people at the 2001 Odyssey club that I personally find attractive. I think the two girls interacting with Tony, the "KISS ME" girl and her friend are quite cute, and clean cut. I don't find any of the main characters pretty or handsome, aside from Double J.

Fran Drescher's brief role is welcome, too bad she didn't have a more significant part. The girl shaking her hips in the opener while Tony has the paint can, she's not bad either.

[–] strntz (12258) 4 months ago

The girl Joey was going to bang in the back of the Chevy was cute.

[–] Oblivioid (1483) 4 months ago

Oh yeah, forgot about her, such a quick scene.

I should clarify too, if it wasn't clear, that it's the NYC 1970's depicted by this movie that seem so ugly, and from my understanding NYC was fairly ugly in all aspects during this period. Now, if you watch something like Dazed and Confused which is in Texas (?), almost all the females in that film are super gorgeous and the landscape is very pretty as well. Totally different parts of the country, one very ugly and the other very 'healthy' I should say.

[–] stevewyzard (1591) 4 months ago

NYC was very "Desolation Boulevard" until the early-1980s.

[–] [email protected] (2017) 2 months ago

I actually find people more attractive 20 years ago and earlier than today. Nothing beats natural and slim. Gen z and Hollywood wear too much pancake makeup, obese, too many botox, fillers and surgeries make them all look like bloated fishes, not even human. Oh and they call themselves kings, queens, emperors like megalomaniacs too so their character sucks.

[–] strntz (12258) 2 months ago

Not to mention tattoos and snot rings.