[.ca] Perfect (Full Screen)

Words Just Can't Describe This One:
Language fails as a medium for conveying observations about this film -- it is simply beyond intelligent description. I guess it could be called the movie which attempted to make its mark on society by establishing repeated pelvic thrusts as the core of a good aerobics workout but, despite the cast's best efforts, failed completely.

The song is over (but the malady lingers on):
Now that John Travolta is back on Hollywood's A-list (unless "Battlefield Earth" sunk his career again), it is worth remembering why he was considered such a has-been during the 80's and early 90's. This movie is just plain BAAAAAAAAAAAD. I mean, it's not even amusing bad (like "A Night at the Roxbury", for example)--it's boring bad. Travolta plays a journalist for "Rolling Stone" magazine who joins a health spa to determine whether or not these establishments are "the singles bars of the 80's". Are you hooked yet?! ............. Didn't think so. Jamie Lee Curtis plays the obligatory love interest--a sexy, dedicated aerobics intructor and unfortunately there's little-to-no screen chemistry between her and Travolta. It probably looked good on paper at the time, but given the weak script and putrid direction, it didn't pan out. Personally, I thought Ah-NULD made a more believable on-screen lover with Ms. Curtis in "True Lies". If all this isn't bad enough, there's a completely pointless unrelated subplot on ethics in journalism and how Travolta's character becomes a champion for the First Amendment. On the edge of your seat, right?! ....................... Didn't think so. The only thing worth noting is an appearance by Laraine Newman (portraying an insecure fitness geek) to see what she did with her life after leaving "Saturday Night Live's" Not Ready for Prime-Time Players. I guess she was behind on her mortgage payments when they were casting this movie. My advice? Buy "Perfect" if the sleeping pills you're taking or the NyQuil you're gargling still won't cure your insomnia. Otherwise, fuggedaboutit.

Only because Jamie Lee looks so gorgeous....:
The movie is really pretty silly -- but frankly I like to watch the aerobics parts of this whenever I need inspiration to work out! I know I could never look like Jamie Lee, but still, she looks incredible (not just her bod but everything). And I like it that her character is fairly independent and gutsy and doesn't take a lot of crap from Travolta. And I think the movie DOES capture the aerobics culture of the '70s. It's funny, also, that Travolta's laptop is a novelty to Jamie Lee ("Is that a computer?") - when they're so commonplace now.

Great DVD!:
I have written a review about this movie earlier pertaining to the VHS version of this movie. I recently bought the DVD of "Perfect" and I must say it looks great. Very clear, and the sound is much improved from it's VHS counterpart. The only thing I am surprised at is that Columbia didn't present this movie in it's original cinemascope format. It's full-screen. The only time it goes into cinemascope is during the end credits. Basically, the DVD is just the video master transferred onto disc. It still looks better than the VHS version which seemed to be plagued with technical problems. This is from my experience, it took 6 tries at different stores to try and find a copy of this movie that played properly and not jittery or have tracking problems. The DVD looks clear, and the colours are vibrant. I am glad to see this movie offered on DVD because it's a nice slice of mid-80s nostalgia.

Entertaining:
I'm so glad 'Perfect' has been released on DVD. I'm sure my video tape is grateful after numerious viewings of this film. I don't see how some people don't like this film, I think it's quiet good. And for all the John Travolta fans out there, you will love the work out sessions in this film.